In the game, mastering the [Hidden Blade Technique] was as easy as dumping points into the skill description.
Just allocate, level up, and boom — mastery.
But in reality, it wasn't that simple.
Progress only came from repetition.
Constant, focused repetition.
And that part, at least, hadn't changed.
Dashing deeper into the forest, I tightened my grip on the blade — still sheathed — while igniting my mana with more control than before.
No flares, no surges. Just calm, steady flow.
[Skill: Hidden Blade Technique (S)]
[First Form: Blue Moon]
Whoosh...!
The blade slipped free in less than a second — a clean arc — and returned to its sheath just as fast.
The trees and brush in front of me were sliced apart before they even realized they'd been cut.
Thin trails of electricity flickered across my limbs, a side effect of mana moving through my body with that much force.
As expected, the first form was easy to get used to.
