Like you asked

"Now!"

His authoritative tone of voice did not leave any room for negotiation, not that 89 had any thoughts of negotiation in such a precarious situation.

Now that he was standing just a few meters away from Hao Xuan he could tell the source of the killing intent was not him. And even though he couldn't pinpoint its location, it would be useless because as an experienced individual himself, he knew the chances of surviving a surprise attack coming from some unknown direction would be abysmally low.

At the very least Stasa would lose his life since they could probably protect themselves at his expense.

But before he had the chance to say anything Stasa spoke up yet again.

"Did no one teach you any manners? Is that any way to speak to someone higher than you? You have no authority to order us to do anything. Get out of our way!" Stasa vocalized his 'concerns' through a furrowed brow with an expression that accurately communicated his revulsion for Hao Xuan's actions.