All the Mengtai fighters began to smile maliciously. They had never harbored any intention of letting go of the draconians. They simply didn't want to dirty their hands further—to watch a good show as the draconians turned on the humans.

To the Mengtai, the draconians had no choice but to comply. Their king had perished, and they had lost any chance at agency. With their strongest fighter dead, what was there to fear about the draconians?

The Mengtai champion simply wanted to watch the draconians and humans turn on each other—and to save his warriors a few deaths.

Upon sensing that the draconians were faltering, the Mengtai champion continued, "With the death of your king, your resistance is futile. Why sentence yourselves and your families to death? Live...