Jacob's declaration shook everyone's minds, not because he was willing to destroy the Ice Fiend Locusts by himself, but because of the implication behind his ambiguous words before the declaration.
After all, they knew what it meant to be rewarded by the Star Network or, more accurately, by SAAI. Furthermore, if there were really a reward involved, by the magnitude of the difficulty, it would be anything but ordinary, and this made the Quasi Legends' hearts race.
'Why did he reveal such information? Either he's leading us all by provoking our greed, or he's simply too arrogant and confident that no one would compete against him. Whatever the case is, I can't ignore his words since he's too mysterious. If he could even predict the actions of Zodiac Plains Enforcement, then our plans need to change…' Diminutive thought grimly as Jacob's words forced him to think in another direction and made the goblin deter a litter.
