Bai Xiaowen sucked in a sharp breath.
This Ninja Turtle was still technically "alive," but it could no longer make any movements.
It could only wait for the Cube squares to shift again. If it was lucky, when the squares intersected once more, its head would return to its original position.
That was assuming no one attacked its head or body during that time.
Bai Xiaowen looked at the Ninja Turtle's headless body and raised his hand, gathering the energy of lightning.
"Wait!"
A thought wave came from the Ninja Turtle's headless body.
Its voice was urgent. "Don't destroy my body! I'm begging you!"
This mental fluctuation mildly surprised Bai Xiaowen. It seemed that being separated from its head had merely rendered this Ninja Turtle unable to move; it could still communicate with the outside world.
What astonished Bai Xiaowen most was that only the Ninja Turtle's headless body stood before him. Its head had already moved away with the shifting square and was now more than ten kilometers away. Yet the headless body could still transmit thought waves.
Bai Xiaowen tilted his head. "Give me a reason not to kill you."
The Ninja Turtle's headless body said, "I can pay for my life! I haven't obtained the artifact fragment yet, but I have plenty of Spirit Crystals, as well as Divine Cores..."
Bai Xiaowen said solemnly, "Wait. I don't want your Spirit Crystals, but I have some questions for you! You must answer truthfully."
In this bizarre Cube region, intelligence was the most important thing.
The Ninja Turtle said, "Of course, of course!"
"First, tell me why the three of you Turtle God Chosen Ones were guarding this Cube square. What is hidden here?"
With its life in Bai Xiaowen's hands, the Ninja Turtle answered smoothly. "We received an