Even in this state, I had no intention of stopping. I knew very well that this guy wasn't showing his full strength.
As expected, after being brutally beaten by me, Number Five went mad.
"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!" Number Five roared, a dagger appearing in his hand as he charged at me.
But unfortunately, there was an absolute power disparity between us.
Even though he desperately attacked me, he couldn't even touch me.
On the contrary, my branches continued to strike him.
He desperately dodged, his face growing more and more grim. But his speed meant nothing in front of me. The bloody marks on his body became more and more ferocious!
"Damn it! Damn it!" Number Five roared, only able to rage impotently at this moment.
He was in great agony.
But powerless, he could only desperately dodge and try to find any possible way to counterattack.
Of course, I wouldn't give him such an opportunity.
After fighting like this for nearly ten minutes, Number Five was covered in wounds. Although his body was recovering at an astonishing rate, the pain was unavoidable.
"What exactly do you want?" Number Five asked in a deep voice.
"On one hand, I want to understand the limits of your body," I said with a smile. "As for the other hand, I'm considering whether to take you under my wing..."
To be honest, I was quite tempted by these experimental subjects.
Even incomplete, their combat power far surpassed that of Lin Chun and the others.
The most important reason was that I wanted to understand, through this method, if the way of cultivation could be passed down.
If I could make Lin Chun and the other mercenaries cultivate as well, then all the combat power I possessed would be elevated to a new level.
In that situation, even facing Wei Xi, I wouldn't have to fear.
And with them by my side, the safety of others could also be guaranteed.
Of course, I wanted Luo Yaqin to cultivate the most...
"You wish! Absolutely impossible!" Number Five shouted, then counterattacked as much as he could.
Having received a definitive answer, I naturally held nothing back. "It doesn't matter, then let's test my first reason..."
If I could understand their body's tolerance, it would be of some help to me.
After beating him for nearly half an hour, Number Five was at death's door.
Recovering from injuries also consumed stamina, not to mention that he had to keep dodging.
In the end, he had no strength left to dodge and could only lie there and take the blows.
At a certain moment, I finally stopped and looked at Number Five. "No matter what kind of ideology that guy has instilled in you, I must tell you one thing..."
"Your life is your own, your freedom is your own, and the life you want is your own!" I looked at Number Five. "As for what mission you need to complete, it's actually not that important to you..."
"What's more important is to enjoy life, to enjoy the beauty of life, not to be constrained by anyone!" After speaking, I left without waiting for his reply.
When I returned, Number Three was looking at me expectantly. "How is Number Five?"
"Don't worry, he's not dead," I said. "I originally intended for you all to join me, but he seems unwilling..."
Hearing this, Number Three fell silent. In his opinion, many things were incomprehensible.
Or rather, his simplistic way of perceiving the world was not necessarily a good thing in some ways.
"What do we do next?" Lin Chun asked.
"Let's keep looking for the others..." I said with a smile.
Although I didn't kill Number Five, I was certain that this beating had left some shadow in his heart.
To some extent, unless he had enough confidence, he wouldn't attack me or my camp again.
That was enough.
By the time he had confidence, who knew when that would be.
Having witnessed my strength, he should clearly understand the vast gap between us. Unless he had a problem with his brain, he absolutely wouldn't act rashly.
Upon hearing that we were going to look for others, Number Three's face lit up with a smile again. "Then let's go!"
I closed my eyes and recalled. Based on our current direction of travel, there should be one more person, but I wasn't sure which number it was.
Thus, we set off again. Of course, before we left, Number Three showed off his skills and caught a large fish. We made some simple food to take with us, for Number Three to eat as a snack...
We searched aimlessly for two days, with no results. We found no signs of human activity, nor any valuable information.