"After I make contact with the Holy Ark, the organization will tell me what to do next?" The man rising from the bath suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! Do you even hear yourself?"
The long-haired man's body tensed slightly, a trace of wariness appearing in his eyes.
"Do you think I'll still need to follow their instructions after obtaining the Holy Ark?" the man in the bath said with extreme arrogance.
The water in the pool suddenly began to boil, and thick steam filled the entire bathroom.
"You may have misunderstood something." The long-haired man pushed up his glasses. "Making contact with the Holy Ark and obtaining the Holy Ark are not the same thing. Without the organization's help, you'll only be killed by the Holy Ark without hesitation, just like the other hunters."
"Heh..." A cold laugh came from within the mist. The next second, the burly man tore through the steam, grabbed the long-haired man by the throat, lifted him high into the air, and slammed him against the wall. "Yao Yu, there's something else you got wrong. You shouldn't put me on the same level as that trash... What do you mean, just like the other hunters?"
"I suggest you put me down." Although his throat could be crushed at any moment, Yao Yu's voice remained perfectly calm. "If you kill me here, you'll lose your only chance to get close to the Holy Ark."
"I know. Of course I know. I don't need you reminding me." The burly man shot him a vicious glare, then slowly lowered him and released his grip.
The long-haired man called Yao Yu rubbed his slightly reddened neck and adjusted his glasses.
"There's something I've been wondering about, Yao Yu." The burly man turned around and looked out at the night