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#131 - Chapter 131 The Reason for the Fight
“Everyone, the reason you have come here is not to do hard labor like excavating these ruins.”
“The only reason I called you here is because I want to conduct a small... experiment!”
Wu Wei used the word 'experiment' without any concealment.
This seemed extremely cruel and inhumane.
But in reality, these two words have no meaning in the Abyss.
“I need to select a group of people from among you to become a part of the Abyss.”
Hearing this, almost all the demon slave laborers trembled.
To become a part of the Abyss.
This didn't sound like a good thing!
“Oh right, a living part, not the dead kind.”
Wu Wei explained, noticing their reaction.
“Don't misunderstand, when you become a part of the Abyss, you will become believers of the Abyss, offering your faith to the Abyss.”
“In this case, not only will your lives be guaranteed, but you will also gain great freedom.”
Hearing this, many of the demon slave laborers' eyes lit up.
Just like mentioned before.
These demon slave laborers had long been tortured to despair by endless hard labor.
The long-lost word 'freedom' was like a prairie fire, suddenly igniting the despair in their hearts, kindling the flames of hope.
“I am not deceiving any of you; everything I say is true.”
“In the name of my Abyss Lordship!”
Wu Wei continued.
“However, the purpose of my little experiment is actually to create believers of the Abyss.”
“And I don't need all of you to become believers of the Abyss!”
“Besides the fact that most of you are not sincerely devoted to the Abyss, the bigger reason is because I....”
“Don't need too many Abyss believers.”
“I only need a maximum of one thousand believers of the Abyss.”
“So, you need to use this city ruin as a battlefield, and in the name of the Abyss, unleash your desires and instincts, and kill each other!”
“Until the last one thousand are decided!”
Hearing this, the demon slave laborers fell silent.
Despair once again shrouded their heads.
Wu Wei, this Abyss Lord, became an existence even more evil and terrifying than demons in their eyes.
How could he utter the words of killing nine thousand people with such jest!
Everyone began to tremble.
“You, you want us to kill each other? You damned demon!”
A dwarf slave laborer said, looking at Wu Wei in the distance.
“Although we are enslaved by you demons, we will not kill each other!”
Another minotaur orc roared.
“You demons, you like to force us to do the most cruel things in the name of various excuses and enjoy it.”
His words resonated with many demon slave laborers.
“Yeah, yeah, if you have the ability, just execute us all!”
He was right. Although these demon slave laborers had been tortured to the point of losing their humanity, living beings are a very peculiar existence.
Under the torture of the demons, this group of demon slave laborers was actually very united.
This unity was irrespective of race or gender.
“Oh? Don't want to kill each other?”
“That's fine!”
Wu Wei smiled.
“Then you can stay peacefully in this city ruin for three days, and after three days I will come back.”
“At that time, I will randomly select one thousand people from among you, and the rest will all be executed by my demon warriors.”
“You can only pray to the Abyss, praying that you are one of the lucky thousand.”
“...”
“What did you say!”
“You damned fellow, you want to divide us!”
“Demon, you are a hundred times more evil than a demon!”
Hearing this, many of the demon slave laborers wavered.
Wu Wei's words hit their weak spot.
There is a saying that people are not worried about poverty but worried about inequality, not worried about scarcity but worried about uneven distribution.
This is the true reflection of the current state of mind of this group of demon slave laborers.
If everyone dies together, everyone can accept it.
But the problem is, death is sometimes unfair!
Because Wu Wei chose to let one thousand people live, while the others were ruthlessly executed.
Therefore, compared to equal death, they were even more unwilling to accept their own death while others enjoyed a new life with hope.
But if, if their companions die, until there are only one thousand people left, then can they be 100% sure to become one of these one thousand lucky ones?
For a time, this group of demon slave laborers stirred.
They stared at each other, wary of each other.
Desire was swelling, and the seeds of betrayal were also sown at this moment.
“We will not yield to you, don't even think about dividing us with such a despicable method, we...”
The minotaur slave laborer who spoke before spoke again, but he didn't finish his words.
A sharp stone hit the back of his head heavily.
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.
This strong minotaur warrior fell directly into the pool of blood and twitched.
The reason he became the first target was very simple.
He was the strongest of this group of demon slave laborers!
As long as he was alive, he would likely occupy a spot!
A spot that belonged to oneself!
A troll holding a sharp stone thought so...
And the fall of this minotaur became the fuse for this melee.
Almost instantly, these ten thousand demon slave laborers began to kill each other for the mere one thousand spots.
At this moment, everyone was an enemy!
Everyone had a reason to kill others!
Even though they were comrades with a common hatred just a minute ago....
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Seeing this scene, Wu Wei laughed heartily.
As he expected, living beings are extremely prone to killing each other under the trend of desire.
Many times, they just lack a more legitimate reason.
And the Endless Abyss gave them sufficient reason.
It's not for anything, just because this is a dangerous place where the environment is extremely harsh and living beings struggle to survive!
This is a place where friendship, love, and affection are cut off, and killing, betrayal, and deception are rampant!
This is the Endless Abyss!
And only those living beings who have experienced all this, understood all this, and believed in all this in the killing are the Abyss believers that Wu Wei truly wants.
Listening to the increasingly fierce fighting sounds in his ears, Wu Wei left here with a smile and prepared to return to the real world.
Three days later, he will harvest the real [Abyss Believers] in this ruin!