Meng Le and Ju Lei looked sheepishly at Che Quan.
The question's malicious intent could not have been more obvious. It might as well have been standing beside them shouting, "Fight! Fight!"
An ordinary team would surely have come to blows by now.
It was not because the two of them were especially noble or selfless.
Faced with life and death, most people could become despicable scoundrels.
But both of them knew where they stood. With a powerhouse here, fighting was out of the question. The outcome was already decided. Rather than fight him, they would be better off lying down and waiting to die.
Besides, perhaps their time was simply up.
He had already done more than enough by protecting them this far.
Going through an Instance with him had been a truly wonderful experience. And Xia Lan had died for Meng Le. If she could not get out alive and save up points to bring Xia Lan back, dying here to keep her company would be nice, too.
Perhaps she might even meet Shiwen, and the three of them could laugh and chat, keeping one another company.
Meng Le smiled without much hope, took a deep breath, and said to Che Quan, "Boss, you can sacrifice me. It's okay. You don't have to feel any guilt. Just pick me!"
"I don't."
Che Quan replied flatly.
Meng Le froze, then asked quietly in confusion, "Boss, wh-what don't you have?"
"Any guilt."
Che Quan never had such a thing.
Beside them, Ju Lei had also been about to volunteer, saying he was willing to sacrifice himself so their boss would not feel too guilty. Hearing that, he promptly shut his mouth.
Then the two of them heard Che Quan continue in his languid voice, with a hint of puzzlement, "Besides,