Seven monster heads lay piled before the refined man.
Eleven lay before the lizardman.
The bald man had nineteen.
The difference was overwhelming.
"It looks like I should join your side."
Shen Ye spoke.
"Come on, then," the bald man said warmly. "Work with us, and you definitely won't regret it!"
Yet Shen Ye looked somewhat troubled.
"What are you struggling with?" the bald man asked, puzzled.
"But when I repaired that box, our lizard brother gave me eight monster heads. Together with the eleven he's offering now, that puts him even with you."
Shen Ye rubbed his hands as he spoke.
The lizardman asked curiously:
"You mean..."
Shen Ye said, "Add one more! Whichever of you adds one more monster head, I'll go with him!"
The three exchanged glances, all finding this rather amusing.
-The monster heads were piled on the ground for him to look at, not for him to use.
Did he really think he could take these monster heads and make off with them?
Dream on!
"Then I'll add another. After all, we value talented people like you most!"
The one-eyed bald man generously took out another monster head and placed it on the ground.
That brought the number of heads before him to twenty.
He had completely surpassed the other two!
Shen Ye applauded.
"How generous!"
"Let's go. I'll take you to meet our boss," the one-eyed bald man said.
"Sorry, I'm not going."
Before his words had faded, his long saber sprang an inch out of its sheath.
A surge of saber intent instantly spread.
Three Spring Sunbeams · Chilly Cold-
The power of this strike was Bind!
The refined man, the lizardman, and the one-eyed bald man were all immobilized!
"A Weird!"
They cried out involuntarily.
"My lord, I'm sorry. I thought you