On the other hand, Darren had been through the Flaming Hell before and experienced more brutal tortures. That was why his performance was convincing enough to fool all of them, including Weber.
"Weber, get ready!" Darren talked to him through his spiritual sense.
"D-Darren?" Weber's mind went blank as soon as Darren's voice echoed in his ears. He didn't expect that he could still use his spiritual sense properly while undergoing such merciless torture.
"Hey, are you okay? What should I be ready for?" Weber quickly replied.
"Don't worry. This is all an act. Right now, both of them believe that I'm in extreme pain, so they have somehow dropped their guard. I'll continue acting like this and find an opportunity to restrain Dario and take him as our hostage. If we do this successfully, we still have a chance to live. While I make my move, all you need to do is distract the old guy and try your best not to be caught by him."
Darren laid out his plan and hoped that they wouldn't see through his ploy.
"Okay, I got it!" Weber answered.
Then, Darren continued his performance, acting like the pain was becoming more and more severe.
Crash!
Dario became more excited as he heard Darren's screams become louder, so he approached him and kicked him in the belly.
"Please stop torturing him. I beg you!" Weber pleaded. He also wanted to distract their attention, especially Leroy's. After all, he was a master at the middle-level of the Celestial God Realm, meaning that he could move incredibly fast. Even if Darren made a sneak attack, there was still a possibility that he would be caught, unless they had completely let their guards down.
"Ha! Don't be so naive! Do you think we'll really stop this just because you begged for mercy?" Dario spat disdainfully and slapped Weber hard across the face.
"Sir, we already admit our mistake. If you let us go, I promise that we will never offend you again in the future. I sincerely apologize for the previous misunderstandings." Weber bowed to the ground, with a serious look of remorse on his face.
However, Leroy just cast a cold glance at Weber. After all, he was a wily old fox. He had already experienced so many things in his lifetime. He would not be fooled by this young man's words.
"Ha-ha! Good acting! However, you're still too young and inexperienced," Leroy sneered. Though Weber also tried his best to look very sincere, Leroy had already seen through him.
"If you don't believe me, I swear by my soul that I will serve you as your slave," Weber added. He had to go this far to help Darren buy some time and so that he could get their attention.
"Oh, really?" Dario became interested in what Weber said. He thought that if his father could really turn him into his slave, it meant that they might find a way to have some influence over the sect of Weber's master.
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