Goodwin, Winston, and Howard were stupefied.
They couldn't perceive Alan's words as a compliment at all.
It was clearly mockery!
The three of them, each exceptional in their own right, especially Goodwin and Winston, had nearly succeeded in rescuing Howard.
But in the end, they were discovered and pursued by Alan.
Their efforts fell short just at the moment of success.
Victory to the king, defeat to the vanquished.
For protagonists, failure meant only one fate.
...
Soon after, Goodwin, Winston, Howard, and a few other protagonists from Rivenland's Royal City "disappeared" from the protagonist chat group.
Upon discovering this, a chill descended over the protagonist chat group.
[Are you kidding me?]
[Goodwin and Winston were a bit away from the Royal City, right?]
[They just said they were going to rescue Howard, and then there was no more news?]
