“I, remember. I will, do as you command.”
Although he did pause his words, it was enough.
Muyoung put everything in order and moved out without any hesitation.
*
Taehwan had to choose.
To be satisfied or go out.
As a leader, he had tremendous responsibilities. His decision could decide whether more than ten people lived or died.
‘Was staying here really safe?’
Rocky formations. It was an ideal place to hide.
However, they had no way of knowing when there will only be 300 remaining.
And he didn’t feel like hiding either.
If they used the death of others as a stepping stone for survival, it was certain that they would continue to use it. The first time was hard, from the second, it was easy.
‘I can’t assume everyone besides the Judges are on the same side.’
Muyoung had told them.
That there would be some who would submit to their power.
And if they had endured a month in a temple like them, there was no way of knowing for sure they were nice people.
‘He said if we want to win, we have to combine our strength.’
Muyoung would never say anything that was impossible.
If Muyoung mentioned ‘winning, it meant that the possibility of winning wasn’t zero.
The result would change depending on their actions.
That was what Taehwan thought.
“I am gathering those that are willing to fight against the Judges. It is dangerous, so I won’t force you. I hope that those who are willing will follow me.”
Taehwan would always respectfully state his opinion.
He believed that he couldn’t force anyone to follow when it would lead to a deadly situation.
Of course, everyone could only try to read what was on each other’s minds.
They would be safe if they stayed hidden, so would there really be people who would risk their lives.
“I’ll go with you. It’s not like we’re a 100% safe staying here either, right? If that’s the case, it’s better to make a last-ditch effort.”
Kang Baeksoo.
He was the man who Taehwan had been through the Star of David and two Boss Battles with.
Although he was a bit sleazy, he was someone he could trust.
Kim Taehwan and Kang Baeksoo were the real big shots of the temple. If those two both left at once, there would be too big of a gap.
As Baeksoo acted, the atmosphere slowly started to change.
Finally, 7 people including Bae Suzy gathered and Taehwan didn’t scold the rest.
‘I can’t force their decision.’
Let’s try to change the progression of the battle with these 7 people.
Taehwan left the rocky formations with a heavy heart.
Although they started with vigor, it wasn’t easy to find people.
Even when they did, people didn’t want to follow Taehwan.
Only 7 people. There wasn’t anyone who would believe in a group with a child and wounded people.
They just couldn’t understand.
The force displayed by the Judges were beyond their imaginations.
At that time, it did look like they were going to gather their forces to attack, but once they felt the difference between them, they all lowered their tails.
In reality, the people’s reactions were all the same.
“Why would I take that risk? When I could hide and wait for it to drop to 300 people. Can’t I just leave then?”
“How can I believe you enough to follow you? How are you going to do something with 7 people when we couldn’t do anything with a thousand? It’d be a relief we all died a dog’s death.”
They were right.
Didn’t Taehwan just barely resist that temptation?
“Cowardly bastards.”
Baeksoo ground his teeth.
‘It’s because I’m not good enough.’
However, the first thing Taehwan felt was remorse.
It was because he wasn’t able to get people to trust him.
Maybe if he had the same strength as Muyoung, it might have gone differently.
He would have been able to lead the crowd with his overwhelming charisma.
Taehwan still didn’t give up. If he could just increase the numbers, it would also increase their strength. He wholeheartedly believed that there was someone out there with the same thoughts as him.
However… the hunting dogs were a problem.
Those who submitted to power had spotted the group of seven and started their attack.