"There were no others. Only you succeeded." Leon personally delivered this unfortunate news to him.
The situation inside the meditation rooms was naturally monitored. After all, taking the Transcendence Knight Potion in advance was also an experimental process, and information needed to be recorded.
He Kai's premonition had been confirmed. He clearly remembered that before entering the meditation room, Wu Hua had told him he would treat him to drinks after they returned.
In such a short time, his own fate had changed, while the other man was already dead.
They had spent so long together that there was some affection between them. It was impossible for him to feel no shock at all.
Yet beyond his anger, what he felt more was fear.
No one had ever told him that advancing to become a Formal Transcendent Knight was so dangerous.
"Don't overthink it. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. You can only gain as much as the price you pay. Before this... you had no value at all." Leon laid bare this cruel reality, then patted his shoulder. "Now you can relax a little, because you have value again."
Though it was hard to accept emotionally, he truly was free.
A prisoner expecting fair treatment from others? What a joke.
As for whether He Kai could come to terms with it, that was unimportant.
Why hadn't He Yun told him the truth and given him more chances?
Only by accepting it and recognizing the cruelty of this world could he climb upward, could he avoid being devoured skin and bones by his other competitors.
If he could not accept it, then he could go be cannon fodder. There would be no further loss.
He Kai naturally did not understand any of this yet, but