The next two days continue on as normal, with MasterTyrannomon focusing on improving your skill in the field of standing striking. Which includes teaching you a pair of new *boxing* techniques.
First is Winning Straight, something he picked up from battling a *MachGaogamon*. The move nothing revolutionary, falling somewhere in between Mach Jab and Megaton Punch in terms of speed and power. It's similar to Hammer Blows in a way, though contained to only a single strike instead of a straight on flurry, meaning your defenses won't be completely dropped.
Your master himself considers it useful for something he likes to call the "One-Two combo". A pair of strikes consisting of tagging the opponent with a Mach Jab from your lead claw, before following up with a Winning Straight using your other forelimb. It's not full-proof, but you can see yourself potentially making use of it in the future.
The second technique he bestows upon you is only slightly more complicated. *Dash Knuckle* is literally a punch thrown out in the midst of, or at the end of a sprint. It has more variation given the many ways you can throw the strike, but mastering it takes less than a single day. Naturally due to your immense weight, any Dash Knuckle you throw will have considerable force behind it.
One thing all of this punch training does is bring your mind to the subject of Megaton Punch. From what you understand it's naturally a Blitzmon move, one amped up by their natural electric power.
You bring this up to your master, hoping that he can explain the subject:
"Roho. Glad you noticed that student." The MasterTyrannomon* rumbles, looking up from lunch. "Mrm… originated with the first Legendary Warrior Of Thunder. Was a martial artist you see and like most of the Ten, had a large following before he went down."
They did?... yes that makes sense. The Sefirot religion is quite widespread.
"AncientBlitzmon practically pioneered the "fighting" type techniques most martial artists know today. He and his followers gathered up what they could, modified a few others to work for non-elemental mon. Megaton Punch was one of those and is quite popular even if it's slow."
That... explains how Scratch and Master know them. Interesing.
"I see. And do his followers still exist?"
"Them? Yep student of mine, they do. Thunder temples are considered some of the most vaunted training grounds in the digital world. Your master even trained in one for a little bit, was how I picked up Razor-*cough*."
"You… picked up a razor?"
"That's not it. Almost told you the name of a technique I'm keeping secret. Want to keep it as a surprise you see."
"Ah, then I possess the needed shaping proficiency?"
"Roho, that's right."
"Good… about those temples, how would one gain entrance to them?"
"Thinking of training there already huh? Would do any mon good to learn there, but we don't have the time. Think the closest one is still weeks of travel away."
"That is unfortunate."
=
On the third morning, your master doesn't start sparring right away, but rather calls for your direct attention.
"Ahrm. Student." The dinosaur coughs, straightening up to his full, impressive height.
"Yes master?"
Is something wrong? Is he planning to change the training?
"I have a test for you, optional, but I think it could do you some good."
"A test…" You trail off looking down at your Kuma Tsume. "Apologies, but my ability to write is nearly nonexistent."
"Rorororo, not that kind of test." The Ultimate chuffles for a few seconds before going serious again. "HolyAngemon shared a report with me about an outlying town. Its guardian vanished just as it was attacked by some sort of berserk lion digimon."
Ah… that… it does not sound good.
"Is there anything we can do to help?"
"Well, town got evacuated so the surviving mon are pretty safe. HolyAngemon is writing up an order for a subjugation force and bounty, but if this thing's as strong as it sounds, taking it down will be risky for anything other than a squad of Elite Bellators."
"Then, do you plan on deleting it?"
"I did yeah." He admits before opening his mouth into a feral grin. "Roho, then I figured you could face it. Take it down without sorcery and gain some more experience. Gonna mean missing out on today's training though, so I'll leave the choice up to you.
A fight against a feral lion digimon… almost certainly an Ultimate and not one of low power either. But not being able to use any spells…. hrm...
===Choose One:
[] Accept the *test*. You'll head out with him and duel this berserk digimon with martial skill alone.
[] Decline the *test*. Your master should be able to take care of it without any risk and this way you won't miss any more training.
=Verge has Learnt:
-Winning Straight & Dash Knuckle.
===Authors Note. Here's the second half of the update. I'm saving exact stats for when the training arc itself is over, but this'll effect things a bit. Verge is only a little bit stronger than his last-noted stats would suggest so the difference isn't that important.
