After a single battle, both attackers had been eliminated. They probably had not expected things to turn out this way, or they would never have acted so rashly.
Chu Shen and Invincible Lucky Star said nothing, merely looking at Lu Ye.
Lu Ye folded his hands into his wide sleeves. After a moment of silence, he asked, "What were we discussing just now?"
Chu Shen immediately replied, "We were discussing having you take charge. I have no objections at all—I'll follow Brother Fa's lead in everything! What about you?" He turned to Lucky Star.
The woman had resumed her frail appearance from before. Her long nails, comparable to top-grade Spiritual Treasures, had retracted, and she said softly, "I have no objections either. Whoever takes charge is fine with me."
Chu Shen nodded. "Then it's settled. Brother Fa, just tell us what to do. We'll all listen to you."
Lu Ye said, "Listening to me is no problem, but I hope the two of you can place a certain degree of trust in me. No matter what, we'll be joining forces from here on out."
"Of course." Chu Shen agreed readily, though no one knew what he truly thought.
Lu Ye understood as well that in an alliance formed under these circumstances, no one could completely trust anyone else. Even members of the same team could not; this was ultimately only a temporary collaboration under the Star Constellation Hall's Rules.
After pondering briefly, he continued, "The Rules of this contest are not that whoever lasts until the end receives the greatest rewards. The biggest deciding factor is still the number of enemies eliminated. How long one can endure is only secondary. So even if we hide until the very end, if we cannot eliminate enough enemies, we still will not gain