Just as Wai fell into desperate straits.
"Wait!" Accompanied by a startled cry, a figure flew toward the arena platform.
However, before he could reach the Dome above the arena platform, the pressure descending from above pinned him in place, leaving him unable to move.
That figure was not from Angel's side, but rather... Gray Merchant.
Previously, Gray Merchant had not cared whether Wai lived or died. He had even preferred for Wai to die at their hands. After all, the mirror fragment turning red meant that Wai was Mirror-Hider's target.
But now, Gray Merchant was extremely unwilling to see Wai harmed.
Wai came from the Noah Clan, and Black Earl's avatar was right across from them. Killing him meant endless future troubles without even needing to think about it. Moreover, even putting Wai's identity aside, Gray Merchant had learned from the referee earlier that Mirror-Hider would most likely break his word. That alone made him unwilling to keep treating Wai and the Noah Clan as targets.
What was more, that wizard calling himself Ermi had already promised to find a way to release his memories. Relying on apprentices to fight over slots to go deeper into the underground waterways was already somewhat improper. If Wai were beaten severely or even killed as well, what face would he have left to seek out Ermi?
Gray Merchant had originally thought that Demon Elephant understood this and would be able to restrain his impulse. Yet he had not expected Demon Elephant, who had revealed another side of himself after his strength surged, to be so decisive and ruthless, as though he had become a completely different person.
Gray Merchant did not want Wai to be beaten to death or crippled by Demon Elephant. That was why, even though he could sense Wicked