With Marmang-Crab protecting the 17 dishes, Rita focused on maneuvering and evading.
The skills had been so dense and the battle so intense that she had been entirely focused on surviving, with no time to think.
Now that she was away from the cooking station, she realized that the players on the opposing plate were actually more afraid of dying than she was. Several attacks almost missed her by mere inches.
Reflecting on the rewards she received after killing Sakura Wulong, and recalling how high-level players had hesitated to attack her before, she speculated that killing her might result in a downgraded reward penalty for the higher-level players?
Upon closer observation, she realized these players were essentially playing along with each other. Their powerful skills were actually aimed at Marmang-Crab and the competition dishes. The skills aimed at her were simply to wear down her health, hoping that another player would finish the job.
