"I always feel like I'll be facing even tougher opponents, so I need to step it up," Gongsun Ce scratched his face sheepishly, "Survived, but lost everything I was supposed to protect. Isn't that just like losing?"
"Hahaha! A man longing for destruction yet fighting to protect, such an incomprehensible kid!"
The mage crushed the bottle, watching the shards of glass fall from his palm.
"The trick is quite simple..."
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After that, they chatted about other topics.
The Silent Phase Skill's approach to Divine Communication, practical combat tips for Impermanence Law Enforcers, states of mind that were similar yet different... The initial three bottles were long gone, and Hunter had gone to buy some larger bottles, so they started talking about Ninja training, superpower brawls, childhood and adulthood musings... Then later, a bit drunk, they began pondering the meaning of life and its tedious mysteries... In the end, they just laughed for no reason at all.