Chapter 296 – End of the Battle Royale

In the hours of the battle royale, Ken sat on the back of a dolphin he had paid to remain behind and serve as his seat, all while beasts came with the corpses of different disciples, creating a red trail in the water behind them. He did notice that many of them never returned, meaning they died, but he never even thought about caring. 

Perhaps his dolphin helped him spread the word about his business or maybe more sea beasts were drawn to the scent of the blood he had poured into the lake around him, but he often found himself repeating the details of his offer to groups of sea beasts.

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On the mountains outside the platform:

"You can do that?!" Many disciples gaped at Ken's tactic. His enemies cussed him while his allies praised his wit. They did not know how he achieved the delicate balance of fear and enticement to make mature beasts work for him.