Fortitude Unleashed

Two days had passed since Zakir went to gravity training, and everything was as it had been. Zakir went to gravity training again in those two days and trained there for four hours each day. He also increased the gravity to seven in the last hour of training in the gravity room. He gained five stats each in Strength and Speed and four stat points in Endurance.

‘Gravity training is such a cheat, especially for my ability, but it always makes me extremely exhausted. I have never felt so exhausted while training before. Maybe it’s because, while training in the gravity room, my ability Progressive Fortitude, which is a passive ability, is in full use. That’s why I feel so exhausted both mentally and physically,’ Zakir thought.

‘Anyway, there are only two minutes remaining until the system reboot. I can’t wait to see what will happen,’ Zakir thought excitedly while he was in his bed, looking at his system notification and waiting patiently for the timer to count down. He was the only one in the room because Jack was gone to attend his Mage specialized courses. After two minutes, Zakir heard the familiar ding sound of the system notification that he had been so patiently waiting for.

[System reboot completed, System is back online]

[System Advance function Unlocked]

[System will be giving reward to the User for surviving for a year without its help in Zamar]

[Congratulations! You received a Unique skill]

“what I received a Unique skill from system, That’s amazing back on earth unique skill was only with S Rank, A rank and a few B rank Hunters.” Zakir said to himself while he get up from his Bed excitedly with a huge grin on his face.

‘lets see what skill I got from system’ Zakir thought ‘System Show my status Window’

[Name: Zakir]

[Age: 15]

[Ability: Progressive Fortitude(passive)]

[mana : 02]

[Strength : 25]

[Speed : 25]

[Indurance: 15]

[Intelligent : 12]

[Ki : 1 year]

[Unique Skill : Ki Control]

[Skill Description : This skill was given to the User as a reward for Surviving a year in Zamar. Ki is the internal Energy that is present in all living things, This Skill Allow you to control the Ki in your body, and also to control and manipulate key to a certain level on the outside of his body. The level of control and manipulation depend upon the level of Mastery of the Ki. User has received 1 year of Ki from system]

‘wow, I suddenly feel so energized after receiving the Unique skill Ki Control, May be its because the 1 year Ki I received from the System, and I can also feel ki new energy in my body,’ Zakir thought ‘I wonder how I can use this Ki energy to become stronger’

Zakir was standing in his room, watching his system screen with an excited grin when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming toward his room. ‘Wow, how come my hearing has become so much better? I feel like all my senses improved after I received the 1 year of Ki,’ Zakir thought.

The door suddenly opened, and Jack came inside. “Hey Jack, let's go outside today and get some fresh air,” Zakir said, smiling. “Sure, let's go. By the way, has something good happened?” Jack asked, noticing the smile on Zakir’s face. Zakir was easygoing, but he rarely smiled without a reason. “Yeah, let's go. I will tell you while we get some fresh air outside,” Zakir said.

Zakir and Jack went outside and both sat on a weathered bench, its paint peeling, near the expansive grounds outside the academy. Around them, the air buzzed with energy as other students practiced their unique powers. Streams of fire arced gracefully through the sky, while shimmering barriers formed and dissipated in the distance, each student striving to perfect their skills.

Zakir shifted his gaze from the practicing students towards Jack and said, “Jack, tomorrow I will give the assessment test again and this time, I will join the A Class and leave the B Class.”

Hearing this, Jack was surprised because he knew how hard it is to score enough points on the assessment test to join the A Class. They were currently in the B Class, the second-best ranking class after A, which means they were currently doing very well. But Jack knew that Zakir was very obsessive about getting stronger. If they got into the A Class, they would be given more points daily, which they could use on better classes, and they would be allowed many activities that they were currently restricted from, such as going out on hunts to fight monsters. And they would not have to worry about wasting points on food because food is free for A Class students, and they could eat what they want, as much as they want, and whenever they want. This would allow them to spend their points on training resources and facilities. Also, many better classes would be available for free, and some would be available at a discount. They could also earn more points on monster hunts, and those points could be converted to Bill, which is the currency for money in this world.

“But Zakir, how will you pass the assessment test? I remember last month you checked your power level, and it was 170. To join the A Class, the minimum requirement is 200 power level because a student with less power cannot defeat a monster, which the A Class is allowed to fight in hunts,” Jack asked.

“You remember the gravity training? I think it had a really good effect on me, and I think I feel strong enough to get 200 points on the assessment,” Zakir replied. Hearing this, Jack was very shocked because Zakir always had a good feeling about his power level. It's as if he sees his stats. Jack didn’t realize how close he was to the truth.

“Jack, you should join the A Class as well after I get 200 points on the assessment test,” Zakir said. Zakir said that because Jack was actually already qualified for the A Class because he had a very high affinity with magic and technology, especially everything related to Magitech. Students like Jack can never get 200 points in power level, but they don’t need to because there are Magitech suits called "MaTech Suit" which are especially designed for students like Jack, and only they can use them to their full potential.

Jack was only in the B Class because of Zakir since Zakir was his only friend, and he was going to join the A Class, so there was no reason for him to remain in the B Class. “Ok Zakir, by the way, was this the good news you were talking about?” Jack said. Hearing this, Zakir smiled and replied, “Of course.” Zakir was excited because at long last, he would join the A Class and finally be allowed to go outside the academy and go on monster hunts.

Zakir was also very interested in magitech, and he was already guessing what kind of suit MaTech is that Jack would receive after he joined the A Class. Zakir was deep in thought about his future when his attention was suddenly shifted to the trees. He noticed something moving among the trees. There was a very subtle and slow movement near the trees. Zakir realized that he would have never noticed this before his senses got enhanced by Ki.

Zakir continued to focus on the trees, and after a few moments, he saw something. It was very far away in the woods and slowly moving in their direction. It was hard to discern what it was from that far away.

‘If only I could see that far away. My eyesight has improved, but it is still far. But my new sense that I got from Ki is telling me it’s something very dangerous,’ Zakir thought, and that’s when he suddenly got an idea. ‘Wait, I can control Ki in my body, so what if I move some Ki to my eyes? Will it enhance my sight even more? Let’s give it a try,’ Zakir thought.

Zakir focused on the new energy in his body, and he could feel it there. He focused on moving it with his will and directed it toward his eyes. The Ki energy started moving towards his eyes and reached them.

As soon as it reached Zakir’s eyes, he could now see what it was, and suddenly a shiver ran down his spine. He suddenly stood up from the bench, focused the Ki in his throat, and spoke in a loud voice, “RUN, EVERYONE! THERE'S AN ORC COMING FROM THE WOODS!!!” The voice was as loud as a loudspeaker, and as soon as the students heard it, many started to run away because this had happened many times in the past, so no one dared to doubt his words. But the students were very scared because this time it was an Orc, and an Orc's power level is between 300 to 400, which they couldn’t handle.

Zakir turned to Jack and said, “Jack, go to the academy and ask for help, hurry.” “Ok, but what about you?” Jack asked in a worried tone, to which Zakir replied, “Don’t worry about me. I might not be strong enough to defeat it alone, but I can certainly help in defeating it with the A Class students. But you can’t stay here because you don’t have your suit, so go.”

Jack was worried but he knew that Zakir was not a fool and he can take care of himself. He started running toward the Academy along with other Students. While Zakir continued to focus on the Orc.

As soon as the Orc appeared at a normal sight level Zakir received a system notification

Ding!

[Danger! Orc Detected]

[Power level 380]

Now Zakir was clearly able to see Orc features.

The ground seemed to tremble with every thunderous step of the approaching figure. Its silhouette cast an imposing shadow over the landscape, making everything around it appear minuscule, It had a towering figure of approximately 8 feet. The creature's red, molten skin glistened under the light from sun, each muscle rippling beneath the surface like a living volcano. From its gaping maw, two enormous fangs protruded, gleaming with a sinister sharpness that hinted at the destruction they could cause. Its eyes, glowing like embers, scanned the surroundings with a predatory hunger, promising doom to anything in its path.