In the training room.
Yelena's pale golden hair was coiled into a high bun. Her small, fair face was tense, and her violet eyes stared fixedly ahead, all her attention focused on sensing her body and controlling her Mind Power.
Attacks came from every direction, washing over her like a tide. She calmly mobilized her Mind Power, defending according to the severity of the strikes on different parts of her body.
She flawlessly defended against wave after wave of attacks.
She never relaxed, even when her Mind Power was completely exhausted.
She had been so focused that she had not even realized her Mind Power was gone, nor had she signaled for the other side to stop.
As a result, when the next attack came, she was startled to discover that her Mind Power had already been exhausted.
Fortunately, the attacker quickly made the judgment and withdrew most of the attack.
"Very good." Guan Tong's voice rang out. "Your performance in this final training session was perfect. Not a single attack got through."
Hearing the praise, Yelena felt a surge of joy. She wanted to look up and say something, but a sudden wave of dizziness struck her. Her vision went black, and the world spun around her.
"Stasia?"
Just as Yelena's body began to tip backward, she felt a pair of hands catch her.
Guan Tong supported the back of her head with one hand and held her shoulder with the other, helping her stand steady.
"Are you all right?"
"...Sorry, I'm fine."
Yelena hurriedly took several deep breaths to recover. During the past forty-odd minutes, she had been too focused, and with all her Mind Power depleted, she had actually suffered a brief lack of oxygen.
"Actually, I wanted to say this earlier. You don't need to squeeze