Doomsday Code

Chapter 974 Gambling

However, the little black man grabbed Sheli's head without hesitation, his fingers turning into a sharp knife, pressed against Sheli's temple.

"I want to see if you can chop faster or I can kill faster."

At this moment, Sheli had no mind to care about what was happening outside. His spirit and will were being eroded by the little black man, just like Chen Cheng had been.

Chen Cheng did not act rashly. There were too many machines here, and he could not possibly destroy them all before the little black man killed Sheli and the others.

Moreover, it's still uncertain whether the little black guy is actually inside these machines. It's very possible that he's just a frequency band right now, and these machines are just special program instruments for him to manifest the real world.

It's quite possible that these machines will be destroyed, just to prevent him from causing trouble in public.

Seeing Chen Cheng's conflicted expression, the little black man knew he had succeeded, and Chen Cheng dared not gamble.

"Very good, it seems you have made your choice."

"Let them go. As long as you don't go out and cause trouble, I can pretend nothing happened."

Chen Cheng looked at the little black man and said in a gloomy tone.

At the same time, he understood even more why his cheap ancestor hadn't dealt with this guy back then.

Just like today, he has control over the people he cares about, and I have no choice but to compromise with him.

Upon hearing Chen Cheng's words, the little black man chuckled and then said:

"Drop the sword you're holding first, or I'll start to doubt the sincerity of your words."

The little black man's words undoubtedly presented Chen Cheng with a difficult problem.

He is able to threaten the little black man now only by the sword in his hand, and the little black man wants to be assured that Chen Cheng will discard the sword.

Chen Cheng then sneered and said:

"Impossible. Without this sword, how could I still pose a threat to you? Don't treat me like a fool."

"So it seems there's no room for negotiation?"

As he spoke, the little black man pressed his fingers against Sheli's temple and tried to push them inside.

Seeing this, Chen Cheng was about to unleash his sword and fight the little black man to the death.

At that moment, Squidward, who had been hiding somewhere, crawled out and said:

"Wait a minute, everyone. You are all gods. How can you act like street thugs who fight and want to die together at the slightest disagreement?"

"How about this: you two make a divine oath, and whoever breaks the oath will immediately perish and be annihilated."

Squidward was genuinely afraid that Chen Cheng would destroy this place. He had realized that if this machine array were truly gone, then this place, along with the small world outside, would probably sink into the void and turn into nothingness.

Squidward isn't done living yet. So what if a few mortals died? Why is he trying to take everyone down with him?

Chen Cheng stared at Squidward. He had long known that this dead octopus was no good. It seemed to get along well with them usually, but that was only because he had a sword. Otherwise, this dead octopus would have revealed its evil nature long ago.

"You're a bit of a sycophant, but your suggestion is quite good."

The little black man didn't take Squidward seriously at all. In his opinion, Squidward was only able to live and roam around outside because he had become Chen Cheng's lackey.

Squidward was suppressing his anger; once this was resolved, he was determined to teach the little black man a lesson.

However, Chen Cheng was no longer in a hurry. He knew that this dead octopus must be up to no good by showing up at this time.

And the little black guy agreed to his request so easily, as if he was just waiting for a way out.

Of course, it's also possible that he's overthinking it. The little black man just doesn't want to die, as you can tell from the things he's done.

If he wanted to die, he would have died long ago.

When Squidward saw that Chen Cheng didn't respond, he knew that Chen Cheng must be starting to overthink and become suspicious.

"Alright, since you both agree, let's take an oath first."

The little black man ignored Squidward and looked at Chen Cheng instead:

"Now we both have reasons to exercise restraint, but we're also afraid the other will change their mind. Your suggestion, you lackey, is not bad."

"As long as I don't harm your men, you can't use your sword against me. What do you think of that condition?"

However, Chen Cheng still didn't reply. Instead, he raised the sword in his hand and placed it in front of him, as if he was about to unleash a sword strike at the slightest provocation.

Seeing that Chen Cheng didn't respond, and because Chen Cheng's sword strikes had caught the attention of the damned program, the little black man had to speed up.

The next moment, several small black figures grabbed Noah and the others by the head, their eyes fierce as they said:

“Since you refuse, I will kill them first, and then I will kill you. I don’t believe that you can use this sword without restraint in your current state.”

The little black man still seemed to want to live, wary of Chen Cheng's sword, and unwilling to perish together with him.

However, Chen Cheng had figured out many things by this time.

Then he looked at the little black man and gave him a cold smile, saying:

"Enable administrator privileges".

As Chen Cheng finished speaking, the little black man's terrified expression and the movements of his hands all stopped.

At this moment, a light screen appeared in front of Chen Cheng, projecting a sword-shaped groove onto the screen.

Chen Cheng placed the sword in his hand on it, and instantly information appeared on the light screen.

"Welcome back, administrator."

Yes, the sword is very important.

Chen Cheng still remembered what happened in the Elf World Tree last time, when he had administrator privileges.

He later thought that the ancient civilization knew about him and was monitoring him.

In reality, there was no surveillance, and the system wasn't recognizing him as a person, but rather the sword in his hand.

This sword is the key to access, but only he can actually use it.

Just now in the world of consciousness, the god he transformed into only held this sword. At that time, what could appear in his world of consciousness were only the divine patterns that constituted this sword. However, among these divine patterns, Chen Cheng still saw the bloodline divine patterns.

Given that the little black man had kept the topic of swords up his sleeve, Chen Cheng couldn't help but become suspicious.

As for the last sentence he shouted, although he wasn't 100% sure, he still chose to take a gamble. Otherwise, even if it meant sacrificing themselves and the others, he would definitely destroy this place.

Because outside, he still had relatives and friends such as Finnie, Samlett, Huidun, Melinda, and the King of Pingbei, as well as those subordinates who chose to be loyal to him.

So this isn't a trolley problem, but a mandatory question with only one option.

His final roar was just a gamble, and even if he lost, the outcome wouldn't get any worse.