Chapter 2689: Carbon Alliance Prison of Hostages Does Not Rehabilitate
Seeing that everyone had left and there was no more profit to be squeezed out, Jiangnan couldn't help but look toward the hostages being detained in the Styx River!
A sinister smile spread across his face. With hostages in hand, he had the world at his fingertips—no need to worry about not making money, right?
(˵¯͒෴¯͒) "Look, look—even your own people don't want you anymore! It's only your grandpa here who kindly took you in. Won't you even thank me?"
The hostages were both shocked and terrified at this point, recalling the earlier Starry Sky Hercules Cup incident.
They never thought that while they were just watching the show moments ago, they'd end up in Jiangnan's hands!
Who knew what heinous things Jiangnan might do?
We really don't want to be "taken in" by you, hey!
Jiangnan chuckled sinisterly:
(΄◞ิ෴◟ิ‵) "Dear hostages? You don't want to suffer at my hands either, right? So... why not hand over any valuable treasures quickly?"
"You're eating my food and staying at my place! And you won't pay up? Freeloading, huh? Hurry up and pay the hostage detention fee if you want to enjoy a happy hostage life!"
"Otherwise, I'll beat you to a pulp and crush your peaches! I'll drag you off to pair up with the bugs!"
At this moment, the mother bugs among the swarm immediately got excited!
(๑מּ,ꇴמּ)੭₎₎̊₊♡
There's... such a good thing happening?
Bug Number Six spoke seriously:
(๑מּ⥎מּ) "Good suggestion. I think we could take this opportunity to enrich our insect race's genetic gene pool!"
The hostages panicked completely now, looking at the mother bugs that resembled car crash scenes mixed with concrete mixers, almost scared to tears!
୧(;´༎ຶ口༎ຶ`)୨ "No... no way? We'll pay! We'll hand over the hostage detention fee right now! If we don't have it on us, we'll call someone to deliver it!"
No hostage could stay calm under such circumstances. Even if it meant losing everything, they couldn't fall victim to the insect race's evil hands!
One by one, like golden toads, they frantically spat out treasures, racking up resentment values like crazy!
Because this was the first time they'd heard that being a hostage required paying a detention fee!
Yang Jian swallowed hard:
(°△°|||) "You really know how to scrape things together, huh? You won't let a single opportunity to make money slip by?"
Jiangnan smirked proudly:
(͡°෴͡°)✧ "Since I can't get money from them for now, I might as well scrape a little bit from their hands, right?"
"Bing Chacha, pull over a few positions and set them up properly as hostage detention centers. The Netherworld Race will be in charge of guarding them. Once someone pays up to redeem the hostages, hand them over!"
Bing Chacha's mouth hung wide open!
∑(°口°๑)
I never expected this. I thought the Netherworld Race would show off their skills in the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, letting the myriad races of the starry sky witness the glory of the Netherworld Race!
But who would've thought that after coming here, we haven't fought many battles, but we're back to our old profession of running prisons?
Still, they did need proper detention facilities—it wasn't ideal to keep them soaking in the Styx River forever!
∠(｀◠´*) "I'll handle it immediately. By the way... what should we name this prison? It needs a name, right?"
Jiangnan propped his chin:
(͡°ก͡°) "Hmm—let me think. Let's call it the Carbon Alliance Prison of Hostages. Lock all the hostages in the Prison of Hostages and give them a good rehabilitation! Hehehe—your grandpa here is truly a little genius at naming!"
Bing Chacha stood frozen like stone. Damn "Prison of Hostages"? A prison for holding hostages?
Does it have to be so literal? It has the same delightful absurdity as the "Awake No More Room"!
Jiangnan waved his hand grandly:
(︶口︶〃)ﾉ "Listen up, all of you! You're about to be sent into the Carbon Alliance Prison of Hostages for detention!"
"And the Netherworld Race's prisons have always had a Renovation Ceremony. As long as you hit the Bose bodies, you can earn Renovation Exemption Rights!"
"What are you waiting for? Get moving!"
The hostages completely erupted!
Rehabilitation my ass! There's nothing rehabilitating about the Carbon Alliance!
"(ºДº*) "Hit the Bose bodies? Are we crazy? I'm still hoping to get out of here! If I hit the Bose bodies, I won't be able to survive out there!"
(๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Wait, there's a ceremony for being happy too? Happiness Exemption Rights? What, we're not allowed to be happy? Is that the kind of 'happiness' I'm thinking of?"
One old-timer immediately looked horrified, clearly recalling some unpleasant memories!
(|||థ益థ) "I... I know! I've already been in three times! The Renovation Ceremony of the Styx Death Prison is infamous! No matter your identity, once you go in, you get renovated!"
"The Renovation Ceremony is like—~%?…;#*BEEP BEEP BEEP～"
In the live broadcast, this explanation was bleeped out, with only a series of telegraph tones coming through!
The audience still hadn't figured out what was going on, but the hostages were already frozen in place, frantically gasping for air!
Their faces had turned white!
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ж꒪‧̣̥̇(꒪ж꒪‧̣̥̇(꒪ж꒪‧̣̥̇)…
So that's how it is?
The guy who was just yelling about not hitting the Bose bodies charged over in one swift move, throwing a wide hook that slammed into a Bose body, sending it spinning into the air!
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃ "Brothers! Hit them! Hit them hard! To hell with these damn Bose bodies! Just smash them! We have to think about the bigger picture! If we don't hit them, the situation will turn bad!"
Driven by fear, the hostages from the Quality Alliance no longer held any reverence for the Bose bodies!
Forget about being the overlords of the starry sky—nothing was more important than their own situation!
And once the first blow was struck, after hitting the Bose race, they discovered that aside from the satisfying feel, the Bose race was nothing special!
They had absolutely no resistance in the Styx River!
The scene immediately descended into chaos. The hostages from the Quality Alliance surrounded the Bose hostages, beating them mercilessly, terrified that not hitting hard enough would get them dragged off for renovation!
And once they started, it became addictive. After all, opportunities to hit Bose bodies didn't come every day. If they ever got out, they'd have stories to tell!
The nightmare of the Bose race hostages had begun. All they could do was curl up and take the beating, unable to do anything else!
Nairo screamed in agony:
(#థ)益●#) "Kill me! Have the guts to kill me!"
Jiangnan grinned slyly:
(๑͡°ݓ͡°) "You've got no guts! Your grandpa here won't kill you! Remember, don't beat them to death—dead ones aren't worth anything. If any of you slack off, I'll use you to make up the numbers!"
The surface of the Styx River was burning with intense activity!
Watching this scene, Jiangnan couldn't have been more satisfied!
This was exactly what he wanted—gradually shattering the invincible aura that the Bose race had established in the minds of the myriad races of the starry sky!
The foundation of the era had already been shaken. All the races of the starry sky were watching the battlefield footage!
Such a scene was absolutely impossible before, and yet here it was, happening right before their eyes!
In everyone's hearts, a seed of resistance seemed to have been planted!
Waiting for the right moment to take root and sprout!
The Bose race naturally noticed the brutal scene unfolding on the Styx River!
But what could they do?
Negotiate with Jiangnan? They'd have to bleed resources to get the hostages back. As for playing tricks?
Under the current game rules, as long as no one overturned the table, the Bose race really couldn't do much to Jiangnan. So they could only grit their teeth and bear it!
Pretending they hadn't seen anything!
After the three major powers jointly attacked the Carbon Alliance position and that incident ended, the entire Star Ember Sea battlefield fell into an eerie silence!
The Bose race had no noteworthy actions left to speak of, only some minor skirmishes!
But even so, the Bose race still held the top spot in total points. All they had to do was maintain their position!
As for the Silicon Base, they were busy with relocation, moving their position to a different area, far away from the black hole zone to prevent Jiangnan from using black holes to cause trouble!
Meanwhile, the Quality Alliance's position reconstruction had already begun for the second time!
They also had to constantly guard against Jiangnan firing another cannon their way, even though there was still a risk of being destroyed!
But a major alliance like theirs couldn't exactly camp out in the starry sky without a home, could they?
So they continued replenishing troops and rebuilding as necessary!
The Quality Alliance still hadn't gotten back their Race Beacon or Base Planet from the Silicon Base, and the Silicon Base remained indifferent to the hostage situation!
The relationship between the two sides had hit rock bottom, barely maintained, seemingly stuck in a stalemate!
Since the Carbon Alliance couldn't be touched, the Silicon Base wanted to fight the Bose race!
But if those two started fighting again, Jiangnan would inevitably come stirring up trouble, leaving neither side able to rest easy!
So they decided to stay put and lie low!
The Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, which had started off so intensely, had actually quieted down!
But that was only the big picture!
The Quality Alliance couldn't just sit around doing nothing, could they? After all, they'd been robbed by both the Bose race and Jiangnan!
Even if the Silicon Base hadn't swindled them, they wouldn't have had many points left!
Since they couldn't touch the Bose race or the Carbon Alliance, they set their sights on the Angels!
After all, the Angel race was also holding onto some points. Even a mosquito's leg was still meat, right?
So the Quality Alliance directly led their troops to attack the Angel position, and the battle became extremely intense!
The Quality Alliance was a coalition of over two thousand races, many of which had overall strength surpassing the Angels!
How could the Angels withstand such an assault?
Even though the Angels had practically gone all-in during the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, staking their very foundation, they still couldn't hold out!
So they had no choice but to call for support from the Bose race!
But if the Bose race stepped in, the Silicon Base would have to get involved too!
And if that happened, Jiangnan would come looking for trouble again. The Bose race faced a difficult decision!
The Angels had defected to them, and their points effectively served as the Bose race's backup points. They couldn't just abandon them!
So they had no choice but to send large numbers of vassal races into the battle, barely managing to balance the situation!
Even so, the Angels were still at a disadvantage. Their racial strength was being consumed at an alarming rate, and countless Angels fell on the battlefield!
But faced with such circumstances, they could only grit their teeth and endure, continuously replenishing their forces!
The Angels absolutely refused to accept falling out of the top ten sequences!
Not only that, but some small race alliances also joined the war, extending their sharp claws, hoping to grab a piece of the pie!
The Angels' situation became increasingly dire. Fortunately, the Blood Angels were tough, and Kasyapa was an extremely powerful presence, managing to hold the line for now!
But even she didn't know how much longer she could last!
The Bose race, Silicon Base, and Carbon Alliance remained motionless, watching from the sidelines, while that area became an exceptionally heated battlefield!
Under these circumstances, Jiangnan didn't interfere with the war. He simply watched the show quietly from within the moat!
He was happy to see the Angels in such a state. How could he bear to interrupt such a good show?
If the timing was right, Jiangnan wouldn't mind kicking the Angels while they were down, stomping on them a few more times!
But for now, all he had to do was watch. Without the Carbon Alliance needing to lift a finger, the Angels were already being beaten to a sorry state!
And Jiangnan still had more important things to do!
He still hadn't gotten his hands on that Mind-Only Method yet!