Black Prison Banning's acceptance of the Broker's commission to kill 2567 should have remained a secret, but somehow word had leaked, and every well-informed player had heard about it.
Qin Ran certainly could not count himself among the well-informed players in the Underground Game.
Cole, however, definitely could.
Almost immediately, Cole passed the news on to Qin Ran.
Cole: We're doomed! Doomed!
Cole: That bastard Broker actually hired Black Prison Banning!
Cole: Lawless isn't around, either. Running into this guy would mean certain death!
Cole: 2567, you have to stay in your game room. Don't leave again, even if you're one of the Chosen Ones.
Cole: Black Prison Banning was among the strongest of the earliest Chosen Ones. You have no chance of winning against him.
Even through the screen, Qin Ran could feel Cole's anxiety in every word.
Clearly, his earlier recklessness had left this veteran, whom Lawless had entrusted with looking after him, feeling helpless enough to repeatedly stress Black Prison Banning's strength.
In fact, Qin Ran would not have underestimated Banning even without Cole's warnings.
He had witnessed that enormous area-of-effect attack firsthand.
Had Lawless not been there, they would certainly have been in serious trouble.
But now?
Qin Ran still could not judge accurately.
Black Prison Banning's move had been interrupted before its full power could erupt.
If its subsequent power had remained at that same level, Qin Ran naturally would not have worried.
But that assumption...
Even Qin Ran himself did not believe it.
However, compared with Black Prison Banning, who had accepted the commission to kill him, there was someone else to consider.
Right now, Qin Ran was more concerned about the Broker, who had issued that commission.
After discovering that Zor was one of the Chosen Ones, Qin Ran had wondered how