Under the deterrence of Bolaka, Nirut, Qianyue Jian, and Qingling, the restless crowd around them exchanged glances and suppressed their desires. Most slowly retreated, while a small portion continued to observe, but no one chose to attack.
In an instant, the tense situation was defused.
Anjina, Dorobaku, and the others couldn't help but sigh in relief, the immense pressure lifting from their shoulders.
They hadn't expected the people defeated by Zhou Yuanjue to actually stand up and support them. Logically speaking, having been defeated by Zhou Yuanjue and missing out on the final reward, they should have been harboring a grudge.
Looking at it this way, in the previous battles, Zhou Yuanjue had truly thoroughly convinced all his opponents of their defeat. In a sense, achieving this was countless times harder than merely defeating them head-on.
