I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1095 - 575: The Fish Has Been Caught, but It Seems a Major Conspiracy Has Been Hooked Too (Part 2)

Previously, Gu Shanhai planned to wipe them out, but when he discovered that these Ghost Hunters were reduced to ashes and burdened with the task of searching for fuel, he abandoned the idea.

In this situation, the fuel is likely being supplied to either the Dual-star or one of them.

He isn't sure what would happen to the world cluster if the Dual-star Celestial Body ran out of fuel. He isn't a civilization from the Wizard World, so he naturally doesn't know how to solve the Dual-star issue, nor did he plan to solve it. It's too difficult, involving an entire world cluster.

More importantly, he doesn't know exactly how many worlds are contained within this world cluster, and any careless action could potentially drag himself into trouble.

Save the world? Better to take care of himself.

When poor, cultivate oneself; when wealthy, help the world.

Right now, he's still poor, so it's best to cultivate himself without any necessity to assist the world.

Such a great task should be left to those who are capable.

"The battle has already begun, and the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers are at an advantage, effortlessly facing thirty opponents."

"Other than some skin being shattered, everything's fine."

Gu Shanhai glanced over; he didn't intervene because the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers could win.

However, these Ghost Hunters are also incredibly fierce, not fearing death at all. In terms of combat, they show no fear and, even when injured, seek to bite off a piece of the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers.

"Their resistance in aspects like spirit, soul, mind, and will is terrifyingly strong, with not even a flicker of emotion escaping, significantly reducing the power of the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers during battle."

"Is it because they've turned into ashes that these aspects no longer matter?"

It's like using mental or soul attacks against a zombie; it simply doesn't possess such things. It's better to just decapitate it, saving energy.

"Another species capable of partially restraining the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers."

Originally, the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers received the blessings of the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, so entities that were once dead no longer posed a limitation to them. But now, here's a situation with something neither dead nor alive, affected yet not fully affected.

"Fortunately, the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers excel at combat; otherwise, without certain abilities, they'd be half as effective." Gu Shanhai has long been aware of the need to compensate for the deficiencies of the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers.

It's much like the ghost completion plan implemented on the All Ghosts Survival Platform, except Gu Shanhai directly conducts modifications and invests heavily, whereas the completion plan on the platform is merely a tool to swindle funds and seize power.

The battle lasted three hours, ultimately eliminating twenty-nine Ghost Hunters and capturing one alive.

The price, however, was injuries of various kinds appearing on himself. Fortunately, with the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers' breathing, these wounds slowly began to heal, though the efficiency was a bit slow.

Mainly due to environmental problems.

The civilization and races in this world have long been extinct, lacking emotional, desire, and other supplies for sustenance, leaving them to rely solely on their own regeneration. Otherwise, with the abilities of the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers, they'd finish off this small group of Ghost Hunters without a scratch, and fight for at most half an hour.

Dragging the Ghost Hunter like a dead dog back to Gu Shanhai's side, having completed the task, he naturally went to recover from his injuries.

As for the collected supplies, it's a minor matter; simply returning the space conglomeration device to Gu Shanhai suffices.

Gu Shanhai first scanned the supplies inside the large folded space; the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers work diligently, never slacking off, exceedingly efficient.

Within twenty-nine days, the entire folded space was stuffed, packed to the brim, including everything from food and medicine to various metals, wood, and other resources.

After returning, not only can he report, but he might also receive a bonus.

After all, this kind of achievement isn't something an ordinary elf could accomplish.

The supplies alone are worth the total of several hundred elves.

This large folded space isn't small—it's as vast as a hundred stadiums—and filling it isn't difficult. The real challenge lies in filling it within a short period.

The time spent on collection and exploration is not short.

"It seems that compared to combat, work is indeed the most suitable for the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers."

"All this fighting is no good at all."

After muttering a bit to himself, Gu Shanhai then began to investigate the Ghost Hunter captured alive by the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers.

The other party had long since lost consciousness, limbs somewhat twisted, clearly suffering from the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers' efforts to capture them alive.

"An imprint, huh?"

"An imprint forged from ashes, meaning the twenty-nine Ghost Hunters killed by the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers hadn't truly perished; they can be resurrected through this imprint."

Now, Gu Shanhai understood why this group of spectral entities were neither alive nor dead yet fearless.

"Unfortunately, it seems like resurrection, but it's not. Each death results in a new Ghost Hunter being reformed by the main imprint, identical in every respect, including memory."

"This resurrection technique, what can I say, the cost is genuinely high."

"Moreover, it doesn't truly resemble resurrection, more like cloning, with the same essence and memories, no different from the deceased predecessor."

Gu Shanhai was quite shocked by this revelation; he hadn't anticipated the truth to be like this.

"Could I... no, clearly there's an issue, better stick to the plan." Though tempted, Gu Shanhai refrained from action.

Already cautious around the Dual-star Celestial Body, discovering that these Ghost Hunters might be supplying its fuel made things even more problematic.

If not for waiting to procure World Tree leaves, he'd consider returning to the Wizard World instead of adventuring.

"Luckily, I previously decided against using violent means. If I had, if something was triggered, I might really be in big trouble."

Gu Shanhai wants neither risk nor complications, just to achieve his goal.

"Wait, I still need to check after returning if the World Tree leaves are involved in this matter. If a subtle connection exists, taking them back could explode the entire situation, and that's not a desirable outcome."

With this, Gu Shanhai could only say thankfully he caught a Ghost Hunter, otherwise he'd leap into a trap unaware if he acted rashly.

Effortlessly, he stuffed the Ghost Hunter into his body, arranging it to be studied in the laboratory.

Upon entering Gu Shanhai's inner world, the Ghost Hunter's connection with the imprint was severed, forcefully isolated.

Normally, a regular world couldn't sever or isolate the imprint connection.

Fortunately, Gu Shanhai isn't a regular world, allowing him to accomplish this.

After the imprint connection was severed, it was naturally deemed deceased, hence a new 'resurrection' had occurred, eliminating worries of attracting searches due to a Ghost Hunter's disappearance.

It's essentially considered battle death.

In this regard, Gu Shanhai operates methodically, especially when faced with unknown situations, executing extreme caution.

"Let's return to the territory of the Elf Clan first, then devise ways to undertake missions without encountering Ghost Hunters."

"Ideally, refrain from undertaking missions."

"That requires a suitable reason, or better yet, simply shift to management and arrange a clone to handle my duties?"

"The idea is fine, but implementation presents some challenges."

Gu Shanhai contemplated a while, refraining from selecting a solution, waiting to return for on-ground assessment first.

"There's actually a most appropriate method, but fear of unforeseen events." Gu Shanhai muttered, this method naturally involving eliminating the Elf Clan, claiming the World Tree leaves for himself, with the only drawback being the loss of a shield and scapegoat.