Cloaked Man looked at Bald Scorpion Man and continued raising objections before he could speak. "Drawing lots might make the groups more random, but it can't guarantee that two Assassins won't end up in the same group. More importantly, there might be more than two Assassins."
"Exactly." Twin-Tails was already grateful to Cloaked Man for protecting her, and she was pleased to see him taking her side. "Even if the groups happen to separate the Assassins, there'd only be two people in each group. Once they find the Princess, an Assassin would have every opportunity to ambush and kill their partner, then kill the Princess."
"That's right." Crew-Cut Man nodded repeatedly beside her. "Once they kill the Princess, the Assassins clear the game anyway. They definitely wouldn't care about exposing their identities."
Bald Scorpion Man frowned.
He was deeply unhappy about having his suggestions rejected over and over, but he had to admit that their arguments made sense.
This wasn't the outside world, after all, where he had a gang of lackeys crowding around him, agreeing with whatever he said.
That contrast always left him feeling uncomfortable.
After a moment of silence, Bald Scorpion Man spoke again. "Then let's split into two groups of four. Having more people in each group would make it safe, wouldn't it?"
"I don't think that would work." Zhao Xun finally spoke up. "As Cloaked Man said, there might be more than two Assassins. If there are three and they happen to end up in the same group, the only Knight in that group would be doomed. If that group finds the Princess, you can imagine the consequences."
Bald Scorpion Man shot Zhao Xun an irritated glare. "So you're saying we shouldn't split up? If all eight of us move together, searching every room will