The image on the screen lingered on the enormous crater billowing thick smoke, and the endless, scorched-black plain around its edges that had been completely leveled.
The S-Rank Greedy Wolf Team's section was deathly silent.
After a long while, a young member with a buzz cut swallowed.
"Captain, how... did you recruit a monster like that..."
A female member shook her head, her red lips slightly parted, the shock in her eyes refusing to fade.
"That move... it was practically a nuclear explosion..."
"Terrifying."
Another teammate with trendy long hair looked at Wolf Team and teased:
"Our Nanjiang Bureau really struck gold, getting a powerhouse like Qi Wu."
"Captain, who do you think would win if you fought Qi Wu one-on-one?"
Wolf Team, Bai Xiao, did not answer immediately.
His eyes remained fixed on the screen, his silver-white brows tightly knitted.
Several seconds passed before he slowly shook his head. His voice was low, carrying a rare gravity and a barely perceptible trace of admiration.
"One-on-one... it's hard to say. His defensive mechanism is unusual, and his attacks are unpredictable. I might gain an edge in close combat."
He paused, his gaze settling on the enormous crater that covered half the virtual city, and his tone grew heavier.
"But... an area attack on that scale, wiping out a city in one strike..."
Wolf Team drew a deep breath, as though the impact of that scene had yet to fade.
"I couldn't do it."
He admitted it openly.
"At least, not as cleanly as he did."
Wolf Team's words struck every Greedy Wolf member's heart like a cold iron hammer.
Even their strongest member, their S-Rank captain Bai Xiao, had personally admitted that he could not achieve anything like that?!
Qi Wu... what kind of monster was he?!
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