"Intermediate combat skills!" After leaving the arena, Carter was constantly excited, seemingly longing for intermediate combat skills. But that's understandable. If it weren't for Bexia inheriting Kriss's combat skills, she probably wouldn't have anything now.
According to the explanations from Ophelia and Long Momitter, Lacis inherited three combat skills, which are at least intermediate, if not advanced. As for magic skills, they didn't specify. This type of skill is not only rare, but also comparable to forbidden magic in terms of rarity.
But this is not something Bexia can be proud of. He knows that he is just lucky for now. There are many things he really needs to learn, such as combat skills. He also covets the precious secret medicine of the top two seats, as his magic power is currently too low.
"Do you have the confidence to secure a spot in the top twelve with me, Bexia?" Carter hooked his shoulder, the previous entrance exam was seen as lucky for Carter, while Bexia simply used the rare magic light blade weapon, which, in terms of strength, was not recognized, especially among many noble students.
The standard for the monthly trial is the use of uniform wooden practice weapons. Leaving aside powerful weapons, the monthly trial truly tests personal combat experience and skill application. Relying on external forces to gain an advantage is not feasible.
"You better secure your own seat first!" Bexia didn't feel any pressure psychologically. In fact, apart from Kriss, Bexia's strength is not weak, especially his natural combat awareness and strong combat intuition. Every time he fights Carter, he can easily defeat him.
His combat intuition is like cheating. Even Ophelia's attacks as the first seat of the third grade can be seen through by him. However, although he can see through them, Ophelia's attacks are too fast, faster than his reaction speed. Bexia cannot resist them. Otherwise, Ophelia would probably not be his opponent.
As for the recent competition, Bexia thought that if he had gone down, there would have been a very high chance of winning with a single strike. He could clearly see the path of Berge's cross slash from the stage.
Bexia has not yet fought with his full power, especially with the mixed black magic in the Chaos Divine Heritage. He has a feeling that if he were to use that magic, at least his combat power would increase significantly.
After this duel, Rose's words completely ignited the atmosphere among the first-year students. The temptation of intermediate combat skills and secret medicine made all the academies extremely excited. Since that day, even after school and during breaks, one could always see diligent figures practicing on the square.
The rewards for the monthly trial motivated everyone, even Bexia felt a sense of urgency. In the past half month, he had learned light blade flash and was currently practicing the second combat skill, Blade Dance. This combat skill is much more difficult than light blade flash, especially in terms of physical intensity.
Blade Dance is divided into three levels. The first level requires continuously attacking 36 times within 36 seconds without interruption. The second level requires continuously attacking 72 times within 18 seconds, halving the time and doubling the number of attacks. In general, each level of advancement is more than four times as difficult.
The third level is even more insane: continuously attacking 180 times in less than 9 seconds, roughly less than 0.05 seconds per attack. Bexia estimates that he doesn't know when he will be able to learn such a combat skill.
He is still struggling with the first level. Although the rate of one attack per second is not high, maintaining the continuity of 36 attacks is difficult. The more he gets to the end, the harder it is to maintain the rapid attacks. When Bexia reaches around 24-25 attacks, he starts to encounter problems of insufficient strength and inability to keep up with the speed. He thinks it's probably because his physical strength is not enough to withstand such pressure.
The news about the monthly trial for the first-year students quickly spread in the school, but it didn't cause a big stir. And a few days later, Ophelia returned to the school, having raised her magic level to intermediate. She had left for a few days specifically to raise her magic level.
Ophelia listened to the news about the monthly trial for the first-year students without any expression. Intermediate combat skills were not a big deal for her. After all, she was the princess of the kingdom. Not to mention intermediate combat skills, even advanced combat skills probably wouldn't excite her."This is great, Betty, you have to do your best and aim for first place!"
"Oh, Ophelia, you have too much faith in me. I know my own abilities. If I can secure the twelfth spot, that would already be amazing!"
"Oh! So that's how you see yourself?!" Ophelia looked at Bexia's face, a meaningful smile appearing on her face.
"You are the most talented fighter I have ever seen. Do you think an ordinary shepherd, after only a few battles, can fight a skilled swordsman for a dozen or twenty moves?"
"Isn't that normal?"
"You underestimate yourself, Bexia!"
"Your fighting talent is very strong. If it wasn't because of your age, but rather if you had started learning meditation and combat techniques when you were young, I estimate that I would definitely not be your match now. Your reflexes and ability to learn are simply abnormal!"
"Am I really that impressive?!" Bexia hadn't actually realized how powerful she was, but Ophelia had expected this. The difference between them in terms of combat was so great that it created a sense of weakness in Bexia. But as the top student in the academy, Ophelia's strength was well-known. To be able to fight her for a dozen or twenty moves after only a month of combat training, could an average person accomplish that?
In fact, this time Ophelia not only broke through the level of magic power, but also went back to investigate Bexia's origins. After all, this was something she had promised him. In addition, she had also found some things that could help him.
"You just haven't had appropriate training. This time, sister is going back to give you something good!" Ophelia lightly touched her wrist, and a crystal bottle containing a purple potion appeared in her hand.
"What is this?"
"This is a primary-level elf secret potion!"
"Elf secret potion?"
"This is a special potion that elves give to young elves to drink. It can greatly enhance the affinity for magic power and accelerate the speed of magic cultivation. One bottle can last for a year!"
"Ophelia, you have already helped me so much. This thing must be very valuable! I can't accept it, you should keep it for yourself!" Although Bexia didn't fully understand the specific value of the secret potion, she knew some things. She had seen the auxiliary training potions in the shop before, and even those that lasted only a day cost ten gold coins. This elf secret potion, which lasted for a year, would cost at least three thousand gold coins!
