Chapter 10 After Ten Minutes, Pile Tower in the Center of the Desert Fortress

This tower occupies about five thousand square meters and has seven stories. It is the most solid building in the entire fortress. Its main body and exterior walls are all made of metal, and it is the kind of very high-quality metal that cannot be compared with the scrap metal used to build the outer walls of the fortress.

Undoubtedly... this tower is the residence of the ruling class here.

And the four members of Corpse Blade Second Squad have been "escorted" all the way to the front of this tower.

Of course... "escorted" is just a figure of speech. In reality, they were not subdued. They just took the initiative to "surrender" under the instruction of Reborn as King and followed the Rabbit Star guards.

Squeak—hum—

Accompanied by the sound of metal friction, the heavy tower door was pushed open, and the scene inside the tower appeared in front of the four players.

Behind the door was a rectangular room filled with a faint smell of blood, and the metal walls on both sides were stained with obvious bloodstains.

From the outside, the tower is cylindrical and much larger than the space in front of them, so there should be other rooms on this floor. However... the person that Corpse Blade Second Squad wanted to see was waiting for them in this room.

That was also a very burly Rabbit Star person (so was Qiūqiū Qí Dàwáng), and his dressing style also adhered to that apocalyptic rock style.

Just one glance at him... and you could feel that he was different from those Rabbit Star soldiers.

In this world, anyone who has been in battle for a long time will have a unique temperament.

That is either the lingering bloody aura, or the indifference to life and death, or the faintly intimidating hostility... different personalities and experiences will shape different temperaments. And this Rabbit Star person in front of him obviously belonged to the domineering and undisguised violent type.

"Lord Siming, the people have been brought." As soon as he entered the tower, the leading Rabbit Star soldier reported to the burly Rabbit man.

"Alright, you can all go out." The strong man, called "Lord Siming," replied and waved his hand casually at the soldiers.

"Yes!" Without question or hesitation, the Rabbit soldiers turned around and left after receiving the order, not forgetting to close the door behind them.

They didn't seem to mind leaving the four completely unbound Earthlings here to be alone with their superiors... which immediately made Reborn as King feel a little strange.

"Listen up, Earthlings." After a moment, the burly Rabbit Star person spoke, "I am one of the six Heavenly Officials of the Long-Haired Holy Fist... Siming Xingjun, Xixi Man."

Hearing his self-introduction, many viewers watching the match laughed again.

But... the four members of Corpse Blade Second Squad didn't laugh.

Even if the drug factor was put aside, they couldn't laugh. Because... not only Reborn as King, but the other three members of the team also felt to varying degrees that the NPC in front of them was very strong.

"I'll ask you again solemnly..." After Xixi Man finished his self-introduction, he went straight to the point, "Did you kill Qiūqiū Qí?"

The four exchanged glances, and then Captain Sanyu Qiangxi stepped forward and replied neither humble nor arrogant, "That's right, we did it."

"Ha! Hahahaha..." Xixi Man immediately changed his face and laughed loudly, "Very good... I've long disliked that trash."

His response made the Corpse Blade members breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that this big shot had a bad relationship with Qiūqiū Qí and would probably not seek revenge for the latter.

However... in the next second, Xixi Man's smile instantly turned into a sneer, and his tone also changed abruptly: "But... that trash is also the leader of our side's mounted scouts. Without him and his mounted scout team searching for resources and slaves outside, our fortress will suffer a lot..." His eyes sharpened and his tone turned cold, "How are you going to be responsible for those losses?"

The Corpse Blade members had seen similar negotiations many times. The questions raised by the other party were not really "questions" and they didn't need to answer them seriously.

Therefore, Sanyu Qiangxi's response was: "Why don't you tell us... what do you want?"

"Heh..." Xixi Man smiled, "It seems you're smart people." He paused, "Then I'll be frank..." He took a few steps forward, came to the players, and looked down at the four of them, "I'll give you two choices..." As he spoke, he held up one finger, "First, until I find someone (or a rabbit) to replace Qiūqiū Qí, you will be responsible for the work of the mounted scout team; if you perform well, then after compensating for the losses of this city, I can let bygones be bygones and let you decide whether to stay or leave." Then, he held up a second finger, "Second... I will cripple you right now, and then you can be slaves for the rest of your lives."

Rather than providing a choice, this was pure intimidation...

But the Corpse Blade members all looked calm and composed, their expressions unchanged, which made Xixi Man a little confused.

"We need to discuss it." After a little consideration, Sanyu Qiangxi replied after two seconds.

"Alright." Xixi Man said, "Don't keep me waiting too long." After saying that, he turned around, pretended to walk a few steps away, and pricked up his rabbit ears...

"Reborn, what do you think?" Sanyu Qiangxi first consulted the team's strategist.

"Well... the situation here is much more dangerous than I thought..." Reborn as King said, "The guards we saw after entering the city, whether in terms of weapons and equipment, discipline, or basic physique... are stronger than the lackeys of that 'mounted scout team'; and this 'Long-Haired Holy Fist Six Heavenly Official'... is undoubtedly a Boss-level character. If there are five more NPCs of the same level as Xixi Man in this tower, I'm afraid we won't gain any advantage in terms of force. Even if we can quickly kill Xixi Man in front of us, we won't be able to retreat from this fortress unscathed afterwards..."

"Yeah... I feel the same way." Sanyu Qiangxi nodded in agreement, "To be honest, after encountering Qiūqiū Qí, I was a little blindly optimistic. I originally thought that by following the direction he appeared in, we might find a stronghold similar to a 'mountain village.' Then, as long as we take down a mountain village boss slightly stronger than Qiūqiū Qí, we can take advantage of the situation and become king of the mountain..." He shook his head, "Now it seems... the 'power' in this script is not so easy to control..."

"Hmph... the stronger the 'power,' the more difficult it is to control." Reborn as King snorted at this time and continued, "Captain, I have a plan... I'll negotiate with Xixi Man later..."