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Chapter 6 - The Path to Mastery

There are four types of soldiers on the battlefront.

A mage: Someone who has expertise in Alchemy. He/she has a mastery of Element control and Summoning Creatures from the Purgatory

A Knight: A warrior who carries a weapon and leads the battlefront with his might and great powers

A tank: A tank is a warrior whose expertise is in defense and Protecting the Mage and Knight from an attack of the enemy. They are usually called fortress

Minions: This refers to the battalions of the army. They are also called foot soldiers

"I shall only teach you to wield a weapon. A real warrior learns from his defeat, not from his training. Remember there is no companion on the battlefront. Only foes exist on the battlefront." Says Gildart

Gildart gives Raden a sword. He asks him to pick up the sword which he does but was unable to swing it because of his fear of hurting someone. The old man thinks to himself "He can't.". The old man picks up Raden and throws him up the hill. He shouts "Hey!! Survive there for 3 days then I'll consider you a man!"

Raden falls into a river and shouts "Curse you! Old farts

He gets out of the river and thinks of drying his clothes using fire but as he was not capable of even using a simple Alchemy, he starts gathering wood. He gathers many and uses two stones to ignite the fire. Just as he dried his clothes and started to think of, he would survive in the mountain. He is spotted by a Giant Snake. He realized he need to survive in this vast forest and return to the old man in three days

After spotting the giant snake, Raden knew that he had to be very careful if he wanted to survive in the vast forest. He knew that he had to find shelter, food, and water if he wanted to make it through the next three days. He quickly gathered his belongings and started to move deeper into the forest, hoping to find a suitable place to camp.

As he walked, he came across a small stream and decided to follow it, hoping that it would lead him to a water source. After walking for a few hours, he stumbled upon a small cave that seemed like the perfect place to rest. He quickly made himself at home, starting a small fire to cook some of the food he had brought with him.

As he sat there, he thought back to the old man who had sent him on this journey. He knew that he had to make it back to him in three days, but he wasn't sure if he would be able to do it. He realized that he needed to come up with a plan, and fast, if he was going to make it back in time.

He decided that the first thing he needed to do was to find a way to get food and water. He knew that he couldn't survive on the little bit of food he had brought with him. So, he set out to explore the forest, hoping to find a source of food and water that he could rely on.

While searching for Basic resources Raden stumbles upon a wild boar that looked pretty hurt. He takes the wild boar to the cave and checks the boar. He noticed there was an arrow stuck in the boar's stomach. He realizes that hunters are hunting in the forest.

Raden takes out the Arrow and carefully stops the bleeding using his cloth. He then sets out to the forest for finding some herbs to cure the boar. He stumbles upon some medicinal herbs and grabs them to make medicines for the boar. As he grabs the herbs and Wood he is spotted by a leopard. Raden quickly takes cover behind the trees but it was too late because the leopard had already spotted him, Raden realized he has a shard of wood in his sleeves. He didn't realize it while collecting it but he sees it at the right moment.

Just as the leopard jump scares him, he Uses his small body as an advantage and stabs the leopard in his guts causing him to die instantly because of intense bleeding. He had a despaired face as the just taken life of a creature but he knew other leopards were coming so he quickly takes the leopard herbs and the wood in the cave. The day passed by fast and he had passed it somehow. He used the woods to burn a fire and give the boar warmth and used leopards as food.

Raden traversed the forest, accompanied by a boar under his care, until he happened upon a group of hunters. Observing their formidable appearance and lethal weaponry, he wisely chose to circumvent them and pressed on toward the forest's terminus. Eventually, he espied a pond and deemed it a suitable location to procure sustenance for the evening. However, as he dove into the water to catch fish, he unexpectedly found himself ensnared in a treacherous quagmire. Despite being submerged in water and mire, Raden remained motionless, cognizant of the danger of sinking further. Regrettably, his predicament was discovered by the aforementioned hunters.

The hunters thought it was a huge fish and shot him but after taking him out they realized it was a boy. Raden was in grave pain as he was shot by an arrow. Luckily, it avoided his vital spots. The hunter then thinks of selling Raden in the underground market. Raden didn't take out the arrow as it could lead him to bleed to death. The hunters tied up Raden and went to sleep. Raden still was determined to live and he was lucky as the boar was right there. The boar was hiding and when the hunters slept it used its teeth to cut Raden's rope. Raden carefully goes ahead takes out the arrow and binds the Bleeding part.

In the middle of the night, one of the hunters awoke and promptly notified the rest of the hunting party that the young boy, Raden, was missing. However, the seasoned hunters were aware of the slippery mud and noticed that Raden's footprints were still visible along the path. They decided to follow the tracks in hopes of locating the missing child.

Eventually, they caught sight of Raden, who upon spotting the hunters approaching, grew frightened but managed to maintain composure. Raden quickly took action, grabbing a piece of wood, igniting it and flinging it in the direction from which the hunters were approaching. This bold move revealed that Raden had been aware of the hunters' approach.

Raden grabs all the wood ignites it and burns the whole forest. Due to the fire, the area was full of smoke and nothing was visible. One of the hunters fired a bullet toward Raden but he missed because of the smoke. The boar from behind struck one of the men and sent his gun flying away. Raden quickly grabs the gun and used it in self-defense. Raden and the boar ran away but were followed by the hunters. Due to the bushes, he was cut and had lots of scratches. Suddenly one of the hunters came in front of Raden

At a critical moment, Raden's recollections and experiences coalesced into a singular purpose. Seizing his firearm, he swiftly dispatched one of the hunters with a well-placed shot to the head, while wielding his Sword with deftness to escape from the remaining assailants. However, his efforts were met with retaliation, as the hunters, determined to eliminate their adversary, fired upon him, inflicting serious injury. The boar, previously under Raden's care, selflessly intervened, shielding Raden from further harm, and ultimately succumbing to the hunters' onslaught. Overwhelmed with grief and anger, Raden unleashed his fury upon the hunters, terminating their lives with unbridled force. Despite initially believing his attackers to be defeated, Raden later discovered that one remained, still alive but gravely injured. With swift finality, Raden employed his Sword once again to decisively end the hunter's life...

Raden then gives a proper burying to the Boar and gets out of the Forest. He sees the old man. He gives him a Smirk and falls.

The old man whispers "What a Punk!"