The middle-aged man who was afraid of pain was called Ma Deqiang. The brawny man was called Yang Taiwei. Both of them were old Hong Kongers.
Ma Deqiang liked to gamble. Before he awakened, he was often beaten up by debt collectors.
Yang Taiwei had been a student at a small boxing club. He didn't have a fixed job, and could only rely on hard labor to make money.
These two were typical civilians; awakening superpowers didn't give them the courage to lay down their lives.
On the contrary, they had been beaten up by Big Dipper twice before, which had left a strong enough shadow on their hearts, and it was a conditioned reflex to admit defeat and run.
Even Werner couldn't suppress this human instinct to survive. They paused and subconsciously stepped back.
Almost at the same time, Big Dipper shifted his guns away.