I reached home by 5:00 pm and could see my parents waiting for me at the door with happiness written all over their face.
My sister Zaana should have already told them about my level-up during the mission which could be the only reason I could think of seeing their happy faces.
I just nod at them and walked past them towards my room so I can clean myself of the dirt and the dried sweat that is on me first.
My parents know I like to take bath as soon as I get sweat, but moving past them, ignoring them with just a nod gave them a shock which they were not ready for.
After the shower, I go to the dining room where they were waiting for me with my favourite food which I am not in a mood to eat.
I told them that I am going to the Hunter's Guild for updating my grade and left without waiting for their approval. This is the first time I am leaving home without their approval which is even more troublesome for them.
But they didn't make a fuzz about it knowing what I have just gone through in the mission that went completely south. They just decided to give me the time and space I will need to reflect on what has happened and get back to my normal self.
I reached Hunter's Guild by 5:40 pm and went straight to my handler Jon who was waiting for me knowing I will be coming in through his daughter Dawn.
He knows I want to meet him, but didn't know why as I didn't tell her what I have in mind. She will be surprised to know what I have planned to do.
I just submitted my form and did the test using the crystal ball to confirm I have levelled up. This will give me more challenging missions which will help me grow strong sooner.
I didn't talk much to Jon as I have a lot of things running in my mind. I reached home by 6:30 pm and I went straight to my room to check on one thing I have been ignoring for the past week.
It is the Battle Exercise which is available to anyone who has gotten their element. This is one of the basic exercise that everyone tries at least once in their life.
This will help me to get stronger, both physically and mentally, but will be hard to perform. This is given to all the Hunter and the Supporter class people, but only one in a 10000 continue to perform it.
It is because of the pain that one has to bare while performing this exercise. This Battle Exercise has 15 movements in total, each movement is harder than the one before.
These movements allow us to make the energy spread throughout our body to merge into each and every cells in our body which will create the pain that is unbearable to humans.
This will increase our attributes, battle power and decrease the energy usage. If it is not painful, every hunter and supporter will be performing this exercise and become a powerhouse.
The humans have become safe after centuries of fighting and learning how to use the elements and to improve the skills to defend themselves. Because of this, the number of people who perform this painful exercise has reduced.
Iif it wasn't for what I have seen today in during the mission. I wouldn't have thought about performing this exercise which has got the nick name 'Hell's Punishment".
This Battle Exercise, not only increases the attributes and our power, but will also increase our vitality which will increase the speed of our healing. They also say that if we cab complete 10 sets of the exercise, it will improve our battle power drastically.
But it will be hard to complete as each set will be harder than the one before. This is going to be hard for me to even complete the first set to permanently get the benefits of the exercise.
I kept reading about the Battle Exercise even when I had dinner with my family. Knowing how I will be if I focus on one thing, they did not disturb me, but made sure I will have enough time to do what I want to do.
My sister Zaana was a little taken aback seeing me acting normally as I used to be, but she knows me better than I know about myself and just kept encouraging me to become powerful.
If she had noticed what I am reading, she will be furious as she doesn't want me to see me even in a little bit of pain when I am in training. She would have been hell bent to stop me from practising the Battle Exercise.
I can also perform this exercise even when I am in battle as it is not a physical exercise, but a mental exercise. I will have to focus on the energy in my body to move it in a pattern which will enhance the cells that it is moving through.
It is recommended to perform while training as it will help us to gain more proficiency in battle and in skills if we perform the exercise while in training.
After reading and memorising the full set of the Battle Exercise, I went out to the garden where I used to train my combat. I took a deep breath and started performing the exercise with my Red Blade in hand doing some regular training moves.
This will also increase my Energy capacity in my body which is absorbed from the surroundings. The more sets I complete, the more energy my body can hold and more number of skills I can use.
With that in mind, I started circulating the energy in my body according to the first move. I started feeling pain in my body. At first it was bearable, but later the pain started to increase. It was like like my cells being crushed by a heavy boulder and I couldn't bare it.
I grit my teeth and continued performing the first move. I could feel my hands shaking unable to bear the pain. I still continued with one thought in my mind, to complete the first move before I let the sword go and sat on the ground.