Mona immediately understood that the two were at odds with Zheng Dong.
With Zheng Dong's main body absent, his clone was likely no match for the pair.
She immediately grew worried.
Not for Zheng Dong, of course, but for herself.
She feared that after Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er dealt with Zheng Dong, they would turn their attention to her.
After all, she had witnessed them attacking Zheng Dong. If word got out, it would surely affect Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er.
This meant that only the dead could truly put Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er at ease.
Thus, she could only hope that Zheng Dong's main body would return as soon as possible.
Upon seeing Mona, Lei Tianqi's eyes lit up.
This woman was beautiful, no less so than Ye Xue'er.
Ye Xue'er also sensed Lei Tianqi's thoughts, a flicker of displeasure crossing her eyes.
However, she did not stop Lei Tianqi's intentions. Instead, she said,
"What? Interested again? If you can take care of Zheng Dong, you can have her however you like. I can even cooperate with you.
But, no one is to be left alive afterward. This matter must not get out."
Ye Xue'er was smart, knowing that it was better to address a problem directly than to let it fester.
Moreover, Lei Tianqi had done such things behind her back before, and she didn't want him to resent her for it.
Lei Tianqi was taken aback.
He looked at Ye Xue'er in surprise, as if he didn't recognize her.
This was because Ye Xue'er usually didn't indulge him so much.
He couldn't quite tell if Ye Xue'er was being truthful.
"Of course, if you're not willing, we can each take one. I'll deal with her, and you deal with Zheng Dong!" Ye Xue'er said with a smile.
Lei Tianqi quickly chimed in with a fawning smile, "I can handle this myself. It's just Zheng Dong. Wait for me for ten minutes, and in ten minutes, Zheng Dong will cease to exist in this world."
The two spoke with such abandon, as if Zheng Dong and Mona were already meat on their chopping block, ready to be diced at any moment.
Of course, they had the confidence to be so arrogant.
Lei Tianqi summoned a King-level Thunder Roar Beast.
The Thunder Roar Beast resembled a Qilin, a dual-element pet of thunder and dragon, possessing immense power, capable of withstanding a direct attack from an Emperor-level pet.
Ye Xue'er also summoned her King-level pet, contracted beyond her level, the Evil Eye Flame Dragon King.
Unlike other Flame Dragons, the Evil Eye Flame Dragon King was enveloped in black flames, its eyes like black holes devoid of any light. It was a pet of fire, darkness, and death, its strength even surpassing that of the Thunder Roar Beast.
Ye Xue'er summoned the Evil Eye Flame Dragon King to prevent Zheng Dong and Mona from escaping.
The Evil Eye Flame Dragon King used its ultimate skill, Black Flame Seal, to create a fiery barrier that enveloped the entire grand hall, making it impossible for anyone outside to detect what was happening within. Even if Zheng Dong and Mona wanted to call for help, no message could be sent out.
Seeing this, Mona panicked.
"What should we do?"
Zheng Dong's clone remained composed.
He was actually pleased to see Ye Xue'er set up the barrier.
After all, he was even less inclined to let Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er escape.
Although he was no match for Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er, his main body would arrive soon, and dealing with Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er would then be as easy as flipping a hand.
At this moment, the Thunder Roar Beast launched an attack, using its ultimate skill, Thunderstorm.
Bolts of lightning rained down like a fierce storm.
Each bolt of lightning was thicker than an arm, enough to kill a bull.
Zheng Dong's clone, holding Mona, used spatial teleportation to repeatedly evade the lightning strikes.
Simultaneously, the clones left behind by Xiao Zi, Youyou, and Ling'er also launched attacks on the Thunder Roar Beast.
Xiao Zi's clone used Starry Sky Black Hole.
Youyou's clone used Samsara Karma Fire.
Ling'er's clone used Explosive Fruit.
As for Xiao Qing, she did not leave a clone because Xiao Qing had not mastered any water or ice clone-related skills.
Unfortunately, the clones' strength was still insufficient to heavily wound the Thunder Roar Beast.
The Thunder Roar Beast easily broke free from the attraction of the Starry Sky Black Hole, but it was burned by the Samsara Karma Fire and suffered a minor loss from the explosion of the Explosive Fruit.
This also angered the Thunder Roar Beast, which launched even more ferocious attacks.
Bang bang bang...
The clones of Xiao Zi and other pets were all blown apart by the Thunder Roar Beast.
Next, it was Zheng Dong's clone's turn.
Lei Tianqi looked at Ye Xue'er triumphantly.
"How about that? I did a good job, didn't I!"
Ye Xue'er nodded with satisfaction.
She indicated that as long as Zheng Dong was dealt with, she would let him do whatever he wanted afterward.
Instantly, Lei Tianqi's heart stirred, and his blood boiled. He looked at Ye Xue'er, then at Mona, imagining how he would enjoy himself later.
"Zheng Dong, you're truly a good person. You're about to die, yet you've sent me a beauty."
Lei Tianqi's gaze finally fell on Zheng Dong.
Then, he impatiently ordered the Thunder Roar Beast to finish off Zheng Dong's clone.
Zheng Dong's clone also revealed a mocking expression.
His main body was about to arrive.
Rumble!
The Thunder Roar Beast transformed into a bolt of lightning and fiercely struck Zheng Dong's clone.
Bang!
Zheng Dong's clone vanished, leaving nothing behind.
This time, both Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er were stunned.
A clone! It was a clone!
They felt like they had been toyed with.
Ye Xue'er glared fiercely at Mona.
"Where is Zheng Dong? Where did he go?"
Mona quickly shook her head.
"I don't know. He just told me to wait for him here!"
"Damn Zheng Dong, you can't escape!" Ye Xue'er said angrily.
Lei Tianqi also frowned.
Had his good time been ruined just like that?
At this moment, the fiery barrier set up by the Evil Eye Flame Dragon King began to fluctuate violently. With a bang, it shattered.
The Evil Eye Flame Dragon King also suffered a backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood and revealing a terrified expression.
The fiery barrier it had created with the ultimate skill Black Flame Seal required a strength of at least one level higher to forcefully break through.
This meant that the opponent had to be at least Emperor-level.
As the fiery barrier shattered and dissipated like black fireworks, a Dominator-level demon appeared before Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er.
Behind the Dominator-level demon stood the familiar figure of Zheng Dong.
"Apologies for keeping you two waiting!"
Both were startled and looked at the Dominator-level demon in front of Zheng Dong in disbelief.
This was actually the Dark Element Elf!
The Dark Element Elf exuded a Dominator-level aura and had taken on a demonic form, possessing demonic bloodline.
This led Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er to mistakenly believe that the Dark Element Elf was the demon of this place.
"Zheng Dong... you... are with a demon?" Ye Xue'er exclaimed in surprise.
Zheng Dong ignored Ye Xue'er and directly ordered the Dark Element Elf to attack.
The Dominator-level Dark Element Elf reached out and grabbed the King-level Thunder Roar Beast in its hand.
No matter how the Thunder Roar Beast struggled, it could not break free.
Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er were dumbfounded.
They couldn't understand why this Dominator-level demon would help Zheng Dong attack them.
Had Zheng Dong reached some special agreement with this Dominator-level demon?
But regardless, this put Lei Tianqi in a life-or-death crisis. He could feel the Thunder Roar Beast's pain and its cries for help.
He didn't want the Thunder Roar Beast to die like this and quickly pleaded,
"Great Demon, please spare us. If you spare us, we can, like Zheng Dong, submit to your command and become your servants! Awaiting your orders!
Moreover, what Zheng Dong can do, we can do, and even better!"
Ye Xue'er also quickly nodded.
Facing a Dominator-level Dark Element Elf, they had no chance of escape.
At the same time, they arrogantly believed that since Zheng Dong could appease this Dominator-level demon, so could they.
Seeing this, Zheng Dong was surprised.
He hadn't expected Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er to have such wild imaginations, thinking he had defected to a demon.
Even Mona, standing nearby, was bewildered.
She remembered that this Dark Element Elf had only been at the General level before, so how had it become Dominator-level?
What had Zheng Dong been doing all these days?
Furthermore, this Dominator-level Dark Element Elf seemed to be taking orders from Zheng Dong, which was even more perplexing.
This was akin to a small company controlling a large conglomerate, with layers of control and interdependence, but bearing minimal responsibility when things went wrong.
Ling'er, who coexisted with Zheng Dong, would not betray Zheng Dong.
Similarly, the Dark Element Elf, which depended on Ling'er, would not betray Ling'er.
Zheng Dong could not directly command the Dark Element Elf, but he could have Ling'er convey his orders.
Thus, Zheng Dong decided to let the Dark Element Elf toy with the pair.
"Submit?"
The Dominator-level Dark Element Elf looked at Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er and continued,
"It's not impossible for you to submit to me. Let me see how much sincerity you have! Hand over all your resources, food, and supplies!"
Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er were stunned. They couldn't determine how much truth there was in the Dark Element Elf's words.
What if they handed everything over, and the Dark Element Elf still decided to kill them?
The two exchanged glances, unable to make up their minds to hand over everything they had.
At this moment, another scream was heard.
The Thunder Roar Beast, held in the Dark Element Elf's grasp, let out a pained wail.
One of the Dark Element Elf's hands, like a giant pincer, crushed the bones of the Thunder Roar Beast throughout its body.
The crisp sound of bones shattering like porcelain poured down on Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er like a basin of cold water, sending a chill from their heads to their toes.
Looking at Zheng Dong's calm expression, it was as if he were mocking them.
The two hated Zheng Dong completely.
It was all Zheng Dong's fault.
They felt that it was because of Zheng Dong that they had encountered a Dominator-level demon.
Finally, Ye Xue'er made a difficult decision.
Since escape was impossible, they might as well take a gamble.
"Damn Zheng Dong, once this demon accepts me, I'll see how I can toy with you."
Thus, Ye Xue'er produced all her belongings.
A large amount of cultivation resources, including over five hundred Void Stones, many skill inheritance beads, three Level 7 resources, and one Level 8 resource.
To win the Dark Element Elf's trust, Ye Xue'er even took out her daily clothing.
Looking at the pile of colorful items, Zheng Dong could only say that this woman was quite skilled at playing.
Lei Tianqi also noticed that there were many clothes of Ye Xue'er he hadn't seen before.
But this was not the time for him to consider such matters.
His Thunder Roar Beast was about to be crushed to death by the Dark Element Elf.
Since Ye Xue'er had chosen to submit, he couldn't fall behind.
Therefore, Lei Tianqi hurriedly took out his own belongings.
Besides a large number of resources, there were also many tools that Zheng Dong didn't recognize.
Seeing these items, Ye Xue'er couldn't help but blush.
Mona also couldn't help but curse them as scoundrels.
Of course, Zheng Dong was not interested in these miscellaneous items.
The only thing that caught his eye was that among the numerous resources Lei Tianqi had produced, there were three Mimicry Crystal Stones.
These were what he desired most.
However, to play the part fully,
Merely having the two hand over all their belongings was just the prelude.
Subsequently, the Dark Element Elf grabbed Ye Xue'er's Evil Eye Flame Dragon King.
With such a vast difference in levels, the Evil Eye Flame Dragon King also struggled to break free from the Dark Element Elf's grasp, its bones similarly crushed, and it was severely injured.
Seeing this, Ye Xue'er dared not utter a word, unsure of what the Dark Element Elf intended to do.
"Alright, now it's fairer. You two summon all your pets and battle. Whoever survives will become my servant!
Afterward, I might even help them with one matter!" the Dark Element Elf said according to Zheng Dong's wishes.
Upon hearing this, Lei Tianqi and Ye Xue'er were dumbfounded.
A million thoughts raced through their minds.
This was asking them to kill each other!
But did they have a choice?
Their strongest pets had been severely injured.
Even detonating the few medium-sized forbidden bombs they had just taken out might not be enough to harm a Dominator-level Dark Element Elf.
What to do?
Ye Xue'er's tears began to fall, drop by drop.
"Tianqi, I'm sorry! I can't accompany you anymore. Kill me!"
Lei Tianqi was stunned. Seeing Ye Xue'er like this, he found it difficult to act.
"I..."
"What do you mean 'I'? Only one of us can live. Why aren't you coming to kill me? As long as you kill me, you can live!" Ye Xue'er said excitedly.
This, in turn, deeply moved Lei Tianqi.
Just as Lei Tianqi hesitated, Ye Xue'er picked up a dagger and walked towards Lei Tianqi.
"Quick, hurry and kill me with this knife!" Ye Xue'er urged.
Lei Tianqi hardened his heart and was about to take the dagger from Ye Xue'er's hand.
However, to his surprise, Ye Xue'er's movements were faster. She turned and plunged the dagger into Lei Tianqi's chest.
"Hmph, you're really not a good person either. You actually wanted to kill me!"
Betrayed by Ye Xue'er, Lei Tianqi almost choked to death.
He only regretted his own indecisiveness moments ago.
However, fortunately, his body was strong enough that Ye Xue'er's single stab did not claim his life.
He immediately summoned his other pets and fought desperately against Ye Xue'er.
Ye Xue'er was not foolish either; her objective had been achieved.
As long as she summoned her pets and slowly consumed time, Lei Tianqi would bleed to death.
After all, no one was there to treat Lei Tianqi.
She was also familiar with Lei Tianqi's other pets.
The two saw their pets fighting each other, and even the injured Thunder Roar Beast and Evil Eye Flame Dragon King were locked in combat.
Witnessing this scene, Zheng Dong could only sigh, remarking on how love turns to hate, and the deeper the love, the fiercer the killing.
He then took out his phone and recorded everything.
If this were to be released online, he wondered how the Lei and Ye families would react, and if the two families would start fighting because of this incident.
Mona, who had retreated to the side, frowned.
She felt as if she had seen something she shouldn't have, and wondered if Zheng Dong would let her go afterward.