You Can Go Die

Shaking off his wandering thoughts, Zhou Xu's gaze returned to Da Shi.

"Alright, Da Shi, I have a few questions for you. Answer truthfully, and I won't make things difficult for you."

After pausing, Zhou Xu asked his first question...

"Is the person who possesses the 'Skeleton Control' True Word your chief?"

This question was important. If not, it would mean this matter was likely far from over.

In response, Da Shi nodded briskly.

"He is our chief."

With the observation abilities granted by the 'Eye of Insight', Zhou Xu could keenly detect any subtle changes on the other person's face.

From this observation, he could confirm that Da Shi was likely not lying.

Having received this answer, Zhou Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief before continuing with his second question.

"Is he a God Chosen? Was he summoned by you from an Altar?"

Upon hearing this question, a flicker of surprise clearly crossed Da Shi's face.

From Da Shi's perspective, the matter of the God Chosen was something only they knew. He couldn't fathom how Zhou Xu would know about it, no matter how hard he thought.

In fact, Da Shi wasn't the only one stunned at this moment; Fei Que and the others were too.

This was because, for Fei Que and his companions, it was the same. They also hadn't expected their chief to be a God Chosen.

At this moment, although Da Shi didn't answer, Zhou Xu already knew the answer from his reaction.

He then waved at Fei Que.

Without needing further explanation, Fei Que immediately understood...

"Our chief is also a God Chosen."

As he spoke these words, Fei Que slightly raised his chin.

So what if their chief was also a God Chosen? The other party was already dead. The result proved that their chief was superior!

Fei Que's statement undoubtedly caused an uproar among the enemy captives, led by Da Shi.

Instantly, their gazes towards Zhou Xu shifted and changed.

The appearance of a God Chosen was like a legend in itself, but no one had expected such a 'legend' to appear consecutively before their eyes!

The current situation was completely beyond their imagination.

However, Zhou Xu clearly didn't care about the captives' thoughts at the moment.

"Where is that Altar?"

This had now become Zhou Xu's most pressing concern.

Don't forget, he had obtained a True Word character from the Altar where he was summoned. If he could find a complete Altar, he might be able to acquire the complete True Word from it.

And this True Word might allow him to return to his original world!

However, with Da Shi's next answer, his hope was quickly dashed.

"That Altar collapsed after we summoned our chief."

"..."

[Did I misjudge? Are those Altars actually single-use items?]

Zhou Xu had no way of knowing the answer to this question yet.

But he clearly wasn't ready to give up.

"Where are the ruins of that Altar?"

In Zhou Xu's view, even finding just a single character would be good.

Facing Zhou Xu's persistent questioning, Da Shi showed no intention of hiding anything.

"It's near our tribe camp."

"I want you to take me there."

Zhou Xu said this while looking directly into Da Shi's eyes, as if trying to discern something from them.

After all, from Da Shi's perspective, taking Zhou Xu to the ruins would be equivalent to revealing the location of their tribe camp.

From that moment on, the life and death of their entire tribe would completely fall into Zhou Xu's hands!

According to Zhou Xu's expectations, the other party would likely not agree so readily and would at least hesitate.

He had actually prepared his arguments to persuade Da Shi.

However, in the very next second, Da Shi's answer exceeded his expectations.

"I can take you there."

"..."

Da Shi's response was too straightforward, which even made Zhou Xu pause in surprise.

"To be honest, you've surprised me a little."

Hearing this, Da Shi fell silent for two seconds before slowly speaking…

"We left very limited combat power behind in the tribe when we came out. Now that we've all become prisoners, given the tribe's current situation, we wouldn't stand a chance if attacked by other tribes. Rather than that, it's better to let you annex us. This way, at least our tribe's people will remain together."

"You're quite sensible."

Although Da Shi's Intelligence growth cap was only three stars, it already surpassed that of most ordinary people. He was undoubtedly intelligent.

This made Zhou Xu even more eager to bring him under his command.

"I need people like you. Do you want to join my ranks and pledge loyalty to me?"

At this moment, Zhou Xu's sudden offer of an olive branch surprised Da Shi, and a sense of strangeness also arose in his heart.

After a slight hesitation, Da Shi finally chose to voice the doubt in his mind.

"Do I… have any other choice?"

"Of course."

Zhou Xu affirmed this question, then stated expressionlessly…

"You also have the option to die."

"..."

Saying this, Zhou Xu stood up directly. With a 'crackling' sound, the pale skeletons around him stirred their bones and rose from the ground, making him appear like some undead lord.

Zhou Xu, however, acted as if nothing had happened, sweeping his gaze over the kneeling prisoners.

"It's the same for all of you! Those unwilling to pledge loyalty to me, I grant you the 'right' to die."

These slightly frenzied words were spoken in an incredibly calm tone by Zhou Xu, yet they brought an unprecedented sense of pressure to all the prisoners.

He told everyone in the most straightforward manner.

If you refuse to submit even in death…

Then you might as well die!

As an ordinary modern person, though he had transmigrated unexpectedly and become a so-called God Chosen, he had now discovered that he wasn't the only God Chosen.

He never thought he was special, nor did he believe he possessed any unique charisma.

So, he decided to be direct. He would make them submit through strength and then have them offer their loyalty willingly!

This was, after all, a primitive society where the strong preyed on the weak and strength was revered.

In this environment, this should be the simplest and most effective method.

At that moment, looking at Zhou Xu standing above him, a flicker of something unusual flashed in Da Shi's eyes.

Compared to their deceased chief, this person before him possessed a domineering aura that their former chief completely lacked!

Da Shi had to admit that their original chief had brought about significant changes to their tribe, making their lives better.

But at this moment, he was even more eager to see just how far this person before him could go!

With this thought, Da Shi succumbed to his Instinct and prostrated himself.

"I, Da Shi, am willing to pledge my loyalty to you, Chief!"