Manuel and Marc clutched their chests at the same time as their expressions twisted in pain. Both of them collapsed on the ground at the same time, and the swords in their hands shattered from Fane's broken Soul Blade. The two of them constantly writhed on the ground like a worm that had been cut into two. Fane smiled, not hesitating to walk toward both of them.

At a cave ten kilometers away, Rudy and the others were sitting down cross-legged. A few of them had serious expressions on their faces, especially Jackson. He had a hint of hopelessness on his face as well. Fane had left alone to deal with the two who were at the meeting point while the rest of them were made to stay in the cave.

Frederick and Len were not there but had gone to contact others. The ones who remained had sunken looks on their faces. As time passed, all of them started to feel like Fane's guess was the actual truth.

However, the more certain they were of it, the more fear they felt. They were in a battle to death with only one side who could win and have the right to leave this space. Jackson regretted participating in the slaughter game. He had thought that he would not die if he was just a bit careful.

After he entered, he found that the situation was incredibly different. If Fane had not saved him earlier, there was no way he would still be alive. The more he thought about it, the more his body trembled in fear.

Christian was not much better either. At that moment, Christian was constantly thinking about what Fane had said the other day.

As the few of them were deep in their thoughts, Christian suddenly voiced a question, "Why are they just leaving the corpses there for all to see? After they have killed and gotten the Heartblood, they could have just dealt with the bodies.

"Even if they just burned the bodies away, it would be better than just putting those bodies on display. At the very least, we wouldn't have overthought things, and we would not have been able to figure things out. Wouldn't it be easier for them if we did not know anything? Fane would not have been able to guess their goal."

When that was said, everyone looked up at the same time. Christian was right, but the others could not figure it out.

Rudy said with a frown, "They have to have a reason that they're doing this! There's no way they would make such a rudimentary mistake with such an intricate plan. We just can't figure out why."Content is property of .

Trent said, "I feel like anything they do would be beyond my comprehension. They're not even humans in my mind anymore. They're just a bunch of deviants. I wouldn't be surprised no matter what they did."

Rudy was a bit exasperated when he

heard that, "Even if they are, we should still try to figure out what they're thinking. Knowing your enemy is the first step to victory Only by figuring things out will we be able to figure out a plan. I don't think lean, though. Why don't att of you discuss it together."

The others exchanged looks of helplessness.