At the same time.
In another pure white space.
Five tall figures were waiting.
Although these players from the otherworldly Prison Rock were also humanoid in form, their physical traits bore extremely obvious differences from the players of Nine Provinces.
Their builds were generally much taller and sturdier, with average heights of nearly two meters two. Their bodies were knotted with muscle, resembling towering iron pillars. Just standing there, they radiated a fierce and violent aura with a strong sense of oppression.
"Hahaha! It seems the players from Nine Provinces are agonizing over this; they still haven't decided."
A rough, piercing laugh rang out abruptly in the pure white space.
The laughter came from a tall Prison Rock player named Gran.
The other three Prison Rock players chuckled and chimed in.
Only one man, wearing dark robes and looking somewhat "frail" compared to the exaggerated builds of the other Prison Rock players, stood off to the side without saying a word.
Gran noticed him and looked over. "Zane, scared out of your wits? Or did last time's failure make you too afraid to even laugh?"
That's right.
The man was none other than Zane, the leader of the Prison Rock team who had crossed over into Nine Provinces during the special event some time ago, only to end up skewered by Lu Xiu.
"I'm not that easily scared out of my wits. I just think we should treat the arena seriously. Nine Provinces is not weak, and their Architect is even less of an ordinary person."
Hearing this, Zane glanced at Gran. "You've all heard about our experience."
"That's because you were incompetent!"
At those words, Gran immediately sneered, making no attempt to conceal the contempt and mockery in his tone. "If I led the team, do you think I'd