Apocalypse Gachapon Chapter 2231: Buying life

The atmosphere of the entire scene seemed to freeze solid.

On the Su Clan and minor race alliance side, everyone was secretly on guard, while on the Huo'er Star side, there was first joy, then sorrow.

Kunzuo's eyes were blazing with fire.

What he wanted to do most at this moment was not to recuperate and heal his physical injuries, but to kill—to kill many, many people.

Just now, inside the energy walls, the oppressive mist had pressed down from above, and the hundreds of thousands of warriors inside were in grave danger. If Huo Zhi had not eventually been unable to hold on, causing the formation to fail, then by now, the hundreds of thousands of Huo'er Star people, including Kunzuo himself, might have all died!

In the end, although Huo Zhi had not held out to the very end, he had still caused the deaths of over two hundred thousand Huo'er Star people!

Even Kunzuo himself had been severely injured and was now in an extremely poor condition.

When he saw the Su Clan's massive army outside, his first reaction was to kill them all—to slaughter them completely and make them serve as burial offerings for his fallen clansmen.

However, the look in the eyes of many on the other side calmed him down.

The opposite side had clearly come prepared and showed no signs of injury.

Moreover, Kunzuo himself could now retain only about twenty percent of his combat power. In this state, he clearly could not maintain his deterrent at the high-end combat strength level.

There was also another point: Kunzuo saw White Dragon Horse.

With his discerning eye, he could naturally tell at a glance that this was an adult Traitor Dragon. Recalling the earlier incident, he inevitably felt suspicion.

The great experts outside were completely relieved to see that Kunzuo was unharmed.

The deaths of hundreds of thousands were certainly a major event—an enormous matter.

But it was absolutely not as serious as the loss of a peak expert. If that had happened, it would truly have pierced the heavens.

Now that Kunzuo was alive, everything could still be negotiated.

They approached this peak expert and quietly relayed the information they had just received from the Su Clan.

Kunzuo became unsettled and suspicious.

He carefully reconsidered the various details of this story and suddenly realized that... it really seemed to be the case.

Could a casual decision he had made back then really have engendered such hatred in the person he was now holding?

Kunzuo was half-convinced, half-doubtful, always feeling that something was off.

Some members of the Su Clan and the minor race alliance walked over and soon stood before Kunzuo.

Kunzuo swept his gaze across their faces, his expression cold, and said nothing.

"If we wish to obtain the forgiveness of the Huo'er Star people and redeem Elder Huo Zhi, what would it cost?"

The first to speak was Jie Su.

After he became a great expert, his standing within the Su Clan had risen sharply. It was conceivable that upon his return, he would surely obtain the position of an elder.

Such a young elder represented an unlimited future and meant that, barring unforeseen circumstances, Yaohan Su would certainly push him toward the position of the next clan leader!

Even if he did not succeed, he should eventually sit in that seat within his lifetime.

Such a Jie Su was sufficiently qualified to represent the Su Clan at this moment.

"What would it cost?" Kunzuo's anger began to rise. "It would cost the lives of twenty thousand of your Su Clan formation masters, plus Huo Zhi's life!"

Jie Su was silent for a moment, then said, "What has happened has happened. All apologies, explanations, threats, and anger are meaningless now. The most meaningful thing is to determine how to resolve it. I can understand how you feel at this moment, but you should also be clear that everything has its own value—even Elder Huo Zhi, who has inflicted such great trauma on you."

"The enmity arose because of you, and I think it should also end with you. Elder Huo Zhi's actions were also something our Su Clan did not wish to see. But since it has happened, we have no way out; we cannot just watch him die. So I hope you will calmly and seriously consider how we can make amends for this misunderstanding. As long as it is within our Su Clan's ability, we are willing to give our all."

In any case, Jie Su had laid out the Su Clan's stance. Of course, this stance had not been discussed with the clan, but Jie Su knew that Huo Zhi had fallen into enemy hands because he was trying to save them. No matter what, he had to rescue the man. As for what it would cost, he truly did not care much.

As long as he and Ye Zhongming and the others were given time, they could bear any cost, no matter how great.

The most critical thing was to get Kunzuo to relent.

And getting a peak expert to relent was naturally no easy task. So Jie Su had to make his meaning clear: as long as Huo Zhi was spared, everything was negotiable.

Kunzuo let out a cold laugh and released his grip. Huo Zhi collapsed limply to the ground, making the hearts of Ye Zhongming, White Robe, and the others skip a beat.

Everyone could see that Huo Zhi's condition was not good—he could die at any moment. Being dropped like that could very likely cost him his life.

"What if I want your life?" Kunzuo was clearly not cooperating.

"We will take full responsibility for the compensation to the families of the Huo'er Star warriors who died this time, and we will give double the amount. In addition, we will compensate with one thousand Red Condensation-grade equipment pieces and twenty Raini-grade equipment pieces."

Ye Zhongming suddenly spoke up.

He believed that Elder Huo Zhi should be rescued and treated as quickly as possible. This state could not continue any longer.

"What kind of thing are you? What right do you have to speak to me?"

Kunzuo directly spewed insults at Ye Zhongming.

This made the Star-Eye Clan members and the minor race alliance people behind him look extremely grim.

To some extent, Ye Zhongming represented them.

"Plus ten thousand formation disks and five hundred million Moonspan Gold," Jie Su raised the offer.

Although they did not know how much the Huo'er Star people's death compensation was, according to the general rules of the myriad races of the universe, for two hundred thousand deaths, the compensation would probably exceed one billion Moonspan Gold. Doubled, that would be two billion. One thousand Red Condensation-grade equipment pieces plus twenty Raini-grade equipment pieces would probably also be over one hundred million. Ten thousand formation disks would also be roughly that price. Adding another five hundred million on top, this was already nearly three billion Moonspan Gold.

Using this money to buy an elder's life, plus forgiveness, could already be considered a very sincere gesture.

Even if the other party were the Huo'er Star people, this would hold true.

"What if I refuse?"

Kunzuo shifted his body. The unrelenting pain kept him in a state that needed release.

"We can add more. If you feel it is not enough, then... how about three billion Moonspan Gold?"

Jie Su directly added several hundred million more, hoping to gain agreement.

"Three point two billion." Seeing Kunzuo sneer, Jie Su raised the price again.

"Three point five billion." Jie Su raised the price a third time, all to get Kunzuo to agree.

Kunzuo laughed heartily.

"Five billion, plus Huo Zhi's life, and this matter will be settled."

The scene fell into dead silence.

Five billion—that was a figure that would directly bring any super clan to ruin.

But... everyone heard a voice of agreement.

"Five point five billion, but Huo Zhi cannot die!"

It was Ye Zhongming who spoke