The slap resounded across the room, even amongst the hubbub of battle, and took everyone by surprise.
"Get your shit together, Yan! Are you trying to get others killed?!" Alex snapped, grabbing Liu Yan's jaw with his left hand and pointing at Cory with his right.
"You have the kid to thank for being alive again, but you better screw your head on straight, or the next thing to kill you will be me! Understood?!" he barked, making the young man's eyes widen.
"I… I… What is going on?" Liu Yan asked, confused.
"It doesn't matter right now! Get back into formation!" Alex growled before letting go of him and dashing to the dragonkin he was supposed to be tanking.
He could only hope he had shaken the fear away from Liu Yan's mind and that the man would listen. They couldn't afford another blow to their morale.
