Solo Resurrection Chapter 18

Episode 18: Ability Training School (3)

18. Ability Training School (3)

After that, the man who had made the claim quietly left the facility. He was a talented person who had passed the 3rd stage of the tutorial, but Kim I-hyeon was merciless.

After the noisy morning theoretical training, practical training began after lunch.

“You will spend most of your training time learning the cold weapons that you see ahead of you. You will be able to use guns in the actual dungeons, but you will not be given one.”

Kim Yi-hyeon spoke and picked up a longsword.

“It’s not just a safety issue. So why force them to carry these swords instead of giving them more powerful firearms?”

-Boohoo!

As Kim Yi-Hyeon took a stance and swung his sword, the sound of cutting through the wind rang out.

“That’s because, as monsters become stronger and the power of those with abilities increases in the future, it is expected that this sword will have greater power than a simple firearm.”

The first group to clear the dungeon was the military.

A special force comprised of capable individuals.

Using firearms, they were able to clear the dungeon fairly quickly and reliably.

However, the level of their abilities barely grew.

Rather, the government, having observed that civilians who started running dungeons much later leveled up at a much faster rate, predicted that there would eventually be a limit to hunting with firearms.

“I can’t tell you the details, but if you trust and follow me, you will all become powerful people.”

Kim Lee-Hyeon began the full-fledged training by handing over a sword to the assistant next to him.

“Currently, due to a shortage of weapons and instructors, we will conduct training in rotations of 40 people each.”

After the explanation, each person chose a weapon of their choice. Most of them chose a longsword.

Although they had spears, blunt weapons, and ranged weapons, everyone seemed to have a similar romanticism toward swords.

Once the weapon selection was complete, the actual practice began.

“Put the pressure down!”

“yap!”

People who each wield swords and spears.

But handling cold weapons was not as easy as it seemed.

Everyone swung their swords in their heads, imagining themselves as the main characters in a movie, but in reality, they were not even as good as extras.

‘Even if you don’t have any experience, is this really possible?’

Even for Kang Hyun, who had never studied swordsmanship separately, there were so many problems that he didn’t know where to start pointing them out.

In fact, when Kang Hyun first swung his sword, it was much more serious than these, but Kang Hyun had forgotten his tadpole days.

“It would be better to hold your hands like this and spread your legs a little more to keep them stable.”

Kim Lee-hyun corrected a woman’s posture by sticking close to her. The woman’s face blushed noticeably.

“Hey. Is that guy okay?”

“It’s not just okay. He looks smart, has good manners, and has a sexy voice.”

“Besides, his abilities are also outstanding.”

I could hear some people I had already become close with gossiping.

“Tch. This is a mess.”

Kang Hyun looked at the sight, clicking his tongue.

Even though it was a system that had just started, the education was so arbitrary that it seemed excessive.

‘I’m just going to waste a week.’

What I dislike most is that it doesn’t help me at all.

“Hey, hey! Watch out!”

“Ouch. Sorry. Hehe.”

That was when.

There was a commotion nearby.

Kang Hyun looked at the place where the sound came from.

‘That guy… said his name was An Yu-seong?’

A man who introduced himself as An Yu-seong was seen swinging his sword dangerously. 

“Please take this seriously. It’s a training sword, so it’s not sharp, but it can still hurt you.”

“Yes. Sorry.”

Eventually, the assistant teacher stepped in and gave a warning, but Anyu Seong just smiled and nodded.

‘That kid is definitely not normal.’

“Aren’t you practicing?”

While Kang Hyun was looking around, an assistant teacher came up to him and spoke to him.

“Yes, I will.”

Kang Hyun took a stance and answered.

-Boohoo!

At first glance, it looked quite well-made. Several people let out exclamations of admiration as the sound of the sword cutting through the wind was heard.

“Oh. I see that guy uses a sword.”

“It seems like it’s pretty capable for something so noisy.”

The assistant, who had been watching the reactions of those around him, came closer to Kang Hyun. Then, he began to correct Kang Hyun’s posture.

“Well, there’s no need to do it that way. It just seems like a show-off. That kind of attitude is not at all efficient.”

‘What is this idiot kid talking about?’

The posture that Kang Hyun swung just now was a way of swinging the sword upwards from slightly below.

It was not just a stance where he was swinging his sword around recklessly, but a stance that incorporated what he had learned from his previous battle experiences and the assistance of his skills.

‘Ha, let’s just move on.’

Kang Hyun, who didn’t want to cause any more trouble, decided to follow along quietly.

“Yes, I understand.”

Kang Hyun, who answered quietly, started to assume the position as the assistant instructed.

At that moment, Kim Lee-hyun walked between the two.

“Assistant Professor Kim Seong-han. Just a moment.”

“Yes? What’s going on?”

“Please cooperate for a brief training session.”

-Clap clap!

Kim Lee-hyun attracted everyone’s attention by clapping.

“Everyone else, please stop for a moment and look here. This training will be a very important element in the coming battle, so please pay close attention to it.”

At those words, people stopped training and gathered around Kim I-Hyeon.

“When I signal, the two of you will clash your swords with all your might. Assistant Instructor Kim Seong-han will swing his sword in the same stance that I just showed you, and Kang Hyeon will swing his sword in the stance that he started with.”

Kim Seong-han looked bewildered at Kim Lee-hyun’s subsequent words, but Kang Hyeon immediately noticed his intention.

“Please prepare right away. Please do your best.”

“All right.”

Kang Hyeon-do didn’t like the teaching assistant who had been pointing out things to him anyway.

‘If we’re going to do it, let’s do it properly.’

‘The power of the giant.’

Kang Hyun quietly recited the skill.

“Everyone else, please step back a little bit.”

Kim Lee-hyun, who checked his surroundings, put down his hand.

“now!”

-visor!

As soon as the signal was given, Kang Hyun and Kim Sung-han clashed.

As a result, Kim Seong-han flew through the air.

He flew about 2 meters and eventually fell to the ground.

People were dumbfounded by the unknown scene.

“These two are both experts in strength. It won’t be long before you reach a point where you can match or surpass their strength.”

Kim Yi-hyeon looked around and continued speaking.

“At that time, you should always calculate the direction of force and move accordingly. If you do it wrong, your body may float up like this. Please give a round of applause to the two people who demonstrated this.”

-Clap clap clap clap

Kim Seong-han stood up from his seat with a flushed face, accompanied by applause.

**

After that, it was a series of similar days. In the morning, there was theory training, and in the afternoon, there was martial arts training.

The theory training mainly taught us about the types of monsters, the characteristics of weapons, and party tactics.

Still, there was nothing that could help Kang Hyun.

“boring…”

It’s been a few days since we last fought.

Even though his whole body was aching, Kang-Hyeon felt like he was going to explode at any moment as the boring training continued.

“Today’s training is a sparring session.”

“…!”

At that time, Dalian training began.

“The training will be conducted in pairs. We will use training swords, and the instructors will stop you immediately at dangerous moments, so please do not worry.”

“good!”

Kang Hyun felt excited at the thought of finally being able to relax.

But the anticipation was shattered in less than an hour.

“ha…”

Kang Hyun sighed as he returned from his training.

This is because the opponent either dropped the sword before the sword could be clashed a few times or was subdued and could not even relax.

‘I’d rather have a fight with that guy named Kim Lee-Hyeon.’

“Hey, hyung, you’re amazing, aren’t you?”

An Yu-seong approached Kang Hyeon, who was looking gloomy.

“Where did you train?”

“That’s not it, Inma.”

“Hey~ You’re really having fun with it? You even blew away the instructor on the first day… Are you some kind of swordsman? Isn’t that what you’re doing?”

In the span of a few days, Kang Hyun and An Yu-seong had become quite close.

While everyone was avoiding Kang Hyun and he was bored, An Yu-seong persistently approached him to talk to him.

“Isn’t it so boring here?”

“Uh. I just want to finish quickly and go.”

“Just wait. Something interesting is going to happen to me. Hehe.”

An Yu-seong said, giggling.

“Please come up to the next group.”

“Ah! It’s my turn. Look forward to it.”

When it was finally his turn, Anyu-seong smiled and walked forward.

‘Why is that kid holding a mace?’

Until now, Anyu Seong had been trained with a long sword. But today, for some reason, he was walking forward with a blunt weapon.

‘I wonder if I’m causing an accident…’

Kang Hyun’s worries became reality in less than three minutes.

“Whoa!”

People’s eyes were drawn to one place at the sudden scream.

“What are you doing!?”

An Yu-seong’s opponent was a woman who was crying and had dropped her sword on the floor.

“Sob sob…”

“I got a little excited during the sparring.”

“Medical team! Come quickly!”

The woman’s hand was completely crushed, with pure white bones protruding from the skin.

An Yu-seong easily dodged the sword swung by the woman and struck her hand with his mace.

“Mr. An Yu-seong. Are you kidding me?”

Kim Lee-hyun said with his teeth clenched.

“This is an accident. An accident. I was so surprised that I dodged it and swung it without realizing it, and this is what happened?”

The acting was enough to make the actors in the drama cry. Furthermore, although there was circumstantial evidence, there was no evidence that it was intentional.

“I think it would be best to stay away from that crazy kid.”

It was at that moment that Kang Hyun was shaking his head and muttering.

-Psssssss…

Kang Hyun looked around with an uneasy feeling.

In his eyes, he saw sharp ice forming on top of the eye socket.

“Tch!”

However, Anyu Seong avoided it by moving naturally without even looking, as if he knew about it.

“What’s going on…?”

It was definitely a skill, and it was magic at that.

Several people, including Kang Hyun and Kim Yi-hyun, noticed it, but they didn’t seem to have any intention of making a fuss anymore.

**

“Eww!”

Kang Hyun, who returned to his dorm after finishing his training, screamed.

People’s attention was drawn to the screaming for the building to be torn down, but they soon confirmed that it was Kang Hyeon and quietly turned their heads away.

“I’m so frustrated I’m going crazy!”

For over three months, Kang Hyun fought until his death without missing a single day.

The day the tutorial ended.

I was actually glad that I wouldn’t have to do that anymore.

But less than a week later, I changed my mind.

“Haa… Am I really becoming crazy?”

I missed the fight.

The pleasure of cutting through skin with a knife and crushing bones continued to linger in my head.

I had been denying it all along, but now I had no choice but to admit it.

“…”

In fact, Kang Hyun felt a strange sense of pleasure when he saw An Yu-seong’s behavior during the day. 

For some reason, I felt the tension of the battle. And furthermore, I wanted to step forward and destroy everything myself.

“f*ck! I’m not a f*cking punk!”

The people sharing the room with Kang Hyun quietly left the room at the sound of his screams.

‘If Ahyeon was here, she would have told me to shut up and curse at me…’

I was so bored that I even missed my brother’s nagging, which usually annoyed me.

“This won’t do.”

Kang Hyun, who was muttering to himself, kicked the seat and left the dorm.

After passing through a dark passage for a while, Kang-Hyeon arrived at a room where light was leaking out.

He knocked, raising his hand lightly.

-Knock, knock

“Come in.”

As soon as permission was granted, Kang Hyun opened the door.

“What’s going on?”

Kim Yi-hyeon, who was putting down her coffee and organizing her documents, looked at Kang Hyeon.

“Come and spar with me. With a real sword.”

“Why should I do that?”

Kim Yi-hyeon continued to flip through the documents without even looking at Kang Hyeon. He was doing it so fast that it seemed like he was just turning the pages instead of reading them.

“You also find this kind of child’s play boring, don’t you?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Kang Hyeon pushed his face close to Kim Yi-hyeon’s words.

“Don’t lie. It’s written all over your face.”

“…”

Although Kang Hyun spoke informally, Kim Yi Hyun just quietly looked at the documents.

“It’s uncomfortable, so please step away.”

“Should I be honest?”

“I am already being honest.”

“Then why won’t you look me in the eye?”

At Kang Hyun’s persistent words, Kim Yi-hyeon raised her head and faced Kang Hyun.

Those eyes were not filled with the emptiness they had shown people until now, but instead were burning with a fierce fire.

“It wouldn’t be fun to look at a file like this with those eyes.”