Voro walked out of the hospital wing within 3 days, earlier than any of his doctors predicted. Of course it was due to additional 'Iron Supplements' he took through more bags of B-Positive. The effects of recovery made it look like the fire never touched him and the skin was smoother than ever, maybe a bit more white.
Nurses called it a miracle and wanted answers but since the government never fully disclosed the Hunters and Tower secrets so skills were still a secret.
After a very short break at his place, before he could remove the plastic covers that were left, Thorne called him in.
So now he was sitting in the FBAM Training center and chilling while exercising with mild load. Thorne did not explain anything as usual but there were a few other people here.
Around 5 rather young people, all training with wooden melee weapons or barbells that acted like swords. One of them was a bit more interesting then the rest. He was shaking.
Shaking but at the same time when he punched a bag it made noises like it was supposed to break any moment. Yet the man was hunched over and sweating profoundly.
The more interesting part was the bright shiny card on his chest. Hunter Licence grade F
"Ladies, I see you started to warm up. Good good." Director Thorne showed up on a higher floor with his coffee.
"Now lets start the show. For the new hires, congrats on passing the tests. Now you get to experience what you signed up for.
Michael, Voro - you guys get to have fun today"
Voro looked at the shaky man and he looked at him. They both had no idea what was he talking about.
"Lets go , you need to see the new room" he hurried them over to a set of large metal doors titled Arena
"Who wants to go first?" Thorne was rubbing his hands with excitement
All of the younger guys raised their hands.
"HMMMM"
"Eeeny, meeny, miny - you" and he pointed at a guy named Mark.
"YES" The black hair and nice mustache guy clenched his fists and went into the room
"And with him goes.." looking at Voro and Micheal "Vane"
"Right" Voro went to the doors and was stopped by Thorne for a second
"Use these" Thorne pulled two black batons that resembled knives, but were much much lighter and edgeless "We don`t want you to do anything hasty. Go easy on him"
Voro rolled his eyes and grabbed the training tools.
The inside of the room was a octagonal wooden arena with massive walls and a nice observation platform. Just like Thorne liked it.
[ALRIGHT - Mark vs Voro, match 1. BEGIN] The typical static voice from the speakers sounded nothing like normal Director voice but was still very clear. Fight
"So, I`ve heard you`ve been inside already." His voice was confident and even a bit cocky
"Don`t worry, this shouldn`t be as painful as your bosses in there" His wooden spear started to spin around in his hands
'Professional' Voro`s instinct told him 'Stance ,weapon handling. He has been trained. Wonder if that`s Thorne`s doing'
Mark rushed it with the tip aimed for his head, his feet made steps faster than any human Voro ever saw, maybe except Olympic runners. Hands changed positions, torso rotated and head was locked onto its target. Impressive for someone who just became a Hunter , if that`s what Thorne meant by new hires.
But he was slow. Looking at him his movements should be a lot faster and harder, yet here was Voro. Casually moving his head to the side.
His excitement and over confidence was another downside. Mark must have trained with people and fighting people in mind.
Voro was not a fighter. And especially not a human fighter.
'Lets make this quick'
[Skill : Predator LVL 1 has been activated]
No dash skill, but a simple far step to put his leg next to Mark. While the spear kept pushing forward, brushing against his hair, Voro`s own weapon was already on its way towards his stomach.
"You think I`m that easy?! " Mark pulled his knee high and kicked Voro`s hand while retreating the spear.
"Yes" Second knife from the second side, no spear and no knee to block. The knife parody struck his chest, bent fully and allowed the hand to carry the momentum, hitting his chest as if the plastic knife wasn`t there.
"Again" Voro hurried him to get up from the ground. Mark pulled himself on the spear and made a more defensive stance "Good thinking" and that didn`t stop the attack.
Plastic toys were still hitting Mark`s body, head and legs. Even if he managed to make pretty good attempts at slowing or preventing him from attacking , Voro was simply faster, both with body and his brain. Anything the spear did, his hands were already avoiding.
The finishing strike on the fight was a hard kick to the torso.
"Don`t get up please, you`ll embarrass yourself more" Voro threw away the toy weapons, no longer looking like knives anymore.
[YEYY VORO WINS]
[ANYWAYS FOR THE REST OF YOU, THAT`S VORO VANE, RANK E HUNTER]
[AND MARK. WANNABE HUNTER]
"That`s it?" Voro got a water bottle from the conveniently placed machine inside the wall
[OF COURSE NOT]
[I TOLD THE 2 OF YOU TO HAVE FUN]
[NOT JUST YOU]
The doors opened and Michael entered. In his hands a proper long sword, of course a wooden one, but a good size and something akin to a sharp edge.
His hands were shaking much less, his eyes had focus behind them
[LETS GO LETS GO]
[E ON F]
[MICHAEL ON VORO]
[IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE A LONG TIME]
All the young ones, with Mark already with them were glued to the glass pane
"So" Voro turned towards his new opponent "You`re the other hunter I`ve heard about"
"Lll..lik..Likewise" He stuttered but didn`t break eye contact.
"What floor? " Voro cracked his knuckles. No weapon but he still knew how to punch, not professionally of course.
"2nd" He grabbed the fake sword with both hands and cracks started to appear on the handle.
"That was....Krog wasn`t it?"
"DON`T" The blade was at Voro`s face now "SAY HIS NAME"
[Dash]
Sideways dodge and a punch to his arm
No special reaction just a swing back at him.
[Dash] again and multiple hits at Michael. Kicks and punches to the face.
The more the fight went on the clearer each of their own strengths were shown.
Voro was fast and could throw a punch.
Michael on the other hand was really tough. REALLY tough.
But he was slow. His attacks were not only missing the target but also pretty weak.
Voro could have gotten hit and still it wouldn`t have mattered.
They beat up each other, and it just turned into hands breaking the sword and then breaking bones. Voro was dominating, slowly, but clearly.
[OKEY OKEY]
[YOU CAN END THIS NOW VANE]
Thorne stopped the one sided beating again, before Voro`s fists broke Michael`s face.
[CAN YOU JUST...NOT DO THAT NEXT TIME??]
"You can come here yourself next time" while catching his breath
[ummmm NO]
[GET UP HERE AND WATCH THE REST]
[IN PEACE]
[AND QUIET]
Eyes rolled but he came on the balcony to watch.
Rest of the fights were looking much more interesting. If Michael was weak when facing Voro, than the newbies were just as weak when facing him.
The wooden sword could crush their hands, beat up their legs and just end the fights after a few exchanges. And of course, they could not do anything major to him.
And the main fights - the newbies. Balanced and much more enjoyable. They screamed and bled during them, some managed to pull out hairs and some vomited their last meal.
Real entertainment for the 3 viewers on the balcony.