"Take the initiative..."
At first, the mercenary captain had truly been brimming with confidence. Some underage Alien, some beast used for trials—he had seen them all as little punks he could crush with one hand.
Just a few punks still hunting with cold weapons and some wild beasts. He had even killed elephants himself.
But now he had seen the underage Alien, and he had seen the beast used for trials. Was he really going to stubbornly throw himself at them now?
Thinking of how, after a single encounter, his twenty-man mercenary team had been reduced to just five, he truly had not the slightest motivation to press deeper!
But he was reluctant to leave behind a powerful backer like Johnson, not to mention the director himself.
There were few people on the other side, but their lineup was terrifyingly strong!
Three Ghouls, one Ajin, plus the director's freakish team. Though they were clearly fewer in number, they were absolutely the main force.
If they had not been following them all the way, then if the rest of them encountered those monsters while out on their own, they would not even have room to struggle.
Just two or three of them could easily wipe out their entire group!
Thus, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only nod with difficulty at a time like this.
"Now that immortal monster has already been restrained. We just need to take out the others before it breaks free."
"Afterward, we'll put that immortal thing into a stone coffin and toss it beneath the ice."
Even Xu Yue had to play it safe against the current Alien lineup and call over every companion who could help.
After all, factors like Alien blood and ambushes created far too much uncertainty.
If they wanted to