Ling Zhan's answer truly caught everyone present off guard.
Not to mention the adjutant beside him, who was utterly stunned.
Li Xuerou, who had also been discussing plans for future missions with Ling Zhan nearby, looked at him with slight surprise on her lovely face.
No wonder they were shocked.
After all, these were five combatants above level 190.
You had to know that in all of Moore Fortress, there were fewer than twenty powerhouses above that level.
Now, these five top-tier combatants had come to join them. Logically speaking, anyone would have welcomed them with open arms.
Yet Ling Zhan simply shook his head and refused them!
This...
Jonathan immediately glared at Ling Zhan, his face full of anger, and turned to leave.
If they did not want him, he did not want to come anyway!
But under Captain David's warning gaze, Jonathan forcibly swallowed his anger and did not turn around and leave.
"Can you tell me why? You must know how dangerous this mission is, Instructor Ling. As the saying goes, one more person means one more share of strength..."
After his initial shock, David's attitude remained quite calm.
Yet before he could finish—
Ling Zhan waved a hand to interrupt him. "With other people, yes, one more person means one more source of strength. But with me, there's no need."
This was not Ling Zhan being arrogant.
It was simply that he truly had the qualifications to say such a thing.
In fact...
If the higher-ups had not strictly required him to serve as the chief instructor of the Demon-Slaying Legion, he might not even have led this group in assaulting those thirty fortresses.
Most likely, he would have taken on those thirty fortresses himself.
Alone, he would have stormed thirty fortresses defended by the Sovereign