1 chapter before I go to my 2nd job

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"You should use your Spirit Core," Akiza said to Serph.

"But it is something we earned together, it would not be right if I kept it for myself," answered Serph.

"I told you already," said Akiza. "I get the flower, you get the Spirit."

"Are you absolutely sure?" asked Serph.

"Yes," said Akiza. "I'll even watch over you while you do it."

Serph took the Golem Spirit Core out of his ring. He absorbed it into his Dantian.

"Congratulations," said Akiza.

"It's all thanks to you," said Serph.

"What does it do?" Akiza asked.

"Let's find out," Serph replied.

Serph activated his new Golem Spirit. A small square piece of metal appeared in front of him. "Is this is a shield?" he wondered.

"It looks like something that Senior Cixi had," said Akiza.

"What did her's do?" Serph asked.

"It was a defensive ability," Akiza answered. "It barely cracked when I hit it with all my might. Yours probably has a similar ability."

Serph moved the shield around. He could control where it went and the size of it. "It seems pretty useful."

"That things was pretty strong," said Akiza. "It makes sense that the ability it gave was either very strong or very useful. It could also be both."

After a while, the two moved on. They were still looking for a safe place that they could hide. The fog was pretty thick and Akiza had to lead Serph through the fog as well.

"While we're here, we should collect some more materials," said Akiza.

"Are you insane?" said Serph. "The monsters here are insanely strong, we can't beat them."

"We don't have to," said Akiza. "We let them beat each other. And we have a whole year to do this." Akiza's eyes gleamed. She was interested in all of the powerful sources of Internal Energy.

Serph actually did not know what to do. They had no idea where they were going. Only Akiza could so he really could not disagree if she wanted to go in a certain direction. "I guess if we stay hidden and safe, it should be okay." Serph reluctantly agreed.

Akiza changed directions and headed towards the nearest intense source of Internal Energy she could find. There Serph saw the skeleton of a person. Someone had died here. "Were they lost? Did they get greedy?" he thought to himself. "I don't want to end up like that," he said.

"We won't," said Akiza.

Serph was comforted by those words. He continued to follow Akiza who showed knowledge beyond her age. She seemed to know what she was doing.

Eventually, the two found a cave. "Look!" said Akiza.

"It's a cave!" said Serph. "We can hide in here."

"There's something inside," said Akiza. "It is about as strong as the golem."

"Then we can do it," said Serph.

The two walked inside the cave. The fog did not reach inside the cave. Serph was actually able to see while inside the cave. It was enormous. There was a small tunnel at the back. The cave went deeper. The source of Internal Energy Akiza felt was from further inside.

Carefully, they made their way inside. The sound of running water became louder as they descended. There was a source of water here as well. When they reached the end, they saw a giant blue turtle. It was sleeping.

"It's big," said Serph.

"That means it should be slow," said Akiza. "We can probably take it on like we did the golem."

"Think we can do it?" asked Serpf.

"Yes," said Akiza. "It should be just as strong as the golem."

"I think you should try to finish it in one hit," said Serpf.

"Alright," said Akiza.

Serph watched as Akiza charged a blue flame in her hand. Wings appeared on Akiza's back. "Armatization," he said to himself.

Akiza dashed forward "Rising Phoenix Strike!" she shouted! "Exploding First Wing!" Akiza's wing exploded with an intense force propelling her forward. BOOM. The entire cave shook as Akiza's fist came into contact with the head of the turtle.

The turtle fell to its feet. "OOOOOMMMMM" the turtle roared.

"It didn't work," said Akiza.

"Well it was worth a try," said Serph as he drew his sword.

The two of them stood mirrored from the turtle. "Avoid the shell and hit the skin," said Serph.

Akiza punched the turtle, but the impact knocked her back. "The skin is too tough."

"Use this sword," said Serph as he threw one to Akiza.

Serph cut the leg of the turtle to draw its attention. "OOOOOMMMMM" the turtle roared. Bubbles came out of its mouth.

"Watch out!" shouted Akiza.

They were slow, but the bubbles exploded with a powerful force. A single hit from it would cause severe wounds. It would be dangerous if they managed to fill the room.

Akiza charged forward and thrusted the sword deep into the the turtle's leg. "I can't pull it out! It's stuck!" she cried.

Serpf took out several more swords and spread them on the ground. "Take one if you need it!" he shouted.

"Thanks," said Akiza.

The turtle's leg got stuck with the sword. It moved its head towards Akiza, but it could not move its leg. It was stuck.

"Serph! Stab a sword through the turtle's other leg!" Akiza shouted.

"Sonic Thrust!" Serph shouted as he leaped towards the turtle's leg. Serph pierced the tough skin of the turtle and embedded the sword inside of it. The turtle could no longer move its front legs.

Akiza picked up two swords off the ground and prepared another dash attack, at the turtle's head. "Rising Phoenix Strike! Exploding First Wing! Exploding Second Wing!" she cried. Both of wings exploded with an intense force, pushing Akiza forward at an incredible speed. She thrusted both swords into the turtle's head, piercing its head and killing it.

"OOOOOMMMMM" the turtle roared as it fell to the ground.

"We did it!" shouted Serph.

"Thank you," said Akiza. "I could not have done this without you."

"It was good that I brought all these swords along," said Serph.

The two went to collect all the swords. They may need them again in the future.

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Not Genbu Spirit troll. Squirtle used Bubble on Akiza and Serph. It's not very effective.