Modern World Warlock-Chapter 157: Training and Relaxation

After Dante helped Clara with her umbra control practice, he moved on to the laboratory in the Jade Palace, which had a MET room just like the one at the skyscraper.

When he arrived, he saw Zac and Megan watching the recording of his destructive fight against Astaroth.

"Are you guys re-watching that again?" Dante asked as he approached the pair.

His companions, eager to learn and grow, had seen the recording countless times, each viewing revealing new insights into the moves and spells he used.

Megan wanted to have a better understanding of how to use her abilities, while Zac was simply looking for inspiration on new fighting styles.

"I see that 'Rapture' spell that you used is similar to the thing I did with my knife…" Megan commented, gazing at the warlock.

During her battle with Sabelio, Megan waved her dagger and launched air slices made of umbra, but she wasn't aware of the name of the ability.

Dante explained that while his spell called "Rapture" was similar to her air slices, they weren't the same ability.

"You guys aren't warlocks, so you don't really need to chant the name of your abilities…" the warlock continued, explaining the differences between his spells and their abilities.

Warlocks, wizards, or any other type of caster used spells to create their magic. While spells could be used without saying a word, chanting the spell's name allowed the caster to control the power output much better.

"Casting a spell without a chant is mostly used in extremely dire situations where you wouldn't even have time to say a word…" Dante elaborated.

"If I were to cast a 'Destro' without saying the name, it could either destroy way too much or barely anything," he continued.

However, non-casters, like warriors and assassins, didn't use spells but something they called "skills" or "abilities."

"Skills are different since they don't require the individual to say the name—In a way, it's a bit more difficult to master…" Dante said.

As the warlock switched the video to that of Megan's fight against Sabelio, he showed them the moment that Megan used a skill called "Killing Intent," explaining how the brunette didn't have to say anything to activate it.

"Those air slices were pretty good, but that wasn't actually a skill… It was more like a weaker version of one," Dante continued, analyzing the fight.

The warlock said that strong rogues and assassins could use a skill called "Vorpal Blade," which could cut through the very fabric of reality from how powerful it was.

To demonstrate his explanation, Dante borrowed Megan's dagger and entered the MET room, where a couple of ballistic dummies were placed at the back.

Waving his hand to the side with force, a slice made of pure umbra shot out from the dagger and landed on the dummy's belly, leaving a wide cut.

Then, he pointed his hand at the dummy beside and cast "Rapture," generating an invisible slash that was much wider than his previous one, severing the dummy clean in half.

"That's the difference in potency between your air slices and my 'Rapture' spell…" said Dante to Megan.

"I can't use 'Vorpal Blade,' but I can tell you it's at least two or three times stronger than my spell," he continued, making the pair a bit surprised.

"I see… Looks like I still have a long way to go," Megan commented. Her face looked cold, but the energy flowing from her was full of determination.

Zac raised his hand as if wanting to ask the teacher a question and pondered if he could name his own skills.

"Name your skills?" Dante repeated, placing a hand on his chin.

"I mean… I don't see why you wouldn't be able to do that, considering someone must have named the skills that are already known," the warlock thought aloud.

Spells were creations by magic users that required a specific set of instructions for them to work, so having a name attached to them was a requirement.

On the other hand, skills were intuitive abilities that individuals used unknowingly, and their names were given after they were discovered, so they weren't a requirement to have.

Zac smiled with a bit of excitement. "Honestly, sounds fun… I can't wait to name my abilities," he said.

"You are the first person I've heard say that," Dante replied while chuckling a little.

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After training for a few hours, the Omega Team trio went to the spa room in the Jade Palace, which was in the same hallway as the lab.

The expansive room was split in two, so the men's and women's groups had to go their separate ways at the entrance.

The first part was the changing room, with a few lockers, benches, and towel dispensers.

The second part had the sauna and massage tables, leading to the indoor tubs with aromatic herbs.

Still, Zac and Dante were mostly interested in the final room at the back, which led to the outside hot spring.

It was a small open area where they could see the night sky, with a stone wall that poured hot water into the pool beneath it.

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A bamboo wall divided the men from the women, but being outside allowed them to hear each other.

Dante and Zac were the only guys on their side of the hot spring. Megan, on the other hand, stepped outside to find Lilith and the five succubi taking a dip.

"Oh, Megan, right?" Lilith asked with an inviting gaze.

"Mhmm, sorry I never introduced myself," Megan replied with a cold tone as she removed the towel around her body, gently stepping into the hot spring.

"Heh, don't worry about it. Dante did introduce us, but it's not like we care about that sort of thing," Lilith commented.

Megan shut her eyes as her shoulders dipped in the hot water and sighed with relief, gazing at Lilith and noticing that the queen wasn't taking her eyes off her.

"What is it?" Megan asked.

"That mark on your body… It's beautiful," Lilith said, approaching Megan and placing a hand around her waist.

The Succubus Queen was attracted to the emerald dragon tattoo that started at Megan's waist, trailed along her ribs and left breast, and ended almost at her shoulder.

Megan didn't show any restraint to Lilith's grasp and calmly explained that it was the mark of the leader of the Jade Dragons.

"Hmm? The leader, huh?" Lilith said with a seductive tone, softly trailing her nails along Megan's tattoo.

Still, Megan didn't show any sign of embarrassment as the queen praised her muscles.

"Hey, Lilith! Stop teasing my friends over there!" Dante exclaimed from the other side of the hot spring.

The queen chuckled and called the warlock "no-fun" but said that she forgave him since he was "sexy," separating herself from Megan and returning to her relaxing bath.