Yet Isaac and Ochoku had both fallen to Chris, one after the other.
Isaac had not even dared to intervene during Ochoku's battle with Chris!
If even their two strongest fighters had ended up like this, what could anyone else do?
Under the weight of Chris's overwhelmingly superior strength, everyone felt as though a massive stone pressed down on their hearts.
Violent Tiger Boris watched Ochoku's despondent figure depart and shook his head.
He shrugged and sighed softly. "Forget it!"
"Even that guy has admitted defeat. There's no point in me staying here."
"I'm done fighting! I'm done!"
As he spoke, Violent Tiger Boris raised both hands to signal that he was standing down.
With Ochoku having stopped fighting and conceded, the last uncertainty in this war had been settled.
Fighting on would not save the Pudora Kingdom.
Besides, Chris had just promised, in front of everyone, not to disturb those living in seclusion.
That left no grounds for conflict between the Chris Pirates and people like Violent Tiger Boris.
By stepping forward to fight, they had already repaid the Pudora Kingdom for its kindness over the years.
At this point, that was all they could do.
After standing down, Violent Tiger Boris headed straight out of Blackwater Valley.
On the way, he glanced at Isaac.
Violent Tiger Boris shook his head slightly and said calmly, "We've done everything we could."
"But with the tide turning this way, all I can do is go with it."
"I'm sorry!"
Isaac gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Boris, I understand."
"We underestimated the Chris Pirates' strength far too much."
"Now that things have come to this, all I can say is that the Pudora Kingdom's time has run out."
"Thank you for coming to our aid."
"After today, I'm afraid