"Oh, is that so? Then Luna is in great danger, isn't she? This guy, he didn't do anything to Luna, did he?" Qi Ling couldn't help but ask.
Kurumi laughed and said, "What? Worried? Don't worry, Luna's status is much higher than you think. Even this Hao Long wouldn't dare to do anything to her. At most, he'd just shamelessly follow Luna around. That's why Luna is so annoyed by him."
" Hao Long naturally felt that his opportunity had arrived in this Demon God Contention Battle, which is why he seemed so anxious. However, he didn't dare to force Luna, since in terms of strength, he was not as good as Luna."
"Oh, I was worried that this kid might do something bad?" Qi Ling said with considerable concern.
"Oh no, no, he wouldn't dare. If he did that, his sister would be the first to get him killed. He wouldn't be that foolish," Kurumi said. "So you don't need to worry."
Just then, Qian Jiyin, as the initiator of this cooperation, naturally stepped forward to take charge. He repeated what he had said earlier to everyone and then said, "Everyone, what do you think? It's rare to come to such an island, but to leave without encountering the strongest monster here, wouldn't you feel a little regretful?"
It must be said that Qian Jiyin is very good at appealing to people's psychology. Whether it's Qi Ling, who is eager to see a strong enemy, or Hao Long, who is eager to show himself, it is a reason that is very hard to refuse.
However, Hao Long then asked, " Qian Jiyin, if that's the case, why did you still ask us to go with you? With your men, you could easily overwhelm it with sheer numbers, right?"
Qian Jiyin shook his head helplessly and said, "That's not an opponent that can be defeated by numbers alone. Those who are too weak will only become a burden! Unfortunately, my subordinates don't have that ability yet, so I have no choice but to ask for your help."
"Ah, I have a question!" Xiao Ye said at this moment, "Since you said the final reward will be split equally among everyone, what if those rewards can't be split equally at all? What should we do then?"
"Well... if that's the case, I'm willing to offer you all a large sum of compensation. What do you think?" Qian Jiyin said.
But Xiao Ye said, "That won't do. Who knows what the final reward will be? What if it's something everyone wants? Why should you get it? That's not fair!"
Hao Long was standing to the side, nodded in agreement. Xiao Ye was right; the value of some things cannot be measured by other items.
After pondering for a moment, Qian Jiyin finally said, "Since that's the case, how about this: we each take what we need, and whoever can use the final item gets it! If there's any competition, then the others can decide who gets it, how about that?"
While this method wasn't perfect, it was acceptable to everyone and was at least better than indiscriminate looting, so the group agreed to it.
"Alright, since everyone has agreed to my proposal, let's not delay any longer. Since everyone's in good condition, let's go deal with this SSS-rank monster now," Qian Jiyin said. "To be honest, it's been difficult for my men to guard it, so let's set off as soon as possible."
No one objected to this, so they followed Qian Jiyin to the location of the SSS-level monster.
It was a place resembling an altar located in a valley, and in front of the altar was a very wide open space paved with special bricks that looked extremely sturdy.
In the center of this open space sat a tall man, clad in armor and wearing a ferocious mask, holding two swords sheathed in his hands.
Outside the altar, everyone looked at the person inside. Qi Ling couldn't help but ask curiously, "This guy is an SSS-level monster? And like SS-level monsters, he's humanoid?"
"That's right, this monster's name is Sword Demon," Qian Jiyin said. "As you can see, this guy wields two swords, and his swordsmanship is extremely high, comparable to even the most powerful sword Grandmaster!"
"Moreover, this guy is not only incredibly strong, but his attributes in all aspects are also astonishing, his recovery ability is terrifying, and his various skill switching abilities make him impossible to defend against."
"And its most dangerous tactic is that at some point it will create clones of itself, and the number of clones will be equal to the number of enemies within this altar," Qian Jiyin said. "That's why I said that a human wave tactic is completely useless against it, and might even cause trouble."
"Therefore, for this reason, we should not send too many people. We should only send two people from each side!" Qian Jiyin said. "We will use our strongest eight-person lineup to fight him."
Qian Jiyin's approach is undoubtedly the most appropriate, and in this way, all parties contribute the same number of people, which will greatly reduce the trouble when distributing the rewards.
The candidates from the other three parties have already been basically decided: Luna and Hao Long, Xiao Ye and Xiao Ming, and Qian Jiyin and one of his subordinates have all stepped forward.
However, on Qi Ling's side, Kurumi didn't appear this time. Instead, she pushed Xiaoyu forward, saying, "Oh, I think I'll pass. Compared to me, Xiaoyu is more suitable for this battle and will definitely be able to play a role."
Seeing that Kurumi had left and been replaced by a seemingly dim-witted little girl, Hao Long couldn't help but complain, "Hey! This is a life-or-death match! How can you treat this like this? What can this little girl do? I bet she won't even last a second before she's eliminated!"
Xiaoyu was about to angrily retort after hearing Hao Long's words, but Xiao Ye spoke up first for her, "Hey! You, do you think all the people in the Demon Alliance only judge by appearances? That's really disappointing!"
"What's wrong with you now, little girl? You don't actually think you look mature, do you? Sorry, all I see in you is ignorance, and not even remotely related to youth!"
After being rebuked by Xiao Ye, Hao Long was speechless. He wanted to retaliate, but wouldn't that make him seem too uncouth? And what would Luna think of him?
More importantly, Xiao Ye was absolutely right. At least within the Demon Alliance, judging people by their appearance is a fatal mistake. The fact that he said such a thing already made him look foolish.
Qi Ling, standing to the side, was speechless. Was this how aggressive Xiao Ye was when she wasn't with her? Where had that Xiao Ye, who seemed like a cuddly little kitten, gone?