"Looks like you're planning to fight us head-on."
The men across from them were taken aback by their reaction, then let out a cold sneer.
The leader's eyes flickered. He hadn't expected that the few people on this boat wouldn't be afraid of their large group.
Though his expression remained calm, he was starting to panic on the inside.
Lately, they had been relying on their superior numbers, a tactic that had proven quite effective in intimidating many people.
Fearing them, those people had always chosen to hand over their food in the end.
But he never imagined that today's group, despite being small, would be so tough and decide to challenge them directly.
He immediately started racking his brain for a new strategy.
Stella Sterling took one look, understood the situation, and, having lost interest, prepared to return inside the boat.
