153 Mana Shif (1/2)

While Wei Xi rested to recover, Tang Shaoyang called out Wei Xi's team. Thirteen people lined up in one line while lowering their heads. Not one of them dared to meet with their Boss's eyes.

Tang Shaoyang was standing in front of these thirteen people while his right foot was tapping on the ground, ”So all of you ran away, leaving your captain alone to fend off against a Beast King?”

The thirteen people's shoulders slumped and lowered their heads even more. They were looking at their feet. No one dared to say that was Wei Xi's order so they escaped by themselves, no one dared to say that.

”That was my order, Boss!” From behind, Wei Xi's voice rang. Tang Shaoyang turned around while the thirteen people looked up. Wei Xi was walking under the help of Kang Zian. The moment he heard Tang Shaoyang gathered his subordinates, Wei Xi immediately strongly requested Kang Zian to bring him here. He was afraid Tang Shaoyang would kill one of them to warn the others. That was one of Tang Shaoyang's methods. He did not want that to happen hence he came despite his weak body.

”Just stay away, you dunt! You haven't recovered yet, you still need to drink the antidote once more,” Tang Shaoyang smirked at the captain. The moment the antidote was mentioned, Wei Xi's face darkened. The taste of the antidote still lingered in his mouth and his face paled as the taste started to become clear again in his mouth.

”Stay there, this is my place to discipline my soldiers!” With that being said, Tang Shaoyang turned back toward the thirteen people. This time, he focused more on five people armed with higher quality gears than the slave group, ”I am disappointed with you guys,”

These five men were Tarriors, they had shared the life and death moment with Wei Xi when they fought a long battle against the zombie horde. These five should share some sentiment with their captain, they should be concerned with their captain's safety. At least they should come back to check on their captain yet none of them care about him as they ran for their lives.

”To be honest, your captain's life is more important than having thirteen of you!” Said Tang Shaoyang expressionlessly in a flat tone.

Sweats started to soak the thirteen people's back and face. They were extremely strained and tense, but none of them dared to move or even refute. They just lowered their head down.

”However, I never asked you to sacrifice your life for him, did I?” He questioned the thirteen people in his flat tone. They could not tell whether Tang Shaoyang was angry or not.

”One more question, how many times your captain saved your ass from the beast or even zombie?”

This time, there was someone who answered the question. A man in his mid-twenties blurted out, ”Many times!”

”He saved you many times, see, he can save you many times so if I have to choose, I will choose to save him one rather than thirteen of you! A person can save many lives but thirteen can't even save one life, pathetic!”

At the end of Tang Shaoyang's words, the five Tarriors in Wei Xi's team fell on their knees, ”I am very sorry, Captain!” The five said that while having their heads touched the ground. The seven slaves immediately followed after the Tarriors.

”I don't want your remorse or apology! I want your commitment! I want your bravery! For this one, I am not going to punish you, but we will increase the training menu once we get back for sure. I am not going to keep a coward in my place!” After saying that, Tang Shaoyang turned around and left.

He did not punish them, they were still on the battlefield. Punishing them here would not work well either for him or for these thirteen. On top of that, they did nothing wrong. They were following their superior order, he could not punish them because they were following the order despite the disappointing performance.

”Hahaha, Boss is right, I am going to give you guys hell training once we get back!” That was what Wei Xi said before he went back to the wooden house to rest.

Since the location was not far from the beastmen village, Tang Shaoyang brought them back here. Not the best place but it would help Wei Xi to recover faster.

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While Tang Shaoyang was lecturing Wei Xi's team, Yu Shun took his time to use [Mana Perception]. He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and repeated the chant.

The mana whirlpool in his chest rotated slightly faster, absorbing the mana in his surroundings. Yu Shun's mana whirlpool was almost twice as big as Tang Shaoyang's mana whirlpool.

[You have entered the Training State for 02:03:47! Your Magic Power has increased by 6!]

The moment he stopped [Mana Perception], a notification rang in his head. Hearing that, a smile formed on his lips. 6 Magic Power, he needed to get three levels for that or even six levels for his normal allocation. It was great progress for him.

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Name: Yu Shun

Class: Zombie Apostle

Age: 18

Affiliation: Tang Empire

Level: 66