Chương 1177: Battle Against Time (Part 1)

"I get that compared to you I'm green, but I never suffered any crushing defeat against you while we trained." Tista said.

"That's because I was still getting used to my new body and because my purpose was to teach you swordsmanship while Faluel taught you how an Awakened fights." Phloria replied.

"Only in a bard's tale do you learn by getting your ass whooped. For a defeat to be meaningful, you must have lasted long enough to make mistakes. That's why in the army we say that training teaches you how to lose, whereas combat experience teaches you how to win."

Phloria stood up and beckoned Tista to step forward while making the furniture disappear into the ground. She also took her rapier out of her dimensional item, assuming a defensive stance.

"Why did you take out your weapons but you're not using Fusion Magic?" Tista asked while wielding a short sword in each hand.