**Thud!**
Ryder walked away from Akira with a smirk plastered across his face, the kind that was filled with satisfaction. He had just performed the seventh technique—yet again—on his first try.
"Show off," Mara muttered under her breath, folding her arms and turning away. Though, she wasn't intimidated, given that she wasn't lagging behind anymore. In fact, they had all concluded the mastering of the techniques.
Ryder was exceptional, but not just him; slowly others also got used to the feeling of each technique upon performing them one after the other. Ever since they performed the first technique, the others seemed to get easier and easier.
The seven relevant techniques out of the seventy-seven had all been taught to everyone in a single afternoon—techniques that would take others months or even years.
The first technique they had practiced was the explosive rush, which was clearly a speed-based technique that had given everyone, including Ryder at the start, some difficulty.
