On the way back.
Chen Wei and the other four fell into an atmosphere of extreme awkwardness and eerie silence.
Thinking back to the arrogance they had displayed in Dean Zhou's office earlier.
And the contempt and disdain they had subsequently shown toward that Jobless Freelancer.
Their faces burned with shame.
Especially Chen Wei and Ding Xuejia.
The former had been so full of himself, loudly declaring that Dean Zhou was indulging and spoiling that Freelancer.
The latter was hot-tempered and proud at heart. Even on the way here, she had still felt that the legion commanders might have been placing too much importance on this Freelancer.
But now.
All five of them had fallen silent.
They truly did not want to believe that the horrific scene in the Poison Mist Mountains had been created single-handedly by that Jobless Freelancer.
But the facts lay before them. No matter how stubborn their mouths or hard their heads, they had no choice but to accept it.
And so.
The five returned to Tianyan Academy in silence and embarrassment.
"Come on, let's find Dean Zhou."
Zhao Ling suddenly spoke.
Chen Wei, Ding Xuejia, and the other three stopped and looked at Zhao Ling.
"What are you looking at me for? Let's go! We'll explain the situation to Dean Zhou, then take that guy who slapped us in the face to the frontline battlefield tomorrow!"
"Only the monsters in the senior-year reserve army can suppress a monster like him. We should forget about it."
Zhao Ling said bluntly.
The four: "..."
They had nearly forgotten.
When these five had arrived, every one of them had worn a lofty expression, saying they wanted to witness the strength of this Double Crown Champion and give him some pointers while they were at it.
And now?
Witness