Northern could sense hesitation in them. But he also could sense their fear, especially since he had easily dismantled their coordinated attacks and showed them just how pointless fighting against him could be. Unless they wanted to be stupid, they wouldn't pull any stunts.
'I can't trust people not to be stupid.'
He turned particularly to Kai and tilted his head slightly.
Kai exhaled and glanced at his brother Jiang before saying evenly,
"I'll take you there."
Jiang said nothing. Instead, he gritted his teeth in silence.
Northern exhaled.
"Well then…?"
As they were about to turn, Jiang's voice rolled out—with pain.
"Who are you?"
Northern looked at the young man for a moment. Jiang looked like he was in his mid-twenties; though he had a very childlike appearance with his short and tousled hair, he also had a short stature that could easily make people underestimate his age. He certainly looked more mature than Kai despite their differences in height.
