Chapter 993: Death Denied
"So, even becoming a slave or cannon fodder required qualifications?"
Meng Chao nodded thoughtfully and continued, "When you resold those children to the major forces in Black Horn City as slaves and Garbage Worms, there must have been middlemen and buyers involved, right? Give me some names."
Big Kukri did not hesitate in the slightest.
In one breath, he rattled off more than a dozen names.
They were all people in Black Horn City who specialized in buying, selling, and assigning slaves.
Quite a few among them were prominent figures.
Naturally, only one of them came from the Bloodhoof Family.
The rest came from rivals such as the Ironhide Family.
Under the hallucinations brought on by the agony in his brain, he even imagined with some delight what a marvelous sight it would be when the powerful and overbearing big shots of the Ironhide Family fell into the hands of this black-haired, black-eyed monster.
Meng Chao had gained a rough understanding of what had happened in Colorful Snail Village.
By reading and analyzing his microexpressions, he determined that Big Kukri had not lied.
Next came the matter of the Totem Armor.
"I noticed that when I was strangling you just now, your Totem Armor first tried to resist. The Liquid Metal attempted to flow beneath the chain and solidify into a protective ring around your neck.
"It also rushed to fill the seven bloody holes I stabbed into you, trying to seal and repair them.
"In other words, your Totem Armor still wanted to help you at the time.
"But when my strength kept increasing and I nearly snapped your cervical vertebrae, the Totem Armor took the initiative to crack and fall apart.
"What was that about?"
This question made Big Kukri hesitate for a moment.