Chapter 281 Standoff
This made the bald man's face turn ugly. In a one-on-one fight, he might not necessarily lose, but now his group had suffered heavy losses, and what remained were only wounded soldiers.
However, the enemy had a steady stream of reinforcements behind them.
Just then, the man who had spoken earlier blocked her way, saying, "Boss, you take your men and leave. We'll block them here."
The bald man's eyes flickered when he heard his words.
Bo Chuan pursed his lips slightly. "Ha! The imperial system teaches you so well. Sacrificing the pawn to save the king is always your last resort."
"I really don't know how brain-dead the people who follow you are? Otherwise, what happened to the families of those brothers who died before? You saw it all, so why are you still so devoted?"
Wang Zhen, who was following behind Bo Chuan, also chimed in with a sarcastic remark.
When the bald man heard Bo Chuan say that, he turned around and glanced at the people behind him, and saw that some of them had begun to waver.
Unable to contain his anger, he thought, "If we can get the mineral marrow this time, that would be fine. But if we don't, our mercenaries will lose even more people, and we'll probably be wiped out of the empire."
Once this mercenary group ceases to exist, the evil deeds he sowed in the past will come back to haunt him.
Thinking about it this way, he still wanted to unite these people. Those who could come back were all capable, and at least they would have some leverage when they returned.
So the bald man exerted force, and the bubble holding Gu Qing burst. He then grabbed Gu Qing by the neck with his palm.
"Bo Chuan, do you know this person? I'll give you one more chance to let us go, and I can spare her life. Otherwise, you will suffer the pain of losing your wife."
As he spoke, he tightened his grip on Gu Qing's throat, causing her face to flush red. She frantically grabbed his hands and arms, but her attempts to scratch him were ineffective, and her face gradually turned purplish-blue.
Bo Chuan said in a deep voice, "Fine, as long as you release her now, I will release you from this planet."
Seeing that this was working, the bald man laughed wildly, "Hahaha, Bo Chuan, what are you kidding me for? Why would I give up this bargaining chip before I reach a safe place?"
As he spoke, he lightened his grip on the greenway, giving Gu Qing a moment to catch her breath.
Gu Qing coughed a few times, then said in a weak and hoarse voice, "Bo Chuan, please save me. I don't want to die. If you save me, I will definitely only favor you from now on."
Tears streamed down her face, sliding all the way to the bald man's hand. He frowned in disgust, then said rudely.
"My beauty, don't cry. If he doesn't save you, just come with me. I'll make sure you're well taken care of."
He even breathed a suggestive breath into her ear, but his gaze never left Bo Chuan. Gu Qing shuddered, whether from fright or disgust.
Bo Chuan clenched his fists behind his back, but his expression remained unchanged, as did his tone of voice.
"You'd better not test my limits, otherwise some sacrifices will be unavoidable in order to keep you here."
Upon hearing this, the people behind the bald man couldn't help but feel anxious. Who wants to die when they're alive? These people were driven by self-interest, and now that they saw a chance to escape, they naturally didn't want to cause any more trouble.
"Boss?" A few of the less composed individuals immediately tried to speak up and offer advice.
Baldy knew that Bo Chuan was cunning, scheming, and selfish, and that the people behind him were not up to par, so he felt somewhat disheartened.
So he took another step back, saying, "If you let us out of the planet, I'll let her go." As he spoke, he pressed Gu Qing's neck and pulled her closer to his chest.
Gu Qing felt another wave of suffocating discomfort, and her hands couldn't help but scratch. The bald man growled irritably, "If you move again, I'll break your arm."
Gu Qing was startled and immediately became obedient.
Seeing that Bo Chuan didn't say anything more, the bald man gave a wink to the person next to him, and that person's spiritual form, a manta ray, appeared at his feet.
Feeling uneasy, he released his spiritual form, a Northeastern mink, which shrank upon emerging and perched on his shoulder.
Gu Qing's heart skipped a beat when she saw it. She seemed to have seen this thing before and thought it was poisonous. She wondered if this spiritual entity had poison-related abilities.
I don't know if my plan will succeed.
She was still trying to stall for time.
"No, don't kill me," she kept muttering to herself.
The bald man felt annoyed and disdainful. Look at the Purifier who was touted as a god in the camp with unlimited talent, he was still so useless.
With just a gentle touch, this beautiful and fragile woman would become a corpse.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel excited.
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