His injuries had already healed completely.
If Flender had not repeatedly insisted that he not fight again, Dai Mubai would have had no problem taking part in the Qualifying Rounds.
Huo Wu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"That's good."
Dai Mubai was somewhat baffled.
"You called me here just to ask that?"
Huo Wu glanced at Dai Mubai, unable to stop a wave of discouragement from rising within her.
Ever since she was young, she had always pursued greater strength.
She had trained diligently without pause.
But she had also always been confident in her appearance.
She had never seen a boy grow impatient when facing her.
Yet Dai Mubai was giving her precisely that feeling now.
"Are you really so unwilling to talk to me?"
Huo Wu's familiar fiery temper seemed to be flaring up again.
Dai Mubai shook his head.
"Not really."
"I just don't understand what there is for us to talk about."
"After all, we're opponents."
"Why are you like a block of wood?"
"Are you even normal?"
Huo Wu had never understood the meaning of subtlety.
She directly voiced what was on her mind.
Dai Mubai frowned.
"If that's how you want to put it, I don't mind."
"Those who can take part in the Qualifying Rounds don't seem to have many normal people among them anyway."
"Besides, our Shrek Team has always been known for producing monsters."
"You—"
Huo Wu was choked speechless.
On second thought, Dai Mubai was not wrong.
He really was not normal.
How could a normal person possess that kind of strength—and be someone she admired?
Seeing that Huo Wu seemed on the verge of exploding again, Dai Mubai said calmly,
"If there's nothing else, I'd like to go back first."
"Wait."
Seeing Dai Mubai about to leave,