A moment ago, Hua Xiaotian was still puzzling over why Qin Fan had let Takada Naoto go so easily. Now, he understood. It wasn't that Qin Fan wanted to spare him; it was that he had the entire situation under his control. The instant Takada Naoto fled, figures emerged from the cave. To call it a coincidence would be an understatement—at the very least, Hua Xiaotian didn't believe it.
"Damn it!"
With his extraordinary senses, Takada Naoto perceived the movement behind him. His face went pale as he cried out in panic. Before he could even get closer to the cave exit, the pursuing figures leaped out and blocked his path.
"Takada Naoto! You fear death and cling to life, you harmed your own brethren and aided a tyrant! You deserve to die!" a grim-faced elder with a youthful face and white hair roared, meeting Takada Naoto's horrified expression.
"You deserve to die!"
As soon as the elder's voice fell, an enraged chorus echoed in unison.
