CHAPTER 165
"I want you to join my squad. I want to partner with you."
"....."
A heavy, expectant silence descended upon the room as all eyes gravitated toward Kai.
Earlier, when the room had dissolved into a frantic rush to form teams, scores of Aspirants had approached Trisha Hunt.
Throughout the chaos, the girl had remained seated, staring blankly into space without a single ounce of emotion showing on her clear, ivory skin.
She appeared almost motionless as the Aspirants buzzed around her like persistent insects, trying to convince her, bribe her, and in some extreme cases, even threaten her.
All of these desperate pleas fell on deaf ears.
Trisha paid them absolutely no attention.
Treating them like annoying bees… or mere flies, the girl finally waved her hand with a sharp, dismissive motion, sending jagged ice shards flying toward her suitors and forcing them all to dash away in fright.
