Chapter 3318 Are You Blind
However, once those words had been said, the remaining soldiers of North Pavilion felt the fire in their hearts starting to burn out as coldness seeped in.
Even though those who surrendered would be publicly humiliated, at least their lives would be spared.
Meanwhile, those who persisted would most definitely meet their ends.
As of then, the remaining soldiers could not even convince themselves to continue defending to the death.
The four men led about a thousand people with them as they stood to the side in unison.
While it was true that surrendering had made them betrayers, all of them would at least live.
At that point in time, it was not surprising that the only wish everyone had was to survive.
The four men turned to the remaining soldiers in the camp and shouted, “Anyone else? Is it bad to want everyone to continue living?”
The army began to falter.
Doran was on the verge of exploding in anger. He thundered at the four men, “If our master finds out what the four of you did, he would be furious! Are you not ashamed?”
To his dismay, the four men laughed in response. “Who would be thinking so much in the jaws of death? Come on, comrades! Come and join us!”
“I want to stay alive!”
Someone from the camp caved under pressure and immediately ran out.
In a matter of seconds, hundreds of them chose to become betrayers again.
Doran was so furious that he almost fainted.
Outrageous!
Blood was thumping in his ears as anger coursed through his veins.
Yet, there was nothing he could do.
As for the remaining ones, although they had not moved an inch, their hearts began to waver.
Their body started to tremble as their grips on the weapons loosened.
How could they continue to fight at this point?
“Stop! Everyone, stop moving!”
Unable to suppress it any longer, Doran hollered.
Seeing that the people of North Pavilion had divided among themselves, the various factions below burst into laughter and started to ridicule North Pavilion.
Who would have thought North Pavilion would be so weak?
The leader of Divine Tiger Palace smiled coyly. “Anyone else who wants to surrender?” he asked.
“You all know how this is gonna end. If you continue to stand your ground, death will be waiting for you at the end of the line!” he mocked.
“But why should you die? Come out and join those who already surrendered, and you will be spared!”
Just then, the four men chimed in, “Exactly. Join us and stay alive! Why bother holding on? There would be nothing to gain from your deaths.”
The leader of Divine Tiger Palace let out a dry laugh. “More importantly, there’s no point for you to keep defending! The Three Sages of North Pavilion are dying! North Pavilion will soon be wiped out! Your sacrifices would amount to nothing!”
With a smirk, he continued, “You might think you’re doing a noble thing, but in reality, you’ll be the only one that appreciates your efforts! No one else will remember you!”
Upon hearing the reasoning of the leader of Divine Tiger Palace, the loyalty of many from North Pavilion began to sway.
They started to hesitate.
That’s true.
Who doesn’t know how this will end?
Death is inevitable.
But what’s the point of continuing to defend?
If the entire North Pavilion got turned upside-down, there would not be anyone to even dig their graves and bury them.
What is the point of persisting?
We know how this is going to end, so why should we continue?
It would be idiotic to go through all the trouble.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
One by one, people started getting up.
One by one, they chose to surrender.
“Sorry, Master! I don’t want to die. I want to live!”
“Forgive me, Master. All I want is to stay alive. I’m not fitted to be your apprentice!”
“I owe everything to your teaching and guidance, Master, but I want to live!”
With that, more and more started to leave the army.
One by one, they ran to the camp next to them with the intention to stay alive.
The entire scene played out in front of the master of North Pavilion’s eyes; yet, he was helpless.
The only thing he could do was watch his people go.
At that rate, half the army had surrendered.
“You guys should go too. As long as you stay alive!” urged Doran.
In his heart, he wished that everyone could live on too.
After all, if he were to take into consideration the situation at hand, there would be no point in sending people to die.
However, those standing behind him declared with a firm conviction. “No! If we die, we die with honor! We will never betray North Pavilion! We live and die with North Pavilion!”
Doran was touched.
It brought him comfort knowing that even at that crucial moment, most would still remain loyal and was willing to fight with all they had.
“Are you guys f*cking done? Can’t you see me standing here? Get the f*ck out of my way!”
Just then, Levi had lost all of his patience.
