"Impossible!"
Although Muzan Kibutsuji has character flaws, it is precisely because of his sensitivity and flaws that he cannot trust or submit to anyone.
In his eyes, submission was no different from entrusting his life to Orochimaru, and he would absolutely never agree.
He would rather gamble that after his self-destruction, the fragmented pieces would not be completely devoured by Orochimaru's undead creatures than agree to Orochimaru's terms.
Pretend to submit?
Even he possessed methods to control ordinary demons, and he was very worried that Orochimaru would use the same methods against him.
"You, who cannot even overcome death, are unwilling to become my subordinate?"
Orochimaru was surprised, not expecting Muzan Kibutsuji's vigilance to be so strong. He chuckled, "In that case, buy your precious life from me."
"Five hundred thousand reward points."
A cowardly soul, yet capable of such a strong desire for life; no wonder he was chosen by the Game Merchant.
Indeed, every player should not be underestimated.
"I can't afford it."
Muzan Kibutsuji's face showed difficulty.
Hearing that Orochimaru was willing to spare him, a fervent desire for survival burst forth in his eyes, but upon hearing the astronomical price for his life, his vision blurred.
He had already figured out the exchange rate between Demon Slayer assets and reward points.
Although he had lived for thousands of years, his sole focus had been on finding the blue spider lily.
Moreover, after becoming the Demon King, he had no need for food or drink, and thus no need to accumulate useless assets; when he wanted something, he could simply turn a wealthy person into a demon.
Therefore, even if he exchanged all his current assets, it would at most amount to one hundred thousand reward points.
Even the Demon Slayer Corps, a hidden organization not exposed to ordinary people, and its current leader, Yashiki Kagaya, had more substantial assets.
"It's fine, we can sign a contract."
Orochimaru pulled out a parchment scroll.
[Tier 1 Contract Scroll]: Once the contract is established, its contents will be forcibly executed until the contract ends.
This was a rule-based item dropped by a commander-level monster.
Players usually signed contracts when hunting monsters in teams to avoid disputes, or when family players hired rogue players for help.
This was the first time Orochimaru had used it to sign an unequal contract with a scumbag boss.
After all,
ordinary players wouldn't be threatened; even if their life lock was on cooldown after death, at most they would only lose some skills, equipment, and experience points.
But Muzan Kibutsuji was different.
He relied on his demonized body to rule the night of the Demon Slayer World.
Once he died and dropped, whether he could continue to live was a question.
Of course,
Muzan Kibutsuji could also gamble that what he dropped after death was just a Blood Demon Art, or some item that the game would classify as equipment or a skill.
But dared he gamble?
He didn't dare.
Even before he was born, he was shrouded in the shadow of death, causing him to completely avoid any risks; even if the probability of death wasn't certain, he didn't want to gamble.
Ultimately,
Muzan Kibutsuji chose to sign the contract, requiring him to repay tens of thousands of reward points each month.
The slight good feeling he had felt towards a fellow being vanished completely.
He was well aware of how precious reward points were, and he stared coldly at Orochimaru, saying, "Can I leave now?"
He had to go to the nearest town to buy a life lock.
While his life lock was on cooldown, he wouldn't leave the town even if the sky fell.
While being threatened by Orochimaru,
Muzan Kibutsuji had secretly researched game functions and discovered that by spending five hundred reward points, he could temporarily open the game map.
He had already found a town designated as a safe zone: [Elwynn Line].
Damn Hantengu!
"Yes."
Seeing the black text indicating a successful contract appear before him, Orochimaru satisfactorily extended his tongue, licking the corner of his mouth.
Just then,
Muzan Kibutsuji suddenly felt a searing heat, and his exposed skin began to burn.
The intense burning and pain made him involuntarily look up.
He looked towards the source of the heat.
"Orochimaru!"
Naruto Uzumaki, his body ablaze with sacred flames, shone like a torch, descending from the sky, wielding a golden Claymore.
Orochimaru twisted his body.
Tough snake skin appeared on his arms, covered with dense undead runes.
He crossed his arms to block the descending Claymore.
Bang.
The ground caved in.
With Orochimaru at the center, the ground beneath his feet shattered, and dust and rocks flew everywhere.
Muzan Kibutsuji was not affected, but merely feeling the temperature of the golden flames burning on the Claymore, his skin curled up like fish meat.
"Are players from Otherworld all monsters? This level of burning sensation, even Sun Breathing can't achieve."
Taking advantage of the collapsing ground,
Muzan Kibutsuji exploded like a balloon, his entire flesh and blood turning into countless fragments, flying in all directions.
"Since we've signed a contract, we are allies, Mr. Demon King, help me out."
Hearing Orochimaru's chilling voice from behind,
Muzan Kibutsuji's fragmented flesh and blood couldn't help but tremble, fleeing even faster.
However,
the undead army summoned by Orochimaru keenly sensed the remaining portions of Muzan's flesh and blood containing dark energy, and devoured them all.
The undead that consumed Muzan's flesh all wildly mutated.
Under Naruto Uzumaki's shocked gaze, they twisted and merged into a giant human shield, bearing a resemblance to Muzan.
"What in the world is this thing?"
Naruto Uzumaki's sacred flames, upon contact with the giant infant formed by the undead creatures, gradually extinguished.
The giant human shield, imbued with dense dark energy, withstood the attacks of the temple knight.
"Without absolute counter, even holy light can be swallowed by extreme darkness."
Orochimaru flicked his tongue, his greedy and sinister gaze fixed on Naruto Uzumaki, saying, "I look forward to the day I turn you into a fallen temple knight, Naruto Uzumaki."
Currently, he no longer craved the Sharingan; that low-level cursed Chakra had severe side effects, and even the abilities awakened from the Mangekyo Sharingan only barely reached the peak of Tier 1.
For him now, precious bodies of players like Tsunade and Naruto Uzumaki were his true pursuit.
"You're dreaming!"
Naruto Uzumaki recalled the destroyed village, and his dim sacred flames burned wildly. He roared, "I absolutely cannot stand by and watch evil guys like you continue to wreak havoc in the Ninja World and incite war!"
His original intention and dream had never changed.
That was to become a hero recognized by everyone, a Hokage, and a hero.
If it were anyone else,
he would have held back and tried to persuade them, using his talk-no-jutsu, but an evil person like Orochimaru should not be forgiven or pardoned.
"Naruto, is Konoha absolute light? Did your respected Third Hokage not destroy the village? You know very well whether the evidence I exposed was fabricated by me."
Orochimaru stretched out his arms.
A pitch-black coffin appeared, its lid open, and two undead swordsmen wielding purple short swords emerged.
Countless undead and skeleton swordsmen surrounded Naruto Uzumaki.
"I will become Hokage!"
Naruto Uzumaki, trapped by the undead, had resolute eyes, and his swirling sacred flames did not waver in the slightest.
His strong and clear voice pierced through the sea of undead,
"As long as leaves dance, fire will burn, and the shadow of the fire will illuminate the village."
"I will change everything!"
"No more innocent children will be sent to the battlefield. I am a leaf, and I am fire. If that's not enough, then burn me to ashes and illuminate every dark corner of the village!"
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