"Not a single one can be left behind?"
Hearing Iron Great Tree's impassioned, brotherly words, Tree of Time really wanted to roll their eyes. What kind of thing Iron Great Tree was, would they not know?
To be precise, all the Compound V Big Trees were cold, selfish bastards. It could not be helped; Chthon had grown them, and they were born with Original Sin and evil.
Although Tree of Time was deeply displeased with Iron Great Tree and Poseidon, and although their soul had been constantly warning them, after thinking it over, they still threatened Andrew. "King of Abilities, release Zeus. Don't force me to kill the hostages.
"I refuse to believe that, if I kill ten hostages, you'll give up on all the others and fight us to the death. You're one of the good guys, not a villain. You won't let rage cloud your judgment."
"Wow, is this the legendary recognition from an enemy?"
Andrew put on an exaggerated expression and said, "You can try. If even one hostage dies, none of you will be leaving. My word."
Did Tree of Time dare to gamble? They were currently fusing with their future consciousness, but even if they were not, they would not dare to take that gamble. Even if there was only a one percent chance, they did not want to risk it. Once they did, they might truly be unable to leave this place.
That was also one reason Tree of Time had wanted to abandon Zeus earlier. Zeus would not die anyway; they could find a chance to rescue him next time. They could even plant an unstable factor within the enemy camp.
What, Zeus might sincerely submit to the enemy? Heh. Hades and Poseidon might possibly do that, but Zeus never would. Someone used