Most importantly, though the suited man's every action since his appearance carried a hint of madness, every detail showed that he was a master at seeing through the human heart.
Madness was not what they feared. What they feared was someone who was both mad and lucid.
Though madness and lucidity appeared impossible to coexist within one person, "madness" was merely everyone's definition of the suited man based on their own perceptions. If the suited man possessed a worldview with a self-consistent logic that was utterly different from that of ordinary people, then madness and lucidity might well exist within him at the same time.
The former was others' judgment; the latter was self-definition.
The suited man was undoubtedly such a person.
Since he could see through people's hearts, if Black Earl joined the battle, he would surely discover at once that Wai was their weakness.
Once they had a weakness, and Black Earl's avatar could not utterly crush the opposition, far too many variables would arise.
Shaina naturally thought of this as well.
Yet after weighing her options, Shaina still decided to continue asking Black Earl for help.
Or rather, she had no other choice. Earlier, she had considered joining the battle herself, but under the restrictions of the contract, the other side might not necessarily agree to let her enter the fray.
Wai was different. He would definitely be able to enter the battle. Thus, she had no other choice. If she wanted to save Elder Tree and the others, she could only ask for help.
This time, however, Shaina turned her pleading gaze toward Wai.
From Black Earl's stance, it was clear that he would only act if Wai agreed.
Wai had not expected that after going around in circles, he would end up at the center