A final bet

But even after the most sincere people moved on and proceeded to the exit, there was still one person left behind.

"I thought you would be in the first group", Wu Long chuckled as he turned to Captain Kwon, but his smile turned to a somber expression as he saw the latter's face and the look in his eyes.

"You really came down here just to free us?"

"Yes"

"After destroying the cult?"

"Yes"

"And you don't need anything in return?"

"No"

"What's the catch?"

"No catch"

The two looked intensely at each other, as the slightly weary and malnourished-looking former Captain of Royal Army looked at Wu Long with suspicion, doubt, and a flurry of other emotions and thoughts, one of which in particular was very feeble and wavering, strangled by disbelief and bitter memories, but incredibly intense, while Wu Long recognized that look.