Kill the Dragon

Lee went to the gym when Laocha told him. More relaxed than yesterday, Laocha taps her sandbag. He smiled at Lee Hwan.

“Hey, you see that guy? ”

Laocha points to the muscular man with his finger. It was a face I had encountered several times.

“First Generation... Cyclops. ”

The muscular man was wearing a shirt that said P.F. It was not a third grade, so it was easy to find out that it was the first generation sicker.

“Johnny Schwartz, 1st Generation Syker, master of melee combat with enhanced physique. Wrestling, guiding and fighting. The man who won the battle with the werewolves with bare hands. Participation in subjugation of dragons twice. ”

“I've heard of him. ”

Laocha spits out Johnny Schwartz's profile. He patted her on the back.

“Go beat Johnny up. Kid."

Lee looked at Laocha's face. Laocha was no joke. He smiles and pushes away.

“Me? ”

“Why? Are you scared? ”

Lee sighed. He decided to trust Laocha. They're combat experts.

‘If you're trying to mess with me for no reason, I'll pay you back many times over. ’

Lee Han is not a boy who insists that his opponent is an adult. He struggled with the adults with his body to survive. Far from naive children who are easily beaten.

“Sir Schwarzenegger. ”

Ethan talks to Johnny Schwartz. Schwartz looks down at it with a curious look on his face.

“What, you're new. Was his name Lichan?”

“It's Ihan.”

“What's going on? ”

Lee was a little hesitant, and something was wrong to tell him to fight.

“Can I fight you? ”

Schwarz scratches his head and nods.

“Follow me to the ring. Do you use psychics?”

“Let's not use psychics. ”

Lee said, psychic skills are lacking. The target is first-generation, but its physical enhancement features are terrifying. Powers up and increases physical resistance.

“Here we go. Lichan.”

“It's Ihan.”

“That and Lichan. Here we go! ”

Schwarzenegger rushes in. He senses a different kind of pressure than Laocha. It felt like a bear was attacking me. Lee reached out his arm and punched. Schwarz grabs hold of his arm and plunges it straight down.

Cu-ang!

The ring rots. Lee falls still, staring at the ceiling dazed. I didn't even know what happened. He wants to be caught by the arm, but his body spins in the air. The bone joints freeze. If it weren't for the ring, you'd be seriously injured.

“Again.”

Laocha, who was outside the ring, said. I looked at Laocha with a curious face.

“He's not my match yet. Laocha.”

“I know. So just crush him completely to make sense of it. ”

Lee has not yet admitted defeat. He takes up a position to fight again. Schwarzenegger confronts Yihan grudgingly. Results were the same no matter how many times. Various technologies have caused me to fall many times.

“Are you done now? ”

Even Schwarz showed a bit of tiredness. He didn't want Lee to get up again.

“I'll do it one more time. ”

Lee got up, grabbing the rope. He resolved every fall. How do we beat Schwarzenegger? The ring was restricted. No tools were used. All naked. I deliberately lay there for a long time and thought about it. And then I came up with a plan. The result was a cliché defeat, but Schwarz flinched at a different attack pattern every time.

“Come on down, kid. ”

Lee wanted to try the attack with a second thought.

‘If I deliberately break my balance with a bold bottom stroke, I'm sure Schwartz will step into tackle. At that time, I punch him in the face with my knee. ’

But Laocha didn't give Lee another chance. He tugs at Lee Han's leg.

“That was fun, Lichan. ”

Johnnie Schwartz said frankly: This pattern of fighting, which varies from fight to fight, was unique. It was evidence that he was fighting on his own.

‘He gets stronger fast. ’

Laocha threw a drink to Lee Han. Lee looked at Laocha with a face that he could still fight more.

“Ouch, look at me. Is that so unfair, kid? ”

Laocha laughs. Lee closed his eyes, opened his eyes, and controlled his emotions. I spoke quietly behind my back.

“No, I'm afraid I may have lost again." ”

“Of course. You're good at melee combat, but to the best of your ability is weapons. In fact, it's rare to have a hand-to-hand combat experience. In fact, human combat skills don't really matter to you. Are you going to walk up to the dragon with a shrimp chop? Well, that should be fun. ”

Lee smiled.

“That's right. It doesn't really matter to me. Then why did you make me do it? ”

There was a thorn in his speech. Laocha thought Lee was a difficult man to deal with. Too smart for a child. Despite Arc's training, he was mentally old and alert.

“Johnny Schwartz was a tall wall. Hard to cross. What are you gonna do if I tell you to take Joanie down again? ”

“… I'm going to change the category. With weapons.”

Laocha nods and laughs.

“Exactly. You don't have to fight in an environment where you don't win ignorantly. We're not athletes. Endurance and pride sometimes need to be discarded. If your opponent is strong, just admit it. You don't have to peak in a particular discipline to win. You just have to beat the opponent in a more favorable environment, where you are good at what you do. This applies in all situations. Sometimes you have to give up. That's all for today."

Laocha examined Lee's profile in detail. Lee Han is not a conquering warrior. The user is more like a hunter who flexes tactics at the target. So far, I've fought like a hunter on instinct. Now I needed to be more specific.

‘It's a great advantage not to give up, but a weakness you don't know when to give up. A somewhat contradictory statement, but it is a necessary ability for that child. ’

Laocha is one of Arc's most flexible soldiers. He is a survivalist who demands magazine knowledge, excellent observation, and a flexible mindset. With just one knife, a squadron in the jungle and out of the country will tear itself apart.

Three days later, Ihan challenged Johnny Schwartz with a weapon. Schwarz shrugged his shoulders and accepted the challenge. In the arena, you two pick your favorite weapon one by one. Lee Han was the spear, and Schwarz was the heavy knife.

Tak!

Lee stabbed the spear, aiming for Schwarz's neck. It's a blunt day, but it hurts when I get hit. Schwartz ducks with his head down.

‘Then the bridge. ’

Lee turned his spear and struck Schwarz's shin with the base of the spear. Schwarz flinches and the balance breaks.

‘Swing the window again. ’

Schwartz was unable to concentrate on his blindness. I couldn't believe I was a junior. The dazzling spear made my eyes melt. The movement of the windows of the workshop was unpredictable.

“Kid!”

I grabbed Ehan's spear at the stake, risking Schwarz's right hand. I hear cracks in my palm bones. Schwarz doesn't care. He swings his sword like a roar.

Ping-Grr!

Lee turned around and dodged the knife. He pulls the spear wide enough to bend. You hear the muscle fibers snap from Schwarz's fingers holding the spear.

This is the third grade that just came up? ’

Schwarz has ridiculed Ihan's art. But its applications and reflexes were much more than that. Lee had a perfect understanding of Chang's weapon. Good dexterity and excellent reflexes quickly increased my skills. Plus, I got the benefits of a strengthened body. In his own words, Lee was a genius spearer.

‘I can clearly see movement. ’

Lee seemed to have seen Schwarz's movements beforehand. For the past three days, Lee has been researching Laocha and Johnny Schwartz. I carefully examined Schwartz's attack patterns and habits. I saw the battle footage of Schwarz and put the habit and trajectory of swinging a sword into my head.

‘Does this mean catching on right? ’

It's something I've been doing for a long time. The user correctly identifies the target and stabs its weakness. Laocha helped me to be more specific and sophisticated in this way of fighting. He taught Lee how to distinguish between what information was important and what was less important.

‘That's enough. I won.'

Lee forfeited his chance to strike a crystal. He purposely pretended to be pushed into Schwarz's reverse. I lost my spear in Schwarzenegger's attack. Schwarz's blade stops at his neck.

“Ha, ha. ”

Ihan and Schwarz chose to hide from each other. Schwartz felt that his last movements were strange, but he was simply exhausted and mistaken.

‘There is no need to prove that you are strong, even though you have an awkward relationship with your colleague. ’

Laocha told Ihan. Schwarz is an experienced first-generation biker. Lee is a third grade who has just come up. No matter how special it makes me feel, if I lose to a rookie, I'll lose to the pride of Schwarzeneg. Even if Schwartz didn't notice it, he was sure to put some distance between his heart and his mind.

‘If things get awkward between you, it won't be easy to ask Schwartz if you have the skills or knowledge you want to learn. ’

Laocha smiles, looking at Lee. It's not always best to be strong. Sometimes you need to show weakness. In the wild, a strong animal pretends to be weak, and a weak animal pretends to be strong.

“You're strong. Not bad. Lichan.”

Schwartz says he's barely face-to-face and feels good.

“It's Ihan.”

Lee said as he wiped his sweat. Schwarzenegger seems reluctant to fix it.

“Well, whatever. Let's go, Lichen. Let's have lunch together. Let me introduce you to my friends. ”

Lee looked at Laocha from afar. Laocha nods, leaning against the wall. Lee had the opportunity to establish friendship with Johnny Schwartz. Schwartz praised his colleagues for his excellent weapons skills.

Silence returned from dispatch a few days ago. His team finds and eliminates a group of grunts hiding out in the Amazon. Most of Arc's deployment is this simple. I sent third-graders and crew to gain practical experience. Physical awareness is more important than training.

- How did you get along with Johnny Schwartz?

Silence, who returned from dispatch, asks Lee. He saw Ihan and Schwarz talking without a fight.

“Somehow.”

It was hard for Lee to explain everything, so I answered him roughly in clumps. Silence doesn't seem to like the answer. After spending a long time with Silence, he was able to read intent from his actions or minor movements. It was thanks to Lee Han's excellent observation.

- Nothing bad about being friendly with people.

“How was your deployment? ”

- I'm annoyed by the heat.

“... Of course. ”

Lee said, thinking about Silence's stuffy battle helmet. He feels that Silence is surprisingly young. The more I spoke, the more intense and intimidating my first charisma disappeared. I thought he might be a great chatterbox if he spoke.

‘Cause Silence is my age after all. ’

Lee spent most of his time training with Laocha, or coordinating Okto and psychoframes. I got to know more people and get used to my lifestyle. It felt like a long time ago in second grade, but I missed my friends at night. It reminds me of when I was playing cards.

One month after Lee came to the third grade, a message came to the terminal. Lee got up from bed, rubbing his eyes and looking at the terminal screen.

Squad Leader Johnny Schwartz, 10: 30 briefing.

Lee had his first assignment. He washed in the bathroom with cold water. I was able to escape.