The Goddess Made A Mistake Again - Chapter 339: 339 - Fortified Force

Chapter 339: Chapter 339 – Fortified Force

“Foosh!” “Foosh!”

It was the afternoon and I was inside the specialized training facility in Lancelot High. It was my training time with Harold as I practiced punching in the air for some time.

Harold watched me train with intensity and he finally moved, “You can stop now, Henry.”

I do as he says and stand straight, taking a deep breath to clear my nostrils.

The punching motion seemed idiotic to everyone that saw me. For them, I was just a big meathead punching air, creating some noise and doing it altogether over and over again. It seemed nonsense to them, I get it.

But after practicing for quite a day, I would say otherwise.

The muscles in my arms feel much denser now and I also feel a sense of control all around my body. If I were to concentrate and think about a part of my body, a lot of information would be relayed back to me.

I don’t know if that has something to do with this training or was it just my amazing potential.

“Do you remember the six things necessary to master the fighting styles?”

“Yes” I recall, “Agility, Calculation, Stamina, Power, Reaction Time and Instinct.”

“Good and now tell me, which of the following seems to be the core of Fierce Force Arts?”

I didn’t have to think for a second, the answer was quiet simple.

“It’s Power and Stamina.”

“Correct” Harold nodded as he circled around me, “Fierce Force is a simple fighting style with the intent of overflowing your power out. That’s it, and the requirements needed to do that is Power and Stamina.”

“Power for how much force can be forced out and Stamina for how much your body can handle the power output. Too much use of power without the same balance of stamina could rupture your hand and too much stamina without power will just be a normal punch.”

“Let me show you a demonstration.”

Harold walked to a side of the field where multiple horizontal rocks were placed. He came to one that was as tall as him. Then he bends his body slightly while pulling his right hand back.

Then without much wait, he punched at the rock, destroying it with ease.

I actually knew this would be the outcome but still couldn’t help but be shocked a bit. Harold didn’t use any sigmat. That was his own strength, just multiplied by the style.

“As you can see, without even a ring, I was able destroy a rock that I shouldn’t have been able to with my own physique.” Harold said.

“It’s all about how you use and distribute your strength, Henry.” Harold walked closer to me, “You saw how I punched out, right.”

“Let me give you a clearer look. When I started, I bend back a bit and pushed my hand to gather energy.”

“Now the thing with Fierce Force Arts is that, you push all the strength in your body to the point of impact in the strike. Which means when I was ready to punch, I put all the power in my body and placed it at my hand.”

I understand what he was saying, “Focusing on one part and increasing its impact power with multiple points.”

“Exactly, that’s what Fierce Force Arts does. It makes your strikes exponentially stronger. But in the end, it can only be as strong as you are.” He patted my chest.

“You see, that thing with punching air wasn’t for nothing, it was for you to place all your focus to your hands. So that when you’re about to strike, you could focus all the energy to your hands when you want to.” Harold smiled, “Even though it seems ridiculous, all training styles have a reason why the trainings are so bizarre.”

“Good, at least now I can tell people it wasn’t just for pushing back air and trying to look cool.” I say, “The girls definitely did not like what they saw.”

Harold laughed, “Haha, don’t worry. You’re young and very build. I’m sure you’ll get a girlfriend or two by the end of the year.” Then he gave me a challenging look, “Do you wanna give your master a crack?”

“How can I master, you’re an experienced person, I don’t think I stand a chance?” I say with humility but he understood the underlying meaning.

“Hah! You think just because I’m not as strong as you, I’ll get hurt.”

“…”

“Well?”

“Sorry, that wasn’t a question.” I say only for him to get annoyed and sigh in the end.

“You youngsters know how to fry our heads.” Then he bends down slightly while spreading his legs away and straighten his body upper body. “Alright, hit me.”

“Sir?”

“It’s alright, just hit me would you!” Harold said with a serious face and I sigh.

‘Old man have their arrogance too.’

I sigh and bend down to power up my arm for a strik-

“Hey what are you doing?” Harold stood up, “Why are you using Fierce Force Arts? Are you trying to kill your master?”

“…But didn’t you want me to…?”

“Yeah, but not with your full strength.” He said and bend down again, “Just attack with your normal strength, no arts.”

Harold’s eyes wavered as he felt the danger behind the attack.

‘If he attacked, I would have been splattered.’

I stop trying to use Fierce Force and just go for a plain old strike.

‘It may not be powered up but it’ll be enough.’

Since it was a normal strike, I don’t waste time and just punch Harold.

!

Harold’s eyes widened slightly but he didn’t move. My punch came and hit him, but did not budge the man or hurt him. It was powerful for him, yet he stopped it completely.

‘Well… that was surprising.’

This was the first time I saw someone able to block my punch without getting hurt. I may not have used full strength but it should have been enough for someone like Harold.

Harold stopped blocking, “You saw me able to perfectly stop your attack right?”

“Surprisingly, yes.”

“But that wasn’t all, I wasn’t hurt as well.” Harold patted his chest proudly where I punched him, “Can you guess what I did?”

I think for a moment before the most simple and closest thing comes to mind.

“I think you put all your power or energy around your body to heighten your defenses, expanding it only at your chest, right?”

Harold smilingly nodded, “Excellent deduction, Henry. You continue to attest that I wasn’t wrong to choose you as a student.”

I only grin at the comment.

“Yes, I did exactly that.” Harold explains, “When I bend down and prepared my body for your strike, I gathered all my strength and put it around my chest.”

“Like Fierce Force”

“Yes, like that but instead of flowing the power out, you gather it at one place and stabilize it as hard as possible.” Harold spoke, “This is Fortified Force Arts, the style which helps fortify the body as much as you want.”

“I have only told you how to use Fierce Forces around your hands. But truth is, it can be used on any part of the body as long you can accurately focus on it.”

“The same is with Fortified Force, you can increase defense in any part of the body as long as you can attune to it.”

Harold then asked, “Now tell me, what do you think is the weakness of Fierce Force?”

I didn’t have to think as I say, “By pushing all the power at one point, I leave other places to be weak.”

“Correct!” Harold smiled, “And that’s why what you’ll learn next is Fortified Force Arts.”

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