"I almost burst out laughing at the sight, but I held it in. I even wanted to grab Tongzi's hand with my bloodstained one and tell him in a trembling voice-Tongzi, carry my share of the glory with you. You have to make it to the second-phase training camp."
"But the poison was too strong, and my health dropped too fast. Before I could get those words out, Brother Emperor Zhao locked me in the Little Black Room."
"Man, imagine how hard that would've hit Tongzi if I'd managed to say it."
"You didn't see the way Tongzi looked at me. He was about to cry."
"How should I put it? He was probably trembling all over, wanting to cry but forcing his emotions down, looking like he couldn't let himself cry."
"I bet after I died, Tongzi pounded the ground like mad, gritted his teeth, and swore to avenge us. Then he turned and left with determination. After walking some distance, he looked back at where I'd died, then gazed toward the soul beasts' territory, his eyes filled with endless killing intent."
"I, Ghost Eye, swear to avenge you!"
Through Li Zheng's description, the players in the Hardcore Grinder Group pictured the scene and burst out laughing.
The thought that Tongzi, who so often opposed them, could end up like that delighted them. Family-Sharing Godfather kept slapping his thigh, looking ready to laugh himself breathless.
But more than anything, the Hardcore Grinders Group players were happy that Tongzi and their other brothers from Snow Valley Training Camp had escaped.
They had chosen to die covering their brothers' retreat precisely to buy them time to escape.
Now that their alien brothers had escaped the most dangerous region of the White Plains, their sacrifice hadn't been in vain.
Although this had