Chapter 310 - 308: Come With Me
The words of Flying Eagle caused everyone to fall silent, and the surrounding air seemed to solidify.
Ding Ning seriously looked at the father and daughter duo, a complex glint in her eyes.
There’s no denying, she was truly tempted by the method they just proposed.
She held no feelings for Flying Eagle, thinking that even if such a person were sacrificed, it would not matter.
Because this territory is akin to a house without a property certificate, anyone can come and kill the owner to take possession.
The territory changes hands, getting registered anew.
That is the best choice.
Flying Tiger looked at her dad, eyes full of reluctance and worry.
Flying Eagle simply patted her shoulder.
"The dungeon has no barriers, it’s unavoidable." Flying Eagle’s voice was resolute.
"It’s better to showcase some value." He slightly curled his lips in attempt to give Flying Tiger a reassuring smile, but that smile appeared bitter.
"You inherit here; perhaps you might help out later." Flying Eagle’s eyes were filled with hope, knowing that this journey’s outcome was uncertain.
But for his daughter, for the future, he had no choice.
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At this moment, the two worlds have already connected, the aura from both sides like two uneven salted water merging into uniformity.
The chaotic evil aura also started to permeate the whole world.
Flying Tiger remained silent; she is a very rational person.
Flying Tiger remained silent; she is a very rational person.
She knew her father’s decision was the correct one, but she felt reluctant and didn’t know how to face the death of a loved one.
Her heart felt as though it were being gnawed by thousands of ants, a pain she couldn’t express.
Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
"I don’t know if they’ve realized yet, but in my plan, our first dungeon to try is the Rabbit-man’s." Ding Ning did not change her plan.
The battle strength in other territories’ dungeons remains unchanged.
Only the Rabbit-man’s dungeon, where the subordinate evil spirits, when provoked, become violent, and their strength doubles.
Strength is not the way to advance to a higher level.
Therefore, in her view, Jiang Che doesn’t need to have the power to sweep everything.
To advance further, it takes more than just strength; it requires strategy.
"Then, we’ll leave first." Ding Ning glanced at the father and daughter, holding Jiang Che’s hand.
In the past, she didn’t understand this, but now she’s willing to leave them some time.
She left her aura in this territory.
This way, other Lords won’t easily come.
Now is not the time for everyone to tear off their masks; if they act, it would be considered provocation.
Jiang Che glanced at his phone, seeing a message from Leng Feng.
[There are 8 human territories without barriers in total, now three have disappeared.]
The message came too quickly; everyone created dungeons too quickly.
Still, some didn’t set barriers in their territories.
Hardly after the passage opened, three territories already vanished.
The gloomy sky seemed covered by a vast black curtain, suffocatingly heavy.
It seemed a fierce wind swept across this evil spirit and Dark Forest-ravaged land, emitting shrill whistles as if mourning the lost territories.
Of course, it’s not really disappeared but occupied by evil spirits.
Leng Feng did not blame Jiang Che for initially not informing everyone about incomplete information.
He stood alone atop the watchtower, gazing into the distance shrouded in darkness, emotions mixed within him.
He believed Jiang Che didn’t know these things at first.
His eyes revealed a trace of helplessness and fatigue as the wind tousled his hair.
"The battle has truly begun." His gaze turned cold, voice deep and hoarse, eyes fixed on the darkness as if intent on piercing through it.
So far, he has yet to sense the aura of the Dark Star.
With the passage opened, theoretically, he would sense it once close to the Dark Star as before.
This time, he did not.
He simply, as per routine, sent these messages to all Lord-level figures.
With each click to send, his hand slightly trembled, as if the button bore immense weight.
These three territories didn’t house many humans.
Currently, the place with the most humans is his here.
But this ’most’ brought him no comfort, instead burdened him with a growing sense of responsibility.
Because he knows, most of the people here face only one path: death.
True hope lies elsewhere.
He is prepared for sacrifice.
Yet now, with the passage just opened, three territories were overtaken by evil spirits, a truly brutal statistic.
His fists clenched tight, knuckles pale, utterly powerless.
Because they know, none of them can hold onto the remaining few ownerless dungeon barriers.
Now, for the remaining four without territory barriers, the Lords have begun selecting successors, then choosing suicide.
Like Flying Eagle, everyone is contemplating future retreat.
Not for themselves but for others.
Their eyes no longer held a desire for life but a sliver of hope for the future and a helpless surrender to fate.
In this apocalyptic world, they’re like candles in the wind, using their last glimmer to light the path for future generations.
Flying Eagle received Leng Feng’s message too, he lowered his gaze, after a long while, he sent Leng Feng a sentence.
"Consult with them, later accompany me to a place."
Flying Tiger saw it and couldn’t help but frown, "Some might hold the will to die now, but if given hope, they might not stand by our side."
She felt these people were unworthy of trust.
She realized her father wanted to take these few along, to infiltrate with Jiang Che as internal spies and break through the Octopus’s barrier.
But breaking through means the possibility of unexpected events.
Even without hope, if offered hope by evil spirits, these people might betray and try their luck.
"I never planned on surviving." Flying Eagle shook his head.
"If Jiang Che can’t save someone like me, then they won’t have a way to establish barriers in ownerless dungeons."
"If Jiang Che and the Lord of Dungeon Nine can’t preserve me, other Evil Spirit Lords won’t be able to save these people."
"So from the start, everyone had only one path: death."
"Taking them along, whether dependable or not, serves different purposes." He chuckled, patting his daughter’s head.
"Never expected them to follow Jiang Che and become that crucial chess piece turning the tides."
"We’re here to sacrifice."
"Follow Jiang Che henceforth, do not betray, do not form independent thoughts."