"Teacher is teacher. I thought we'd be stuck in that dump for a year or more." Zhao Han spoke with lingering fear, deeply relieved.
The others all nodded, feeling the same way.
"All right, settle down. We still have the team matches to compete in." Wenren Sheng offered a few words of comfort.
Just as everyone was looking for somewhere to rest temporarily, a startled cry suddenly came from nearby.
"Who told you to save me like this? You bunch of idiots!" It was the shrill voice of a harsh woman.
"Don't you know that abnormal clearance triggers curses?"
Wenren Sheng looked up and saw a woman in her twenties, her face covered in smoky makeup so thick its natural complexion was impossible to make out, loudly making a scene.
He frowned.
A curse?
Through the Otherworldly Connection, he had not sensed any curse upon himself or his family.
Wait, perhaps there would be one on ordinary people.
Wenren Sheng beckoned and pulled over a dazed man who had not fully regained consciousness. After asking his name, he examined him.
"Chou Ergou, Mystery Points: 0/0."
There was no curse on him, either.
At that moment, one of the people maintaining order—a broad-shouldered, thick-waisted man whose uniform was nearly bursting at the seams—strode over. "Quiet! You woman, stop shouting here. Don't make everyone panic."
The smoky-eyed woman finally calmed down somewhat, but then she grabbed him and said, "Take me to see those Otherworldly Users right away. Have them examine me properly."
Half an hour later, Wenren Sheng learned the full story.
There was no curse on the smoky-eyed woman. She was simply unwilling to accept that such a wonderful encounter had been ruined just like that.
Her name was Cheng Haiqi, one of Liu Chengfu's teammates.
Everyone else saw