"Temporary allies..."
Repeating Fu Qian's words, Gerard merely looked at Elina and gave a cold, mocking laugh.
"Is that so? This Mr. Lu is your new team member?"
The threat in his words was unmistakable. It was as if he were saying, If you really want to get involved, you'll have to share the consequences.
Gerard thought he knew Elina's team fairly well.
One bodyguard on the verge of losing control, one walking corpse who had reappeared after being missing for a long time, and Elina—the only one who posed any real threat.
From his previous dealings with her, he knew that she might be crazy, but she certainly wasn't stupid. There was no reason for her to commit such a senseless act of slaughter.
So from the very beginning, he hadn't suspected the three of them.
At that moment, if they had the sense to leave and save him some trouble, he wouldn't hold it against them.
"Mr. Lu certainly isn't one of our team members. But after talking just now, we did decide to work together during the blessings to come."
To his surprise, Elina's response was startlingly decisive.
"We realized after talking it over that our interests don't conflict."
Under Gerard's incredulous gaze, Elina even explained the reasons behind her decision, laying them out clearly and logically.
And in fact, she was telling the truth.
It was true that Mr. Lu, standing before them, was moody and unquestionably dangerous. But this incident seemed to be growing strange as well.
In previous contests, Siren and the Ji Clan had indeed been at each other's throats, but it was hard to imagine either side carrying out an assassination in full view of everyone.
Especially when the Ji Clan seemed to be avoiding conflict a little this year.
The situation