Chapter 712: You Have No Choice! Taking Your Dog's Life?!

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"On what basis?" Jiang Chengyu's gaze was cold and stern.

"If you don't agree, you'll die immediately!" Su Yang's eyes were deep, as if they could easily see into people's hearts.

"So that means I have no choice?"

"You can choose; life and death are separated by a single thought."

"Given your temperament, you could never forgive my actions, yet at the crucial moment you stopped Lin Yang's actions, merely expelling me..."

"Besides making me atone, you surely have other intentions, right?"

Su Yang neither affirmed nor denied, but nodded, "You truly are a clever person; wise as you are, yet you committed such a foolish act."

"You think I'd willingly become a traitor?!" Jiang Chengyu's emotions suddenly surged.

He abruptly stood, pointing at his brain, "If I don't agree, Yue Zhao will kill me instantly!"

"I don't want to die, nor be pointed at with a gun to the brain!"

"Even if it's merely survival, I refuse to follow Yan Ke and theirs!"

Su Yang slowly turned his head, expression indifferent, "So?"

"So..." Jiang Chengyu's expression stiffened.

"So you, to merely survive, chose to betray your friends, betray this era, willingly become a tool for others, right?" Su Yang's words were precise, leaving him speechless.

Jiang Chengyu was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "If it were you, you would do the same!"

"I wouldn't." Su Yang shook his head, "I would rather die standing than live kneeling."

"Stop the grand talk; you haven't been coerced, so you can't understand my feelings."

"You mean... I never experienced the desperation before death?" A strange hue flashed in Su Yang's eyes.

"Isn't that so?"

"Ridiculous!" Su Yang sneered, "The countless predicaments I face; if I always compromised like you, the Ascend God seed would never fall upon me in this life."

"Furthermore, you think all I do is just for myself?"

"The gamble, Old Era Remnant Faction, Golden Throne—none of them aren't threats?"

"Jiang Chengyu, ask yourself honestly, have I ever wronged you?"

"Yes, I admit you saved me once in a random Death Game, for which I am grateful."

"Precisely because of that, I consider you a friend."

"But you... wielded a knife against your own brothers out of selfish desire, truly tragic!"

Jiang Chengyu's face flushed red, he laughed self‑deprecatingly, "I am now a Failure; whatever you say is correct."

"Since ancient times, traitors never meet a good end; you are destined to lose, this is the path you chose," Su Yang said.

Jiang Chengyu inhaled deeply, as if accepting fate, and asked, "How do you want me to atone?"

"Before that, I have a question—do you want to live?" Su Yang asked.

"I do!"

"Then you must make a sacrifice, endure countless scorn, and for the coming days you must live like a dog. Are you willing?"

"I know, once a person chooses, they must bear the consequences; I accept it all!"

"Very well!" Su Yang placed his half‑drunk coffee on the chair, stood, and faced Jiang Chengyu, "Now, sever one of your limbs yourself."

The island forbids harming others, but does not forbid self‑harm.

Jiang Chengyu's eyes hardened, and he asked no reason.

He then violently grabbed his left arm, a fierce resolve flashing in his eyes, and snapped it with force!

"Crack!"

Jiang Chengyu let out a muffled hum, beads of sweat the size of beans fell like raindrops.

"Continue," Su Yang said.

Jiang Chengyu did not hesitate; he forcefully broke a piece of the chair, lifted the wooden bar and smashed it onto his calf!

"Bang!"

Several blows later, the leg bone snapped, and the wooden bar split into two.

Jiang Chengyu, his face pale, raised his head, "Any other orders?"

"After you return, you will live by the main gate; whatever is given to you, you eat whatever it is."

"Do you think this can deceive Yue Zhao?" Jiang Chengyu asked hoarsely.

"Naturally not; he's not foolish, this trick won't stay hidden long," Su Yang shook his head.

"Since you know, why waste effort?" Jiang Chengyu asked, puzzled.

"Play it to the full; your next task is to barely survive, letting him see your condition and our stance."

"And then?"

"If possible, I hope you can infiltrate the enemy and steal information for us."

"Spy?"

"Even if he knows you're pretending, as long as you don't die you still have value; the specifics depend on your own execution."

"If you let me go back, every word and deed will be recorded."

"No problem; I intend to let him see our every move!"

"I understand..."

Su Yang glanced at him, then said slowly, "This is your final chance; after you return, I will not tell anyone our conversation, so you must be ready psychologically to endure everything."

"I know what to do," Jiang Chengyu nodded.

"Alright, let's go."

Su Yang was walking ahead, Jiang Chengyu staggered behind.

The coffee grew cold, and he lost any desire to drink, so he casually spilled it onto the flowerbed.

Returning to the Villa, everyone was waiting in the living room.

"Su Yang, you're back…"

Lin Yang ran up to greet him, his face just piled with a smile, but when he saw Jiang Chengyu, his complexion instantly darkened.

"You still have the nerve to come back?!"

"He clung to me like a dog‑skin plaster; you know I'm soft‑hearted, hearing two words makes me unable to be ruthless." Su Yang helplessly spread his hands.

"You Jiang, your cheek is really thick, I spit!" Lin Yang spat a curse.

Jiang Chengyu wiped the saliva from his face and silently walked to the doorway and lay down.

"Damn, unlucky!" Luo Shuangshuang couldn't hold back a curse.

"Just kill him, living is a waste of resources, watching him is also annoying." Lin Yang suggested.

"Do as you wish, anyway he's already here, you can deal with him as you like." Su Yang said.

Lin Yang's pupils rolled, and he quickly pulled Su Yang aside, whispering, "So, what exactly did you two talk about?"

As he spoke, he turned his head and saw that Jiang Chengyu's arm and calf were bent, clearly already broken.

"Since he's a Dependents, a living person is certainly more valuable than a Dead Person; he can still contribute Faith Value, which is a considerable wealth." Su Yang said.

"But he wants your life!" Lin Yang said gravely.

"So the choice is in your hands; now you are the Ascend God Seed." Su Yang said.

Lin Yang was stunned, but quickly recovered, and a Life‑Death Contract appeared in his palm.

He stared intently at Jiang Chengyu's back, then turned his head to look at Su Yang.

His heart was tangled with countless conflicts.

He wanted to strike, but something always felt off.

According to Su Yang's way of acting, how could he be soft‑hearted toward an enemy?

Yet not killing him would be unacceptable, hard to satisfy the crowd.

"Damn it, let's spare him a dog's life for now, kill him in a few days!" Lin Yang waved his hand large, and pulled the contract back.