"Besides, you’ve already made a deal with the Demon. This is just an extra layer of insurance for you."
"Pardon my bluntness, but even if all of you joined forces, that Demon likely wouldn’t even give you the time of day."
"I can reveal a piece of information to you: a professional Demon Hunter has already died in the game."
"So you really don’t need to worry too much. In all likelihood, that Demon looks down on you."
Milton’s words may have been harsh, but he was speaking the truth.
If Transcendents could kill the Demon, he would’ve long ago had the envoy forge hundreds of Cards and charged into the game.
Of course, this also served as a backup plan.
The role of these ten guinea pigs was simply to test the envoy’s forgery skills.
The envoy’s next move was to create real game Cards and expand the number of players.
This was the true path to victory!
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"Heh, Milton, you were right about one thing. That Demon really does look down on us."
"I could sense that deep-seated superiority and disdain during our previous encounters."
"Our plan to find the Divine Talisman has reached a critical stage. I can’t back down now."
"Alright, I’ll owe you one for this. I’ll be your guinea pig."
Led by the red-haired man, five Transcendents decisively took the five Cards from Milton’s hand.
It was a risk they had to take—and one worth taking.
As for the other five people, their goal was the Longevity Cells.
Two of them chose to withdraw, but the other three, after a moment of hesitation, also took the Cards, choosing to gamble.
Milton watched all this unfold calmly, without interfering in the slightest. It was their choice to make.
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The eight who had made their decision each used their own means to enter Lanyu Kingdom, also under the cover of night.
Unlike the apprentices before them who caused no disturbance, the moment these eight Transcendents stepped into Lanyu Kingdom, the King’s Game fluctuated.
However, be it the temporary authority granted to them by the Demon or the Cards they had just integrated with, they successfully passed through the defensive layer’s detection.
"Are you two really going to back out?"
Milton and the two remaining Transcendents watched the eight’s every move.
Milton wasn’t the least bit surprised that they were able to enter Lanyu Kingdom.
"Men die in pursuit of wealth, just as birds die in pursuit of food."
"Come to think of it, we’re the least promising members of our respective factions. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been sent to deal with a Demon."
"Those eight have hit a dead end in their progress and don’t have much time left. Naturally, they’re willing to bet it all."
"But we two still have several decades of life to cling to, so we won’t fight them for it."
"The way I see it, there’s no way we can clear the game by relying on these fake Cards."
"But we’re dead set on getting the Empire’s bounty. We’ll send our most elite apprentices into the game."
The two of them rambled on, but the gist was that since they still had a long time to live, they’d rather let their apprentices do the bloody work.
Milton didn’t see anything wrong with their choice. In fact, it was the smart thing to do.
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Under the dim moonlight, over a hundred outsiders spread out, eventually blending completely into Lanyu Kingdom.
It all happened in silence, without causing the slightest ripple.
At this time, Chen Qi, who was busy "taking care of" the Red Falcon King, still had no idea that his long-awaited "little fat sheep" had come online.
Right now, he was carefully bestowing the Spiritual Eye upon the Red Falcon King.
’What else was I supposed to do? The guy just kept sleeping like a log, refusing to wake up.’
’Isn’t this even more convenient than modifying him under anesthesia!’