Ye Chen replied evenly, "They really did go by those two names. Looks like you really do know them."
Oko explained with a complicated expression, "They were Fente's second and third daughters, both from Fente's Sweet Home. I've known them ever since I can remember. You killed them both?"
Ye Chen nodded.
"Yeah. That Ding Moluo probably told Fente about their deaths just now. That's why Fente lost his head and came at me like a mad dog, trying to kill me for revenge."
Oko narrowed her eyes, looking deep in thought.
Weimeng, meanwhile, fell silent and quietly committed this information to memory.
Ye Chen continued, "But that's not the main point I wanted to make."
"After dealing with those sisters, I quickly took down another male clown. That made three clowns who died by my hand."
"After that, like you, I continued exploring the other areas."
"Later, in a forest somewhere, I discovered the corpses of five clowns, along with the remains of the Smoke Squad."
At this, Oko's pupils widened slightly, while Weimeng looked as if he had been struck by lightning, his face going blank.
"Bodies..."
"Mr. Dusarien and the others..."
"They're all dead?"
Ye Chen answered gravely, "Yes. Ding Moluo was the killer. After he put away their group's identity tags, I fought him."
Hearing this, Weimeng squeezed his eyes shut and clenched his fists, finally letting out a helpless sigh.
"...Ha."
After a moment of silence, Oko stressed, "Still, they eliminated the threat of five whole clowns for us, didn't they?"
Ye Chen nodded solemnly.
"That's right. Although the Smoke Squad was wiped out, they paid with their lives to leave us a precious chance at victory."
"There were originally twenty clowns trapped inside the Maze Cube. Counting Dunke, whom you severely wounded and drove