Soon, the people assigned to monitor the Star City and Yun City teams were summoned.
To Brother Gang and the other five, it came as a surprise that the Star City team had actually left the core area and spread out toward the perimeter. They clearly intended to hunt down the remnants of the Bizarre Tree.
Of course, after several major battles, almost none of the scattered agents remained. This so-called cleanup was little more than a final formality.
"Are you sure they really withdrew? They're not just trying to throw us off?" one of the six asked, still uneasy.
"Absolutely. We were worried they might be faking it and lying in ambush, so we waited a long time to see if they'd double back. They never had any intention of doing that."
Several people chimed in to confirm it.
"We watched from different directions and investigated carefully. We can say for certain that they really withdrew this time."
"Brother Gang, I don't mean to be nosy, but what does it matter to us whether they withdrew or not? To be honest, compared with the Star City team, our efficiency really is lacking. If you ask me, we need to pick up the pace. What if the Star City people finish the job and go back to the command group bad-mouthing us, making trouble for us? Then we'll be in a bad spot."
This wasn't just one person's opinion. Quite a few people nodded.
"Exactly. There's no need for us to drag this out, is there? Take the remaining four gates of the formation. We're still dawdling over them. If you ask me, it's not even that hard a job. If everyone gets moving, we could clear the place out completely in two or three days, couldn't we?"
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