Everyone was sensible enough to understand what Su Yao meant. Su Yao clearly only acknowledged Yang Chen, practically telling everyone else to stand aside.
This meant little to Zhang Zhongyi and the other Deputy Commanders. After all, Yang Chen had earned this himself. They lacked the ability to achieve such accomplishments, while Yang Chen had attained them, so it was only right.
But Long Xingyu did not see it that way. As the dignified President Commander of the battlefield, was this scene not making him utterly awkward?
Yang Chen's actions were completely denying the meaning of his existence as President Commander.
In the past, whenever he, the President Commander, gave an order, no one dared disobey, because he had been chosen by the Great Emperor. But now? With the Northern Territory Sect stirring things up like this, his authority and power had immediately been slashed by more than half.
Yet no one cared about his thoughts. On the contrary, everyone turned their eyes toward Yang Chen.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Yang Chen felt helpless. He knew that if he still said nothing now, he would only seem affected.
Su Yao's battle had invisibly lowered the standing of these commanders by quite a bit. And as reinforcements from the Northern Territory Sect, Su Yao did not fully understand the battlefield situation, so she would inevitably need to listen to the others on the battlefield.
Yet Su Yao only acknowledged him. With things like this, he could not remain silent even if he wanted to.
With that thought in mind, Yang Chen said, "Since everyone has gathered together, it is naturally best to discuss what we should do next. As for my personal view, I think that before the Northern Territory Sect arrived, it was unavoidable for our battlefield to merely