Growing Up
"Good, very good. Will, is your arm injury serious?”Winst was extremely satisfied with Abel's performance.
"I'm fine." Will said lightly after he reattached his arm.
"Okay, you guys can rest for a while."
Will quietly walked to the side and found a random place to sit down. Abel was still rubbing his suffering butt.
" Alright, stop rubbing. It's just a fall. It's no big deal. It's best if you don't use too much force on Will's arm. Avril will practice with Abel for the rest of the time.”The delinquent middle-aged man made up his mind not to let Abel rest.
"Fight Avril? I was shot into a porcupine before I could even get close!!”Abel was quite resistant to this decision.
"It's fine if you don't want to choose Avril. Brad has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.”As soon as Winst finished speaking, an extremely wretched expression appeared on Brad's face.
"Um, can I choose Sister Tomato?”Ai Bo knew the principle of picking the soft persimmon.
"Are you sure you want to choose Catherine?”Winst asked.
"Can I really choose Sister Tomato?”Abel could not believe his good luck.
"Of course, Catherine. It's up to you.”Winst smiled faintly.
"That... I will teach you seriously, please rest assured…" Catherine said gently.
"Uh, sorry to trouble you, Sister Tomato.”Seeing Winst's strange expression, Abel and Catherine still went to the clearing.
"That... Abel, I'm going to start... Please prepare as soon as possible…" After Catherine said that gently, her red face became very focused.
"I'm ready, Sister Tomato. But you, be careful not to be hurt by me.”Abel didn't think much of this battle. He believed that with his speed, he could definitely dodge Catherine's attack and knock her down in one hit. After all, Catherine didn't react as fast as Ariel.
After saying that, Abel looked at Catherine strangely. Why didn't she start when I said I was ready? Abel, who had never fought a mage before, did not know that warriors had to strike first when fighting mages. They had to finish off the opponent before the mage finished chanting the spell. Otherwise, it would be too late by the time the mage finished chanting the spell.
Just as Abel was staring blankly at Catherine, the spell was finally completed. Abel saw a flash of light on the other side. Before he could react, a huge ice ball flew towards him.
"F * ck!" Abel shouted and rushed to the left before pouncing. An explosion sounded from behind him, accompanied by a bone-piercing chill that seemed to be able to freeze even the soul. A layer of white frost instantly covered Abel's body. Abel stood up, trembling. He looked back and broke out in a cold sweat. The place he had been standing at just now had been frozen.
'Damn it, is this a mage? It's too scary. No, I can't give Sister Tomato another chance to attack me.' Looking at the scene in front of him, Abel could not help but shudder. After making a judgment, he ran in an arc in Catherine's direction. He did not dare to run in a straight line. That would be purely a target for others.
Catherine saw Abel running towards her and hurriedly cast another spell that she had prepared. Unfortunately, although it slightly stopped Abel's footsteps, it did not cause any damage to him.
Seeing that Catherine was not far away, Abel was secretly delighted. I finally caught you. His legs suddenly accelerated, and his body was ready to attack. It was now. Afraid that Catherine would release another spell, he suddenly pounced forward before he could reach her. Then, he supported himself with both hands and pushed hard. After turning his body around, he kicked Catherine forward with both feet.
Based on Abel's speed and strength, this kick would have definitely taken Catherine's life. Catherine did not seem to realize the danger in front of her and turned a blind eye to Abel's fierce attack. She was still preparing her magic in peace.
With a loud bang, Abel's figure was sent flying backward and smashed into the ground. Abel's full-powered attack did not hit Catherine. Instead, it was blocked by the Ice Shield that Catherine had released in advance. It was already good enough that Abel's leg was not broken on the spot by the huge rebound.
"Ah ~~~ It hurts so much. Damn it, what the f * ck is that?”Abel kept rubbing his legs and cursing in a low voice. With his understanding of magic, how could he know that mages also had their own shields? For such shields, it was almost impossible to break them with brute force without fighting spirit.
Abel's attack hit the Ice Shield, and his legs had to slow down due to the rebound. He sat there rubbing his legs and stopped attacking, but that didn't mean that Catherine wouldn't attack.
The spell that Catherine had been preparing for a long time was finally formed. A huge block of ice floated in Catherine's raised hands, shining under the sun.
"Ice Shattering Blade!" Catherine shouted and threw the ice block in her hand. The huge ice block instantly disintegrated and formed countless ice blades. Countless sparkling and translucent ice blades formed a beautiful scene, but this beautiful scene carried the aura of death.
Abel sat on the ground and stared blankly at the ice blades flying towards him. They were densely packed, and the area within ten meters was within its attack range. "It's over. I can't dodge it. I'm dead.”Abel knew his limits and accepted his fate. He could not dodge the attack since he did not know combat qi. He could not use his combat qi to push the ice blades away.
A figure rushed to Abel from the side.""Starlight Cross Slash!" Winst shouted, and a cross-shaped light blade whistled forward. The ice blade in the middle dissipated under the powerful attack, and the entire ice blade group was empty. The magic attack finally arrived. Other than the central area where Winst and Abel were standing, the rest of the area was occupied by the ice blades. The thin ice blades were deeply embedded in the ground.
"Phew ~ That was close. Why did Catherine kill him?”Winst heaved a long sigh of relief as he turned around and smiled at the pale Abel.
In the distance, Catherine also realized that she had gone too far this time and quickly jogged over. "I'm sorry, Abel. Did I hurt you?”Seeing the pale face of Abel, Catherine did not care about her shyness and asked hurriedly.
"I... I... I'm fine... Let... Let... Don't worry... Alright." His stammering reply showed that Abel was really scared. This was the first time he had faced death so directly. Under the attack of the ice blades, he had lost the will to live. Although Winst's rescue was timely, Abel heard the sound of the ice blades falling to the ground and saw the mess after the magic attack. The huge contrast from life to death and then back to life almost caused him to have a mental breakdown.
"Abel, you need to calm down now. Don't think about anything and calm down.”The mercenaries who were struggling on the brink of death knew how Abel felt. They had all experienced life and death, including Ariel and Catherine.
Abel didn't reply. He just sat there in a daze.
"Guild Leader, aren't we going too far? First, it was Babasa's pressure, and then Catherine's ice blades. He was just a child, would it have the opposite effect if he suddenly accepted such stimulation?”Brad was very concerned about Abel, even though he always bullied him verbally.
"Back then, I saw that Abel was talented, so I wanted him to grow quickly under pressure. People can only unleash their potential when they are facing a desperate situation.”
"It wasn't easy for him to get past Babasa.”Avril's heart ached for Abel.
"Sigh... I didn't know that it would turn out like this. It seems that I was a little too anxious. I hoped that he could break free from the fear of death.”Seeing Abel's expression, Winst was obviously regretting his decision.
"Guild Leader, don't worry. I don't dare to say for others, but that kid will definitely be fine.”Babasa was full of confidence in Abel.
"The person who can injure me is definitely not a good-for-nothing.”Although he was narcissistic, Will also thought highly of Abel.
"Yes, we can only choose to believe him now. I hope he won't disappoint us.”Winst said the solution that wasn't a solution-wait.
Abel was still sitting there in a daze, but his heart was not calm at all. I'm still alive…But why do I feel like I'm already dead? What happened to me? Am I afraid? Yes, I'm afraid. I'm afraid of death. Since I'm afraid of death, why did I give up just now? Numerous questions flashed through Abel's mind, but the answers to all of them were not satisfactory.
Ah ~~ My mind is in a mess. Why? I don't want to die. Why should I give up resisting if I don't want to die? Was it because her magic was too powerful? Or is it because I'm too weak? Or is it because I don't have the courage to face death? Because I'm timid? Yes, I was timid. I lost my courage. How could this be? Could it be that I'm actually a cowardly person without courage?
No, it wasn't like that. I survived without food. Even when I was sick and unconscious, I managed to survive. I also survived the fight with the wild dogs. Even under the beating of the local hooligans, I still came back to life. I don't lack the courage to pursue survival. I'm not timid in my heart because I grew up in adversity. As long as I'm fearless, nothing can defeat me. Babasa can't, Will can't, Catherine's magic can't either. Just wait, I won't give you such a chance next time.
Abel's eyes were shining again. He had recovered from his fear of death and confusion about survival. He had regained his confidence. Abel took a deep breath and slowly stood up, walking to the front of the crowd.
"I'm sorry for making you worry.”Abel smiled brightly.
"Congratulations! Child, you have overcome a great obstacle.”Looking at Abel's smiling face, Winst felt gratified.
"Haha! I knew this kid would do it." Babasa laughed happily as he patted Abel's shoulder with his fan-like hands.
"It's rare that Abel, who has just grown up, will die in your hands.”Seeing Abel grimacing in pain, Will could only remind the boorish man who didn't know how to hit him.
"Hey, Abel, such a small matter has caused you to be like this. Compared to me back then, you're far inferior.”When Brad opened his mouth, there was nothing nice to say. It was as if he would lose the meaning of his life if he did not attack Abel. However, the concern for Abel in his eyes betrayed him.
"Albert, don't bother with Brad. Seeing that you're so hardworking, I'll snatch less of your food tonight.”Abel rolled his eyes at Avril's reward.
"That... This..." Catherine, who had left the battle, returned to her shy nature. When she remembered that she was the one who caused all this, she was so shy that she could not speak.
"Sister Tomato, let's compete next time. I won't lose to you again.”Seeing Catherine's expression, Abel quickly said. He didn't want Catherine to feel guilty about this. After all, everyone was doing this for his own good.
"Yes!" Catherine smiled sweetly. She knew that Abel did not blame her.
"Alright, let's pack up. In order to celebrate Abel's growth, we'll return to the city early. Next mission, dinner!”Captain Winst gave the most tempting order of the day.
"Time to eat!" Abel cheered loudly.
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