Ethan used his [Third Eye] to scan the entire room, but he couldn't find any sign of Freddy or Gloria.
"Hmm, it must be that they passed the first trial in the first few days. Probably, they are done with the second one," Ethan said. He didn't doubt any of them; after all, Gloria was S-rank, and Freddy was A-rank.
Talk about the [Third Eye] this skill was given to him when he entered the Mana Testing Room. It triggered when some Supremes had their eyes on the room.
[Third Eye Level 1: makes you see and sense within a 360 meters radius]
It was not a bad skill. Ethan could use it anytime he entered a dangerous place. He could use it to have a clearer view of his surroundings.
The only thing that bothered him was how he was going to level up the skill.
Two hours went quickly, and Ethan had reached the entrance of the room. He could already sense the energy within the room. Keeping his calm, Ethan looked at the military guards—they were at the apex level. Ethan wasn't that surprised; he knew how powerful the military was.
Ethan looked at his stats again.
[Name: Ethan Sylvester]
[Aspect: Space and Time]
[Rank: Awakened Level 10: Exp 10600/20000]
[Attributes: Strength 80, Agility 70, Stamina 70, Speed 75, Mana 70]
He was close to level 11. To reach Ascended, he needed to reach level 20.
"Next 20 people should move in now," the militant guard said.
Calming down, Ethan and 20 others entered the room. The stairs led deeper down into the ground. High up from the ground, Ethan saw that about 20 scientists and 15 military personnel, both male and female, stood behind a glass with computers and systems in place.
On the ground, a large circle was seen about 20 meters in radius. Ethan scanned around and saw the 20 people walk in, and among them, he met someone Lynx, the supposed beast tamer.
"We meet again," Ethan looked at him, chuckling.
Lynx was surprised Ethan approached him.
"Ah, don't look shocked. I was almost bored to death if I hadn't seen you," Ethan said with a friendly expression.
"Strange," Lynx said.
"Well, I guess you were among the people who passed the first trial late?" Ethan asked.
"No, actually, I passed a few days earlier. I was just attending some stuff before I continued to the next trial," Lynx said.
"You are allowed to rest before taking the second trial?" Ethan asked, puzzled.
"Yes, but it's only for the second trial. In the last one, all cadets are going in at the same time," Lynx said, happy Ethan talked to him today.
"Really, that's cool," Ethan said.
"So, what happens if you fail?" Ethan asked.
"You get transferred or recommended to another academy," Lynx said.
"Welcome, cadets," a voice rang out probably male.
"In your next trial, the Trial of Endurance, each one of you will be placed in the circle below and wear the Glove of Pain, a Rank 6 artifact known to weigh one ton that's the weight of a small car," it said.
"The weight increases by one every passing minute," the voice said, shocking some people. One ton every passing minute the artifact would weigh 10 tons, comparable to a bus, in 10 minutes. Some that got D in the attribute test were already panicking.
"And also, if you look above you, you can see a machine up there. Well, that's a Gravity Pressure Machine. In passing seconds, it exerts +10 gravity pressure during the test," the voice said.
"If you fail to bear the endurance, you will be forced to leave the endurance trial."
"Please kindly proceed to the circle. Thank you for your time, and good luck," the voice finished speaking.
"Damn, we are cooked. How come no one told us about this?" someone said.
"Eh, what do you expect? It's like an exam you go for what you don't know."
"Ethan, are we really going to do this?" Lynx asked.
As he looked, he saw Ethan was already walking towards the circle, stretching his body.
"Eh, I guess I should really show Helios War Academy what I am made of," Ethan said.
Some people looked at him and laughed.
"Fool, seems you didn't go to a math class. You better give up fast if the pressure gets too much on you," a teenage male said.
"Well, at least let's see how this thing goes first," another male said.
Ethan ignored them as he stood on the circle. The circle was wide enough to move around, so Ethan was not worried about space.
[New Quest Received: Pass the Trial of Endurance and show the knockoffs who the boss is]
[Reward: 3 Stat Points]
"Eh, a quest sweet," Ethan was surprised and immediately chuckled.
The ground opened up, and a gold glove came out. Ethan could see many wires attached to it, and it was emitting a clean aura.
"Wow," everyone was shocked. No one had seen a Rank 6 artifact before. Rank 6 artifacts were mostly used by Transcendents and Supremes, and they were very costly about 3 billion Ace Coins.
A Rank 6 artifact could be used to deal with Hellish Beasts with ease. Ethan had only seen one in his past life.
Feeling it, Ethan wore the gloves.
[You have worn the artifact: Emperor Ming Rank 6 Boxing Glove]
[All stats will be increased according to your compatibility with the artifact]
[Current Compatibility: 25%]
[All stats have been temporarily increased by 25]
"What, Emperor Ming's Boxing Glove?" Ethan was secretly shocked.
When he first saw the artifact, he had sensed a familiar aura. So it was Emperor Ming's Boxing Glove. It was because he was practicing Dragon Subduing Palm that he became compatible with it.
Come to think of it they were using such a priceless treasure for a measly trial. This military was something… or should he say, Axion Guild.
Ethan's face became greedy. If he were to get this treasure, his combat power would increase drastically.
"In the future, I will steal this artifact," Ethan thought.
"Cadet 589, your trial has begun," the voice said again.
A tube came over the circle Ethan was in, and Ethan could sense a light pressure on his body that should be the G-pressure. By his side, a meter was reading the weight and the G-pressure he was under.
G Pressure: 1
Weight: 10
Ethan felt the glove it was light at the moment, and Ethan could perform First Dragon Subduing Palm with ease.