Luo Yuan and the others had already obtained all the treasures in their chosen area. Next, they needed to compete for the treasures in the other two areas. However, Luo Yuan did not act immediately, because he noticed that the experts in those areas were still fighting the Demon Beasts, and neither battle had reached a decisive outcome.
Luo Yuan therefore decided to wait. To him, the opportunity to act would only come once those experts and Demon Beasts had worn one another down as much as possible. Whether in the number of experts on his side or their actual strength, his group still fell somewhat short of the other two factions.
Although Luo Yuan might win if he stopped holding back, doing so would also expose his current circumstances to everyone. He still needed to venture to other places, so he could not possibly spend all his time in the Edge Zone.
Moreover, Luo Yuan had noticed that the experts in this world could exchange information even across great distances. He had always wanted to keep a low profile, so he did not want to reveal all his strength now, in case he attracted the attention of these local forces.
If they then passed his information along, Luo Yuan might end up on every faction's list of people to watch closely. It would then become extremely difficult for him to conceal himself and reap benefits. Thus, he decided that until he had truly grown into the strongest fighting force on this planet, maintaining at least a basic degree of discretion remained the smartest choice.
Besides, although Luo Yuan was ostensibly the leader of those lone adventurers, only the people connected to him knew the strength he had truly displayed during battle. The experts in the other two factions did