A little more than three weeks had passed. There were only a few days left before the grand tournament.
Deep underground, a deafening rumble resounded again and again in one of the most fortified rooms of the Cernos training building.
~bа-а-аm~
The blow, surpassing all the previous ones, smashed a mighty metal dummy to pieces. Drenched in sweat, exhausted by long, hard training, Charles threw back his head and smiled: «I did it… Right before the tournament. After many months of painstaking training, I've finally reached the damned tenth stage!»