After a quick shower, Everlearn slipped into a simple shirt and trousers, then glanced at the time..

It was currently 6:15 PM, and checking the schedule, there was no longer a class for the day.

The next class starts at 5:20 AM tomorrow.

There was still a lot of time before then, and he wasn't feeling sleepy at all.

While there were indeed some things outside, he could spend his free time one:

The academy wasn't just about teaching.

There were also fun activities like Gravity Arena battles, Elemental parkour courses, Neural simulation games, and many more.

The last time Everlearn had checked the map, he had been numbed when he saw an Orbital sky dive venue.

But Fun wasn't a topic he was particularly interested in.

Instead, he moved to the living room, picking up the book given to him by the weapon instructor.

Grabbing a solo seat from the living room, he moved to the bedroom, and then to the other side, where the training room was, before taking a seat.

Opening up the manual, Everlearn began going through it.

It was a manual with a focus on precise strength control.

And surprisingly, it wasn't just a Corer art, which were usually normal battle arts that were mainly built for a Corer's body part, which were more specialized than the average human due to the presence of bionic fluids.

It was a manual that could be used even as an ordinary human, something the Instructor must have considered since Everlearn had yet to undergo fusion.

The manual allowed precise control in combat by forming an effective and accurate striking martial art.

There were numerous illustrations depicting figures in varied stances, each showcasing unique attack techniques.

And quietly, he began going through each attack sequence, trying as much as he could to understand them.

The more time he spent, the more vivid the sequence of actions became in his head, making it seem as if a holographic video of it was playing in his mind.

By the end of the third hour, he had already gone through the book more than twelve times, over and over, and only after feeling quite confident did he rise and begin replicating the moves.

He quickly faced a dilemma.

Though he had the art clear in his head, it was still a big headache getting some of the stances right and trying to shift to the next stance.

Many times, he twisted his own ankles, and after four more hours of ceaseless straining, Everlearn collapsed on his back, a pool of sweat having already gathered beneath him as his chest lifted up and down with speed.

║You Have Used 2 Broken Bones Cards.║

The system blinked

He had indeed done so, having completely crushed his own ankle twice while trying to do the last sequence move.

But a sudden notification appeared:

║Congratulations on Learning a New Attack Art!║

║Attack Arts Being Re-Processed!║

║Congratulations, Host Has Awakened a New Skill!]

"A… a new skill!?" Everlearn muttered confusedly and quickly navigated to the Skills and Abilities.

His eyes widened as lines of text appeared before him, leaving him completely dumbfounded.

╔══════════════════╗

║[ SKILLS & ABILITIES ] ║

╠══════════════════╣

COMBAT ENHANCEMENT SKILLS.

— Gained from studying Attack Manuals. —════════════════════

🔹 [APEX STRIKE]  [Level: 1]

Description: A system-processed version of the manual Art of Control. When activated, every attack aligns perfectly with intensity, no time is ever wasted, and no strike is ever misplaced.

EFFECTS:

Increased accuracy and control.

Attacks automatically follow the most efficient path to the target.

Note: Higher skill levels grant near-perfect precision, seamless strike transitions, and the ability to adjust attacks mid-motion, making each blow efficient beyond human capability.

══════════════════════════════════════════

The appearance of a new ability left him speechless, but he was even more speechless by how he had gotten it.

"You never told me you could absorb the manual skills I learn and convert them to system abilities…" he muttered beneath his breath.

In the next moment, he reined in his pounding heart before getting into a base stance for the strike.

His hands rushed forward in the next second, folded like a spear, as the air all around him began whooshing.

Then he ordered,

"Activate Apex Strike."

The second he said those words, runic lines glowing with a neon blue light appeared around Everlearn's arms, from the tip of his fingers to his shoulders, and in the next moment.

The world fell silent as his hands silently pierced through the air, yet when they reached the end of their path,

VROOOOM!

A minute quake of the air occurred, happening exactly half a meter away from Everlearn.

Each strike moved in silence, storing its energy only to release it precisely at the moment of impact.

The wild whoosh of the air made his eyes gleam with excitement as his hand's speed kept rising, the sound intensifying until even the heavy training bag began to reverberate.

'This...this is insane.'

But all of a sudden, his moving hands suddenly halted in the air, and then,

BAANG!

The ground shook a bit as Everlearn collapsed on his back, exhaling hard.

The panel flashed:

║Energy: 1/60║

He had been so enthralled by his new ability that he forgot that activating it consumed energy points.

"Truly a combat enhancement ability," he mused tiredly.

DRIIIING!

The sound of vibration suddenly echoed, and Everlearn turned his gaze to the side where he found his device vibrating.

He picked it up, and on it was:

{[ALARM NOTIFICATION: 9:00!]}

"It's time," Everlearn mused as he rose from the pool of sweat before making his way to the bathroom.

After a quick shower, he appeared before the drawer console, picking out a dark hoodie and equally black trousers.

After cleaning the training room, he made his way toward the exit while bringing with him the bag that had been given to him upon his entrance.

Tonight, he would finally be making the move.

A move that could potentially change everything!

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