"Still higher than you... no one is beating this..." Aria pointed at Kai who was two steps behind her.
"I will!" Reed yelled from the bottom of the steps.
Minutes later...
"I... *huff huff*... give up..."
Reed tapped out at 45 while muttering a stream of curses as he stumbled back down.
However, Kairo stunned everyone.
In his turn with his assigned batch, he climbed silently until he reached the 65th step, then finally dropped to a crouch, panting.
The onlookers gasped. The instructors raised their brows. Apparently, Kairo often trained here during personal routines, but no one knew he'd pushed himself that far before. He left the stairs without saying a word.
When it was Victor's turn, there was a sense of tension in the air. Whispers rose from the other students, some still bitter about the rumors surrounding him, others curious about how far he could go considering that he was seen as pretty strong amongst the warriors.
