Owe Me Two Lives

Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Shi took two steps forward and looked him up and down mockingly, then sneered, "Everyone's belongings are checked before they go to prison, how could you possibly still have anything in your pockets?"

Cheng Shi's question stunned the man. His expression changed, but a ferocious look quickly appeared on his face.

"You're clever, but it's too late! Make your move!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the short, burly man broke his own left ankle with one foot, and took the opportunity to break free of the chain with his other foot. He suddenly leaped up, using his waist and legs to unleash tremendous force, and his whole body was suspended in mid-air like a whip, kicking his right leg fiercely towards Cheng Shi's head.

The tall, thin man next to him also moved with the momentum, twisting his arms violently and ignoring the excruciating pain of his broken wrists. He tore off his own hands and used his bound legs as a point of leverage, swinging his body wildly in a circle and headbutting Cheng Shi, who was standing right in front of Cheng Shi.

This was a premeditated attack. The two men had a very precise grasp of timing, and their willingness to fight to the death was incredibly strong. If there had been a wounded guard knight present at that moment, he might have been caught off guard.

Unfortunately, they were facing Cheng Shi.

When Cheng Shi, the person who had been plotting all along was no longer the four prisoners, but him, the imposter guard knight!

He took that step forward on purpose.

As a Priest who often healed people, he had long noticed that these people had injuries to their wrists and ankles. He also knew that in a prison where one could not use their talents, the only way to break free of their shackles was to cut off their own limbs. Therefore, he anticipated their actions.

But why did he still step forward?

Because he... was trying to extort money from people.

These four teammates were definitely discovered and imprisoned because of his and Big Cat's disappearance. So, in a way, he caused their imprisonment.

It's one thing to let your teammates down, but if you ask them for something after you've been tricked, Cheng Shi feels guilty.

So he decided to trick the other party again.

Two negatives make a positive. After being tricked twice, it's as if there was no trick at all. Moreover, the other party has even attacked me. On the side of justice, I can righteously judge them!

After all, this is the territory of [Order]!

Praise be to Order!

So Cheng Shi also made a move, but he overlooked one thing: someone else was moving much faster than him.

Yu Mu!

The moment Cheng Shi's teammates attacked him, the Tree Servant Sudden Twilight Arrows being fired in quick succession. The whistling sound of the arrows cutting through the wind rang out close to Cheng Shi, and in the blink of an eye, they were about to hit the two men's faces.

The tall, thin man and the short, stocky man were both terrified, but in the midst of exerting their strength, they had neither the opportunity nor the ability to dodge the arrow. The wounded knight in front of them had not yet arrived, but the arrow was already close at hand. The two men turned pale and resigned themselves to their fate.

Just then, with a "clang," a strong, withered hand suddenly appeared in front of them, directly grasping the arrow that was shooting towards them, stopping the arrow tip just in front of their chests.

However, the arrows stopped, but the people didn't.

The two men launched a surprise attack with no sign of retraction, crashing into the armored knight in front of them with two loud thuds. They thought that even if the powerful attack couldn't kill the knight outright, it would at least worsen his injuries and cause him to fall to the ground. But they were wrong.

The knight didn't move.

Not only did it not move, but the hand that just grabbed the flying arrow was the one the knight extended.

The four people were shocked and looked at the withered arm, which looked like an old vine, with lingering fear in their hearts.

[Decay]!

This is actually a [Decay]... huh? He's not a knight!

The tall, thin man suddenly realized what was happening. He bent over and looked up, and when he saw the blood-stained face up close, his expression changed again. He exclaimed in shock, "It's you!"

"Ha, it's me. Is this how you treat your teammates who came to rescue you?"

Cheng Shi chuckled, casually tossing away the Withered Vine Thorn Arrow in his hand. He then shook his hand and hid the arm, which was overflowing with terrifying [Decay] power, behind his back.

He saved his teammates, and the means by which he saved them was the "faded" Divine Authority granted to him by [Decay]!

The [Faded Majesty] effect attached to the Divine Authority allows him to borrow a portion of the Divine Authority's power to strengthen himself when attacked by blasphemous attacks from his own Faith. Just now, in order to verify this effect, he reached out his hand a little ahead of time into the path of the arrow, and then caught the arrow in his hand.

As for why a Priest could react so quickly... that's because Cheng Shi is no longer Priest. He is neither Clown nor Fate Weaver, but a Today's Warrior!

Just as Cheng Shi scattered the Dice, he had already taken the opportunity to complete the Edict of Passage and prepare to make his move. Unexpectedly, Yu Mu's arrival saved him a lot of trouble. And just now, he took advantage of Yu Mu's attack to quietly test the effect of "fading".

We cannot say "strong," because the word "strong" is somewhat blasphemous to the Divine Authority the True God.

If you had to sum Cheng Shi Cheng's current arm in four words, it would be: flawless.

It has no weaknesses, and its strength, attack, and defense are all perfect. Its only drawback is that its speed has not been increased.

However, it's understandable. After all, the will of [Decay] lies in decay. For Cheng Shi, it's already a huge surprise that an arm can be made as invulnerable as an ancient vine.

Most importantly, when this arm touches the power of Decay from the outside world, it can use the power of fading to easily Decay the power of Decay that does not belong to it.

So this wave is a case of Decay upon Decay Decay.

After Cheng Shi's series of actions, the four people found themselves in an awkward situation.

The other party was clearly a big shot. Although they were imprisoned because the big shot left the Trials on his own, in reality, the other party did not harm them. So, it can only be said that they were caught because they were not as skilled as the other party.

And just now, this big shot saved their lives again. Although they saw through his wicked taste, how could the big shot's wicked taste be considered wicked? It was called... sharing joy with the people.

So the four of them were left speechless.

The two who didn't fight back were alright, their expressions were complicated and full of embarrassment. But the two who broke their arms and legs and attacked with their bodies, one was hanging from the frame with blood gushing from his leg, and the other was on the ground with a bloody head, his face as black as ink, his whole body trembling, and he didn't dare to say a word.

"Shall we continue?"

Cheng Shi asked a thoughtful question, which immediately silenced the audience.

"..."

"If you don't want to fight, let's talk about compensation. You two are the masterminds, you two are accomplices, and the four of you wanted to kill me but I saved you. So, you owe me two lives. Am I right?"

"..."