Tardy Ethan Reed

The entire Crimson Crusaders team looked at Kaden with a mixture of various emotions as at this point no one honestly expected him to show up. 

He had not shown up for the team meeting and he also had not replied to any messages. 

They were pretty sure that they would have to face this challenge with just 24 players but at the last minute, the guy popped up somehow.

"Well, look who decided to show up," Petr muttered in annoyance.

Kaden smiled in response. Well, he was smiling but not really smiling. It was a bad imitation of the monk's smile.

Evelyn's eyes met Kaden's briefly, but she did not say anything and remained silent. 

Valen, on the other hand, did not let this go so easily. He sneered with visible disdain. "Sometimes it is best to not show up at all if you are going to be late."

"You missed the group buffs." Ruby, the fiery beauty, clicked her tongue. She also did not look pleased.