Negotiation

The Dragon City Squad that had arrived here had only just shifted from the tension of fleeing to a combat-ready state when battle seemed about to break out.

Han Dong, however, wore a friendly expression as he spoke in standard Mandarin:

"This floor is not dangerous. You can rest here for a while."

"We escaped to this floor about ten minutes ago and have already searched it thoroughly. We can confirm that there are no Source of Fear Monsters here."

Most of the Dragon City Squad naturally did not believe Han Dong's words, treating them as an "Abyssal Demon's lie."

That was right. Han Dong was indeed lying.

He had deliberately concealed the fact that his group had killed the Source of Fear Monster, claiming instead that they had fled to this floor... but he had no intention of setting the Dragon City Squad up.

Having already made enemies of the Royal Capital's engineers, it would truly be troublesome if he became completely hostile toward the Dragon City Squad as well.

Because he had already had some contact with the monk Gu Xu, Han Dong tried to establish some sort of relationship... even if they could not become friends, he hoped they could at least remain neutral and focus on clearing the scenario.

"An Abyssal Demon's lie. Drive them away..."

Xuanyuan Yu, brimming with righteous energy and holding a Three-pointed Spear, was about to swing her weapon and challenge Han Dong.

Unexpectedly, an invisible yet powerful arm stopped her movement.

In the blink of an eye, the monk Gu Xu, the captain, had stepped to the very front of the group and thanked Han Dong across the corridor. "Thank you."

He then turned and signaled for his teammates to rest where they were.

The constant state of extreme tension,