Zahir was missing.
Roxton and Richard felt a shudder run down their spines, for they guessed who might be behind it.
The evil witch Kerry.
Recalling her accomplice's warning and his vile curse, Roxton and Richard could only keep their mouths shut and pretend they had nothing to do with it.
With Zahir temporarily disappeared, his subordinates soon scattered and lost order, as Zahir was the one who personally handled all affairs and transitions.
If he was not around, no one could make this wild beast of a team move, no one knew the details of the specific plans, and no one knew what Zahir truly wanted to do. Everything was in Zahir's mind.
When a leader like that is unharmed, it's easy for the entire team to smoothly complete the entire job without thinking, as he is responsible for arranging everything.
But once this backbone is in trouble, the entire team loses its ability to operate, like a spineless, collapsed pig, merely a large piece of meat.
