“Wait, wait, wait!” Yang Hao looked at the terrifying dark sword in Delke’s hand and hurriedly tried to stop him. “I have no grudge against you, and I’m not even a Bearman. Why should I die in your Bearman’s sacred tomb?”
“Sacred tomb?” A strange expression appeared on Delke’s face. “That name does sound appropriate. You’re right. As the highest-ranking expert on the Bearman planet, the great Captain Delke, how could I stoop to killing someone as insignificant as you?”
Yang Hao felt like vomiting inside. He had seen narcissists before, but never one this bad. Especially when Delke was boasting, he kept flipping his hair in a particularly effeminate and eerie way.
“This guy really suits your taste,” Hunyuanzi mocked Yang Hao. “After all, you’re almost as narcissistic as he is.”
“Wait, wait!” Yang Hao looked at Delke’s terrifying black sword and quickly tried to dissuade him. “I have no grudge against you, and I’m not a Bearman. Why should I die in your Bearman’s sacred tomb?”
“Sacred tomb?” Delke’s expression turned peculiar. “That name is quite fitting. You’re right—as the greatest warrior on Bearman Star, the mighty Captain Delke, how could I stoop to killing someone as insignificant as you?”
Yang Hao felt like vomiting. He had seen narcissistic people before, but never one as extreme as Delke, especially when he kept stroking his hair while praising himself, making the whole act even more bizarre.
“This guy really suits your taste,” Hunyuanzi mocked Yang Hao. “You’re pretty narcissistic yourself, after all.”
“Damn it! That’s called confidence, okay?” Yang Hao cursed inwardly. But knowing that discretion was the better part of valor, and now surrounded by two formidable fighters with Kevin already dead on the side, he wasn’t about to just wait for death. He quickly played along with Delke’s ego. “Exactly! You are the great Delke, leader of the Dead Bear Squad. You only fight top-tier warriors—even the Empire’s elders are no match for you. How could you possibly kill someone like me?”
Delke, narcissistic to the core, was thoroughly pleased by the flattery. He stroked his face and nodded smugly. “I do think I’m quite remarkable.”
“Then you can’t kill me,” Yang Hao said with absolute certainty. “Absolutely not.”
“Can’t?” Delke widened his eyes. “Really can’t?”
“Of course not!” Yang Hao sensed an opportunity and was overjoyed. “We’re not on the same level. Killing me would be beneath you—it would tarnish the great Delke’s reputation!”
Delke pondered deeply, then nodded vigorously. “That’s true. So I won’t kill you. Definitely not.”
“Really?” Yang Hao was ecstatic—he truly didn’t want to end up like Kevin. He sprang to his feet and glanced at the stone pillar that would make him the supreme leader if he ascended. He was tempted to ask, “If you won’t kill me, can I go up?” But before he could voice this unreasonable request, Delke’s next words sent a chill down his spine.
“I won’t kill you,” Delke said slyly, rolling his eyes. “But my servant can.”
“Your servant?” Yang Hao had a very, very bad feeling about this.
“That would be me,” Situ Hai, who had been standing behind Yang Hao all along, chuckled with delight.
Delke, indeed full of himself, felt flattered by the compliments, nodded while stroking his face: “I do think highly of myself too.”
“So you can’t kill me,” Yang Hao said firmly, his face full of certainty. “Absolutely not.”
“Can’t kill you?” Delke widened his eyes. “Really now, can’t I?”
“Of course not!” Yang Hao sensed an opening and was secretly delighted. “We’re just not on the same level. Killing me would be such a disgrace and damage the great Delke’s reputation.”
Delke pondered deeply, then nodded vigorously: “That’s definitely true. Therefore, I won’t kill you. I absolutely won’t.”
“Really?” Yang Hao was overjoyed—he definitely didn’t want to end up like Kevin. He quickly stood up, glancing at the stone pillar that would make someone the Great Leader once climbed. He was very tempted to ask, “If you won’t kill me, can I climb up there?” But before he could voice this unreasonable question, Delke’s next words scared him back.
“I won’t kill you,” Delke said with a sinister look, rolling his eyes. “But my servant can.”
“Your servant?” A very, very bad premonition arose in Yang Hao’s mind.
“That’s me,” happily chimed in Situ Hai, who had been standing behind Yang Hao, laughing out loud.
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