Icarius's Dog did not take the King's head for himself. Instead, he wanted to give it to someone else.
"We'll make a deal... This time, I'll only complete the mission. You can kill all those people."
He negotiated with Lily like this, displaying his harmlessness and goodwill.
He spread his hands, palms facing outward, signaling that he meant no hostility. "This time, I'll only act as your helper—as your bait. I'll stand outside and draw everyone else's attention, while you take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack... If I run into danger, you don't need to appear and rescue me.
"That way, you won't have to worry about me betraying you, and I can still serve as your loyal teammate—how about it? There's no downside for you, right?"
Deer Antler knew, of course, that the Path of Adaptation was prone to producing traitors.
But was he unfamiliar with people who played both sides?
He had long since grown used to dealing with such people.
Those accustomed to betrayal would not necessarily betray you. As long as they were given enough benefits and a sense of security, while the cost of betraying you was raised, they could still be used.
Besides, Deer Antler was certain that Aleister was probably younger than twenty. "Knight" was only in his early twenties at most, and he had now confirmed that King was one of the rare utilitarian Beyonders who stopped advancing after obtaining mysterious techniques.
In other words, everyone else was on two Paths. That included this "Gray Robe."
Since they followed two Paths, they were less likely to become as extreme as Beyonders who followed only one... Just like him. Although he followed the Path of Twilight, he was still very talkative.
Moreover, Deer Antler always felt that the other party's personality