859: Chapter 859:

“Damn it, how is this possible? A mere Tier 4, how did you do it?” Pike’s face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Such a large-scale illusion, even if Qika was a Tier 4 expert, he absolutely couldn’t do it. That was no longer something that could be explained by talent. No matter how proficient or talented he was in illusions, if his hard strength hadn’t reached that level, he couldn’t cast an illusion with such a vast coverage area.

“No, who said I was Tier 4?” Qika’s sinister voice came from his black robe, and then an extremely powerful aura began to sweep around.

When Qika’s terrifying aura was released, Lilia, the lowest-ranked member of the team, was directly scared to fall to the ground, or more accurately, was impacted by that terrifying aura.

“Tier 5, he’s actually a Tier 5 expert!” Pike felt his entire body stiffen.

A mere Buried Bone Town actually hid a Tier 5 expert. This was simply impossible. It wasn’t that geniuses couldn’t emerge from Buried Bone Town, but that Buried Bone Town’s resources weren’t enough for a genius to advance to Tier 5.

The few scattered Tier 4 experts who remained in Buried Bone Town were all those who knew their future was hopeless and chose to stay in the Town to enjoy the rest of their lives.

And a genius like Blood Rose would definitely leave Buried Bone Town when she reached Tier 4 and go to a more prosperous Town. This was human nature.

“Ca… Captain, if even Qika is Tier 5, then isn’t Wiltes also Tier 5?” Sophia said, her voice trembling slightly.

This was an easily guessed outcome. If Wiltes didn’t have the absolute power to suppress his subordinates, then how could he command a Tier 5 expert like Qika to do things?

“Qiu Ya is not Tier 5, he should only be Tier 4 Peak!” Gorzan looked at the other person and said.

Both Qika and Qiu Ya were the captains of Buried Bone Town’s two legendary Tier 4 squads. What they didn’t expect was that the two of them would become Wiltes’s lackeys.

“Tier 4 Peak, that doesn’t seem to be good news either!” Pike smiled bitterly in his heart, even feeling a sense of desolation.

He had originally been full of confidence in Wei Xiaosu. A Tier 5 Junior should, in theory, be able to walk sideways in Buried Bone Town, but he never expected that Qika was also a Tier 5 expert, plus Wiltes, who was basically confirmed to be Tier 5. They seemed to have truly reached the brink of life and death.

“Do you know why Kadis died?” Wiltes suddenly asked.

Kadis was the previous captain of the Black Knife Squad. When Wiltes mentioned this name, Pike and the others all looked furious.

“Kadis refused my invitation, it’s that simple. So, I had the Blood Fiend Squad attack you, and I promised to let Gubar join my forces. I just didn’t expect the Blood Fiend Squad to be so useless that they couldn’t directly kill all of you.”

Wiltes sneered, then continued with an indifferent attitude, “Originally, killing the leader Kadis would have been enough. It didn’t matter whether you small fries lived or died, but you shouldn’t have had someone break through to Tier 3. That made me very unhappy!”

“Just because I broke through to Tier 3, you want to kill us?” Pike found it both absurd and ridiculous.

“No, of course not!” Wiltes grinned, “Generally speaking, after someone breaks through to Tier 3, I would extend an olive branch to you. But you are, after all, remnants of Dika’s squad. You are unstable factors. What’s more, you seem to have found a very talented Reviver. If I let you grow, you might truly obstruct me in the future.”

Pike took a deep breath, then placed his right hand across his chest and bowed slightly to Wiltes in the distance, “Respected Sir Wiltes, I assure you that after the members of my Black Knife Squad leave Buried Bone Town, they will never return and will not cause you any trouble!”

“Hahaha, hahaha!” Wiltes burst into laughter, as if he had heard some huge joke.

“Pike, don’t say I don’t give you a chance to live. If you submit to me and let me brand you with my mark, then everything can be as if it never happened. Moreover, as long as you work for me, you can gain great benefits. Look, Qika and Qiu Ya are excellent examples.”

Listening to the conditions Wiltes offered, Pike didn’t answer, but instead turned to look at the few people behind him and asked with a smile, “What do you think?”

“I will not let anyone control my life or death.” Sophia was the most direct.

“No matter how powerful a slave is, he is still a slave. I don’t like it.” Gorzan stroked the long saber in his hand, looking as if he was ready to fight at a moment’s notice.

“Uncle Pike, I want to go to Bone King City!” Lilia’s voice was as faint as a mosquito, even with a hint of a sob.

“I want to take Lilia to Bone King City, to see that giant skull building she talks about!” Wei Xiaosu replied with a smile.

Hearing his teammates express their opinions, Pike immediately laughed out loud. Then, he turned to Wiltes and said coldly, “Captain Kadis refused you before. Now, on behalf of the Black Knife Squad, I refuse your proposal for the second time. If you want to fight, then let’s fight!”

With that, Pike directly took out his weapons and equipment, holding a shield in his left hand and a short knife in his right, entering a combat stance.

“You are seeking death!” Wiltes’s face instantly darkened. He casually waved his hand and said, “Go, kill them, absorb their energy. Whoever kills gets it!”

“Thank you, Sir!”

“Thank you for the reward, Sir!”

Qika and Xier Fei were overjoyed at the words. Why were they so willing to follow Wiltes? Although there was the deterrence of force and the control of the slave brand, what truly made them submit was a cultivation method that allowed them to absorb the energy of others.

Qika could now break through to Tier 5, and Qiu Ya had also reached Tier 4 Peak, all relying on that cultivation method. And now, according to the information they had received, the Black Knife Squad had three Tier 3 members and one suspected Tier 4 Reviver.

If they could kill and absorb these people, then their strength would soar again, especially Qiu Ya, who might even break through to Tier 5.

“Black Knife Squad members, prepare for battle! Wei Xiaosu, you go kill Tier 4 Qiu Ya. Sophia, Gorzan, you two follow me to hold off Tier 5 Qika. Lilia, you watch for the right moment to heal injured teammates!” Pike began to issue combat orders.

“Understood!” Everyone responded in unison.

Since Wiltes looked down on them and wasn’t prepared to act personally, they had to seize this opportunity to take out one person first, thus weakening their strength.