"With our strength, even if Xiao San is persecuted, there's nothing we can do. We can only wait quietly for Xiao San to be released from confinement and leave the Ancient Castle in a month."
"Are we really just going to stand here and do nothing? Boss Dai, Third Brother has shown us immense kindness. We have to repay him!"
Ma Hongjun's voice abruptly rose, his face filled with indignation.
Hearing this, Dai Mubai merely shook his head and sighed, looking utterly helpless.
At the side, Oscar stepped in to smooth things over and said gravely:
"Enough, Hongjun. How could Boss Dai not understand that? But there is an enormous gap between our strength and that of the God of Destruction. Without Xiao San as our backbone, we have no way to contend against the God of Destruction.
"Besides, he persecuted Xiao San through a meeting of the Divine Realm Committee. We absolutely cannot openly resist, or we would be going against the Divine Realm Committee—committing rebellion!
"What we need to do now is help Xiao San stabilize the situation. Reach out more to those deities who have a good relationship with him. Once Xiao San comes out of the Ancient Castle thirty days from now, he will naturally make his decision!"
Hearing this, Ma Hongjun looked unwilling. He clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling faintly as though he could not accept such an outcome.
After a while, he loosened his fists. His arms fell limply to his sides, and he lowered his head. It seemed as though all the spirit had drained out of him.
Seeing this, the other Five Monsters could all feel just how deep Ma Hongjun's brotherly bond with Tang San was. For a time, the atmosphere became even more oppressive, as though a huge