The Wild Instincts of a Fighter

Chapter 43: The Wild Instincts of a Fighter

The academy was asleep.

But Rei wasn't.

He stood in the training hall, watching footage of animals in motion.

A cheetah's explosive sprint.A snake's unpredictable strikes.An eagle's ability to track and react mid-air.A wolf's relentless, tactical hunting patterns.

Rei studied everything.

Not just their speed.Not just their power.

But their timing.Their angles.Their instincts.

Rei (thinking, focused): If I can't be strong… I have to be something else.

Adapting the Wild – Rei's New Training

He took his new knowledge into practice.

💨 Cheetah's Speed – Burst Evasion✔ Rei stopped moving constantly.✔ He learned to stay still until the last possible moment—then explode into action.

💥 Snake's Strike – Unreadable Attacks✔ Rei stopped attacking in straight lines.✔ He trained his movements to twist unpredictably, making counters impossible to track.

🦅 Eagle's Vision – Perfect Reaction✔ He studied moving targets, improving his ability to track and predict attacks with inhuman precision.

🐺 Wolf's Pack Strategy – Tactical Movement✔ He watched how wolves worked together, positioning himself in ways that forced opponents into mistakes.

The First Real Test – Sparring Again

Souta watched as Rei stepped onto the mat again.

Souta (grinning): "Alright, genius. Let's see if your animal instincts actually work."

💥 Souta dashed forward.

Rei didn't move.

Not yet.

He waited…Watched…Timed it perfectly…

💨 Then he vanished.

Souta's attack missed completely.

Souta (blinking, surprised): "Wait—what?"

Before he could react—Rei twisted his body like a snake, countering from an impossible angle.

💥 A clean hit.

Souta (staggering back, shocked): "You actually hit me?!"

Rei exhaled.

It wasn't power.It wasn't brute force.

It was adaptation.

And it was working.