That argument lasted for quite a while. Some people were demanding Lilian and his group to escort the people out of the city. Fortunately, some people already recognized that they couldn't rely on anyone else to protect themselves. Still… those people were just a small fraction of those fifty survivors.
Lilian noticed that Ryan had woken up and moved to talk with him. He already knew what she was planning... still, even though it was a pain, Ryan didn't have any other choice but to help her in order to end the commotion there. He wanted to sleep until sunrise, after all.
"This guy came from out of the city," Lilian said. "You can confirm with him that we are telling the truth. The situation outside the city isn't better… it is worse."
Ryan wanted to deny that since Cole's group was training in the slime's dungeon while John's group was keeping the goblins in check. Still, then again, how many dungeons were nearby that wasn't being watched, and how many idiots out there were also causing dungeon breaks? Even without confirming that, Lilian was probably right.
"How can we tell if he isn't part of your group and won't say whatever you want?" The gray-haired man asked.
"We saw him jumping over the river of magma, and he found my family and me before Lilian did it," Jacob stepped forward and said. "He definitely came from out of the city."
"How can we know that you also aren't working for her?" The gray-haired man raised his voice again. "As far as we know, there is a chance that you all are trying to use the people you just found."
Ryan massaged his eyebrows. There was a limit of how skeptical someone could be, considering that he did see dragons a few days ago. Although Ryan was also skeptical of many things, that man just got rescued by Lilian's friends, and instead of thanking them, the first thing he does is to cause a commotion.
"Can you guys lower your voice, please?" Ryan said. "Tomorrow is an early day. Besides, your voice might attract the Sahuagins. As you can see, all the people here are just survivors that once were ordinary people… not a single person here worked for the government or something like that. So, they don't have to sacrifice their lives to protect you."
"What? Do you want to force us to fight those creatures as well?" The man asked.
"Nope, for all that I care, you guys can leave the city," Ryan said. "I can even give you some directions to find some places that might be more secure than here, but you and anyone else who wants to go there will have to go alone. Just like we can't force you to fight to protect your life, you can't force anyone here to protect you."
"As if I would need to be protected by a man who only has one hand," The gray-haired man smirked.
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