Xiao Li stepped out of the gate.
Bright sunlight hit his eyes.
Sirens echoed everywhere.
Armed hunters surrounded the gate,
weapons ready.
"Someone came out!"
"He's a civilian!"
Hunters rushed toward him.
Xiao Li raised his hands calmly.
"I'm alive," he said. "That's all."
The hunters stared at him in disbelief.
A civilian surviving a D-Rank gate alone was rare—but not impossible.
A scanner passed over his body.
"No abnormal energy," the hunter said.
"Just injured."
Xiao Li smiled inwardly.
Of course you can't see it.
An official wrote something on a tablet.
"Lucky survivor," he said. "You can go."
Just like that, it was over.
As Xiao Li walked away, his system flashed briefly.
[Mission Complete.]
[Authority Stability Increased.]
He clenched his fist.
This world still thinks I'm weak.
Good.