"Could you calm down?" Zheng Da frowned. "Yuan Kai and the others weren't careless people. How could they have fallen into a trap so easily? The only explanation is that their opponent was much stronger than they were, so killing them was effortless."
He paused, then added, "There's something I don't understand, though. Why was there such a fierce fight here?"
He was referring to the patch of woods that the vest-wearing Player had set on fire.
"Judging by the traces, Xu Zhi wasn't particularly skilled in actual combat," Jiang Wenzhang said. "He probably had a trump card that guaranteed victory. Otherwise, the other three wouldn't have died so easily."
"What kind of trump card?" Pu Gaoshan asked impatiently. "Could you stop being so cryptic?"
"Do you take me for an immortal?" Jiang Wenzhang adjusted his glasses with an irritated look. "It could've been an Ability, an item, or Super Evolution. Without seeing it firsthand, there's no way to make an accurate judgment. But one thing is clear to me: our opponent was deliberately making himself look weak."
"He dared to bring a wounded person out here with us. Did he really not expect something like this to happen? We could attack him if we wanted, but there are seven of us. At least two of us would die. Which of you wants to make that sacrifice?"
He looked around at them, then continued, "Besides, Mr. Kang already said that some of these people might be our allies. If we ruin Mr. Kang's plans, who's going to take responsibility?"
Zheng Da and the others fell silent, but Pu Gaoshan was still unconvinced. "So we just let him kill our people? What does it matter if someone like that stays in Little River City? Who could get along with him?"
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