This marked the beginning of the painful training of the Special Squad students. While they were taking the training headed by Freeia and Chizaki along with a lot of S-Class Magnus. The pressure that was present in the school was enough to bring someone to a coma. The Special Squad members were trained to push the their abilities to the max while doing so under the pressure of those S-Class aura hovering around. Most of them had already fainted multiple times but were forced to wake up.
Ja-El had joined along with Greg and Michael with some strong A-Class class members. During this training, The A-Class and Special Squad members had bonded a lot. They were always sparring with each other. The best spar so far was always Blaze vs Ja-El. In 75 battles, Ja-El won 37 times while Blaze had won 38 times.
Greg was also being thought on how to use his speed as he learnt a lot from his fellow speedster. He stopped using his longsword and took up two daggers as his main weapons.
Within 4 week and some days, the students, it was obvious that the students were improving in both strength and abilities that they were scaring the teachers. Although they couldn't measure with them, if they were to fight a bloody battle, the students could fight against them for 30 minutes with their power. They could now stand in the S-Class aura while practicing with only little problems, but they did not complain but tried their best.
The teachers saw their students getting stronger and started training alongside. It would be a shame if the students became stronger than the teachers. Who would have to teach who? It would be a disaster.
The other classes had began to move to the Special Squad facility to join in the training. In the second month, the whole of C-Class and some of the B-Class members had already joined the training.
By the end of the second month, all the B-Class members had dropped their ego and went ahead to join. When they saw how strong those that arrived earlier was, they began to regret coming late.
"So Ja-El and some A-Class members went along with the practice huh." Juhan was calm after hearing the news from a fellow classmate.
"Even B-Class and the whole of C-Class went to join in this training. According to what I heard, a lot of S-Class Magnus will be there to spearhead the training."
Marie suddenly stood up and was going out.
"Where are you going to Marie? You're going there to join those variants?" Juhan roared
"The same "VARIANTS" that overpowered us so much that despite teaming with the other classes, it didn't amount to much? Their technique, their power, their planning, their teamwork, everything was flawless. Even we the so-called elites aren't that good. Yet you want me to remain ignorant thinking of myself as the strongest because I can hear a lot?"
It turned out that Marie had it rough. She had been scarred by that total defeat she suffered from Sako, a fellow ice user that was always labeled as a variant. She had always taken herself as an awesome player. Marie Garfield the hearing God from the U.S, but she was rendered incapable in front of a Japanese ice variant.
During this month, she found out that all ice type students were taught by Leah Agni, the ice type S-Class hero from Brazil. She made sure to pay attention to the lectures while practicing on her own. She noticed that practicing on her own was boring and uninteresting so she decided to join in.
"Juhan. Try to remove all your resentments for Cho. After all he is still your brother. Do you wanna destroy your life and chance of getting stronger just because you wanna show that you can be greater than Cho?"
"What do you know huh Marie? You expect me to bow down before that twerp?"
"You said you should now down? Do you think Cho even cares about your anger? Do you think he cares about if you bow down before him or not? No he doesn't. He doesn't even look like her cares. Be is just moving along with his life and getting stronger with his friends. You're the only one who's thinking of these things. Do you wanna remain on your own? All our classmates are already gone and it's only one month left for the training to end. Yet you're still thinking of something as worthless as family superiority. Tch"
She left the class with Juhan in deep thoughts. The people with Juhan had followed her leaving him as the only person that didn't join in the training.
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"How strong do you think Xiao Yan will be when he gets back?"Chanie asked his classmates as they gathered at their camping spot as the training was made as a camping one, where if you joined, you couldn't go home.
"That workaholic will want to to gain the advantages and get as strong as he can." Blaze said.
"That's a good thing. We ourselves had gotten pretty strong." Iseul who was eating his fried fish noted.
"I miss him a lot. Gosh..."
"Wow. Sako finally had the courage to say this in front of us. I for one was planning on taking Yan for myself." Nanatsu giggled at Sako when she felt chilly killing intent.
"Don't fucking come near my Yan. Am gonna kill you." This side of Sako made everyone burst into laughter. After knowing what she had done, she began to blush immensely.
"So my rival also has a guy. Wasn't expecting this big development."
"Even Cho got considerably strong. I'm fucking regretting coming only now."
"Marie!!" Sako was surprised.
"Juhan..." Cho stood up.
"Are we not welcome?" Cho asked with a smile.
"Hehehe... I thought you were not gonna come. Your brother had been asking where you've been." Ja-El smirked while looking at both or them.
"Why did you only come now huh? I was looking for you Juhan... I know you hate me, but can't we suspend this to get stronger together?"
"I guess it was only me that took this hatred to heart heh. I can't believe I was such a fool." Juhan smiled bitterly.
"Hehehe we all knew you were a fool Juhan hehehe." Ja-El walked up to both of them and hugged them.
"So you were the girl that had been listening during out training huh. You have a good hearing ability." Leah smiled as many S-Class Magnus came forward with their vicious and authoritative aura. No matter how many times the students stayed in their aura, they just couldn't get used to it.
"Sorry for our late arrival. Can we join in the training?" Marie and Cho had their heads down.
"Later than never." Leah smiled.
"I was wondering when you were gonna come hehehe" Kim Jiang, Cho and Juhan's father, the Flame Lord who was an S-Class hero walked and gave him a warm hug before gesturing Cho to join in.
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"It's finally time for me to break through. Thunder Dragon, am coming for you." Xiao Yan was walking along with Wudi and Wugong up the mountain to its peak, where the Thunder Dragon was.