———————————————————— Result: 16.783 meters [NEW RECORD]  ————————————————————  'He... He broke  it…' Brittney's eyes widened as she clenched her fist, 'This guy really broke the record.' Soon, Creed's eyes landed on his fallen arrow at the end of the hall. He could see that the arrow had begun to morph back into its original shape. Soon another shock wave manifested in the room that pushed the arrow outside the red boundary.  His attention wasn't on the record, but on the target. Creed realized this tool was everything any archer could ask for. During the camp, he had put extra manual labor just to collect and bring back the arrows he shot, but here the machine already does that for him.

"Nah! I'm good! I've other matters to deal with…""Earlier I said I don't know about any better materials…" Master Hugh's nostrils exhaled a deep sigh as hear the flat-out rejection of his offer and said, "but I still have a lead that might help you, Mr. Creed!""Eh! What lead?""Yeah! I have a lead!""Really?" Creed hopped back to his seat in a frenzy, "Tell me, please....""Not so fast! Mr. Creed. As I said, this is just a lead, not a proper solution to your problem. There is a chance you might get nothing out of it.""I don't care. If even there is a tiny possibility of success, then it's worth trying. Just tell me what you know."

Creed rushed back home as if there was no tomorrow. After having a depressing consultation with master Hugh and realizing that this could very well be the end of his archery career, the ping from Raymond cheered him a bit. Although there was no comparison between Apollo Nectar and Archery, both things were grand in their own ways. Master Hugh might have told him he had some kind of lead that could help him, but right now, Creed was preparing himself for the worst-case scenario.  In case the lead doesn't help him, then he will have to kiss archery goodbye. Just the realization of that fact had churned his intestines so much, putting him on the verge of crying.  Also, it was the very reason Creed lost his composure in front of Master Hugh. Intimidating master Hugh was never his intention, but that happene

Two hours later, Creed woke up with a numbing soreness over his entire body. He felt as if someone had severely hammered every possible joint in his skeleton. Even moving a finger was flaring an excruciating pain in his nerves.Raymond had warned him that the pain would be something he had to go through, no matter how strong he was. Everyone has to go through this pain because there are a plethora of changes that happen after drinking the serum.Not only is his metabolism changing, but the heat radiating from his body is also being stifled. The pain receptors are adjusting to the sudden shuffle. Organs rearranging themselves, radicals going into a hyper-drive, and cells secreting volatile enzymes to avoid fatality. In short, there was a lot of wear and tear going on inside his body right now, and this horrendous pain was just part of the process.

Creed and Artemis were just about to leave, but Artemis's father, Howard Adler, interrupted them. He inched closer to them with a face devoid of every expression. Creed's heartbeat was off the charts. Artemis broker the tension with her voice, "Dad, we were just about to leave." "I see!" Howard replied with much change in his expression, "Well, since you haven't left yet, I wanna talk with Creed for a moment." "Oh, come on! If you want to scare him with a don't-you-dare-touch-my-daughter speech, please don't bother. It doesn't suit your image at all." "It's nothing like that, you idiot daughter… just give us men some privacy, would you?" "Alright, alright," Artemis shrugged and sat inside, "I'll just sit in the car."