Chapter 487: Teaching The Younger Ones
When Daniel arrived at the guild, he didn’t go straight to the guild leader’s office. Instead, he took out his phone and called Lana. Even though a few hours had already passed and they should’ve returned by now, he still wanted to make sure first.
After a few rings, Lana picked up and told him that they had already returned to the guild, though they were a bit busy and he could come to the guild leader’s office in about thirty minutes if possible.
Daniel ended the call and entered the guild. Since he had half an hour of free time, it wouldn’t hurt to take another look around the place, especially since it had been rebuilt and changed quite a bit after that incident.
He walked slowly through the hallway and headed toward the elevator. Once inside, he looked at the buttons for each floor, thought for a second, then selected the one that led to the guild’s Awakened training grounds.
Soon, he reached his destination and stepped out. Looking down from above, he could see many Awakened members training, some practicing alone, others in groups.
He walked down the stairs quietly, but the moment he came into view, the gazes of everyone there turned toward him.
"Hey, look! Daniel’s here!"
"What? Daniel? Haven’t seen him in ages!"
"Yeah, ever since that incident, he barely comes around anymore."
A large group of Awakened quickly ran toward him and surrounded him, as if afraid he might run away.
"Ha ha, calm down, what’s with this reaction?" Daniel laughed, glancing at them.
"Do you know how long it’s been since we last saw you? You even promised to train us, remember?" one of them said.
"I did?" Daniel blinked and stared at them with a confused expression. It was clear he didn’t remember making any such promise.
Of course, admitting that would be a little embarrassing.
"You forgot?" The rest of the Awakened gave him annoyed looks, as if they couldn’t believe what they just heard.
"Of course not. How could I forget something like that?" Daniel smiled shamelessly and lied without hesitation.
"So, what do you say I give you guys a little training right now?"
"Really? That’d be amazing!"
"Alright then, follow me."
He led them to one of the empty training fields. Then, as he checked through his skills, he wondered if there was anything useful enough to teach them.
Unfortunately, none of his current skills would really benefit them. He sighed, then decided to teach them something he had recently tested himself — how to turn their energy into a powerful bomb, the same Death Sphere he had used to wipe out all those wooden titans with ease.
"Watch closely." He raised his hand, and death energy began to flow out from his body. It gathered into a single point, condensing tighter and tighter.
At first glance, it might’ve looked like an ordinary mass of energy, but with a closer look, it was clear that it was the purest and most refined form of energy possible.
That alone was enough to astonish everyone watching. Even before it exploded, they could feel that if it did, every one of them would be killed instantly.
"To create something like this, you need to purify a sufficient amount of your cultivated Law energy," Daniel explained. Then he began describing the process of purification step by step, along with several ideas and tips on how they could greatly enhance the explosive power of the sphere they created.
All the Awakened listened carefully, like children paying attention to their teacher. It couldn’t be helped — to them, Daniel held a special place in their hearts.
After all, most of them had seen him stand fearlessly against Kaelos, watched how even the young lady of the guild, Lana, couldn’t defeat him, and most importantly, they had witnessed with their own eyes how he broke the Federation’s simulation tournament record and set a monstrous new one.
They still didn’t understand why another name had been displayed instead of Daniel’s. For a while, many even thought they must’ve seen wrong — but how could they be mistaken when they saw it happen right in front of them?
Because of that, many believed that "The Fallen," the man who had become so famous recently, was none other than the person standing before them.
The respect and admiration they had for Daniel were beyond words. To them, he was like their idol.
Before long, the training session ended. Daniel called a few of them forward to practice on the field, supervising their movements carefully to make sure they didn’t make any mistakes.
"You can also use this as a hidden trump card. If your mana control is good enough, you can mix it in too, that’ll make the explosion even stronger," Daniel advised. His students nodded seriously.
After that, he told the others to get up and start practicing what he had just taught them. He watched their progress closely, and once he confirmed that there were no major mistakes and that everyone had more or less learned how to use it, he said his goodbyes.
Almost half an hour had passed, which meant it was time to meet with Lana and the guild leader.
The Awakened, though reluctant, said their farewells as well, asking him to come again if he ever had time.
Daniel then headed straight to the guild leader’s office.
Knock knock.
"Come in," a deep, middle-aged voice called from inside.
He opened the door and stepped in. Varnos was sitting in his chair, while Lana stood next to the desk, scanning through some papers.
When she noticed it was Daniel who entered, she smiled and gestured for him to take a seat.
"Well, Daniel, we didn’t get a chance to talk earlier. How are you feeling?" Varnos asked, his tone serious but calm.
"I’m fine, Mr. Varnos. Things got a little rough, but fortunately, nothing bad happened," Daniel said, then briefly explained what had occurred in the dungeon. Of course, he oversimplified everything, mostly out of laziness, leaving out many details.
If he had actually explained everything that happened in full, both of them would probably have passed out from the shock.
"I see. So the dungeon’s evaluation was wrong. Even though it still falls within the purple-ranked range, it must’ve been one of the highest-level ones. At least a national-ranked Awakened should’ve been sent."
"That’s right. Still, we managed to clear it by working together, though we didn’t get much out of it," Daniel sighed.
"That’s fine. The fact that everyone made it back safely is more than enough. Anyway, what did you want to talk about? I’m guessing it’s not just about the dungeon." Varnos shifted the conversation.
"You’re planning to challenge the third floor of the Tower?" Lana suddenly asked.