Day 3 of Erica's preparation for their end of the week plans came around, this also being the third day that she was staying with the Ban Family. Some more Grinding against the Kobolds in the morning. Genji, who seemed to have just dressed after taking a bath when Erica woke up, decided to watch and observe her training. He was a two levels higher than he was when Erica last saw him, meaning that his own intense training was a success as he appeared to have gotten a good bit stronger. He would simply make sure that the Kobolds didn't overwhelm her, but let a max of two ever get on her at all times. All in all, over a brief period of about a minute or so she managed to get around 14 or so Kobolds, as in this Pseudospace for some reason there seemed to be an abundance of them all over the place. They probably would have gotten the upper hand, as they were really good at fighting, had Genji not kept only one or two on her at a time, killing any stragglers, of which he killed about 5 of them. Erica, of course, only got XP for the Kobolds that she personally killed, especially since Genji wasn't in their party. Also he was probably too high of a level for equal XP share to work. Still, by the time the fourteenth Kobold was slain, Erica ascended to Level 10, a window appearing as she did. [hider=Level 10!] You have worked long and hard, growing much stronger than you used to be when you were just Level 1. You get +1 to all Stats. [/hider] The last Kobold was soon enough dispatched by a full strength, but not necessarily full Stamina, Erica. Genji walked up, clapping a bit. "Most impressive, you've improved a bit since I last saw you, which is quite impressive considering that I only saw you two days ago." He gave a smile, but then his expression quickly grew serious as he turned around faster than one could blink, eyes widening as the door to the Pseudospace room disappeared, effectively trapping them in there. "What the hell?!" He was about to run over to where it was, but not before he learned a loud bang on the ground not too far away from their position. Quickly turning to face it, he ran up next to Erica, the two of them now observing a somewhat bad sight. From the sky above fell [url=http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120911050512/swordartonline/images/f/f0/SAO_E02.png]a very large Kobold[/url], at least around ten or so feet tall. Above his head was Level 17 Kobold Lord. In one hand he held a battle axe, and in the other a buckler. Of course, with him were around thirteen or so other Kobolds, Genji narrowing his eyes. "I wonder if this is one of those... Mob Bosses... that Sasha and Silas were talking about." He looked back towards where the exit once was and then looked back at Erica. "Well, we are trapped in here, but this is a good thing. That creature would be some incredible training if you can beat it..." He looked at the creature, taking a step forward, stretching his arms and legs. He wasn't wearing any shoes, but still began to focus his stance. "Here's the plan... ill take out its minions while you focus on the big guy... he may seem tough, but all he has is his brawn. He may be quick as well, but if you're quicker then you should be able to defeat it. He's not wearing any armor either, which is also a good thing. You probably won't be able to go for the head thanks to its height, but if you just hit it in the stomach or legs then you should be able to win." With that, Genji took a few more steps forward, but not before giving Erica a more serious look. "But if its too much for you... don't be afraid to ask for help. We're family after all, and ill be right nearby if you need me. There's no shame in running away if it means you can survive another day." After that, and a small smile, he turned and charged forward, his fist glowing in a green, misty energy that was probably Ki. With a deep inhale, once he was closer which wasn't in much time at all, he slammed his fist on the ground in one moment, then in the next a spike of earth erupted underneath one of the Kobolds. --- Genji Attack: Hit! (Max Damage) (I rolled well enough, it hit) Damage: 230 --- The attack was utterly devastating. That single kobold didn't have a chance as the spike of earth shot from the ground, impaling it straight through and making it vanish in a single instant. This made the Kobold Lord snarl, pointing his hand at Genji, which was just what he wanted, while the big Kobold glowered at Erica as it started to charge right at her from about twenty or so yards away. Unfortunately it was fast. Not as fast as Genji, and nowhere near as fast as Sumi, but it was fast enough to get there and manage to swing its powerful looking axe at her. --- Kobold Lord Attack: 79 Miss --- Luckily the attack was off, but another one came right after that, this one being from right on top of Erica, so it would be much harder to dodge. --- Kobold Lord Attack: 36 Miss --- Erica was able to dodge quickly, this axe attack being much closer, parrying it with her Cestus probably being impossible due to the overwhelming difference in both size and physical strength, so she would have no choice but to dodge, which she did. She had an opening for a counterattack thanks to her new Evasion Skill, if she wanted to take it, and her own speed would let her strike probably a couple more times after that before it could react to her and fight back.