It wasn't that he was a coward.
The island was just too terrifying.
It was shaped like a grave. Not a single plant grew on its lonely stretch of land, and thick black fog surrounded it. He could make out its rough outline at a glance, but he couldn't see what the island actually concealed.
Tian Deshan had weathered plenty of storms. Even without using his abilities, he could sense that the island was extremely dangerous.
"Should I wait for the others?"
His heart was in his throat, and he couldn't help considering it.
But then he worried that Nameless might arrive before anyone else. They had landed in different places, after all, so the distances between them were bound to differ.
Nameless might still get here first.
Besides, Tian Deshan wasn't even sure there were any other trial participants in this stage. He hadn't encountered one yet.
What if it was just him and Nameless?
If he waited here like a fool, the only person he was guaranteed to see was Nameless. Then they would fall into a chain of mutual suspicion: neither would dare set foot on the island first, and neither would dare leave his own ship.
They would be trapped in this stage, perhaps forever, until one of them reached the end of his lifespan.
"Damn it. Looks like I'll have to take my chances."
Tian Deshan spat into the sea, took Nano Armor from his spatial ring, and covered his entire body with it. He slung a gun across his back, hung a Light Sword at his waist, and set several Floating Cannons hovering nearby. Only then did he fly from the ship toward the island.
Once he left the warship's range, he discovered that his self-healing ability seemed to have been preserved. There was