After two more hours of intense counterplay training, Orlen finally signaled the end of the class.
Despite their exhaustion, the students remained focused, knowing that the real challenge was yet to come.
"Before I give you your individual missions for the exams, I want to make something clear," Orlen's voice carried across the training grounds. "What you learned today was useful, but it was only the beginning. You fought against the same class or compatible classes, but that won't always be the case. You won't always have the luxury of familiarity."
The students listened intently, some of them still catching their breath from the earlier exercises.
"What you need to learn is not just how to counterplay the attacks you saw today," Orlen continued. "You need to develop an understanding of counterplay itself—an instinct. It's not about memorizing reactions to specific techniques; it's about training your mind and body to create solutions the moment an attack reaches you."
