"So you know what this great array does," the Liu Family head sighed. "But an immortal like you will never understand our pursuit of a longer life."
"Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost." As he spoke, the Liu Family head looked at Lin Yuan.
"I have always put my interests first. Precisely because of that, you can trust me."
"You can hold my life in your hands however you wish. That way, for the sake of my own interests, I will never betray you."
"Likewise, this would mean a complete break with the Crawlers. For the sake of my own interests, I would also do my utmost for East Pole Island."
"I can hand over that concealment relic too. You needn't worry about me secretly advancing to S-rank. When the time comes..."
The Liu Family head's confident speech abruptly stopped, and he looked down at his chest.
A Light Blade rested silently in his heart.
"You..." The Liu Family head stared at Lin Yuan in astonishment.
He did not understand why Lin Yuan still wanted to kill him after he had clearly laid out the benefits and risks.
"I paid so much to extend my life..."
"I don't want to die..."
"Why...?"
Filled with profound reluctance and unanswered questions, the Liu Family head's vision sank into darkness.
"You killed him?" Chi Yu stared in surprise at Lin Yuan, who had finished off the Liu Family head with a single strike.
More than his ability to kill a Double A-rank powerhouse in one blow, it was his choice that surprised her.
"You didn't want me to kill him?"
"I did. He actually joined forces with the other three families to set up such a bloody array. His crimes were unforgivable!" Chi Yu gritted her teeth, but