Among the Navy Six Forms, the first one Wood planned to train was "Soru"!
The so-called "Soru" was a high-speed movement technique among the Navy Six Forms.
By rapidly stomping the ground dozens of times in succession within an instant, one generated explosive counterforce to move at high speed. To an enemy, it looked almost as if the user had vanished.
This instant could be measured precisely as 0.36 seconds.
"Soru" was the most basic technique among the Six Styles. Once he mastered it, he could learn another application of "Soru"—"Geppo."
He chose to train "Soru" first because it was relatively simple among the Six Styles, and because it was also extremely practical.
Leaving everything else aside, this high-speed movement technique was undoubtedly an epic-level boost for anyone skilled in close-quarters combat or swordsmanship.
Of course, the "simple" here was only relative to the other Six Styles. In truth, although "Soru" was the most widely mastered of the Six Styles, it still wasn't something an ordinary Marine grunt could learn.
Making more than ten consecutive stomps within 0.36 seconds placed extremely high demands on the strength and speed of one's legs.
Kaji's training notes on the Six Styles stated that the fastest way to master this technique was to strengthen one's legs.
He had even thoughtfully listed several feasible training methods for Wood, such as adding Weights to his ankles or running through swamps.
There weren't many swamps in the mountains, but they weren't nonexistent either. However, such places usually had large numbers of wild boars gathered in them.
As everyone knew, wild boars loved rolling around in mud. Thus, after Wood found a suitable training ground in the mountains, he also attracted a group of troublemakers.
With the Wooden Sword in hand, he swung it and killed a wild boar that had been unable to restrain itself and charged forward first.
Yet after seeing their companion die, the group of wild boars showed no fear. Instead, their eyes reddened as they surrounded Wood from all sides.
"Snort, snort——!"
The leading wild boar was enormous. Standing on all fours, it was already as tall as an adult human. A clear claw mark ran beside its eye, making it seem likely that it was the leader of the herd.
In the world he had lived in before, a wild boar this enormous could not possibly exist. But in this world, giant creatures were not uncommon.
The boar leader looked at Wood holding the Wooden Sword and could also sense that he was not someone to provoke. Thus, it maintained a fighting stance and snorted, attempting to frighten the intruder, Wood, into leaving its territory.
"All living things possess a spirit. Did you sense danger, so you don't dare come forward? Then how about this?"
Looking at the boar leader before him, Wood could clearly tell that the creature possessed considerable intelligence.
Although Wood's build was insignificant compared to its own, the aura radiated by a Swordsman made it uneasy.
When Wood tossed the Wooden Sword in his hand aside before it, the boar leader's gaze clearly changed as well.
"Snort, snort——!"
After the boar leader snorted once more, all the other wild boars retreated. The massive boar leader then crossed past the others and walked up to Wood. The huge tusks beside its mouth looked extremely frightening.
"Interesting. I didn't expect you to care about honor and fair play too. Are you planning to have a fair duel with me?"
Looking at the enormous wild boar before him, Wood revealed an interested expression. He then put on the prepared Weights, assumed a fighting stance, and faced the boar leader.
One man and one beast stood facing each other. Then, in the same instant, they moved in unison.
The wild boar's charge was incredibly fast. Combined with its massive size, it burst forth with astonishing combat power despite being merely a beast.
Over the past few years, whether on Maple Leaf Island or at Marine Headquarters, Wood had performed physical training every day that could only be described as demonic.
Compared to the swordsmanship he had obtained directly from the system, the physical attributes he had gained through his own training had improved just as dramatically.
Wood stomped down, shattering the ground beneath his foot, and leaped forward. He then punched directly at the boar leader's enormous tusk!
When his fist collided with the wild boar's tusk, Wood lasted only a moment before his body was sent flying by the tremendous force. He flew backward and slammed into a tree stump behind him.
Seeing that the human before it seemed no match for it after the collision, the boar leader revealed an almost humanlike expression and pursued its advantage, charging toward Wood again.
Wild boars were only skilled at charging in a straight line, but Wood was wearing too many Weights at that moment, which had slowed him down. Dodging was not easy.
Normally, he could leap several meters into the air from a standing position. But now, when he jumped, he could barely clear the top of the wild boar's head.
He dodged the boar's charge in an extremely awkward posture, but its tusk still scraped across his waist, leaving a deep wound.
However, just as the two passed each other, Wood also put every ounce of strength he had into a punch and struck the boar leader directly in the temple...
The Marine Academy held its tests once a week, and exactly one week had passed since the previous shooting test.
Wood had just stepped into his assigned line when he felt a gaze filled with intense fighting spirit.
When Wood followed the trajectory of that gaze and found its owner, he discovered a tall and exceptionally dashing female Marine.
To take revenge today, Gion had practiced her Gun Skill every day over the past week, making time for it no matter what. Her goal was to wipe away the humiliation she had suffered last time!
In fact, like Wood, Gion preferred cold weapons such as swords and blades to firearms such as guns and cannons.
She had never cared too much about her performance in firearm-related subjects. However, when the instructor had stated last time that she was inferior to Wood and needed to learn from him, it had aroused Gion's intense competitive spirit.
As one of the Marine's extremely rare female members, Gion had never wanted others to look down on her simply because she was a woman. At the same time, she wanted to prove that even women, despite having less natural physical strength than men, could still become excellent Marines!
"Today's training course is how to correctly use artillery to attack the enemy.
"Unlike rifles, however, artillery is difficult for one person to operate during battle. Only through seamless teamwork in loading and firing can artillery's greatest advantage be brought out."
"Now, when I call your names, form pairs. One person will be responsible for loading, while the other will adjust the angle and fire.
Uru and Yak.
Wood and Gion.
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