Strongest Hammer God

Chapter 273 Aristocrat

For the next couple of days, the team got more familiar with each otherʼs abilities.

While they were training with each other, one thing became clear.

Nobody could win against Sven.

His arrows were fast enough to hit Falk.

He was fast enough to evade Lilyʼs golems, and as long as he could see Lily, one of his arrows would hit.

Naturally, Michael was completely helpless against the barrage of arrows.

And, well, Kyle didnʼt have a good time.

Sven could just keep jumping back while firing arrows.

Usually, classes had their strengths and weaknesses.

A Sniper could take down Sorcerers and Juggernauts.

Yet, Beast Tamers, Artificers, and Assassins were their weakness.

An Assassin was usually faster than a sniper, and their rapid movements made it easy for them to avoid the predictable projectiles.

Beast Tamers and Artificers would just use their powerful companions as shields.

How could some arrows kill a big and heavy beast or a massive golem? Sure, with enough arrows, they would get destroyed, but until that much time passed, the Sniper would already be rushed down by the other companions.

But in front of Sven, that didnʼt matter.

He was faster than everyone else on the team, and his offensive capabilities were comparable to Michaelʼs.

One thing was clear.

Sven was beyond outstanding.

He was in a class of his own.

Sven was so incredibly powerful that Kyle even started to question something.

ʼCould he have killed the Icestone Fiend on his own?ʼ

A fight between Sven and the Icestone Fiend wouldnʼt have been easy, but Kyle could imagine how it would go down.

Sven would use Sand Arrow to cover the Icestone Fiend with corrosive sand, which consumed the enemyʼs armor.

While the sand was weakening the enemyʼs defenses, he would avoid the attacks, and after some time, he would use Spike to kill the Icestone Demon.

It wouldnʼt be easy since the Icestone Fiend would keep rushing him down with superior speed.

Sven would definitely have to avoid several extremely dangerous and fast attacks.

But it was possible.

He had the speed to theoretically survive, and he had the power to kill the enemy.

ʼCould I kill the Icestone Fiend on my own?ʼ Kyle thought.

Kyle imagined how the fight would have gone without his team.

The Icestone Fiend would have charged after him after slapping him away.

Kyle might be able to crush one of the claws, but he wouldnʼt be able to ready his hammer fast enough to block or dodge the next attack.

Most likely, one of the ice spears would hit his body, and he would die.

The chances of victory were less than 10%.

ʼAs much as it pains me to say it, Sven is just better than me,ʼ Kyle thought.

ʼAt least, for now. As long as I keep going at it, I will find a way to close the gap.ʼ

”Hey, Boss, do you have any idea how I can become even stronger?” Kyle asked.

”Your disguiseʼs power or your actual power?” Theodor asked with annoyance.

”Eh,” Kyle just said. ”Not sure what you mean.”

”You act like a Fighter,” Theodor answered. ”Do you want to be a stronger Fighter or a stronger Warrior?”

Kyle scratched the back of his head. ”Isnʼt strength just strength?”

”Yes, it is,” Theodor said. ”What I am asking you is if you actually want to be stronger or if you just want to appear stronger in front of your little friends?”

”I actually want to be stronger,” Kyle answered.

”Oh, really?” Theodor said with a snort. ”To me, it seems like youʼre just frustrated that you canʼt win against that Knight. If you actually want to win against him, you just have to use your Soul. Your Ether will disrupt him, and you can catch up to him.”

”I mean,” Kyle said, ”I canʼt really show that to others.”

”Thatʼs not stopping your Knight friend,” Theodor said.

”What do you mean?” Kyle asked.

”Idiot,” Theodor said. ”Studying weak techniques as a Knight? The amount of time needed to make any headway on that is so much that it would cannibalize your other training.”

”If he were 40 to 60 years old, I would believe him, but he seems to have just reached his 20s. He can be as smart and intelligent as he wants, but without an improved mind, even the most intelligent genius will need over an entire year to use the most basic techniques.”

”Youʼre telling me that he convinced you that he learned all of these techniques by just looking at them for three hours a day? Youʼre really a naïve idiot!”

Kyleʼs eyes widened. ”He has an Aristocratʼs Body?”

”Of course! I thought it was obvious!” Theodor answered with annoyance.

”Wait, couldnʼt he just have not undergone any rituals? Couldnʼt he just be a regular Warrior?” Kyle asked.

”His disguise exposes his true self,” Theodor said. ”You can fake being a Fighter as a Warrior, but you canʼt fake being a Knight. You can fake being more intelligent, but you canʼt fake having more Ether.”

”During your fight against that Ore Fiend, he used more Ether than a normal Warrior could possibly have access to.”

”If he had simply acted like a Fighter and used some complex techniques, I wouldnʼt have found out he has an Aristocratʼs Body.”

”But he just had to be a Knight.”

Kyle blinked a couple of times.

”Then, why did he choose to act as a Knight?” Kyle asked.

”I have no idea,” Theodor said. ”Itʼs dumb, and I would believe that a progeny of the Forthings would be educated enough to realize that.”

”Maybe he just didnʼt want to be rejected by your little group of friends.”

Kyle furrowed his brows.

ʼCould that be the case?ʼ he thought. ʼWhat if he chose to act as a Knight because I said that I want other classes in my team?ʼ

ʼThat… but why, though? Couldnʼt he have chosen any other team?ʼ

ʼThis is weird.ʼ

ʼIt doesnʼt really make sense.ʼ

Kyle shrugged.

ʼYeah, well, who cares? Turns out, Sven is even stronger than expected.ʼ

ʼI donʼt see how thatʼs a bad thing.ʼ

ʼGood for him!ʼ

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