In the Sain Dungeon, a wise person must know how to wait and see.

Even if we don’t quite understand what’s happening now, we can honestly watch as spectators.

The only question now is, which side should we watch first?

Whether it’s the battle between the Red Lion Knight and the Venerable Rot Knight or the fight between Latan soldiers and the giant dogs, both are worth watching. Unfortunately, these two battlefields aren’t in the same place, making it quite a dilemma.

This dilemma ended as the adventurer pulled out the Image Stone.

Great! Not only can we reminisce about the fight later after recording it, but we can also give it to Lanle as today’s find, and call it "Research on the Fighting Style of Monsters."

Tepi and his party crossed the fire wall, which was emitting small sparks, and sneakily observed the two battles from the other side while setting up the Image Stone, looking just like a group of dedicated war journalists.

"Why are they fighting..."

Tepi furrowed his somewhat pale brows, staring at the figures of the Venerable Rot Knight and the Red Lion Knight, while pondering deeply.

The monsters in Sain Dungeon don’t fight each other for no reason.

Taking Fran Fort as an example, the Gollum and Soul-sucking Ghost that fight each other are inherently opposing factions. While Gollum looks terrifying, it’s indeed a bona fide member of the Fran Undead Team, something like logistics, whereas the Soul-sucking Ghost clearly belongs to the Abyss Force, and the two factions are mortal enemies.

Apart from Fran Fort, monsters in the forest area also battle each other, but that’s more like hunting based on survival needs, making their appearance reasonable.

In other areas, monster brawls occasionally happen, but that’s either because an adventurer used a Charming Branch or a monster accidentally hit another monster, causing internal conflicts.

When the Red Lion Knight saw the Venerable Rot Knight, they immediately charged to fight, and this situation no matter how you look at it...

Is it very similar to Fran Fort’s situation?

Could it be that these two knights belong to opposing factions?

A spark of astonishing wisdom flashed in Tepi’s eyes, and he faintly felt he might have guessed the truth. His mouth even curled up slightly; he loved this feeling of discovering something unnoticed by others.

"Buzz——"

The Venerable Rot Knight switched their weapon to a scythe; just as they were about to release a second light ring, the Red Lion Knight’s big shield suddenly shone with an unadorned light and charged forward with great momentum, relentlessly driving back the Venerable Rot Knight and shattering the forming second light ring!

The Venerable Rot Knight attempted to hook the big shield with the scythe, while the thrusting sword held in the other hand was poised to strike with a lethal thrust once the shield was broken.

Yet, the Red Lion Knight abruptly abandoned the big shield, hurling it harshly towards the enemy, and then grabbed the great sword with both hands, letting out an extremely wild roar!

"!" Tepi got goosebumps from that roar; he felt the raging battle intent within, like seeing a mane wildly waving crimson lion roaring to the sky.

Will they follow the roar with a Lion Slash?

No, this time the knight’s great sword ignited with fiery flames; the sword swung fiercely, and the intensely burning fan-shaped flames instantly swept across the region where the Venerable Rot Knight was!

[Red Lion Flame]!

The Venerable Rot Knight, like a hardy warrior, did not retreat; the scythe transformed back into a spear. Just before the flames could scorch them, they swung the spear, and numerous pure light-composed spear tips emerged beneath the Red Lion Knight’s feet.

In the next moment, as the Red Lion Flame completely engulfed the Venerable Rot Knight, the spear formation condensed from light burst upward, piercing through the body of the Red Lion Knight caught within!

All this happened in an instant; Tepi widened his eyes to see the actions of both sides clearly, filled with awe in his heart.

He seemingly heard the grunts of two beasts; when the flames and spear formation dissipated, both knights collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

They kneeled on the ground, still demonstrating signs of life. To determine victory or defeat, it would depend on who could stand up first. With both knights equally exhausted and of similar strength, the upcoming test was of pure willpower. Whoever had the strongest will and could rise first would claim victory!

Tepi watched, his blood boiling. If his identity were not that of an adventurer being chased by both sides, he would have cheered for them, just like an audience watching a boxing match.

"Splat——"

Suddenly, the head of the Venerable Rot Knight was struck by an invisible force; their exhausted body couldn’t resist before having their life force taken away. The throat of the Red Lion Knight also burst with blood out of thin air, and their body slowly turned into ash and dissipated.

"Eh?" Tepi was stunned.

"Phew, that was really dangerous. Luckily we brought an Invisibility Scroll."

The effect of the Invisibility Scroll slowly faded, revealing the adventurers following Tepi in their original spots!

Only then did he realize he had been too absorbed in watching the battle, unaware that two adventurers beside him had vanished.

The Venerable Rot Knight left nothing behind, but the Red Lion Knight left a purple light point, causing the adventurers to whistle, picking it up happily.

[War Ash: Red Lion Flame]

[A combat skill used by the Red Lion Army alongside General Latan, releasing intense flames over a wide area forward]

So the Red Lion Knight was a subordinate of the Shattered Star General.

"Boss, we’ve got something good!" the adventurer assassin cheerfully brought the War Ash over to Tepi.

Tepi looked still a bit dazed, reaching out to take the War Ash, but it was unclear if he actually looked at it, as his eyes were still fixed on where the two knights had fallen.

"Boss?" The assassin, seeing him unmoving for so long, couldn’t help but feel puzzled. "Boss, didn’t you say this time the rewards were for us to distribute freely?"

Tepi finally reacted, opening his mouth as if letting out a silent sigh, and when he reopened his eyes, they were filled with regret.

"Take it, it’s your ’spoils of war’." He shoved the War Ash back into the adventurer’s hand, shaking his head incessantly, turning away to watch the battle between the Latan soldiers and the giant dogs.

"Strange middle-aged man..."

The assassin puzzled over why Tepi showed a disappointed expression, but this curiosity was swiftly overwhelmed by the joy brought by the rare purple light points, wishing fervently for more monsters to fight each other, so he could reap the rewards without effort.

On the other side, Tepi appeared rather sullen.

It was as if watching an intensely contested soccer match, with the score tied and just as the final decisive moment was about to begin, someone suddenly rushed in and stole the ball away.

Very disappointing.

On one hand, he couldn’t see which knight, the Venerable Rot Knight or the Red Lion Knight, would ultimately claim victory; on the other hand, he felt that his group’s ambush of these knights who were battling openly until the end was a bit... desecrating?

The kind of straightforward, mutual steel-chopping battles that go on until exhaustion, ultimately relying on willpower and passion to decide the winner — he had thought that only existed in heroic legends and biographies. Witnessing something similar in person seemed to stir something inside him.

"Well, adventurers need to make a living too, and there’s nothing wrong with their actions." He shook his head; different value systems, differing perspectives.

He was fixated on the exhilarating combat, while the adventurers saw it as a perfect opportunity to finish off weakened foes, and there was nothing wrong with either view.

"Sigh..."

Yet Tepi just thought it was quite disappointing. Why was he more fond of watching thrilling battles than those in the Warrior Country?

"I also want a fight like that. Can I cultivate Leon into a good opponent..."

Muttering to himself, he turned his eyes back to the fight between the Latan soldiers and the giant dogs.

This battle also surprised him.

Originally, he thought under the fierce and savage assault of the giant dogs, the soldiers would scatter like a broken squad, easily dealt with.

However, the current situation was that the Latan soldiers were clearing out the giant dogs!

In one-on-one situations, the soldiers couldn’t defeat the giant dogs, but they cooperated with each other and had a set of tactics specially aimed at the giants; each soldier worked together like comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side for lengthy years, coordinating seamlessly, and two or three could beat a giant dog into disorientation.

"Very impressive combat awareness." Tepi couldn’t help but praise.

If such soldiers and knights were to form a legion together, how majestic would it be, surely invincible! Or so he thought.

However, compared to the knights, the soldiers’ battle was less imposing, and after a few giant dogs were killed, the rest whimpered and fled—a pack of cowards bullying the weak.

As the Latan soldiers turned to charge towards him again, Tepi waved a hand, and the adventurers, who had already rested enough and completely recovered their stamina, leapt into action.

While watching people battle, Tepi recalled the introduction to the Red Lion Flame, already knowing that the Red Lion Knights and these soldiers were subordinates of the Shattered Star General.

Back when he watched the images, what caught his attention most wasn’t the Shattered Star General, but the unknown ominous presence with dark wings and a blonde beauty in his arms, whom he found quite charismatic, possessing an aura fitting a bold hero.

However, after witnessing the Red Lion Legion’s battle, his interest in Latan grew significantly.

"If Nimgefo, where the Grick soldiers are stationed, is Grick’s territory, then this Galide is the domain of the Latan General," Tepi mused as he surveyed the surroundings, noting the poisonous fungi everywhere and the crimson-red sky, and couldn’t help but frown, commenting:

"This General has a unique taste picking such a ’geomantically favorable’ spot for his territory, I’m curious what aspect of Galide appealed to him?"

For a moment, he questioned Latan’s sense of taste.

Speaking of which, the Red Lion is under the Shattered Star General’s force, then whose side is the Venerable Rot Knight on, and why did they immediately fight each other like enemies upon meeting?

He felt he might have missed some part of the plot.

By now, the adventurers had finished their battle, defeating the fatigued Latan soldiers after combat with the giant dogs, when suddenly a rapidly sprinting figure came rushing their way.

Upon closer inspection, it was, in fact, the adventurer captain who had lagged behind earlier, hurrying back.

Tepi naturally welcomed the return of combat power, yet why did the opponent look so distressed, sweating profusely like something was chasing him?

Could it be the Venerable Rot Knight again!? Tepi’s face suddenly turned grave; they couldn’t find another Red Lion Knight!

"Help, help...," the adventurer captain shouted in horror, "save me!"

The others glanced beyond his silhouette to see what was chasing him.

It wasn’t the Venerable Rot Knight, but rather something much smaller.

A female intruder entirely enveloped in red.

What on earth did they bring over this time???