Chapter 928: Leaving

Chen Ling's pupils contracted slightly.

The Silver King's theft method had exceeded Chen Ling's understanding. Even after being removed from the body, the hearts remained active, though they beat weaker and weaker... If they were returned to the bodies of Jian Changsheng and the others before the hearts died completely, there would still be a turning point.

Chen Ling had no heart and didn't need one, so the Silver King's "gift" was actually the lives of Bai Ye, Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, and Jiang Xiaohua.

If he joined the Fire-Usurpers, he would return the three hearts; if he refused...

"Are you threatening me?"

"Of course not. As I said, this is a 'gift'." The Silver King laughed. "Bai Ye is a traitor to the Fire-Usurpers, so it's only natural for me to kill him. The other little guys jumped out to stand up for him, so I had no choice but to protect myself...

I know Bai Ye is your colleague now. If Mr. Chen gives me face and is willing to join the Fire-Usurpers, I can give their lives to you.

After all, the life or death of a traitor is not worth mentioning compared to Mr. Chen's importance."

Chen Ling's eyes clearly reflected the shadows of the three hearts and the Silver King's sincere smile... His palms clenched involuntarily.

Chen Ling knew very well that what the Silver King threw at him was never a multiple-choice question... He had no choice from the start.

Even if he abandoned the lives of Jian Changsheng and the others and refused the Silver King, the latter could still take them away using the power of the Thief God-path. And now that Chen Ling's audience expectation was at 72%, even if he committed suicide, he couldn't release the Mockery Calamity.

What the Silver King wanted was nothing more than for him to leave the Dusk Agency voluntarily...

Your Dusk Agency turned a Thief Saint, Bai Ye, against us, didn't you? Then I will make your Heart 6 leave voluntarily. In this way, the Fire-Usurpers and the Dusk Agency are even. And since he left voluntarily, even the Red King and the Gray King would have no suitable reason to flip the table.

Don't be fooled by the Silver King calling him "Mr." every other sentence. Chen Ling knew very well that in his eyes, he was just a tool... a tool to release the Mockery Calamity, and a tool to check and balance the Dusk Agency.

"My sincerity is already here... What does Mr. Chen think?"

The Silver King's words were still full of patience, but the three hearts in his palm had almost stopped beating.

Not far away, Ying Fu, while covering A-Qian's eyes with his palm, looked calmly in this direction, waiting for Chen Ling's choice...

"Chen... Ling..."

A weak murmur sounded. Bai Ye lay on the ground, his consciousness and sanity remaining even after his heart was gouged out. He couldn't move his body, only able to look here with one eye, his eyes full of ferocious bloodshot veins,

"...That is... the abyss..."

The crimson theatrical robe fluttered silently in the wind;

Chen Ling's gaze swept across Bai Ye, Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, and Jiang Xiaohua one by one, finally settling on the void before his eyes... A line of audience expectation flashed there.

"I join." Chen Ling's voice sounded calmly,

"...I join the Fire-Usurpers."

[Audience Expectation +4]

[Current Expectation: 76%]

Hearing this answer, the smile at the corners of the Silver King's mouth became even more natural and sincere.

With a casual wave of his hand, the three hearts disappeared into thin air. At the same time, Bai Ye and the others groaned, a hint of blood returning to their pale faces... Even Jiang Xiaohua, who had been dismembered, was pieced back together, lying on the ground motionless.

Ding—

"Welcome to the fold, Mr. Chen."

The Silver King raised his hand and clinked his glass gently against the wine glass Chen Ling held in his palm, making a light "ding" sound.

He smiled and drank the wine in one gulp, then turned and walked into the distance. His British-style overcoat swayed like an uncrowned king's robe. His indifferent voice brushed across the black land, accompanied by the wailing gale,

"Everyone is here, let's go... back to the 'Wu-Ji' that belongs to us."

Ying Fu was not surprised by Chen Ling's choice. After glancing at Chen Ling, he took A-Qian's hand and left with the Silver King...

A flame ignited from the Silver King's fingertips. In the fire, Chen Ling's Heart 6 playing card was burned to ashes under the Silver King's casual rubbing...

The embers of the playing card brushed past Chen Ling's ears in the wind. He stared at the Silver King's back, wondering what he was thinking.

"Heart!" Jian Changsheng fell to the ground in a sorry state, struggling to crawl up bit by bit,

"You're not really going to join the Fire-Usurpers and go to the Wu-Ji Domain with him, are you? Don't forget how the Wu-Ji..."

Chen Ling did not answer. He didn't even look at Jian Changsheng. The crimson theatrical robe stepped on the Cloud Step and leaped up from the black land, walking directly in the direction of the Silver King.

"Heart!!"

"Heart 6, Chen Ling!! I'm talking to you!!"

"Hey!! Chen..."

Seeing Chen Ling walk away without looking back, a sense of unwillingness rose in Jian Changsheng's heart. Just as he was about to rush up to stop Chen Ling, a hand blocked his path.

"Calm down, Spades."

Sun Bumian took off his broken small round sunglasses. There were still scratches on his cheeks from the earlier impact, and scarlet blood flowed from the wounds, but his eyes were extremely calm,

"Why do you think he joined the Fire-Usurpers? If you rush up now, you'll only make everyone's situation worse... including Chen Ling's."

"I know... but... are we just going to watch him be taken away like this? How is this any different from kidnapping!!"

Sun Bumian wanted to say something else, but Bai Ye, beside them, coughed violently and stood up slowly from the ground.

"Don't talk here... hurry up, leave this place first!"

Bai Ye's tone was serious as never before.

Although their hearts had been gouged out just now, their senses were still there, and they knew Chen Ling had compromised with the Silver King to save them... The most important thing now was to prevent the Silver King from kicking them while they were down and killing them again once Chen Ling was far away.

Although, based on Bai Ye's understanding of the Silver King, the other party might not bother to do so—just as the Silver King said, he didn't care about their lives at all—but being cautious was never wrong.

Sun Bumian and the others nodded quickly and immediately set off toward the Tian-Shu Domain... In front of a demigod like the Silver King, only by entering a Human Domain could they be considered safe, as those were the territories of the Nine Monarchs.

Bai Ye, Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, and Jiang Xiaohua sped across the black land. They had all exhausted their strength, as if a god of death were chasing them crazily from behind!

The surrounding space was not affected, and no organs were missing from their bodies;

I don't know how much time passed, but the four of them had exhausted all their physical and mental strength and finally reached the edge of the Tian-Shu Domain... Seeing the looming outline of the domain, they let out a long sigh of relief.

"At this distance, we should be safe," Bai Ye said, wiping the sweat from his cheeks.

"The heart is still there, the liver is still there... phew..." After having his organs gouged out several times in one day, Sun Bumian had developed a psychological shadow. After touching his body all over, he relaxed completely,

"We can consider ourselves to have escaped from a demigod..."

"Yeah." Jian Changsheng said immediately, "So what's next? How are we going to save him?"

The air suddenly fell into silence.

Bai Ye and Sun Bumian turned to look at Jian Changsheng at the same time, a trace of confusion flashing in their eyes...

"Save him? Save who?"

Jian Changsheng was stunned. He scratched his head, thought carefully for a long time, and muttered,

"Yeah..."

"Who were we going to save again?"