Simon did not contribute much in the previous battle to kill the Spirit Turtle. However, he managed to snatch a core using his overwhelming strength.

Yet, he had exhausted much of his True Energy to heal James and was slightly fatigued after the fact.

Although he consumed an elixir and recovered some of his True Energy, he had expended a significant amount of his True Energy, and it was impossible to return to his peak in such a short period.

He quietly guarded James.

“Tsk, tsk. Simon.”

While Simon sat and waited for Jackson to find the Cadens for help, a menacing laughter came from behind him.

He heard the sound and turned around to have a look.

A group of people approached him from a distance.

There were about twenty people, and the person in the lead was Lucjan.

The people behind were all dressed in black robes and wore black masks.

These people were elites of the Gu Sect and were originally Callan’s subordinates but had already been secretly bribed by Lucjan a long time a