Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest

Chapter 852 197.4 - Mentor

"Just endure this for as long as you can."
Before either of them could process the meaning of those words, it hit.
A force unlike anything they had felt before.
An unbearable weight crashed down upon them.
Ethan barely had time to react before his knees buckled under the sheer magnitude of it. His breath hitched, eyes widening as an unseen force crushed against his body, sending waves of pain through every fiber of his being.
"Urghk—!" A strangled gasp escaped his lips, his body instinctively fighting against it.
And then—cough!
Blood splattered onto the polished floor.
Ethan's body convulsed slightly as he hunched forward, his arms trembling as they barely held him upright. His vision blurred at the edges, the sheer pressure making his bones feel like they were grinding against each other.
What the hell is this?! his mind screamed. It wasn't just mana pressure—it was something else, something far more refined, far more controlled. It wasn't just an oppressive force—it was a scalpel, dissecting every weakness he had and pressing into them mercilessly.
Beside him, Astron was still standing—but just barely. His body was rigid, every muscle locked in place as if his sheer will alone was keeping him upright. His breathing was shallow, controlled, but Eleanor could see the faint quiver in his fingertips, the slight tremble of his jaw as he clenched his teeth to endure.
The difference between the two was clear.
Ethan, for all his instinct and adaptability, was still reacting. He was trying to resist the force like an external attack, as if it were something he could push back against.
Astron, on the other hand, was enduring. He wasn't wasting his energy fighting it head-on—he was adjusting, recalibrating, shifting his center of gravity in the smallest, most efficient ways possible. He was al

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