Vermilion Bird quickly sent Chu Ge a telepathic message, leaving him stunned.
What had happened on Zhong Yi's side was perhaps the furthest departure from Chu Ge's predictions.
In all their earlier assessments, Zhong Yi had merely been the enemy's point of entry for drawing out Chu Jiangliu. Zhong Yi's past with Skeleton had nothing to do with the present situation. It was his personal business, and Chu Ge had no intention of prying.
As Chu Ge saw it, even if their opponent really was Sandru himself, whose core power lay in undead mystic arts-the great Boss they had all originally imagined-he no longer seemed to be the true final Boss. What final Boss would personally deal with someone like Zhong Yi, who had no bearing on the overall situation?
Even if he really was the final Boss, Zhong Yi and Vermilion Bird together should have been guaranteed to win. After all, Vermilion Bird was his natural counter. They should have finished him off in no time and come to help the little cat long ago.
Yet just as Chu Ge left, Skeleton laughed. "He just left like that, leaving this bird... oh, no, Vermilion Bird, to deal with me? Zhong Yi, they're not taking me seriously, and they don't think you're all that important either, do they?"
Zhong Yi said calmly, "I was never all that important. In this game, I'm merely a pawn who volunteered to take the lead for personal reasons. You happened to think you could use me to force General Chu out, or control me into revealing his arrangements, so I happened to become the spark that set this off."
Skeleton laughed delightedly. "You really underestimate yourself. Chu Jiangliu's people aren't an impenetrable wall. Besides, with our ability to control people, do you really think