It was a flag.
Watching the hero's actions, the commander even wondered if the whole point of bringing them here had been to let the hero plant the flag in the ground.
But what happened next proved his guess wrong. Their mission really was to lead the soldiers into battle.
The flag planted in the ground immediately caught the Blue Soldiers' attention. They all ran to attack it, showing no interest in attacking the commander or the hero.
Seeing the commander's stunned expression, the hero said smugly,
"I was chosen for this mission because I have this ability. As long as I want to, no one can catch me."
That was right. This hero was an expert at running away.
While the other heroes considered how to defeat the enemy, this one only thought about how to get all his soldiers killed so he could make his escape.
If every hero hadn't been required to bring a soldier, he probably wouldn't have wanted to bring even one.
The soldier he most wanted to bring was a phoenix. They were fast, could revive after dying, and could keep running alongside him.
However, Liu Zhi had no phoenixes among his troops, so the hero had never been able to find one.
He had come here this time to have his soldiers die in a self-destruct attack. For now, the only person who could count as one of his soldiers was the commander, who had no idea what was going on.
"Don't worry. With me here, I won't let you get yourself killed."
The commander wasn't sure he believed the hero, but he still asked, "So what do we do next?"
"It's simple. Just run behind me."
"Ah!"
"Don't just stand there—run!"
The hero and commander immediately took off. Just as the hero