Rudy did not say all of that to challenge them, but merely because that was what he thought. In the end, the fact that Trevor had managed to be safe for so long was because his skills were not that strong, but not that weak either. He came from a high-grade clan and although he could not compare to Chris, Edward, and their ilk, he was not weak.
Chris and the others had seemingly left a mark on everyone else. Trevor had basically been hoodwinked into this slaughter gambit. He had joined because he did not want Fane to be killed by anyone else.
He did not know that anyone would leave a mark on him, so he had not checked for them at all. Naturally, they had yet to be cleared.
Everyone who left a mark on him knew where Trevor was at that moment, but he had not been targeted because he possessed skills and came from a good background.
Chris, Edward, and the others wanted to get rid of the weakest before the final battle started. That would prevent any unexpected situations and Trevor happened to not be among those.
Furthermore, Trevor was from an eighth-grade clan. Leaving him for the last was a form of respect toward the Pentagram Clan. However, Rudy did not think that deeply about it. He merely lamented Trevor's good luck.
Evan turned around to look at Rudy with a complicated expression. He still remembered how they completely looked down on Fane and Rudy. On top of that, with Ethan's grudges against Fane, they had automatically grouped those two as enemies.
Even Ethan starting a death match against Fane had been just a nuisance in Evan's eyes. After all, alchemists were all weaklings in their eyes.
Yet, they never expected that their grudges against Fane and Rudy would get deeper until they reached that state. There was no longer any way to repair their relationship.
Furthermore, Fane's abilities were unbelievable. Evan doubted that he would even be able to escape from Fane.
At that moment, Evan was already starting to regret everything. If they had stopped any conflict with Fane after the death match, things would not reach this point.
Yet, it was already too late. The slaughter gambit had already started, and Fane was already standing in front of Trevor. The two of them were definitely going to fight.
Evan took a deep breath and said, "The two of you were just putting on an act all along! Your acting skills were too good, and you managed to trick all of us. However, even if Fane is strong, you can't hide his underhanded tricks!
"Don't think that the Pentagram Clan will be afraid of you two because of this. We're an eighth-grade clan in White Marsh Continent. We have plenty of strong warriors.
"Even if we're currently in the Whirling World and restricted by age, we still have many strong chosen disciples to support us. The strength of our top two disciples is much stronger than Chris. If the two of them were here today, you wouldn't be so pleased with yourself!"
Hearing that, Rudy just felt incredulous. He coldly snorted and said, "Idiot. You were the one who was being stubborn. You clearly refused to give us any leeway, and now you know the results of that. To regain your dignity, you can say anything. When did we ever put on an act?
"Were we the ones who provoked you first? Do you have a goldfish's memory? Don't you remember how we met? Ethan was the one who ran up to us like a madman, spewing all these harsh words.
"Ethan wanted to regain his honor which was why he started a death match against Fane. Then, he wasn't skilled enough and died in the arena. Was that us putting on an act?"
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