Chapter 628 Training Needed

Chapter 628 Training Needed

The practice could wait until morning, Karl decided as he climbed into bed next to Dana, only to have Cara come out to snuggle between them.

She was taking her self-appointed duty to keep Karl wholesome until Thor found a date entirely too seriously, but the Void Badger was actually rather soft and warm, not at all unpleasant to sleep next to.

Dana would have much preferred that the Badger not lick her face to wake her up, though. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Alright, I'm getting up already. Now, what are we up to this morning?" She complained.

"Same as yesterday. Breakfast, rescue the Acolytes from themselves, then training." Karl replied with a shrug, then jumped as Cara smacked his ass.

[Hmm, getting soft. You need to work out more.]

Karl stroked Cara's fur backwards to rile up the Void Badger, then left the room to go find breakfast. The first order of business was to call the concierge and have them bring up a stack of parchment paper slips, a set of brushes and some ink, along with a selection of casual clothes for everyone to wear when they weren't training.

Rae had been busy lately, and she was still training with Overlord Niall even now that the sun was coming up.

The two of them had made great progress last night, if Rae's impression of the evening was correct, and they were at a point now where even with her Golems out, she couldn't keep up with the Overlord's tricks.

Rae got a lot of combat practice, relative to her age, but Niall had spent a lot of his time since reaching Overlord doing security work, and he hadn't had the chance to really go all out for a long time.

After his evolution, Hawk actually ate less than he had before, despite his size increase. He would be an Overlord before he even made it through the Royal Ranked boars, if their progress remained steady, but he did enjoy looking at his mountains of food.

"Good morning everyone. Sit and eat to get some energy for the day." Karl instructed as the acolytes finally made it up to the apartment.

"Sir, we already ate breakfast at the Cathedral." Aaron reminded him.

"And now you will have a second breakfast, with a lot of high-grade protein. We were informed that you were all full of energy and eager to get training this morning, so we have a more intensive routine planned for the day."

The trainees began to wonder if the Cathedral's schedule had made Karl think that they were more energetic than they actually were. They had to admit, they were excited to get into training today, but that didn't mean that they didn't have sore muscles, even after healing and a good night's rest.

But it might also be the Monarch testing them to make sure that they were sufficiently devoted to learning and deserved to keep their spot in this elite team.

For the Special Forces group, it was a given that everything in life would be a test until they graduated. But for the others, they hadn't had a chance yet to learn just how creative the instructors of the Church Army could be with their training methods.

"What is first on the schedule?" Tessa asked as she finished serving breakfast.

"Strength training. Even mages need some muscle tone and stamina, and with all this extra energy, plus Thor's magic refreshing them, they should be able to build some strength in a hurry.

Getting a class increases strength for warriors, but it still takes a lot of training to get to peak form. Especially for the Rangers, who will be moving through difficult terrain and chasing their beasts, building that muscle tone will be essential to your survival." Karl informed the group.

It made sense, but they all got the ominous feeling that they were going to end up doing laps around the field to start their day.