Chapter 349 - Choose (2/2)

”Haha, I guess it has been a while huh?” he responded by taking them into his hands and scratching the bottom of their mouths.

”Master,” Ensis respectfully bowed from the waist as usual. Others simply nodded at him and the Scorpion King sat near one of the other corners furthest away from the entrance.

Hao Xuan nodded in response and looked at the 200 Orcs in the distance.

”Did you talk to them?” he asked Ensis. Ensis looked back at them and sighed.

”I thought it would be better coming from you, master. Something like this, it is not easy to hear from just anyone.”

*sigh*

”Alright, I'll talk to them,” he said while walking towards them. The others followed behind. Seeing the group coming towards them, many of the Orcs stepped back in fear. They had been stuck in this place for over 2 months with no answers and no idea what was going on.

He came to a stop just a couple of meters in front of them, looking at them with as gentle a smile as he could possibly muster.

”Hello, my name is Hao Xuan. I'm sure you all have questions but let me ask you something first, before you woke up here, what is the last thing you remember?”

He looked left and right for answers but everyone who met his gaze turned away, like students trying to hide from a teacher.

”U-Um,” a young man stepped forward. He was pretty skinny with the same old worn-out clothes on. He had black hair covering his eyes.

”W-We were taken to the ancestral chamber to give Lord Ra our prayers, but suddenly an angry roar echoed in the chamber and we all lost consciousness. We woke up here next.”

”Is it the same for everyone here?” he looked at the others for confirmation who all nodded, more or less.

”Well, I have some good news and some bad news. Bad news, you were attacked by an abyss monsters that sucked away all your life essence, leaving you to die within minutes.”

As expected, the expressions of all of the teenagers changed. Only the white-haired man by the side had no reaction whatsoever.

”Now the good news. I made a deal with one of your ancestors. As long as you're willing to follow me then you will not die, at least not as long as I do. Unfortunately, as soon as I sever my connection to your souls, they will return to the original state of near-death and you will be gone within minutes.”

”Now you have a choice to make. You can either serve me willingly or choose to leave, in which case death is all that awaits you. What is your decision?”

Even though Hao Xuan wasn't planning on it but getting 200 Orc warriors was nothing short of a miracle. He had seen their prowess first hand and knew how powerful they could become if given ample time and resources, which he was more than willing to provide.