Han Dong's original plan had been to schedule his match with Pop for the fourth or fifth round.
The ideal scenario would have been a "captain's contest."
Based on his observations,
Aoki Shinsuke had been using some special method throughout the event to gather "intelligence" from his defeated teammates.
It might even have been tangible intelligence that could affect him directly, providing substantial assistance when he entered the field... and Shinsuke himself was quite powerful as well.
In Han Dong's eyes, Bo, compared with Captain Demis, was the true core of the Greek Team.
Moreover, seemingly because of his eyes, he had received an enormous blessing within the maze. He felt completely different from before.
If Pop's opponent had been either of these two, they would certainly have been able to put him under pressure and perhaps even inflict real damage.
The Demon Eye would then have had a chance to capture information related to Pop's traits.
Unfortunately, Pop had anticipated this and deliberately chosen the seemingly easiest third match to take the field.
What no one had expected was this:
Two Destiny Travelers from Different Worlds were actually willing to engage in deep cooperation... Their individual strength appeared somewhat lacking, but after merging, they reached an unexpected level of power.
This was precisely the "pressure" Han Dong wanted.
The greater the pressure, the more information—and perhaps even weaknesses—Pop would reveal.
"Pop,
let's work together to eliminate these unimportant people first, then settle things between us. What do you think?"
"Fine."
Covered by the strange domain, Pop's gaze shifted slightly as well.
"Before coming to Infinite City, I had contact with Miss Forbidden Speech. I know her abilities fairly well... She used words as a medium to convey curses that restrained the body and could even reach the soul.
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