Nodding at Echidna|G's suggestion, Rentaro quickly nodded in understanding.
If it were before, he might have felt ashamed of avoiding battle, but after witnessing the scene just now, Rentaro knew very well that Echidna|G's plan was the correct one.
Regarding this wager, personal reputation and other issues were secondary. Winning the final wager and saving the entire Tokyo District was the most important thing.
Perhaps some would say that since Rentaro could enlist Echidna|G and Mei|G, and with their strength, dealing with Aldebaran and Gastrea should be no problem, why go through the trouble of a wager with Wood.
The reason was simple: if Echidna|G and Mei|G helped Tokyo District resist Aldebaran and Gastrea, Wood would surely be angered.
But their participation in the wager was because Wood had promised Rentaro that as long as he found two helpers, and they were willing to assist him, Wood would have no objections.
"I didn't expect Rentaro to be so capable as to recruit you two as helpers.
But this is good. A result that was originally without suspense would have been quite boring. Now it will add a lot of fun."
The person presiding over this wager was Watari Nagamasa, and when he flipped the three-minute hourglass, it signaled the official start of the wager.
"Boom------!"
The moment the first grain of sand fell from the hourglass, Wood's feet had already shattered the ground, causing the hard rock surface to bulge.
In the next second, the immense propulsive force generated by shattering the ground sent Wood's body shooting out, covering hundreds of meters in mere moments!
Targeted as the primary objective, Rentaro's Type 21 Black Muscle Stone Prosthetic Eye contracted sharply. By the time he reacted, Wood was already in front of him.
Facing Wood who had suddenly appeared before him,