Bam!
Tam was sent flying and heavily crashed into the ground.
Even after he fainted, the lightning still lingered on his body without any signs of disappearing.
— — -which meant he had no way to save himself.
"As expected of the vice-leader of the Magus envoy group, even after taking so many hits from me, he's still breathing"
Saying so, Gu Qing Shan walked forward step by step.
Time is of the essence.
I don't have the time to waste here, I need to quickly kill this guy so I can continue on my way.
He raised his fist — — -
"Wait!"
Shi Zhi suddenly stood in front of him.
Gu Qing Shan looked at her.
Shi Zhi explained, "If you make a move now, one of us slaves will die in his place."
"… Do you have a way?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
No wonder Tam brought so many subordinates with him, it was for this reason.
"Once we leave the Fallen Order, he won't be able to use us to protect him anymore" Shi Zhi replied.
She held Gu Qing Shan's hand.
Lines of text appeared on the War Order UI:
[Fallen Order Slave Sequence: Shi Zhi, requesting to become your subordinate combatant, would you like to accept?]
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the Highest Order UI.
Only to see that 7-8 people from the Demon Emperor era had already gathered at her backstage.
"She actually saved Shi Zhi …"
The leader of the group muttered.
Everyone held their breaths and stared closely at the screen, as if waiting for something.
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Accept"
Cheers resounded from the backstage.
"Immediately convert Shi Zhi's sequence and take her back!" the leader shouted.
"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.
They quickly got to work.
Lines of text quickly appeared on Gu Qing Shan's UI:
[Connecting Shi Zhi's sequence number]
"Character matching completed."
[Beginning sequence conversion]
[Please maintain contact with her without letting go, wait for the conversion to be complete]
[Five]
[Four]
[Three]
[Two]
[One]
[Conversion complete!]
[From now on, Shi Zhi has become a subordinate combatant of the War Order, under your command]
Shiki instantly sensed this and smiled.
She let out a long sigh and looked at the other slave sequencers.
"Do you want to remain on the Fallen Order, or do you want to change to the War Order?" Shiori asked loudly.
"Convert!"
"I want to convert!"
"Sir, please do us a favor and save us from the Fallen Order!"
The men and women fought to be the first to speak.
Shi Zhi glanced at Gu Qing Shan and sent her voice through their telepathy: "There aren't many excellent warriors among these people, but they're still pitiful people. If you take them in, they'll at least be able to serve you well"
Gu Qing Shan shrugged and said, "I don't need anyone to serve me, but saving them is a piece of cake. Fine —"
After a brief communication with the War Order UI, a beam of light instantly appeared on his body and scanned everyone.
"Conversion complete."
"Congratulations, you have obtained the allegiance of six low-level slave sequences."
"Attention, you are not a Fallen Order, so you cannot use their lives in exchange for your own"
"These people will only be a hindrance in the upcoming high-intensity war, would you like to cancel the summoning and recall them back to the War Order to hibernate?"
Gu Qing Shan looked at the War Order UI speechlessly.
Asking was only a formality, the War Order UI only needed to tell him what to do.
Of course, if he harbored evil intentions and wanted to do something to these weaklings — — -
The people behind the scenes of the Era of Demon Emperor wouldn't stop him.
They would simply watch and comment on him.
"Take them in"
Gu Qing Shan waved his hand.
The treatment of these six people was nothing compared to Shi Zhi, which also meant that they didn't have any outstanding combat talents.
The six of them were instantly enveloped by a layer of light and disappeared without a trace.
Shi Zhi walked up to Tahm, took out a small bottle, and fed him the liquid inside.
"What did you feed him?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Healing Serum" Shi Zhi replied.
She only fed Tahm two mouthfuls, then put the bottle away.
Tahm was still on the verge of death, but after some simple treatment, he was temporarily out of danger.
"You're saving him?" Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
"Yes, he can't just die like that"
Saying so, Shi Zhi took out a dagger and cut off the tendons in Tahm's arms and legs.
She then cut open Tahm's shirt and pointed at the rune tattoo on his chest:
"See, this is his trump card, unfortunately, you knocked him unconscious just now, so he didn't even have the chance to use this rune incantation"
The dagger quickly moved around Tahm's body and quickly destroyed the rune tattoo.
Tahm was still unconscious, but he could still feel the pain of being skinned and couldn't help but moan in pain.
Shi Zhi didn't even look up and said: "Li Jiu, thank you for saving me, I'm now your subordinate combatant — —"
"I know the situation is urgent, but if you're willing to wait for me for a bit, I'll be very grateful"
Gu Qing Shan looked at her, then at Tahm on the ground and sighed: "Alright, a bit of time won't be a problem"
Shi Zhi stood up, looked at him deeply, then nodded: "Thank you"
She grabbed Tahm's hair and dragged him all the way into the camp's tent.
A few moments of silence.
A heart-wrenching scream came out of the tent, instantly reaching the sky.
Gu Qing Shan couldn't see anything, only listening from the outside, but she could already imagine what was going on inside.
"Hell's punishment … is nothing more than this …"
Gu Qing Shan muttered.
Ever since the scream started, it didn't stop.
It was getting louder and louder, obviously the pain was getting more and more unimaginable.
About 15 minutes later.
The scream slowly faded until it couldn't be heard anymore.
The tent opened.
Shi Zhi came out, looking like she wanted to laugh, but also wanted to cry.
She threw the blood-soaked dagger into the tent, wiped the blood off her arm with a handkerchief and said: "Others say that they only feel empty after getting revenge, but I feel nothing but joy"
Gu Qing Shan said: "If only you weren't blinded by hatred — —"
"Of course not, I know very well what I want" Shi Zhi replied.
She seemed to have thought of something as she smiled and patted Gu Qing Shan's shoulder, then said:
"You were very smart just now, the way you chose to fight was also unexpected. From now on, I'll be following your orders, please take good care of me"
A notification appeared on the War Order UI:
[You've completed the Side Quest: Save Shi Zhi]
[Your War Order rank has been increased to 'Elite Second Lieutenant']
[Your strength has been greatly increased!]
A cluster of light descended on Gu Qing Shan's body, helping him quickly increase his strength.
Compared to the time when he was promoted to elite soldier, this increase was much greater. Not to mention, the Highest Order UI was now connected to the system — — -
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the Highest Order UI, only to see lines of crimson text explaining:
[You've received a small amount of [One Person Ten Thousand Lives]]
[This technique extracted the power of numerous puppet civilizations and gathered it on your body, helping you achieve a significant increase in strength]
Gu Qing Shan silently sighed.
So that's how it is.
Even the Highest Order must use entropy to obtain the power to strengthen themselves from Primal Chaos through an equivalent exchange.
But the War Order was able to increase the strength of a Professionist out of thin air.
The reason for this was the [One Person Ten Thousand Lives] technique!
This technique …
It was probably the foundation of the Demon Emperor's Era civilization.
Several dozen advanced equipment, treasures, weapons, consumables, and skill books appeared on the UI for him to choose from.
Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit and looked at the skill books.
I'm quite familiar with fist techniques, the following battles will only become more and more intense, a good skill would naturally allow me to achieve twice the results with half the effort.
He looked at the basic skill book and muttered: "There are so many fist techniques here, which one should I choose?"
After saying so, he sneaked a glance at the Highest Order UI.
The people in the backstage stared closely at the screen and discussed:
"That brat saved Shizhi, he really caught the attention of the higher-ups"
"I know, he even used [Lightning Disintegration Fist] and [Myriad Lightning Escape] technique"
"That's right, they've obviously overestimated him"
"It's up to him to choose"
Gu Qing Shan now had an idea.
Lightning — — -
Ever since I started cultivating, I've always had an affinity with Lightning. Whether it's cultivation Thaumaturgy or Heaven's Law, I've used the corresponding Lightning techniques.
If I choose that fist technique, with my understanding of Lightning and fist techniques, I'll definitely be stronger than anyone else when I use it.
This is a chance to show off my talents.
"My [Lightning Disintegration Fist] is no longer enough, so I'll choose this fist technique"
Saying so, Gu Qing Shan touched the [Lightning Disintegration Fist] book with her hand.
Backstage, the leader of the group nodded: "He's very sharp in battle, his eyes are also quite good — — - a talent worth nurturing"
"Sir, then I'll give him the real book?"
"Give it to him"
"Very well, begin mental transfer, transfer the true meaning of [Lightning Disintegration Fist] to Fist Master Li Jiu!"
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