Ten seconds, twenty seconds, thirty seconds...
A minute passed quickly.
Su, the lame woman with thick lips, opened her eyes, looked at the Long-haired Woman Molly, and gently shook her head.
"Didn't find it?" Molly asked.
"No sign of it," Su answered.
Molly's expression turned grave. She turned her gaze toward Xize, the white-haired old man wearing a Black Iron Mask.
Xize pulled the wildly spinning small stick out of the ground, let out a soft sigh, looked over, and shook his head as well.
Molly's face darkened somewhat. After thinking for a few seconds, she exhaled and said somewhat dejectedly, "All right. Looks like we lost. Call everyone back."
"Yes." Su nodded, chanted an incantation, and clapped her hands together. A wave of energy swiftly traveled outward with the wind.
Before long, One-Eye, Ice Block, Wood, and Camel, the four people who had been sent out, returned one after another. They saw the outcome on Molly's face, exchanged looks, and for a moment, none of them knew what to say.
Hulk, the Strong Man who had been sitting on a rock nearby, walked over. His eyes flickered as he leaned close to Molly and asked, "Captain, what do we do now?"
"What do you think we can do?" Molly shot Hulk an annoyed glare. "Of course we wait for the other party to return. Since we couldn't find him, we can only honor the bet, explore the Ancient Ruins with him, and split the gains evenly."
Hulk's eyes shifted as he quietly suggested, "Captain, actually, I think that if we go back on our word, that guy can't do anything about it, right?"
"Hm? What do you mean?!" Molly raised her brows at Hulk.
"I mean... well..." Under Molly's gaze, Hulk seemed to feel immense pressure, and his words