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.