Shock

Though the man before him laid down on the ground visibly out of breath, that could not conceal the immense shock that Arcenne felt when the man before her had reached the Adept stage, even if it was only barely. Out of all the people she had tested in the training hall so far in regards to the spear, almost all of them failed to break through the Novice stage, while a scant few of them did pass through the Novice stage, only to concede soon after.

In her eyes, the latter was possibly the greatest talent the city had to offer when it came to spear wielding. However, in front of her was a man that defied all odds, not only breaking through the Novice stage without so much as a problem, but even going so far as to push himself to his limits in order to pass the Adept stage.