I’m not proposing to fight despite being the strongest here, so why are the rest of you so eager? Anyway, as the strongest, I’m the one who gets a say.

The man Han Qingyu had slapped away lay groaning in the snow, unable to get up. The crowd went quiet for a moment. Then, most voiced their agreement.

As Han Qingyu had said, although there were Preservers and possibly Wipers hiding among them, the largest group present still came from the Coalition. It would be disgraceful for allies to turn on each other over a momentary grudge.

Did the Alphonse family not consider this scenario? Did something like this happen in past trials? These questions flashed through Han Qingyu’s mind, but his train of thought was quickly interrupted.

“I don’t quite agree.” A voice rose from the crowd.

Everyone turned. The speaker was a woman.

“I’m fine with each team only sending one person to reduce casualties, but leaving it to luck doesn’t seem right....