After releasing a beam powerful enough to eliminate even a God King, the entire Wisdom Faction was exhausted. Their energy had been depleted, and for a short ti, they could no longer provide the Wisdom God King with any aningful support.
“Finally, it’s over. Our master will be pleased,” the Banquet God King said excitedly.
Wang Fugui waited, but the Will of the Divine Civilization never announced their victory.
The other God Kings waited as well. The declaration never ca.
Standing atop the tower, Xu Hai imdiately realized sothing was wrong. Han Wu would never betray him, which could only an that the Eye of Wisdom had failed to kill the Slaughter God King.
If the Butcher had survived, what would he do next? The answer ca quickly.
Xu Hai looked out across the battlefield and saw a rapidly forming trail of blood racing straight toward the magic tower. He didn’t need to think further to know who was coming.
If the Wisdom Faction’s mbers had still been at full strength when the Butcher entered their territory, he would have walked into his own death. However, every mber was now drained. Sending them into close combat against the Butcher would be suicidal.
With no better options, Xu Hai commanded, “The Butcher is on his way and will arrive soon. All mbers, evacuate the battlefield imdiately.”
He wasn’t giving up hope. Keeping them on the battlefield served no purpose anymore and would only hinder what ca next.
Wang Fugui and the others imdiately understood his intentions. He was protecting them. The Butcher was notorious for ignoring the rules. If he arrived and killed them, even the Wealth God King wouldn’t be able to hold him accountable, since they were now technically mbers of the Wisdom Faction.
“Brother Xu Hai, I praise your generosity and righteousness. I won’t waste more words of gratitude. If you survive today, whatever you need from us in the future, we will do without hesitation.”
The various minor God Kings spoke in turn before teleporting away one by one.
Although they belonged to the Wealth Faction, Zhao Zihong had sent them to assist the Wisdom Faction. Without his permission, they couldn’t leave on their own accord, even if remaining ant certain death.
Now that Xu Hai had commanded them to leave, he was effectively saving their lives. How could they not feel grateful to him?
Once they were gone, only Xu Hai, Comrce, and Jia Gui remained on the battlefield.
Jia Gui wanted to flee as well, but Comrce held him firmly in place and refused to let go.
Xu Hai smiled bitterly. “Why are you two still here?”
Comrce smiled back. “High risk, high reward. I’ve invested everything I have into the Wisdom Faction. I can’t just stand by and watch it collapse.”
Xu Hai was impressed. Others might call Comrce reckless or money-obsessed, but to Xu Hai, he was soone willing to stand with him through thick and thin.
“Li Xiulian, why are you dragging along? Let go of . I have no desire to stay here and die with you!” Jia Gui shouted in panic. He could already feel the Butcher’s pressure. Soon, it would be too late to escape.
Comrce ignored Jia Gui and turned to Xu Hai. “Since it has co to this, I’ll be direct. I want to make a deal with you.”
“What deal?” Xu Hai asked as he tapped into the magic tower to restore his energy.
“Let sell Jia Gui to you as a slave in exchange for all the remaining resources and Divine Essence in the Wisdom Faction’s account,” Comrce said.
Xu Hai frowned for a mont before realizing what Comrce was trying to do. Comrce wasn’t trying to exploit the crisis. He was using the guise of a transaction to strengthen himself.
They had worked together against the Divine River Civilization before, and Xu Hai knew Comrce had a Divine Talent that accumulated wealth from transactions and converted it into strength. It was a one-ti attack, but at the right mont, it could create miracles.
“I agree,” Xu Hai said.
“I don’t agree!” Jia Gui protested. “Why should I be sold off as soone’s slave?”
Comrce finally explained, “Jia Gui, this only benefits you. If the Wisdom Faction loses and Xu Hai dies, your slave status will beco void automatically. If the Wisdom Faction wins, you will beco one of its founding mbers. Even if you’re nominally Xu Hai’s slave, given his character, he will never mistreat you.
“You’re still only a God right now. To ascend into a Major God, or even a God King, you’ll need enormous resources. If the Wisdom Faction supports you, what do you think your future will look like? Think carefully.”
Jia Gui listened in silence before nodding. “You know what? You make a fair point. I won’t lose anything even if I’m sold off. Fine, I agree. I was born to be a slave anyway!”
Comrce exhaled in relief. If Jia Gui had refused, the deal would have fallen apart. Thankfully, he knew Jia Gui well enough to make it work.
The mont the trade was completed, Comrce felt a surge of power flow through his Divine Talent.
At that mont, the Butcher arrived. The bloody aura he emanated changed the sky and darkened the earth.
The Butcher revealed himself fully. He held his eight-faced war hamr in one hand. Blood drenched his body, and his killing intent had beco almost tangible.
“Xu Hai, prepare to die!” the Butcher howled.
He couldn’t afford to waste ti. He had no idea when Han Wu would notice sothing was amiss and return. He needed to kill Xu Hai before Han Wu ca back.
He swung the massive eight-faced war hamr down toward the magic tower. If that blow connected, the tower would crumble instantly. Once Xu Hai fell from the tower, he would never survive a second blow.
Just then, Comrce sensed that his mont had co. As the hamr crashed downward, he stepped forward and unleashed every last bit of power stored within his Divine Talent in a strike capable of annihilating the heavens.
The strike was on par with a Subcosm life form’s attack. It collided with the eight-faced war hamr and sent a violent shockwave in every direction. The hamr shattered into pieces, and even the Butcher was driven back three steps in disbelief.
Comrce had exhausted every iota of power in that single blow and instantly reverted to being nearly useless in combat. However, as any seasoned rchant knew, the one thing you could never do before an enemy was reveal your weakness. Even without the strength to continue fighting the Butcher, Comrce kept his composure and gave him a look that suggested he was rely warming up. Every second he could buy mattered.
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