Derek was struck to the ground by Basil Jaak's consecutive moves, his entire skeleton fractured! His face was swollen and pale, his hair disheveled, making him resemble a dying Demon Beast.
On the side, the treacherous Werner saw that Basil Jaak's strength far surpassed theirs and knew that both he and Derek might be killed by Basil Jaak today. Thus, seeing Derek being subdued by Basil Jaak, he made no move to save him; instead, he feigned an attempt to rescue and then turned around to flee, infuriating Derek so much that he spat out his last mouthful of blood.
Things had come to this point, and since Basil Jaak had already made his move, he was certainly not planning to leave any survivors.
Although Werner's cultivation was at the early stage of Nascent Soul, his combat power was a whole level lower than that of Basil Jaak, especially in terms of agility.
