"What? Did you figure something out?" Curiosity appeared on Murphy's viscous face.
"According to past records, Kurgon's battlefield performance has always remained within a Goblin's physiological limits. There have been no signs of him exceeding them," Rahem explained.
"The reason he was able to fight Li Luo, God's Chosen One, to a standstill and hold out until now is most likely due to his Talent Abilities and equipment."
"Oh? So you're saying Kurgon is a 'pay-to-win warrior'?" Interest gleamed in Murphy's ruby-like eyes.
"He simply piled up his combat power with abundant resources?"
"That cannot be stated so absolutely." Rahem shook his head and sighed.
"Without sufficient combat skill to support it, even if all his equipment and items were Mythic quality, he still could not achieve Kurgon's current level of performance."
"Accumulation and tempering—neither can be lacking."
"To use an Earth saying, 'How much hardship must one endure to become a star?'"
"Endure hardship... become a star..." Murphy muttered thickly, looking as though he had learned something new.
"So that counts as a metaphor too?"
"Of course, General Murphy," Rahem said unhurriedly.
"If Kurgon were compared to an actor on a stage, then he must have put in tremendous effort to achieve such a dazzling performance today."
"Then what about Li Luo, God's Chosen One?" Murphy immediately followed up.
"Li Luo, God's Chosen One, would have to be considered a genius actor..." Red light flickered in Rahem's mechanical eyes as he gave a highly impartial assessment.
"I think so too..." Murphy nodded slightly, turning his gaze back toward the figure above the lava lake.
However, he had no intention of ending the conversation and continued asking.
"Then... what about Lu Li, the former overlord of the Neptune Domain?"
"If we use the stage actor analogy, would he also count