Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Clap clap clap!" Just then, Barnett started clapping from the sidelines.

"Well played."

"You flatter me. To be honest, there's nothing to be proud of about beating them," Isaac said casually. "The fight ended in almost five minutes. I guess I've really regressed."

"Haha, as expected of Colonel Amestoris," Barnet said with a smile, not minding at all.

As he said this, some of the soldiers who had been knocked to the ground had regained consciousness.

"what?"

"Is this brat from Amestoris?"

"Still a colonel?"

They had heard of that country's reputation; it was a military superpower, and everyone there was incredibly powerful.

In their eyes, every single soldier over there was extremely strong.

And this young man was a colonel...

They stared at Isaac in disbelief, then glanced at Barnet.

"Instructor, why didn't you tell us sooner?"

"There's no point in telling you sooner," Nabat said, looking at the group of soldiers. "You underestimated us. You don't mind tripling your training from now on, do you?"

"without……"

After speaking to the soldiers, Barnett turned to Isaac and said, "Your problem is also very obvious. You have no skills in hand-to-hand combat. You rely on your strong physique and past combat experience. If you encounter an opponent with the same physical abilities as you, you will have no chance of winning."

Indeed, this was the case. Although Isaac could defeat these soldiers, his combat skills had always been subpar back in Amestris. While physical prowess might seem to give him an edge here, in his own country, especially within the Brix army, he was only considered slightly above average.

In many military competitions, especially in hand-to-hand combat, Isaac was constantly getting beaten up, especially when he faced his superior's brother, a muscular man with stars in his eyes.

Although Olivia kept telling me to teach this guy a lesson after I arrived at the Eastern Army, there was no way I could argue that Olivia was better than me, a half-baked fighter.

So Isaac usually carries a knife, and in terms of knife skills, he's one of the best in the entire military.

“Well then, next up is Violet.” Barnett looked at the little girl, unsure of what to do next.

Although her marksmanship is indeed good and her physical fitness is also good, she's still a bit lacking in hand-to-hand combat skills for a young girl...

Direct combat with soldiers could result in injury.

Or we could skip testing her and just start teaching her directly.

“Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, Barnett, Violet is very strong. Her hand-to-hand combat skills are probably better than mine,” Isaac said, looking at the hesitant Barnett.

"what?!"

"how is this possible?"

"This little girl?"

The soldiers gasped in surprise.

Not to mention the soldiers who couldn't believe it, Barnett also looked at Isaac in surprise.

"Are you sure?"

“I fought her with a saber at sea, but I was outmatched,” Isaac said casually.

"..."

Although he still didn't quite believe it, he didn't think Isaac had any reason to lie to him.

"Then let's have a match with one of the soldiers first." Looking around, some of the ten men who had fought Isaac earlier had recovered.

"You, yes, you step forward!"

"Yes, Instructor!" One of the soldiers, who had almost recovered, immediately stepped forward.

"You try it with her," he said, pointing to Violet.

"...Instructor, although I was hit by Colonel Isaac, I don't think I can't even beat a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl. Besides, it would be very embarrassing for a soldier like me to fight a little girl."

The soldier looked distressed, but Banat gave him no chance to refuse.

"Execute orders, soldiers!"

"Yes!"

Left with no other option, the soldier walked up to Violet and said, "I'll try my best to control the force. If it hurts, just say so."

He didn't believe at all that the little girl Isaac said was very strong.

Violet didn't say anything and remained standing there.

'He didn't even strike a stance; it's like he's never learned martial arts.'

"start!"

No sooner had Barnett finished speaking than Violet suddenly transformed into a blur, kicking the soldier in the neck before he could react, causing him to instantly faint.

silence.

Everyone on the field, except for Isaac, stared in disbelief at the fallen soldier and Violet.

a little girl.

A soldier.

The battle, which was originally a foregone conclusion, ended in this way.

Barnett was the first to recover from the shock, recalling Isaac's earlier words: "It seems Isaac really wasn't lying to me, so..."

Barnett looked at the remaining nine men and McGee, who had finished resting, and said, "You guys, fight her together in a bit!"

Chapter 44: Violet's Super Strength

After witnessing Violet knock down a soldier with a single blow, the remaining men abandoned their underestimation of her.

But to be honest, it's really tough!

It was one thing for him to be defeated by Isaac before, after all, he was only about seventeen years old and a colonel from Amestoris. Losing to him wasn't anything shameful.

But she looks only about thirteen years old! Even if she is an officer in Amestoris, she is still a little girl.

Ten burly men bullying a frail young girl?

Is there a high possibility of being counter-killed?

If this gets out, I guess we'll never be able to hold our heads high again.

Are all kids these days monsters?

Ignoring the soldiers' inner thoughts, Violet vanished from the spot after Bannet gave the order to "begin".

Click—

With a crisp sound, Violet dislocated a soldier's hand.

"what!"

Because of the speed, the soldier didn't react at first, and only screamed when the pain came.

However, as he screamed, Violet attacked the second soldier with incredible speed. Before the soldier could even defend himself, a sharp pain shot through his abdomen as Violet delivered a powerful punch to his stomach.

As he bent over and retched, Violet delivered a sharp chop to his neck with her hand, causing the soldier to black out and collapse to the ground.

"How terrifying..."

Who exactly is she?

"How are we supposed to fight this?!"

The soldiers looked at Violet with a hint of fear in their eyes. This girl's physical abilities were probably similar to Isaac's, but she was extremely ruthless and showed no mercy.

Isaac's fighting style is just a bit thuggish, but he knows when to hold back; he knows he doesn't need to use his full strength.

Violet clearly didn't know this; she only knew that as long as she didn't kill anyone, anything was allowed, so she went very far.

Less than a minute has passed since the start, and two soldiers have already fallen to the ground.

"Barnett, your soldiers are no good. No wonder you lost to Gadalik," Isaac said to Barnett beside him, looking at the soldiers who dared not step forward.

"It seems that tripling their training volume might not be enough." Barnett's face darkened upon hearing Isaac's words; the soldiers he had trained were truly disappointing.

While they were chatting, three more people fell to the ground. One had his arm broken, another was thrown to the ground and hit his head on the ground, unconscious, and the last one lay on the ground with his face covered in blood, presumably from a severe blow to the face.

"Wow, that's terrible." Isaac whistled, showing no pity for the soldiers.

Barnett couldn't bear to watch any longer, but he didn't try to stop Violet. He felt it was time to teach those shameful bastards a painful lesson.

The remaining five people on the field looked at Violet, whose fists were still stained with the blood of fallen soldiers, and felt that they were not facing a little girl, but a ferocious beast.

With lingering fear in their hearts, the outcome was predictable.

The remaining five people were so terrified that their movements became stiff, and they were all dealt with in no time.

Everyone on the field except Violet has fallen!

“Wow, Violet is amazing.” A voice suddenly came from behind Isaac and Barnet.

“Claudia, you’ve got time to come here.” Isaac knew who it was without even turning his head.

Claudia smiled wryly and said, "It seems you discovered me a long time ago. When did you find out?"

"From the moment you step into the training field."

"You are both really powerful, both you and Violet."

Actually, Claudia wasn't the only one who came this time.

Because the training ground was not far from the headquarters, many officers and generals came to watch the match.

"This little girl is quite impressive."

"I heard he was a subordinate of an alchemist from that country."

"So small?"

Violet had already come down from up there, and Isaac took out a towel for her to wipe the blood off her hands.

"Well done, Violet." Isaac smiled and patted Violet's head. "You're a worthy subordinate of mine."

"Thank you for the compliment." Violet smiled, a rare occurrence for her. To her, hearing a compliment from Isaac was enough.