After all, what happened seemed incredibly absurd no matter how anyone looked at it.
A warrior who had armor on said, "You really do see all sorts of people. What do you think that guy is thinking? I'm so curious. Doesn't he know that what he's doing is basically suicide? Why is he walking right into a mountain with a tiger in it?"
Another warrior next to him laughed, "Don't praise him so much! What mountain with a tiger?! If a commoner has a weapon, they can still try to fight the tiger. What about him? Even if you give him hundreds or thousands of weapons, he won't be able to succeed in this challenge!"
The armored man nodded and said, "You're right. He's just completely suicidal. It's just that, I can't figure out what's going on in this guy's mind!"
"Why would you bother? There are many crazy people in the world. You'd be crazy too if you understood what they’re thinking!"
The armored man nodded in realization when he heard that. That person was right, he was being too rash. Why would he need to understand the situation at all? If he could understand what crazy people thought, then it meant he was crazy too.
He pursed his lips and laughed, deciding to discard all those thoughts. At that moment, the audience was incredibly rowdy. After all, Fane's actions were beyond anyone's expectations. He was like a complete anomaly in everyone's eyes. Facing all the discussions and the looks of mockery he was getting, Fane remained calm.
It was as if there was only fresh air around him. As for the frantic discussions, he blocked it all off. The caretaker walked right to the center of the stage calmly. The caretaker maintained a completely calm expression the whole time just like Fane. He did not care about how noisy the outside was, it did not affect his mind at all.
"Everyone, quiet! The challenger, Fane, has picked the gold difficulty. Based on the rules, the challengers who pick the gold difficulty have the right to choose!"
The caretaker's loud voice suppressed the discussions. Suddenly, everyone was completely silent when they heard of the announced rule.
No matter what, it was the first time anyone had picked the gold difficulty. No one had ever had the guts to do that ever since the Killing Hall opened. Fane might be completely crazy, but it did serve as an eye-opener for everyone. All of the warriors were full of anticipation.
They would be able to see what the isolated space for the gold difficulty was, and if it was any different from what they thought. The masked caretaker turned to look at Fane.
Only the caretaker was able to look at Fane so calmly out of everyone else there. The caretaker said in a mechanical voice, "You have two choices! You can choose to enter the challenge first, and all the warriors will be able to observe your challenge through the scroll. Your other choice will be to participate in the challenge with the two other challengers. The rules will be the same as before. The last room will only be open once all three of you are ready. If you want to challenge it yourself, you can be the one to decide on the timing."
Fane raised an eyebrow, not hesitating as he made his choice, "I will pick the first one. I will do the challenge myself."
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