"My lord! No!"
"My lord..."
The nine Tier Five professionals hanging in midair let out anguished cries when they heard An Kai speak.
They feared that answering too slowly would make them the next to die under An Kai's staff.
Of the eight bound Tier Five professionals, the strongest was at Tier Five, Seventh Level.
Even at Tier Five, Seventh Level, he had been utterly helpless against Widow Wang.
Without the ten peak professionals at Tier Five, Tenth Level, these remaining nine were nothing to worry about.
An Kai alone could easily deal with half of them.
He had brought these people here partly to collect taxes, and partly to recruit underlings...
Killing Tier Five professionals would be far too wasteful.
Beyond their strength, each person's understanding of their profession was a rare and valuable source of knowledge.
After several hours of beatings, most of An Kai's resentment over the unpaid taxes had dissipated.
He walked up to them, and [Contract] manifested an exquisite scroll bearing the "Slave Treaty" An Kai had prepared. Signing it would effectively make them his slaves...
"You have two choices. Sign or die."
The Tier Five, Seventh Level professional opposite An Kai laughed as soon as he spoke.
"Not paying my taxes was my fault."
"But you think you can use that to force me to sign this bullshit contract?"
"Ha! You might as well kill me!"
The Tier Five, Seventh Level professional spoke defiantly.
At Tier Five, Seventh Level, he would be an honored guest wherever he went.
He refused to believe the fellow before him would actually be willing to kill him.
After all, a living Tier Five, Seventh Level professional could bring far greater returns than a dead one.
That was what gave him the confidence to stand up to An