A loud roar made the people hiding in another direction tremble violently. They could still sense Wen Zuo's presence, but no one knew if the passengers would still be able to sense him if they died.
"I'll go take a look!"
Chen Jiaxu hadn't recovered from the shock he'd just experienced when Liu Dongcheng's words sent a chill down his spine. "Go to hell! Don't forget your current state! And you're still hugging the captain!"
Just as Liu Dongcheng was handing Mo Shuwan over to Chen Jiaxu, a white light suddenly appeared where Wen Zuo was not far away. The white light quickly formed the shape of a sword in the darkness, and the arrow that had just been shot by the natives was now being held back by this sword a meter away from Wen Zuo.
Wen Zuo was not injured.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's go quickly!"
A look of surprise appeared on the boy's face. He glanced at Luo Baokun and Qu Dan, who were hit by five arrows, and after thinking about it, he felt that Wen Zuo seemed to be more valuable. So he walked towards Wen Zuo.
"Don't be nervous. I've come to you because I really want to talk to you. If you're willing to talk to me peacefully, I can take back my weapon."
Wen Zuo stepped out from behind the sword that was hovering in front of him, blocking the arrow. He walked to the side, looked at the arrow with its dense dark element, his eyes flashed, and then without hesitation, he took out his sword and cut the arrow in two. The dark element, having lost its carrier, began to spread in all directions.
The boy stood more than ten meters away and saw Wen Zuo being protected by a strange light. His eyes showed surprise. "You guys have really given me a lot of surprises."
"Release our companions, and perhaps we can have a proper talk with you."
The boy shook his head. "I can't let him go. You may look weak, but you have more tricks up your sleeve than I can imagine. I feel that if I miss this opportunity, I will never be able to have a peaceful conversation with you again."
Judging from what the boy has said so far, he seems to be very sincere, but Wen Zuo is not moved at all. Now that Shu Wan's health is getting worse, he must find a solution as soon as possible.
“I can trade him.”
Having understood Wen Zuo's meaning, the boy was immediately filled with doubt. "I can tell that you're not very close to them. Why did you do this?"
The two didn't lower their voices, and everyone present could hear them clearly. The people who were moving towards Luo Baokun all looked at Wen Zuo with shocked eyes, while Chen Jiaxu and the others who stayed behind remained calm.
Wen Zuo made this choice because he had his own plans, and it was definitely not because he wanted to bring Luo Baokun back.
Luo Baokun, the person involved, couldn't understand it for a moment. Besides being shocked, he was also deeply moved. Then he cursed under his breath, "I don't need you to change. You guys go first and don't worry about me!"
Wen Zuo frowned. He couldn't wait any longer. He sheathed his sword, bent down and picked up a white card. The sword formed by the light disappeared as well. "You can look at me. I don't have any weapons right now. I also have something I want to talk to you about. This is my sincerity."
The boy frowned as he watched Wen Zuo approach. The darkness around him seemed to have intensified, but it appeared peaceful for the time being. At least he didn't want to attack Wen Zuo at this moment.
Wen Zuo walked step by step to the boy, and finally had him tie himself up.
Several muffled thuds came from behind. The boy who was holding Wen Zuo glanced behind him, then sighed softly, "You'd better not overestimate yourselves. This is us—" He paused, abruptly ending the conversation, "Alright, the few of you are enough."
Qin Nong, who had inexplicably fallen to the ground, along with one of the culprits from their team and Zou Zhiqing, all maintained a blank expression. It wasn't that they wanted to make that expression, but rather that they were forced to.
Wen Zuo, who was following the young king Luo Baokun and the others to the place where they were trapped, watched as three more identical people appeared beside him. They seemed to still be unable to recover from the feeling of their souls and bodies being separated, and stood there stunned for a full half minute before they could move freely.
"grass!"
Upon seeing their own bodies lying on the ground, the three of them immediately burst into a curse.
"...That's it, the entire army has been wiped out."
Zou Zhi was panting heavily. He didn't look at the boy who was slowly walking back. Instead, he immediately began to observe his surroundings. They had been inexplicably attacked as soon as they arrived. Even now, when they were openly looking around, they couldn't see anything unusual.
This time, unlike Mo Shuwan and the others before, whose souls left their bodies while they were asleep, this time they suddenly collapsed and their souls left their bodies instantly.
"Are our other companions like this because of you too?"
“Of course not.” The boy shook his head, pulled Wen Zuo back to Luo Baokun and the others, then squatted down and beckoned to Zou Zhiqing and the others beside him, “Now we can have a proper talk.”
Even though they were very unwilling to submit, they had no choice but to submit in their current state. Of course, the main reason was that the boy did not seem dangerous to them at the moment.
"I'm looking for you because I need you to collect the Dark Essence."
He had already mentioned this when he was being chased by the boy, and at that time they had received a mission. They thought it would be a side mission, but it turned out to be the main mission, which is what he is now talking about: collecting the dark source.
"You are a newly born race, and your perception of this world is still hazy. Our race has lived on this continent for thousands of years. I can tell you everything you want to know, but on the condition that you help us collect the dark essence and repair the core of the world."
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