“Huh?”

Kevin was on patrol when he was shocked to see Moss, Mill, and Alan strolling back from the first floor to the ninth floor as if they were tourists in the underground training grounds.

‘This place is for them to train, not meander,’ Kevin was stunned, ‘Why did they go to the first floor? Didn’t I tell them they should act based on their abilities?’

Fortunately, the trio did not face any dangers. Each instructor had three strikes for dead students, and Kevin would have instantly reached that target if the trio had died.

Kevin felt scared after wiping the cold sweat off his forehead. At that thought, he hastened his pace and walked straight toward the trio. “B-661, B-664, and B-666, you three, come with me.”

Kevin called the trio to a corner, controlled his emotions, and lowered his voice as he said earnestly, “You have to hurry up. This stage is an excellent opportunity for you to increase your combat experience. Look at the others who are training so seriously and actively. Some students with better results have even begun training on the fifth floor!”

“Yes, thank you for your reminder, Instructor Kevin,” Moss saluted Kevin and continued, “We only wanted to understand the Magical Beasts’ habits and characteristics and make adequate preparations before fighting them during training.”

“I see. There’s nothing wrong with that. I did suggest that to the students, after all,” Kevin had more to say to the trio, but he could not say them.

However, he was still an instructor, so he quickly organized his words, “If that’s the case, you three should hurry up and start training. Time is of the essence. Oh, also, You should practice one step at a time. If you can’t handle other floors, staying where you are is best. All right, go and train, quickly.”

“Yes, sir,” the trio responded in unison and turned around to leave.

Kevin nodded in relief as he looked at the trio leaving.

…

After walking around the ninth floor for a while, Alan said, “Moss, we have sorted all the beasts into groups, so where should we start?”

Moss pondered, and his eyes lit up. Then he said smilingly, “We should start with the mammals since there are more. Considering how many students are around, the canids, felines, and cows are more suited for us.

“That will lay a good foundation for our taming stage. Humans have domesticated cats, dogs, cows, and sheep for years, so they would be the easiest to tame.”

Alan was in a daze, and he could not help but nod. “Although I’m getting increasingly confused, I think what you said makes sense.”

Mill added, “I think we should each handle a group and then compile our experiences into the information we’ve sorted out. Then we’ll exchange them. Wouldn’t that be the most efficient way to do things?”

“Excellent, Mill. I’ll let you two choose which group you want to face. Leave the rest to me,” Moss said and gave Mill a thumbs up.

…

Moss started with Demon Dogs as Mill chose cats, and Alan chose cows. Less than half of the students trained on the ninth floor then. The ninth floor was straightforward to these elites.

Moss chose a smaller colosseum, selected the Demon Dog, and pressed the lower-ranked option. He could have chosen the higher-level option, but he first wanted to familiarize himself with the Demon Dog’s characteristics.

Moss walked into the colosseum and noticed how tiny it was. It was only ten meters wide and covered in iron. It was even smaller than the UFC octagon.

A moment later, a three-foot-tall Demon Dog that resembled a bulldog appeared. Moss was not in a hurry to make a move. Instead, he used his Beast Communication.

Then he felt the Demon Dog’s potent fighting spirit, signaling it did not intend to interact with Moss. He also tried using his spiritual power to influence the dog, but it was still ineffective.

Although Moss could not establish an interaction with the dog, it still benefited him greatly. Firstly, he could feel the dog’s emotions through Beast Communication. Secondly, he discovered he could easily activate his spiritual power, even though it was meager, through his knight’s spirit.

After understanding the information he needed, Moss threw a shield to block the Demon Dog’s Dog Bark skill.

Bang!

Moss’s shield appeared too suddenly, and the dog could not dodge it in time. The dog crashed into the shield and fell. Afterward, Moss filled in his notebook on the intermediate and advanced Demon Dogs’ information section as if he were filling out a form.

He also recorded its characteristics, skills, habits, and whether or not it would be suitable for him to tame.

Moreover, Moss discovered he could feel and transmit emotions to and from beasts through continuous use of his Beast Communication.

“I can learn how to interact with beasts if I keep trying to do it through Beast Communication. It will benefit me in the future, whether fighting them or other aspects,” Moss became excited.

However, he thought of another issue—insufficient spiritual power. If he could not solve the issue, it would be impossible for him to tame the Demon Dog.

With that thought, Moss once again recalled what Hank said, “Spiritual power comes from one’s spirit and faith.”

‘Would it be possible for me to train my knight’s spirit and increase my Holy Belief value if I combine the characteristics of being a knight to improve my spiritual power?’

Moss could only confirm his Holy Belief value. The Guardians could stimulate the Holy Belief value through the knight’s spirit when Moss unlocked an achievement.

Since that was the case, Moss would work hard toward that. Nonetheless, Moss would need his Holy Belief to achieve a 100-point value to evolve into the next class.

That thought motivated Moss to the fullest as he looked for his next training target.

…

Moss proceeded to the next floor after he dealt with the canine-type Magical Beasts on the ninth floor. Several canine-type beasts were on that floor, but they favored many students, especially Explosive Wolves and Crazy Hyenas.

Those species were prevalent in the Mystic Realms and varied in levels. Moreover, they were usually in packs. The canine-type Magical Beasts were excellent training subjects, whether it was individual or team training.

Moss looked at the panel and noticed most fought every canine-type beast except the Bewitching Demon Fox. Thus, he selected it and pressed the lower-ranked button.

Ten foxes appeared when he entered the colosseum. Moss recalled the information he obtained about the Bewitching Demon Foxes and understood why no one used them to train.