Another of the so-called "hostage kings" continued, "Later, when our institutes went to Dragon Flame, they nearly killed us."
Dozens of small institutes had set out for Dragon Flame, and the small kingdoms they belonged to had all been threatened.
That was why Dongfang Ren had to lead the small institutes back to the Hundred Countries first.
And the families of many from the small institutes had all been taken hostage...
For example, Senior Sister Sky Cliff's family was now being held by one of the Flame Countries.
This enraged the various minor kings, and their hearts leaned even more toward Dragon Flame.
This was also why Lu Chao had to first take them as hostages himself in order to mobilize their troops.
In other words, if they had willingly joined Dragon Flame Academy, their families would have been in danger. But by being forced to deploy their troops after Lu Chao took them hostage, they could claim they had no choice.
