Upon hearing this, Phirna's expression changed instantly, as if someone had stepped on her tail.

"Shut up! Who do you think you are to say that the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association is afraid to come?!"

"They're the strongest association! How could they be less capable than a low-level individual Hunter?"

"I believe they... will definitely come, they're just on their way!"

Iris, uninterested in arguing with Phirna, simply focused all her attention on Ed, anxious to see what would happen next.

Like her, the thousands of spectators were all watching Ed closely!

Seeing the audience's emotions stirred once again, Jason didn't want to miss the opportunity. He quickly thought of a way to create a new topic.

He turned toward Reve, who was sitting in the VIP section, and asked, "Vice-Captain Reve, Ed has arrived at the center of the Wasteland, but the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association hasn't shown up. What's your take on that?"

The audience's expressions shifted dramatically, realizing Jason was trying to stir up trouble!

At first, Reve had seemed arrogant, but now Jason was purposely choosing to ask him a potentially embarrassing question.

This could be seen as a form of indirect revenge!

Now, everyone was eager to see how Reve would respond, as the vice-captain of a top-tier association was being outdone by an individual Hunter.

It was, to say the least, quite embarrassing.

In an instant, many spectators began to jeer.

"Haha, look, it seems like Reve is getting angry!" Meanwhile, the heads of other associations began to quietly chuckle.

"He must be angry. Honestly, I didn't expect the famous Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association to fall behind Ed."

"I really wonder what the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association is doing right now. Do they not care about being number one anymore?"

"No matter what, let's see how Reve responds. He was so arrogant during the opening interview, now let's see what he does!"

Faced with Jason's malicious question, Reve's face did indeed show signs of displeasure.

In truth, he hadn't expected Ed to come here either.

As the vice-captain of the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association, he had access to a lot of information about the Nightmare Wasteland beforehand.

He knew exactly what was waiting at the center of the Wasteland…

Now, seeing the crowd watching him intently, all eager to see how he would respond, Reve sighed lightly and said, "Fine, let me make it clear."

With that, he straightened up, his voice deep and serious.

"You all must not think that Ed's arrival at the center of the Nightmare Wasteland is something to be proud of, right?"

"I can tell you all, you're terribly wrong!"

"If this team of Ed's wants to leave alive, the best thing they can do right now is to turn back immediately!"

After hearing this, everyone fell silent, completely puzzled as to why Reve would say such a thing.

Jason looked at the composed Reve and furrowed his brows, asking, "May I ask, Vice-Captain Reve, what is the basis for your statement?"

Reve smiled and placed his hands behind his back. "Alright, then let me tell you directly."

"In the wooden house in front of Ed, there's a B-tier ghost spirit!"

"I'm sure you all understand what a ghost spirit is, so you should now understand what I just said."

As soon as Reve finished speaking, the entire audience was stunned.

Even the other association leaders around Reve were shocked.

One of them gaped in disbelief, "What did you say? A ghost spirit? Is there really a ghost spirit there?"

"Does this mean the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association has already gathered this information in advance?!"

"Damn it, such important information, and no one from the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association shared it! How selfish!"

Reve smiled as he watched the other association heads angrily muttering.

Meanwhile, Iris glanced at the stage, where the bigwigs were all showing shocked expressions, and quickly turned to Uncle Du.

"Dad, what is a B-tier ghost spirit? Is it really that dangerous?"

At this moment, Uncle Du was also trembling in shock. "It's not just powerful... it's far more dangerous."

Being well-traveled and experienced, Uncle Du knew about ghost spirits. He swallowed hard, trying to calm himself before continuing, "A B-tier monster is already way stronger than C-tier or D-tier monsters. But even if it were just a B-tier monster in there, I'd still count myself lucky."

"But the problem is, it's a B-tier ghost spirit! Ghost spirits are even stronger than monsters! They possess terrifying abilities! Killing people is incredibly easy for them!"

Iris and Viktor listened carefully to Uncle Du's explanation. After he finished speaking, their moods plummeted, and they felt as though they had been dragged into a deep pit of despair.

Iris froze. "So, what you're saying is... Ed is in a life-or-death situation!"

Meanwhile, Phirna, who had been listening in, patted Iris's shoulder. "Hey, I heard that too. So, B-tier ghost spirits are that powerful, huh?"

"Don't worry, I'm sure your friend is doomed."

Just a moment ago, Phirna had been anxious, but now, she seemed completely indifferent and no longer found it difficult to accept.

On the VIP seats, the other association leaders, after feeling discomfort for a brief moment, gradually returned to normal.

Although they were surprised by the news of the B-tier monster, they quickly reassured themselves.

Their respective associations had consciously avoided competing for first place, fearing a confrontation with the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association. So, they had likely agreed to avoid the center of the Wasteland altogether.

Thus, they had no reason to worry about danger.

However, they all knew that if Ed didn't leave soon, he would likely face a terrible fate.

At the commentary desk, Jason was also stunned. He had intended to provoke Reve, but now, it seemed that Reve had outsmarted him instead.

Reve smiled mysteriously. "However, considering Ed's abilities, his sensory perception must be quite sharp."

"Now that he's so close, he must have already sensed the killing intent of the ghost spirit. He absolutely won't dare to enter the house. He will escape."

Since Reve had spoken so confidently and professionally, no one in the audience doubted his words. In fact, those who supported Ed felt a sense of relief after hearing this.

They hoped that, just as Reve said, Ed would retreat at the last moment, as that would be far better than directly confronting the ghost spirit!

But just when everyone thought Ed was about to leave...

Ed kept walking toward the wooden house, quickly standing right in front of it.

It was only then that he noticed the house's surroundings were also in a state of severe decay. Not only was the place overrun with weeds, but the weeds were also littered with skeletons!

The ominous, murderous aura around the area reached its peak. The air was incredibly cold, like the middle of winter!

Thomas, standing beside Ed, couldn't help but shiver. "It's so cold... Isn't it summer? Why does it feel like we're standing in the middle of a frozen wasteland?"

Behind Thomas, Alex and Lucas also instinctively shrank back!

They, too, felt the intense cold and were grateful that they didn't have to go inside.

Ed paused for a moment in front of the wooden house's door. He realized that the house was so dilapidated that it didn't even have a door anymore. Inside was nothing but darkness, and he couldn't see a thing.

What Ed didn't know was that countless pairs of eyes were watching him through the recording stone.

He took a deep breath and said, "Let's go in."

With that, he stepped into the house, and soon his figure disappeared into the darkness.

Thomas, hesitating for a moment after swallowing nervously, followed him inside.

As the two entered the house, the recording stone's footage could no longer capture them.

With Ed and Thomas now out of sight, the entire audience at the viewing arena was in complete shock!

He went in!

Ed actually went inside!

A group of association leaders stared in shock:

"How could this happen? Didn't he feel the killing intent of the ghost spirit? Why did he go inside?"

"It's impossible that he didn't feel it! At this distance, even the most useless Hunter would notice it. This can only mean one thing... he went in on purpose!"

"Oh my god, how badly does he want to steal the championship from the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association?"

Even Reve's expression changed. He didn't expect his prediction to be wrong!

Had Ed lost his mind? Knowing the danger, why would he still go inside?

Reve couldn't make sense of it.

Although he was annoyed that Ed had stolen the spotlight from his association, he still had thoughts of recruiting him as a disciple!

What if he died? Where would he find another talented person like Ed?

On the commentary desk, Jason, after his initial shock, was the first to regain his composure:

"Look at this, it's truly unbelievable! Ed actually dared to step into the dangerous wooden house! Just the courage he's showing is enough to astonish all of us!"

"It seems he might just become the bravest Hunter in this entire competition!"

"Hm, I wonder though... will the participants from the strongest association, the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association, dare to come here?"

As Jason continued to comment, he couldn't resist taking another jab at the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association.

Meanwhile, the entire audience was on edge, eagerly anticipating what might happen inside the wooden house, wondering what would be revealed!

Unfortunately, they couldn't see anything.

Back inside the wooden house:

After Ed entered, he noticed, with the dim light, that the interior was just as dilapidated.

The floor had rotted away, overgrown with weeds, and three of the four walls had cracked open. The roof had collapsed in several places!

Except for the direction of the door, in other directions, you could almost see inside from the outside!

But as soon as Ed entered, he didn't pay attention to the environment.

For those outside, it was understandable they didn't know why he went in. After all, only Ed, being inside, could feel the aura of the treasure within the wooden house.

"Sure enough, following the treasure's aura, I came to the right place. The aura is indeed coming from here!"

Ed looked ahead and saw another room inside the house, but the door to that room was also broken.

In the pitch-black house, that room was emitting a faint golden glow!

Even Thomas was shocked. Trembling from the terrifying killing intent in the air, he widened his eyes:

"Holy crap, there really is a treasure inside this house!"

Ed said, "Get ready, let's go in and see what's glowing!"

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