"All right, I agree."
"Just answer me this: will you suffer if these people die?"
"Of course I will!"
"This era was won through the efforts of countless people. If you kill its prodigies, you cut off its hope."
"If it'll make your heart ache, I won't hesitate!"
Seeing the man's determined expression, Chen Changsheng smiled faintly. "All right. Then I wish you a smooth journey."
"But before you leave, there's one more thing I need to tell you."
"You can kill people, but you must follow my rules."
"You may only kill within the boundaries I set. Step outside them, and you'll be wiped out in an instant."
At Chen Changsheng's demand, the man turned his empty eye sockets toward him and said,
"You think I'll listen to you?"
"I know you won't. I know most of you probably won't, so I've stationed a large force of experts around the perimeter."
"Cross the line, and there won't be a scrap of you left."
"Besides, I have plenty more people like you ready to take your place, in case you get yourselves killed on purpose and leave me shorthanded."
"I'm warning you specifically so you'll follow the rules and live a little longer."
"I have many enemies, but not every one of them hates me as fiercely as you do."
"If you throw your life away and your replacement decides he wants to survive, he won't put his all into killing those prodigies."
"That would be a headache for me. Do you understand?"
The man nodded slightly. "I understand. When the time comes, I'll use every skill I've gained in my life to kill those prodigies."
"But to be this ruthless toward your own people—you've made me see you in a new light."
"Hahaha!"
"The truly ruthless methods are still