Dimness, noise, blood-the red moon shone over the camp.
Anderson, his head covered in curls, crouched in the stands with infrared binoculars, watching Xu Ye's every move.
"Two of them."
Anderson licked his lips.
"Should we do it? He actually dared to kill one of our nobles." Beside Anderson, a delicate-looking boy with fair skin and earrings tightened the gloves on his hands, raising his slender eyebrows.
Another boy and a girl stood beside him.
All four were descendants of Sky City's nobility. Their bearing was unmistakable, an inborn arrogance showing in their every gesture.
"Owen, calm down."
A girl in sunglasses smiled. "Our main goal this time is to pass the assessment and enter Crimson. The Five Great Powers have poured enormous resources into Crimson to cultivate a new generation who can eventually take those five people's places."
"The world is about to change. We must seize this opportunity, not sacrifice the greater prize for something trivial."
"Dusha, are we just going to let that lowborn get away?" Owen suppressed the killing intent in his eyes. "Our Sky City was already a colossal power before the Federation broke apart. Our noble culture has a history stretching back hundreds of years. No one has ever been allowed to challenge us."
Anderson patted his shoulder with a broad palm, calming his murderous intent, and smiled. "No hurry. This is a points competition. Let them kill the Heartless for us and earn some points first, then we'll make our move. And we can't afford to be careless."
"My younger brother Andre may have been arrogant, but he was extremely gifted. He even possessed the High Sequence [Mirror], yet he was still killed. That should tell you how troublesome that man is."
"Prey and hunter can easily trade places."
"Besides, we need to