Chapter 2600: Chapter 2598 Saying Thank You

This is equivalent to having an extra life to protect yourself, and whether the subsequent factor is tenfold or twentyfold is actually irrelevant.

Because when you encounter an attack that can kill you, it means the opponent’s power has already far surpassed you. Surviving is the most important, which is equivalent to having an extra life after using the Retribution Seal.

However, it’s unclear how often this can be used. Ethan Smith turned the hat transparent, and only then did he feel much more comfortable.

“The rewards have been chosen, leave the warehouse immediately and prepare for the next phase of battle. Wait for notifications in the city.”

Seeing that Ethan Smith had finished selecting his reward, the soldier coldly spoke.

“Brother, can I ask one more thing?”

“No!”

Ethan Smith rubbed his head, realizing this was somewhat similar to the first village.

Once the rewards are used up, the people here no longer pay attention to him.

If only he had known before to ask clearly about who was imprisoned in the dungeon of Nine Bends City.

Ethan Smith took the opportunity to walk around the city.

As he walked through the city streets, a burnt paper smell resonated through the alleyways.

Before the dim entrance, there was an elderly woman with white hair struggling to burn paper money in the disease ward.

There was also a young woman softly coaxing a child, whose hoarse cry echoed.

Others were clutching the arms of soldiers reporting the deaths, trembling as they confirmed the news.

These were the families of the deceased soldiers this time, and as Ethan walked past, his heart felt like it would stop breathing.

These were living beings! Even if they were products of this Holy Kingdom, they were each living, breathing beings.

Just like the ancestors of the entire Earth, the entire Holy Region, who can say they are merely emotional beings born without feelings?

Behind every deceased person, there was nearly always a family.

Seeing those eyes with lifeless pupils, Ethan Smith almost suffocated.

The soldiers passing by gave him looks of hatred.

It seems we outsiders have already affected the balance of this region. From overhearing the soldiers’ conversations earlier, one could infer this point from their eyes now.

In front of him appeared two familiar figures.

West Hill, Sofia Lee.

West Hill’s eyes were red, as if she had just cried.

The Taoist sect’s disciples mostly valued emotions, presumably having seen the situation in the city.

“Brother Ethan.”

Sofia Lee cupped her hands towards Ethan Smith.

“Brother Ethan, can we help them hold this city?”

West Hill said with a sob.

“I also want to, but our strength seems utterly insignificant in this confrontation. A single technique from the Demon Tribe Army almost destroyed me.”

Ethan Smith said with a bitter smile.

“Fortunately, we weren’t assigned to Hicks; otherwise, we wouldn’t have survived this disaster. Brother Ethan, there’s something I must tell you — whatever you do, don’t sneak away from here; otherwise, you’ll be immediately shot down. Junior brother Jiang Wudi thought there were few stationed soldiers in Hicks, sensed the intense technique from your side, and thought of sneaking away amid the chaos.”

Sofia Lee softly reminded him.

Ethan Smith nodded; the order of this Holy Kingdom seemed to be an iron law that must be followed; otherwise, it would lead to a cataclysmic disaster.

Just like the village chief, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn’t act when his clan within the village was massacred.

Yet both he and West Hill felt utterly hopeless.

Although the battle in the north gate wasn’t intense, they could see the sunless Demon Race Army nearby; how could a small town withstand it?

“You should go rest first, the next battle will soon arrive.”

“Yes! No matter what, I will fight to my last breath. Even if I die, I’ll drag a few more demon beasts to Hell with me!”

West Hill’s eyes were instead filled with determination.

Seeing those crying children, she seemed to see the tragic sect battle of the Mysterious Sword Sect earlier. Those children living there were just as helpless…

Just as they were about to part, the crying around them suddenly ceased abruptly.

The originally low sobs turned into an eerie silence, and the civilians stopped their crying.

They looked at Ethan Smith and the others expressionlessly, their pupils eerily vanished, and they appeared terribly frightening.

Then they surrounded the alley from front to back, rushing towards Ethan Smith and the others.

“They seem controlled by someone?”

Ethan Smith squinted his eyes and said, could Saifu’s power even penetrate the city?

Don’t attack!

Ethan Smith shouted to Sofia Lee, who was already frightened by the rushing civilians.

He directly chopped off the arm of a civilian clutching his wrist with a short knife!

With a hiss!

As the blood sprayed out, Sofia Lee’s body disappeared into thin air, as if erased!

Ethan Smith’s soul almost jumped out, it was this Power of Order again.

Previously, when he controlled Quenby Jenkins to the extreme, it was this power that erased the village.

“Senior Brother?”

West Hill called anxiously, not understanding why Sofia Lee disappeared suddenly.

“Don’t attack, West Hill! Even if these civilians are controlled, their strength isn’t enough to kill us. Once we attack, we’ll suffer backlash.”

Ethan Smith hurriedly reminded again.

“Heh heh heh, quite clever, young man. It’s a pity your end among the Hominini is still death. General Li Liao Fei probably hasn’t got many slashes left in him, right?”

An old man tilted his head, his neck emitting a cracking bone sound.

“None of your damn business, if you have the guts, go ahead and attack.”

Ethan Smith said coldly.

“Don’t be so arrogant, you just got lucky last time and escaped.”

A hoarse voice came from another woman’s abdomen, the sound was muffled and wasn’t spoken from her mouth.

“I’m giving you a choice now, submit to me. Become my inside agent in the Demon clan, I can grant you ten times your current strength, and allow you to master a set of Undead Rules. Or, die.”

“Do I look stupid? The moment I attack people in the city, I’ll suffer backlash, isn’t that what you just tried to do?”

“Heh heh heh, even the simplest order you can’t handle, such waste deserves to die, since I’ll protect your Divine Soul should you backlash against the Hominini. You’ve probably witnessed my power.”

A child walked in front of Ethan Smith, extending his hand towards him.

In his little palm, a pale bone claw extended, with an obscure power undulating at its tip.

“Shake my hand, you will gain my power, then say thank you.”

The child showed an eerie smile.

“Thank you, your mother is a whore! Go eat shit, you old bastard!”

Ethan Smith cursed loudly, pulling West Hill aside to clear a path and quickly left the street.