Bryan fully understands the meaning of why he had to experience this suffering and the benefits he stands to gain from it all.

  The reason why the first stage of him being completely submerged in this concoction is so important is because once any part of his body surface it means the end of any chance to unlock any more of his potential.

  According to the information bestowed upon him by the other Linnet, everything starts when he hold his breath for one minute and thirty seconds... only then would his body really start to change and an improvement would happen.

  The more he keeps himself under the more gains he gets to receive.

  But the problem is that because of the unimaginable pain coursing through every part of his physique, Bryan lost track of time and his count stopped once it reached somewhere over a minute!

  'Got to hold on.'

  'This is going to be over soon.'

  However, somewhere between his attempts of self-encouragement... even his thoughts started to fade away.

  *Spsh* *Gasp*

  "Haaah... huff..." Bryan pushed against the tub with his arms and broke the surface of the boiling concoction while opening his mouth wide to breath when his chest felt like it'd cave inwards from the ck of air.

  Much to his surprise the pain was gone!

  Looking down at the concoction to confirm if the tub isn't heating it any more like it should, Bryan wiped his face from the now sticky substance to get a good look he found that it's still bubbling and every single one released hot-looking steam after bursting.

  Still it only felt warm to the touch and that's it.

  "The level is decreasing. My body is absorbing it just like everything was expined in the information but, shouldn't it happen after I do my best to endure submerging then lower the temperature a bit for my body to be able to absorb the concoction?" Bryan was confused but since there was no one for him to ask... he pyed it by the ear for now.

  Checking the time made him gawk from shock though, "I stayed submerged for about twelve minutes!"

  Bryan was in a daze for a while but in the end he had to accept the fact of his reality.

  It took four more minutes for his body to completely absorb almost everything from the concoction except for the leaves and the petals, standing up from the tub he looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't believe what he was seeing.

  Tuned muscles starting from the neck all the way down to his calves, what was looking back at him was the perfect version of himself!

  Never would he imagine seeing himself looking so fit with immacutely-proportioned muscles.

  "Now for the next stage." Bryan felt embarrassed after striking a few poses and left the tub quickly to hit the sauna which he left it operating at the absolute maximum of its capability.

  The point is to sweat all the impurities while his pores are still open after the first stage and boy oh boy it was hard to do that now.

  "Is it not working?" Bryan pushed the door of the sauna chamber open in annoyance five minutes ter when he found the air inside a bit hot and that's it, "I guess it's hot enough for normal people but I'm no longer within the normal category I think." He stood there with arms crossed and in a bit of a loss of what to do next.

  "Unless I'm tossed in some sort of furnace!" Bryan muttered to himself but the idea was possible only if he was somewhere else and not in here.

  Finally he decided to take an unconventional approach and opened the Cryochamber then put it at max then got inside and lowered himself so that even his head was included.

  In the beginning he was fine but when the cold started to take an effect on him Bryan was starting to regret the decision he made, "Damn it this is so cold." He cursed yet focused on enduring the pain which caused him to shiver as its invasive nature drilled into his very bones.

  The moment he surrendered and was about to leave the Cryochamber something happened and he literally froze.

  Simply because the pain was gone!

  Earlier before during his mental struggle he felt numb and extremely uncomfortable but he could still feel his limbs albeit less than he usually does, now his mind which was clouded is clear and his focus off the charts.

  Bryan thought about all the possibilities and searched both his own memories and the parts avaible to him from Linnet's gift of information but couldn't find anything reted to his experience.

  When a couple more minutes passed by without any change he shrugged his confusion off and walked out then turned the machine off.

  "Since skipping the second stage is unavoidable then on to the third step." Bryan operated the jacuzzi and jumped into the water and let it wash him from all the residue of the concoction and rexed for ten minutes or so before getting out.

  He took a few minutes to clean the pce and throw everything in the trash then grabbed a few packages of milk from the refrigerator and drank them with the remaining Creatine powder.

  It didn't shock him this time once he discovered that his attempt to do a cold plunge in ice-filled water was a useless waste of his time.

  Bryan got out and checked the time while putting on his clothes, "There's two hours left before sunrise which should be enough for me workout then take my ass home, have my breakfast, and go see what Professor An has to say to me." He used the key the beautiful receptionist gave him to open the door of the VIP recuperation room then closed it behind him and walked towards the reception area.

  "Oh my god!" The beauty looked at him as if he was a walking miracle.

  Only then did he realize that he's no longer covering his head with the hoodie which caused Bryan to scratch his cheek in embarrassment after seeing her extreme reaction which is understandable.

  "W-what?" The other receptionist was the one taking a nap this time and was startled awake but once she rubbed her eyes and took a good look at Bryan she too was in awe.

  "Is it okay if I workout on my own until you guys inform the ones who're going to supervise my training in the future?" Bryan asked.

  "O-of course sir! Here's you membership card. Coach Celest is already inside working with the young girls from the national team, don't be shy and ask her for guidance." The receptionist who was trying to flirt with him was no longer trying to flirt with him because she thinks he's rich but she's doing it now because he's rich and too damn handsome!

  "Thanks." He found it difficult looking that woman in the eyes because they were shining too bright as she looked at him up and down like some sort of starving predator.

  Even her partner was finding this situation quite embarrassing and kept nudging her below the counter but she refused to stop.

  Bryan felt like his butt was on fire once he turned towards the door of the training area but he sucked it in and went inside without daring to look back.

  But his situation got even more awkward inside the gym because everything suddenly went silent as all eyes fell on him, the sole male in a pce full of young and sweaty females!

  Bryan did his best to ignore their curious stares and walked towards the row of treadmills and jumped on one of the hydraulic machines.

  "Back to work everyone! Come on. Focus is the X factor in this competition, get yourselves together girls. Push the limit."

  As he eased his body into the motion of jogging, Bryan looked towards the source of that voice and saw a girl around his age circling between the younger girls.

  From time to time she'd stop and correct one of them while they exercised then went to the next one once the form was fixed.

  Maybe it's because of his own inexperience when it comes to workout and training or the competitiveness hidden deep inside him but, Bryan had this sudden urge to test his own limits.

  That's why the pace of his running kept increasing and the hydraulic machine informed Coach Celest of what was happening through the sound of its parts turning.

  'Humph. Who is he trying to impress? You just got here and you're only going to get yourself out as fast as you got yourself inside with that attitude.' Celest thought to herself while rolling her eyes then completely ignored Bryan but maybe it was because it's out of habit which comes with her profession as a coach, a job which she can proudly say that she's very good at when it comes to training all kinds of professional athletes.

  Celest kept track of the time Bryan was sprinting after setting a mental note of when she expect the pace to hit a peak before going down once he get tired and can no longer sprint at full speed.

  However, the sound from the machine suddenly got louder as if the hydraulics were groaning from the pressure!

  It caused everyone to stop and stare in disbelief while gawking because right now this guy's feet are moving so fast they can no longer keep track of their movement.

  "I-is this guy for real?"

  "His legs are so quick!"

  "It feels like he's flying."

  Celest woke up from her stupor at the sound of the girls and turned to gre at them while saying : "Focus! The pre-Olympics competition is in two weeks, that's your st and final chance to prove that you deserve a position in the Olympics national team... make it worth the effort and do yourselves proud." After saying that she cupped her mouth and shouted : "Where do we leave luck?"

  "Behind." The girls replied unanimously while getting back to work on their form and execution of the exercises.

  Celest smiled before shouting once again : "What do we leave to chance?"

  "Nothing at all."

  "What do we leave behind?" Celest shouted while making her way towards Bryan, honestly right now she wasn't focused on any of these girls but on this complete stranger who not only shocked her with his insane athletic abilities and speed but is still keeping her surprised after pushing his running speed to another higher gear!

  "Expectations."

  "What do we put ahead?" Celest shouted again while checking the numbers on the screen of the treadmill and felt dizzy once she saw the detailed report of the current speed Bryan was running at and the distance he crossed in such a short time not to mention the amount of energy it took his normal-sized body to accomplish all of it.

  "Hard work."

  "What do we do with it?" Celest shouted that with almost no conviction at all while thinking : 'There isn't enough amount of hard work in the world for anybody to accomplish that, that's for sure!' Her eyes were as wide as saucers and fixated on the numbers because Bryan shattered quite a few world records in a matter of minutes right in front of their eyes.

  "Get it out of the way and feel better afterwards."

  "That's enough." Finally Celest decided that her poor heart is no longer able to take any more of this guy's ridiculous amount of inhuman capabilities, even the word monster feels unsatisfactory when it comes to describing what she just witnessed with her eyes.

  "Huh!" Bryan slowed down until both his feet and the machine stopped.

  'Why is it making me angry to see him barely perspiring a bit on the forehead and not even sweating anywhere else or out of breath? What nonsense is this? Is he an alien or a genetically-modified human being or some kind of robot?' Celest had so many questions which left her dizzy trying to find any kind of reasonable expnation.

  "Was I going too fast officer?" Bryan was amused by the way this girl was studying him with her eyes in a manner which had none of the indecency the beautiful reception had earlier before, that's why he said so in a joking manner while scratching his head and smiling cheekily like a little kid after acting naughty in front of his parents.

  The girls in the gym who had thought that Celest was talking to them when she stopped Bryan got to hear everything he said loud and clear and giggled.

  Celest gawked while thinking : 'Yeah smartass! Beyond human limitations actually you freak of nature! Now I'm going to have to put you to the test since you dare to tease me in front of a bunch of silly young girls who don't know what's best for them!'