Chapter 15

"Alright, that wraps it up for today. You can finish up your final sets while I submit the daily task report," Whiplash declared, closing his magazine and rising from his chair. The rest of the squad acknowledged his message. Dante stepped off the treadmill and reached for a towel hanging above his head.

The team gathered around Whiplash to confirm their daily task rewards before going their separate ways. With a few taps on his display, Whiplash triggered a familiar ring notification sound that activated the augmented displays of each squad member. They navigated to their notification tabs and opened the pending messages, revealing the amount of skill points they had accumulated:

- Shadow striker: 0.54 skill points

- Sparkles: 0.48 skill points

- Emberlyn: 0.52 skill points

- Jester: 0.42 skill points

- Blaze: 0.39 skill points

"Another day, another worthless session just to earn measly skill points," Max muttered, closing his display and slumping into a nearby chair.

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