The moment Xuan Zi appeared, a deathly silence fell over the city wall.
Yan Shaozhe stared at the figure below, limp as a torn sack, and the corner of his mouth twitched twice.
The good news: Xuan Zi was still alive.
The bad news: he didn't look like he'd be alive much longer.
They had just left a meeting in Sea God Pavilion. With Mu En having prepared them in advance, they had at least been somewhat ready.
But seeing the state he was in, they could barely keep it together.
Shi Xing, standing nearby, hadn't been prepared for this at all.
His eyes nearly popped out of his head. At first, he simply couldn't bring himself to believe that was Xuan Zi, the man who had thrown his weight around the academy.
"Vice Dean Qian, that person down there... is that Elder Xuan?"
But the expressions on everyone's faces told Shi Xing something was wrong. He leaned toward Qian Duoduo and asked in a hushed voice, disbelief written all over his face.
Shi Xing had been wondering why Xuan Zi was nowhere to be seen, given that Shrek City was facing such a grave crisis.
After all, aside from Mu En, he was the academy's strongest fighter. Surely, with something this serious happening, he would at least show his face?
Well, now he knew.
Turns out Xuan Zi had run over to the other side!
We're fighting to the death over here, so why has Elder Xuan gone and surrendered first?
Qian Duoduo heard his question and looked a little awkward too. He cleared his throat twice, leaned close to Shi Xing's ear, and quickly ran through Mu En's theory from the Sea God Pavilion Meeting.
Shi Xing's face turned the color of pig liver.
So this massive tide