Chapter 160 The Power of the Underworld

“Underworld?”

Hearing this name, the many Resurrected caused a commotion, their reactions differing depending on the era in which they were active.

Some knew what the Underworld was, and looked at Hela with a mix of shock and uncertainty. Others were completely bewildered, not understanding the concept, and after asking around, they finally understood the significance of the Underworld, and their expressions changed slightly, giving rise to intense dread.

Nefarious Gody, who had been watching the show all along, frowned, looked at Hela, and said in a deep voice,

“Speaking of which, the ability of that recovery-type Esper just now looked very familiar. What is your relationship with Ni Ges and Eros?”

He was also an Original One, and was in the same era as the two sisters of the Underworld. From the beginning, he felt that Hela and Aurora's abilities carried a familiar aura.

Hela looked down at him and said lightly, “They both died a long time ago. We inherited [Life’s Dawn] and [Power of the Dead], respectively, as well as the Underworld they left behind.”

“So that's how it is…” Nefarious Gody nodded slowly, and said nothing more.

Seeing that he had no other questions, Hela ignored him, scanned the crowd, and said coldly:

“Black Star has already given you enough face. Don't push your luck. I'll say it again, if you don't want to live, you can continue to cause trouble and see if we can send you all to the Underworld!”

Han Xiao spoke up in a timely manner, pretending to reprimand, “Hela! These people are all seniors. Watch your mouth.”

“Hmph.” Hela threw away the wreckage of Iggwanaz, turned around, and retreated back into the crowd, no longer speaking.

Listening to the two of them playing the double act, some of the Resurrected looked embarrassed, but they really didn't dare to take any more excessive actions.

The deterrent power of the Underworld was really not small. Compared to entering the Underworld, confinement seemed to become more acceptable…

Moreover, Black Star's crushing strength, which allowed him to play with Iggwanaz at will, and his merciless actions, also made many of the Resurrected quite fearful.

However, although Iggwanaz was killed, it did not make most of the Resurrected feel a sense of shared grief, as they had watched the whole process. They naturally knew that it was not a unilateral action by Black Star, but that Iggwanaz had brought it upon himself, so they couldn't blame anyone else.

On the other hand, the many Super-As on Han Xiao's side not only did not feel disgusted, but instead felt delighted. Who told Iggwanaz to be so bold as to cut the healer? Even if Black Star didn't do it, many people wanted to kill this guy, and they just felt that it was a good kill.

Killing someone to establish authority would easily make people think that he was forcing and threatening the Resurrected. In order to prevent such aftereffects, Han Xiao originally didn't want to cause any deaths, but Iggwanaz was courting death himself, so that was a special case. He was actually able to make both sides feel that he deserved to die, which was simply wonderful.

He was worrying about how to establish authority, and Iggwanaz came along with an excellent opportunity, and it wouldn't cause a backlash—this was a great person who delivered charcoal in the snow! If he didn't tell the eight brothers of the Underworld to take care of him, he would feel bad!

Seeing that the many Resurrected had stopped causing trouble, Han Xiao knew that this wave of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys had worked, dispelling everyone's idea of causing trouble.

However, this was not enough. His main goal was not confinement, but to persuade these people to voluntarily participate in the war.

Han Xiao took a deep breath and said:

“In fact, inviting everyone to participate in the war is not asking everyone to contribute for free. This is also a transaction, and I believe you will all be satisfied with the price.”

Hearing this, many of the Resurrected showed interest.

“Oh? What is the reward?”

Hilbert asked curiously.

Han Xiao smiled and prescribed a strong medicine according to his plan:

“As long as you choose to participate in the war, no matter how many times you die in battle, I will awaken you again. If one day we drive out the foreign enemies, the participants can enjoy the Sanctuary Resurrection qualification forever and obtain a permanent security guarantee. But if you do not participate in the war today, there will be no more opportunities to exchange it in the future. This is my offer.”

The Resurrected present were stunned, and then their hearts beat faster.

If that was the case, then there would be no worries, and it would definitely be a worthwhile deal to exchange participation in the war for permanent Sanctuary Resurrection qualification!

Moreover, there was also the current ability user of [Life's Dawn], which guaranteed a certain survival rate on the battlefield. It was not so easy to die in battle, so it was worth a try!

The only question was whether Black Star would keep his word.

Observing everyone's reactions, Han Xiao smiled and said, “You don't have to doubt my sincerity. Sanctuary Resurrection is not difficult for me. Resurrecting you is just a piece of cake.”

Riv couldn't help but question, “Do you mean that Sanctuary Resurrection can be used indefinitely? Is there no limit?”

“Hehe, there really isn't. You can rest assured that no matter how many times you die, Sanctuary Resurrection will still take effect.”

Han Xiao replied with a smile. When he introduced the situation before, he did not repeat the lie that Sanctuary Resurrection could only be used once, so this group of Resurrected were unaware of this.

As soon as he finished speaking, the association members around him couldn't help but glance at him. Although there were no expressions on their faces, they secretly sighed in their hearts…

Black Star's ability to lie through his teeth is getting better and better!

Many association members believed that Sanctuary Resurrection only had one chance. The lie had been told for too long, and they had taken it as the truth. They did not believe Han Xiao's reversal at this time. In their opinion, this was just Black Star deliberately making up a lie to fool this group of Resurrected into participating in the war.

However, no one intended to reveal the “truth” because fooling more Resurrected into participating in the war was in their interests, and this lie was ineffective against them, the “insiders”.

This divided the contemporary Super-As from the historical Resurrected. Many association members believed that they would not be tricked, and even if they were resurrected, they could not be deceived. Therefore, there was differential treatment, which did not harm the interests of their group, so no one planned to expose Han Xiao's “lie”. Even Garozell and others who had just been resurrected chose to remain silent. Instead, they felt in their hearts that Black Star had made a good move.

Looking at the moved expressions of the Resurrected, many association members secretly laughed in their hearts, and couldn't help but feel a sense of superiority in mastering the truth.

At the same time, Ksellaye glanced obscurely at his surrounding companions. He could tell at a glance that no one took it seriously, and couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

As the real insider, he naturally knew that what Han Xiao was saying now was the truth. However, this group of contemporary Super-As had been fooled by Black Star and no one believed the truth!

Ksellaye was simply dumbfounded.

‘Never mind, it's not a big problem. When Black Star proves this with his actions, they will know which one is the truth…’

He wasn't worried that Black Star's plan would fail. The three great civilizations and the association members would tacitly hide the “truth” for their own benefit, and the many Resurrected would be under unified control and unable to freely contact external information. The three great civilizations would naturally screen out information that might reveal the “truth”.

Even if a fire could not be contained by paper, and the Resurrected knew the “truth”, there were still some elite Resurrected who were willing to sacrifice themselves. As long as a battle broke out and a group of people died, and a second resurrection was successfully carried out, everyone would understand that what he said today was true, and the situation would immediately return to normal and continue to flock to it.

‘There are many backup plans, and everything is under control. Black Star is still stable…’

Ksellaye secretly praised.

On the other side, many of the Resurrected were shaken by the transaction conditions proposed by Han Xiao and became entangled.

Hilbert's eyes flashed and said solemnly:

“If what you said is true, this transaction is worth doing. I can serve the civilization again and fight against foreign enemies.”

“It's okay. You have plenty of time to consider.”

Han Xiao smiled indifferently.

As he said that, he raised his hand and unfolded a spaceship, landing it on the pitted ground. The hatch opened, inviting everyone to board.

Many of the Resurrected had accepted Han Xiao's statement and did not express any more objections, obediently boarding the spaceship.

Everyone boarded the starship together, and it quickly set sail, heading to the high-dimensional Apocalypse teleportation point set up by the three great civilizations nearby, preparing to jump to the interception circle.

The atmosphere in the cabin was harmonious, without any tense confrontations. Many contemporary Super-As finally struck up relationships with the various Resurrected. Many people were reunited after a long time.

Seeing the harmonious scene, Han Xiao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

‘The initial negotiation has been temporarily completed, and the enthusiasm of this group of Resurrected to participate in the war has finally been mobilized… I wonder how many Super-As other than the Resurrected believe my truth.’

Han Xiao couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

The war had already broken out, and the unlimited Sanctuary Resurrection would be revealed sooner or later. He didn't intend to hide it all the time. Using this reason to persuade this group of Resurrected was a plan that had been made long ago, and he was not afraid of being known by the three great civilizations now.

However, the previous lie was too deeply rooted in people's hearts. Han Xiao believed that the three great civilizations and the association members would be doubtful about his changed statement at this time. As long as there was no practical action to prove it, these people would be more willing to believe the lie that “Sanctuary Resurrection is limited to once”.

However, although Han Xiao intended to reveal the fact that “Sanctuary Resurrection is unlimited”, he did not want to tell the whole truth. He had already prepared his explanation to the three great civilizations after the truth was exposed, hiding a trick in it.

“Di Di Di…”

While he was thinking, the communicator suddenly rang. Han Xiao took it out and saw that it was as expected, it was a call invitation from the heads of the three great civilizations.

Without hesitation, he entered the quantum network vision and projected a remote projection.

With a change of vision, he was already in the office of the heads of the three great civilizations, facing the three of them.

“Thank you for your hard work, Black Star. This group of Resurrected has been stabilized by you.” Marbrus nodded, “Thank you for considering the overall situation and bringing back so many high-level combatants. This will make up for many disadvantages.”

“Don't just thank me verbally.” Han Xiao chuckled.

“Don't worry, we have already prepared the substantial reward.” Marbrus paused and suddenly asked, “By the way, we also provided Gothe’s medium, but why hasn't he been resurrected?”

“I don't know. Either the medium is wrong, or this guy isn't dead and is hiding in some corner.”

Han Xiao's expression did not change. Such a question could be pushed away, and it would have no impact on him now.

“So he's not dead… I see.”

Marbrus glanced at Han Xiao and didn't intend to pursue the matter further.

At this time, the Head of the Arcane Church interjected and asked slowly:

“Black Star, is what you said just now that the Sanctuary Resurrection actually has no limit on the number of times, true or false?”

“What do you think?” Han Xiao asked back.

“…I think this is just an excuse you used to stabilize the Resurrected.” The Head of the Arcane Church spread his hands, “But nothing is absolute. Maybe this is the truth.”

The other two also stared at Han Xiao, curious.

Hearing this, Han Xiao shrugged and said casually:

“It's the same no matter which statement you are willing to believe. When things develop to that point, you will naturally know whether it is true or false. Before that, I personally suggest that you treat what I just said as false. If you consider the worst possible outcome first, you will definitely not make a mistake.”

Before everyone could respond, Han Xiao continued:

“Your current urgent task is to confine this group of Resurrected and ensure that they cannot come into contact with the truth. Otherwise, if they change their minds again, there is nothing I can do.”

“…You're right.”

The three looked at each other and suppressed the doubts in their hearts, nodding at the same time.

They still tended to believe that the so-called “unlimited Sanctuary Resurrection” was a lie used by Han Xiao to fool the Resurrected.

With Black Star's kind of behavior, how could he easily reveal such a trump card? It was mostly a lie!

Anyway, it was common for Black Star to lie through his teeth. They were already used to it and were not flustered at all. They even wanted to laugh.