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A week passed just like that.

It had taken Atticus hours to pass the first and second summits, something that had blown people's minds. But as he reached the third summit, he encountered his first major challenge: passing its test.

It was unlike the first and second summits and required a great amount of work and effort to achieve—two things that Atticus hadn't lacked this past week.

To Atticus, who had mostly been training, this time had gone by in a flash, and he truly had no idea where the time went. Most of the hours of the day and even days were spent on the summit. Atticus would only descend and rest for about four hours before ascending once more.

He had been thoroughly focused on his tasks. And after one week of constant practice, Atticus finally believed that he was ready to give it a real try. Sitting cross-legged in the middle of the third summit, Atticus closed his eyes.