Chapter 18: Trash
"The Nascent Soul Realm!?" Grandmaster Nero and the other two's eyes grew round, their astonishment palpable. "How could a powerhouse like that possibly be here!?"
"N-Nero," muttered a different Grandmaster. "Should we interfere in this battle...?"
This question put Grandmaster Nero in deep thought. It was their duty and job to protect the Trial area. However, neither he nor the other two were above the 5th Layer Core Formation Realm.
What could they possibly hope to contribute here?
Yet, even if they had discarded all thoughts of opposing these two unknown figures, that didn't mean they would be let off the hook so easily.
Now that they were here, they might as well stay.
'Go,' Zar secretly voice-transmitted to ten of his Shadow Beasts. 'Pummel them and bind them with your Innate Energy. I'll question them for answers in a bit. Also, to avoid any information leaks, fifty of you will spread out and prevent departure out of Verndale. You're also to stop anyone from coming in. Use force if necessary.'
'As for the rest of you,' he added while looking between the sixty stragglers left behind, 'help me distract this one.'
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