Leonard Churchill didn't speak because he was contemplating.
Nor did Tracy Garcia and her two companions.
It was because, no matter what decision Leonard made at this time, they felt they could understand it, and they would respect his choice.
The team was temporarily assembled, there was no need to lose their own lives for outsiders.
Even Tracy thought so.
If death was inevitable.
She would rather her friends survived.
The atmosphere in the team of four was unusually heavy for the first time.
...
However, what Liam Martinez and the others didn't foresee was that Leonard hadn't considered this at all.
He quite enjoyed the feeling of being desperate.
And killing wasn't necessarily impossible.
Leonard suddenly understood something and opened his mouth: "Prepare for a frontal fight. Let's set up some traps in this corridor in advance, this will increase our chances of winning."
Hearing this, Liam and his two companions gave him a surprised and doubtful glance: "You..."