As Chief Yuan admitted her mistake and chose the worst course of action, the mood took a sharp turn for the worse.
The person who reacted most strongly wasn't even one of the people directly involved, but a certain influential figure who was quick to change sides.
Yuan Shan had actually been so decisive. Like a gambler who'd bet on the wrong side at the last moment, Grantham's face went deathly pale.
The conversation just now had made it perfectly clear: if they couldn't reach an agreement, Embo would almost certainly flee, and there was a good chance they wouldn't be able to stop him.
In that case, all the consequences would undoubtedly fall on Gulad. It was hard to be optimistic about what would happen next.
However, while Grantham was trembling with fear, Yuan Shan didn't even look at him.
Once she'd made up her mind, she couldn't be bothered to say another word. Completely undeterred by the fact that Embo outranked her, she attacked outright.
Chief Yuan might love slacking off, but when things got serious, she really did step up!
Faced with this familiar scene, Fu Qian sighed again.
He remembered how, the last time she'd faced Ariel, she'd charged forward without hesitation despite having no chance of survival.
And now, with a wave of her hand, countless black bands spun through the air, instantly enveloping the entire room and forming a translucent cocoon.
Fu Qian had seen this move before. When the Forbidden Zone at the Night Watcher base in Shangjing had been contaminated by a demigod's corpse, Yuan Shan had used a similar technique to suppress it.
Now, the move seemed to add another layer of protection to this special cage, making it harder for Embo to escape.
Clearly, even though she was openly taking