Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands

Chapter 208: Chapter 208: You Can Agree to Him

"I can see it clearly; you’re deliberately stirring up trouble." Su Ye said in a deep voice.

Hearing his dangerous tone, Xiao Jinsheng immediately sensed something was wrong.

Sure enough, Su Ye’s figure vanished before everyone’s eyes.

Chen Yunji took a blow from an invisible fist straight to the face.

The force of the punch flared, whipping his silver hair into the air, and a vortex of elemental energy materialized in front of him to resist the invisible punch.

"If you want to use your ability, her own Plundering Superpower can replicate it," Que Zelian swept his cold gaze across, stating, "With Twelve Stars now, she could even directly plunder it."

So even if borrowing Chen Yunji’s strength was necessary.

There was simply no need to form a Contractual Totem.

Xiao Jinsheng refraining from directly plundering abilities was already a show of goodwill.

She only needed to replicate it, and it would work the same.

"It’s not the same." Chen Yunji shook his head, using his superpower to render himself into a state of nothingness and vanish from the spot.

Su Ye, losing his target, also emerged from his invisibility.

When he turned back, he discovered that the vanished Chen Yunji now stood to the left of Xiao Jinsheng.

"That’s why I said Elemental Superpowers are special." Chen Yunji faced Xiao Jinsheng and explained, "You can of course replicate it, or directly plunder it."

"But whether it’s replication or plundering, as long as you use the superpower, your spiritual power will degrade, and the speed of its degradation won’t sustain us long enough to empty the Star Stone Mine."

"And another point: replicated abilities naturally don’t match the disguise effects of mine. If the Fog Corpses have Twelve-Star Elemental Fog Corpses or Spiritual Fog Corpses, you’d never fool them."

"To play it safe, forming a contract with me is the most secure solution."

"If replicating won’t fool the Fog Corpses, then there’s still plundering." Mo Jiao’s gaze turned ominous, a cold smile breaking across his lips: "If we just steal your ability, wouldn’t that solve all these issues?"

"Directly plundering my ability is certainly possible." Chen Yunji’s voice weakened.

Through the white gauze, he gazed at Xiao Jinsheng vaguely but forlornly, saying, "But I only have this one superpower: Elemental."

"Would you choose to turn me into an ordinary man?"

Plundering Superpowers was easy.

But once plundered, returning the ability to its original owner was outright impossible.

Xiao Jinsheng was fully aware of this fact.

Moreover, she and Chen Yunji were allies.

Killing enemies before turning against one’s allies? That would be nonsensical.

Even Xuan Jiu stopped sliding around recklessly to kick Chen Yunji upon hearing this.

In this post-apocalyptic world, Xuan Jiu believed people like him were mere burdens.

Their lifespan, for instance, couldn’t compare to Beastmen with superpowers.

Superpowered individuals could live for hundreds of years.

While Xuan Jiu... like ordinary humans from before the apocalypse, his lifespan peaked at a mere hundred years.

Having already reached twenty-six, Xuan Jiu allowed himself a bitter smile of despair.

Xuan Jiu: [Forget it]

Xuan Jiu: [I probably won’t live more than a few years anyway]

Xuan Jiu: [Maybe not even a few months]

Catching these thoughts, Xiao Jinsheng frowned and looked toward Xuan Jiu.

Noticing her gaze, Xuan Jiu’s cold eyes lifted.

But upon realizing it was Xiao Jinsheng, his face instantly replaced any gloominess with a cheery grin.

Xuan Jiu: [Why are you suddenly looking at me? Do you think Chen Yunji’s sudden crazy talk is my doing?]

Xuan Jiu: [I swear, Xiao Tang, I don’t have any brain problems!]

For a moment, Xiao Jinsheng felt conflicted inside.

She wanted to laugh but found herself overcome with a strange sense of sour sadness, along with an inexplicable heaviness in her chest.

"We’re allies; I wouldn’t harm you." Xiao Jinsheng clarified.

Chen Yunji nodded, replying, "I understand you." noveldrama

"So, please, bind a contract with me. On the road to survival, I want to contribute as much as I can." Chen Yunji said earnestly.

"Replicating your ability can have the same result, and your spiritual power could recover quickly." Li spoke out dangerously.

"Impossible." Chen Yunji shook his head: "Sneaking into the Star Stone Mine is safer with just her and me."

"I really ought to check if you’ve got screws loose." Yu Yunxiao gritted his teeth.

Que Zelian slammed his teacup heavily onto the table, his indifferent gaze locking onto Chen Yunji without speaking.

"What I’ve said is true: Only by signing a Contractual Totem with me and achieving a unified state can you fully utilize the special nature of Elemental Superpowers." Chen Yunji continued to explain.

Who knew which statement triggered the crowd?

Water seeped through the floorboards, transforming into streaks of silver frost that coated Chen Yunji entirely.

A giant hand made of ice grabbed Chen Yunji by the neck and slammed him against the wall.

Shi Xie’s icy-blue fierce eyes seethed with killing intent, frost spreading across the entire room.

He locked his gaze intently on Chen Yunji, tightening his grip: "You’ve already said more than enough!"

"Little Evil!" Xiao Jinsheng exclaimed in shock.

She had suspected Li might attack upon hearing Chen Yunji’s words, or perhaps Mo Jiao or Su Ye.

But she hadn’t anticipated Shi Xie—usually the best at playing it calm—to strike so brutally.

Xiao Jinsheng quickly stood and grasped both of Shi Xie’s hands tightly, attempting to pacify him.

Locked in the corner by the icy grip, Chen Yunji closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

Upon reopening them, an equally large icy hand sprang forth, directly opposing Shi Xie’s superpower energy.

The indoor temperature plummeted.

Outside the window, even the free-floating superpower energy in the air turned into snowflakes, drifting downward.

"Little Evil, look at me." Xiao Jinsheng reached out, cupping Shi Xie’s face and shifting his hostile gaze from Chen Yunji onto her.

"Female Master..." Shi Xie lowered his gaze, gazing at her with a look full of grievance.

[Female Master! She’s mine!]

[Xiao Jinsheng! She’s mine!]

[I can tolerate the others]

[But Chen Yunji? Every word he says reeks of manipulations, trying to trick you into the Contractual Totem]

[Absolutely... unforgivable!]

"Female Master, you can’t trust him." With Xiao Jinsheng now up close, Shi Xie withdrew his attack on Chen Yunji, advising, "He’s just exploiting your compassion to deceive you."

He pulled Xiao Jinsheng into an embrace, lowering his head to nuzzle her face softly in a show of grievance.

Hearing Shi Xie’s inner thoughts, Xiao Jinsheng wanted to explain.

Chen Yunji was genuinely not scheming.

At least, not from what she’d heard of his inner voices.

Everything Chen Yunji had spoken matched perfectly with his inner thoughts.

"I didn’t try to deceive her." Chen Yunji explained dryly: "Everything I’ve said was true."

He understood that convincing others didn’t matter.

Only Xiao Jinsheng’s trust was important.

Chen Yunji removed the white gauze covering his eyes, revealing silver pupils that gazed pitifully at Xiao Jinsheng, murmuring: "I really didn’t lie to you; everything I’ve said is true."

[I didn’t lie]

[I won’t lie to you]

[Can you trust me just this once?]

"You can sign the Contractual Totem, and after retrieving the Star Stones, we can undo the binding." Chen Yunji added.

"I never doubted you." Xiao Jinsheng reassured.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yunji felt a surge of joy.

But his gaze toward Xiao Jinsheng remained devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

"So you’re willing to form a Contractual Totem with me?" Chen Yunji asked in a calm tone.

The beast husbands in the room nearly lunged forward to punch him.

Those who liked physical altercations and those who didn’t had already attacked.

Now, Xiao Jinsheng was clearly pondering something else.

Regardless of how much these men detested Chen Yunji, they all fixed their gazes on Xiao Jinsheng, awaiting her decision.

Xiao Jinsheng declined: "Forming a Contractual Totem would also have significant consequences for you. Let’s try to come up with another approach."

"If you’re willing," Huaiqing, who had remained silent up until now, suddenly spoke. Smiling gently at Xiao Jinsheng, he suggested, "You can also agree to his request."