Chapter 565

Jun Chen did indeed entertain such a thought: to swoop in and pick off the spoils when both sides battered each other to a pulp. No matter whose he managed to claim, it would be a guaranteed, massive profit. Yet now, severely injured himself, not only could he not help, but he would also drag down his companions and distract them with protecting him. As Adolf had said, even if Cain and Disa Kate's faction ended up mutually devastated, the major factions still possessed overwhelming numbers—not to mention this was their home turf, where reinforcements would arrive swiftly, and one could not rule out other factions lurking in the shadows, the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind... Jun Chen's order to retreat was extremely decisive. Among their group, not only was Jun Chen himself gravely wounded—his entire cultivation base potentially ruined—but Wang Lin, Lei Hao, Zhang Daolin, and Nie Quanliu all sustained varying degrees of injuries, alongside Ji Xiao and Ye Cang... Leaving now was indeed the optimal timing. They had seen all they wished to see, and with the great battle drawing to a close, whichever side emerged victorious, their next target might well be them.