Looking at the scene right in front of him inside the dojo Astrick couldn't close his mouth out of shock...
What he was seeing simply had no meaning, No, it couldn't be possible, it didn't make any sense, or maybe he just refused to believe it...
In the middle of the currently empty dojo, a man that appeared to be in his twenties was training using a Wooden dummy/a Mook Yan Jong(Note: It's a Martial art tool used for training google it if you don't understand)
The man had silver-coloured hair that reached his shoulders, he also had one of the prettiest faces Astrick has ever seen...
But that wasn't the reason behind Astrick's amazement as the real reason was his inability to believe what he was seeing through his Fighting GrandMaster ability, unlike what a person might think, he wasn't able to see a great technique or something unbelievable... In fact, he wasn't able to see anything...
Which should be something that happens when the person he's trying to see through is way stronger than him, but Astrick knew that the guy in front of him was a normal human, not even a superhuman, so he's obviously stronger than this guy...
But then how could he not see through his technique?
' Could it be that his technique is so good that my ability can't copy or understand it? '
Though it sounded so silly, it was the only explanation Astrick could think of that made sense to him...
While Astrick was soaked in his own thoughts he didn't notice that the man had already stopped his training and moved towards...
"Astrick, meet old man Conor"
He only noticed him after hearing Karl's introduction, looking at this guy named Conor with more attention while being closer to him Astrick realized how beautiful Conor actually was...
His chin as well as his physique with their masculine features made him look so appealing to the woman's eye, and paired with his well-built body and symmetrical face as well as his thick and luscious hair only added to his overall charm...
And his smooth blemish-free skin only added points to his appearance making him even more attractive...
He had this radiant smile that was lighting his face and making everyone looking at it feel at ease...
But behind this beautiful innocent smile, Astrick could feel Conor's piercing gaze which was enough to make anyone lose all the power in their knees.
Astrick could also feel this air of confidence surrounding him that made him irresistible and hard to not fall into his charm...
Getting him out of his thoughts was Karl's sound introducing him to Conor...
"Conor, this is Astrick, he's the one that saved Mark, we need you to acknowledge him so he can leave on missions with us..."
Conor finally took his eyes off Karl and turned towards Astrick for the first time, seeing this young man looking at him, he turned his head back towards Karl with a dark look on his face that sent shivers running down Karl's spine as he said in his sweet beautiful voice,
"Is this what you've come down to Karl? Recruiting children? You better have a good explanation for this... "
Listening to Conor's threatening tone Karl hastened to explain with a worried look on his face...
"Hear me out Conor, don't judge that boy by his age, he's very strong, he was able to cut a mutated zombie's head with one cut, even if the zombie was already injured, you should know how hard it is to cut those fuckers heads... "
Although Astrick tried to hide his true power as he didn't want problems to come knocking on his door, Karl was still able to tell the boy that saved them is not just a normal 14-year-old, as no 14-year-old should have the guts to cut through human flesh and stay calm even if it was an undead...
And so Karl, while still doesn't understand Astrick's motives behind hiding his power, he had a bit of hope in that boy and wanted him to reach his full potential.
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Hearing Karl's words Conor felt like he was just overestimating the boy's power to justify recruiting him, but he still took another look at Astrick trying to see if he was perhaps mistaken...
Feeling Conor's gaze lock on him Astrick's back was covered in cold sweat as he felt like he was in the presence of a bloodthirsty predator that was evaluating him, it felt like Conor was able to see right through Astrick, and Astrick felt like he was completely naked in front of his gaze.
But even after he tried to see anything unusual about the boy in front of him, Conor could see nothing that could possibly make him the same boy Karl was describing...
"Karl, are you trying to prank this old man or something?"
Conor asked Karl with a serious expression on his face, after all, this was the only logical explanation he could come up with, but unlike what he expected, Karl simply shook his head as he said...
"I'm not lying to Conor, you'd understand if you just test him, isn't that what you wanted to do instead of fighting zombies? If he doesn't suit your requirements you could just prevent him from leaving the base... "
Conor had a complicated look on his face as he was trying to decide whether he was going to do what Karl just suggested, although he wanted to reject it, he was unable to as he didn't really find anything wrong with what Karl just said...
Finally, after making his decision, he looked with his piercing beautiful blue eyes towards Astrick as he said in his sweet but somehow masculine voice...
"Follow me little boy..."
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