Meng Chao's smile made the corner of the Snow Leopard Female Warrior's eye twitch again.
This ratfolk was going too far. He had to be taught a harsh lesson.
However, Meng Chao's expression of having victory in the bag kept that thought lingering in Ice Storm's mind.
As if possessed, she nodded.
Then, as though eager to make amends, she pulled a long face and said coldly, "Remember, you only have five days. If you lose the Team Battle five days from now, I'll lose my chance to command a legion, and you will—"
"And I will lose everything," Meng Chao said calmly.
The Snow Leopard Female Warrior turned and left in a fury.
"Lord Reaper..."
Ye Zi cautiously crept over, looking at Ice Storm's departing back with deep concern. "You really shouldn't have spoken to Lady Ice Storm like that. She's the ace of Blood Skull Arena. Whenever she's happy or unhappy, she can punish servant soldiers like us however she pleases!"
"I know. That's why I had to probe exactly where Ice Storm's bottom line lay, and just how great the trouble she faced was."
Meng Chao explained to the Ratfolk Boy, "If the problem our ace faced had merely been something neither too big nor too small, such as being unable to command an army, she definitely wouldn't have tolerated a mere ratfolk servant soldier jumping around before her. She would have punished me severely.
"But I crossed the line of a ratfolk servant soldier several times just now. Although she flew into a rage, she didn't punish me.
"That means she must be facing a heaven-shaking problem, one far more serious than simply being unable to command a legion.
"Looks like we chose the right commander.
"Alright, tell everyone to pull themselves together and follow Lady