Choice

"Bang!" Zhang Heng hit the ground hard. His skin had already taken on a faint purple hue. If it had not been for his Silver-rank strength, he would have died violently in midair just now!

Zhang Xiaohua was not doing much better beside him. Xu Laoba's Weakness Spell had left her with no chance to fight back. The Three-Headed Demon Tiger and the Succubus showed no mercy, their blows landing solidly on flesh. If her physical constitution had not held up, she would have died before He Taining, who had already become a dried corpse.

At that moment, the husband and wife had gathered together again as Cao Xiaochun's group slowly closed in. The Flying Head Gu circled Cao Xiaochun, while the Binuoxiu sisters stood at his sides. In their current state, trying to escape was nothing more than wishful thinking.

The way Zhang Heng looked at Cao Xiaochun seemed tinged with fear.

The Abyss Toad was enormous, practically like a Lord-class monster, yet it stood behind Cao Xiaochun as obediently as a docile cat.

The Binuoxiu sisters, who had vanished some time ago, were even more like fiercely loyal guards. All it took was a glance from this man, and they would carry out his orders without hesitation. This was practically the relationship between a master and his slaves!

If not for the fact that the people attacking them were all dressed in school uniforms, he would have suspected Cao Xiaochun was some humanoid boss.

"You dared to ambush us? Do you know who the hell I am?"

Zhang Heng struggled into a seated position and glared viciously at the people before him. They had indeed capsized in the gutter this time because they had been careless. But as long as he stalled for a while and recovered a little strength, he could escape.

Fortunately, they were only students. With their lack of worldly experience, Zhang Heng was confident he could bluff them!

"Who cares who you are? From the moment you kidnapped our classmates, you became our enemy! The teacher said there's no need to go easy on enemies."

Hearing Zhang Heng's confident tone, Cao Xiaochun smiled faintly and replied indifferently.

Since Zhang Heng wanted to play, he would play along. Besides, this couple was worth far more than just their lives. The moment Cao Xiaochun saw them, he had thought of a plan. Though somewhat cruel, it could give him a powerful addition to his fighting force before long.

"Heh. Let me tell you, we belong to the Dark Church. Ever since joining the church, we've been taking a secret medicine. If you kill us, an aura will cling to you forever. Then just wait to face endless pursuit!"

Zhang Heng gave a cold laugh and casually made up an excuse. In his eyes, these people might be among the best in combat power at this stage, but their minds were still immature.

If their positions had been reversed, he would have snapped their necks before they could say a single word!

As for the Dark Church, who the hell knew what that was? The three of them had originally been independent cultivators. Even that term was something they had only happened to hear about.

As soon as Zhang Heng said this, Xu Laoba showed a disdainful smile. Though the two had reached the Silver rank, why was their bluffing method so outdated?

Come on, the times had changed. That trick wouldn't even fool students outside an elementary school.

"Is that so? Then that really is a bit troublesome." Before Xu Laoba could expose him, Cao Xiaochun cut in and gave the others a meaningful look.

Although Xu Laoba and the others did not understand why Cao Xiaochun was doing this, they tacitly remained silent. After all, his performance just now had been far too astonishing!

Even Li Hanyi had not expected that the Binuoxiu sisters, who had disappeared, had actually been subdued by Cao Xiaochun!

That explained why the Dark Forest had not continued spawning. These Lords had originally been unique. Since the earlier ones had not been killed, no new Binuoxiu would naturally appear in the forest!

With their current strength, let alone facing those two Bronze-rank Lords head-on, even that toad could probably easily deal with all of them working together.

After all, although that giant toad looked ugly and somewhat dim-witted, its endless array of methods was enough to make one tremble in fear!

Xu Laoba's gaze at Cao Xiaochun was even more complicated. He had known before that Cao Xiaochun had not given up on himself just because he had awakened as a Gu Master.

But he had never expected that the publicly acknowledged weakest class would become so terrifying in his brother's hands. Alongside his shock, he also realized that he had somehow latched onto a powerful backer.

As for Li Wenbin and Hong Jianjun, the two were now more like a pair of fellow sufferers. The Gu Master's terrifying methods kept shattering and rebuilding their worldview!

"How about this? I can let you go, but everyone knows how important Dragon Nest is, so I need some leverage—something that guarantees you won't leak this secret."

Cao Xiaochun stroked his chin and paused.

"I can let one of you leave. But the other must die by the other's hand. That way, we won't be pursued, and the one who leaves won't reveal this secret either."

Cao Xiaochun smiled and flicked a dagger before them. With the Binuoxiu sisters standing nearby, he had no reason to fear a counterattack from two heavily injured Silver-rank experts!

"I swear on the honor of First High School in H City that every word I say is true!"

Zhang Heng and Zhang Xiaohua stared at the smiling Cao Xiaochun in utter astonishment. They had never expected such words to come from the mouth of a high school student!

Was he a demon? They were husband and wife, yet this man wanted them to kill each other!

"Cao Xiaochun, you..." Li Hanyi, standing nearby, was also somewhat incredulous. In her view, it was fine to eliminate the threat completely, but wasn't this method far too cruel?

Before Li Hanyi could finish, Cao Xiaochun lightly waved a hand, cutting off what she was about to say.

"I'll give you two minutes to think it over. If you still can't make a decision by then, both of you will die."

Cao Xiaochun's voice gradually turned cold. Whether he could obtain what he wanted depended on these two minutes!

At those words, both their bodies trembled. From Cao Xiaochun's tone, they could tell that he was not joking. Zhang Heng stared blankly at Zhang Xiaohua, only to see panic on his wife's face.

"Heh, there's no need to think. We choose to die together!"

Zhang Heng let out a heavy breath, then turned his face away and spoke calmly.

From that moment on, he knew how clumsy his earlier lie had been. The other party was not someone who could be easily deceived, and he was a devil!

But asking him to kill Zhang Xiaohua and escape alone—sorry, he could not do it. And Zhang Heng believed that his wife was the same. After all, the two of them had climbed up step by step from the bottom.

Hearing this, Cao Xiaochun smiled and said with apparent disdain.

"It seems you don't have the right to make decisions for your wife!"

The instant his words fell, a broken staff shot through Zhang Heng's chest. He lowered his head blankly and stared at the staff protruding from his body, his eyes filled with disbelief!

"I'm sorry..."