The Virtual Battlefield's isolation barrier slowly descended, and the utterly destroyed Ruined City faded away along with the enormous, heart-stopping crater.
Their surroundings reverted to the Training Ground's original silver-white metal walls.
With both hands in his pockets and a devil-may-care smile on his lips, Qi Wu strolled out.
His azure eyes casually swept over everyone from behind his sunglasses as he greeted them.
"Yo~ Everyone, I had a blast with today's match~"
His tone was relaxed.
The captains of the four defeated A-Rank teams were sitting in a row on a long sofa in the corner.
They had lost every shred of dignity. Each looked utterly wilted, heads hanging and eyes unfocused, some even rubbing their hands unconsciously.
Clearly, they still hadn't fully recovered from the shock of being crushed.
Their battle with Qi Wu had practically traumatized them.
Qi Wu ignored them and walked briskly straight toward the Greedy Wolf Team's area, first meeting the complicated gaze of Wolf Team, Bai Xiao.
Wolf Team watched Qi Wu silently for a moment, then reached out and patted his shoulder.
"Kid, heroes really do come young."
"I never imagined your strength would improve so quickly."
"Given enough time, even that Xiao Tiance at headquarters probably won't be a match for you..."
Wolf Team sighed as he patted Qi Wu's shoulder.
Qi Wu, however, paid little attention to what Wolf Team was saying, a cheerful smile lingering on his lips.
He suddenly darted forward, taking a perfectly natural step closer and slinging an arm around Wolf Team's shoulders as he grinned.
"Wolf Team, you flatter me~"
Still grinning cheekily, he leaned closer and lowered his voice.
"But haven't you forgotten something?"
Wolf Team visibly stiffened, apparently unused to this sort of shoulder-to-shoulder familiarity, especially from someone who had just demonstrated the