Chapter 307 Expectations Vs. Reality [Part 1]
On a small island, Ethan sat cross-legged at the center of a lake.
This was the same place where Luna had taken him a few months ago in order to unlock his magical powers.
It was where everything started. And now, Ethan was using this place as his own personal training grounds.
The reason?
It was the only place near the academy with a body of water he could use to train the power of his Legacy.
The First Level of his Legacy was Adept.
In this stage, his body would gain a physical boost, allowing him to gain superhuman strength.
The Second Level was called Elite.
This allowed Ethan to summon a thunderstorm. However, since he couldn’t use this ability, this Level was useless to him at this point in time. At least, that was what he originally thought.
However, after training with Sebastian inside his Sea of Consciousness, he realized that he was wrong in his assumption.
While it was true that the Second Stage of his Legacy allowed him to summon a Thunderstorm, it wasn’t that simple.
The true purpose of the Second Level of the Legacy was to control the power of the Legacy.
Simply put, while the First Level strengthened his body, the Second Level strengthened his control over his Legacy.
Martial artists referred to this as Martial Styles or Techniques in a nutshell.
While Ethan was unconscious, Sebastian taught him to refine his “Technique.”
Summoning a Thunderstorm was just a prelude to this technique, allowing him to create an environment where he could use his Elemental Powers to its full potential.
Although not perfect, Ethan could still control the bodies of water like Rivers and Lakes.
However, his control over them would not be as strong as Lilian’s because she had Dominion over these bodies of water due to her Legacy.
But that was fine.
What Ethan needed right now was to control his powers and wield them to the best of his abilities.
Taking a deep breath, Ethan ended his meditation and slowly stood up.
He was only wearing swimming trunks because, if he wore anything else, they would just become wet due to the training that he was going to do.
Summoning his Sea God’s Trident, Ethan felt power surge inside his body. He then stepped onto the water of the lake, walking over its surface.
Faint ripples appeared under his feet as he walked with steady steps.
A few seconds later, he took a fighting stance and thrust his trident forward.
The water around him surged and gathered at the tip of his trident, empowering his strike.
Even if he couldn’t summon a Thunderstorm, as long as there was enough water in his surroundings, Ethan would be able to bend it to his will, whether or not he had magical reserves inside his body.
After finishing a thrust, Ethan swiped his trident sideways, creating a blade of water that flew for several meters before exploding in a shower of water.
The countless water droplets then all stopped mid-air as if they were frozen in place.
With his thoughts, Ethan commanded the water droplets to harden like stones.
Soon, these countless water bullets descended on the lake’s surface in a straight line, causing small yet powerful splashes as if someone was using a machine gun to fire at the lake.
A moment later, Ethan willed the power of his Legacy to summon countless water blades that rose up from the lake waters dozens of meters away from him.
These water blades then flew towards Ethan as if they wanted to slice his body apart.
Facing these relentless bombardments, the young man deftly used his trident to deflect and cut apart these water blades to the best of his abilities.
The blue gem embedded on the Sea God’s Trident glowed faintly, and before Ethan knew it, four water dragons rose up from the Lake’s surface to attack him.
Sebastian was the one who summoned these serpentine-like Water Dragons, all of which lunged at Ethan with the intention to bite him in half.
Knowing that he was at a disadvantage, Ethan used his control over water to skid on the lake’s surface like a skater on ice.
He then summoned countless water spears to attack the Dragons, but his targets evaded them without any problems.
In the end, Ethan changed his strategy and unleashed the Water Spears in a wide arc, using it as an Area of Effect Spell.
His plan worked, and the Water Spears did hit the four dragons. But that was all.
They were unfazed by Ethan’s counterattack, and all of them flew toward him like rabid dogs, ready to strike.
Ethan continued to skid on the lake’s surface, summoning Water Balls, Water Spears, and Water Snakes to shoot at the four Water Dragons, but it was of no use.
The Dragons no longer dodged his attacks, but none of Ethan's spells was able to stop their advance.
It was like throwing eggs on a rock.
No matter how many eggs one threw, the object that would break would be the egg, and not the rock.
“Quantity only works for weaker opponents,” Sebastian’s voice sounded on Ethan’s ears. “In the face of stronger Monsters and fighters, what you need is to increase the quality of your attacks.
“Hundred of water spears might not be able to break the scales of a Dragon. However, one concentrated water spear would be able to pierce through its defenses. Ethan, you may not know this yet, but if you compress water to its very limit, you can cut metals and diamonds with it.”
Ethan was a little doubtful of Sebastian’s words, but he also believed that the Guardian of the City of Zentris didn’t have any reason to lie to him.
Right now, he probably wouldn’t reach the stage where he could use water to cut a diamond in half. However, he planned to train until he was able to reach that level.
For now, he only needed to cut apart the Water Dragons that were hot on his heels, but to be frank, he currently had no idea how to do it.
So he did the only thing he could do.
Run.
Sebastian’s training wasn’t about defeating stronger opponents. It was to survive a battle against them.
The Guardian of Zentris had created the Water Dragons to have different abilities.
One of them was extremely strong.
One was extremely fast.
One was able to use magic extremely well.
And the last one was an all-rounder.
A water Dragon that was strong, fast, and could cast magic.
Countless water spells flew in Ethan’s direction, forcing him to zigzag over the water’s surface, evading them by a small margin.
At that moment, he came face to face with the Dragon that was Extremely Fast, who gave him no time to dodge its tail whip.
Gritting his teeth, the young man used his trident to block its attack while creating a dome of water to protect him.
To his surprise, the Water Dome broke instantly.
The next thing he knew, he was sent flying all the way toward the island, crashing on his back.
“Ugh…” Ethan’s muffled cry of pain escaped his lips.
But before he could even recover, another Water Dragon slapped him, which sent him flying towards the lake.
There, another water dragon was waiting for him.
This dragon then used its tail to swat Ethan towards the Lake, making the young man groan in pain once again.
Ethan crashed into the water, creating a big splash.
After that, silence once again descended onto the lake as if a battle had never happened in the first place.
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