Master Hu's mouth twitched when he heard Lie Chi's answer. For a moment, he didn't know whether to be pleased or worried. Still somewhat unwilling to give up, he turned his gaze to the other two men who were Lie Chi's deputies, hoping they might have a different answer and show a little more backbone than Lie Chi.
To Master Hu's disappointment, the two men who usually went to great lengths to climb the ranks had their heads lowered almost to their crotches. They didn't dare meet his gaze at all.
What did courage or rising through the ranks matter? At the end of the day, this was a matter of life and death. Especially when they heard the words Arrow Wolf Tribe, the fear of being dominated swept over them, leaving them completely unable to summon the courage to face the threat.
They weren't fools. Of course they knew Master Hu wanted a different answer from them.
It wasn't that they didn't want to show strength and courage in front of Master Hu. But that required strength to back it up. With what little strength they had, would their subordinates even obey them? And against the Arrow Wolf Tribe, even if every one of their men stood united, what chance would they have?
Master Hu's heart, already half-cooled, went completely cold.
These teams, who usually thought so highly of themselves, didn't even have the courage to face a real fight? If their leaders were already this useless, how much fighting power could they muster when their men had to risk their lives?
Old Ba knew how dejected and furious Master Hu was.
He couldn't help speaking up. "Everyone, Master Hu has supported you all this time for the sake of this very moment. You all know how he's treated