That evening, when Summer Bean left Annie's bamboo hut, she was so dazed she could barely keep her legs from wobbling. She kept muttering things like "cheating," "I'm not convinced," and "I'll get my revenge," while her legs trembled and her face flushed. She looked like she'd completely broken down.
Still, after spending the entire day in a fierce battle against a certain treacherous bear who'd pretended to be weak, getting eaten countless times and stacking up all kinds of combat experience, getting-eaten experience, and buffs, Summer Bean had no choice but to go home.
She had to go home!
A girl like her couldn't stay out too late. Otherwise, her parents would come looking for her, armed with whatever they could get their hands on.
And then, who knew? She might accidentally end up on the receiving end of a two-on-one beating.
Even so, in her condition, she was sure to get interrogated once she got home.
Of course, that was all trivial. It didn't matter!
What mattered was the next day...
See?
Today, the field teams had gathered at a training ground outside Dragonbone Village for their regular training and roll call.
As an important member of the field team, Summer Bean had arrived early, too.
However, as a support, she didn't need to train or meditate as diligently as everyone else. So she sat beside Ma Duo, chin in hand, watching with little enthusiasm.
She'd slept well the night before, but yesterday had taken so much out of her that she was still drowsy now, as if she could happily sleep for another whole day.
In the distance, Bai Yuekui was seriously coaching Mark, the Orthrous, through his source energy training. A wild aura radiated from Mark. Sweat soaked his loose clothes as he followed Bai Yuekui's