The group fell into a silence so deep it felt physical.They all stood there staring at Kai like he’d just grown a second head… then insulted it… then challenged the heavens with it.If someone had told them ten minutes ago that this calm, slightly annoying man was the reason a guardian beast had descended to personally wipe out several groups, they would have laughed. Now, looking at him standing casually in front of an ancient monstrosity, they felt a strange, shared realization sink in.Kai wasn’t normal.At all.If stupidity had levels, Kai had clearly skipped all of them and ascended straight into a dangerous, uncharted realm where common sense went to die.One of the girls swallowed hard and thought, This man… this man is a walking calamity with legs.Another mentally corrected it. No. With a mouth. A very big mouth.No one dared speak.Not because they didn’t want to.But because they were terrified that if anyone opened their mouth, Kai might take it as encouragement and say s

The moment they stepped fully into the ruins, the atmosphere shifted.It wasn’t dramatic. There was no sudden pressure, no obvious killing intent flooding the air, no overwhelming aura crashing down on them. Instead, it was subtle...too subtle. Like walking into a room where a conversation had just stopped the instant you entered.Eyes.They could feel them.Not just one or two, but many watching from behind broken walls, half-collapsed pillars, shadowed doorways, and the upper remains of ruined buildings. These weren’t the curious glances of weak cultivators hoping to scavenge scraps. These gazes were steady, sharp, and calculating.Predators watching predators.The girls instinctively slowed their steps, shoulders tightening. Some of them shifted closer together without realizing it, backs straight, fingers brushing the hilts of their weapons. Even their breathing changed, lighter, and quieter.“These people…” one of them murmured softly, barely moving her lips, “they’re not like th

The moment they stopped before the massive door, silence fell.And it was not the calm kind but the uneasy kind.The kind that crept into the spine and made people instinctively lower their voices, as if the door itself might be listening.The surface of the door was ancient beyond reason no visible hinges, no carvings that made sense, no symbols announcing conditions or rewards. It was simply there, towering, oppressive, and absolutely indifferent to everyone staring at it.“It’s… not opening,” someone muttered unnecessarily.As if that wasn’t obvious.Groups from different factions slowly gathered, whispering among themselves, circling the door like cautious predators unsure whether their prey was alive.“This has to be the entrance.”“Then why isn’t it reacting?”“Maybe it needs blood.”“Or Qi.”“Or… sacrifice?”That last suggestion earned the speaker a few uncomfortable looks.Eventually, impatience won.One group stepped forward, their leader snorting. “Enough guessing.”He rais

The group watched him with so much anger that some of them coughed up blood. His calm demeanor rattled them and they hated him for that.Dozens of fingers shot out at once.“Fuck you ”“That bastard planned everything!”“You tricked us outside!”“You let us kill each other!”Voices overlapped, sharp with rage, humiliation, and barely restrained bloodlust. Some of them were bleeding. Some were missing teammates. Some were still clutching useless scraps like proof of suffering. All of that anger needed a target and Kai was standing right there, whole, calm, and irritatingly composed.Kai didn’t react, didn’t flinch, sneered and he didn’t even bother rolling his eyes.He simply stood there with his hands loosely clasped behind his back, gaze steady, as if he were listening to children argue over who broke a bowl.When the shouting grew loud enough to echo against the ancient walls, he finally spoke.Calm, and even almost polite which shocked his teammates because the Kai they knew was ze

With no other option left and no one stupid enough to keep arguing, the group finally accepted reality.They couldn’t blame Kai.Not because he was innocent...no, far from it but because winning a blame game against Kai was like arguing with gravity. Useless, exhausting, and guaranteed to make you look dumber the longer you tried.So they did the only thing left.They teamed up.Reluctantly, bitterly and with a lot of ugly looks thrown around.Weapons were drawn. Techniques were circulated. Defensive formations were hastily discussed, voices overlapping as frustration bled into urgency.And through all of it...Kai and his group didn’t move.Not a single step forward and not a single weapon raised.They stood off to the side like bored spectators at a marketplace brawl.That… pissed people off.“You’re really not going to help?” someone snapped, sword trembling slightly in their grip.Another scoffed loudly. “Typical. Arrogant bastard thinks he’s above this.”A third turned toward the