Gu Jian's furious voice echoed across almost the entire arena. He made no attempt to hide his true feelings, even letting loose a string of crude insults.
There were no standout contestants in today's Nomination Battle, so few people had come to watch, but every one of them heard him loud and clear.
Even Gu Jian's two teammates were stunned. They were unhappy with the result too, but they would never have pinned all the blame for the match on one person the way he had.
The girl had actually performed reasonably well throughout the match. Her use of the Light Element and Plant Element was about average, and she could hardly be called a burden. Their team simply wasn't strong enough.
The surroundings fell utterly silent. Gu Jian's sudden roars had brought the entire arena to a hush.
Soon, a faint, timid sob broke the silence and echoed through the arena.
With his insults ringing in her ears, Ai Tutu stood frozen for several seconds. Then her eyes gradually misted over, tears slid down her cheeks, and she covered her face and sobbed.
Gu Jian's vicious words had cut straight through her pride, completely breaking the usually carefree Ai Tutu.
She didn't understand. She hadn't made any mistakes in this match, had used her Magic Tools and cast her spells without any problems, and had been practicing seriously lately. Why was she still being yelled at?
She really wanted everyone to see her efforts and acknowledge her, but... was she really that unlikable?
"Quit fucking crying! Get lost! I don't want to see your face!"
Gu Jian's anger flared as he shouted at Ai Tutu.
When he first saw her, he'd thought she was pretty good—at least she was easy on the eyes. But the more he saw of