Chapter 1441 - 83: The Deal

"Why are you here?"

Marcus paused for a moment, then casually asked.

"Just came to see you, how about you?"

"Me?"

"Yeah, why are you here too?"

"I just came to get some sleep, the barracks are too noisy..."

"What about them?"

"Who?"

"Those underground..."

"..."

Faced with this question, Marcus was rendered speechless. He merely shook his head lightly and walked straight past Ray.

He didn’t want to answer Ray’s question.

However, a large hand grabbed Marcus.

"You have to give me an explanation!"

Ray spoke to Marcus, enunciating each word clearly, but the response he received was Marcus’s resolute refusal!

"Snap."

The hand holding Marcus’s sleeve was shrugged off as Marcus broke free. He glared at Ray, bellowing in frustration like a cat whose fur was bristling.

"Explanation? Explain what? I’m saving some of our kin, is that wrong?"

After saying this, Marcus took a deep breath, looked at Ray, leaned close to his face, and said word by word.

"You can go tell whoever you want, but let me remind you, you’re not human, and neither am I. We and those down there are the same species..."

"Ray, you think by changing your skin you can completely abandon your past, wash away your identity. Let me tell you clearly, that’s a dream!"

"You! You’re the one who’s been living in a dream, but I am not!"

Finishing these words, Marcus left without turning back, leaving Ray watching as Marcus walked away, then looking at the demon tribe’s life force gathering underground like a torch. After a moment, Ray sighed.

He didn’t know what to do...

But one thing was clear—this secret here, this little secret belonging solely to Marcus, could not be hidden for long...

...

Marcus’s pay was indeed sufficient to cover the living expenses of three thousand ancient demons. He didn’t need extra income streams to support his hobby.

But the problem lies in this location.

While it is deserted, it was once a construction site set up by Yanjing. Although it’s abandoned, there’s no guarantee that someone won’t come here someday.

Moreover, this is just one point.

The second is that Marcus hasn’t set up any barriers to isolate perception of their presence!

This is the crux of the problem!

Three thousand ancient demons gathered together, the aura fluctuations and blood aura they emit are too conspicuous. The stronger one is, the better the perception ability for such aura and blood aura. Just like Ray, he had just teleported to this mainland bloc and merely glanced around, immediately detecting the gathering spot of these ancient demons.

And in Yanjing, there are at least a thousand powerful experts like Ray!

How to hide?

There’s no way to hide. It could be that these ancient demons will be discovered by Yanjing’s powerful experts on patrol sooner or later, then slaughtered completely—possibly even leading back to Marcus behind them.

Ray thought briefly, then figured out Marcus’s intention.

It is a kind of self-destruction...

Marcus might even be hoping that this place will be discovered by others...

Ray stood at the entrance of the construction site for a long time, weighing all the pros and cons, and his heart came to a decision.

...

Ray did not return to the District 3 Outpost Base, but instead used the teleportation array formation to arrive in Yanjing.

With his status, he easily entered the military department and told the guards his purpose for coming.

"I want to see Commander Liu."

After the guard notified and let him pass, Ray went straight up, and soon stood in front of the door to the commander’s office.

"Knock knock knock..."

Along with the knock on the door, a moment later, Wen Yu’s voice came from the commander office.

"Please come in."

"Creak..."

Wen Yu’s figure appeared before Ray’s eyes.

"Commander of the 142nd Legion, Ray, I remember you."

This impression could be from over ten years ago.

After saying this, Wen Yu placed the papers in his hands on the desk and spoke again.

"What is the matter?"

Ray was silent for a moment, but finally made a decision.

"I wish to report to you a... secret..."

"Oh?"

Wen Yu’s eyes flashed as if his interest was piqued.

...

Creation Energy flowed from Wen Yu’s hand, and in a brief moment, it poured into Ray’s brain.

In an instant, everything in Ray’s memory clearly unfolded before Wen Yu.

Only after observing thoroughly Ray’s past and present did Wen Yu withdraw his hand, and after a brief silence, he looked at Ray.

"Do you know that your secret is enough to warrant death a hundred times over?"

"I do."

"So?"

"I feel that after converting species, I have not caused any loss to Yanjing, or Earth. Although humans and demons are different, I am indeed innocent."

"No merits but hard work, right? I understand."

"I have no intention to exonerate myself, I simply want to ask you to spare Marcus. This time, Marcus wasn’t clear-minded and made a mistake, but I think rather than keeping this secret until someone discovers it and causes a bigger misunderstanding, it’s better for me to proactively explain it to you..."

Hearing this, Wen Yu smiled and waved to set up a soundproof barrier within his command headquarters, then spoke to Ray again.

"You did the right thing... But regarding the matter of letting you and Marcus go... I want to hear your thoughts."

Wen Yu said this, but another thought faintly surfaced in his mind.

Until Ray pointed out the significance of his "voluntary surrender" in coming here.

"Marcus and I have undergone human-demon conversion, and have stayed in Yanjing for so long without revealing any clues. I believe we have certain value."

After saying this, Ray spoke no more, merely waiting for Wen Yu’s response.

And Wen Yu, at that instant, understood.

Ray wanted to make a deal—his bargaining chip was his and Marcus’s life, exchanging for their survival!

At this moment, Wen Yu had to consider the value of Ray and Marcus.

However, without even a second’s consideration, Wen Yu promptly agreed.

"I can overlook the identity issues of you and Marcus, you can continue to retain your identities and even positions, even Marcus can maintain his little hobby..."

These are trivial matters. Wen Yu doesn’t believe, with precautions in place, Ray and Marcus can stir up much trouble—the fact is, when Ray proactively revealed these matters, his stance had already inclined towards the Human Race.

Just as Wen Yu thought when he first converted species—human and demon, it wasn’t an absolute matter.