Chapter 1654 I do!
"Yes, I do!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Tiechui immediately gave his answer.
His decisiveness was so great that even the reserve and regular members of the Eclipse Guard around him, fearing that their instructor had been deceived, subconsciously showed worried expressions.
"Instructor, I feel like this guy's words are suspicious..."
"Yes, it's true that the Chosen Ones are incredibly powerful, but it seems a bit absurd that they can change the basic rules at will."
"And I've also heard that even gods have to follow the rules."
"Supervisor Taotie, you're not trying to lie to our Instructor Zhang, are you?"
When confronted with questions, Taotie remained unconcerned and simply ignored them.
Although he was wary of Li Luo, he wasn't afraid of a few members of the Eclipse Guard.
The Star-Picking Tower's incredibly well-connected information channels had already given him a general understanding of this rising new force.
Extremely stringent selection criteria, excellent and abundant equipment, and an exhaustive supply of resources...
Given time, the Eclipse Guard could indeed grow into a violent force renowned throughout the universe.
It is so terrifying that people turn pale at the mere mention of it and tremble at the sight of it!
But certainly not now.
Besides, Taotie had no intention of harming this ordinary player.
It's simply giving the other party a choice.
It offers a helpless father a possibility to change his hopeless situation.
"Pshaw, if you think I'm lying to him, then just pretend I never said anything."
Taotie glanced sideways at the few hostile members of the Eclipse Guard and spoke with a cold smile.
As he spoke, he turned and made a move to leave.
But before he could take a step, a dull thud came from behind him.
That was the sound of a knee hitting the ground.
"I believe it, I believe it!"
"Please, please save my child! I'm willing to patch up that 'hole' for him, I'm willing to make the trade!"
"Instructor!" Two imperial guards tried to help the man up from the ground, but he twisted his body and broke free.
Zhang Tiechui knelt down and leaned towards Taotie, his eyes filled with despair but with a glimmer of hope remaining.
"I'm willing to pay any price to save my child!"
Taotie slowly turned around, and the six eyes behind the mask once again revealed a mocking look.
He didn't respond to Zhang Tiechui's words, but instead turned to look at Li Luo, asking in a questioning tone with a half-smile:
"He begged me to save his child, so can I take action against him?"
The woman's face was expressionless, her scarlet eyes like still, unmoving wells.
"Isn't your authority only meant to amplify your own combat power?"
"That's just a characteristic when it acts on itself," Taotie replied quickly.
"I can also apply the power of authority to the target I want to act on, thus producing different effects."
Li Luo remained silent.
She glanced down at the child in Zhang Tiechui's arms, then looked up at Taotie.
After a long silence, he said, slowly and deliberately:
"If you can't save that child and instead cause the death of my compatriots, I will make you pay for your crimes in blood!"
"Ha!" Taotie chuckled dryly.
"Then you should really think about how you're going to repay me after I save this person."
After saying that, Taotie ignored Li Luo and quickly bent down, grabbing Zhang Tiechui's shoulder with one hand!
Black flames suddenly erupted!
The overwhelming heatwave instantly dispelled the surrounding chill, causing the temperature in this small area to rise rapidly!
The flames spread rapidly, quickly engulfing Zhang Tiechui's entire body through the arm that Taotie was holding onto his shoulder!
The first to react was the Imperial Guard member who had been providing treatment to the newborn.
The instant the black flames rose, he felt countless invisible flesh-bursting maggots frantically drilling into his body along with the healing light he released!
The intense pain caused his mind to go blank for a moment, and he subconsciously made an evasive movement, thus removing the healing effect.
Then there was Lin Qinxue, who kept applying the "Frost Blessing" to Zhang Tiechui and the newborn.
The thin layer of frost, which offered positive benefits, was quickly melted away by the black flames.
The backlash and the pain from the black flames combined to make it difficult for the Frost Lord to cope for a while.
After lasting for more than ten seconds, the effect was finally removed.
Finally, it was Li Luo's turn.
As the black flames enveloped Zhang Tiechui's entire body and rapidly spread toward the baby in his arms, the woman's face paled noticeably.
But she kept her lips pursed, silently resisting, without withdrawing her authority.
Until Taotie said something indifferently:
“Your authority not only shares the child’s defects, but also my authority and power. This makes things much less efficient.”
"Leave it to me without worry."
Li Luo frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then chose to sell.
The moment 'Redemption' was withdrawn, the lukewarm black flames immediately burst into flames!
The intense heat quickly burned away the swaddling clothes that wrapped the baby, exposing the small and fragile body.
At the same time, it also destroys the hair on men's bodies and the skin that is not protected by equipment and props.
Unimaginable pain crashed against Zhang Tiechui's nerves like a tsunami.
While making his vision go black and almost faint, it also forcibly cleared his mind and kept him awake!
In less than a second, this cycle had been repeated dozens of times.
At this moment, only one thought remained in Zhang Tiechui's mind—
It fucking hurts!
The pain was so intense that he wished he could bang his head on the ground and quickly throw himself into the embrace of death.
Through his blurred vision enveloped in black flames, he could see the little life in his arms.
The hands, which had been trembling unconsciously due to the intense pain, immediately calmed down.
Hold your child tight.
He can't die yet!
"what!!"
A heart-wrenching scream escaped from the man's throat, futilely venting the pain he was enduring.
His unwavering will became the final pillar that allowed him to maintain his balance.
But the burning black flames had no emotion.
They will infiltrate everywhere, searching for anything that can be destroyed!
The intense heat was poured into the throat cavity.
The man was soon deprived of even the last means of venting his pain.
He could only desperately try to control his trembling body and bend down little by little.
Clearly, this was out of fear that the child might fall if the weight was not held and the child was accidentally dropped.
Seeing this, the onlookers all looked distressed.
Several emotional players even burst into tears.
Taotie looked down at Zhang Tiechui, who was gradually curling up into a ball, with an indifferent gaze.
No one knows what expression the face behind that long-toothed mask is now.
All that everyone could see was Taotie suddenly withdrawing its power and authority;
All that could be heard were the words uttered by the other party inexplicably:
"This exchange process will continue for a long time."
Do you still want to save your child?
The pain inflicted on him suddenly disappeared, allowing Zhang Tiechui to breathe again, just like a drowning person.
He was breathing heavily, but he responded without hesitation:
"save……"
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