For a moment, everyone fell silent.
The cries were simply too clear, and the emotions carried in that voice came through in exquisite detail.
So, that divine artifact was calling for their captain?
What sort of relationship did their captain have with that divine artifact? No, what sort of intimate relationship?
Through the Spiritual Bridge, shock and confusion kept surging toward Kallen. He could sense the question marks filling his teammates' heads.
In truth, Kallen himself was stunned. He really had not expected the final round to feature the Lax Copper Coin-Loya.
Throughout the earlier rounds, he had carefully coordinated everything to preserve the entire squad's condition for the final challenge.
"Kallen... Kallen..."
Loya kept calling to him as the phantoms of two ancient copper coins emerged from the rift.
Clearly, as the artifact spirit, Loya had also gained control of this second copper coin.
Kallen said, "My former Whip of Order Squad once had a mission involving pollution from a Lax Copper Coin. Our squad successfully resolved the problem and handed in a Lax Copper Coin.
"My captain had me personally hand it in, so you could say we barely know each other. Because of that connection, she showed our squad a little consideration, but that's as far as it goes. Don't let your guard down."
Barely know each other?
Everyone in the squad mulled over that description.
Then, through the Spiritual Bridge, Kallen received a flood of "doubt" and "disbelief."
"That really is the extent of our relationship. Some divine artifacts' spirits are actually very kind. She's one of them."
Everyone looked at the members of the First and Seventh Squads beside them, all weeping miserably.
Kind?
Immediately, an even stronger flood of "doubt" and "disbelief" surged toward Kallen.
Kallen sighed inwardly. He did not know whether the