Chapter 758: Threats and promises (1/2)
GDK 758: Threats and promises
The seventeen flying swords revolving around Rose stopped moving abruptly. The swords overflowing with bone-chilling aura were all pointing straight at her. Rose felt numb from head to toe. Her mind was in a big mess.
Han Shuo, wielding the Demonslayer Edge in his hand and wearing a callous expression on his face, slowly stepped towards Rose. With his eyes staring fixedly at Rose, Han Shuo asked in a calm voice, “Why should I trust you?”
Han Shuo’s Fifth Corps was currently on a shortage of manpower and he had no assistant of highgod strength. An expert of Rose’s class would be highly sought after by any powerhouse. At present, in the House of Han, Han Shuo was the only expert of highgod strength. If Rose would surrender and serve him, the strength of his House of Han would raise tremendously.
Although it was true that he had a feud with Rose, when Han Shuo thought of it carefully, he realized that Rose had not inflicted harm to those around him. He had been winning every conflict they had.
Facing the seventeen flying swords spewing chilling aura and under Han Shuo’s menacing gazes, Rose appeared rather anxious. She hastily replied, “There isn’t much animosity between us - nothing irreconcilable. There is no need to kill for some minor friction over in a low-level material plane!”
“I am asking, why should I trust that you would be my servant and serve me sincerely?” asked Han Shuo in cold voice. He raised the Demonslayer Edge and pointed it at Rose as though hinting that he will butcher away if he doesn’t hear what he wanted to hear.
Rose knew that she must give Han Shuo a satisfying answer or she will surely die!
Flashes of lights came from her eyes as she rapidly turned over in her mind for an answer. After a moment of hesitation, she replied, “I will give my oath in the name of the Darkness Overgod!”
“I don’t believe in oaths!” shouted Han Shuo coldly. “Give me something more tangible!”
Rose put on an astringent expression on her beautiful human face. She said in a disheartened manner, “Do you have a better idea?”
Han Shuo kept silent for a moment before he answered, “Open up your soul. We will form a master-slave contract!”
Rose was shocked. For the master-slave contract to form, one party must completely surrender their soul to the other party. After the master-slave contract is complete, the master could end the slave’s life with just one though. Once bound by the contract, there would be no trick that Rose could play.
“You will either die, or you will surrender your divine soul and form a master-slave contract with me!” Han Shuo knew that Rose wasn’t sincere in surrendering. He put on an impatient face. The Demonslayer Edge in his hand and the flying swords started glistening brightly as they gradually pressed on towards Rose.
As the swords inched closer and closer towards Rose, the fear showing on her face became more and more pronounced. Rose even felt as though the space around her had been frozen still. The seventeen flying swords were releasing some kind of bizarre energy that was slowly cutting away her escape route.
A highgod usually had their own unique method of escaping during an emergency. Naturally, it would come at a cost. Using the lifeline might severely injure their body or perhaps consume an outstanding, invaluable highgod weapon. Han Shuo believed that Rose too had an emergency escape method.
Rose being so hesitant in deploying the escape method could only mean that using it will cause her tremendous harm. As Han Shuo approached step by step, he secretly controlled the seventeen flying swords to release imprisoning energy. The region surrounded by the seventeen flying swords was filled with chaotic energy, cutting Rose away from any possibility of escaping.
When Rose sensed the bizarre fluctuation of the space around her, she felt as though she had hoisted her own petard. Her plan was to pretend to surrender and find an opportunity to escape. However, she had failed to anticipate that Han Shuo would be so treacherous to cut away all her hope of escaping.
“Rose, don’t waste time anymore. No matter what tricks you had up your sleeves, they are now all useless!” Han Shuo’s cold and indifferent voice sounded, “While you were hesitating and trying to buy time, I have cut off all your means of escaping. Now, you have just two choices: You can perish, or you can surrender me your soul and accept a master-slave contract!”
Rose listened to Han Shuo’s words with tearless grief. Her mind was thrown into a great panic when she sensed chilling killing intent coming from Han Shuo.
She was unwilling to be any person’s slave. She knew that once the master-slave contract was formed, she will lose her freedom for the rest of her life and be reduced to a tool of Han Shuo’s. However, if she does not surrender, she will lose her life altogether. Rose was torn between the equally difficult choices given to her.
Han Shuo, staring coldly at Rose, slowly moved the Demonslayer Edge towards Rose in a threatening manner as he shouted, “Do you really want to die?”
This shout of his was extremely ear-piercing. Han Shuo had in fact utilized Demonic Siren, a unique demonic technique. His voice, carrying miraculous energy that could hypnotize a person, surged into Rose’s mind and soul.
Had it been used at any other moment, the Demonic Siren would not be effective on Rose. However, as Rose was current in a rattled and flustered state of mind, the Demonic Siren worked like a charm.
The indecisive Rose was immediately affected by the hypnotic power of Demonic Siren. At once, she shrieked, “I surrender!”
Upon finishing those words, Rose surrendered her divine soul, giving up all control to Han Shuo. Han Shuo’s consciousness entered deep into her soul without the slightest resistance and tied the two into the most unfair contract in the world.
Glistening dark radiances flashed in Rose’s eyes as the two stared at each other in the eye. A moment later, the process was completed. An imprint was formed within Rose’s divine soul. It was connected to Han Shuo’s consciousness. Han Shuo now had the ability to end her life with just a thought.
“I, I… “ Rose sensed that something was wrong as soon as the master-slave contract was formed. She looked at Han Shuo in a frightened face and shrieked, “What, what have you done to me?!”
Han Shuo shrugged. With a big smile on his face, he answered, “Form a master-slave contract with you, of course!” He withdrew the Demonslayer Edge and the seventeen flying swords to show that he was no longer hostile towards Rose.
“Ahhhh!!!” Rose screamed in pain. Her sharp claws started fluttering about violently. It seemed that she was having trouble accepting the fact.
Han Shuo watched as Rose, who was in deranged mode, chopped off all the towering trees in the mountain range with her wild claws. Sands and rocks were sent flying. A wide area was flattened and deforested.
Han Shuo had merely been watching at her violent act smilingly all along. After the master-slave contract was formed, there was nothing Rose could do to reverse it. From that point onwards, she will be a loyal servant of the House of Han. It would be a wonder if Han Shuo doesn’t feel happy about getting a highgod servant.