Armor Hero: Douluo Continent - Order Reshaping

Chapter 211 Half a Month Forgotten in the Water Dungeon

Half an hour later, Wu Heyi was holding a cockroach he had just caught tightly in his hand, a sly smile on his face.

With a flick of his arm, the poor cockroach flew into the water prison in an arc.

With a "plop," Xiaoqiang fell into the water, splashing up a spray of water.

Inside this water dungeon, a group of prisoners who stubbornly resisted were already being held.

These prisoners were all men brought by Xiaoqiang, but for various reasons they were unwilling to submit to the Wuheyi tribe.

In fact, long before Wu Heyi went to hunt down Xiao Qiang, he had already given clear instructions to Qiang Ge, A Che, and others.

The group led by Xiaoqiang must be carefully identified, categorized, and resettled.

Those who are compliant and easy to manage can be given priority for trial assignments in key positions;

But if anyone dares to openly resist, they will be thrown into a water dungeon and locked up for a few days to temper their character.

As expected, some people pretended to surrender on the surface, but in reality, they had ulterior motives.

Once the right opportunity is found, they will not hesitate to rise up in resistance.

However, these people may have seriously underestimated the true strength of the tribe to which Wuheyi belongs.

It should be noted that of the two thousand people Xiaoqiang brought this time, only ten to twenty can be considered Soul Masters.

In contrast, Wu Heyi's tribe not only has a large number of Soul Masters, but also many experts among them, making their overall strength far beyond what Xiao Qiang and his group can contend with.

Although Wu Heyi's village is small, all of its more than 50 residents are Soul Masters!

Only a handful of children were not yet old enough to awaken their martial souls, while the rest, even those who were slightly weaker, were at least level 32 Soul Masters.

As for those few who are still putting up a stubborn resistance, they are the ones who have benefited the most from Xiao Qiang's side.

These people are all around level 20, and they are extremely arrogant and domineering in their own tribes.

That's why they've always been very confident in their own abilities!

Unexpectedly, a mere ordinary gatekeeper easily subdued the group, like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind, and mercilessly threw them all into the water dungeon.

When these people saw that Xiao Qiang had also been brought back by Wu Heyi and was imprisoned with them, their previously low morale instantly rebounded.

After all, Xiaoqiang has always been their pillar of support. As long as he is there, everyone can feel a little comfort.

At this moment, a glimmer of hope appeared on everyone's face, as if they had been reborn.

Just then, a naive and arrogant underling in the crowd suddenly spoke up and asked:

"Boss, you didn't deliberately let yourself get caught to save us, did you?"

Xiao Qiang had just been beaten up by Wu Heyi with his bare hands for 20 minutes, and he already had a lot of resentment that he had nowhere to vent. Then, one of his underlings offered himself up.

Xiaoqiang, like a raging wild beast, unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks at the person in front of him, his ferocity astonishing.

Seeing this, the people around rushed forward to dissuade him, but no matter how they pulled him, Xiaoqiang remained as uncontrollable as a machine.

A few minutes later, Xiaoqiang finally stopped slowly, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

He was panting heavily and looked dejected as he said:

"It's over, we're all finished... The only way now is to surrender completely to the enemy, and maybe we can still find a glimmer of hope!"

However, this simple sentence was like a bucket of ice water, ruthlessly extinguishing the last embers of hope in the hearts of those who were originally loyal to him.

In an instant, everyone's face turned ashen, their eyes filled with despair and helplessness.

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Qiang and his trusted old ministers had spent nearly half a month in this dark and damp water dungeon.

During this period, apart from the guards responsible for guarding the water dungeon coming on time every day to drain the water from the cells and bring them some food to fill their stomachs, no one else set foot in this place.

Due to prolonged immersion in water, their bodies had already developed severe edema, their skin had become pale and wrinkled, and they no longer looked human.

At this moment, they are not only physically tormented, but also on the verge of mental collapse.

During these long two weeks, at first, there were still a few people who harbored a sliver of resistance.

Every nightfall, these people would secretly plot how to launch a thrilling counterattack under the cover of darkness, hoping to find a glimmer of hope in this desperate situation.

However, their plan did not escape the sharp eyes of the guards watching over the water dungeon.

Those who attempted to resist were invariably met with ruthless and brutal treatment by the gatekeeper.

Not only that, one of them was used as a typical example and locked in that terrifying little dark room for a whole day.

From that day on, everyone became as frightened as birds, behaving themselves and no longer daring to have any improper thoughts.

From that time on, every day became an endless torment and agony for them.

The only constant is that when the water in the water dungeon recedes at the designated time and they can enjoy the meager food, they will all kneel down on both knees, kowtow in the direction of Wu He, admit their mistakes, and beg for a way to live.

And so the days passed, and they spent those long fifteen days in fear and despair.

However, at this seemingly hopeless moment, one morning, the situation suddenly changed dramatically.

At a time when the water was not receding as usual, the water level in the water dungeon began to slowly drop.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, the long-closed door to the water dungeon slowly opened.

A dazzling ray of sunlight pierced through the darkness in an instant, shooting straight into the gloomy and damp cage like a sharp sword.

Just as everyone was still reeling from the shock of this sudden turn of events, a loud shout rang out:

"Come out! I'll give you a chance to defeat your opponent. If you win, I'll spare your lives!"

Upon hearing these words, the men trembled violently as if struck by lightning. The reason was simple: these words were all too familiar to them.

There was a time when they, in their own tribe, also bullied those who were weaker than themselves.

Each time, they would speak to those pitiful people in the same cold and heartless tone:

"If you defeat me, I'll spare your lives."

However, the so-called opportunity they gave each other was in fact nothing more than a dead end leading to death.

At this moment, the group slowly turned around, their gazes first falling on the dark, damp, and foul-smelling water prison behind them, and then turning to the dazzling sunlight outside the door.

After much internal struggle and deliberation, they finally made a resolute decision—to bravely face death.

After all, being trapped in this water dungeon that inspires despair is nothing short of endless torture.

Rather than lingering on in such agony, it's better to just go all out and face death head-on; perhaps that will bring a quick and painless end!

So, with a mix of trepidation and unwavering determination, the group took heavy steps and slowly walked out of the water dungeon.

But when they stepped onto the ring, the sight before them left them speechless—ten people were standing upright on the ring!

These ten people were very familiar to Xiaoqiang and the others.

It turns out that these people were the ten test subjects that Xiaoqiang used to explore the unknown, also known as "guinea pigs".

Despite bearing the title of Soul Masters, their living conditions were extremely miserable, even worse than those of an ordinary slave.

In the past, these poor guys were often the targets of Xiaoqiang and others' anger and violence, and were frequently insulted and beaten.

However, it seems that these ten people are likely their targets, which suddenly made these people, who were full of lifelessness, very confident.

But sometimes, things can be beyond our comprehension!