The same disaster, the same goal. Few asked about the dead; the survivors became heroes.
Almost everyone understood this without saying it.
As long as heroes were held high enough, there would always be people who ignored danger and pressed forward, climbing ever upward.
It seemed this was the only way.
Nearly every day, countless disasters corroded this world. Every moment, brave Source Mages solving disasters died, while even more of the new generation awakened as new Source Mages, joined squads, and began heroic epic careers—until they died in some disaster.
There were simply too many! So many that the whole group gradually grew numb.
Everyone only remembered the victors. They offered wreaths and remembrance for the dead, and then life went on.
Even A Xing, standing at the center of the spotlight, did not feel there was anything wrong with it.
The victory he had earned with his life meant he deserved to enjoy the glory that belonged to him. Bearing that glory, he would overcome anomaly disasters time and again, until he earned the title of "Anomaly Bane"—until he died in some disaster.
A night of pleasure.
The next day, Su Hao and the others set off back to Huai Shui Town.
The one thousand high-quality Source Pearls that belonged to them would be approved within a month after reporting, then distributed by the Huai Shui Town Association.
Their direct gains from this mission were eighty-three high-quality Source Pearls. The three of them received twenty-five each, leaving eight. Six went to Little Candy, while Su Hao and A Xing received one each from the final two, essentially as rewards.
Little Candy had not wanted them, but A Xing said they were pensions for the families of sacrificed teammates. Only then did Little Candy accept them.
It was not