To say everyone was shocked would be a lie, as there were people who seemed to have expected something like this.
In fact, there were more people who were seeing this as normal, than those who were shocked by the way the events turned out.
All those felt like it was only logical, and that was something that they would try to do too. It was the only way for them to get out of there alive.
This was precisely one of the reasons why these guys were just cannon fodder and were despised almost everywhere.
They had no loyalty, nor morals, nor a bottom line. They would do whatever they could in order to survive, even if it meant selling their friends and family.
But they weren't the only ones who seemed to welcomed such an action from those powerhouses, as the Young Masters appreciated it too.
Like this, they wouldn't have to tire themselves or their forces out, and could just deal with Tianlong Yun and his wives later.