Bang!
A young woman covered in a layer of flames flew back several meters, her flames sputtering weakly as she thumped against the floor. A handful of other Awakeners quickly moved in, filling in her position and launching a barrage of attacks against their instructor.
The man was covered in thick black armor, resembling the carapace of a centipede. Yet despite his bulky build, towering over the young men and women, he moved with surprising swiftness, like a serpent poised to lunge.
Crossing his arms, he blocked a range of elements thrown at him. Not a single scratch appeared on his armor, retaining its black, shiny exterior. The instructor grinned, revealing a set of thick black mandibles.
"Did none of you eat? That barely even tickled"
Enraged, the Void Subjugation Corp members attacked with renewed ferocity, launching elemental blasts at the armored instructor. The man merely grinned and swatted his massive arm, the thick armor clashing with the attacks.
Boom!
A series of explosions rang out, kicking up dust and obscuring the instructor's vision. His grin never faded however, and he swung his powerful arms, generating a whirlwind that blew away the dust.
A massive stone hammer came barreling towards the instructor's face through the clearing dust. With years of experience and quick reflexes, the man quickly raised his armored arms. A heavy blow landed into him, knocking him back several feet.
What looked like a stone hammer was actually a stone fist, attached to a burly young man covered in stone. He roared, covering himself in rock from head to toe, becoming a rock golem well over two meters tall.
He bared his mandibles, "There we go! Finally, some kick to your punches!"
Kicking the ground, the instructor disappeared in a flash. Before anyone could react, he appeared above the stone golem, his armored hands forming sharp points.
With a vicious smile, he tore into the young man's rock armor, ripping out chunks of stone and flinging them aside. The others attempted to attack the instructor while he was occupied, but the man merely brushed off their attacks as if they were nothing.
The young man grunted in pain and quickly escaped through an opening in his armor. Rolling across the turf, he slammed his palms into the ground, causing loose rock to wrap tightly around the instructor.
Seizing the chance, everyone attacked once more, channeling all their strength at the trapped instructor.
Boom!
A dust cloud was kicked up, and everyone let out a sigh of relief. However, a loud cackle cut through the smoke, causing them to freeze up/
Through the dust, the instructor's unharmed figure appeared. Smoke billowed from his armor, and his size increased even more, looking like a real juggernaut.
"Not bad for a bunch of kids. For that, I give you all nine marks"
One of the young men frowned, "Well why not a ten?"
"Because I'm going to kick your asses now"
The instructor leaped into the air and curled up into himself, forming a tight armored ball that soared with impossible speed. Reacting quickly, the members of the Void Subjugation Corp scattered in all directions.
However, they were all shocked when the giant wrecking ball changed directions, rolling with such speed that dozens were unable to react as it barreled towards them.
Within moments, the instructor rolled to a stop, his armor receding into his body. All around him, hundreds of members of the Void Subjugation Corp laid, bruised and battered.
About a mile away, a similar scene could be seen with over a hundred members wrapped up and tangled in tendrils of water. Another mile later, and the last brother could be seen sitting on a chair, the surrounding grass flattened and hundreds of Void Subjugation Corp members laying face flat in the ground.
An hour later, every member of the Void Subjugation Corp was gathered together before the three instructors, their bodies heavily injured, but their spirits still roared with strength. The only ones not present were the leaders, as well as the Void Reaper Squad.
The triplets smiled at their work, right as a cold voice cut through the atmosphere behind them.
"Not bad"
The instructors froze momentarily, but they reacted quickly and turned around, bowing down on one knee with their heads hung low. The Void Subjugation Corp quickly followed suit, kneeling down with deep respect.
Noah materialized from a speck of darkness, his gaze sweeping across the entire corp. The first Instructor began to report their progress.
"Reporting to the Harbinger. Over the past few months, every member of the Void Subjugation Corp have reached the Restoration-Extinction level, and the quality of their star cores have reached the Blue grade at the minimum"
Noah smiled and nodded his head in satisfaction, "Very good, their progress is satisfactory"
Hearing this, everyone let out a sigh of relief. Their constant efforts have borne great results, bringing up the strength of the entire corp. Now with their numbers replenished, the chance of casualty when completing subjugations have lowered drastically.
"Continue training," he continued, "When the time comes, I don't want anyone losing to the followers of Saint-Supremes"
The corp replied in unison, "Yes!"
Nodding, Noah turned around and dissipated into a cloud of smoke, leaving the Void Subjugation Corp to their training.
-
Meanwhile, Noah was headed towards the Valley of Enlightenment, where his squad leaders and the Void Reapers are training. His body was translucent, without a trace of shadow around him as he cut through the air.
Within moments, he crossed countless mountains and rivers, over dozens of cities, through numerous Imprints that scarred the land before arriving above a towering mountain.
More accurately, it could be said to be two mountains, with a nearly straight line down the middle to separate them. If not for the raging river in the valley below, one might have thought that this was the work of a powerful Awakener.
Noah's eyes pierced through the domain that shrouded the entire mountain, immediately gaining vision of a completely different scene.