Chapter 709 First Hunt (1/2)

Chapter 709 First Hunt

'The higher you cliets'",

To most, it was a mere quote A flimsy excuse by the elite to hide their opulence behind the mask of solitude",

Yet, for Caleb Xander, the very definition of that 'elite'—a peak level 7 at the young age of 38 and one of the bright stars of the strongest family—those words couldn't be ht but relatively norirl and despite the privileged life he was born into, he didn't view others as inferior",

'Life is good I can go to school, hang out with friends, and spend tiirlfriend'",

It was the last entry of the diary he h school",

Then…",

Things changed",

Even in school, he was always a tad ahead of his peers Being a level 1 when they were still unawakened, reaching level 2 when they were barely getting started",

Even though his friends were also mostly from elite families, the difference between him and them was equal to the difference between elites and normal people",

Be it the 3-star clothes he wore, the rare and carefully prepared beast e, and the training resources he had at hand",

The gap had always existed",

Since he was still a loakener, it didn't becoot into the Defense Academy",

It came as a shock when one of his friends couldn't qualify for the entrance exam",

He was surprised when a friend still stayed at level 2 when the second year began",

It was baffling to see his friends struggle so eon his team easily cleared",

They weren't weak He was just too strong",

But what hier appeared as bright",

She was still ser as carefree Whenever she was him, her eyes went dim and her expression heavy",

…It was as if she was scared of hiuilty",

After all, even with the resources, he provided her, she barely followed his footsteps",

And as he reached higher levels, he was prohibited by the faive her the extra resources",

Before he knew it, the people he ate with started skipping lunches",

The friends he hung out with in the evenings were busy with irl he loved started to break down from the pressure",

Fortunately or unfortunately, they graduated by then",

They raduation and partied",

He desperately hoped everything would become normal now that they didn't need to stay in that acadeth h with him and look him in the eye",

It was a naive wish",

Stepping into society, their differences were rew cliressed, but to hi",

Once he reached level 7, the last bit of friendliness they had toward him disappeared",

All that was left was respect",

Their decade of friendshi+p Gone",

At least, he thought he could irl he liked or used to like, but he didn't know anymore",

But…",

When she met his family, they bombarded her with sharp questions",

Worse, in front of her, they introduced him to his fiancee",

More beautiful, powerful, and talented than her",

'You are suitable to be histhose cruel words froirlfriend left in tears",

No matter what he said and did, she didn't stop",

It hurt",

It hurt seeing their relationshi+p fall apart",

But what hurt hih those tears",

After all these years…",