Chapter 10: Fencing

Chapter 10: Fencing

『Stab (M)』, 『Cleave (M)』, 『Parry (M)』, 『Block (M)』, 『Roll (M)』

Looking at this set of skills, Cedric couldn't help but smile helplessly. They're the latest addition to his skills that reached Lv.10 or Mastered as indicated.

The crazy part about this is that it hasn't even taken him a day to master these active skills. Yes, that sounds completely absurd, but it's the truth.

It's not like he entered a state of enlightenment or something either. Sure, he got immersed into his training a little bit but that's to be expected since this was his Core Skills as a Swordsman.

If he entered a selfless state of enlightenment, Cedric was fairly confident that he'd know. Similarly, he's also confident that he did not, so how come he mastered all these skills this fast?

'...I refuse to believe that it's because of the sword.' Cedric mused inwardly.

There's no way that it's because of the Training Sword. Sure, the experience boost was nice and all but it's not that great! He also doesn't think that the sword contains any secret that he doesn't know. With his 『Vision』 skill at max, there's no way he'd miss something like that.

'Since it's not the sword, then what can it be? Even the 『Learning』 skill can't be this broken, right?' Cedric was in deep thought.

After a solid minute of thinking, Cedric's golden eyes suddenly glimmered in thought.

'I wonder...'

Cedric hummed as he raised the sword he was holding. He got into a stance, gripped the Training Sword firmly in his hands, and performed the 『Cleave』

Swoosh!

The air whistled as he performed the skill. Under the close inspection of his senses, he could tell that he performed the skill perfectly using minimal effort. He sliced the air cleanly so that even those with dulled senses would be able to sense it.

Next, he performed the 『Stab』. He then visualized a zombie attacking him and used 『Block』 and 『Parry』. After that, he performed the combat 『Roll』 to evade an imaginary attack.

Each skill was done with seemingly minimal effort yet each performance was nothing short of perfection.

A few hours later, Cedric would've patted himself on the back for doing the skills really well. Now, however, something else was on his mind after his performance.

'That's not it...' the glimmer in his eyes intensified. 'This isn't Swordsmanship just yet!'

Cedric's thought whirred as he focused, the brilliance of the 『Learning』 skill was now showing its might.

'Going through one stance after the other isn't the essence of Swordsmanship. Although the videos I watched confirmed that I am indeed performing the skills correctly, they did say that this was just an introduction to Swordsmanship.'

'In other words, I'm barely scratching the surface of the art itself!' Cedric's eyes brightened in realization.

'That would make sense! After all, compared to the other skills I mastered, these activities are a little bit underwhelming.'

[Detected! Skills: 『Stab』, 『Cleave』, 『Parry』, 『Block』, and 『Roll』could be Synthesized into the 『Fencing』 skill!]

[Checking Skill Levels...]

[Confirming Aptitude Rating...]

[Synthesizing...]

[Congratulations! Your skills evolved to the 『Fencing』 skill!]

『Fencing (Lv.1)』

: Fencing is the Art of Swordplay. This skill represents the true mastery of the fundamentals of Swordplay, establishing a seamless connection with each move and increasing their lethality sharply.

: This skill is a must-have for those who desire to master the Art of the Sword. Possessing this skill allows the user to reveal the true might of Swordplay.

: Note! This skill can possibly evolve.

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"Awesome!" Cedric gasped in delight as he finished reading the prompts.

He certainly wasn't expecting to slip into a trance while thinking about his dilemma, yet he's happy it happened, nonetheless.

'Really, 『Learning』 is such a perverted skill to have!' He exclaimed inwardly.

Cedric wasn't disillusioned. He knew that all of this was only possible because he had that skill.

Now that his skills have evolved into a true Art of Swordplay, his doubts have been dispelled. He had felt the lethality carried by the 『Fencing』 skill, and the fact that he could now seamlessly transition into another move brought forth an unpredictable side to his attacks.

Since the skill was just Lv.1, there's still a lot to be desired about it. But that's perfectly fine for Cedric. He has time to spare, a lot of it actually.

What's more important to him is that, now that he has this skill, he could now call himself a True Swordsman. Even the System itself recognized this fact and that made him feel good about himself.

With this much progress, Cedric couldn't help but feel increasingly confident about his chances. In fact, he's now having a difficult time trying to humble himself.

He knows that he achieved a lot within these past two weeks, and there is hardly anybody out there who could replicate the sheer amount of progress he made.

That being said, Cedric needs to keep himself in check. He can't let pride ruin everything for him. Sure, he had achieved a lot but in the grand scheme of things? He's still just an ant.

Actually, compared to the previous owner of his eyes, his achievements were laughable. What he achieved in two weeks was just three days' worth of effort to 'that man'.

Cedric spent some time humbling himself before returning to his room and taking a bath. Hopefully, he could actually sleep this time around.Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com