Zhang Xiaobo just couldn't figure out what else could possibly move such a person, who could even face 'Bizarre' with such calmness, showing no emotional fluctuations whatsoever. To him, such a guy was simply too terrifying. He didn't get confused due to the danger of the environment, so Zhang Xiaobo believed that Kexiao was even more reliable than Sky Shadow.

"Hey, fatty, what are you staring at?" Blade Warrior asked with some curiosity.

"I'm thinking about something."

"We're at a critical moment, and you still have the mind to daydream. I'm very curious about what you're thinking."

"I'm thinking about how to see any emotion other than indifference on Kexiao's face."

Blade Warrior actually fell into thought upon hearing this. At least when she saw Kexiao on Satellite 8 and during the fight between Kexiao and Sky Shadow in the City in the Sky, it seemed hard to discern any emotions other than calmness on his face.

"Heh, maybe only Feng Yi and no one else, this person is quite similar to Roland in personality." Blade Warrior shook her head, sinking into a brief moment of helpless contemplation.

"Not necessarily, in my view, the reason why we can't see any other emotions on his face is definitely that nothing can move him."

"Mm, so what are you trying to say?"

"Hehe, let me tell you a story."

"I'm not in the mood to listen to your story now, drop it."

How would you know if you don't listen? Besides, the battle over there is still ongoing; we're idle anyway, we might as well chat...

No matter how reluctant Blade Warrior was, she couldn't stop the fatty from talking. So, she watched the fight between Kexiao and 'Bizarre', while the buzzing drone of his voice buzzed in her ear...

In Zhang Xiaobo's story, Blade Warrior roughly understood that there was once a couple with a happy family. Every day, the couple would leave early and return late from running a small stall, and their harmonious and happy household changed after that day.

That day, a strange man who claimed to be the husband's friend visited the woman's home. However, things didn't end there. Subsequently, her husband started to communicate less with her, spent more time outside, and began to gradually distance himself from her.

Through her best friend's account, the woman then learned her husband had been stolen by someone, and what's more unbelievable, the new flame her husband was now ardently involved with was not a woman, but a man.

The woman couldn't bear this; she was quite attractive and decided to divorce and to take revenge. After giving it much thought, she realized there were many ways to take revenge, like she could use her pretty face to seduce the man who ran away with her husband, and then harshly dump him.

After tireless effort and much thought, the woman finally got closer to the man, but when she actually wanted to take revenge, she fell for him too. The woman was completely won over by the man's humor, his extensive knowledge, and his handsome appearance.

So, the woman decided to kick her former husband to the curb and fly with the new man. But the two had not yet divorced, so what to do?

When their affair was exposed, the woman's original man came to know about it and launched his counterstrike, demanding she let him go, which led to a fierce argument, and their relationship deteriorated.

The man caught in the middle didn't know whether to advance or retreat, and after repeatedly weighing his options and making agreements, all three reached a consensus. The man who seduced the woman married her and then married the woman's original man. This way, everyone was content...

After some time, Blade Warrior was utterly speechless and said, "So what you're saying is, in your story, that man stole another man's woman, and the woman's man ran off with yet another man, and in order to win her man back, the woman decided to seduce her man's man, ended up failing to seduce him, and instead fell for the man who had stolen her own man. And to compete with her original man for the new man's affection, the woman decided to marry this latter man, but she hadn't divorced her original man yet. Finally, to resolve this issue perfectly, the woman's new man married her and then married the woman's original husband—God, what a melodramatic love triangle that is?"

The fatty asked Blade Warrior, "What do you think about this story."

"Trash, absolute trash and utterly deplorable."

"Hey, I think so too. There's a saying that goes, 'deep love begets sharp rebuke,' but often, when you're truly immersed in a role, it becomes hard to step out. More often than not, we're compelled by circumstances, unable to accurately judge right from wrong, wouldn't you agree?"

"What… do you want to say?"

"Nothing much, you and I, Kexiao as well as Sky Shadow, we all hope to get rid of that damned thing as soon as possible. I admit Kexiao is very strong, but his combat power isn't higher than Sky Shadow's. This operation seems to have no chance of success. If it's just a probe, I think everyone should immediately retreat."

"I think you're just scared."

"Yes—sometimes, our eagerness to find answers and our fear of things taking the worst turn can prevent us from accurately assessing our adversary's strength, thereby neglecting our own value and making matters worse. I admit I'm a coward; I'm afraid of dying but not afraid to face death. Do you think we really stand a chance?"

Blade Warrior fell silent, "How do you know there's no hope?"

Shaking his head, the fatty said, "I don't know, but I remember the older generation used to say, 'Those who swim can drown, and the stubborn can be beaten to death.' When we think we're strong and insist on challenging the iron plate, well, Sky Shadow has failed, and Kexiao hasn't fallen yet, but through the Combat Power Tester, I've observed no significant reduction in the 'Bizarre' field. I guess that's just a layperson's intuition. Whatever you decide, it's up to you."

As the fatty had said, during the battle with the Bizarre entity, Kexiao indeed demonstrated his unmatched individual combat prowess, perhaps even more precise than Sky Shadow in certain details, controlling every facet down to the smallest degree.

But that was merely suppression. He kept repelling the Bizarre, kept re-engaging, but apart from the mechanical repetition and the constant drain on his stamina, the decrease in the Bizarre field was negligible.

Even if Kexiao grew tired and needed a rest, and Sky Shadow took over, with Sky Shadow's rate of recovery, it wouldn't last long.

The group couldn't pin their hopes on Mengdie. Mengdie could use her speed to keep the Bizarre permanently checked, maintaining an invincible position, but in the end, it was just a restraining role. After all, both Kexiao and Sky Shadow were struggling to this extent, and Mengdie didn't even have the build to face the Bizarre head-on.

The Bizarre was growing crazily, learning and integrating every move of its opponents into its own use. Therefore, the pressure on Kexiao in this battle was even greater than on Sky Shadow. Recalling the words of Zhang Xiaobo, Blade Warrior couldn't help but re-examine the problems before him.

To fight or not? How to fight? When Kexiao and Sky Shadow run out of stamina, who else is there to fight? Mengdie, how long can she hold?

One could think of the 'Bizarre' as a boss with high strength and nearly infinite health in everyone's eyes. One could say there was no proven method to weaken it. This was based on the power comparisons with Kexiao and Sky Shadow. Averaging people would become mere nutrients for it to absorb.

For a moment, the face of Blade Warrior became even more pale.

Sky Shadow said, "We probably can't beat it now."

Everyone was stunned; Sky Shadow's words made sense. The current situation suggested that dragging this out would be futile. To exhaust the 'Bizarre' to death, there would need to be at least a dozen or more warriors at Sky Shadow's level taking turns combatting it, resting in between. It might take half a month to eliminate it. Of course, this ideal scenario depended on the Bizarre not growing further, meaning once they leave, it would only become stronger.

"So what now, do we leave?" Blade Warrior hesitantly said.

"Other than that, do you have another plan? Staying here is just waiting for death," the icy voice of Sky Shadow inevitably made everyone's hearts sink.

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