“No… That can’t be, right?” Earth-Rabbit was stunned, “What do you mean only the two of us are left as teammates… That sounds too terrifying.”

“I’m saying what if!” Earth-Pig said, “At any other time, we could find ways to confirm their identities, but right now at this critical juncture, it’s really not good…”

“I’ll still choose to trust them.” Earth-Rabbit said, “We stayed in one room for so long. Although everyone has a pile of shortcomings… fortunately, they’re all good people. I believe they’ll definitely turn misfortune into fortune.”

“But what if it’s not ‘death’… but ‘betrayal’?” Earth-Pig said again, “Big Guy… think carefully. Even someone like me who values ‘promises’ so much has the possibility of betraying…”

“You… you…” Earth-Rabbit was at a loss for words, “Little Pig, you’re still young. You experienced all this when your mind wasn’t particularly mature. Even if you really betrayed, Qi Xia wouldn’t blame you.”

“What kind of talk is that…” Earth-Pig said with a frown, “Big Guy, precisely because you all have more life experiences than me, you’ll have more thoughts when encountering critical moments. This is the fundamental reason why everyone might betray.”

“This…”

“There aren’t many people I can trust now.” Earth-Pig said again, “Big Guy, you used to be a very good person, so now I’m willing to trust you unconditionally. But those two sisters… even if they really are our old friends, I can’t guarantee they can maintain their original intentions now.”

“Little Pig… how can you think of them like that…”

“It’s not that I deliberately want to think badly of them.” Earth-Pig shook his head, “Big Guy, the temptations after becoming a ‘Zodiac’ are really too many… There are comfortable beds here, good food. Each of us gains powerful strength and a group of students who support us… Haven’t you ever had this thought? Being a ‘Zodiac’ is so much better than risking your life for Brother Xia…”

After hearing this, Earth-Rabbit was slightly stunned, and the ears on top of his head trembled. He didn’t know how to refute this statement.

He had indeed hesitated for a very long time. Even when Sister Zhuang shouted in the corridor back then, calling for teammates to come out and recognize each other, saying it would be fine even if they died after just one meeting…

Even with things said to that extent, Earth-Rabbit still didn’t show himself.

He and Sister Zhuang were separated by just a wooden door. He personally heard Qinglong break all the bones in her body.

Under such circumstances… who would proceed without hesitation on the path they had chosen?

Earth-Rabbit hadn’t expected that the reason Earth-Pig persisted for so many years was actually so simple—simple enough to make him, an adult, feel ashamed.

“You’re right…” Earth-Rabbit pondered for a while and said, “Now that Qi Xia has made such a big commotion, it’s enough to show he also remembers what we agreed on back then, so we don’t need to be so hesitant.”

“Exactly, Big Guy.” Earth-Pig said, “Think carefully about what Brother Xia instructed you to do. Did he say we needed to recognize each other on the ‘train’?”

“This…” Earth-Rabbit let out a breath, “Indeed not.”

“There you go.” Earth-Pig stood on tiptoe to pat the big rabbit’s shoulder, “Big Guy, let’s continue waiting. It won’t be too late to recognize each other after the plan is over.”

“Alright…” Earth-Rabbit was silent for a while, then looked at Earth-Pig again, “Little Pig, are you really going to do ‘Matched Assassination’?”

“Yes, I explored the ‘Zodiac Path’ for Brother Xia for this very day.” Earth-Pig answered, “No matter what others want to do, I will go meet ‘Heavenly-Pig.'”

“In that case, I’ll go too.” Earth-Rabbit said.

“Good!” Earth-Pig extended his fist and slowly raised it up, “Big Guy, this is a ‘promise’ between us. To achieve this ‘promise,’ we’ll drink until we’re completely drunk!”

Earth-Rabbit smiled bitterly and extended his large fist to touch Earth-Pig’s hand: “You little brat, that’s not how you use that phrase.”

After the two bumped fists, they quickly discovered a thorny problem.

This problem might not be common among other ‘Zodiacs,’ but it appeared simultaneously for both of them. It could only be said to be somewhat coincidental.

“Little Pig… have you seen ‘Heavenly-Pig’?” Earth-Rabbit asked, “I’ve been here for so many years and have never seen ‘Heavenly-Pig’ appear.”

“I’m directly managed by Earth-Dragon.” Earth-Pig answered, “I’ve indeed never seen ‘Heavenly-Pig,’ but based on the information Earth-Dragon reveals in daily life, I know ‘Heavenly-Pig’ is still around. Although I don’t know what he’s busy with every day, he must be in some room on this ‘train’…”

“Speaking of which, I haven’t seen ‘Heavenly-Rabbit’ either.” Earth-Rabbit said again, “The person directly managing me is neither Earth-Dragon nor ‘Heavenly-Rabbit,’ but ‘Heavenly-Horse’…”

“Heavenly-Horse…?” Earth-Pig was stunned, “You’re under ‘Heavenly-Horse’… don’t you want to move against ‘Heavenly-Horse’ first?”

“‘Heavenly-Horse’… shouldn’t that be left to ‘Earth-Horse’?” Earth-Rabbit asked, “Since it’s ‘Matched Assassination,’ naturally everyone has their own division of labor.”

“You’re right…”

Earth-Pig thought for a while and only felt that this matter still revealed some strangeness. After all, ‘Matched Assassination’ sounded neat and uniform, but many ‘Earth-level’s’ superiors weren’t the ‘Heaven-level’ they were matched with. In other words, they didn’t have much hatred for these ‘Heaven-level,’ and it would be difficult to burst out with fearless combat power during battle.

Moreover… at this moment, the two looked at each other silently. The two of them hadn’t even seen what ‘Heavenly-Pig’ and ‘Heavenly-Rabbit’ looked like. They didn’t know whether the other party was old or young, male or female, much less what kind of character they had. And yet they were rashly charging into the other party’s room wanting to kill them…

“We seem to have become ‘invaders’…” Earth-Rabbit murmured.

“Big Guy! What are you saying…” Earth-Pig hurriedly reminded him, “No matter who they are, they’re all ‘Heavenly-Dragon’s’ people in the end! Even if you don’t hate them, you should hate ‘Heavenly-Dragon,’ right?”

“You’re right.” Earth-Rabbit nodded, “In that case… no matter what kind of person ‘Heavenly-Rabbit’ is… I’m prepared to take his life. Everything will proceed according to the plan Earth-Ox stated today.”

“Me too, Big Guy.” Earth-Pig said, “No matter who ‘Heavenly-Pig’ is, this time I can only say I’m sorry. He’s just a stumbling block in the promise between Brother Xia and me.”