Unless someone harbored venomous vengeance against these three warriors, this had to be the work of a warrior from a second-grade world. Only they would be so sadistic to warriors from third-grade worlds.After inspecting the corpses, Fane relayed his findings, albeit in a cold tone. "These people were first heavily injured before they were tortured to death. It looks like it was done by a warrior from a second-grade world."Fane was sure of this.Rudy and Alfred nodded in agreement as well. The heavy injuries meant that the corpses had been no match for their opponents. They had been dealt a heavy blow before being tortured to death.If Fane had not saved Alfred, he might have shared a similar fate.The thought of this made Alfred's breathing quicken. His face paled once more, and he started to tremble with anger.Death was something common to warriors and many were accustomed to it, but torture was an entirely different story.Torture was something devoid of dignity.Judging
At that moment, footsteps were heard coming from afar, and Fane, Rudy, and Alfred jumped at the sound alertly. Fane frowned as he looked in the direction of these footsteps, but before they could see clearly, someone shouted out, "Don't be alarmed! The four of us are from third-grade worlds."At that moment, a genial-looking man in gray robes came out with three warriors from third-grade worlds behind him. The group walked toward Fane gingerly.Fane stared at the person for a good while before nodding at him. After the four of them walked over, they greeted each other before revealing their origins.Their group had been temporarily formed. The one who first walked was called Frederick Gaunt from the Lycan Continent, a third-grade world. The three behind him were Len Davis and Trent Walker from Chaos Continent, as well as Conor Rice from White Marsh Continent.The four of them happened to meet and decided to form a small alliance. Them approaching Fane and his company was because th
Conor looked at Fane's cold expression and scoffed. Squinting, he said, "It looks like you don't agree with me. Well, there's nothing we can do, then. After all, this group was formed with only one purpose in mind, which is to get out of here alive. Every additional burden means another layer of danger, and anyone can see this logic."Fane coldly looked at Conor before he said plainly, "If that's the case, then there's no need for us to work together."With that, Fane turned around to leave.A flash of surprise could be seen in Conor's eyes, which Fane noticed and internally scoffed at.He knew what was on Conor's mind.In Conor's eyes, they were doing Fane a great favor by letting him join. Conor thought that Fane would be defenseless without the help of the group, but Fane did not seem to think that joining the group was a necessary choice.He did not see joining the group as asking for protection but merely cooperation. Since they could not come to terms, he could leave at any
Conor was displeased to hear Frederick's words. "We won't benefit from having these two dragging us down!"Frederick turned and looked at Conor unhappily, saying loudly, "It's not the time to be stubborn. Even if they're not strong enough, anything that happens will be their problem. It's not like we're splitting up the resources. There's no reason not to have a few more."Conor raised an eyebrow, somewhat accepting Frederick's point of view. Just like Frederick said, it was not like they were fighting over profit. They were not splitting up any spirit crystals, so one more person just meant one more scapegoat.If there was any danger, they would not need to care about those two.After Conor thought about it, he nodded at Frederick.Conor thus turned around and grabbed Fane's arm, but the latter merely pushed his hand away. "I'm not joining your group. I'm just cooperating with you," he spoke, his tone apathetic. Nonetheless, it clearly showed them where he stood. He did not want
The air around them was quite humid, but it was definitely a safe spot.Conor stood in place and said as he looked around, "Even though we have a lot of cover, we're definitely not completely safe. We should split up and keep watch separately. The moment we see any movement, we should notify everyone else."All of them nodded in agreement. Before the slaughter game ended, they needed to be on high alert. If they fell into any traps or ended up surrounded, then the consequences would be dire. Those warriors from second grade worlds were all sick in the head. They would hunt and torture the warriors from third grade worlds with the cruelest methods.No one wanted to die so horribly, so they were all on full alert. After Frederick thought about it, he decided to rotate the watch. After a certain interval, he would send a different person out as a scout, observing the surroundings for any movements. The moment a dangerous situation was noticed, they would tell the rest with a sound arra
Fane raised an eyebrow, not saying anything. However, various thoughts surfaced in his head. He was also trying to guess what the warriors from the second grade worlds were trying to do. He agreed with Frederick. The warriors from the second grade worlds were all arrogant, but it was not like all of them had a screw loose.Torturing people to death was both cruel and a waste of time. They definitely had a reason for doing it. It was just that none of them knew what it was at the moment, and had no means of guessing. After another hour, Len returned.Len sat back with the group with a thankful look on his face. Fane did not even pause before he stood up and brought Rudy and Alfred along to keep watch.As Fane left, Conor scoffed and said, "What an idiot. I don't know what he's thinking about bringing those two along. It's not like this place is some charity. Bringing those two along just means he's putting himself in even more danger."With how he seems to be acting, he'll definitel
The man in the panther mask suddenly laughed, "How lucky are we? Only one of these three can fight. The other two are trash."The man with the clouds on his mask scoffed, "Don't be so happy. The other four might be even more trash. We should deal with this place quickly. He's still waiting for us to report on the numbers. We should use the same method as before and get a bit more Heartblood."The two of them were talking without any fear, not caring that Fane and the other two were listening at all. Rudy locked right into the key word.s He looked at Fane and whispered, "What's Heartblood?"Fane raised an eyebrow as various guesses surfaced in his head. All those things he did not understand from before started to make sense the moment he heard the word Heartblood, but it was not the time for explanation.He turned to shoot Rudy a look, making Rudy retreat for the moment. Rudy hurriedly pulled Alfred back. Even though he did not want to admit it, the two of htem were just burdens. T
The panther-masked man's lips twitched, feeling like he had heard a great joke, "Are you crazy? Have you been scared dumb? Who gave you the courage to think that you'd be able to kill the two of us. You wouldn't even be able to face us one-on-one, let along two against one. Even two of you wouldn't be able to face me. I've seen quite a few warriors from second grade worlds, but you're the first one who's so arrogant."As he said that, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Fane with a cold expression. That look seemed like he wanted to rip Fane apart. Fane raised an eyebrow, not really wanting to bother with him at all. Fane was incredibly calm at that moment, not showing any changes at all. The panther-masked man felt more and more annoyed by Fane. He pulled out his sword from his storage space."Brat, You'll pay for everything you've said. I was planning on just torturing you for an hour before letting you die, but I've changed my mind. SInce you're so arrogant, I'll make sure to tor