Aftermath (2)

As Ang's words fell, a faint glow quietly emerged around Gweny. It was not dazzling, yet it carried a subtle sharpness, like a slender sword newly drawn from its sheath, lightly slicing through the air.

She closed her eyes slightly, her breathing becoming deep and steady. Her entire being seemed fully immersed in an intensely focused state.

Ang did not disturb her further. He simply rose to his feet and silently left the training ground.

He knew this moment belonged to Gweny, and no one else.

Over the following days, Gweny repeatedly practiced, repeatedly failed, and repeatedly gathered herself anew.

Finally, one morning, a crisp surge of air like a sword's ring burst from her body. She successfully condensed her own "Momentum"—a sharp yet tenacious female Swordsman's Momentum.

Though it was still vague and unstable in form, she had truly stepped into this realm.

The news delighted Ang immensely.

Even with his current perspective, he had to admit that Gweny's growth was astonishingly fast.

After all, even Slok and the other old subordinates who had followed him from the beginning were still struggling to open the Qi force nodes throughout their bodies. They still had a long way to go before truly condensing "Momentum."

Yet Gweny, who had followed him for less than a year, had broken through from the middle stage of Level 1 Warrior all the way to Late Level 1 and even its peak. Now, she had begun touching the threshold of "Momentum."

The shock of it was even greater than when Maya had previously displayed her talent.

But Ang was not carried away by joy.

He knew that newly condensed "Momentum" was like a young sprout. Forcing it to grow too quickly would only backfire.

So he personally arranged for Dana to assist Gweny throughout the