"Hey... do you all hate humans that much? I mean, come on. Gathering this many people just to kill two of us feels a little excessive, don't you think?"
Julius forced a casual smile onto his face, speaking as though they had met under ordinary circumstances rather than in the middle of a life-and-death pursuit.
Every word was carefully chosen to buy even the smallest amount of time while his mind continued calculating countless possibilities.
Unfortunately, before anyone else could react, the tall woman clad in silver armour interrupted him with a vicious grin stretching across her face.
"Yes," she replied without the slightest hesitation. "We do hate humans. Though I'll admit... that's not the main reason we're here."
Julius looked at her in silence, his expression remaining completely unchanged.
There wasn't the slightest trace of amusement in his eyes. Her answer wasn't exactly surprising.
