Cha Huan withdrew his hand; unlike others who collapsed as if drained, he turned and left with ease. From his meaningful gaze, one could even detect the thought 'Is this it? This generation of young people isn't up to par, huh?'
"Thank you all for your hard work. The next gathering will be in three days, so please rest up," Smiley snapped his fingers, and the Blood Essence Stone vanished like a fleeting dream. "Next, leave in order. Hmm, there are quite a few people, and it seems like it'll take too long for everyone to leave one by one..."
Smiley looked towards the other side of the basement, gently extended his hand, and with a loud rumble, the dirt from the basement wall pushed upwards against gravity, like a sausage being squeezed out from its casing, until a new passage was formed.
