Chapter 89: United We Stand, Death, or Rebirth

  Lan Youzhu finished speaking and turned to leave. Before long, people came to clean up the battlefield, and a large number of corpses were casually thrown onto carts like hay. Seeing many familiar faces among them, Helian Nuo's heart ached, and it wasn't until this moment that he truly understood the meaning of the phrase "human life is as fragile as grass". At certain moments, human life is indeed more fragile than anything else. Seeing people who were still standing alive in front of him just a short while ago suddenly stop breathing was a kind of torture for those who remained alive, worse than death itself.

  Seeing Helian's gloomy appearance, Luo Tian walked over and gently patted his shoulder, whispering in his ear: "The dead are gone, the living should live even more wonderfully to make up for the sacrifice of the dead! Alright, hurry up and get ready, what awaits us will be an unprecedentedly difficult battle!"

  He Lianuo nodded slightly, noticing that Luo Tian's eyes were somewhat red and swollen, clearly having cried. It seemed that Luo Tian's feelings for those deceased men should be even deeper, and at this moment, there shouldn't be anyone more heartbroken than him.

  Calling out to Lei Shuo and Sang Xiao, they returned together to the iron prison. Counting the survivors of Blood Refining Hell, not including He Lian Nuo's group, there were only four left. Adding Ling Yun who was guarding the prison, the originally somewhat cramped iron prison now seemed unusually spacious.

  Before long, a large number of soldiers brought in buckets of clear water and abundant food. In addition to the large amount of meat, there were also several jars of wine, as well as some clean clothes. The crowd, who had been feeling uncomfortable with the dried blood on their bodies, didn't even have time to eat before they eagerly grabbed the water buckets and started washing themselves. In no time at all, the originally clear water turned a light red color. After hastily wiping down their bodies, the crowd put on the dry clothes and gathered together to devour the food in big mouthfuls.

  "I'm telling you, Lao Da, we've already won, what's the point of giving us some fake reward? They're treating us like pigs, aren't they? Why are they pretending to give us a prize?" A burly man who had narrowly escaped with his life mumbled through a mouthful of food, voicing his own doubts.

  He put down the wine cup in his hand and replied slowly: "Do you really think that later on it will just be a reward for us? Wake up, kid, we don't have such high treatment. It's also the tradition of the Blood Refining Tower, I don't know why, but most people in the Starfall City believe in the God of Fortune, they believe that the God of Fortune can bring them good luck. And every time the beast fight is over, in order to eliminate the evil spirit in the arena, the image of the God of Fortune will be invited to worship and ask for his protection so that everything here can go smoothly. As for our reward, it's actually just a gesture. They're probably doing this to slightly reduce our complaints."

  He Lian'nuo lowered his head and fell into deep thought, unsure of what he was thinking about. Xiang Xiao, on the other hand, couldn't bear it any longer. He nudged Lei Shuo beside him, who first froze for a moment before reacting. The two men who had reached an understanding looked up together, both gazing at Luo Tian.

  Luotian naturally noticed the implication of the two, he lightly coughed twice, seeing Helian Nu raise his head, he blinked and quietly pointed to Lingyun and those four big men, a difficult expression appeared on his face.

  He Lianuo thought for half a day before realizing that Luo Tian meant to implement the prison break plan in more than three hours, but Ling Yun and those four big men were completely unaware of this. He was asking He Lianuo whether he should keep hiding it from others until they took action or clarify things now.

  He Lianyun was also hesitant, in fact he had thought about whether to bring Ling Yun with him when escaping from prison, but now the problem has become more and more complicated. There are still five people on their side who have no idea about the escape plan. If they don't tell them, when the time comes for sudden action, these few people will not be prepared and will inevitably die unjustly. But if they do tell them, what if one of the five people is greedy for life and afraid of death, and stands out before the action to confess to Ling Xiao? Then not only will all the plans be ruined, but also the lives of several people on their side will definitely not be spared.

  After a long deliberation, He Lianuo finally made a difficult decision. He raised his head, looked around and said in a low voice: "Brothers, some of you may have experienced the beast fight like Luo Laoda, but most of us are the same as us, it's our first time participating. I don't know what you think, but every time I hear someone call us pigs, I feel that my dignity as a human being is slowly being stripped away. This time we're lucky to be alive and back in the Blood Refining Hell, but next time? Who can guarantee that luck will still be with us? Luo Laoda should know best, this Blood Refining Hell is indeed a ruthless killing prison!"

  Luo Tian nodded heavily, echoing He Lian's words: "He Lian is right, among the people who entered the Blood Refining Hell with me, only I am still alive. As long as you stay here for a day, you will never be able to escape the fate of a miserable death, either at the hands of your fellow humans or in the mouths of soul beasts. Even if I am the nominal leader of the Blood Refining Hell, that day will eventually come!"

  "What's the point, to be honest, when I first came here, I still had the illusion that one day I could walk out alive and return to my wife and children. But now, I no longer have any hope for that!" A burly man threw the food in his hand to the ground with a dejected expression.

  "There's a way, but it's too risky, saying it's nine deaths and one life is not an exaggeration!" Luo Tian let out a long sigh, his right hand imperceptibly grasping the hilt of his saber, clearly indicating that if anyone made any move to betray him at this moment, the long blade in his hand would swing down without hesitation.

  "You, aren't thinking of escaping, are you?!" Suddenly, a trembling voice broke the silence. He Lianuo looked around and found that the speaker was actually Ling Yun, who had been silent for a long time.

  "What? Escape?", the four big men's faces suddenly became extremely shocked, although they had already made mental preparations, but they still did not expect to escape from here, after all, wanting to escape from the Blood Refining Tower was even more difficult than ascending to heaven.

  "Yes, it's a jailbreak!", seeing the plan being exposed, Luo Tian frankly no longer hid and explained his plan one by one: "To be honest, we had already planned this yesterday. Unlike you, they are either Ling Xiao's sworn enemies or have had deep grudges with him in the past. After the reward, Ling Xiao will definitely try to calculate them. As for me, I've already felt it, Ling Xiao's patience towards me is almost exhausted. Once we return to Blood Refining Hell, he will definitely make a move on me! Since we already know that going back means certain death, we decided to take a risk and go all out. It's better than waiting for death in vain! However, if we didn't discuss this with everyone, it might put your lives at risk. Now that the words are out, everyone can decide what to do next. We won't force anyone, but if someone wants to betray me, my Zhan Ma Dao will show no mercy!", Luo Tian suddenly shook his wrist, and his Zhan Ma Dao emitted a soft humming sound.

  Seeing the four burly men looking embarrassed, He Lian Nu hastily added fuel to the fire: "Although we won't force anyone to participate in this operation, to be honest, whether or not we succeed, you'll all be implicated. With Ling Xiao's personality, he'll definitely hold you responsible for knowing and not reporting! Taking a step back, even if Ling Xiao shows mercy and spares your lives this time, in the end, you'll still die in the arena. Since it's death either way, why not choose to die on the road of fighting for survival?"

  "If you don't mind me being a burden, this time's action, count me in!", Lingyun, who was sitting in the corner of the wall, slowly raised his right hand, with a very firm tone.

  "Alright, I, Helianthus, swear on my life that as long as I'm still alive, I will definitely take you out of the Blood Refining Tower!", Helianthus clenched his fist and smiled at Lingyun.

  The remaining four big men looked at each other, then simultaneously let out a sigh and stretched out their fists, saying in unison: "Since that's the case, we swear on our own lives to never betray Big Brother!"

  Luo Tian let out a long sigh, quietly extending his thumb towards Helian No, who smiled and took out several fruits, saying in a low voice: "Since we're all on the same boat now, I'll share these fruits with everyone. Don't worry, they're not poisonous, but rather a sacred medicine that heals wounds. Eating them will greatly benefit our recovery from injuries. We need to hurry up and recover our soul power, because what's coming next will be an unprecedentedly difficult battle to the death!", after finishing speaking, he took the lead in putting a Soul Origin Sacred Fruit into his mouth, closing his eyes to recover.

  Others followed suit, swallowing the fruit and closing their eyes to slowly recover their vitality. Although they had already made up their minds to die, at this moment, having a bit more strength might mean having a bit more chance of survival.

  Four short hours passed, and the huge square had been rearranged. The corpses and blood that were scattered all over the place had been cleaned up spotlessly. A very high ladder was set up between the arena and the viewing platform. More than half of the audience on the viewing platform had left, but the elder of the Zhang family still sat in his original position. Ling Xiao was also there, while Qian Huan Gongzi, who had lost the battle, had left at some unknown time.

  Lan Youzhu calculated the time and hurriedly walked to the center of the arena, raising his voice to loudly declare: "Four hours have passed, the surviving pigs from the Blood Refining Hell immediately exit their cells!"

  Heleno's eyes snapped open inside the iron cage, he clenched his fists and slowly got up, leading the way to the arena!