As The Slumbering Storm was done speaking, she stepped back as she had nothing more to do or say. Whether everyone actually worked together or not had nothing to do with her; it was their lives they were throwing away, not hers. Although it would affect the sect that they would lose people they had trained and cultivated for years, geniuses could always be replaced.
But... although they said they couldn't guarantee the Above disciples' survival, they had hope in their hearts. Why? Well, simply because Anthony was there. They didn't make him the group leader or anything of the sort, but with the absurd feats he had displayed throughout this past week, they couldn't help but believe that Anthony could save everyone.
