Li Yan needed to figure out the opponent’s aim. Since they had villagers in their hands, he couldn’t act rashly. Stabilizing Chuan Er and preventing him from indiscriminately killing innocents was the priority. As for the rest, it had to be resolved at the foot of the mountain.
Chuan Er unexpectedly refused, which was beyond everyone’s expectation. He knew he had already won half the battle, so he said proudly, "I want you to follow me up the mountain, as a show of your sincerity! Likewise, these special trainees must immediately come down the mountain, and have the Academy below prepare vehicles for us! Let our brothers leave the mountains!"
"You’re dreaming..." A certain deputy class stared wide-eyed, directly denying his demands. He wanted the Earl to stay as a hostage, which was absolutely impossible...
"Brothers wouldn’t hurt the Devil King! It’s just that the Devil King’s reputation precedes him, brothers have heard too much about it, who wouldn’t be scared? Without the Devil King’s command, do we still have a chance to leave the mountains?"
Chuan Er was telling the truth. These bandits were indeed extremely afraid of Li Yan, and even more fearful of his ability to control the situation. Going up against him was like striking a stone with an egg.
"This is impossible... The Earl is no ordinary person. If you go back on your word, we won’t even find a place to cry..." A certain deputy class looked at him fiercely, even though Chuan Er only had this idea, it was enough to skin him alive.
"Besides holding your Earl, what other reason do you have to withdraw the trainees? Can you ensure the safety of our brothers? If you really disagree, then brothers have no choice! Brothers would have to first kill these villagers; having them accompany us in death would be worth it!"
"You..." A certain deputy class was about to be infuriated to death, not expecting this bandit to be so despicable and shameless, using innocent villagers’ lives to threaten them...
However, the condition he wanted to exchange was the Earl, and if anything happened to the Earl...
"I’ll go with you! Will you release them?" Li Yan’s cold voice resounded throughout the mountain gorge, but everyone could feel his anger.
"A gentleman’s word is hard to catch even with four horses! I, Chuan Er, mean what I say!" Chuan Er wished he could swear, as having the Devil King go with him was equivalent to gaining another chance to live.
Li Yan’s dark eyes focused on him, wishing to see through him. He spoke calmly, "I will go with you!"
"No, Earl, absolutely not, they are all bandits..."
"Earl, you mustn’t be impulsive, bandits won’t keep their promises..."
"We can retreat together, Earl, don’t be foolish..."
All the trainees from Warhawk Class 1 panicked. Li Yan was their spiritual pillar, their backbone. If he fell into the hands of the bandits, it would be like losing their support...
Moreover, how could he venture into such a perilous situation! Absolutely not!
Li Yan waved his hand, signaling them not to panic. Everyone fell silent, all waiting for the Earl’s next move.
"I can make a deal with you! But likewise, you must agree to my conditions. First, I need to confirm my trainees’ safe evacuation."
The trainees wanted to stop him but it was already impossible. This was an order from the Devil King, and there was no reason to change it...
"Alright! No problem!"
Chuan Er agreed without hesitation!
"Second, I am a specially assigned trainee, not a local trainee! My trainees will do their utmost to meet your conditions! However, I cannot guarantee the likelihood of local Academy’s agreement, so I want you to agree, negotiations will be handled by my trainees, and you must not rashly kill."