"Hmph! Cowards! Running the second something happens!"
"No need to complain, them leaving means there will be less competition for us when the formation breaks."
"True, don't go running such a good thing for everyone else!"
Along with Xuan Hao and a few smarter cultivators who also decided to retreat following the sudden expansion of the ancient formation, the ones that remained behind showed no fear and merely sneered disdainfully watching the retreating cultivators. The short words exchanged between everyone, making it clear these people saw no danger in the sudden expansion of the ancient formation.
On the contrary, they viewed the change taking place as a foreshadowing of the ancient formation's imminent collapse. Drawing closer to the ancient formation while keeping only a short distance between themselves and the expanding formation so they would be the first to rush forth once the formation broke apart.
"…"
