The formation paused. Then the system updated.
◈ COMBAT PHASE COMPLETE ◈
Waves completed: 6
Maximum calibrated difficulty: Diamond-adjacent
Candidate assessment: Exceptional
Note: Formation calibration was unable to accurately measure candidate output due to Sovereign Core internal retention. Difficulty scaling was conservative throughout. Actual capability exceeded assessment by significant margin.
◈ COMBArT INSTINCT ◈
Intermediate: 4% >> 23%
[Real conditions. Of course.]
◈ ◈ ◈
He stood in the arena with Luna at his side and Mist at his right and the perception field still running and twenty three percent on the Combat Instinct milestone from one trial phase.
Real conditions.
He looked up at the observation section.
Serath had stopped writing. She was looking at him. Just looking, with those sharp evaluating eyes, the documentation slate still in her hand but still because there was nothing to write that was more interesting than watching.
