The race ended with the Li Family, led by Secretary B, returning triumphantly to the Divine Sword Tower, calmly waiting for the Shen Family to send an invitation.
Meanwhile, the youths of the Outer Courtyard had to bend down in the dismal gloom, picking up the pieces of their broken hearts from the ground.
This defeat, although not as shocking as the loss a month ago, struck a more fatal blow to morale. After experiencing a dismal defeat, and finally emerging with a hard-fought momentum, a result of 0.28 seconds dashed their hopes as if cutting a precious bud of hope in half, leaving them utterly wounded.
Long after the Li Family had departed, not one among the hundreds of youths in the Battle Array Map was willing to move, and no one even spoke a word. A sense of unprecedented confusion hung over everyone's hearts.
What should be done next? In today's race, everyone had worked together, seizing all favorable conditions, yet still failed to win. Perhaps it's truly time to...
