A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 837 - 823: Negotiation and Compromise

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly fell into a rather awkward situation. Wang Shenghua was almost entirely infiltrated by dark energy at this moment, and Baiyu actually felt the presence of the Grand Commander on her. This... Baiyu was briefly flustered.

What is going on?

Did this man really possess Wang Shenghua?

Seeing this, Baiyu could no longer sit still. He raised the Chain Saw Blade in his hand and approached Wang Shenghua: "I know you're not completely dead yet, right? But it doesn't matter, if you erase her consciousness, killing you again wouldn't be a bad idea."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shenghua's face turned pale. But realizing that if her consciousness were erased, it would be no different from being dead, she instantly fell into despair. Either way, it seemed she was doomed.

Baiyu squinted his eyes: "I can sense your presence; your genetic ability is quite special. Earlier, turning into a bear was probably just a guise of your ability. The true ability should be this one now.

But don't think you can fool me. At the slightest hint of her acting differently, I'll act immediately."

Wang Shenghua did not dare move for a moment, afraid of being cut down by Baiyu. Just after a few seconds of silence between them, a familiar voice sounded, it was the voice of the Grand Commander: "We can discuss a deal."

Baiyu and Wang Shenghua both felt a slight relief upon hearing those words.

As long as there's room for negotiation, everything can be resolved. The real fear is when there's no negotiation, that would truly be difficult to handle.

The Grand Commander voluntarily initiated the negotiation because he knew Baiyu was a Treasure Hunter.

In the wasteland, emotions were already scarce. Especially with Treasure Hunters, emotions were even more absent. For money, resources, and to survive, they would do anything.

Therefore, the Grand Commander believed Baiyu's words deeply, even considering this Treasure Hunter somewhat merciful. If it were someone slightly more malicious, they might have acted directly earlier, striking down a companion.

At this moment, the Grand Commander felt quite frustrated internally.

He initially intended to possess Baiyu, but couldn't do so. The energy inside Baiyu was too strange, like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment. Possessing him would be a dead end.

Thus, the Grand Commander had to settle for possessing Wang Shenghua instead. But who would have thought this person's ability could make their body transparent? Without this unlucky situation, he could have stayed hidden within Wang Shenghua, only emerging at a critical moment.

"Sure, we can talk, as long as you come out obediently, we can discuss everything," Baiyu said amiably.

The Grand Commander replied steadily, "Do you really take me for a three-year-old? I have two conditions. First, let me leave safely. Second, I want a portion of the Genetic Primordial's power. You must have acquired the Genetic Primordial's power from the forbidden zone, right?"

Baiyu frowned: "What are you talking about?"

"Heh, the Electric Surge you used earlier is Electric Wolf's ability. Lightning-type genetic abilities are rare, he's unique. And the company-runaway experiment subject possesses the ability to extract other power users' genetic abilities.

When our intelligence network went dark, the experiment subject was taken by Treasure Hunters, which must be you guys. So returning to this forbidden zone is for the Genetic Primordial, isn't it?"

The Grand Commander analyzed methodically.

Baiyu replied in a deep voice: "Indeed, but we didn't acquire the Genetic Primordial's ability; it's still inside the forbidden zone. If you want it, you can go for it yourself. That place is inaccessible to humans. Even two experiment subjects couldn't approach the Primordial."

The Grand Commander knew some about the Genetic Primordial, the heavy losses the company suffered in this forbidden zone were known by almost all resistance organizations. They just weren't aware of the specific location of the forbidden zone. Baiyu's inability to approach is reasonable.

While he was pondering.

Baiyu said: "I don't have time to bicker with you here. If we cooperate, I can spare your life. I always keep my promises and won't gamble with my allies' lives. If we don't cooperate, then don't expect me to compromise either."

Wang Shenghua anxiously waited.

She didn't know if Baiyu would actually act, but wouldn't rule out the possibility. Understandably, the two were now merely cooperating partners.

"What do you want to do?"

Luckily.

After a moment of silent confrontation, the Grand Commander didn't choose to continue the rigid stance.

"It's very simple, leave my companion's body, and get out on your own. I'll spare your life. Besides that, there's no second solution."

Baiyu said heavily: "You can only trust me; you don't have many choices in your current situation. Otherwise, face death."

The Grand Commander fell silent once more.

Baiyu wasn't in a rush, he believed the opponent would make the right choice, since he currently had no means of resistance. Although inside Wang Shenghua's body, Baiyu had ways to deal with him without harming Wang Shenghua.

The main concern for Baiyu now was whether the opponent had any hidden aces, so he couldn't act rashly.

"Honestly, I can't trust you. But, I have a way. Do you want to go to the Pure White Commune?"

The Grand Commander suddenly asked.

At this question, Baiyu's eyes instantly shifted, coldly responding, "What are you talking about?"

"I can sense some thoughts from the brains of those possessed, though not much, I can vaguely perceive a bit. You guys want to go to the Pure White Commune, don't you? I know its exact location. I can take you there, but you have to promise to let me go."

The Grand Commander said.

Baiyu pondered for a moment and coldly nodded.

Wang Shenghua naturally had no objections. After both agreed, black energy gradually emerged from Wang Shenghua, gathering into a mass and forming a faint humanoid figure. Then this black humanoid figure quickly approached the Grand Commander's corpse and slowly merged into it.

Soon after.

Baiyu then saw the originally withered corpse gradually swelling back up, restoring the skin's smoothness and color. However, his head, severed by Baiyu, had been thrown aside. So, the Grand Commander operated this headless body to locate his head and reattach it.

This scene looked extremely eerie. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

But Baiyu and Wang Shenghua had seen too many strange things, so attaching a head wasn't a big deal.

Then.

The Grand Commander mechanically rotated his body a bit, seemingly adapting. Once he adjusted, he looked at Baiyu: "Alright, I'm ready, we can set off."