Author: M_W Cancer 

Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce 

Whoooosh!

Before any present players could react, one of Enos' arms suddenly got separated from his whole body.

"AHHHHH!!!!!!" Enos screamed out loudly in pain as he quickly put his other hand on his shoulder where the missing arm was supposedly attached to. His knees smashed onto the ground painfully hard soon after, as tears started flowing from his eyes. In his mind, he can't believe what just happened. Why did Edgar Pierce suddenly cut his arms off? Weren't they supposedly in agreement already to talk things nicely? Just which part of cutting his arm off is nicely doing things?!

It didn't take that long for Enos' question to be answered by Edgar Pierce...

"Because I am strong! Thus I naturally have the right to decide the Fate of everyone present here!" Edgar Pierce exclaimed. But then he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Shouldn't you be feeling happy for this kind of outcome instead? After all, you are one of the strong people present here. Which means to say yhat there is no need for you to fight for a slot to participate in the fifth game anymore,"

"Isn't that the main reason why the three of you are doing all of this from the start? To work with your allies in order to go to the fifth game of the Emerald Elven Battle. Or maybe that's not actually the real reason why? Which then makes me wonder, are you perhaps only using your allies to eliminate your major competitors? To be more precise, to eliminate the three of us? In such a way, it wouldn't be that difficult anymore for the three of you to reach the championship,"

"Of course not!" Emir immediately objected while a few drops of sweat appeared on his forehead. Inside his mind, he is inwardly swearing badly at Edgar Pierce for being such a smart-ass. 

"Don't put the major independent Guilds on the same league as your major Noble Households! We don't do such things as using other people so as to achieve our goals, like what you Nobles always do!" Dominic interjected. 

"Exactly! How dare you smear our names with what you Noble Households are known for!" Faye added.

"Is that so? Then why are the three of you so against my proposal?" Edgar Pierce asked. Since Emir and the other's goal in creating their alliance are to get to the fifth game, then why don't they just accept his proposal? By accepting his proposal, they could already achieve their goal of qualifying for the fifth game. 

"Don't tell me that you are literally doing all of this just to fight against injustice and unfairness?" Eme Clarity can't help but interrupt.

"Eh? How could these three even think of doing such a selfish action when their main responsibility for participating in the Emerald Elven Battle Competition from the start is to become the champion. All things should be put aside if their main goal is to achieve that. Otherwise, things would just become very complicated," Eben Nero felt that what Eme Clarity had just said sounded so ridiculous. 

"That's exactly the reason why I thought that the real reason why they are using their allies is, in fact, to use them in order to eliminate their major competitors," Edgar Pierce shook his head dismissively, though he also added, "Though, if that is indeed the case, then I guess it can't be helped. After all, what matters for all of us here is to become the champion of the Emerald Elven Battle Competition!"

"Yeah, I agree," Eme Clarity nodded her head. 

"Likewise," Eben Nero also agrees. 

Unbeknownst to Emir, Dominic, and Faye, Edgar Pierce actually only choose to do all of this since Enos has refused to work for his alliance. Since he can't have Enos to join his alliance, then he might as well make sure that the alliance of the major independent Guilds would also not have Enos and his alliance. In such a way, they can prevent them from potentially ruining any of their plans. 

"Well, that does sound kinda reasonable, right guys?" Emir turned to look at both Dominic and Faye knowingly. Since things have already reached this point, then there is no point in continuing with the plan. They might as well just accept Edgar Pierce's suggestion rather than choose to taint the reputation of the major independent Guilds.

Showing a helpless look on his face, Dominic said to his allies, "I sincerely apologize to all of you. But as you can see, Edgar Pierce is correct! The three of us should prioritize our respective Guilds first before other people,"

"Though we can't help all of you anymore, I still believe that the four of you can qualify for the fifth game of the Emerald Elven Battle. So, Goodluck to all of you!" Faye encouraged before waving her hand and following after Emir and Dominic, who are now standing beside Edgar Pierce, Eme Clarity, and Eben Nero. 

Seeing that Emir, Dominic, and Faye had already left their alliance and agreed with Edgar Pierce's proposition, the four remaining players from the alliance of the major independent Guilds could only grit their respective teeth in anger and look at the three leaders of the alliance of the major Noble Households furiously. 

In the minds of the four players, they are blaming Edgar Pierce, Eme Clarity, and Eben Nero for their current situation. If it wasn't because of them, then they could have still had the chance to rely on Emir, Dominic, and Faye to qualify for the fifth game of the Emerald Elven Battle Competition. By that time, regardless of winning or not, they would still be able to receive consolation prizes for achieving top ten and other external benefits that their Guild and other people would give them due to getting publicly recognized as one of the top ten in the Emerald Elven Battle Competition. How hateful!

Evidently, it wasn't only the major independent Guilds and the major Noble Households that had planned to use the other players. Practically all of them have the same plans as well, albeit just different in approach. The reason for this is clearly because they all want to qualify for the fifth game of the Emerald Elven Battle Competition. And they will dare to do everything as a means to achieve such a goal. 

Unfortunately, all of that has been ruined by Edgar Pierce...