Chapter 102: Reversal

  "Spare me! Whoever begs for mercy, I'll let them go immediately! Don't test my patience, now, at once, this instant! Beg for mercy!" Hoffman bellowed, swinging his iron whip and striking fiercely. The leader had specifically requested that Xu Yan be persuaded, saying he was a terrifying guy with infinite growth potential who would receive special training in the future, but unexpectedly, he turned out to be a hard nut to crack!

  The three of them persisted in silence, none of them answering, planning to resist this boorish fellow.

  But as they floated, they successively felt the severity of the problem. What Hofman said was right, the temperature of the mine water was too high, and the iron whip that had been splitting them apart was still there, once their spiritual force shield could no longer hold on and shattered, they would be melted away in an instant.

  "Spare me! Spare me at once!!" Hoffman bellowed in a hoarse voice, his eyes blazing with fury, striking him harder and harder.

  "Wait! I have a question!" Tang Yan was the first to shout and stop.

  It can't go on like this, we must take some measures, if all else fails, then so be it! A good man doesn't suffer losses in front of his eyes, Tang Yan is not a reckless fellow who would easily send himself to death.

  Hoffman looked at Xu Yan with a serious expression, then nodded proudly: "Speak quickly!"

  "When we first entered the mine, someone mentioned that selecting a guardian would require layers of auditing and was extremely difficult. You just said it happened suddenly and there's an opportunity for a breakthrough promotion, which we can understand, but now..."

  "What's wrong with me now?"

  "What you're doing now makes it hard for me to think of you as a normal person."

  "Huh? You old thing, speaking so elegantly, what's wrong with my behavior?"

  "You're intimidating and beating us up, can I take it that you're forcing us to join the guard?"

  "The old man's head is still quite sharp, how come I didn't notice it before." Hofman hummed and said: "That's right! To be honest with you, the commander specifically pointed out that one of you must join the Imperial Guard!"

  "Who?"

  "What the... Ah?! You old scoundrel, when did it become your turn to interrogate me?!" Hoffman's face turned red with rage, his iron whip cracking down on Tang Yan's head, striking him repeatedly until his skin split open.

  Tang Yan gritted his teeth and persisted, his eyes growing colder and colder, muttering through clenched teeth: "The things Gao Liang scattered in the millet field!"

  "What? You old thing! What are you saying? Insulting me? I heard that!!"

  "I mean, your birth is equivalent to high-quality millet being scattered in a field of inferior millet."

  "Don't give me new words! Explain clearly!"

  "It means... a noble product!"

  "Really?" Hoffman gazed at Tang Yan skeptically.

  "Do you believe it?"

  "Hoffman suddenly became furious, brandishing his iron whip and cracking it loudly. Although he wasn't very clever, he could tell that Tang Yan was definitely scolding him."

  "What's wrong with you? Why provoke him?" Du Yang glared at Tang Yan fiercely, afraid that he would make more trouble.

  In the depths of the air sea, the blood doll suddenly popped out again: "Hey! Little thing! Old ancestor has an urgent matter!"

  "Hurry up, I'm in a greater rush here!" Tang Yan's mind slightly wandered into the sea of consciousness.

  "Hurry up and go crazy! Something big is going to happen!" The blood doll seemed extremely excited, with its eyeballs turning bright red.

  "What?"

  "Believe it or not, something big is going to happen here. No one cares about you, a small shrimp, so... Haha! Rise up, young man! Go crazy, unyielding soul! Wake up, my doll!" Blood Doll exaggeratedly twisted and kicked its legs, let out two strange cries, and plunged into the air sea.

  "What's going on?! Old skin kid! Speak clearly!!" Tang Yan hastily asked, but the blood doll had disappeared cleanly.

  "My old man doesn't have time to fool around with you, this is your last chance, who wants to beg for mercy!" Hoffman's fierce gaze swept across the three of them, and he said viciously: "To be honest with you, the person the leader wants is Xu Yan! Xu Yan, I'll ask you one question, are you willing or not?"

  "Who is he?" Tang Yan and Du Yang both looked at Xu Yan several more times, what's special about this sturdy man?

  "It's still the same old saying, if you want something done, do it yourself!" Xǔ Yàn's face was expressionless as he soaked in the hot spring water at his own leisure.

  "Great!! Very good! You're really something! But sorry, this isn't the place for you to show off your personality! People appreciate your skills, but not your cold and hard attitude. Today I'll help you change that, let's see who's the boss!" Hofmann's eyes rolled around, staring at Tang Yan and Du Yang with ill intentions: "Seems like these two are quite close to you, huh? Let's... Ah yes... play a game, watch a live human feed the dogs up close!"

  "I asked about your whole family of monkeys, what's it to me!" Tang Yan and Du Yang's faces changed slightly, cursing in unison.

  "What the bloody hell are you cursing me for?! You bunch of bastards, drag them out!" Hoffman's face twisted in a scowl, his large hand waved, and the other overseers roughly grabbed the chains, dragging the two up with great effort. A dozen or so iron-backed hounds had already gathered around, baring their teeth.

  Tang Yan and Du Yang struggled violently, but were tightly bound by chains and couldn't break free.

  "Honestly!" The foremen dragged the two of them far away, the iron-backed dogs were impatient and anxiously howling, ready to pounce at any moment. Those scarlet eyes, ferocious fangs, and powerful claws brought intense psychological pressure in this situation.

  Damn it! Bastard!! Tang Yan's eyes changed unpredictably, this Hoffman has gone mad, he might really stop at nothing, and I don't want to be torn apart by these wild dogs. In a moment of crisis, I couldn't help but think of the reminder from Blood Doll, and then thought of the increasingly frequent tremors in the mine, gritted my teeth, and finally made a decision: "Du Yang, stop holding back, get ready to make your move!"

  "Are you crazy?! It's easy to kill them, but hard to get out!"

  "Believe your grandfather!"

  "I'll have you know, I'm your grandfather!! You...you...bastard, you'll be the death of me yet!" Du Yang was so angry that his roots were itching, but he didn't hesitate to make preparations.

  Hoffman's face twisted into a cold sneer: "How about it, Xu Yan? I'm giving you one last chance! If you nod your head, they can live. But if you dare to shake your head, I won't mind letting you watch dogs eat people alive!"

  Xu Yan's eyes slowly turned cold, staring at Hoffman for a moment, his body suddenly shook violently, the chains wrapped around his body burst open with a loud crash, and the scalding hot water was splashed everywhere.

  "Decided?!?" Hoffman was startled and asked with a fake bravado.

  "I'm going with you!" Xu Yan's voice was hoarse and cold, step by step he walked out of the mine pool, even the 800-jin heavy Xuan Tie block on his ankle was easily dragged out.

  Xu Yan's clothes had melted away, but his entire body was shrouded in a suit of dark gold armor, tightly wrapped around his robust physique, like a golden god of war, exuding an intense oppressive aura.

  Hoffman was secretly shocked, an 800-jin block of mysterious iron was pulled out just like that? Indeed, he had some skills.

  "Let them go!" Xu Yan's tone was unpleasant, his hands slowly clenched into fists, emitting a crisp cracking sound of joints rubbing against each other, which sounded particularly chilling.

  "Of course, since you've agreed, let's consider this matter settled for today. Come with me, I'll take you to meet the leader!" Hofman gestured to the foremen to release Tang Yan and Du Yang.

  "Are you together?" Xu Yan looked at the two of them with a hoarse voice and an indifferent tone.

  Tang Yan rubbed his sore wrist: "Us? Don't be silly, definitely nothing good will happen, I suggest you don't go either."

  "Hoffman's eyes widened in shock: 'You old scoundrel, what are you talking about?!'"

  Tang Yan reached into his bosom and pulled out Hei Jun, placing him on top of his head. Uninhibited, he said: "Are your ears plugged with monkey hair? I spoke so clearly but you didn't hear a thing?"

  Hoffman was stunned for a moment, the rest of the foremen were somewhat absent-minded, and even Xu Yan raised an eyebrow. What's wrong with this old man? Is he going crazy?!

  Tang Yan carelessly swung the iron rod he had picked up, saying: "This mine is going to be in chaos. They're now urgently recruiting people, either to form a suicide squad or to use as human shields. In the past, it was just sending people to their deaths, so..."

  "You old thing, you're really asking for it!" Hoffman bellowed, swinging his iron whip and striking with all his might.

  Bang!! Tang Yan reached out and grabbed the whip head with precision, his eyes flashing with a fierce glint as he sneered: "Do you want to know what that sentence I asked you earlier meant? High millet is scattered in the millet field!"

  "What?"

  "Our hometown proverb: High millet scattered in millet field - hybrid!"

  "You!!" Hoffman's anger almost made him dizzy.

  "You're this out-of-balance golden ape, I've tolerated you for a long time!" Tang Yan strode forward, swinging out two residual shadows, and instantly appeared in front of Hoffman, with the Fierce Tiger Seal bursting forth wildly.

  ROAR!!! A golden tiger shadow burst forth, taking shape in an instant, and shot towards Hoffman like a cannonball, engulfing him where he stood. The golden light churned, blood splattered everywhere, and Hoffman was sent flying over ten meters, looking like a bloody ball.

  The whole scene was silent, the overseers beside him came back to their senses, even Hoffman, who was covered in blood, was a little dazed. He had been in this mine for over a decade, and it had always been them abusing the miners, never once seeing the miners fight back against them.

  Hoffman stood there for a good while, his whole body trembling with rage, letting out a scream like a slaughtered pig.

  But...

  "Is it cool? There's something even cooler!" Tang Yan was already standing beside him, the corner of his mouth curled up in a cruel arc, and he swung the iron rod at Hoffman's crotch with all his might. Hoffman suddenly curled up, tightly covering his crotch, his eyes wide open, his mouth agape, and his face deathly pale.

  Everyone who witnessed this strike subconsciously tightened their crotch, took a cold breath, and said "Damn, that's ruthless!!"

  PS: Today continues to explode, for the second commander - style!!!!! Brothers, continue to rise!