These Players Are Really Bad

Mataga gestured to the Spirit Masters behind him.

Several of them stepped forward to inspect it.

Before long, they all shook their heads in unison, indicating that they had found no danger.

The formation on the altar was merely a Sealing Jutsu.

But they had never seen this egg before.

Throughout the inspection, the Spirit Masters were extremely careful, afraid that one careless move would damage the egg and cause the two sides to start fighting.

That would be quite a spectacle.

After confirming this, Mataga's expression eased considerably. "My friend, you are being far too formal."

That was what he said, but there was no follow-up.

He neither agreed nor refused.

Chen Yi knew he was waiting for him to raise the stakes. "It seems you have run into a little trouble. As friends, of course I cannot simply stand by."

"Praise the friendship between us."

The two sides completed their exchange of benefits, and the atmosphere immediately relaxed.

Soon after, Chen Yi and Mataga had a brief conversation before parting ways.

Chen Yi returned to the lava lake where he had spent several months, intending to help Mataga hold back the first wave of enemies.

Mataga, meanwhile, returned to the crater. As a Tartar Descendant who had completed spiritual synchronization with Antuen, he could influence Antuen's judgment to a certain extent.

Before long, the volcano's defenses dispersed, revealing a passage leading to Antuen's heart.

Holding up the altar, Mataga descended beside the heart.

He undid the Sealing Jutsu on the altar, while Antuen used Blood Baptism on the Egg of Numbers.

Under normal circumstances, relying solely on the Egg of Numbers instinctively absorbing data would require an extremely long time for it to hatch.

But if Antuen used its heart's blood to nourish it, it was effectively opening