The Five-Party Alliance decided to send Siluria, Millicent, and the Warrior Jar Alexander against the "three great masters of the Spiral Tower," but they still had to choose who would fight whom.
The method was simple: rock-paper-scissors again.
"Rock, paper, scissors!"
At the Tarnished's command, all three threw out their hands-
Siluria: paper.
Millicent: rock.
Alexander: rock.
An uproar swept through the spectators. Siluria looked at her palm, raised an eyebrow slightly, then nodded to her two companions. "Thank you for letting me win."
Her gaze swept across the three Divine Bird Warriors opposite them, finally settling on the figure wreathed in lightning.
"I choose him. I promised His Highness I would kill him." Siluria tightened her grip on the Tree Spear, her voice calm.
Millicent and Alexander exchanged a glance. Without another word, they faced each other again.
"Rock, paper, scissors!"
Millicent: paper.
Alexander: rock.
Millicent smiled faintly and withdrew her hand. Her gaze passed over Jar Bro and landed on the Divine Bird Warrior surrounded by warped air and howling storms.
"I'll take the strongest one."
Alexander opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, he only scratched his lid sheepishly. "Then... then I get the ice one?"
The three Divine Bird Warriors had long since lost patience. Arcs of electricity danced over the Lightning Warrior's body, and he was itching to charge in and scorch these arrogant fools to cinders. "Enough dawdling! Are we fighting or not?!"
"What's the rush?" the Tarnished said leisurely. "Three of you, three of us. One-on-one, fair and square. But it's cramped here. If we all rush in, nobody will have room to fight. Why not take it one match at a time?"
The Lightning Warrior glared. "You think this is some tournament? Quit fussing-"
"Agreed," the Storm Warrior suddenly