My players are too fierce!

Knowledge Nest, Street Supervision Center.

Inside a fortress constructed of a thick, unidentified material that was neither metal nor stone, six guardian golems stood in the core area, with several leather pipes behind them connecting to the ground and transporting an unknown substance.

Under the silent gaze of the six guardian golems, the gray-robed man stood behind a huge metal round table, smiling as he said to Emma and Cabbage, "Gentlemen, please sit down, don't be shy."

"Just like at home."

Cabbage was a little dazed; her thoughts were still lingering on the moment she emerged from the maintenance passage.

Blood...blood everywhere...

It's all meat...the same texture as cat food...

"vomit!"

She dry heaved, vomiting bile all over the floor.

Emma helped the weak Cabbage up and placed her on the chair in front of her, her gaze towards the gray-robed man filled with vigilance.

"You mean, you want us to... relax in front of someone who destroyed our homes?"

If it weren't for the fact that Little Fish was right in front of that gray-robed man, she would have tried to run no matter what!

This person seemed at least ten times more dangerous than the previous disciple!

"Heh," the gray-robed man seemed unfazed by Emma's wariness, casually sitting down in the chair behind him with his feet propped up on the table, and said, "If you don't want to sit and talk, I can't force you to sit there, can I?"

"Alright, let's get someone of substance. Our time is precious, isn't it?"

After saying that, he stopped looking at the crowd and instead held the dying dried fish in his arms, his eyes full of pity.

With his limbs broken and exposed to toxic gases in the maintenance tunnel for too long, even though he is a mutant with a mutation rate of up to 90%, he is now on the verge of death, barely clinging to life.

Emma was pale; the situation was completely beyond her expectations.

The fact that they can talk means there's at least room for negotiation.

But now, shouldn't we talk to her?

With whom? With this group of idiots around him?

"Well, let's talk then."

Beside Emma, ​​Hakimed's gaze sharpened.

Are we getting into the plot?

Is David Day's perspective chosen again this time?

[Status: Interference (From: Roland the Fire Chaser)]

Upon hearing this, the man in the gray robe immediately raised his head, his face beaming with a smile: "That's exactly what I was thinking, sir!"

After receiving the response, David Day glanced around and calmly said, "Shouldn't you show some sincerity? I want to talk to you personally, not just on behalf of this hive city."

Upon hearing this, the man in the gray robe smiled, and the frivolity in his eyes finally faded, replaced by seriousness.

He clapped his hands, and the faint light above the guardian golem's head instantly went out, plunging the room into darkness along with all the other lights in the room.

Then he lit a candle, which burned with a ghostly green flame, and placed it on the table.

"Let me reintroduce myself: Otto, a sociological scholar, the last apprentice of the sage of arbitration, Sophia, and also the executor of the Academic Ethics Review Committee."

"I won't go into the specifics of his academic achievements, as you probably wouldn't be interested."

He smiled and extended his fair hand to David Day.

"Death Town, Roland the Fire Chaser".

After shaking hands, David Day and Otto sat facing each other.

A hint of suspicion flashed in Otto's eyes.

Is Deadly Town... a large, yet unknown, power?

Are they also remnants of the empire?

It shouldn't be... The Great Sage should have records of all the forces after the collapse of the empire!

"Are you... a traitor to the world? A sacrificer of the path?"

Otto's tone was tinged with conjecture.

Those who betray the world are a group of irrational, arrogant lunatics.

Their attempts to save the world include, but are not limited to, using their physical bodies to carry fragments of the spirit world.

From a technical standpoint, it does indeed have its unique features.

The path of sacrifice among those who betray the world focuses on self-sacrifice, with demon hosts being their specialty.

The sages in the haunted city who play with demons are the ones who traded their technology with them, but it's still far inferior to these madmen who dare to use themselves as guinea pigs.

Otto himself had seen the most successful demon host, whose original owner's will had long been shattered. Unlike this one, which could not only be used for remote communication, but could also act like a normal person when not in use.

"I could be the one."

David Day's answer was firm, yet it left Otto somewhat uncertain.

If we don't know whether it's true or not, let's just assume it's true.

"Your uninvited arrival has ruined an entire neighborhood and caused immeasurable damage to the production order of our Knowledge Nest City. What is your response?"

After the pleasantries and probing of identities, the chips were officially placed on the gambling table.

The first round of clashes has begun.

"Uninvited...heh," David Day said, pulling Emma close. "That's not what you said when you wanted to kill my representative."

He held Emma's hand tightly, sweat dripping down his back.

This was purely a bluff; he keenly sensed that the other side was clearly wary of that organization called the World Bearers.

Otto squinted, staring at David Day with eyes that seemed to flick like a viper's tongue.

The previous disciple was so sloppy in his methods; no wonder he went from being an apprentice to a disciple and was relegated to this place.

Taking action without conducting a background check?

I've angered those reckless lunatics, and now I have to clean up their mess?

Putting aside whether he could win or not, even if he did win, neither he, his mentor, nor the entire Knowledge Nest would benefit much!

He even worries that he might get covered in spirit world rifts while he's resting...

We're too passive; all we can do is appease them!

"Hehe, this is all the fault of the previous street administrator. He's received the punishment he deserves now, hasn't he?"

In the first round of the match, Otto was completely outmatched by David Day.

After Otto finished speaking, David Day did not respond, and silence spread between them.

"I'm taking these two, including the one you're holding, to the spirit world."

David Day spoke, breaking the silence.

"Those two are fine, but this one won't do," Otto said, stroking the dried fish. "Only Nest has the technology to keep it alive."

The older one can be taken away, but the younger one will have to stay behind as a hostage.

"Can you keep him alive?"

Xiaoyugan's condition is too bad; they really don't have any treatment options right now, and they just heal the seriously injured players.

"I swear on our friendship that I will do everything in my power."

If the relationship is bad, then the only explanation is limited ability.

"I want both of them to enter the spirit world in their physical bodies and leave this place completely."

David Day pointed to Emma and Cabbage.

"Physical body?"

Otto instantly pondered the meaning behind those words.

Out-of-body experience...projecting consciousness into the spirit world...

Entering the Dream Realm?

Wasn't that thing obsolete a long time ago?

Otto was taken aback, not expecting that the other party had been using this method to travel to and from the spirit world all along, and he was both amused and exasperated.

"...Yes," Otto replied after a moment's thought, then took out a crystal and placed it on the table. "I think we have a lot more to share in the future."

"For example... lost secrets in the spirit world."

Hakimed, who was listening in next to Emma, ​​immediately perked up his ears.

Is this a trade-off of text for resources?

"It's a pleasure working with you!"