Despite Jimmy's confession, Case felt it was too surreal.How? Who was that guy? That guy was just an insignificant man in Case's eyes. All he knew was to brag!Case took a deep breath. He felt like his eyes were about to catch fire. "Tell me everything again!"Jimmy could do nothing but repeat everything.Case was finally sure that he had not been hearing things, that everything he heard was indeed true. He gritted his teeth as his eyes widened in anger. He felt like his whole body was burning.That guy who came out of nowhere was causing him trouble at every front! He was getting more and more troublesome as well. Case thought that he would just be dealt with easily, but he was actually so strong. Even stronger than Jimmy!Jimmy frowned as he grabbed Case's arm. "Case, we should forget about anything else for now. The main thing we have to do is focus on figuring out how to get rid of this guy. He's a seed of disaster and is an enemy. As long as he gets the chance, he'll seek
It was not just those three familiar faces either. Upon closer inspection, there were other warriors from the Swelling Tide Continent behind them. The three of them walked to Fane, blocking Fane's way.Fane smirked at this, and he wondered if someone was looking after him from above.He had just been wondering how much effort it would take to find those people, yet there they were, waiting for him and even stopping him on his way.Case looked at Fane with an expression that was no longer disdain. It was a complicated and serious look, as if Fane was a different person.Case took a deep breath. "Do you still remember what you said before this?"Fane nodded. Of course he did, and very clearly at that. "Are all of you planning on joining the fog battlefield with me?"Case narrowed his eyes as he gave Fane a once-over. In truth, he had been trying to see how Fane would react to all of them. They waited here because they wanted to take part in the fog battlefield, using the chance to
Fane scoffed as he shot Octavius—who was obviously in a state of irreversible rage and looking like he would blow up any moment—a glare.Fane said in exasperation, "Is your brain made out of mush? So many of you are working together, so I'd definitely be serious about it, but you can't threaten me at all. Do you not know what kind of place the fog battlefield is? It's fog everywhere, dampening your senses. Once you go in, it's like there's a blindfold over your eyes."You won't be able to see anything more than ten meters away from you. You won't even be able to work together. At most, it'll be two of you against me, though you're all hardly worth fretting about. You won't be of any threat to me at all if it's just the two of you, so you're not worthy."Fane was merely being his honest self. He did think that they were just there as cannon fodder to him.However, after they heard what Fane said, all of them looked like they were about to blow up from the anger. They wanted to fight
The red-haired man's lips twitched. "It's heaven spirit grass! The thirteenth disciple got a heaven spirit grass with just five skeleton badges! It's a holy-grade item, yet it was easily obtained."Even in the outside world, it's worth at least seventy million spirit crystals, what more in the Whirling World! Do you know how much that is?! It's more than everything I have!"70 million spirit crystals were 70 whole pieces of purple gold. That number might not be too large in the eyes of the ones on top of the food chain, but it was a substantial amount. When it came to warriors that were just above average, it was an incredible figure.Most warriors at that level would be considered quite well off if they had 20 or 30 million spirit crystals. Most regular warriors did not even have 10 million! It was no wonder that man was so excited by everything.The round-faced man frowned. "Don't forget, he was just lucky to have been able to get five skeleton badges. He happened to stumble upon
Case was pleased by how nervous people were around him, and it filled him with pride. The weak only knew how to fear the strong, and he was feared because he was strong.Case looked at Fane with a proud expression.Feeling Case's gaze, Fane's lips twitched helplessly.This man had no self-awareness at all. Everyone remembered him not because he was strong but because he was annoying. None of the warriors from the Swelling Tide Continent had any real honor.They were just like a beehive. The moment one of them was provoked, the whole swarm would attack. People did not want the trouble and would naturally keep their distance, yet Case believed he was revered. Fane just felt like Case was a joke.Case even laughed at Fane, saying that there was something wrong with Fane's head, but it seemed like the case was, in fact, vice versa. Fane could not be bothered to entertain Case, and he continued watching forward.Case was infuriated by Fane's expression. He had just composed himself, y
"How could he be their subordinate?" someone shot back. "Use your brain a little here. What kind of dog looks prouder than its owner? Ever since we saw this guy, he's never even glanced at Case. Do you think a subordinate would dare to do that?"After that person said so, quite a few people nodded in agreement. The masked man never said anything the whole time as if everything happening around him had nothing to do with him.That calm demeanor was not something a subordinate would have. Since he was not a subordinate, who was he? The Swelling Tide Continent's impression of the other warriors was too deep. They would always stick together and would rarely interact with other warriors.The moment they interacted with any outsiders, conflicts would somehow arise. Could that person be an enemy of the Swelling Tide Continent? That thought played in the minds of a few people, and all of them slowly felt like these men did seem to be at odds.Even the red-haired man was no longer interest
Furthermore, he absolutely hated Fane's look of indifference.Fane's lips twitched helplessly. He turned to look at the sign-up sheet, only to notice that the 16 of them—including himself—were the only ones who signed up.There were four empty spots to be filled before they could start, and if no one signed up, they would be forced to wait. If he ignored that guy, he would continue making a fuss. Even though Fane did not want to bother, there was nothing he could do about it.Fane said coldly, "Stop living in your own fantasies. How would you know what I'm thinking? What's this talk about dignity? It's all just your imagination. Do you think you're worthy of me putting my life on the line for my dignity?"That group of people, especially Case, overestimated themselves too much. They thought that he was only challenging them because he did not want to be embarrassed. It was as if they were so important.In truth, Fane merely did so because he wanted there to be more of a challenge
"You're right, but I still think that the guy should be quite skilled. He might actually be able to get out safe and sound.""You should shut your mouth right now! Where do you think you are? Don't you know how Case is? Things won't end well for anyone who offends him. That guy is so rude as well. Case is already furious–there's no way Case would let that guy live!""I still feel like the masked guy isn't just putting on an act. If he was, he wouldn't be like this. I feel like he's not giving out the aura of someone who's hiding anything. Instead, Case is the one who feels like he's losing control of himself."Case's eyes widened as he glared at Fane viciously. If looks could kill, Fane would have been dead a few thousand times already. It was not just him who was looking at Fane like that either. The others with him were also looking at Fane with a similar expression as if they wanted to chop Fane into pieces.Fane was already used to getting looks like that. Ever since he came in