The emotion in the Masked Man's eyes was undoubtedly a provocation, but it also revealed an important piece of information—
It was wary of Angel and Dox as well.
The Masked Man's provocation was, plainly put, a goading tactic meant to spur them onto the arena and make them attack it of their own accord. And once Angel or Dox attacked the Masked Man, it would mean they had been drawn into the contract.
If the Masked Man could truly crush Angel and Dox through its own strength, it would have no need to rely on the contract's boost. It could step down from the stage and fight them now—why insist on dragging them into the contract?
Thus, it was clear that the Masked Man believed it would be difficult to deal with Angel and Dox without relying on the contract.
Once they saw through that, the Masked Man's invitation to battle naturally could not stir their emotions.
Besides, they were not players in the Paradise Game. They could even ignore every one of the Masked Man's provocations.
Still, while they could disregard this invitation to battle, they did need to consider how to deal with the Masked Man.
After all, Swift Spirit's avatar was highly likely to be on it.
"What? Are the two wizards afraid to step onto the arena?" A genderless voice came from behind the mask, accompanied by a sinister cackle.
Angel did not answer. Instead, he glanced sideways at Dox.
Dox immediately understood. "Why hide behind a mask and play at ghosts? You may be able to conceal who you are from others, but not from us. We have countless ways of learning your identity."
Dox's tone was laden with meaning, and paired with that mystifying expression, he truly had something of a charlatan... no,