Leaving the Relic Base

Deep inside Ruin 88's Relic Base, several staff members were chatting.

"Strange. It's been a week already. The trial takers should have come out by now, shouldn't they?"

"Yes. Judging from past experience, even if it takes a long time, a week should be more than enough."

"Those who are still alive will basically all come out. Those who don't are basically dead."

"What a brutal ruin. They're Grandmasters, the elite of humanity. If they didn't go looking for trouble, they could live comfortably and want for nothing. Why come here to die?"

"Warriors who've reached that level are after things we can't even imagine. Once they've experienced the vastness and depth of the martial path, they can't stop. They become consumed by the desire to reach its highest realm."

"Exactly. Even if they die, they die while pursuing the Dao. It's nothing to regret."

"They're martyrs to the Dao, all of them. They're martyrs of the Human Race, and they deserve our respect."

The staff sighed with emotion. This was one of the few times they could chat during the day. After all, this Relic Base was surrounded by desolate wilderness, and there was nothing to do besides their research assignments.

Without even a chance to chat, they would probably die of boredom.

Ding-dong.

Just then, the great door deep within the ruin suddenly rang out, making a series of clacking sounds. It was a sign that the door was about to open.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

The researchers present immediately turned to look. None of them had activated the ruin's door, so its automatic activation meant that someone had completed the trial and was coming out.

"Someone's out! At last, someone has made it through the trial!"

"Haha, looks like a Grandmaster managed to pass the ruin's trial and