In the shadows, Big Bone panted violently as he stared blankly at the approaching black tide.
Like an iron wall that held up the sky, it was already right in front of him.
In this hellish environment, staring at death inch by inch, no matter how strong one's mind was, it would be hard to resist the arrival of despair, right?
But just as he was about to ignore the dangers lurking outside and planned to escape from his hiding place, he found that … the turbulent black tide had stopped.
The shrinking Xinyue Framework regained its stability, and all the power overlapped in this city that was incomparably narrow compared to the original terrifying area.
The black tide that retreated was only an inch away from the tip of his nose.
Life and death were hanging by a thread.
Cold sweat dripped from Big Bone's forehead as he panted violently.
Only then did he realize that the screams and ghostly cries outside had disappeared without a trace.
Dead silence arrived.
Only bursts of thunder and howls could be heard coming from behind the iron-like dark clouds in the sky. The white wolf roared, and heaven and earth shook, but this narrow world regained its peace.
In the long and uneasy silence, the survivors looked at each other.
"It's over?"
Big Bone swallowed and looked at his teammate.
Tian Minjing hesitated for a moment. "Probably."
— 40.
In the end, the number of surviving contestants stopped at this extremely small number and then disappeared.
Instead, at the end of the street, in front of the dilapidated palace, a ray of light rose from the ground.
The light expanded and extended, turning into an arched corridor, and in it, an ancient door opened with a bang, waiting for the survivors to come.
"The Door of Victory …"
Tian Minjing was stunned for a moment, and his voice was a little out of tune. "The Door of Victory is open!"
The cruel battle royale was finally over.
They could finally leave this unending nightmare with their spoils of war.
The two of them panted violently, wiped their faces, and tried hard to suppress their fluctuating emotions. They almost couldn't help but hug each other and cry.
"Let's go, bring the equipment."
Big Bone couldn't wait to carry the bag and patted his teammate's shoulder. In just a few days, two strangers who had never met each other had become trustworthy teammates. It was like a miracle.
"When we go back and come to the northeast, I'll treat you to lick iron bars and stewed pork with vermicelli!"
"… Don't celebrate too early."
Carrying his backpack, Tian Minjing carefully stuck his head out and stared at the dead silent street, but he did not find any obstacles or dangers. He immediately raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Sigh, I thought that according to the nature of the organizing committee, they would let us escape into the door while being chased by demons and ghosts. I didn't expect it to be so easy."
"It's fine as long as we can pass. Let's go, let's go."
Big Bone couldn't wait any longer. A contestant like him, who was only here to join in the fun, did not expect to be ranked in the first place. Entering the top seventy-two was already a pleasant surprise. How could he ask for more?
However, when he took a step forward, everything in front of him suddenly changed.
This was not some dangerous illusion, because the Gate of Victory was still open, right where it was, without any changes or movements. As long as one stepped through it, they would be able to leave this place.
But as everything in front of him instantly shed its disguise, he smelled the thick stench of blood that almost suffocated him.
The shocking crimson color covered every inch of space on the street.
The sewer was already blocked, and the blood that submerged the soles of the feet rippled, constantly washing away the pale and distorted faces and the corpses everywhere.
Whether it was the ferocious monsters, the strange ghosts, or the creepy abyssal mutants, at this moment, all the living creatures had fallen apart, brutally chopped into pieces and thrown on the street.
Together with Judge Jin, who was dropped by countless contestants.
Big Bone was stunned in place.
He was shocked by the sea of blood and the mountain of corpses in front of him. He was frozen in the cold, trembling.
It was as if a sick grandmother had finally shed her disguise and turned into a hungry wolf.
Everything became unbelievable.
But in the end, when he finally noticed the figure walking in the blood, he didn't know why, but there was a sense of relief in his heart.
He finally understood.
The reason why the monsters disappeared.
It was because an even more terrifying monster … had appeared in front of him.
"Hmm?"
Luo Xian turned her head and seemed to be stunned. "Are there still rats hiding here?"
In the dead silence, Big Bone was frozen in place.
He looked at her walking towards him step by step.
He should have escaped, or at least resisted, and fought to the death.
But he didn't know why, just looking at that white dress, he felt that his consciousness was about to be torn apart, and he fell into that seemingly gentle smile.
He melted into the endless darkness.
"What … is this thing."
He closed his eyes and heard the sound of his skull breaking from his teammates' terrified screams.
.
The sound of breaking was heard twice, followed by the dull sound of falling to the ground.
Luo Xian raised her hand and wiped away the blood that fell on her face.
"Finally, for the time being … it has come to an end."
She heaved a long sigh, bent down, and struggled to pull out the broken blade from the broken skull. She staggered back a step, as if she had exhausted all her strength.
Then, she turned her head and asked softly, "Little Amber, where are you going?"
"…"
In the dead silence, the girl who quietly slipped away from the shadows was frozen in place.
After a long time, she slowly turned her head, and her expression twitched, and then twitched again, and finally squeezed out a smile with difficulty.
"Sister … Xian?"
"Long time no see, you've grown taller …" Luo Xian tilted her head and looked at her, and suddenly asked, "Do you hate me? I thought that acquaintances would at least say hello when they see each other. "
"…"
Amber's expression froze for a moment, and she was silent, not knowing how to answer. No, it should be said that she didn't know how to explain the disgust that she wanted to hide from the bottom of her heart.
Yes, she hated Luo Xian.
From the first time she saw her, she hated her.
It was the conclusion and discovery that a person with a sinister heart instinctively made when they speculated about other people.
Perhaps different people had different viewpoints. When one's heart was filled with pain and curses, everything one saw was darkness and despair. However, when Hu Po saw Luo Xian's smiling face in his most painful moment, he never dared to look her in the eye again.
She knew that she hated, no, was afraid of Luo Xian.
It was far more than she was afraid of the Master Craftsman's strictness and brutality.
A beast would be wary of a beast from the bottom of her heart.
Especially when it was a monster that she absolutely couldn't resist or fight against, it was even more so.
"Don't, I'm not hostile."
Seeing Luo Xian dragging her katana and walking towards her step by step, Amber subconsciously took a step back and raised her hands nervously. She felt cold sweat seeping out from her back.
Luo Xian looked at her in confusion, and her eyes were puzzled. "But I do."
"…"
He saw Hu Po's body stiffen for a moment, then he slowly relaxed.
As if she finally understood something, she exhaled the anxious breath in her heart and said to herself, "In other words, I have no choice but to do this?"
No one answered.
Luo Xian just smiled and looked at her.
So, Amber's eyes gradually turned cold.
"Then —"
She reached out and pulled out a wakizashi that was in her way, and casually threw it on the ground. Then, her right hand held the handle of the katana at her waist.
The blazing breath was like a pure-white cloud that rose from the thin blood mist and covered her face.
Only a pair of pitch-black eyes were left.
Silent like a piece of iron, there was no longer any hesitation.
"— Please come at me!"
Then, Luo Xian came over.
One step, two steps. Hu Po's fingers twitched for a moment, but then they relaxed again.
Then, facing the bone-piercing chill, Luo Xian took a third step and paused for a moment. With the fourth step, she finally stepped into the range of the katana's reach.
No, distance was meaningless to Hu Po to begin with.
Her soul ability could perfectly correct the blade difference. Within ten meters, there was no such thing as the best distance and the limit of strength.
Even if there was only a gap, it was enough for her to calmly swing her sword.
But she didn't move.
Her five fingers on the hilt clenched several times, but they relaxed again helplessly. She couldn't find any gap. She was lost in the tidal wave of Qi around Luo Xian.
Cold sweat dripped from her forehead, and she was drenched in sweat.
She wasn't confident.
Facing that gentle smile, she didn't have the courage to draw her sword. She just stopped herself from trembling and used all her strength.
She stiffened on the spot.
Until the two of them brushed past each other.
In the dead silence, Amber lowered her eyes, and her hand tiredly loosened from the hilt.
She sighed softly.
She expressed her gratitude from the bottom of her heart. "Thank you."
"Hmm? Isn't this what a senior sister should do? "
Luo Xian looked back at her and continued forward.
A line of blood suddenly appeared on the back of Amber's fair neck.
Following that, along with the scarlet diagonal line, her neck smoothly tilted to the side.
Blood spurted out.
Was it so beautiful to behead someone in a row?
Amidst the drowsiness of weightlessness, Amber closed her eyes.
It was really … a complete loss.
.
.
In the dead silence of the venue, everyone quietly stared at this brutal massacre. They suppressed the sound of their breaths, as if they were watching a horror movie and could empathize with the scene.
On the big screen, the number of contestants continued to slide down steadily. In the end, there were only thirteen contestants left.
Then, it became twelve.
11.
The deaths continued. As Luo Xian moved forward, they fell in front of each opponent equally and mercifully.
In the end, no one could be found. Luo Xian returned to the street, took out a white apron from her pocket, and changed into a gray smock. She picked up a mop and a broom, and slowly cleaned up the tragic scene.
She was as skilled as a maid who came out of nowhere.
She dragged the corpses over and piled them in one place. She opened up the sewer and drained the blood. Finally, she carefully swept the broken remains and flesh together, shoveled them into a dustpan, and dumped them into the trash can.
Finally, she washed them with water.
After cleaning the floor, she wiped the stained glass, hung the bloodstains on the wall, watered the plants, and put the mop and broom back in the alley.
The maid's work was done beautifully.
She moved a chair and sat in front of the victory door that led to the ending, quietly waiting for the next visitor.
"So slow. That guy …"
She rested her chin on her palm and patiently stared at the end of the street. "Could he have died in some unknown place?"
Was his luck that good?
The melancholy Luo Xian sighed softly.
She really couldn't be happy …
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