Chapter 820 - 825: Put Your Hands on Your Head and Squat Down Immediately (Part 2)
Chapter 820: Chapter 825: Put Your Hands on Your Head and Squat Down Immediately (Part 2)
Old Zhao and Elder Zhu exchanged a glance. They didn’t quite agree with the statement from the robed elder’s side. The hot-tempered Elder Zhu was the first to respond, "This ancient mine is unclaimed; it’s not whoever discovers it owns it!"
"Moreover, we have a saying in Huaxia that fits well here: ’Finder’s keepers!’"
Hearing Elder Zhu’s response, the faces of people outside the two factions changed upon the robed elder’s words!
This clearly implies they’re not letting us in!
If they weren’t going to let us in, why didn’t they say anything when we first arrived? Now, after the mechanism is cracked, they’re saying it; it’s obviously extortion!
At this moment, Old Zhao also pondered for a while and said, "What the two of you just said does make some sense. For example, you put in a lot of effort to crack the mechanism, and we did nothing."
"Saying it like this indeed makes it seem like we’re taking advantage!"
"But it’s not wrong for us to go in. After all, an unclaimed object is shared by those who see it; that logic holds everywhere!"
"And it should be claimed by the competent. How much you gain ultimately depends on your abilities!"
The statement resonated with everyone except the robed elder’s group, with someone even boldly shouting,
"Elder Zhu is right; that’s the logic!"
"Don’t think you can bully us just because you’re strong, but you need to think it through. If we unite, you’re not going to gain anything from us, and you might even be wiped out completely!"
This person was correct, because the forces of Zhao Ritian’s side and the robed elder’s side seemed evenly matched.
Of course, this excludes Lin Xi, as Lin Xi didn’t return to Zhao Ritian’s side, but stood with Zhou Yan, Avril Jolie, and others, joining Shangguan Nishang’s side.
In response, Shangguan Nishang naturally welcomed them; no matter what, Lin Xi’s strength was substantial.
Now it seemed that aside from the two strongest factions at the ancient mine’s entrance, Shangguan Nishang’s side was the strongest, but it also had the most burdens.
After all, Lin Xi had just displayed his power; none of the powerful soldier kings present were confident in defeating Lin Xi.
As for the burdens, there’s no need to elaborate. Shangguan Nishang, Avril Jolie, and Zhou Yan’s two subordinates practically had no significant strength.
On the side of the robed elder, except for the leading robed elder, everyone else showed angry expressions.
This matter seemed reasonable from each side, as everyone was driven by their own interests.
At that moment, the robed elder gazed at the advanced soldier king who had just called out from a distance.
This advanced soldier king’s strength was at the advanced soldier king level. Such strength is normally considered top-tier, but here, it was just average.
He stood next to a peak soldier king, followed by two soldier kings who only had elementary strength.
They came from an ancient family in Chuzhou City, but compared to the Shangguan family, they were on a lower level.
"So what do you think we should do? After all, we’ve put in so much effort!" The leading robed elder looked at the advanced soldier king.
The advanced soldier king showed a hint of triumph when the robed elder specifically asked him and coughed twice before replying, "You put in effort, we watched it, that’s indisputable!"
"But it’s unreasonable to prevent us from going in!"
"How about this: each of us pays you a million as a hardship fee for your efforts!"
You should know that with each person paying a million and having over a hundred people, that’s at least a hundred million!
A hundred million, not a small amount!
This suggestion didn’t seem to bother anyone present except Zhou Yan and her two subordinates, whose faces looked somewhat unhappy.
But on the robed elder’s side, apart from the two robed elders who remained silent, everyone else’s anger intensified!
Is all their effort only worth a million per person?
At their level, money no longer holds much value, and even if it accumulates to over a hundred million, do they really need so little money?
Honestly, they didn’t care much for such an amount, it was like a pittance to them!
Or possibly, it’s an insult to them!
Just as they were about to explode in anger, the leading robed elder gestured to maintain calm and suddenly smiled intriguingly, leaving everyone unsure of what he was thinking when he suddenly said,
"What you said makes sense, but I think, it’s not about the money!"
The advanced soldier king was taken aback, "If not money, then what?"
The robed elder smiled again, "Use..."
He hadn’t finished speaking when his left hand unexpectedly lifted and pointed toward the advanced soldier king.
Lin Xi, who was constantly watching the robed elder, couldn’t help but think to himself, "Not good!"
At the next moment, everyone saw a bloody hole appear on the forehead of the still-dumbfounded advanced soldier king, and red and white matter started to spurt out from it!
With a "bang!", the advanced soldier king, who was just alive and well, heavily fell to the ground.
In an instant, he was dead beyond doubt!
At that moment, everyone, including Old Zhao and Elder Zhu, felt a cold shudder all over.
The person in front of them was undoubtedly one to kill without blinking.
The key point was that the advanced soldier king was about thirty meters away from him.
Being able to kill in one strike from such a distance demonstrated the terrifying strength of this robed elder.
Especially Old Zhao and Elder Zhu exchanged glances, reading from each other’s eyes that they had no such capability.
As for the leader on the side of the slain advanced soldier king, who was at the peak soldier king level, he didn’t dare to make a sound, having no intention of avenging his companion or even speaking a word!
Because he was not confident to evade such a strike!
If he couldn’t dodge it, he would surely be killed!
Moreover, risking his life for someone already dead clearly wasn’t worth it!
At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense, almost everyone feared that the robed elder might strike again.
Amidst this, Old Zhao, one of the two most powerful individuals aside from the two robed elders, couldn’t help but cough, as if he hadn’t witnessed the advanced soldier king’s death, and asked,
"Then what do the two of you think we should use?"
The robed elder put away his smile, thinking that his previous move had effectively served as a deterrent, and looked seriously at Old Zhao, saying, "You’ll need to give us seventy percent of whatever you obtain from the ancient mine!"
"Otherwise, none of you will be allowed inside!"
He finished speaking while radiating a wave of inherent, immense aura, spreading like a storm toward everyone.
Old Zhao and Elder Zhu’s expressions changed, releasing a strong aura themselves to protect their own few people.
They were deeply shocked because, from the aura alone, this person’s strength far exceeded their expectations.
As for the others present, under the powerful aura of the robed elder, everyone involuntarily stepped back, trying hard to steady their forms in terror.
Of course, Lin Xi remained motionless, seemingly unaffected, while supporting Zhou Yan and Avril Jolie, given that their strength, except for Zhou Yan’s two subordinates, was the weakest.
If no one from Shangguan Nishang’s side had helped Zhou Yan’s two subordinates, they would have surely crashed hard onto the ground.
Just as everyone grimaced, especially Old Zhao, answering the robed elder, an unexpected voice suddenly sounded, "Killing in front of the police, do you have any respect for the law?"
"I’ll count to three, and you better put your hands on your head and crouch down immediately, or I won’t hold back!"
By then, Zhou Yan had somehow pulled out a gun and pointed it at the leading robed elder.
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