Waving his fingers in a dismissive manner, old man Rufus let out a soft chuckle. "That is nothing Rebecca, he just could not handle the pressure. That one is going to go back a class down; his mind and body are still adjusting obviously." He told her.
Students needed to learn how to fight in a chaotic situation. Battles were not always one on one, or two on one. Sometimes, a hunter could find themselves facing five or more opponents. They needed to have the ability to save themselves.
Even if they did not kill what they had gone to kill, at least they could make it out alive. A perfect example of one such scenario was Cillian's on the Island of no return.
After being ambushed by many enemies...according to Edward's recap anyway, he had managed to fight his way through and escape. If he had not been trained like this, he would not have stood a chance and he would have died.
