Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

As the lightning bolts rained down upon the beast people's camp, chaos spread as they scrambled to escape the destructive onslaught. With haste, they gathered their wounded comrades, leaving behind those who could not move. The once serene camp nestled in the mountainous terrain was now ablaze, its structures consumed by the merciless flames.

When Rain finally arrived at the scene, a deep frown etched across his face. He could only see a meager two hundred or so beast people around in the vicinity. The merciless bolts of lightning had claimed the lives of around fifty, and an additional thirty had met their end at Rain's own hands, their survival impossible.

The remaining survivors had managed to escape the devastating spell, fleeing for their lives into the wilderness, leaving behind the burning remnants of their once-vibrant camp.

"... It seems that they weren't trying for real this time," Terra said while she was healing the recruits who had cracked bones thanks to the attacks. "The beast queen seems smarter than the previous beast king."

"They have to be if they want to survive in this era," Rain said while checking the tents that they made. "They didn't bring weapons and food yet, and they only wanted to make us waste time and show more of our tactics."

"Even if that is the case, you still should praise the recruits, and they tried really hard," Roan said while looking at them having a hard time standing while using the shields to support themselves.

"Hmm, I guess so…" Rain said and then approached the recruits. "Listen here! The enemies just made us waste our time here. They only sent two hundred of them, and that is how you stay after the end of the battle?"

The recruits felt worse thanks to Rain's harsh words… they wanted at least to make him acknowledge their first battle ended in Victory, no matter the circumstances.

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"Still, a win is a win, and I am someone to keep his word," Rain said. "Tomorrow, I will teach you one technique that will make you stronger. It is time to return home."

Terra had finished healing the wounds of everyone, and that also helped them recover a bit of their vigor. While the recruits were marching back to the base, Rain turned around and then saw the beast people running away with the bridges on their backs. He thought of burning those, but he decided that it was better not to show any more of his cards.

As one would expect, Rain's sisters felt bothered by the fact that they wasted so much time and energy on a single battalion… they had detected a lot more of them, but it seemed that two-thirds of them vanished when they realized that they were no longer being watched.

"They will be wary of lightning bolts now… what is next?" Terra asked.

"We will use something that they won't be able to escape from, but once after, we confirm that they have larger numbers," Rain said while rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "We will also do something that will make them less inclined to attack us soon."

In the end, Rain told the recruits to rest for the day… They had to rest their bodies and analyze the strength of the enemies that they were dealing with. Rain imagined that some of them would drop out, but it seemed that they wanted to learn the technique before considering that. Find your next read on empire

In any case, when the time came, the recruits sure looked eager to see what Rain was going to train them. The fundamentals of Rain's strength were his Impulse, Limit Breaker, and Magic… it was too soon to teach them that, even if they showed promise, they still weren't that trustworthy, so Rain just taught them the breathing technique that was the very basics of Limit Breaker.

"Once you master this technique, you will become stronger, and to be able to learn it as soon as possible, you need to practice it while you are exhausted," Rain declared. "So, as your daily morning exercise, you will jog to the mountains every morning and then return here. You can start now."

As one would expect, everyone was confused… they didn't know that they had to learn how to breathe again and how come that was a technique that would make them stronger.

Still, they decided to wait and see… after one week, when several of them were about to give up, someone finally mastered the technique, and then they were able to move much faster while carrying the stone shield… it was consuming more stamina, but they definitely had gotten stronger. They weren't the only ones who had gotten stronger…

The Student's Path reached level fifty.

Level 50: Study Techniques - Improves the user's study methods and strategies, increasing the efficiency of their learning process and retention of knowledge by five percent per level.

You completed the necessary requirements to unlock a new path.

The Teacher's Path is a journey of enlightenment and mastery in the art of education and guidance. Teachers embark on this path to become experts in transferring knowledge, fostering growth, and igniting the flame of curiosity in others. Progress through these levels to become a true virtuoso of teaching, capable of inspiring and shaping the minds of students. All parameters + 02

Level 1: Scholarly Beginnings - Start your journey as a novice Mentor. Making students learn your teachings five percent faster per level.

Level 5: Pedagogical Mastery - Perfect the art of teaching, rapidly enhancing your ability to convey knowledge effectively.

Level 10: Inspiring Mentor - Become an inspiration to your students, increasing their motivation to learn and excel. Increases all of their parameters by one point per level.

Level 15: Patience and Empathy - Learn to empathize with your students and maintain patience even in the face of challenges.

Level 20: Encyclopedic Knowledge (45) - When teaching skills of a high-level path to your students, you gain three percent more experience per level on this path.