The adventurer at the bottom is fantasizing again.

Lorraine watched as he put down his teacup, stood up, walked to the weapon rack, pulled out a practice iron sword, and tossed it to himself.

"Sheathing the sword is an advanced technique for continuous attacks, and an essential step towards the 'Mastery' level."

"It's not just about retrieving the sword as it literally means; the most important thing is connecting the two sword strikes in a combo."

"Have you noticed that when you use a combo attack, the power from your arms and shoulders moves forward together?"

Sheathing the sword won't interrupt that power; instead, it will use the "momentum" to make it even stronger.

Glenn also drew an iron sword, twirled it beautifully, and pointed the tip at Lorraine.

"Come on, cut me."

Lorraine gripped the training iron sword, not rushing to use it. He first carefully considered his words and familiarized himself with the weight of the sword.

Use "potential" to make it stronger...

In his understanding, the essence of combo attacks is to utilize inertia. It is precisely because he understands how to use inertia that he can progress from beginner to proficient in combo attacks so quickly.

So, is "momentum" just inertia?

However, according to Glenn, each strike in the combo should be stronger and faster than the last, but he clearly did not achieve that.

After all, inertia can only keep the sword at its original speed at most, and the speed will be further reduced due to air resistance and the reaction force when it hits the target.

When he used his combo attack on the bear goblin, some of the potential energy was consumed the moment the blade pierced its muscle, so how could he be faster?

Forget it, let's just cut it down first.

Lorraine stopped daydreaming, pushed off with his feet, picked up his iron sword, and swiftly unleashed the first strike of his combo.

"bite--"

Glenn slightly tilted the tip of his sword, catching the blade with the body of the sword.

"Your sword strikes are quick, continue."

He commented casually.

Lorraine felt the force of the recoil travel back to his hand along the blade, making his palm slightly numb, while Glenn's sword only felt slightly heavier.

Without pausing, he used the momentum of the sword being parried and deflected to swing his arm and deliver a second strike.

Glenn caught the sword with ease, as if he knew where it was going to land and always placed it there in advance.

Moreover, this sword strike had greater momentum than the first one, and the recoil was more pronounced.

Lorraine gritted his teeth, spun around on the pebbles beneath his feet, and then brought his third sword down from above.

"drink!--"

A deafening roar resounded.

Lorraine took a step back and caught her breath.

The guy stood there loosely, as if he were full of openings, but he gave the guy a sense of powerlessness that the sword would definitely be blocked if it came down.

Are these the "elite" tier warriors?

"Don't grip the sword so tightly. Your hands aren't for wrestling with a sword. You'll never learn how to sheathe a sword if you do that."

Relax, grip the sword in the most comfortable way, and then try to strike me again.

Relax?

Lorraine looked down at his sword-wielding hand, a habit he'd had since his first battle with goblins.

There was no other way; after all, he had never undergone complete soldier training, and all his methods stemmed from his physical instincts.

He didn't know what kind of grip strength was appropriate for the sword, so he could only grip it tightly. After all, even if his hand cracked from the pressure, it was better than slipping and dropping the sword.

Lorraine tried to loosen her fingers a little, but only maintained the grip on the sword, no longer keeping it firmly under her control.

Another sword slashed down.

Because he gripped it loosely, the sword rebounded more, but he applied a good amount of force, and the iron sword did not slip out of his hand.

Lorraine raised an eyebrow, sensing something different about the situation. He tentatively asked, "Shall I try again?"

Glenn smiled and nodded.

The two of them, one slashing and the other blocking, went back and forth like this for more than eighty times, until Glenn's hands were a little numb.

This guy is really strong... he thought to himself.

Lorraine finally found the right amount of pressure, and he rubbed his swollen forearm, feeling somewhat excited.

Regardless of how well I learned to sheathe my sword, at least I didn't lose out on this lesson.

Glenn put down his iron sword and said with a smile:

"After you relaxed, did you feel the force generated by the sword rebounding?"

"A rebound?"

Lorraine's hand, which was rubbing her forearm, stopped in mid-air.

"Every time you struck me just now, you were fighting against the force of the sword's rebound. You treated that force as an enemy and tried to suppress it."

"But it is not your enemy; it is simply the force you just unleashed, returning to your hand in a different direction."

"When you relax your fingers, it becomes more noticeable, and the counter-vibration turns into a rebound."

Lorraine understood what he meant, and a tingling sensation exploded across her scalp, making her hand holding the sword tremble slightly.

Yes, a rebound!

If we can utilize inertia, why can't we utilize reaction force?

"I can use the rebound force to pull the sword back, and then maintain that force to send it out again. Is that what you call 'momentum'?" he said rapidly.

Glenn was stunned. He had just raised his iron sword, intending to demonstrate for Lorraine, but he hadn't expected that Lorraine had already understood.

"Did your previous teacher ever mention that you have a talent for swordsmanship?" he asked, a hint of a toothache in his voice.

"Uh...maybe?"

Lorraine replied somewhat awkwardly.

He still remembered the envious look on Haif's face, but at the time he was so focused on learning magic that he didn't pay much attention.

"Try again? I'll demonstrate for you first, and then you can try to draw a sword."

"it is good."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Glenn's sword struck his blade, and a tremendous force sent his sword flying from his hand.

At this moment, Glenn had already used the rebound of the sword to smoothly retract it and hold it in front of his chest.

His movements could even be described as graceful.

Yes, Lorraine found it hard to believe that she would use that word to describe a middle-aged, rough man, but his sword-sheathing motion was just too smooth.

Before he could think any further, Glenn's shout came along with the system notification.

"Come!"

[Successfully triggered parry counterattack]

Lorraine instinctively swung his sword.

With the skill enhancement, the sword is so fast that it is almost impossible to see with the naked eye; all that can be heard is a short whistling sound as the blade cuts through the air.

"Buzz—"

Glenn stared at him wide-eyed. He had almost been stabbed by Lorraine's suddenly faster blade and had barely managed to block it.

"bite--"

Lorraine calmed himself down, relaxed his hand slightly, and felt the sensation of the blade striking him.

Then, following the direction of that rebounding force, twist your wrist, allowing your muscles to burst out.

The sword blade danced in mid-air.

The second sword strike in the combo was unleashed instantly!

"Holy crap, you've already learned it!?"