Wang Jian had left because he'd chosen to break away from the team and go off on his own. There was nothing wrong with that. And Haozi had volunteered to hunt Wang Jian down. Even if Wang Jian had ambushed him and he never came back, that would have been understandable.
But what was the deal with Xiao Deng? He'd volunteered to scout the area, and he'd sworn he'd return promptly no matter what.
But more than three minutes had passed. Like Haozi, Xiao Deng had vanished without a trace, as if some mysterious force had swallowed him up.
After it happened to one, then two, then three people, some members of the team could no longer keep their composure.
"Master Black, could something have gone wrong?"
"Should we send a few more people to check?"
At that moment, two more Earth Attribute Awakeners eagerly stepped forward. They were the only two Earth Attribute Awakeners left in the team.
But before they could speak, Black Skin waved them off. "Everyone, stay put! No one's going anywhere!"
As the company commander, he naturally had the authority to stop these restless men. And he had a perfectly good reason, too. "What did I just say? The more you think about running, the faster you die! Wang Jian's a perfect example! It's a shame those two good brothers of mine, Haozi and Xiao Deng, got dragged down by that bastard!"
At Black Skin's words, the team exchanged uneasy glances.
What did he mean?
Wang Jian hadn't escaped? Neither had Haozi and Xiao Deng? Were all three of them dead?
So the enemy really had sealed off every escape route? Even the way underground?
Everyone's feelings grew even more complicated. For a moment, no one knew what to think. If that really was the