123 - Do We Simply Wait For Rescue? (2)

123 - Do We Simply Wait For Rescue? (2)

Inside one of the spacious courtyards within the Tenth Peak, a simple-looking man was threading along a determined path with agile steps. Several footprints could be seen on the grass, the deep dents on the ground showing how the man’s feet never ventured out from the same exact spots as he repeated a certain footwork over and over again. 

At the same time, his right arm was waving around with purpose, hacking and slashing his bamboo sword in the air. Bamboo swords were practice swords crafted from a kind of light versatile wood, which would normally not injure a normal martial artist once hit, or else it would break once too much force was exerted on it. From the calluses on the man’s hand, it was obvious that he was someone who had used a real sword for more than a decade, yet his demeanor did not drop despite using a n