As the group pressed on, they soon encountered five or six mercenaries.
These mercenaries, all controlled by Heart Stealers and wearing octopus insignias, charged at them fearlessly.
Following Aske's arrangement, the teams of swordsmen immediately met them, with each mercenary being attended to by five swordsmen.
Then began the brutal "swordsmanship practice."
"Throat Slash is too slow! Seize the opportunity!"
"Watch the Stepping Rush carefully, you missed two chances just now!"
"Follow up with the Mountain Crashing Strike! Follow up! 0.13 seconds… Oh, it's too fast again, wait for them to jump before striking!"
The swordsmen surrounded their foes, all the while furiously criticizing each other, and soon the scene turned chaotic.
Everyone felt that their own performance was flawless; it was always because their teammates were too fast or too slow that they failed to execute combos, hence everyone's patience quickly wore thin after repeated failures.
