Since Billy had so many things to do daily, time passed in the blink of an eye. His eighth birthday passed, and all of his skills already were above level fifteen. His Spearmanship also leveled up quite a bit. While his strength is not up there yet, Billy could spar with kids who were years older and entirely read their moves and stop them. He didn't feel much sense of accomplishment since they were only kids, but the adults of the tribe were making a big fuss over it. They reported to Drew and Camilla, and while they tried to contain their excitement and pride, they praised Billy for that. Instead of getting happy over defeating kids, Billy felt more satisfied in playing with his siblings. Just a few days ago, Samuel and Samara called him Biri… they were so cute that he was all smiles when Billy was with them.
Around that time, Alexander and Lily became old enough to train with the adults, and after a full year, Natalie also joined the second group of her tribe. It took a while to confirm that, but Billy eventually learned that they were doing well with the second training group. After all, their skills and strength were on the same level as kids five years older than them.
While Billy was happy with their progress, his partners had gone to the second stage, and he was left alone behind. He couldn't receive special treatment, so he had to wait for two years just like everyone else.
Weirdly enough, Billy only got along with the misfits, so the other kids didn't interact with him. Upon noticing that, Drew decided to help Billy on reaching the next level by himself because he assumed that the other kids were afraid of sparring with him. After all, they knew that his group grew up faster than the others. Drew woke up earlier than usual and asked Billy to follow him on a certain day.
"You are making a lot of progress, but you can't get carried away, Billy," Drew said. "Until you master three basic techniques of our tribe, you can't call yourself a real warrior."
Even though it was the first time he heard about that, Billy nodded since it seemed interesting.
"Usually, this type of technique is only taught when you receive a real weapon instead of a training one, but I am sure you can handle it," Drew said.
Billy revived the day when his mother began to train him for a few minutes. Drew was also a worrywart, so she spent quite a while saying obvious things like that he shouldn't use those techniques when sparring with the other kids. Even so, the most obvious moves, those three were created and refined to kill the enemies.
"The first one is the simplest to learn and master. Look well and engrave this in your mind," Drew said.
Drew created some distance from Billy, and then he took two quick steps toward him. On the third, he kicked the ground with all his might, and Billy felt it trembling for a moment. While in midair, Drew spun forward so fast that Billy didn't even see him moving his sword. Before he could even blink, he swung his spear toward Billy, but he stopped before the attack could land.
"We call this: deadly jump," Drew said. "It is pretty lethal since you either defeat your enemy with it, or you fail and give them the enemy to kill you."
It was deadly from both sides… but something like that was to be expected from a big and flashy move. Instead of letting Billy try it, Drew went and showed the second skill. Weirdly enough, Drew didn't do anything aside from assuming the tail guard with his spear, but then he suddenly stepped forward and then swung his spear in an arc upward. The pressure of the wind had been so powerful that Billy was forced to take a few steps backward.
"This one is called Steel Spear," Drew said. "If you want to defeat a very offensive enemy with a counterattack, this will be very useful."
Billy realized that, once it is completely mastered and the strength reaches a high level, it might even destroy the defense of the sturdiest of the enemies. If the enemy's guard is down, they will be completely wiped out.
"The last one… is the most basic, but it is also the most deadly," Drew said. "There is no trick behind it. You can only master this skill by continuous training."
Drew assumed the usual thrust stance and then took a deep breath before swinging his spear forward… Billy didn't even see the spear moving. It looked like half of the spear disappeared for a moment. He didn't hear the sound of the shockwave, but Billy still was knocked down by it and even rolled on the ground a few times.
"This is the Light Spear… our most powerful skill. Its potential is almost endless. It only depends on how much you train this," Drew said. "Some of our warriors can pierce rocks with this skill… I hope that you can reach that level. No, I am sure you will. Train those skills well, Billy."
Drew left the area, and then Billy was left speechless. The last skill particularly shocked him completely. He wanted to learn that no matter what… by himself, he confirmed that the system would give him the chance to easily obtain the skill. Still, he didn't want to have any limitations with it.
The list of skills has been updated, you can now learn:
Deadly Wind: 25 skill points
Steel Spear: 50 skill points
Light Spear: 100 skill points.
For such a powerful skill, the cost to learn was pretty low, but it didn't matter.. Again, Billy was determined to learn the skill by himself, and without wasting any time, he began to practice it.
