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After learning of Firelick Carlrig's origins, the way Zong Shen looked at the Gray Shadow Avatar changed somewhat.

At the very least, his former hostility had diminished considerably. Of course, this fellow was still an enemy to the death.

Yet its uniqueness made Zong Shen feel a sense of kinship with it.

Moreover, it was not as brutal and savage as the other Dark Orcs.

Its mixed-blood identity had given it an exceptionally complicated personality, and combined with the Blackwater Sword Saint's sword-and-blade Zen intent, it had become an oddity among the Dark Orcs.

Its tragic background, the humiliation it had suffered from its clansmen, and its relentless journey of self-strengthening and rise to power all struck a chord with Zong Shen.

If they had met under different circumstances, perhaps Zong Shen would have tried to become friends with Firelick Carlrig.

Unfortunately, this was the brutal Defense Challenge, and the other party was merely a game piece perfectly replicated by the Lord System.

According to the strategy information he had received earlier, these Dark Orcs had originally died long ago.

Yet after an unknown amount of time, they had suddenly been summoned here.

Therefore, the conflict between the two sides was irreconcilable.

Ever since Zong Shen had integrated [Luo De Jian Yu's Knowledge Essence (Orange)].

In addition to mastering the corresponding exquisite sword techniques, he had also been subtly influenced by that knowledge.

This allowed him to develop a faint resonance with Firelick Carlrig.

Of course, his comprehension of sword-and-blade Zen intent could not even be considered superficial, and he was not on the same level as the Blackwater Sword Saint at all. Still, that did not prevent such resonance from arising.

Some resonances were destined never to become friendship.

Zong Shen saw this very clearly.

He would not be