After all of South Peak Pharmaceuticals' Fourth Realm fighters had been slain, the remaining believers were left leaderless. Once Chen Chong, Qiao Qing, and the other top fighters joined the fray, they were quickly crushed.
But despite the one-sided battle, South Peak Pharmaceuticals' forces never broke, even down to the last man.
Watching the last enemies fight calmly yet fiercely until their heads were severed and their stiff bodies fell, the allied forces felt none of the relief they had expected.
Even the joy of escaping certain death faded somewhat in the face of their opponents' fierce resistance. Everyone exchanged silent glances.
They were safe, for now.
,??
Nearly half the people who had been comrades at their sides just moments ago had suddenly defected to the enemy, their faces calm and emotionless.
And before that, none of them had shown the slightest sign-
No one knew what to feel. They simply began treating their wounded companions and clearing the battlefield in silence.
Chen Chong, Qiao Qing, Qiao Qinglian, and Xiang Zhigang, the four remaining Fourth Realm fighters, gathered together.
The other three all looked at Chen Chong with unusual expressions.
Qiao Qinglian gathered his thoughts and slowly said, "When I recruited you, I did value your potential-but I never expected you to realize it so
"quickly, or so completely. Now, I'm very glad I overruled the objections and brought you into the Green Shirt Society. Well done."
Neither Qiao Qing nor Xiang Zhigang spoke. They simply looked at Chen Chong, each with complicated feelings in their eyes.
After all, the combat strength Chen Chong had just displayed, especially against South Peak Pharmaceuticals' Fourth Realm fighters at the end, had gone somewhat beyond their understanding.
He had only just broken through. How could he be so powerful?
It simply defied