There was no difference between killing one more person here and killing one fewer.
But having someone willing to work for him at his side—
Wasn't that a kind of ease?
"I... I... You must be here for the first time. I can serve as your guide."
Shidō was clearly not good at saying such things.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shidō hurriedly added,
"On the condition that you don't kill me!"
Kitahara Kaede's lips curled up slightly as he said blandly,
"Your desire to survive is quite strong."
Yet that teasing attitude made Shidō's hair stand on end.
"You... You don't seem to intend to spare me. Then kill me. I'll remember you forever, and my weapons will hunt you for all eternity!"
Shidō lowered his head, but his voice was vicious.
"You're in my hands, yet you still dare to talk so arrogantly."
Kitahara Kaede's tone turned unfriendly as well.
Shidō's method did not work on him at all.
The people quietly watching from all around saw this scene.
A few of their expressions shifted slightly.
Shidō held a position above average among them.
And now, Shidō was begging for his life beneath someone else's foot.
The reason they had remained here was actually because they still harbored a bit of wishful thinking.
But after witnessing this, those thoughts instantly vanished.
The people who had originally formed groups of two or three to hunt Kitahara Kaede and Ōtsutsuki Koto gradually left.
It was not that the people of the Land of Chaos were weak.
Rather, those who were truly powerful would not stay at this entrance, waiting for prey to come to them.
Waiting here for others to enter was already their last resort.
And Kitahara Kaede's strength was not something they could contend with, so they