Although everyone on the field was fighting their own battles, the players whose fights were deadlocked but not dangerous all spared a little attention to eavesdrop on the Xunges arguing.
They listened with relish, from Zai Jiu Xunge's earlier conversation with Undead Wildfire to Extra-Story Xunge's current conversation with Mountains Xunge.
The battlefield in the Burial Ground was enormous, yet everyone surrounded the Xunges at its very center as evenly and orderly as the markings on a clock.
In the eyes of the Star Sea and Mountain Players, Zai Jiu Xunge's and Mountains Xunge's Deity Talents had been extraordinary from the moment they were born, so powerful that they seemed to exist in another dimension.
Their abilities involved order and time, giving them extremely high ceilings.
But looking at them now, whenever summoning themselves was involved, things would spiral out of control.
Powerful, sure, but they were a real trap too.
Zai Jiu Mistblade, who had been locked inside chains after activating "Warden," had not missed a single juicy detail. She offered a scathing assessment: "I don't think the ability is the problem. The person doing the summoning is."
Mountains Yan Tu agreed. "It's just lending a hand. If another version of me from a different timeline summoned me, I'd be pretty happy to help. Even Extra Story's situation would be fine. Helping yourself beat yourself up sounds fun."
Zai Jiu Xianchan joined the conversation from a distance. "Every little thing sets her off, and she has such a rotten temper, yet she actually dared to ask another version of herself for help."
Mountains Mistblade said, "Your Xunge seems pretty good-tempered."
Zelan Fengtang laughed in amusement. "Really? Your Xunge looks pretty quiet and gentle too."
The Mountain Players' expressions all twisted at once.
The gods confronting each other in the