Deus: We are all Lords

Chapter 156 Training

        Outside it, he could see a lot of the other lords standing and looking at the opposition party. Turning towards that direction, he couldn't see anything since they were very far away. 

Separated by several million hectares of land, it wasn't something even his enhanced eyes could see across easily. It was clear that these lords and their attendants had skills that complemented their long range talents.

"Sir?" One of the lords called out surprised by his appearance.

"Gather all the long range creatures, it's time for training" Jerry said as he walked away while holding the sniper in his hand.

        He walked past several large tents before he arrived at a large opening. This was where he planned to conduct the training. The main problem of this battle wasn't that they were weak or anything of that sort.

        It was just that they were very inexperienced, he had never led an army before and now he had to do so, the troops were all new summons meaning that they were all low levelled. 

        Even a pig could easily tell that the opponent had come to battle with their strongest creatures and their strongest lords for the battle, but his majesty had sent new recruits to face off against them.

        It took nearly an hour for the required people to arrive, but Jerry was patient. He didn't exactly have a military background that he could base such timeliness on. 

"I know all of you have superior combat skills compared to me however, in the empire, there are a few differences compared to what you are used to, one such difference is seen in our long range weapons" Jerry said as he raise the sniper in his hands up.

Following that, he also displayed the compound bow that was handed to him by a nearby governor. It was a plain black bow with all the standard features found the regular compound bow.

"This is called a compound bow… well this one is called an Arcus but its still the same thing, using it should be pretty easy for you all since you are inherently know how to use a bow, but I am here to make sure that you all learn to use these weapons effectively" Jerry explained 

"We start with the easy part, pick a bow from the racks" He ordered, and they immediately followed his orders.

Now with a bow in their hands, a different aura could be felt in the air. It was as though they were all completely different persons however, Jerry didn't flinch, nor did he show any form of reaction at all.

He had faced auras several leagues above this so despite their strength and the overwhelming power within their aura, he wasn't moved. It wasn't that he was stronger, this was simply because he was used to the auras passively generated by the various archdemons in his territory.

"First warning though, there is a switch by your thumb assuming you are holding the bows accuratl… which all of you are" he said before seeing their reaction and giving a sigh

"Anyway, the switch you see there should not be triggered until you are told to do so, now your aim is to simply hit the targets before you" Jerry said before nodding towards one of the governors, standing just to the side.

It was a female who seemed to be of Asian descent, she could be seen dressed in standard military gear just like the rest of group however, like Jerry and the other governors, their uniforms were a bit different to reflect their status.

The lady came forward but as she walked, several green vines sprouted from below her. With a wave of her hand, they all immediately began growing towards the empty part of the clearing, where they formed various shapes.

"This is simply to get you familiar with the bow before you go into the actual training for the day" Jerry said before moving out of the way.

This was simply free practice, all of their status read that they all had the skill [Master Combatant] which meant that they had all mastered all conventional weapons but the compound bow and its secondary feature were new so all he needed to do was to let them get familiar with it.

Nearly an hour passed before they were finally asked to stop, the targets at the far end of the clearing could be seen riddled with holes from their powerful shots. Compound bows were already powerful but these were modified by the Dwarves to match the strength of the army.

This allowed each shot way more power than necessary. 

"Okay, it seems you all have gotten the hang of the new weapon, now flip the switch" Jerry ordered as he too flipped his.

As soon as he did so, he saw the bow float out of his hand as a blue glow appeared on it, radiating from its middle to the further reaches of the bow. As it passed, Jerry could see the arrow change drastically.

The once modern looking arrow began to slowly take on some hardcore fantasy look. The once metallic bow slowly changed to some wood-like material.

Several markings appeared on and at the very center of it all, he could see a blue orb holding it all together, the string was now nowhere to be seen, however replacing it was some form of energy line.

"Dwarves are fucking cool" He muttered as a bright smile appeared on his face. 

He may be a grown man and he may not look it due to his huge size but such things still interested him greatly. His eyes sparkled like that of a child whenever he looked at the bow.

"Okay, now in this form, the bow utilizes your spirit to function and depending on what element you are most compatible with, you can create elemental arrows like these" Jerry said as he turned around and immediately grabbed on to the energy string and pulled.

Almost immediately, they all saw an arrow appear in the bow however, unlike a normal arrow, they could feel the extremely cold aura that radiated off the aura.

Releasing it, the arrow flew at incredible speeds to its target and as soon as it hit its target, a wave of cold energy spread all through the environment, freezing all in its path.