Meanwhile in a cave tens of kilometers away...
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late haha." A voice came from outside the cave, then a tall figure with 5 cultivators standing behind him appeared at the entrance.
"Sato! I will complain about this to His Majesty in the final report!!" Phil Shouted when he saw the newcomer
"Oh, calm down boy! I just wanted to kill some beasts first, I want to qualify for the second round, I'm not a loser to give up early like you hehe"
"you..!" Phil almost pounced on the guy called Sato but Prince Henry stopped him halfway, "Fight later, we must start moving immediately to complete the plan. Now we have 12 teams, 11 duchies, and my royal squad, we will split into 3 groups of 4 squads each.