CHAPTER 142
A Few Moments Ago!
Ray was still immersed in the rigorous gear training session alongside Kai, yet a persistent shadow of unease clouded his mind.
He remained deeply unsettled by Van's unexplained absence throughout the day's curriculum.
The lack of information regarding why his friend had missed every single class caused his heart to thud with a rhythmic sense of dread.
This anxiety, coupled with a sudden, involuntary twitch in his left eye only moments prior, rendered him completely unable to concentrate on the physical tasks at hand.
His performance during the drills suffered significantly; he stumbled through maneuvers and miscalculated his timing, errors that did not go unnoticed by the surrounding students.
It was an anomaly.
Ray—the individual who typically demonstrated the most fluid mastery of the VMS gear among the entire group—was faltering.
