Before he could finish, Stephen interrupted him, "I know your concerns, but I've already thought it through. We won't suffer any losses from a truce. He will just be there, and we'll see everything he does. As long as we remain on alert, no surprises will happen."
Eduardo paced around on the spot angrily. He felt like Stephen was crazy to believe Fane. He refused to believe what Fane had said at all. In Eduardo's eyes, Fane was an expert at scheming. Nothing Fane said could be believed.
Eduardo was just about to say something when Stephen raised his hand to stop him, "Don't say anything else right now. What's the point of fighting them anyway? Ever since Fane joined, I haven't even considered getting a prize from the Demon Spirit Kingdom. Don't forget, only the top three places can get rewards; there's no reason not to get along."
In truth, Stephen was a bit guarded with his words for the sake of his own dignity. After all, he did not want to admit that he was weaker than Fane, even if it was the truth. Fane's sudden entry had completely shattered Stephen's confidence. They would need to beat Fane to place in the top three.
As the leader of the team for the Demon Spirit Kingdom, he needed to think about the bigger picture. He could not forget everything for the sake of the rewards. If too many people died, he'd be questioned even if he won. It was better if they held a truce so everyone could get out safely.
Eduardo felt like he was going to die from his anger. He knew Stephen somewhat well. Everything Stephen said indicated that he had already decided to follow what Fane wanted.
Just as he was about to explode in anger, they heard the sound of a bird from the skies. Everyone looked up to see a massive sparrow fly past. It looked like a very ordinary beast.
That beast was about the length of two people, while its wingspan was as large as five to six people. The beast flew by and looked at the people below. After that, it cried out a few more times as it headed toward the west.
Everyone had seen that, and Fane frowned, saying, "Something feels wrong."
Eduardo sneered in disdain, "What's wrong about it? This doesn't make sense with your lies, right?! Just look at that beast that just flew past. That's a Demon Spirit Beast. It's completely different from what you described. It has no human head!"
Fane did not bother with Eduardo at all. He looked up at the sky until the beast disappeared before he averted his gaze.
Eduardo stomped on the ground, "That beast is quite slow! We'll still be able to catch up if we go for it now! I know you've already decided to listen to Fane's plans, siding with the enemy. I'm fine if you don't want rewards! However, I want my rewards. Otherwise, why did I enter the Demon Spirit Kingdom? Don't you think it's stupid to waste two days just like that?"
After he said that, Eduardo turned to look at the other warriors from second-grade worlds, "I don't know what the rest of you think, but I'm sure that Fane is lying. You shouldn't listen to him. I don't care if they don't want any rewards, but there are only three spots for the rewards. Who wants to come with me?"
With Eduardo's personality, he felt like it would be better for him to go alone, but it was unsafe to hunt alone, so he wanted to encourage others to go with him.
Most of the warriors from second-grade worlds were much more apprehensive after hearing what Fane had said. They felt like it was better to stay there. However, there were some who thought differently.
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