Manson laughed and said, "We underestimated them, alright. No matter how their skills are, they're quite smart. Still, does it matter that they're working together? They barely pose a threat! Those who have died were cannon fodder to us anyway. They won't affect the greater plan.

"Those animals who are fighting back need to pay dearly, though. Those who've killed warriors from third-grade worlds will suffer a fate worse than the other warriors. We'll make sure to drag out the time and slowly torture them!"

Uriel was always a worrywart. He felt like with what was happening, even they needed to be careful. He walked forward and said to Manson, "You're right, Manson, but I still feel like we should bolster our defenses. Even though they're just fools from third-grade worlds, it won't be too easy to deal with them if too many of them gather."

Manson looked at Uriel, smiling as he said, "You're being too cautious. Even if a lot of them are gathered together, it's not like we'll meet them. There are dozens of warriors from second-grade worlds still living right now, and we're just some of them.

"Unless we're incredibly unlucky, there's no way we'll meet them. Also, these people will need to gather a lot of numbers to turn the tides in their favor. They can't afford to split up, so the chances of us meeting them are even lower."

Uriel could not say anything to that. He actually wanted to argue, but he was not as authoritative as Manson. If Uriel continued, he would definitely be upset. However, Uriel still felt like Manson was taking things too easily.

Even though those warriors from third-grade worlds were not that strong, there was still strength in numbers. If enough of them were gathered, they would still be a threat.

Hirving turned and patted Uriel on the shoulder. "When did you become so cowardly? Even if those people charge in right now, do we not know how to run? Sure, it's a little embarrassing, but it's still better than dying. Then, we can spread the news and gather a lot of people too. We won't be afraid of them in that scenario. There's honestly nothing much to worry about."

Uriel sighed helplessly, having nothing else to refute with. All they could do was wait at that moment.

Manson took out a piece of paper to note down those who were missing.

"Make sure to always remember your task; it's the most important. Bring these people back so he'll know what's happening."

Uriel accepted the piece of paper. He wanted to look it over when they suddenly heard footsteps from the distance.

The six of them looked up at where the footsteps were from, and they saw five men slowly getting closer to them.

Out of the five, they recognized two

of those men. The first was Agelt from the Lycan Continent, and the other was Braum from the Chaos Continent. The two of them were two of the strongest warriors from the third-grade worlds that bad entered.

When the party of six saw who was there, they froze.

Manson turned around angrily. "You really jinxed it! Ugh. There's no need to fret, though—we have six on our side while they have five. Of those five, two of them are somewhat strong, while the others are nothing to worry about."

Uriel's lips twitched as anger flared in his heart, but he did not say anything. Manson was crossing the line. Uriel's worries had clearly been right, but this guy was blaming him for jinxing it! Content is property of .

It did not matter. It was not the time to think about that.

Manson narrowed his eyes slightly before he took out a sword. The others pulled out their weapons as well.

Fane stood in the middle, trying not to stand out.