Glutton and the other two slowly retreated, gradually widening the distance between them. Their eyes were filled with extreme vigilance. Iron Crow and Saatchi both drew their weapons, while Spiritual Fire spread across their bodies.
Iron Crow wielded a pair of matte cross daggers, while Saatchi drew a hammer club that looked as if it had grown naturally, its front end branching into split boughs.
Only Glutton took out nothing. He merely maintained a strange smile as he slowly backed away.
Iron Crow had watched from afar as Chen Chuan fought White Stone Master. Though Chen Chuan's displayed combat strength had shocked him then, it had not felt very immediate. But now that he was truly standing before him, the Mutated Tissue inside his body reacted violently in an instant, sending wave after wave of danger signals, as if warning him to get away from this man as quickly as possible.
But he knew that even if he wanted to retreat now, it was already too late. The moment he turned around, Chen Chuan would target him first, and he might be the first to die.
So he did his utmost to calm the agitation of the Mutated Tissue within his body, adjusted his breathing, and slowly withdrew to a suitable distance. His two cross daggers were held one above and one below, forming a defensive stance.
He was a Fighter who specialized in speed and needed sufficient space to fight. Fortunately, this place was fairly open and highly suited to his strengths. With the other two coordinating with him, it was not as if they had no chance at all.
Ignoring the encirclement gradually taking shape around him, Chen Chuan slowly walked to the center of the area. "I've been waiting for you for a long time. Since you