Selena and Nathan sent their palms toward each other as the Ena flowed at high speed, neutralizing each other. Because of the speed of the bullets, Nathan had been doing it subconsciously, which helped him a lot during the training.
“That’s good. Let’s move on to the third combination, Augmentation. Try to enhance your body.”
Nathan and Selena closed their eyes, following the principal’s instruction.
After strengthening their body, the principal continued, “Then, release a bit of your Ena and try to form something you usually use.”
Nathan formed a bullet while Selena formed a skeletal frame.
“In that case, I want you to change the form to a shield.”
Nathan and Selena frowned. Nathan tried it but immediately failed while Selena barely managed to do it.
“It’s hard, right? Try again, but use these this time.” The principal tossed two wooden shields.
After holding them, they started releasing their Ena to form a shield. Instead of creating its basic form from the beginning, they subconsciously expanded the shield in their hand.
The principal suddenly raised his hand and pushed it forward. A powerful sweeping force struck Selena and Nathan.
Selena was pushed back while Nathan was launched away.
“What are you doing?!” They were perplexed. Without giving an answer, the principal continued, “Now. I want you to create a funnel shape to spread my sweeping force to the left and right.”
Nathan took a deep breath, calming himself down. As expected, he couldn’t do such a complex shape yet.
Meanwhile, Selena barely formed a funnel in front of her shield. And that was when the principal used his sweeping force.
Instead of getting pushed back, the shape of her Ena split the sweeping force into two, lessening her burden.
“This is…” Selena gasped.
“That’s right. We channel a river elsewhere to build a dam so that we can change nature. Ena is the same. By creating a shape that follows nature’s laws, you will be able to gain a huge advantage against your opponent.”
“So the skeletal avatar…”
“Yes. After your control improves, you can change it as you like. In fact…” The principal glanced at Nathan, who seemed to have another idea.
“Can’t we create armor like for a giant or my beast when they’re bigger by using this ability?” Nathan obviously wanted to do it since he had seen an example of it on Earth.
“You definitely can.” The principal nodded. “I guess I don’t need to tell you about it anymore. Anyway, your imagination is your limit, so do your best.”
“Yes!”
“Last but not least, ‘Fortify.’ Now, enhance your body once again.”
Both of them followed his instruction.
“And now, can you enhance only one part of your body?”
They followed his instruction, but as expected, it was easier said than done. Even Selena frowned, noticing the difficulty. “This is…”
“What’s wrong? It’s hard, isn’t it?” The principal smiled.
“But try to do it.”
Selena and Nathan kept trying until eventually Selena was able to do it. Nathan almost managed to do it, but the principal had already moved on.
Looking at the concentrated Ena enveloping her hand, the principal said, “How about punching the ground?”
Selena followed his instruction and, to her surprise, the burst of Ena actually shook the entire area as if there were an earthquake, leaving behind a massive crater.
“This is…” Selena and Nathan dropped their jaws to the ground. Nathan instantly realized that this power was similar to the concept of the Dragon Fist. “No way!”
“Feeling familiar?” The principal smirked at Nathan. “The Dragon King is the master of Fortify. For example, what if someone attacks you by concentrating all their Ena to boost their fist? What ability do you use to protect yourself?”
“The same thing?” Selena frowned.
“Half-correct. You are using the same thing, but with adjustment. What if the opponent hit you in a different spot? You will end up getting hit with that amount of power without any defense. What will happen next? You will die instantly.
“However, if you can adjust it, for example, 20% of your Ena to cover your entire body and 80% of it to cover your hand to deflect that power. What will happen?”
“We can still deflect it. In fact, we can win if we combine it with Flow.” Nathan answered.
“Correct! This is the battle style of the Dragon King. He is able to change the concentration of Ena in all parts of his body so quickly. He calculates it with his instinct, which is the reason he’s able to have this level of power.
“Of course, you might wonder why I teach you this, considering your fighting style is not related to it? That’s because this is the basics. Even if you don’t use it in your attack, you can use it in your defense, lessening the damage to your body.”
Nathan and Selena nodded in understanding.
“That’s why I want you to have a hand-to-hand combat by changing the amount of Ena. It doesn’t need to be fast right away. Even if it’s slow, you can gradually increase your pace. Eventually, you will be able to use it in real combat. Enjoy stories on freewebnovel
“Fold, Fortify, Flow, and Augmentation. These are the four things I want you to learn right now. I don’t care in which order you learn them, but I want you to master all those four techniques. Understand?”
“Yes, sir!”
Vivian couldn’t help but cross her arms, thinking, ‘It seems he’s really planning to leave the academy after these two days. Despite calling it basic, his 32-Form is the most complex and strongest Ena manipulation technique. And these four techniques are actually the foundation for the second year, where they are finally allowed to gain elements.
These techniques are much more profound than what the school is teaching. I wonder if they realize how lucky they are.’
Vivian closed her eyes while sighing.
As she expected, after training them in the past two days, the principal left the academy, leaving behind a single letter for Selena.