Besides, the man had an armament on his back which identified him as a member of the Blood Skull sect.
The armament was in the form of a black leather cape. The underside of the cape had colorful runes on it, while the surface of the cape was scaly like the surface of a snake's body.
He glanced at them when they began walking in their direction. Then he glanced away when he recognized which sect they came from.
He didn't look at them or speak to them even when they reached him. He was silent and still like a rock.
Arthur asked him, "What's the situation? What's the delay?"
He replied, "The beast is powerful. I don't want to fight it with all of these people around."
Arthur still couldn't see the problem. So he said, "So just get rid of the bystanders."
The man replied, "I'm waiting for more of them to gather."
Arthur finally realized what the problem was. He said, "Ahhh. I see."
Thor also exclaimed in understanding.