Damn it! What a bunch of insolent bastards!
After hearing the four monsters' words, the insect-man was furious. This was utterly unreasonable. If they had not still been allies, he truly would have wanted to kill every last one of them.
However, with a mission to complete, he quickly suppressed his anger, temporarily withdrew to the side, and waited for them to make their move.
Seeing the insect-man retreat, the four monsters sneered. Still, they had not forgotten the task Original Sin had given them, and soon turned their gaze toward Elbow Bro before them.
Seeing this, Elbow Bro sensed trouble.
It was not hard to tell from what they had said earlier that they had let him draw information out of them mainly because they had been repressed in the Cage of Atonement for too long.
So even though they had guessed at Elbow Bro's little scheme, they did not care. Instead, they had been happy to complain to him about their circumstances.
Naturally, that required sufficient confidence, and confidence came from strength.
"Kill him."
One of the four monsters spoke indifferently. Clearly, they did not take Elbow Bro seriously at all.
And they indeed had the strength to back it up.
After only a few exchanges, Elbow Bro inwardly realized that things were bad.
Whether in raw power or combat experience, the enemy far surpassed him, a mere player.
If not for the fact that his Wandering Pioneer, equipped with Mountain's Steadfast Steel, was tough enough, he would likely have been cut down after only a few exchanges.
Even so, the situation remained grim.
Because the insect-man and the Time Worm had joined the battle.
"Candle Spirit, surrender and await death. You can revive anyway, can't you? Why put yourself through more pain?"
The insect-man sneered. They naturally