Hearing what Annoying Village HIM said, Tyrant HIM echoed along from the side.
"Yeah! As far as I know, this world has two major problems. One is the conflicts among the native creatures themselves, and the conflicts between them and the players."
"The other is the Void."
"Out of these two major problems facing this world, it's obvious that the former is far more troublesome than the latter."
"Right now, the most headache-inducing and hardest-to-handle mess, the tangled and complicated conflicts between native creatures and players, you've already resolved so cleverly and perfectly."
"As for the remaining problem of the Void, you just need to obtain power and you'll be able to deal with it easily."
"That way, the entire world will become the beautiful place you've always hoped it would be."
"But at such a crucial moment like this, you're saying you want to quit? Now is not the time to sacrifice yourself for others. What on earth are you thinking?"
If it were anyone else, announcing at such a critical juncture that they planned to withdraw from this trial, Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM definitely would not have believed them so easily.
After all, things had already reached the most important turning point of the entire trial, success was only one step away.
If someone else suddenly declared at this moment that they were voluntarily giving up their qualification to compete, Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM would certainly think it over carefully, and would inevitably assume that this person had some hidden agenda or secret scheme.
However, what was surprising was that when these words came out of Xu Yuan's mouth, Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM, who were technically Xu Yuan's competitors, did not have even the slightest doubt about the truth of what he said.
The two of them almost didn't think at all before choosing to believe every single word Xu Yuan said without hesitation.
Actually, this wasn't all that surprising. After all, these were the infamous Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM.
They had seen countless people, had sharp eyes, and naturally possessed their own unique and accurate standards for judging others. Moreover, through their previous interactions, they had already experienced Xu Yuan's extraordinary breadth of mind.
More than that, they knew perfectly well that Xu Yuan was absolutely not the kind of person who would play dirty tricks or stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
It was precisely because of their deep understanding of Xu Yuan's character and conduct that they reacted with such shock upon hearing what he had just said.
Because they were very certain that Xu Yuan's words were not empty talk, but his genuine thoughts from the heart, and that he absolutely had the resolve and courage to put them into action.
And so, the moment Xu Yuan finished speaking, Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM almost simultaneously and instinctively spoke up, trying to stop whatever action Xu Yuan might take next.
Perhaps before formally meeting Xu Yuan, they never would have imagined that one day they would try to stop someone as powerful as Xu Yuan, someone who could be called their strongest opponent, from voluntarily quitting the competition.
Yet the situation at this moment was just that strange and unexpected. They acted this way naturally, without thinking, and didn't even realize what they were doing themselves.
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The reactions from Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM surprised Xu Yuan a little.
He had anticipated that they would try to stop him, but the reasons he had imagined were not what they were saying now.
Xu Yuan had thought that Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM would stop him with something like "winning like this wouldn't be honorable."
He knew both of them were proud, so he believed they would want to win the trial through their own strength, not because an opponent withdrew.
What Xu Yuan never expected was that their refusal was actually based on concern for his safety.
That really caught Xu Yuan off guard.
Thinking this, Xu Yuan smiled and looked at Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM, then shrugged casually, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly as he said, "Are you two worried about my safety?"
His words were like a stone tossed into a calm lake, instantly breaking the surrounding silence.
Hearing this, Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM froze on the spot, as if they had been hit with a paralysis spell, standing completely still.
After quite a while, it was Xu Yuan who spoke again to remind them, and only then did the two snap back to their senses as if waking from a dream.
Only then did they realize that what they had just said really was expressing concern for Xu Yuan's safety.
In an instant, confusion appeared on both their faces at the same time, as if they were silently asking themselves, "What was I just doing?" This sudden self-doubt left them feeling a bit at a loss.
Tyrant HIM forcefully shook his head, trying to fling these strange thoughts out of his mind.
Then, without thinking further, he quickly shifted his gaze back to Xu Yuan and hurried to find a way to cover for the words he had blurted out earlier.
He frowned and responded with a look of disdain.
"Don't flatter yourself! Who cares about you?"
At that point, Tyrant HIM's voice abruptly stopped. He paused slightly, his eyes darting around as if he were racking his brain for a justification that would make sense.
Soon enough, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, clearly, he had come up with what he thought was a pretty good explanation.
He cleared his throat, raised his voice, and continued, "I, the dignified leader of the Undead, Herobrine, would I care for a victory handed to me by someone else?"
"What voluntary withdrawal? Who do you think you're looking down on?"
"Unless you're chickening out and quitting, then I might consider whether to accept it."
After saying that, he crossed his arms and struck a lofty, arrogant pose.
At this point, Tyrant HIM didn't forget to drag Annoying Village HIM into it as well. He looked over at Annoying Village HIM and said, "Right?"
With the topic suddenly tossed his way, Annoying Village HIM didn't try to cover it up like Tyrant HIM did.
Instead, he began carefully thinking about why he had instinctively tried to persuade Xu Yuan not to quit, and why he had instinctively worried about the threat the Void posed to Xu Yuan.
He frowned and pondered for a while. Seeing that Annoying Village HIM wasn't saying anything for a long time, Tyrant HIM was just about to urge him when Annoying Village HIM finally spoke.
"What we care about isn't you, but the world you're in."
"Among the three of us, no matter who obtains that power, I think none of us would ignore the worlds the other two belong to."
"He summoned us here because he wanted us to work together to solve the problems of your world, my world, and his world."
"And you were the first to find the answer to the problem."
"You shouldn't quit."