After twenty sandglasses of shallow meditation in the long corridor of the main fortress base, Sein opened his slightly bloodshot eyes.0

While it was true that mages no longer needed to sleep every day after reaching Rank One, even Rank Two mages like Sein could not endure endless battles without rest.0

Half a month of intense combat without sleep had left him physically drained with a horrible headache.0

Unfortunately, the unrelenting battles outside the fortress left no room for proper rest.0

Sein’s mind drifted back to the early days of the conflict, more than six months ago.0

Back then, the command center had been able to grant Sein and the other mages a full day to recover and regroup.0

But that was a luxury of the past.0

For the last three months, no war mage had been afforded...0