Chapter 197.8 - Mentor

The sound of their heavy, rhythmic footsteps filled the massive training hall, but by now, Ethan could barely hear it over the pounding of his own heartbeat. Every breath felt like dragging air through soaked cloth, his muscles were burning, and even though his body had long since adapted to brutal conditioning, this was something else entirely.

Finally, mercifully, the timer hit zero.

The artificial gravity pressure lifted, and in an instant, Ethan felt like he had just been released from an invisible cage.

"Oh, thank the gods—" he groaned before collapsing onto his back, arms sprawled out as he sucked in gulps of air. He didn't even care that he was lying flat on the training hall floor. "Two hours… that was two hours? Felt like ten."