Although this battle was a great victory, casualties were unavoidable.
Facing the ambush of Black Scale forces, who were twice their number and fearless in the face of death, the initial losses were still considerable despite Su Lin's early warning;
Zhang Shuo's indiscriminate and malicious mechanisms in front of the safe house only added to the difficulties.
Of the forty elite Flesh Lock Martial Artists who set out, only twenty-six managed to return.
Zheng Weimin walked over to Su Lin, his voice grave:
"The person you placed inside died under Zhang Shuo's mechanism."
Hou Yong... did he also die?
Su Lin was silent for a moment, then sighed slightly:
"This was his own choice, no one else is to blame."
In consideration of the old favor of Hou Yong's several communications, he was given a choice.
A Skin Lock advancing amidst a battlefield of Flesh Lock and even Tendon Lock is a surprise in itself, reaching the gates of Black Scale Village.
