The members of Reverse Scale stood a short distance away.
They held themselves straight as spears, rooted to the spot.
Every one of them had red-rimmed eyes, their chests rising and falling sharply.
They stared at the figure who had forced the Old Witch to kowtow and apologize before the entire world. A storm surged through their hearts.
Shock, excitement, pride, awe...
The emotions tangled together until they could barely keep themselves from shouting.
Wild Chicken's face, usually plastered with a cocky grin, was now streaked with tears.
He rubbed his eyes hard, then spoke over the comms in a thick, nasal voice:
"Fuck... Am I dreaming? This feels too damn good!"
He was an orphan who had grown up on the streets and seen plenty of human cruelty.
He had once believed there was no such thing as fairness or justice in the world.
A country, a people—those had been nothing but empty words to him.
Only after Heavenly Dragon Yue Feng brought him into Reverse Scale and he put on this uniform did he slowly understand the weight carried by the word "country."
First came the country.
Then came home.
Even so, never before today had he felt so deeply the pride of being a citizen of the Dragon Kingdom!
"What are you crying for? Get a grip."
Ugly Ox's voice rumbled, but his fierce eyes were red too.
He was a soldier through and through. Obeying orders was his duty.
But on this mission, he had disobeyed orders and made a choice that went against everything he had been taught!
He did not regret it.
Not one bit!
If given the choice again, he would still stand beside Yue Xiaofei without hesitation and support everything he did!
Because Yue Xiaofei had done what he—and countless soldiers of