Large-Scale Training
Kang Yujun saw something he was never meant to see.
“I can see the equipment options.”
Awakened Scan was fundamentally a skill for viewing status windows.
Seeing a status window meant he could grasp everything about the target.
‘So it connects to equipment options as well?’
In the Infinite Tower, equipment options had never appeared particularly distinct.
But this was reality.
‘To think Awakened Scan would let me see equipment options too……’
Geumgang Staff [Grade: SS]
Attack Power: 20
Durability: 100 / 100
“Better results than expected. With this, preparations are complete……”
Kang Yujun chuckled and swung the Geumgang Staff a few times.
Shwaaak-!
“The attack power seems higher than I thought.”
Without a comparison, he couldn’t gauge how impressive an attack power of 20 truly was, but it clearly wasn’t lacking for an SS-grade weapon.
“This will be enough.”
The preparations for the large-scale training were now finished.
“Let’s begin.”
All that remained was to verify the results.
The training hall of the Neverland Guild.
Because it was far larger than the Sky Guild’s facility, all the youths had gathered there.
“Guild Leader Kim Shinjun.”
“You’ve arrived, Guild Leader Lee Hyeokjun.”
The leaders of Sky Guild and Neverland Guild smiled and shook hands.
“Thank you so much for sending Trainer Kang Yujun to us. If it weren’t for him, we would have been in serious trouble.”
“Sending him? He decided to go on his own. I didn’t do anything. If you want to thank someone, thank Suyeon.”
“Awakened Lee Suyeon truly accomplished something remarkable.”
Both guild leaders were in excellent spirits.
Thanks to Kang Yujun, their guilds had leveled up significantly, and his latest proposal had lifted their moods even higher.
“I never imagined he would offer to train the youths on such a large scale.”
“From what I can tell, he’s trying to appeal to the scouts.”
“Quite the bold move.”
“The confidence of someone who just obtained his license is unbelievable.”
Both men reached the same conclusion at once.
As expected, a former prospect from a prestigious guild and a genius trainer were on an entirely different level.
This was training on a scale neither of them had ever considered.
“Selecting twenty-five each was quite the ordeal.”
“We had it easy.”
“Our youths tend to be rather particular…… There are still many who remain skeptical. They worry they’re being used as Kang Yujun’s portfolio.”
“Haha.”
Lee Hyeokjun burst into hearty laughter.
“I’m curious to see their reactions afterward.”
“So am I.”
The youths had assembled in the training hall.
Fifty of them.
An enormous number.
“Ughhh.”
“I heard Trainer Kang personally requested to handle this himself.”
“This is truly a blessing on the level of the heavens.”
“He is a god. My god.”
Kim Gyojun of Sky Guild was already brimming with faith toward Yujun.
The Sky Guild youths had trained under Kang Yujun before and held high expectations.
The Neverland Guild youths, however, did not.
They had only heard that he had instantly resolved the injury issues of first-string awakened through rehabilitation training.
“How does he plan to train fifty people at once?”
“Isn’t this just a performance?”
“No matter how amazing he is……”
“This is crossing the line.”
“It feels like he’s just using us for his portfolio.”
Their mood was far from pleasant.
Shortly after the youths arrived, the scouts began to appear one after another.
“Ah, Guild Leaders.”
“It’s been a while!”
The scouts were on friendly terms with the guild leaders by default.
“Trainer Kang Yujun is quite the generous man. I never expected him to arrange something like this.”
“He contacted us so we wouldn’t leave empty-handed.”
“That’s probably right. He’s also using the opportunity to promote himself.”
“But does Trainer Kang Yujun truly have no intention of joining a guild?”
Both guild leaders nodded at the scout’s question.
“He won’t join. The contract offer will remain open, though.”
“You can observe today’s session and make your own judgment.”
The scouts paid close attention to the guild leaders’ expressions.
Kang Yujun had clearly earned considerable trust from both men in a short time.
Their faces were filled with solid confidence.
Once everyone had gathered and preparations were complete……
“Good afternoon.”
Kang Yujun appeared.
“……!”
“……!”
The Sky Guild youths looked slightly surprised to see him.
“Something about him feels different.”
“He seems more imposing, doesn’t he?”
The two guild leaders felt the same.
“It’s only been a short while……”
“He really does seem different.”
The scouts hurriedly opened their smart pads and began rapidly taking notes on Kang Yujun.
“I am Kang Yujun, the trainer who will be working with you today. I officially became a licensed trainer after obtaining my A-rank license yesterday. It’s a pleasure to meet you all.”
Kang Yujun greeted them politely.
“Then, without further delay.”
Awakened Scan commencing!
“Training will now begin.”
Until now, Kang Yujun had only used Awakened Scan on one person at a time.
‘Because my proficiency was insufficient.’
But not anymore.
“Awakened Scan.”
Awakened Scan activated!
Please designate the targets!
Kang Yujun swept his gaze across all fifty youths gathered in the training hall.
“Everyone within my sight.”
Shaaaaak-.
Shaaaaaaaak-!
His eyes burned as if aflame. At the same time, the mana inside his body stirred violently.
Scanning awakened individuals!
Awakened Lee Hansu.
One.
Awakened Choi Yuseong.
Awakened Kim Cheoljin.
Awakened Kim Seran.
Awakened Yoo Mujin.
Awakened Oh Hankyu.
……
……
Status windows of every youth present began appearing before Kang Yujun’s eyes.
He read through the information at high speed, confirming their details and determining what kind of training each one required.
Training Hints have been activated!
‘Confirmed.’
Shaaaaak-.
He gripped the glowing Geumgang Staff.
Awakened Scan proficiency has increased!
Focus skill proficiency has increased!
“Beginning now.”
Kang Yujun activated Linguistic Correction on the group.
Linguistic Correction activated!
“All youths, activate your abilities.”
Shaaaaaaaak-!
At his command, everyone activated their abilities on the spot.
“Huh?”
“He’s starting the training right away?”
“He hasn’t even received any information yet.”
The scouts were visibly flustered.
This was nothing like standard training procedures.
Fifty people, after all.
No matter how talented the youths were, training fifty of them required preparation.
But Kang Yujun needed none.
Linguistic Correction proficiency has increased!
Linguistic Correction has leveled up!
Linguistic Correction is now Lv.2.
‘Starting with basic corrections.’
Then moving on to advanced corrections.
Kang Yujun began correcting each individual’s movements with pinpoint accuracy.
“Shorten your breathing and focus on your shoulders.”
Thud-.
The Geumgang Staff struck the shoulder precisely, instantly correcting the youth’s posture.
One.
“Your ability calculation is too slow. Circulate your mana more vigorously.”
Two.
“Your mana isn’t properly infusing the weapon. Straighten your back and draw your mana upward in one motion.”
Three, four.
Five……
Kang Yujun’s training was both swift and precise.
“U-uh……?”
“Y-yes!”
The Sky Guild youths naturally surrendered their bodies to his guidance, but the Neverland youths did not.
“Why is this……”
“It feels…… comfortable?”
Experiencing his training for the first time, they were witnessing an entirely new world.
“Whoa……”
“What the……?”
“He’s correcting them like that?”
They had wondered how he would conduct large-scale training.
With fifty people, they assumed he couldn’t observe everyone at once.
That meant he would have to check them one by one, which they believed would take an entire day.
“He’s doing it all at once……”
“At this rate, a day is nothing.”
Half a day.
Perhaps even faster.
“I’ve never seen training like this before.”
The observing scouts stared at Kang Yujun in a daze.
Even they, who had spent years identifying talent and gathering information, had never witnessed anything like this.
“Team Leader Kim Dohun, correct?”
A scout addressed Sky Guild’s Youth Training Team Leader, Kim Dohun.
“What kind of training is that exactly?”
“……”
Kim Dohun fell silent for a moment.
He couldn’t even begin to formulate an answer.
“It’s…… large-scale training.”
“Is something like that actually possible?”
“Possible?”
Kim Dohun shrugged.
“I can’t do it.”
The trainers beside him nodded in agreement.
“Neither can I.”
“Who could? If I had to name someone, maybe Trainer Han Gyujin of Dream Guild?”
“Trainer Do Gangmyeong might be able to as well.”
“……”
“But this feels like Trainer Kang’s signature style. I couldn’t imitate it even if I tried.”
Meanwhile, Kang Yujun’s training continued without pause.
The middle phase progressed even faster than the beginning.
“Mind the angle of your elbow. Rotate here. Rotate more!”
Thud-!
With verbal correction and a few precise taps from the staff, the posture corrected itself.
“Hah.”
The Neverland trainers nodded repeatedly.
They were receiving an excellent lesson.
Kang Yujun’s method was textbook perfection.
“To think he’s training our kids so well.”
“I’m genuinely impressed.”
‘He’s strengthening each individual’s strengths.’
“You can increase your speed. Focus on your heels and release it like an eruption.”
Thirty-two.
“Don’t think of it as stepping on the ground—think of it as expelling mana into the earth as you advance.”
Forty-four. And then……
Fifty.
The time it took Kang Yujun to train all fifty youths was only two and a half hours.
“Huff…… huff……”
“Huff……”
Every youth who had undergone the training was breathing heavily.
‘Achieved.’
Kang Yujun closed his eyes briefly.
This large-scale training had been quite taxing even for him.
‘I’m sweating far too much.’
He had maintained a calm and composed demeanor, but by the time he passed forty trainees, his head had begun to spin.
Yet he had endured through sheer mental fortitude.
‘Achievement unlocked.’
Kang Yujun smiled.
Large-scale training completed successfully!
Training Score: 7 / 10
Excellent training!
Points awarded based on large-scale training performance!
You have obtained 250P!
Two hundred and fifty points.
‘Nice.’
Kang Yujun’s total points now reached five hundred.
“Training is complete.”
Everyone’s mouths fell open.
The scouts, as well as the first-string awakened who had come to observe, were stunned.
The trainers from both Sky Guild and Neverland Guild stared with wide eyes, absorbing the sheer scale of Kang Yujun’s large-scale training.
“Whoa……”
Everyone had held expectations, but the scene before them far exceeded them, leaving them momentarily speechless.
“Thank you all for your hard work. If you continue practicing what you learned today, you’ll be able to correct the shortcomings you’re currently aware of.”
Kang Yujun said this before approaching the two guild leaders to greet them.
“Thank you for giving me this opportunity.”
“Ah…… No, not at all. We should be the ones thanking you.”
“We’re truly grateful. That was…… an incredible sight.”
After greeting the guild leaders, Kang Yujun gave a polite nod to the scouts and left the training hall.
For a while, only the sound of heavy breathing filled the space.
“Insane.”
“This is real……”
“He’s the real deal!”
The scouts excitedly tapped away on their smart pads, eager to report to their superiors as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, admiration filled the eyes of the Neverland youths.
“This is crazy…… This is actually insane…… I have to train with him again, no matter what.”
“The issues I struggled with for three months are completely resolved!”
“He’s the real thing! He’s a true trainer!”
There were no longer any youths from Neverland claiming he was only here to fill his portfolio or that they couldn’t trust him.
“You guys are going to suffer now too.”
“Trainer Kang’s training is seriously tough.”
The Sky Guild youths looked at the Neverland youths with pity.
“Yes, Guild Leader. The large-scale training has just ended. Pardon? You’re asking if it’s already over? I’m wondering the same thing after seeing it myself.”
— So, what did you think when you saw it directly?
“……”
The scout fell silent for a moment.
After pondering how to express it, he uttered a single word.
“A monster.”