Timeless Assassin

Chapter 122: Unbroken

Chapter 122: Unbroken

(Rodova Military Academy – Leo's Dorm Room)

That night, as Leo finally collapsed onto the floor of his dorm, he truly felt it.

The sheer difficulty of trying to focus when his entire body was on fire.

The soreness from Professor Marvin's morning torture session, combined with the absolute beating he had endured under Major Hen's merciless matchmaking, had left his muscles in ruins and his bones aching with every breath.

Meditation, something he had always done without fail, was absolute hell tonight, as every time he tried to settle his breathing, his body screamed at him to stop.

If not for [Monarch's Indifference] keeping him from fixating on the pain, and [Faster Regeneration] working overtime to heal his battered body, he doubted he would've lasted even a few minutes before losing focus.

But despite the struggle, he pushed through.

And by the time his six-hour meditation session finally ended—his body was nearly fully healed, feeling rejuvenated enough to endure another round of punishment.

But his mind?

It was completely shot.

After the day's grueling activities and six hours of focused meditation, it wasn't Leo's body that gave out first—it was his mind.

Lightheaded and cramping, his thoughts rebelled against the idea of training any further, as if demanding that he stop, that he rest.

His mind knew that, as per ritual, the last hour and a half of his day was reserved for refining [Absolute Vision]—pushing it toward (Perfect) grade.

But tonight—

Even as he sat down, skill scroll in hand, forcing himself to focus—