The suppressed Calamities watched their retreating backs, an almost inconceivable question rising in their minds.
"They... aren't going to kill us?"
Whether by the rules of the Scavengers Camp or the unspoken rules accepted throughout this world, the strong had the right to dispose of the lives of the weak at will, regardless of reasons or intentions.
Their earlier mockery was enough to sound their death knell, yet the others had walked away.
Hearing those words from a distance, Ye Buyu turned her head and rolled her eyes.
"Who made that rule?"
The group headed upstairs, muttering among themselves.
"Exactly. Who would follow that rotten-to-the-core garbage..."
Black lines slid down the Calamities' foreheads. If rules like these were garbage, then what were they, who followed that garbage? Worthless dregs?
They felt as though they had been insulted, and viciously at that.
After activating the teleportation device on the third floor and bringing Wan Lan back, they explained the current situation.
"That's pretty much how things stand. We just don't know whether the [Delusion] here is the true body or a double."
Little Whale, who had been curled up watching the show, poked its head out. "It's a double. Its true body's core Divine Status is still under the Chief's watch."
Ye Buyu pondered this. "Good news: we can fight it. Bad news: its Divine Status isn't here, so we can't kill it for good."
She tapped her chin with a headache. "This thing's abilities are hard to deal with. It can cause us all sorts of trouble wherever it is.
"We're settling both old scores and new this time. If we can't kill it for good...
"Could we recruit it instead? I'm kind of craving its ability to teleport and summon vast armies. It's the perfect weapon for calling in