Chapter 174: The Gate of the War King (3)
“Stab!”
Hah-!
Ten days had passed since the new unit formation.
During that time, the officers who had become leaders of each division relentlessly drilled the disciples.
It seemed the pressure stemmed from the phrase “endless competition,” but fortunately, the disciples endured the training without major complaints.
“Is it hard?!”
No-!
“Then keep going!”
Huh-!
Even if only the most promising were selected, they were still martial artists who were, at best, second-rate or lower.
Their tenacity couldn’t help but surprise me inwardly.
How to put it…
It felt like watching a Magikarp evolve into a Gyarados?
Just then, Paljoo Woo Je-jun, who had ordered a break, explained the reason to me.
“…They believe they’ve seized an opportunity to rise.”
“An opportunity to rise?”
“Most martial artists live dreaming of becoming masters. Countless others would consider it a dream come true just to reach the top tier. Now that a path to rise above them has been laid out, they have no choice but to strive hard.“
”…Well, I suppose that makes sense.“
”I too was astonished by the Black Martial Arts Sword Technique and the Black Martial Arts. I doubt you’d find a single sect in the entire martial world that teaches such ascending martial arts even to ordinary disciples.“
”It’s only the first half, after all…”
The higher-ups were shown the latter half too, but ordinary disciples were taught only the first part, just like at the Jinmu Academy.
