In the Dark Dimension, that damned darkness where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, a faint chuckle rang out.
"Shanhai and Aaron both seem to have found a way through."
"The second stage really can't stop them..."
The old man's amused voice echoed through the darkness.
He held a light screen in his hand. Its glow illuminated his face, revealing skin as wrinkled as a shriveled orange peel...
Another voice followed.
"So far, it looks like only those two have found a way through. First and second place are practically theirs..."
"Next, we'll see how they destroy that Meteorite."
"Destroying it without triggering elimination won't be easy..."
The old man nodded. "At this rate, I feel like neither of them even needs to take the third stage..."
He chuckled happily.
It had been a joke, but the younger man gave it serious thought.
A moment later, he leaned toward the old man.
"Actually, what if we don't make them take the third stage?"
In the faint light, a face almost as handsome as Lin Feng's came into view.
The old man raised an eyebrow.
"Are you serious?"
"Absolutely."
The handsome young man met the old man's gaze.
The old man frowned.
"Would that really be a good idea?"
"Those boys in the Auxiliary Group wouldn't be happy..."
"It wouldn't be good for unity..."
The old man shook his head. It still didn't feel right.
Everyone else had cleared all three stages before joining the Auxiliary Group. Granting two people special treatment out of nowhere would undoubtedly upset them all.
To put it more seriously, if Shanhai and Aaron joined the Auxiliary Group without taking the third stage, they might be shunned or even treated as enemies.
Egart knew that too.
Having said his piece, the old