446: Chapter 446: Ten-Percent Kill Order 446: Chapter 446: Ten-Percent Kill Order Aphrodite once said that it was in the dead of night when Atlantis suffered from the prehistoric flood, and it was then that these night watchn beca ghosts; even after ten thousands of years, these soldiers still “persistently” carry out their duties.
And now, dawn has broken, and the night watchn have disappeared.
It took a while for everyone to react, then they all heaved a long sigh of relief, and slowly sat down on the lawn, looking at each other in dismay.
“Haha.” Suddenly, Ye Shikai laughed, seemingly grateful for the slim chance of survival they had after the ordeal; he hadn’t expected the heavens to give them an opportunity to live on.
Walking on the streets, the group felt an overwhelming desolation, the barren city lay empty, now even those nightti soldiers were gone.
To find any survivors, Ye Shikai resorted to the simplest, most brute force thod.
Shouting loudly for people.
Ye Shikai rarely acted so conspicuously, but at this point, it seed that besides those damn big dumpling soldiers, there shouldn’t be anything that could threaten him.
Everyone shouted Ji Qian’s na down the streets, but there was no response, and soon the sun was blazing overhead.
“Boss, the Moon God wouldn’t have already…”
“Soul Destroyer, don’t talk nonsense.” Soul Destroyer was cut off by Black Rhinoceros’s cold voice before he could finish; Ye Shikai was already annoyed, and these words were like rubbing salt into his wounds.
“But it looks like there’s really no one here.” Illusion Fox looked around, surrounded by nothing but silence and desolation, ruins and broken walls adding to the bleak atmosphere.
“I don’t think so.” Ye Shikai stared coldly ahead, picked up a stone from the ground, and hurled it forward.
“Bang.” The small stone struck the wall like a cannonball, creating a large hole, and to everyone’s surprise, there were still a few people standing on the other side of the wall.
The people of Netherworld Palace imdiately grabbed their weapons, ready to confront them.
If these were not Atlantis soldiers, they must be outsiders from the Underworld.
Ye Shikai waved his hand, signaling them to stay calm.
“Friends, co on out.” Ye Shikai spoke calmly, having beco renowned throughout the Underworld after the battle at Holy Mountain; he didn’t believe anyone would dare to attack him recklessly.
Five people slowly erged from behind the wall, three n and two won, each wielding an assortnt of weapons, hamrs, machetes, daggers.
“Hunting team, so it’s you.” Soul Destroyer said indifferently, recognizing the five as mbers of an assassin organization called the Hunting Team, a mid-level group in the Underworld; unexpectedly, they had co here as well.
“I rember your team should have nine mbers, why only five of you now?” Ye Shikai asked coldly.
Their daring to co out like this indicated their stance: they didn’t want to fight, and they certainly didn’t dare to fight.
“They all died at the hands of those soldiers.” One of the n explained.
On their faces, Ye Shikai saw regret and fear; they must be remorseful, coming to wander in the ruins for no reason.
“Everyone else might as well co out too, it’s not very interesting to hide and watch.” Ye Shikai glanced towards two distant buildings and coldly chuckled; it seems that his shouting didn’t summon Ji Qian, but instead drew in all these outsiders from within the city.
Sure enough, individuals started to erge from the surrounding buildings, all influential figures from the Underworld; upon close inspection, there were almost a hundred people.
Despite their numbers, compared to the city of Atlantis, they seed insignificant.
After a night of slaughter, more than a hundred still survived; indeed there were many who had co.
“Cold Gun Wilson, Savage Dragon Hall…” Demoness murmured, as those who were once haughty and proud in the Underworld now appeared like a group of stray dogs, dispirited and downcast; evidently, they did not have a good night.
“Netherworld King Lord, why don’t we unite since we’re all from the Underworld in this dire situation?
Afterwards, we can share the treasures at leisure.” At this, one of them suggested.
“Hall has a good point.”
“That’s a good idea.”
………
The people below began to discuss fervently, finally finding a consensus in their ti of crisis; uniting was a guarantee of safety for everyone.
“Main God Lord, since you’re the only Main God among us, what do you think of this proposal?” Savage Dragon Hall asked.
“If we can all unite, that would be for the best.
This way, even if we face trouble, we can manage.” Ye Shikai hesitated for a mont, but finally nodded.
“Sir, but they…” Nightmare began to speak but was stopped by a gesture from Ye Shikai.
“That’s great, with Netherworld King as the strongest among us, surely no one will object to you being the Alliance Hierarch,” Hall said with a smile.
Seeing Ye Shikai agree, others also expressed their agreent, they were all afraid of those soldiers and thus desperate for protection.
“Netherworld King Lord is powerful indeed.”
………
People below started to flatter Ye Shikai, but he seed unimpressed.
“However, to ensure our absolute unity, I think it’s necessary to perform a selection.” Ye Shikai suddenly stated coldly.
“What does Netherworld King Lord wish to do?”
“Ten-Percent Kill Order.” Ye Shikai raised a finger and spoke calmly; the crowd below instantly quieted, the silence of crows.
An ancient Roman military practice where one person was randomly executed out of every ten, to ensure the morale and absolute loyalty to the superiors.
During Roman tis, the Roman commander Crassus used this strategy to suppress Spartacus’s uprising with the lives of nine hundred n.
Now, Ye Shikai also wished to use this thod to ensure loyalty from these Underworld elites, at least to prevent them from fleeing like Aphrodite.
“There are one hundred and ten people here now, in five minutes, I only want ninety-nine.” As soon as Ye Shikai’s words fell, everyone looked at each other; they didn’t want to believe, and they dared not believe in Ye Shikai’s decision.
The cruelest part of the Ten-Percent Kill Order was not letting one in ten die but requiring the other nine to perform the execution.
In the army, this ant killing the brothers who have faced life and death together; how could they possibly bring themselves to do it?
But these people were not an army; they were individuals of the Underworld, rely a group bound together by interests.
“Ah.” Suddenly, soone scread, and all eyes turned to see a person looking in shock at the blade protruding from their chest; a longsword had been thrust into his heart from behind, leaving only one hundred and nine.
The slaughter had begun.
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