The atmosphere around them shifted. The twenty people from District 001 stood behind Xu Huo, while the Holy Sword Society's unruly Players gradually sobered up and gathered of their own accord on either side. Most followed the two Gold Apprentices, while some circled around Xu Huo and the others from the opposite direction.
"I've never thought much of Wormhole Points below B-level. No matter how many people a Sub-district like this produces, they're no different from ants." The Masked Man fixed his gaze on Xu Huo. "You managed to stop my spatial threads. You're a pretty big ant."
The arrogance coming at him was laughable. Xu Huo actually laughed, then asked, "So you must have been born in an A-class Wormhole Point."
"I wonder what you thought when your family assigned you to fight over a Sub-district built by 'ants.' Did you feel especially proud of being a 'person' fighting ants for territory?"
Serving one's family was certainly an honor, but fighting over territory with insects was hardly worth mentioning. The Masked Man regarded District 001 and Xu Huo as insects, yet his words and actions seemed contradictory.
But the Masked Man's logic was perfectly consistent. He said calmly, "We're here to exterminate the ants, not fight them. How could ants possibly qualify to fight people?"
Xu Huo pointed at the Holy Sword Society members around him. "What about them? Are they ants too?"
"Of course." The Masked Man showed neither guilt nor hypocrisy. He had no intention of disguising anything, as if he were merely stating a fact. "You can use ants to exterminate ants."
Quite a few members of the Holy Sword Society were lawless sorts. Some had joined precisely so they could do evil without restraint. How could people like that remain unmoved after being insulted to