Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Chapter 77 – Training

Kyle went back home with Samson, and Samson’s family was happy to have Kyle back as well.

After spending a night telling Theodor to let him sleep, Kyle went back to the Hunter Hall.

The first thing he saw was Nervon, who was already waiting for him.

"Today is my off-day," Nervon said.

Kyle was surprised since this wasn’t supposed to be Nervon’s off day, as far as he remembered.

Every hunter in the Hunter Hall got one day off per week.

Nervon and Lancel were usually in during the days the other three took off.

"And it will also be your off-day," Nervon said.

Kyle looked at Samson for confirmation.

"Sure, go ahead," he said. "You can take the day off."

The next moment, Nervon pointed at Kyle. "You! We are going to train for the entire day!"

"Sure!" Kyle shouted with excitement.

Kyle had never received any formal training when it came to wielding his weapon.

He had only swung it around, and while he had quite some success with it, he knew that there was much more to learn.

’I’m becoming a warrior! I always wanted to be a warrior!’ he thought.

Nervon led Kyle out of the Hunter Hall and brought him outside the city.

The two of them entered a big clearing, and Nervon stopped in front of Kyle.

Nervon just eyed Kyle for a while.

"You know, you’re lucky," he said.

"How come?" Kyle asked.

"You can wield a two-handed mace. I can’t," Nervon said.

"Why not?" Kyle asked in interest.

"Size," Nervon said.

Kyle looked at Nervon with an uncomfortable expression.

Yeah, Nervon was quite small.

He was probably between 165cm and 170cm.

"I’m not insecure about it. I’ve made my peace with it," Nervon said. "Luckily, on the path to power, almost all sizes are useful."

"On our level, this is not very relevant yet, but when you become stronger, your Realm decides most of your power. Only a small part of your power comes from your actual size."

"A person with my size would be almost as strong as a person who is quite a bit taller than me."

"Huh, didn’t know that," Kyle commented. "Wait, so, if you’re smaller and basically have the same power, wouldn’t it be better to be small? I mean, you would be more compact and faster."

Nervon smirked a bit. "Correct. Later down the line, a small person would be a bit faster than a tall person, but that’s not everything."

"A tall person has something that a small person doesn’t, and that’s reach."

"You are quite tall, and your reach is a big advantage. By using a big weapon, you build on your advantage."

"In comparison, if I were to use a long weapon, I would only be compensating for my weakness instead of building on my strength." _{fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓}

BANG!

Nervon rammed the bottom of his huge shield into the ground. "Instead, I use this to build on my strength."

"I’m small and compact. I’m essentially a boulder, and my shield covers more of my body than if I were tall. Additionally, since the shield doesn’t need to be so big, it is lighter."

"But that’s not the right path for you. You would need a big shield, which would slow you down."

He grabbed his hammer and swung at Nervon.

BANG!

Nervon blocked the hammer with his shield.

He wasn’t even pushed to the side.

"I said, try to hit me," Nervon added. "Your body is a bit stronger than mine. If you actually tried to hit me, I would not be standing here."

Kyle took a deep breath.

"Okay, but be careful," he said.

Then, Kyle used quite a lot more power.

Nervon noticed that the strike had quite a lot of power behind it.

It obviously wasn’t Kyle’s full power, but if that strike hit Nervon’s shield, he would definitely be pushed to the side quite a bit.

However, Nervon just casually smirked.

BANG!

Kyle’s eyes widened as Nervon’s shield angled diagonally down, and his body crouched below it.

The hammer hit the shield at a 30° angle.

The next moment, Nervon pushed upward, and Kyle’s hammer flew upward.

Kyle did his best to regain control of his hammer.

But then, Nervon’s mace poked Kyle in the chest.

This completely destroyed his equilibrium, and Kyle fell on his ass.

"The more experienced party always wins," Nervon said. "Your strategy might counter mine, but as long as you don’t know the counters to my counters, you are going to lose anyway."