Chapter 774

【A Yaoqing envoy on a strategic retreat.】

【At least two groups of jailbreakers of different origins have broken in here—the wolf cubs, and these Mara-stricken soldiers.】

【This technique of concealing one's form and shadow... is quite similar to the Wind Curtain wielded by the Vidyadhara under Yaoqing's Skyward Commander.】

【Do you have any leads?】

Hearing Moze spoke up repeatedly,

posing questions to the crowd.

【.....】

Brother Dan Heng heard this and, unusually, fell silent.

【Never mind if you don't know—this isn't the time to be swapping assassin tricks.】

【I'm Hearing Moze. My friend has fallen into the Alpha Wolf's hands.】

【I had planned to leave here and send word as fast as possible, but now it seems...】

【I must admit, Luo Fu's prison is quite intricately designed.】

Silver Wolf: "Let me translate that for you."

Silver Wolf: "What this Mr. Hearing Moze means is—"

Silver Wolf: "He's lost, so he's been waiting here."

Seeing Jiaoqiu: "Well, well—when you first went in, weren't you swearing up and down that you could waltz out of here without breaking a sweat?"

Seeing Jiaoqiu: "What happened, dropping the ball already?"

Hearing Moze: "That was only a rough assessment; some margin of error is perfectly normal."

Hearing Moze: "And I'm confident that, given enough time, I can map this place out completely."

Seeing Jiaoqiu: "Please—by the time you figure this place out, Hulei will have long vanished without a trace."

Hearing Moze: "Therefore I chose to wait for reinforcements along the route Hulei must take in his pursuit."

Hearing Moze: "Clearly, my decision was the correct one!"

Ying: "Just realized—Mr. Hearing Moze is quite the character himself."

Paimon: "How does he manage to speak with a deadpan face and yet still come across so vivid?"

Paimon: "That's seriously impressive."

Boothill: "Holy cow, this guy's clearly a talent!"

Hearing Moze: "Thank you for the compliment."

The video continues.

【Mr. Hearing Moze, we will do everything we can to ensure your friend's safety.】

Hearing Hearing Moze's words,

Judge Hanya hurried to speak.

【You can't do that.】

【Right now we shouldn't be considering his safety either.】

Hearing Moze shook his head,

cleanly and decisively refuting Judge Hanya's claim.

【How heartless of you!】

【Isn't he your friend?】

Hearing Moze's behavior like this

made Stelle feel disheartened.

【Your friend has fallen into Hulei's hands, and yet you'd abandon him?】

Brother Dan Heng couldn't understand Hearing Moze's approach either.

【I am the General's guard, not his.】

【I've seen that giant wolf fight—I have the judgment to know.】

【Trying to save him would be a death sentence.】

Hearing Moze gave a concise explanation.

【....】

Brother Dan Heng listened to this explanation without speaking.

【I don't know how you think about it, but I won't waste a life on such a meaningless option.】

Stelle: "What a cold-blooded assassin!"

Stelle: "You just sold out Seeing Jiaoqiu like that?"

Hearing Moze: "Is there a problem?"

Hearing Moze: "In my view, this is the optimal solution at present."

Hearing Moze: "After all, you've all seen Hulei's combat ability."

Hearing Moze: "Even if the four of us are here now, I don't believe we could successfully capture or kill him surrounded by this many enemies."

Hearing Moze: "Going over there would be no different from throwing our lives away."

Hearing Moze: "Or handing the Buli people a few more hostages."

Stelle: "Uh... you've got a point."

Stelle: "Saving people is important, but we can't act rashly either."

March 7th: "But hey, we've still got Brother Dan Heng on our side!"

March 7th: "Worst case, let him transform—even if he can't pin down Hulei, he should be able to hold him off, right?"

Moze: "Mm, the Dragon Lord's strength, I accept."

Moze: "Although he is only the former Dragon Lord."

Moze: "But unfortunately, the me in the video didn't know this."

Jiaoqiu: "This kid's decision wasn't wrong."

Jiaoqiu: "The reason I let him go back then — I suppose I was thinking the same thing."

Jiaoqiu: "Of course, if it were the members of the Astral Express, they probably couldn't have done it."

Dan Heng: "You're right, but if it were me, I truly couldn't stand by and let a companion fall into danger."

Kinich: "Mr. Moze was also willing but powerless."

Kinich: "I can understand."

Kinich: "And in a situation like this, one really does have to carefully weigh the gains and losses."

The video continued.

【Listen up. I've been shadowing these fugitives the whole time.】

【I know what they're planning to do next.】

【Their plan is to seal off every entrance to the entire Shackling Prison, to delay the news of this matter from reaching the outside world.】

【The worst outcome is, we all perish under that giant wolf's claws, and the Shackling Prison is sealed shut.】

【No one knows our situation, and for a long time, no one knows they've escaped either.】

【The best outcome is—】

Moze paused slightly as he spoke.

【Both sides locked in here together.】

Stelle guessed what Moze was about to say and couldn't help but cut in.

【Ah, so there are still smart people here.】

【The best outcome is to seal the gates and be buried with the enemy in the deep prison.】

【We absolutely cannot let that giant wolf leave this place.】

【This way, after enough time passes and the outside world notices, reinforcements will arrive.】

【As for whether we're still alive by then — that's not an option we should be considering.】

Stelle: "You mean we have to fight to the death to stop Hulei?"

Stelle: "Good grief, this Shackling Prison wouldn't happen to be my last stop, would it?"

Stelle: "Don't let me just drop dead here!"

Silver Wolf: "Weren't you full of fight just now?"

Silver Wolf: "What do you mean, going soft just like that?"