A heavy, sudden silence fell over the dining room.
The clinking of chopsticks instantly stopped. Seria froze, her teacup hovering halfway to her mouth as she stared at Soren, while even Ryan let his lips part slightly in pure shock.
An unawakened.
In a world where talent manifested early and the gap between a regular human and an awakened was a vast, uncrossable chasm, the words carried immense weight.
To them, Soren was a man of contradictions. He possessed terrifyingly sharp instincts and a brilliant tactical mind, yet his 2nd Circle cultivation level was objectively low.
'Wait,' Ryan squinted, a sudden memory flashing in his mind. 'Now that I remember, his hunter profile showed he has only been active for a very short time.'
