"Of course not, but that's your problem." Xu Huo said coolly, "I know that although District 031 isn't as well-off as many other sub-districts, it's better to be at the top of the heap here than to be constrained by others elsewhere. You can discuss it among yourselves. If you're willing to cooperate, I'll honor my promise and send you to another sub-district."
"Rather than stay here, worrying day and night that the Dungeon might suddenly disappear, you'd be better off taking the money and settling somewhere safe."
"Let me make this clear first." He glanced at the six people across from him. "If anyone refuses to cooperate, I can make time to send them off."
"If neither these terms nor this threat is enough to get you to help me clear the Dungeon, then I can only destroy it."
Xu Huo's gaze fell on the tea leaves floating in the cup. "This Dungeon may be large, but its true core consists of only twelve cities. Maybe destroying those twelve cities will make the Dungeon disappear."
"Of course, it's also possible the Dungeon will remain even after the cities are gone. No one can predict what will happen, so we'll just have to take our chances."
The six people across the table all looked displeased. The short-haired female player, who had spoken earlier, played the bad cop. "Destroy twelve cities? You're underestimating the players who've been stranded here! No matter how powerful your Temporal Evolution is, you're still just one person."
That might have been difficult for other players, but Xu Huo didn't need to confront the stranded players directly to achieve his goal.
"You can try." Xu Huo said, "If I can't clear the Dungeon, I won't keep speaking to you so politely."
The six players who ruled Scepter