"Not now," Gabriel whispered, barely moving his lips, as if sensing the anger of his subordinates.
He shot them a warning look, giving a subtle shake of his head. They were deep in enemy territory, surrounded by dozens of bandits. Starting a fight here would be suicide—and it would doom every innocent here to the bandits' retaliation. They had to bide their time.
"Fucking bastards!" BrawlerX muttered.
"Chill, they're just NPCs," SniperBowLegend commented.
Gabriel spared him a glance but said nothing. How was he going to convince them these people were just as real as they were?
"Come on, let's get moving."
As the abused laborer was dragged away by two trembling refugees, the group cautiously moved further into the camp.
