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Rui simply stared at him impassively.

Unfortunately, the Divine Doctor was too sharp to be fooled by ambiguity, covering up the fact that the Divine Doctor didn't owe anything to him. It was also unfortunate that he was quite correct. Rui's plan did need him; he had no confidence that Kane alone would be able to incapacitate the source of the manifold by himself.

"You're not entirely correct," Rui chillingly replied. "My plan doesn't need you as much as it needs me. Without me, there is no plan. Without you, however, the plan can not only function but also have the possibility of escape."

This was also undeniable.

The most difficult part of breaking out of the manifold was dealing with the Master-level beast guarding the dungeon. 

And Rui was the only possibility of doing that.

This was something that not even the Divine Doctor could deny.