Dunke, once an Auling Hunter and now one of the Mad Clowns, sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, focused in meditation, his palms turned upward. He paid no heed whatsoever to the conversation between Fente and Sainsai.
Meanwhile, a cube inscribed with curved patterns hovered steadily before Dunke, slowly rotating as it continuously radiated a deep purple glow.
Countless threads of light drifted gracefully out from the cube's different squares, then silently floated away toward the sky above Dunke's head.
This cube's true form was the fifth-level Labyrinth Relic in Dunke's possession—the "Reflection Trick Box."
As early as half an hour ago, Dunke had copied it into the form of the "Maze Cube," temporarily acquiring the abilities of Kadeci's Labyrinth Relic.
With such a unique trump card, even trapped within this cube prison, Dunke still had the power to erode the world before him and wage a battle with Kadeci behind the scenes for control over the "Maze Cube."
Had Dunke not intervened, the clowns trapped inside the cube would have long since been separated and scattered one by one by Kadeci, then surrounded and wiped out by the other hunters while isolated.
To the Mad Clowns now, Dunke was of paramount importance.
His life was worth more than anyone else's.
Therefore, if Fente and Sainsai wished to leave this place alive, they had to do everything in their power to ensure Dunke's safety.
Having reached an agreement on this matter, Fente immediately swept out her arm and summoned over a hundred slender swords in one breath.
These slender swords gleamed black from end to end. Their blades were carved with countless twisted patterns resembling insect legs, while shelled flesh grew around their guards. A huge insect-like compound eye was set in the center, blinking again and