The remaining eleven protectors of Lian Guan never expected that the condition set by Tang Luo would be for them to slaughter each other. The protectors began to fall silent and inconspicuously distanced themselves from their "brothers" beside them.
"What are you all doing!" The young man on the ground exclaimed in disbelief, "When the thirteen protectors of Lian Guan took their oath, didn't we swear to share our fortunes and face our troubles together, to stand shoulder to shoulder and kill this evildoer! Why are my brothers afraid!?"
No one answered; the tavern was engulfed in a dead silence. The protectors' cowering demeanor was a far cry from their once bold and heroic spirit. The young man felt the world spinning around him; he couldn't understand why his brothers had changed so much.
His eyes held sadness, anger, but most of all, helplessness. Then, he saw his fifth brother stand up and face him.
"Fifth brother really is different from the others!"
