When Fortune Fades, Even "Heroes" Lose Their Freedom (Part 2) [Please Vote]

W-we lost just like that?

The first battle's defeat had dealt a blow to the Alliance Army's morale.

Then they saw Zheng Qiao send out a new fighter for the second battle, and a familiar sense of defeat welled up in their hearts. Judging by the results of their past general duels, what was the point of continuing? If they couldn't win the next two battles, they might as well flip the table and start a full-scale war now.

Losing one battle and losing all three were two very different things.

Even if they managed to claw back a win along the way, the score would still be two to one.

Yet no one dared say what they were thinking.

"Who should we send to face them in this second battle...?"

Someone in the Alliance Army murmured. Everyone looked at one another, then turned their gazes toward Kang Shi and Gu Ren. Gu Ren's face darkened slightly, while Chao Lian, standing behind him, sidestepped to block Shao Chong with his body.

Kang Shi reacted even more directly: he took half a step back! Meeting his allies' gazes without flinching, he only let out a derisive laugh and said, "Why are you all looking at me like that? My lord, Shen Tang, isn't here right now, and Wei Yuanyuan went with her. If we send out another fighter and something happens to him, we won't even have a commander left. We small households can't compare to your deep roots and vast estates. Please forgive us."

Among the Alliance Army's most famous fighters were the Fifteenth-Rank Shao Shang Zao: Shao Chong from Gu Ren's side, Shen Tang, Wei Shou, and Chu Jie.

Chu Jie had made a dramatic entrance at Chaoli Pass, cutting down Qi Cang's incarnation. His presence had been impossible