Chapter 585 Body Control

A day passed since Angus and the others camped together inside the dungeon. During this time, some heart knights regained consciousness and slowly recovered from the mana deficiency.

On the other hand, two out of the three elder Altras die from severe mana deficiency and various organ failures. The last one still survives but enters a deep coma. As for the rest of Altras, most of them also died while the rest were deep in a coma waiting for their death.

Without proper equipment and proper care, they will soon die. In fact, Nabe could save all of them. But, Yawan knows the Red Queen will never do it unless he pays an enormous price.

The only good news is they no longer need to worry about the Ex-Seven Faces leader. After the contract was signed, Yawan pleaded to the Duchess to prevent his comrade from getting killed by the Ex-Seven Faces leader.

Since the five Ex-Seven Faces Leaders are bound to the Heart Kingdom, the Duchess has authority over them. On the surface, the five female Altras are an immigrant workforce with some rights.

However, they couldn't disobey the Heart Kingdom like a slave. Still, there is some boundary, as the only one who could control them must get permission from King Leo similar to the Royal Guard.

In the meantime, Angus and the others are doing their daily routine. Since they no longer need to worry about their safety, they use their spare time to train. Currently, Angus is looking at Jayna doing some repetitive movements.

"B-Baron Victory, here is the meal." called Lilith from the side.

"Oh… Than.." replied Angus.

Before Angus finished his sentence, "Food!!" exclaimed Anna before snatching the meal and eating it nearby happily.

Lilith could only be speechless at Anna's rude reaction while Angus grabbed the remaining food and sat nearby Anna. He already gets used to the little gluttony behavior.

"Ermm… What is she.. I mean.. the Fourth Princess doing?" asked Lilith curiously.

Currently, Jayna is doing some sort of dance at a random speed. Sometimes she looks fast but also seems very slow. In fact, she looks like she is doing a chaotic dance without pattern and rhythm.

"She is… recalibrating her body." replied Angus while preventing the little monster from snatching his food.

*Bonk* Angus hit the naughty girl and stopped Anna from eating their food.

"Ouch… It hurts." said Anna while holding her head with a fake tear expression.

"Gezz… You already overeat lately. Go do your training or no more food." rebuked Angus.

"Ehh… Noo… Training is boring." replied Anna.

"Do it or no more meat." said Angus sternly.

"Noo… That's bad. Big sis, Angus is bullying Anna again." replied Anna before running to Jayna.

Jayna stops her repetitive movement and catches the naughty Anna.

"Anna, Angus is right. You are already overeating. You need to train. It's been a while since you trained your body properly." said Jayna.

"B-But, it is so boring." replied Anna while pouting.

"*Chuckle* Come, let's train with Big sis." said Jayna lovingly.

Then, the two of them start doing the same repetitive movement.

"Umm… What are they doing? I mean… It doesn't look like training at all." said Lilith to Angus.

"They are training their body control." replied Angus.

"Body training? It doesn't seem like this kind of training could strengthen their body." replied Lilith.

"It's body control, not body training like regular muscle training." corrected Angus.

"Is there a use for training body control? I know body control is important. But, without enough strength, it is useless." said Lilith.

"In most cases, yes. But, if your body control reaches a certain level, your combat prowess will automatically increase. You could even fight longer." replied Angus.

"Err… Is that even possible? I mean… if you will still lose if you don't have enough strength." said Lilith while trying to not offend Angus.

"Since you decided to become our personal maid, you should relax and speak your mind clearly. As long as you didn't cross my bottom line, I am pretty forgiving."

"Anyway, body control is crucial as body strength. To put it simply, it is like a skill. A normal punch could only break a boulder at most, but a punching skill could destroy a house or even the whole mountain."

"It is similar to body control. With good body control, you can direct and manipulate the force in the body more effectively. For example, a single punch produces 1 unit power. But, with superb body control, you could bring it to 10 or more unit power." explained Angus.

"You could also manage your energy efficiency and move faster by reducing unnecessary movement. It is also important training, especially for people like Anna."

"Unfortunately, someone could easily lose body control if they didn't do it for a while. Therefore, it is important to do body control training to calibrate their body once in a while." added Angus.

"I see… I never expected body control to be that important. We Altras never train body control since we have Shapeshift ability." replied Lilith.

"Yeah… It's quite an enviable ability. It is a shame most of you are not using it properly." said Angus.

"Nor using it properly?" asked Lilith.

"It is the same as human body control. If you know how muscles and body work properly, you can generate destructive force with just a single punch. Combined with the right skill, you may be able to produce a single destructive punch enough to kill a fifth-grade monster." said Angus.

"Is that even possible? You are joking, right? Fifth-grade monster is the same as a sixth-grade combatant with better physical ability, even some seventh grade find it difficult to kill them." replied Lilith.

"Nothing is impossible in this world. How about a little demonstration?" asked Angus.

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"Demonstration?" asked Lilith back.

"Yeah. Let's have a simple close combat spar without using skills or any magic item." said Angus.

"Ehh… Are you sure? Although I can't shapeshift, I am still a fifth-grade Altras. Our body strength is different." said Lilith.

"Hmm… You are right. How about this? I will not hit you but only push you around. Don't worry. It is only a light push, so nothing is dangerous." said Angus.

"Er.. No, that's not what I mean." retorted Lilith.

Still, she remembered what Angus did during the fight with the monster horde and decided to accept it.

After moving not far from Jayna and Anna, Angus and Lilith stand each other in the empty area.

"Alright, hit me with everything you got. Don't worry about hurting me. Not you could hurt me anyway." said Angus playfully.

"Tch… Don't underestimate me." said Lilith while charging at Angus.

Unfortunately, Angus dodges Lilith's attack by a small margin. Lilith didn't surprise and released a flurry of punches and kicks at Angus. Still, all her attacks are dodged by Angus with the same small margin.

Lilith feels like her attack almost reached Angus but could never touch him. She feels like Angus is so close yet also so far.

While dodging the attack, "You know it takes Jayna two whole years before she could even touch me. Even now, she is hardly able to touch me." said Angus.

Suddenly, Angus gives a light push to Lilith's side and breaks her balance. Instantly, she fell down hard while rolling around on the ground. It takes a few moments for her to regain her balance. At the same moment, Angus whistles playfully while leisurely putting his hand in his pocket.

"Is that all? I didn't even break a sweat." said Angus.

"Is this also the result of body control?" asked Lilith.

"After reaching a certain level of body control, you could control your body properly and even your opponent's movement. It is even possible to control the surroundings." replied Angus playfully.

"Control surrounding and opponent movement? Is that even possible?" exclaimed Lilith.

"Why don't you experience it yourself?" asked Angus.

Then, Lilith once again charged Angus. Unfortunately, she couldn't hit Angus no matter how much she tried. She may be able to touch or hit him if she used some skills, but with only body strength, she feels like a hammer trying to beat the swaying leaf in the air.

No matter how much force and speed she attacked, Angus could dodge every single one with a tiny margin. Rather than Angus getting hit, Lilith has a ragged appearance. Her clothes and face are fully covered with dirt from the ground.

She already loses count of how many times she gets pushed to the ground. She was completely frustrated as all her attacks hit this air while getting pushed with only light force. Despite this frustrating situation, Lilith is not furious at Angus but somehow feels happy.

'So, this is the feeling of being taught by a true expert….' thought Lilith inwardly while getting pushed to the ground again.

Suddenly, Angus stops sparring and looks in a particular direction as Anna approaches them with a mischievous smile.

"Ahhh… Big sis, Angus is mating with another female!!" exclaimed Anna loudly.

"Anna, what.." retorted Angus before immediately moving from his spot.

*BOOM* On his last spot, A burning sword slowly melted and embedded on the ground. Even from a distance, Lilith could feel the heat from it. *Whoosh* A moment later, Jayna arrives at their location with a cold murderous glare at Angus.

"Jayna, it's not true. Anna is…" said Angus.