Chapter 1282: Hundred Battles Dragon

Zhang Shan frowned and said, "Bao Yi Zheng Er..."

"Take down Tian Long's life, and then find a way to take yours?"

Qing Long nodded. "Yes! This deal is a win for you no matter what, right? I guarantee that Tian Long won't wake up now, so you can just charge in and beat him to death."

Zhang Shan asked again, "Beat him to death, and then what?"

Qing Long said, "It's simple..."

"You kill Tian Long, and in theory, I have to avenge him, so I'd fight you and wipe you out. The end result would be that I suppress the rebellion, but unfortunately Tian Long dies in battle, and everyone in Taoyuan mourns him. To manage Taoyuan better, I'd select a new batch of Tian Ji to lead and build a better world."

After hearing this, Zhang Shan let out a helpless laugh. "What if you don't kill us?"

Qing Long nodded. "Since you're being straightforward, I'll be straight too. If I don't kill you, that means I fail to suppress you, and both Tian Long and I end up dead, leaving everyone trapped here forever."

Zhang Shan furrowed his brow, clearly hesitating. From what Qing Long was saying, he didn't seem afraid of failure at all.

Qing Long added, "I just want Tian Long dead. My own fate can be decided later, but right now, I need to settle his. What do you think?"

After saying that, he stood with his hands behind his back in the center of the area, smiling as he watched the two of them, giving them time to think.

Zhang Shan lowered his head, pondering Qing Long's proposal. He felt that Qing Long was the most rebellious one among them all—maybe even involved in this rebellion himself—but why wasn't he afraid of failing?

His goal was to get Tian Long killed, so perhaps they could play along for now, take out Tian Long first, and then go after Qing Long.

As Qing Long said, no matter the final outcome, they'd at least have killed one ruler of Zhong Yan Zhi Di.

Zhang Shan turned and said, "Hey... Tattoo Kid... what do you think?"

But he saw Qiao Jia Jin walking to the door and closing it.

This made Qing Long's expression darken.

Qiao Jia Jin said while closing the door, "I don't really get it..."

"That trickster sent me here to kill Qing Long, but he didn't say much about Tian Long. I'm not smart enough to change plans on the spot, so I have to stick to what he said."

Zhang Shan chuckled. "Ha... you've got a clear head, kid."

Qiao Jia Jin turned back with a smile. "Don't misunderstand, big guy. This is just my own plan—you don't have to follow it. So from now on, I'll take on Qing Long, and you handle Tian Long. We go our separate ways."

Zhang Shan laughed. "I'm in, ha ha ha ha! That's a great idea—I don't know why I didn't think of it!"

He turned to Qing Long and said, "Alright, let's do it that way. I'll go kill Tian Long myself, and you can spar with Tattoo Kid. Okay?"

Qing Long's face darkened again, and he replied, "No... that's not how it works. You either choose to kill Tian Long now, or leave this room, and I'll see you off outside."

Qiao Jia Jin shook his head. "No no no, Little Green Guy. You don't get to decide this."

Qing Long said, "What...?"

Qiao Jia Jin stretched and loosened up. "We're enemies anyway. So whatever the enemy wants, I have to stop it. Either we fight one-on-one right now, or we gang up on you here, Little Green Guy. Your choice."

Qing Long glared with cold eyes and said, "I choose...?"

"Two ants that accidentally took human form are now picky about the sugar humans throw away. You want to crawl into the honey and take the sugar back to your anthill? Not that easy."

Zhang Shan snorted. "Ants, huh?"

"Qing Long, I remember Chu Tian Qiu once said that if Tian Long dies, you die too, right?"

Qing Long replied, "Theoretically, yes."

Zhang Shan said thoughtfully, "So you've found some way to survive when he dies. But that method takes up your focus, so you can't afford to fight distracted."

Qiao Jia Jin's eyes widened as he muttered, "Damn... Big Guy, you've got a sharp mind."

Zhang Shan laughed. "What sharp mind? It's just what soldiers do—analyze the enemy's weaknesses."

Qing Long shook his head. "This is on you now."

Both of them started warming up. Qiao Jia Jin took off his shirt and tossed it aside.

He thought that fighting someone this tough might even call for taking off his pants, but realizing how ridiculous that would look, he gave up on the idea.

Zhang Shan asked, "So, do you always strip for fights?"

Qiao Jia Jin stretched his arms and said, "Yeah, Big Guy—your build makes my clothes not fit right anyway."

Zhang Shan asked, "Any tactics?"

Qiao Jia Jin nodded. "Yeah. The tactic is to figure out a way to beat him to death."

Zhang Shan said, "Good, what's the way?"

Qiao Jia Jin replied, "Haven't thought of it yet."

Zhang Shan paused. "Alright, same as my tactic."

Qiao Jia Jin added, "But... Big Guy, this Little Green Guy really wants Little Red Guy dead... so we have to make sure he doesn't die. After all, opposing the enemy gives us an advantage."

Zhang Shan said, "Yo, you've got ideas too, kid."

Qiao Jia Jin laughed. "Of course. In a fight, if you can't call in more backup, shake up the enemy's backup."

Zhang Shan nodded. "Makes sense. Then I'll be rude—I'll throw the first punch."

With that, Zhang Shan's figure shot forward, cracking the white floor under his feet.

Qing Long watched him coldly and raised his hands to block. Their collision created a massive boom, sending both stumbling back several steps.

Qing Long was impressed by the other's destructive power, while Zhang Shan, after landing, rubbed his elbow and noticed something odd—Qing Long had precisely blocked the point of impact, which wasn't like a regular enhanced human's defense.

Zhang Shan nodded. "I see... You're different from the others... You're a hardened fighter who's been on the front lines..."

Qing Long dusted off his sleeves and said softly, "Yeah. I've been fighting people here for decades, dealing with countless unruly Sheng Xiao. Even if I wasn't skilled in combat before, I've become a battle-hardened elite now."

Qiao Jia Jin perked up at that. "Battle-hardened? Little Green Guy, what's the most Sheng Xiao you've taken on at once?"

Qing Long said, "What?"

Qiao Jia Jin grinned. "Since you're battle-hardened, I need to test your skills."

Qiao Jia Jin's figure dashed past Zhang Shan, charging straight at Qing Long.