Chapter 79

After we returned to our shelter I said to Sh.e.l.ly "Rest now, we will continue our training tomorrow" . Sh.e.l.ly didn't even respond and went straight to bed . I guessed it must've been very tired from all the training and hunting it did .

I went to sleep as well . I knew the dream would appear again and so I was already prepared for that . I closed my eyes and soon my thoughts drifted away to the lands of dreams . When I opened my eyes, the dark figure stood in front of me . It started to speak again while I focused on the words as well as any gestures . I already figured out that some words were repeated more frequently . Now I needed to find the meaning of those words .

After the dream repeated another 15 times, I got a clue about one of the words that the dark figure spoke . It could mean "I or Me" and the word was Fer . The dark figure usual motioned towards itself when it spoke the word Fer . If my guess was correct, I had one word that I knew the meaning of . I was also excited and thought 'If my guess is correct then this would mean that I can decipher this language and find out what it is that the dark figure wants from me or what I need to do in order to stop those dreams' .

The dream repeated couple of more times and I finally woke up . I was hungry again so I reached into my bag and retrieved some food . I then thought about my discovery 'If the word Fer means I or Me then there must be a way to distinguish other words as well . I will have to pay more attention to the dark figure and its gestures . Even the small and unimportant ones could give me huge clues concerning the language it speaks' .

I woke Sh.e.l.ly up and gave it some food . I then said "I will start my training now, you can come over when you are done eating" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head while I left to train the 1st diagram of the Strength Manual . I trained for 13 minutes and I noticed that I can still go one . This proved that those dreams or at least me starving myself helped in my improvements . I could now last 13 and a half minutes before I had to stop . The improvements were getting smaller and smaller but even if I reach 14 minutes in couple of days, that would still be great . This would mean I was much stronger compared to the past .

When I finished the training of my 1st diagram, I sat on the ground and waited for Sh.e.l.ly to come over for the mask . After about 15 minutes, Sh.e.l.ly came over and I put the mask on Sh.e.l.ly's head then said "You are not doing badly with those trees . Try increasing your speed when you feel confident . When you can run at your full speed through the forest, we can then start the next part of your training" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded and ran away towards some trees .

I decided to train with puppets . My mind was getting better due to the dream as well and so I figured that it might be possible for me to use all 5 puppets . I placed the strings on my fingers and controlled the 5 puppets . It was much easier compared to the past when I tried it for the 1st time . Although I still made some errors but that was due to the additional puppet and the fact I was not used to using all my fingers yet .

I decided to train with puppets . My mind was getting better due to the dream as well and so I figured that it might be possible for me to use all 5 puppets . I placed the strings on my fingers and controlled the 5 puppets . It was much easier compared to the past when I tried it for the 1st time . Although I still made some errors but that was due to the additional puppet and the fact I was not used to using all my fingers yet .

I guessed that within couple of days, I should be able to have basic control over all the puppets . The mastery of my puppet skill would be in sight . I trained for a few hours with my puppets then called out towards Sh.e.l.ly "It's time for us to hunt" . I still had some meat in my bag but I had other plans this time . I wanted to show Sh.e.l.ly how I hunt and maybe it would gain some ideas .

Sh.e.l.ly came running towards me and I took of the mask off from its head . I then said "I will hunt this time and you watch . Maybe you will get something out of it" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head and followed after me . After searching for a while, I found a group of 17 bears . Five of them were black bears, they were much stronger than the usual brown ones .

I looked for the leader first and found him to be in the middle of the group . My plan was quite simple . I had different set of skills compared to Sh.e.l.ly and therefore I could take care of more enemies at the same time .

I got closer to the group and threw dozen of daggers at the bears . I targeted mostly the leader in order to take out the strongest first and create confusion and disorder amongst the rest of the bears . My daggers arrived and killed 3 bears including the leader .

I got closer to the group and threw dozen of daggers at the bears . I targeted mostly the leader in order to take out the strongest first and create confusion and disorder amongst the rest of the bears . My daggers arrived and killed 3 bears including the leader .

My location would be exposed now so the instant I threw the daggers, I changed my position to a different one, where I would not be noticed by the rest of the group . The rest of the bears were enraged but confused at the same time . It was all because they couldn't locate their opponent, in other words me .

I threw more daggers and took out another 3 bears . This time I didn't change my position as I already lowered the number of enemies to a manageable size . I planned to fight in close combat . I could hide and throw daggers but I wanted to find out what are my improvements, especially my strength after practising the 1st diagram to this point .

I ran straight at the two remaining black bears . I wanted to take on the stronger opponents first and test my strength while the weaker bears would act as obstacles . Now the bears could see me and were enraged due to the loss of their comrades . The bears rushed at me but I simply evaded the weaker ones and ran straight at the black bears further in the back .

I arrived in front of the black bear and unleashed a barrage of attacks . Mind you, I used my fists to attack . Using daggers would not test my strength, I needed to know if my fists were capable of killing those bears . I already knew the weak points as well as limitations and skills of those bears . This gave me some leeway and I didn't have to worry about unexpected stuff .

I ran straight at the two remaining black bears . I wanted to take on the stronger opponents first and test my strength while the weaker bears would act as obstacles . Now the bears could see me and were enraged due to the loss of their comrades . The bears rushed at me but I simply evaded the weaker ones and ran straight at the black bears further in the back .

I arrived in front of the black bear and unleashed a barrage of attacks . Mind you, I used my fists to attack . Using daggers would not test my strength, I needed to know if my fists were capable of killing those bears . I already knew the weak points as well as limitations and skills of those bears . This gave me some leeway and I didn't have to worry about unexpected stuff .

I threw my punches at the black bear's torso, head and even arms . I also purposefully didn't evade some attacks to test my defences . When I got hit by the bear in my shoulder, it was dislocated but besides the pain, the bones didn't shatter nor break . This would've been a bit worse in the past . My bones would be probably broken by now . I Fixed my shoulder back into the right place and attacked with the other hand .

After pummeling one of the black bears for a while, it finally dropped dead on the ground . The other bears got scared and look at me in disbelief . I killed a black bear with my fists alone and compared to a bear I was like a stick . The brown bears decided to leg it while the 2nd black bear was dazed and not sure what to do . I attacked the bear and killed it after couple of minutes .

It wasn't uncommon for some animals to run away but to see 9 of the normal bears running away like that was a bit weird . I fought with the black bear and so the brown bears could easily run away . I didn't mind . This was to test my strength and I got the results I wanted . My strength rose dramatically compared to the past . In the past, I would be able to damage the black bear with my fist alone but killing one or two would be too exhausting . The strength I had now allowed me to do just that . My defence was also improved, my body was more st.u.r.dy . This meant I could take on some of the attacks but in the past I would be in a very bad situation if I even took one .

I called out towards Sh.e.l.ly and it came running over . I said "It doesn't matter that they ran away . I still killed a lot of them so this should be enough food for now . Did you learn anything useful?" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head . It seemed that it got some ideas from my fight just now, this was a good thing . I nodded my head couple of times and then started to dismember the prey . While I was cutting up the 4th bear, I heard some noise in the distance . I stopped what I was doing and focused in the direction of the sound .

After we returned to our shelter I said to Sh.e.l.ly Rest now, we will continue our training tomorrow . Sh.e.l.ly didnt even respond and went straight to bed . I guessed it mustve been very tired from all the training and hunting it did . I went to sleep as well . I knew the dream would appear again and so I was already prepared for that . I closed my eyes and soon my thoughts drifted away to the lands of dreams . When I opened my eyes, the dark figure stood in front of me . It started to speak again while I focused on the words as well as any gestures . I already figured out that some words were repeated more frequently . Now I needed to find the meaning of those words . After the dream repeated another 15 times, I got a clue about one of the words that the dark figure spoke . It could mean I or Me and the word was Fer . The dark figure usual motioned towards itself when it spoke the word Fer . If my guess was correct, I had one word that I knew the meaning of . I was also excited and thought If my guess is correct then this would mean that I can decipher this language and find out what it is that the dark figure wants from me or what I need to do in order to stop those dreams . The dream repeated couple of more times and I finally woke up . I was hungry again so I reached into my bag and retrieved some food . I then thought about my discovery If the word Fer means I or Me then there must be a way to distinguish other words as well . I will have to pay more attention to the dark figure and its gestures . Even the small and unimportant ones could give me huge clues concerning the language it speaks . I woke Sh.e.l.ly up and gave it some food . I then said I will start my training now, you can come over when you are done eating . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head while I left to train the 1st diagram of the Strength Manual . I trained for 13 minutes and I noticed that I can still go one . This proved that those dreams or at least me starving myself helped in my improvements . I could now last 13 and a half minutes before I had to stop . The improvements were getting smaller and smaller but even if I reach 14 minutes in couple of days, that would still be great . This would mean I was much stronger compared to the past . When I finished the training of my 1st diagram, I sat on the ground and waited for Sh.e.l.ly to come over for the mask . After about 15 minutes, Sh.e.l.ly came over and I put the mask on Sh.e.l.lys head then said You are not doing badly with those trees . Try increasing your speed when you feel confident . When you can run at your full speed through the forest, we can then start the next part of your training . Sh.e.l.ly nodded and ran away towards some trees . I decided to train with puppets . My mind was getting better due to the dream as well and so I figured that it might be possible for me to use all 5 puppets . I placed the strings on my fingers and controlled the 5 puppets . It was much easier compared to the past when I tried it for the 1st time . Although I still made some errors but that was due to the additional puppet and the fact I was not used to using all my fingers yet . I guessed that within couple of days, I should be able to have basic control over all the puppets . The mastery of my puppet skill would be in sight . I trained for a few hours with my puppets then called out towards Sh.e.l.ly Its time for us to hunt . I still had some meat in my bag but I had other plans this time . I wanted to show Sh.e.l.ly how I hunt and maybe it would gain some ideas . Sh.e.l.ly came running towards me and I took of the mask off from its head . I then said I will hunt this time and you watch . Maybe you will get something out of it . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head and followed after me . After searching for a while, I found a group of 17 bears . Five of them were black bears, they were much stronger than the usual brown ones . I looked for the leader first and found him to be in the middle of the group . My plan was quite simple . I had different set of skills compared to Sh.e.l.ly and therefore I could take care of more enemies at the same time . I got closer to the group and threw dozen of daggers at the bears . I targeted mostly the leader in order to take out the strongest first and create confusion and disorder amongst the rest of the bears . My daggers arrived and killed 3 bears including the leader . My location would be exposed now so the instant I threw the daggers, I changed my position to a different one, where I would not be noticed by the rest of the group . The rest of the bears were enraged but confused at the same time . It was all because they couldnt locate their opponent, in other words me . I threw more daggers and took out another 3 bears . This time I didnt change my position as I already lowered the number of enemies to a manageable size . I planned to fight in close combat . I could hide and throw daggers but I wanted to find out what are my improvements, especially my strength after practising the 1st diagram to this point . I ran straight at the two remaining black bears . I wanted to take on the stronger opponents first and test my strength while the weaker bears would act as obstacles . Now the bears could see me and were enraged due to the loss of their comrades . The bears rushed at me but I simply evaded the weaker ones and ran straight at the black bears further in the back . I arrived in front of the black bear and unleashed a barrage of attacks . Mind you, I used my fists to attack . Using daggers would not test my strength, I needed to know if my fists were capable of killing those bears . I already knew the weak points as well as limitations and skills of those bears . This gave me some leeway and I didnt have to worry about unexpected stuff . I threw my punches at the black bears torso, head and even arms . I also purposefully didnt evade some attacks to test my defences . When I got hit by the bear in my shoulder, it was dislocated but besides the pain, the bones didnt shatter nor break . This wouldve been a bit worse in the past . My bones would be probably broken by now . I Fixed my shoulder back into the right place and attacked with the other hand . After pummeling one of the black bears for a while, it finally dropped dead on the ground . The other bears got scared and look at me in disbelief . I killed a black bear with my fists alone and compared to a bear I was like a stick . The brown bears decided to leg it while the 2nd black bear was dazed and not sure what to do . I attacked the bear and killed it after couple of minutes . It wasnt uncommon for some animals to run away but to see 9 of the normal bears running away like that was a bit weird . I fought with the black bear and so the brown bears could easily run away . I didnt mind . This was to test my strength and I got the results I wanted . My strength rose dramatically compared to the past . In the past, I would be able to damage the black bear with my fist alone but killing one or two would be too exhausting . The strength I had now allowed me to do just that . My defence was also improved, my body was more st.u.r.dy . This meant I could take on some of the attacks but in the past I would be in a very bad situation if I even took one . I called out towards Sh.e.l.ly and it came running over . I said It doesnt matter that they ran away . I still killed a lot of them so this should be enough food for now . Did you learn anything useful? . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head . It seemed that it got some ideas from my fight just now, this was a good thing . I nodded my head couple of times and then started to dismember the prey . While I was cutting up the 4th bear, I heard some noise in the distance . I stopped what I was doing and focused in the direction of the sound .