“Hang on!” Darryl walked over quickly and stopped everyone.
At that moment, everyone stopped and focused on Darryl, their eyes full of doubt.
Quincy was the first to react and furrowed her brows as she said, “Darryl, we’re in an emergency. If we wait any longer, it’ll be too late. What are we waiting for?”
“Darryl, what are you trying to do now? The Dark Cloud City is in danger and you want to stay aside and not help?” Weston shouted, too.
Weston was really upset over the past few occasions where he was humiliated in front of Darryl.
Darryl ignored Weston, looked around again and said calmly, “Just like all of you, I’m really worried too. However, we can’t just charge forward. Lord Kenny has a few hundred thousand soldiers and there’s only a few thousand of us. Our chances of winning are low if we charge into battle now. There will be a lot of casualties even if we were to ambush them. I feel we should come up with a battle strategy.”
Everyone was in an uproar instantly when they heard that.
“After all is said and done, you want to be the commander?”
“Darryl, what’s the point of that?”
Everyone started to speak up and many people were expressing their discontent. The Dark Cloud City was in danger yet Darryl was trying to take power.
Weston and White Horse’s voices were the loudest among everyone. They were all unhappy with Darryl, so they would find all sorts of ways to oppose him.
Darryl could not cry or laugh as he heard everyone’s disagreements.
‘I’m just trying to reduce the casualties. Even with elite members of the major sects joining forces, there are only a few thousands of us. How could we defeat Lord Kenny’s hundreds and thousands of soldiers just by charging at them? In their eyes, I’m just trying to get attention. It’s ridiculous!’ he thought.
Just at that moment, Quincy stepped forward and looked around. “Everyone stop talking. I believe Darryl is right. We need to come up with a battle strategy.”
Then, she looked at Darryl with a conflicted expression. “Please, tell us what’s your plan.”
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