A few days passed and the Titans were making preparations for their second siege. Ellie and her brother, Finn were training with Rin to increase their experiences with real battles and Atlas was trying to achieve Level Six of the Awakening Stage.
Apollo gave him those specific instructions to avoid accidents like the last time when they went to the bank with nothing but masks and a few weapons.
However, Atlas couldn't push past the barrier and break through to the next level. When he asked why Rin was the one that answered.
"It's normal so you don't have to worry. Although you've been cruising your way up, from the Sixth Level and above, it's more experience and enlightenment than Energy requirements. One common way to gain those is through life and death battles,"
The moment that was suggested, Atlas immediately declined the suggestion. He'd gotten sick of the constant fighting and just wanted to relax whenever he could.