In the midst of the battle, zhong tries to calm down his fellow fighters. He feels that his right hand has been sacrificed, and that his body is barely able to support itself. He wonders how many of them can still fight, and wonders if they would be able to ask for mercy from the dealer if they surrendered. , he wonders, is he trying to hide the fact that he felt the dealer pressing him against him just now. He also wonders if there is anything else to be quibbled about. The warden, he says, guessed that he would die.