On the streets of Yunhua City, a young man walked along with vacant eyes.
He seemed to have no destination, not knowing where to go.
"Thud."
A passerby bumped into him and immediately frowned. "What are you doing? Watch where you're going when you walk, you—"
Before he could finish, the young man shot him a murderous glare. The passerby swallowed, lowered his head, and hurried away.
"...I never thought Gu Fei would end up like this!"
The young man was Gu Fei, the former captain of the Third Apocalypse Squad.
Third Squad's defeat in this Ascendant Challenge had made him the one most responsible.
In fact, the moment he was killed on Holy Grail Island, he had already anticipated that he would be punished.
But he had never expected the final decision to be expulsion from the squad, along with the confiscation of every artifact that had previously been invested in him.
It felt like being cast from heaven into hell. After trading his artifacts to official personnel, Gu Fei left the base in a daze and wandered the streets without purpose.
He knew that from now on, he was no longer part of the official organization. He could no longer enjoy comprehensive protection or investments made regardless of cost. So what if his Mind Power Cap surpassed that of ordinary people?
Gu Fei knew perfectly well that after leaving the Official Team, those former teammates who had once been inferior to him would soon surpass him. And he would never be able to return, only surviving as an ordinary person.
He could not accept that gap.
Gu Fei kept walking. When he came back to his senses, he was already standing atop a building.
Standing at the edge and looking down, he raised his right hand. His Mind