Kill Half
Humiliation flashed across the young man's face, but in the end, he merely closed his eyes and said nothing more.
The bearded man wiped his hands on the young man's face, then turned to the people from Pengfei City. "Don't think I'm out of the loop. That's a rich kid with Temporal Evolution. I don't want to fight him and wind up dead for no good reason."
"Those people from the Twelve Main Cities put on airs like they're all righteous, but they're nothing but a bunch of lowlifes. They've done plenty of vile things. Now they put on a couple of fancy outfits and suddenly they're good people?"
"The Twelve Main Cities haven't started a war, so nine times out of ten, both sides have already agreed on terms. Whatever could tempt those people must be a hefty offer. We're not asking for much—just the same deal as the Twelve Main Cities..."
Before he could finish, his gaze fixed on a corner of the restaurant and his pupils suddenly widened. But before he could react, his body stiffened in place. The look of shock and fury on his face crumpled as wrinkles appeared across his skin.
The other nine Cannibal Players present suffered the same fate.
As the companions they'd been eating and drinking with moments ago withered and aged within a few breaths, the remaining two members of the Council buckled at the knees and dropped straight to the floor.
"Don't kill me! I'll do whatever you want!"
Ten bodies crumbled across the tables and floor. The crisp sound of breaking bones sent chills through the survivors.
The people from Pengfei City kept their heads down, trying to make themselves inconspicuous. The young man, however, mustered his courage and said, "They set up a trap at