For both groups, that one hour was agonizingly long. Joyce feared that Hayden would make a move against them. Once he did, they might not even have time to send out a distress signal. What tormented Hayden and the others, however, was something Ye Luo had said.
One of Joyce's subordinates had single-handedly defeated a Zerg hero that had awakened to the third tier and could instantly kill several Domain experts. The news had already spread throughout the front lines. Hayden had initially dismissed it as nothing more than a rumor. The army needed heroes, and soldiers needed morale—especially after the front line had fallen into an ambush. To Hayden, such tricks meant to divert the attention of soldiers and certain officers were obvious at a glance.
But when Joyce brought the severely wounded Ye Luo to this aid station, the disdain in Hayden's heart was suddenly swept away by towering waves.
He was certain that even if this fellow named Jin Lin had repelled the Zerg hero, he must have suffered grave injuries. Yet despite being wounded so badly, the man could endure boundless pain and still laugh and chat as naturally as an ordinary person. What terrifying self-control that was. If such a person were allowed to remain and grow, would he not become another great asset to the Douglas Family?
A friend of an enemy was an enemy as well! He absolutely could not stand by and watch them grow stronger. And since Joyce had managed to bring even someone like this under his command, it was clear just how frightening his ability to employ people was. He could not be allowed to live either!
As Hayden weighed whether to kill them or not, he was even more troubled than Joyce.
"Bzzzz..." At last, just as the