Armipotent

Hearing what Zhang Mengyao said that this was related to the game, Tang Shaoyang calmed his burning heart. He looked to her face, noticing it was not out of a pity. He then glanced toward the remaining people from The Flame Castle.

He and Lu An killed eleven people, two of them turned out to be their leader. That meant the group had become a headless chicken, "I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation, if not…", he did not finish the words, but Zhang Mengyao knew that she had gotten to his nerves for sure this time.

However, the girl was not afraid of the threat because she had the real reason. She nodded her head and looked toward the nineteen people who sat on the ground with fear apparent on their faces, "Scram! You idiots!"

With her words, the remaining people from The Flame Castle scrambled around, running away from the two devils who slaughtered their comrades. They accepted being called idiot as they felt her word was true if they did not mess up with Yu Shun all of them would be still alive and kicking.

Wei Xi, Tian Donghai, Yan Sheng, and Kang Xue had witnessed the event unfold before them. "Tsk, those stupid bastards! We have spared their lives but they still come for him!" Wei Xi cursed the running people.

Taking a deep breath, Kang Xue walked toward Tang Shaoyang. This was her first time Tang Shaoyang was angry with Zhang Mengyao. She intended to mediate the two only to receive his cold words and order, "Check Yu Shun!"

"Yes!" She was afraid of him after what she witnessed. She immediately canceled her plan to mediate the two when she heard the order. She changed her direction of walking toward Yu Shun.

"Now explain!", Tang Shaoyang demanded an explanation.

Zhang Mengyao nodded and started her explanation, " Do you know how we could trigger the Survival Game?", Tang Shaoyang shook his head as he waited for her to continue.

"If I guessed correctly, we triggered the Survival Game because of the Flame Castle faction. Two factions in the same area of the game that would trigger the Survival Game, that was what triggered the Survival Game I believe,"

Wei Xi, Lu An, Tian Donghai, and Yan Sheng listened to the explanation. No one disagreed with her guess about how they triggered the Survival Game. Her explanation made sense to them, even Tang Shaoyang did not refute but gave a nod.

"So, what will happen if we kill all of them? Will the game continue like usual? Or will the game be stopped forcefully since the game no longer meets the condition?"

"The answer is we don't know. But the possibility the game will be stopped is there! We can't take the risk for the game to be stopped forcefully," Zhang Mengyao told her concerns to the man.

"But that's unlikely, right? What if all of them were killed inside the portal? Will the game be stopped forcefully as well? Does that mean we have to protect them inside the portal to continue the game?" Tang Shaoyang found the hole behind her theory about the Survival Game's nature.

No one wanted the game to be stopped midway like this. The first two portals gave them a lot of rewards and levels. None of them wanted to miss this chance.

"You are right! The game will not be stopped, but because they are killed inside the portal, as part of the game, not the external interference like us. Nonetheless, we are facing the risk that the game will be stopped forcefully, I am just taking the precaution just in case. It's better safe than sorry!" Zhang Mengyao explained everything.

Silence, Tang Shaoyang contemplated her words for a moment. He then realized that this was the right choice to do, just like she said, it was better safe than sorry.

"Fuh!!" Let out a sigh, he looked the girls in the eyes. He took a big step forward and pulled her to his embrace, "I am sorry," he admitted his mistake and apologized in a whisper. She did not deserve the threat or the scold since she was doing her best for them.

"Mnn~," Zhang Mengyao hummed in response. She was glad that her man was willing to listen to her words.

Tang Shaoyang released the hug and walked toward Yu Shun, "How is it? Is it serious?" He was asking about Yu Shun's condition.

Kang Xue had stopped the bleeding and bandaged the wound with the shirt, "It's not serious, but we need to go back to get my tools. The bullet still inside his body," after reporting the condition, she peeked toward Zhang Mengyao. She was relieved internally as the fight did not break up.

Meanwhile, Yu Shun was staring at Tang Shaoyang intensely. He was not expecting the madman's reaction would be this big after knowing he was wounded by the Flame Castle people.

'Maybe, joining the empire is the right decision…' he thought to himself.

Luo Lan stood up and bowed her head toward Tang Shaoyang. The man in front of her might be cruel, but he saved them from those bastards, "Thank you for saving us,"

"I don't need your thanks, I need your dedication to the Empire! I promised to protect you guys, and I did my part!" His reply was blunt and straightforward, causing Luo Lan to be stunned, 'Does he truly think to build a real empire?' Those were her thoughts but she kept that in her heart.

After the incident, everyone went back to their temporary stay. Yu Shun was undergoing a small operation under Kang Xue's care.

As for Tang Shaoyang, he called his two captains to meet him privately. He was sitting behind the table while Tian Donghai and Yan Sheng were sitting on the opposite.

"The reason I called you here is for this," he placed the Class Change Scroll on the table, "Check it!" He told them to check the scroll.

Yan Sheng and Tian Donghai exchanged glances, there was only one scroll on the table, meaning their Boss wanted to give it to one of them.

"You first," Tian Donghai let Yan Sheng check the scroll first. In terms of contribution, he was lacking compared to the younger Yan Sheng. He wanted to appear not to be a greedy asshole in front of the Boss or took advantage of his age.

Yan Sheng nodded and took the scroll. The moment the information about the scroll appeared in his eyes, the young man was surprised. But it was only for a moment before his expression dimmed again.

Tang Shaoyang noticed the change in Yan Sheng's reaction and was confused inwardly, 'He should be happy that I am going to reward him with a class, but why?', 

Yan Sheng then handed the scroll toward Tian Donghai. It was the same reaction as the former. Tian Dong's eyes brightened for a moment before his eyes dimmed again. After that, Tian Donghai placed the scroll back to the table.

"I want to reward you with the class, but I want two to discuss who will get the class," Tang Shaoyang decided not to ask the two as he informed them of his purpose of calling them.

To his surprise, Yan Sheng refused the class immediately, "I appreciate and grateful for your consideration, Boss. But I will not take the scroll with me,"

"Huh? Why?" He was curious why Yan Sheng rejected the class. It was too lucrative to be refused, "The class, I feel the class is not suitable with my fighting style. I am using a spear and my fighting style is offensive aggressive, but from the class name, it's a class with a focus on defense," Yan Sheng shook his head.

Tang Shaoyang nodded, he was not angry that his man rejected his reward. He respected his choice before he turned toward Tian Donghai, "What about you?"

Tian Donghai shook his head. He gave the Boss the same reason as Yan Sheng, and Tang Shaoyang respected their choice, "I respect your choice, but if you change your mind, you can come to me,"

The two responded with a nod, "Good, you can go now! The third portal will be summoned in seven hours, get a good rest,"

Tian Donghai and Yan Sheng stood up and bowed their heads toward him before they excused themselves.