Zheng Guang stopped and turned to look at Ye Hao, but at that moment, both of them moved...

Cao Yi swiftly drew a steel knife from his waist, while Ye Hao, seeing him move, pulled out an M1216 shotgun from his space. At such close range, Ye Hao believed that Cao Yi would definitely not dare act rashly or attack Zheng Guang.

Ye Hao looked speechlessly at Zheng Guang; even though Zheng Guang had the strength of an innate middle-level expert, he was too easily distracted.

Cao Yi used this method to distract him, planning to deal with Zheng Guang first. He thought that once Zheng Guang was taken care of, dealing with Ye Hao and the others would be easy.

But he didn't know how sharp Ye Hao's senses were. The moment Cao Yi made a move, Ye Hao immediately pulled out an M1216 and stood in front of him with incredible speed. In fact, before Cao Yi even realized, Ye Hao had already placed the M1216 against his forehead.

This wasn't even due to Ye Hao's speed but because he focused all his attention on Zheng Guang, intending to take him out in one strike.

So he ignored such a sudden move from Ye Hao.

"Ha! Seems like you're not so good yourself!" Ye Hao said with a laugh, not pulling the trigger.

He knew that an innate expert could dodge his shots and at most, only get a minor injury.

Zheng Guang saw Ye Hao suddenly disappear from his seat and hurriedly turned his head.

When he saw Cao Yi holding a steel knife in place, and Ye Hao holding an M1216 against Cao Yi's forehead.

His forehead broke out in a sweat, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief; if not for Ye Hao, he would be dead or crippled today—the human heart is truly perilous.

He had just been begging for mercy, and suddenly drew a steel knife—truly hiding a knife behind a smile!

"Hmph!" Cao Yi snorted, sheathing the steel knife, understanding that he couldn't make a move anymore in this situation.

"Seems we hit a brick wall today, but if we want to leave, you can't stop us. It'd be better if you don't try, otherwise, we're not to be trifled with..." Cao Yi snorted.

However, at this moment, the innate expert behind Cao Yi, Qin Qing, stepped forward.

Without any hesitation, he did not use his innate internal breath to protect his legs and directly knelt down.

"Thud!"

Qin Qing's knee hit the ground with a thud. Qin Qing was already a tall man, and kneeling down in such a manner caused the floor to dent.

Enduring the pain, Qin Qing said, "Whether you believe me or not, I must say, I don't want to be controlled by God anymore, nor do I want to live those days anymore. Even if you don't save me today, I have no intention of returning to God; let this life be a fleeting journey, turning into yellow earth!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Yi cursed, "Qin Qing, you're crazy! He won't let you escape God's control; you'll die. Listen to me, if we fight our way out, they won't dare stop us."

Qin Qing waved his hand, saying, "Cao Yi, even now, you're still thinking of serving God. You're the crazy one. How many has God killed? Do you remember the bioweapons? Watching them suffer, helplessly yearning to escape that prison called a bed, slowly losing the will to live."

"They deserved it for offending God," Cao Yi shouted.

"Weren't we ordinary people years ago? How many of our comrades were ordinary back then? Why did they join God? Because they were bullied by other forces and wanted God to avenge them. And what difference do we have from those being experimented on in captivity? If they ever break free from God's control, they'll seek someone stronger than God to protect them, maybe even help them get revenge and destroy God." Qin Qing reflected.

He understood well that the weak are always bullied by the strong.

The weak, once freed from the strong's control, will find stronger allies to exact vengeance.

Many join God because of past bullying, hoping God would avenge them.

But unfortunately, they fall into God's control. If they don't find a way out at this point, they might be under control for the rest of their lives.

"You bastard, leaving God's forces means death," Cao Yi shouted.

He didn't enjoy being controlled but trusted no one. He wanted to survive, and his cruelty was to earn God's favor, climbing up step by step to extreme thoughts now.

"Death it is, a life like that isn't worth living. If not seeing He Hua living contentedly today, I wouldn't know there's such a carefree, joyous side to life," Qin Qing laughed freely.

"You're really crazy. Let's go," Cao Yi turned, planning to leave with his people.

But the five twelfth-degree experts and seven eighth-degree experts behind him stood still.

They hesitated, not wanting to be tightly controlled forever, living in the shadows, potentially killed if captured by overt forces.

If they couldn't speak crucial information, they'd be cruelly killed. Being people without status, no one would pity them if they died.

"Go!" Cao Yi shouted seeing their indifference.

"Lord Cao Yi, we're not leaving," one of the twelfth-degree martial artists said nervously.

"What did you say?" Cao Yi's eyes widened.

"We said we don't want to leave. We envy He Hua and long for a life like his, even if it may not last long, but we really don't want to return to God."

"You, you betray God, you deserve to die," Cao Yi shouted, channeling his innate early-stage peak strength toward the twelfth-degree expert who spoke.

"Elder Zheng, kill him," Ye Hao saw Cao Yi's extremeness and directly ordered Zheng Guang to kill Cao Yi.

Ye Hao was moved, seeing so many high-level experts; he couldn't coldly kill them all.

He felt a fondness for talent, but before accepting these talents, he must first have Zheng Guang kill Cao Yi to show that Ye Hao was also powerful.

Otherwise, their loyalty would waver, and without giving them hardship, they would take such a life for granted and not cherish it.

"Yes, young master!" Zheng Guang said and rushed up to stop Cao Yi from attacking the twelfth-degree expert.

"You're stopping me?" Cao Yi glared at Ye Hao, shouting.

"Yes!" Ye Hao nodded with a smile.

"Then I'll kill you first," Cao Yi said and charged towards Ye Hao.

His speed was incredibly fast, and before Ye Hao could react, he was already in front of him.

Ye Hao calmly smiled at Cao Yi without dodging.

"Ah!" Cao Yi raised his hand high, ready to cleave Ye Hao's head. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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