I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1031 - 542: Captain, Don’t Shoot—They’re Our Own Zombies!

"Holy crap! It's collapsing!! Run!!!"

The Celestial Rank was charging towards Gu Shanhai with the Tai Sui Gu on his back, also carrying Cui Yingying along the way.

And behind him, the Corpse King was rolling and crawling to keep up, obviously having reached some sort of consensus with the others.

The Corpse King wasn't like the gray mist; he was originally a human who transformed, and he still retained his own thoughts. Plus, he's timid, so of course, he surrendered.

"What's going on with you? Weren't you supposed to hold off the Corpse King? So why did you lead him here?" Gu Shanhai questioned, perplexed by the turn of events.

"I did hold him off, didn't I? I just didn't wreak havoc," the Corpse King replied, clearly shaken. While other places experienced terrifying changes, over by Gu Shanhai, everything was calm, as if nothing happened.

"What did you use to threaten him to make him this obedient?" Gu Shanhai had been paying attention to the light and shadow, not noticing the battle between the Celestial Rank and the Corpse King. He didn't expect them to just fool the Corpse King like that.

It was probably due to the city collapsing; otherwise, there's no way the Celestial Rank could have fooled him so easily.

"He wants to live, so he surrendered." The Celestial Rank's expression was complicated; this was more about the Corpse King surrendering on his own rather than being coerced.

"So, he said you could take me out of here, right?" The Corpse King was filled with dread; he clearly understood where he was.

He was in a Deceit Zone, which even the gray mist was intensely wary of, and yet now it was flattened, not a speck of it left.

To crush him would probably be the work of a moment, hence his very decisive surrender.

"I can't, I don't have the ability for that." Gu Shanhai spread his hands, indicating powerlessness.

Why would Gu Shanhai care about the terms the Celestial Rank was offering? Did they really think Gu Shanhai was a good person? Besides, even if he was, he wouldn't save the Corpse King, as they weren't on the same side. The definition of a "good person" involves being good towards people, and the Corpse King clearly doesn't fit the "people" part.

If some good person saved the Corpse King, it would be like saving a menace.

In that instant, a fierce look flashed across the Corpse King's eyes. He knew the city's condition, and if he had no way out, he was sure to face death, and in such a scenario, he would certainly do something reckless.

"Do you still have contracts? I'll buy!" The Celestial Rank spoke before the Corpse King could explode.

"So that's your game." Gu Shanhai instantly understood the Celestial Rank's intention. He intended to turn the Corpse King into a permanent summon just like the Tai Sui Gu.

The Corpse King was taken aback upon hearing this, not expecting the sudden turn of events.

"Name your price." The Celestial Rank didn't say much more.

"Whatever you think is fair." Gu Shanhai casually tossed over a modified, low-tier version of the Divine Contract.

After contemplating for a while, the Celestial Rank handed over a vast amount of resources to Gu Shanhai, much more than he'd offered for the Tai Sui Gu.

Gu Shanhai didn't say anything further, simply accepting everything.

There is a difference between permanent summons and followers; the latter is essentially another player permanently loyal to one player, with a limit that can surpass the original world's restrictions.

Permanent summons, however, are different; their limit is only the world's limit.

If the world's power level is capped at one hundred, then this permanent summon can only reach one hundred and cannot exceed it, nor can they acquire skills or talents elsewhere, only in the world where they're a permanent summon, and they cannot possess a profession.

More importantly, very few natives are willing to become permanent summons. In contrast to followers who are like a main wife, permanent summons are more like concubines.

Most natives forced to become a player's permanent summons do so against their will, which makes backlash inevitable in the process.

Unlike followers, whose loyalty rating is constantly at maximum.

Of course, acquiring a permanent summon is much easier compared to a follower.

After all, no tasks are needed; just sheer force is enough.

However, the Corpse King differs from the Tai Sui Gu; the Corpse King is currently very powerful, but he's reached his limits and doesn't require further nurturing from the Celestial Rank. The only downside is he will eventually be obsolete and not last long.

The Celestial Rank didn't intend for him to last long, planning to dispose of the Corpse King once he's outdated.

As for the Tai Sui Gu, the Celestial Rank would likely find some way to reforge it into living equipment rather than keep it as a permanent summon for life.

In the "First Era," items like these were produced frequently. There were also tools to transform permanent summons into followers, though such tools were extremely rare, even for first-tier players, making them difficult to acquire.

After reading the contract, the Corpse King's expression darkened.

He wanted to live, but he hadn't considered surviving by selling himself.

He really wanted to ask Gu Shanhai for help, but Gu Shanhai's aloof and indifferent stance made it clear that it wasn't going to happen.

Act irrationally? Unlikely. When he had no way out, he thought of mutual destruction, but now that's not an option.

Hence, all he could do was continue to negotiate with the Celestial Rank.

Unfortunately, the Celestial Rank didn't budge an inch: either sign the contract to become his permanent summon or prepare to die.

In this regard, the Celestial Rank was not going to let the Corpse King waver.