Can you withstand the power of this sword strike, which has been used twice in the game?

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An Yi shook her head: "No, I think there are some things I might not understand."

Lycorina: "What did you say?"

An Yi: "Even if it's useless, it's still useful."

Lycorina: "Okay, I don't understand."

When An Yi called for a stop, the highly agile warriors finally stopped fighting and collapsed to the side to rest, exhausted.

In the open space between them, Elsa sat, slumped on the ground, her gaze fixed on the ground but not on anything in particular.

Her clothes were covered in mud, and she sat there like a dirty rag doll.

"How are you feeling?" An Yi quietly walked to her side and asked in a soft voice.

Elsa did not answer, but silently shook her head.

Something's not right...

I always feel like something is wrong.

Although it didn't hurt at all, she was just inexplicably beaten for almost an hour.

Even she would start to doubt what she was doing.

"It's a promise..."

Suddenly, Elsa spoke in a low voice.

"It's agreed... to get out of the way."

But my mind went completely blank.

Her mind went blank when she was being beaten, but she immediately realized it afterward.

During training, all she did was see an attack, dodge it, and then get hit by an attack from who-knows-where, followed by a series of attacks.

After regaining their senses, they see the attack again, dodge it again, and get hit again, and so on in a cycle.

Not to mention Lycorina, even Elsa herself realized that this was a "useless" training session.

And... he didn't keep his promise to An Yi.

She didn't use anything An Yi taught her.

Why is this happening?

“Okay, that concludes today’s training.” Annie nodded.

“Hmm…” Elsa replied softly.

Did he really disappoint me...?

"Being able to realize that you weren't thinking while fighting is already a huge improvement," Annie said.

"Um……?"

Elsa looked up and stared blankly at Anyi.

"Go and rest, go back to sleep, eat more, or even hide away and cry."

That concludes today's training.

After saying that, An Yi took one last look at Elsa, then turned and left.

They also carried away Lycorina, who was eating nearby.

"My food! My food!! I'm not full yet!! You can leave if you want, but why are you dragging me along?!"

As Lycorina's voice gradually faded away, Elsa sat on the ground, stunned for an unknown amount of time.

"Fight...thinking...I didn't think about it..."

……

"Why did you take me with you?! Did my eating interfere with your training?" Lycorina angrily kicked An'i's shin from behind.

"Now we need to give her some time to herself," Annie said as she walked.

Lycorina stopped her "attack," took two steps, then put her hands behind her back and remained silent for a moment.

"So, being useless is also useful. Miss Elsa realized that she was useless, so she was useful, right?" She seemed to have realized something.

“Mm.” An Yi nodded.

"I see, I see." Lycorina nodded thoughtfully, looking as if she had learned something.

An Yi: "Now we need to give her time to think. If you stay, you'll definitely end up arguing with her."

Lycorina gave a friendly smile: "Huh?! What do you mean by 'nonsense'?"

Annie: "Giving unnecessary advice, or something like that."

Lycorina couldn't refute it, so she could only punch Annie's arm repeatedly.

Indeed, she had intended to comfort Elsa.

Even though the training wasn't very effective, we still need to encourage them!

After all, this is a stage that everyone goes through.

"By the way, Annie, would you like to come with me somewhere later?" Lycorina suddenly asked with a smile.

“Okay, but I need to change into some clean clothes,” Annie said.

"Can't you wash it with your slime sword?" Lycorina knew that her clothes would inevitably get dirty after going to the training ground.

Annie: "It's faster to change into something new."

Because the Brave Alliance is right next to the training ground.

The main reason is that I don't want to help her wash her bottom.

After changing into the new, properly sized warrior outfit, Annie set off with Lycorina.

They are two of the busiest people among the heroes. Unless they are going into battle, they actually spend less time together.

The specific tasks we're currently busy with are city reconstruction, orc relocation, resource allocation, combat training, and preparations for attacking the Goblin Empire.

Lycorina led Annie out of town and into the surrounding forest. Annie probably already knew that it was related to the orcs.

The two walked and chatted intermittently for nearly an hour.

"The trees around the forest are to be used to rebuild the city, so the orcs chose a place a little further away from the human city to rebuild."

This way, the people won't disturb the orcs unnecessarily, and it won't take the orcs long to travel to human cities.

As they walked along, traces of the beastmen's lives began to appear. Lycorina explained this to An Yi as they walked.

An Yi was in charge of combat-related matters, and dealt with relatively few other tasks.

However, he doesn't really need to handle it anymore; most of the tasks can be done by the believers.

In fact, Lycorina doesn't do everything herself, nor does she have to manage everything.

But she is a saint, she cannot be idle. In any case, when she has free time, the believers will definitely focus on her in handling various affairs.

After all, he was a core figure in the Aldrich cult and one of humanity's earliest heroes. As a role model for heroes, believers, and humanity, he couldn't just sit around doing nothing and sleep all day, could he?

Before long, rustling sounds came from the forest.

It was as if they glanced at them briefly before quickly moving away.

In just two minutes, an orc chieftain appeared before the two of them, accompanied by an orc "translator" who could speak human language.

"Your Highness, Sword Hero, why did you come so suddenly?! We haven't prepared anything yet!" the orc chieftain said nervously.

Because usually, believers would notify Licorina in advance before she arrives, this is the first time that just the two of them have come!

"No need to prepare anything, I just came to take a look." Lycorina, unlike her usual playful and joking manner with Anyi, revealed a gentle smile.

"Okay! Then I'll show you the way!"

The orc leader, mimicking human etiquette, gave a stiff bow to Lycorina before walking forward.

The further we went, the more numerous and desolate sounds came from the forest.

The sounds of beastmen talking, beastman children playing and laughing, trees breaking, and birds and beasts being chased.

Looking up in different directions, you can see orc women and boys building their homes in the trees.

Orcs usually move around on the ground, but they sleep in trees.

In a typical orc tribe, you can usually see one exquisite treehouse after another in the trees.

Now they need to make a temporary place to sleep, so they need to quickly build a bed in the tree that looks like a bird's nest.

Looking up from below, many "bird nests" have already been built, standing out prominently and spectacularly in the sunlight filtering through the leaves.

An Yi thought to herself, it seemed to be the territory of some kind of bird-man demon race.

However, the orcs originally imitated bird nests to make these temporary beds.

Most of the orcs here are women and underage children, while adult male orcs hone their skills in battles near human cities.

The reason why we don't train nearby is simple: because...

There's food to eat near human cities.

After training, the adult male beastmen would return in the evening, bringing enough food for their families to eat for a day, and this would happen every day.

Apart from a few orc leaders who take turns staying behind, all adult male orcs are currently training.

Most of the beastmen were still unaware of An'i and Lycorina's arrival and were busy with their own affairs.

As the orc chieftain led the way, he explained to the two, "Our inhabitants are currently making 'beds,' which are placed in trees to avoid attacks from nocturnal monsters."

Although patrols could be arranged, everyone wanted to get a good night's sleep, and having a bed in the tree provided that.

"The trees here aren't big enough to build houses. Our current plan is to kill all the goblins and then go back to our original tribe."

As he said this, a glimmer of hope seemed to appear in the orc chieftain's eyes.

Although their temporary shelter is simple, one day they will return to their original homes and rebuild them.

"rustle--"

"An Yi!!"