"So ah, what do you have to tell us, Dark-Human?" Sugar Bun asked nicely. Somehow, Dam Son felt offended by the way they addressed him.
"Please call me Dam Son. I like this name better."
"Ok, what do you want to say to us, Dam Son?" Sugar Bun readdressed him properly.
Dam Son told them, "I think I might have a solution. I know of a very old drunkard who can teach us about Word Fu Mastery. I've seen his skills up close. He's very powerful."
"What foolishness are you spouting right now?" Xuan Li was reluctant to believe a word Dam Son uttered. "An old drunkard who's capable of executing Word Fu at the peak level? Are you sure you weren't just amazed by his simple parlour tricks?"
"I am sure!" Dam Son insisted. "That drunkard is a very skilled Word Fu Master. Look, if you don't believe me, I can show you a glimpse of what he taught me."
"Well, go on ahead. I would very much like to see what you've learnt from this old drunkard. " Xuan Li coaxed Dam Son into demonstrating his skills. Sugar Bun also did the same.
"Yes, please show me as well."
"Alright then. Watch this." Dam Son's determination became firmer when he realized that the others thought he was lying. He created some distance between them by going over to a nearby training dummy where he felt comfortable.
"I'll show you that I'm no liar." Dam Son stilled his mind; refreshed his consciousness. After attaining calmness, he began rousing his inner Letter Force. Glistening veins popped all over his forearms as he performed a flowing hand motion.
"What is that Dark-Human doing?" Xuan Li asked himself.
"He hasn't called forth his Guide yet." Sugar Bun thought that Dam Son's movements were baselessly redundant. However, his opinion took a drastic change when he witnessed a strange build-up of arcane V's pouring out of Dam Son's palm.
"What is that strange energy?" Both Xuan Li and Sugar Bun felt a strong pressure pushing them backwards. They had to seek shelter behind some large sandbags.
Dam Son released more domineering Natural Verb Force until his body was completely encompassed. "I did it again!"
Dam Son wasn't sure if his invocation would have worked, but it did pretty well. Feeling satisfied with himself, he directed the accumulated Natural Verb Force into his fists and released all of that preternatural strength into the floor.
Large spider web cracks followed by a great upheaval of earth suddenly appeared. Dam Son's impactful fists blasted ¾ of the floor to smithereens, moreover shook the entirety of the dojo. Witnessing this miracle left his classmates in utter shock.
Some parts of the dojo's celling fell due to the lingering vibrations caused by Dam Son's powerful release of Natural Verb Force.
"What the heck did I just see?" Sugar Bun along with Xuan Li who was hiding behind upheaved debris were both veritably startled upon identifying the destroyed state of their surroundings.
"Are my eyes deceiving me? How did that Dark-Human manage to lay waste to this dojo?" Xuan Li climbed out from underneath his cover; he searched his eyes around until he located Dam Son at the very centre of the demolition.
"Huh?" Dam Son was surprised by his own powers. This was his first time actually wielding the powers of Natural Verb Force offensively. "I think I might have overdone it. I won't be blamed for this will I?" Within that instant, he resembled an innocent kid who has unintentionally done something wrong.
"Wow, Dam Son! That was amazing. What sort of Word Fu Script did you secretly use?" Sugar Bun rushed over towards Dam Son with both amazement and bewilderment in his voice. Soon after, Xuan Li joined him; asking the same question.
"Hey, Dark-Human. What kind of ability did you use just now? I've never seen anything like it." Xuan Li awaited a reply.
"That was….ah…" Dam Son inspected his own hands during the brief pause in his speech. Later, he told them, "That technique was called Natural Verb Force. It was quite powerful, wasn't it? Do you 2 believe me now when I told you I wasn't lying? This was a Word Fu technique taught to me by that same drunken elder. It requires no utilisation of Guides."
"Really? So those bizarre letters I saw earlier were Natural Verb Force?" Xuan Li's excited eyes were leaking out of their socket. He understood perfectly what NVF was. "Quickly, Dark-Human. Escort me to this master of yours. I would much appreciate for him to accept me as his disciple."
"Me too! I want to become a pupil of this drunken master!" Sugar Bun also wanted to become acquainted with Jin Hennessy.
"I'm afraid it won't be that simple."
"What do you mean, Dam Son?"
"Before we go to see him, we should visit the liquor store first. How much Q-currency do you guys currently have on you?"
"Eh?" Xuan Li and Sugar Bun's faces contorted with a hint of befuddlement.