Seduction System

A few hours later, at the training ground. 

Instructor Mo stood in the dusty air of the practice field, staring at Baek Yisoo with eyes red with anger. In the corner of the training field, a small mound of broken equipment stood as witnesses to Yisoo's crime. 

"BAEK YISOO!" he roared. His voice echoed throughout the practice field. "How irresponsible is this? The training equipment is not for you to vent your anger, it's for everyone to improve their skills!" 

Baek Yisoo froze, feeling as small as an ant under the instructor's angry gaze. 

Instructor Mo continued, "If you can't control yourself, there's no point in going down the martial arts path! Egoism is the base of the evil path! As an honorable person, you should not only think of yourself, but also of others!" 

"I apologize sir, I will be more careful." Baek Yisoo bowed his head and apologized. But his apology was useless, Instructor Mo's eyes were still burning with fire. 

"Na Sam, bring the new equipment! After a little warm-up, we'll go straight into combat practice. Today is the day to decide things!" roared Instructor Mo. No one dared to look him in the eye. It was the first time they had seen Instructor Mo so angry. 

It was not a big deal if he smashed one or two pieces of training equipment. But Baek Yisoo had smashed twenty wooden spears, thirty hay bales, two bows and three quiver arrows, and four wooden shields while training. 

"The money for the equipment will be deducted from your monthly allowance! Go to Horse Stance in the corner and stand there all day!" Instructor Mo said angrily. 

Baek Yisoo didn't dare to resist. He had become a third-rate martial artist, so he could feel the pressure radiating from Instructor Mo's body much more clearly. It was as if there was a huge and impassable mountain in front of him. 

While waiting in horse stance, the guard trainees began to run. After a quick warm-up, they went straight into small battles. 

The fights were not that interesting, but he could definitely learn something. Baek Yisoo watched the fights until noon and analyzed his potential opponents. 

The fights continued until the end of the afternoon. Finally, Instructor Mo gathered everyone and shouted in a loud voice, "Those who want to join the Waterway Guard Team, step forward!" 

Boom! 

Everyone who was a third-grade martial artist took a firm step forward. 

Exactly 19 grown men looked resolutely at Instructor Mo. 

"Great! Only the deserving will go!" he said as he stroked his beard, "Pyong-ho and Sung-hoon, take a few steps forward." 

The handsome Sung-hoon and a squat man of average appearance stepped forward. Each held a spear and a shield. The other would-be guards immediately formed a circle around the two of them. Sung-hoon and Pyong-ho looked at each other with stern expressions.

"May the deserving win!" 

As the battle began, the sound of spears cutting through the air was heard. The first move came from the younger Sung-hoon. He thrust his spear forward swiftly, but his opponent skillfully retaliated by stepping to the side. The clash of the wooden spears in the air made a loud sound. 

Pyong-ho immediately counterattacked. His spear curled like a snake, trying to pierce Sung-hoon's defenses. But Sung-hoon used the Waterfall Steps to step back and hold his spear horizontally in defense. 

When Pyong-ho lunged forward for a second attack, Sung-hoon responded by raising his shield. When the spear and shield made contact, Sung-hoon took a few steps back. Pyong-ho continued to attack using the Waterfall Steps, but was knocked back by Sung-hoon's spear attack. 

"Whoa, good defense!" 

"The training seems to have paid off!" 

The people around were watching the battle like excited spectators while making bets. Baek Yisoo was just trying to see the battle from the corner. 

Then Sung-hoon found an opening and quickly threw his spear toward Pyong-ho's left side. At the last moment, Pyong-ho raised his spear to parry the attack, but Sung-hoon was already at the bottom and swung his right fist with great force. 

BAM! 

With a painful sound, Pyong-ho fell to his knees and began to retch. All the strength in his body was gone after the hard punch to his diaphragm. 

Sung-hoon was the winner. 

"Somun Jung-nam and Sol Jin-sang." 

The two young men entered the circle and after bowing respectfully to each other, they began to fight. Baek Yisoo had discovered something in their fight. Everyone was using the techniques one at a time. They never used two techniques in combination. 

This was strange to him. 

For example, there was no one using Flow Like Water when he was using Stream. He had noticed this in small battles, but he kept his mouth shut. 

The battle between Jung-nam and Jin-sang ended after a few boring minutes. 

There were four basic arts they had learned here. All they had to do was to practice them on time, at the right angle. This was perhaps the most important thing Baek Yisoo learned today. 

After the end of the fight between Jung-nam and Jin-sang, everyone had a good fight with their opponents. The winners and losers kept quiet. Everything was fair and respectful. 

"Isn't Big Brother Na going to fight?" someone suddenly asked. 

"Do you think Big Brother Na needs to fight? Do you know anyone in this group who can stand up to him?" replied Jung-nam. He was one of the ones who qualified to go and he and Na Sam got along really well. 

Na Sam was the leader of this group. He was the oldest and the strongest. Jung-nam and many others respected him. 

"You're right..." 

Nine people had already been decided and the last place was, of course, for Na Sam. As Baek Yisoo listened to these conversations from afar, he remembered the mission the system had given him. If he wanted to enter the Waterway Guardian Team, he had to defeat Na Sam and win the favor of Instructor Mo. 

"If there are no objections, these 10 people will be our candidates for the Waterway Guardian Team. Until next month, you can challenge these people and fight for a second chance." said Instructor Mo and prepared to leave the training ground. 

He was about to call it a day when a voice came from around the corner. 

"I challenge Big Brother Na!" 

All eyes suddenly turned to Baek Yisoo, who was still standing in the horse stance. 

"Are you kidding me?"