733 TRAPPED

"What?" ,Ben asked as he started to fear the fog, "What should we do now?"

"You tell me. If you were in my place, then what would you have done?" ,Arjun smiled and asked.

"I..." ,Ben didn't know what he should reply. He was struck.

"Don't worry too much." ,Rick patted on Ben's shoulder and said, "We are not asking for you to execute anything. We are just asking for your opinion."

Ben gulped down some saliva and built up some courage and said, "I...I would have tried to find the root of the problem. The. I would have tried to solve it."

"How exactly were you going to find the root of the problem?" ,Alwyn asked.

"I...I don't know." ,Ben replied, "Maybe... I would have tried to use all my knowledge in the Formation and I would have tried to find the core of the formation. Then I would have tried to destroy the core and set myself free."

"How come you are so sure that this is the result of the formation?" ,Rick asked.

"This fog is not a natural one. I could use my Dragon Sense and tell from it's sense that this is the smell of the Formation." ,Ben replied not sure whether he spoke something wrong. He said, "In my opinion... it is obvious that this is the result of the Formation. And I would have destroyed it and solved the problem."

"Hmm. Your words makes sense." ,Arjun thought for a moment and said with a smile on his face, "In fact, you are right. You said everything that was going through my mind."

Ben was happy. He felt that he is finally started to get into their group. He felt that he now started to sync with Arjun and others. He always envied how freely Rick and others could speak to Arjun despite their ordinary combat abilities. But for some reasons, Ben would feel nervous whenever he wanted to share his thoughts with freedom.

But today he expressed all his views. He felt as if he had finally started to sync with the family. Even though he said everything only when Arjun asked, he still built up enough courage and said whatever was going through in his mind. This was not a bad start for Ben.

"Then how about it?" ,Arjun said, "The. It's settled. I want you to go and execute the plan you gave us."

"Alrigh—-" ,Ben wanted to agree on a whim. But he stopped suddenly and said, "What? What did you say, Big Brother? I— I how could I go all by myself and complete such a tough task?"

"Since when did I say that the plan you have spilled is an easy one or a difficult one? In my opinion, you would say something only when it is possible. If you have said it, then it is definitely possible. Since this plan has come from your mouth, then you are the only one who is worthy to go and execute it." ,Arjun smiled and said.

"But...."

"Alright everyone! Ben has come up with a plan. So he is going to save us from this formation. So sit back and relax." ,Before Ben could say anything, Arjun announced it to everyone.

Even though they all were wondering why this fog is not affecting the members of the Star Moon Team, they couldn't care about it at this moment. At this moment, all they ever wanted is nothing but to regain their strength. So since Ben is going to help them out, all they could all do is nothing but to look at Ben with eyes full of expectations.

When Ben has looked at those eyes full of expectations, he couldn't do anything but to accept the mission given by his big brother. It is unfair to say that he wasn't scared of this mission. But he wants to prove himself. Even though he is scared of the unknown things, he wanted to prove that the trust his big brother has put in him is a worthy one.

Ben had no other choice. Be it to save everyone in the team, or be it to prove his worth, he can't stay under Arjun's protection all the time. There will come a time, when he need to fight someone who was equally powerful to him and yet he is scared to fight him. And to make matters worse, Arjun and others are not with him and he is alone. What will he do at that time?

He will have no choice but to face them all by himself. So how is he going to do that with his current mindset? He will definitely fail. To never allow such situation to come near him, Ben will have to complete this mission and many more similar mission in the future.

Arjun knows this point. And of course, Ben also know this. So he took a deep breath and marched forward. He prepared himself mentally and decided to complete this mission without fail.

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While Arjun and his teammates were trapped and were under tremendous pressure, unfortunately Gutherson's team and Gnan's team were in similar but not same predicament. Gutherson's team were moving from the boundary of the Silverwing Clan's turf. But as they were walking, they were welcomed by a smoke first. Ten from behind the smoke, they had seen tremendous amout of fire from all sides. And what's more terrifying is that, the fire was coming near them at a slow pace. If they didn't find the solution before that, then they will be burned alive.

Gutherson didn't take his chances. Even though this competition was being referred by the City Lord himself, Gutherson wondered when an insignificant barbarian like him dies, then will the City Lord takes action against his Fellow Tier-1 Clan for this heinous crime? This is the reason why Gutherson wanted to take this as a challenge and solve the problem all by himself.

And similar to Gutherson, Gnan was also trapped with his own issue. He was trapped within a formation as well. And because of this Formation, Gnan's team was trapped within the pitch darkness. No one could see anything properly, thanks to the darkness which was produced by the dense forest. And now because of the addition of this darkness, Gnan couldn't see anything completely. He was feeling as if he was a blind man.