Seeing the leader of the Merchant Alliance hesitate to respond, the leader of the Dark Alliance urged, "Agree or not, give me a straightforward answer."

The leader of the Merchant Alliance finally spoke, "If they died in the competition, blame it on their lack of skill. Why should our Merchant Alliance's participants be handed over to your Dark Alliance for disposal?"

The leader of the Dark Alliance retorted angrily, "Fine, if that's the case, we'll fight to the bitter end."

With that, the leader of the Dark Alliance returned to his seat, looking as if he was waiting for the Merchant Alliance to meet its demise.