Chapter 3193

A crisp sound came from under the Moon Apostle's feet, followed by numbness in her right lower leg, and she fell to the ground, looking like a clumsy, silly fall on flat ground.

"It hurts~"

The Moon Apostle climbed up from the ground and looked at her right lower leg. A bear trap covered in jagged teeth came into view. This bear trap looked like a dark work of art; the teeth were deeply embedded in her flesh, and the hollow structure of the teeth caused the prey to lose blood faster.

Seeing this thing, the Moon Apostle didn't care too much. After all, she was an Eighth Tier contractor; even as a summoner, she could handle it. It was just a bear trap.

The Moon Apostle grabbed both sides of the bear trap. Before the sharp pain could strike, she exerted force with both hands, trying to pry the bear trap open. But even after using all her strength, her small face turning red, the bear trap clamping her leg didn't budge.

The sharp pain gradually attacked from the wounds on both sides of her lower leg. The Moon Apostle's face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She knew things were not looking good.

The Moon Apostle tried to run on one leg, but the bear trap clamping her right lower leg was connected to the ground by a short chain, fixing her firmly in place.

"Not good, very not good!"

The Moon Apostle pulled a small knife from her lower back. After flicking the knife open, she cut toward her own neck. She had to die immediately; once she lost her mobility after being caught, that was a situation worse than death.

A gust of wind struck, and a hunting axe flew past with a wail. The Moon Apostle felt her hand go light, and then she saw her own forearm fly up. Suicide failed.

The Moon Apostle looked in the direction from which the hunting axe had flown and saw the Fate Hunter walking over with long strides, carrying the full-figured and sexy Lilim on his shoulder. On Lilim's left leg was the same model of bear trap as the Moon Apostle's.

The Moon Apostle moved her body backward as much as possible, causing the chain connected to the bear trap to jingle. She looked into the Fate Hunter's eyes, and she didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt the Fate Hunter was looking at her and smiling.

"You actually have intelligence? That's too foul! I'm going to report you."

Just as the Moon Apostle finished speaking, a semi-mechanical vulture landed. The mechanical parts of this vulture were tattered, and the flesh parts were shriveled. One of its claws stepped on the Moon Apostle's shoulder, and the other claw grabbed the Moon Apostle's head. It turned its head, its red-glowing mechanical eye staring at the Moon Apostle, and said: "Beautiful lady, can you let me eat your eyes? Hehehe..."

"Eek!!"

A few minutes later, Morey, the Moon Apostle, and Lilim were all hung upside down facing the wall. As the saying goes, good sisters should be kept together.

Su Xiao habitually reached into his bosom, but didn't find a cigarette.

"Boss, I only found these five bear traps. Counting the two we took off, that's seven in total."

"Barely enough."

Su Xiao picked up the four bear traps on the ground. After opening them with brute force, he placed two near Morey and the others, one near the No. 2 lock plate, and the remaining one on the lock plate itself. No one stipulated that a bear trap must clamp a leg; the effect of clamping an arm was also quite good.

When someone tried to calibrate the lock plate, they would definitely be facing the lock plate. When they touched the lock plate with their hand, there was a high probability of triggering the bear trap. Anyone whose arm was suddenly attacked would instinctively step back, and then, with a 'click', step on the bear trap directly behind them.

After setting them up, Su Xiao picked up the remaining three bear traps on the ground and hung them on his lower back. He himself wasn't afraid of this thing; the Fate Hunter suit had protection on the ankles and lower calves, preventing the Fate Hunter from stepping on the bear traps himself after setting them up. Given the intelligence of the previous Fate Hunter, such things happened occasionally.

There were four lock plates left. If he found one more and guarded it, Su Xiao's chances of winning would be very high. If he found two more lock plates, guarded one of them, and set 6-7 bear traps at the other, he would be in an invincible position.

Walking among the ruins, Su Xiao checked the game time. There were 9 hours and 52 minutes left; time was very abundant.

"I've been looking for you for a long time. To think you could lay a hand on three ladies."

A voice with the Void 'Sivig' accent came. The person was wearing a suit, and his head was a skull inlaid with black gemstones the size of rice grains. It was the Devil race's trickster, Wood.

"Bai Ye, what exactly did you bring out to make this Dark Resident hand over the Fate Hunter's weapons and clothing?"

Wood took a small bottle from his bosom and tapped it with a shriveled, fleshless index finger. Inside this small bottle was a floating black mist that occasionally formed a ghost head, emitting a low roar.

Su Xiao had seen this mist ghost head before. When he traded with the previous Fate Hunter, that Fate Hunter turned into something similar after taking off the Fate Hunter suit.

Clearly, the previous Fate Hunter, that Dark Resident, had fallen—fallen into the hands of the trickster, Wood.

Wood's skull seemed to be smiling. He sat on an old, discarded machine, crossed his legs, took a cigarette from his bosom, sniffed it under his nose, and even made an appearance of enjoyment.

With a 'snap', the cigarette was lit by Wood. He said: "At your level of strength, the addictive substances in cigarettes are not worth mentioning to you. Why do you smoke? It's because of habit. People who follow habits mostly have the perseverance to persist, such as practicing swordsmanship, meditation, or other things. That's right, I said all this just to praise you, to avoid being cleaved by your axe the moment we met."

Wood flicked the ash, calm and composed. He looked at Su Xiao for a moment, seemingly having completed some kind of weighing of pros and cons. He raised his head and said:

"The No. 1 lock plate is over there. As a member of the Devil race, I am keen on all exciting games. However... that's only if I am the rule-maker. Survivor, hunter, nonono, the Void Tree wouldn't make such old-fashioned game rules. If Bai Ye can become a Fate Hunter, then why can't I become a traitor among the survivors?"

Just as Wood finished speaking, Su Xiao actually received a prompt from the Samsara Paradise.

【Prompt: You have encountered a traitor in this round of the game.】

【Traitor: No fixed faction. After meeting certain conditions, can change factions. When the faction they are in wins, the traitor will also win.】

【Prompt: You can attack and kill the traitor. After the traitor is killed, they will be converted back into a survivor, permanently lose the identity of a traitor, and return to the survivor faction.】

Seeing these prompts, Su Xiao was not surprised. Wood of the Devil race was certainly not a simple character; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to represent the Devil race to participate in this Scroll Contest.

"Counting me, the survivor faction was originally eight people. If it's eight against one, logically speaking, our chances of winning are higher, provided we are united enough. Unfortunately, the female spellcaster, Luoxi, and Lilim both loathe Tianyu. Zuiyas and I have our own ulterior motives. Yanqi Soyerge's strength is strong enough, but his strategy is mediocre.

In the final analysis, the two from the Arcane Eternal Star are just testing the waters. The Crow Woman is their trump card. Don't be surprised; the Arcane Eternal Star has a way to send the Crow Woman here. This time, they are determined to win the Main Painting World. Consider this information a favor."

Wood of the Devil race extinguished the cigarette in his hand and waited for Su Xiao's reply.

With a 'clang', two bear traps were thrown in front of Wood of the Devil race. Su Xiao decided to cooperate with Wood because this game was not the point; the point was how to deal with the Nightmare King afterward.

A figure walked out from behind a corner. It was Zuiyas from the Meteorite Star, wearing a white clerical robe. He asked: "Wood, has the matter been settled?"

Hearing his words, Wood didn't speak, as if he had tacitly agreed.

"If I'm not mistaken, during the negotiation just now, Wood didn't mention me at all?"

Zuiyas narrowed his eyes, his aura becoming dangerous. His words were inaccurate; Wood had mentioned him just now, saying he had ulterior motives.

A few seconds later, Wood seemed to confirm that Su Xiao wouldn't swing his axe at Zuiyas. He was disappointed inside, but smiled on the surface and said: "How could I not mention you? It's just that Bai Ye hasn't said whether he agrees to let you join. Personally, I welcome you with open arms; after all, we had an agreement long ago."

Wood threw a glass bottle containing the Dark Resident. Zuiyas took it, and his blood gradually permeated the glass bottle, merging with the black mist inside.

A few seconds later, Zuiyas fell to the ground with a thud and died.

Ten minutes later, Zuiyas, who had entered a new body, returned. His hands were pitch black, and the depths of his eyes were also pitch black.

"Now I only count as half a survivor."

Zuiyas didn't reveal too much information. His attitude was that he had no interest in the 【Scroll Fragment】 given for winning the game. He was more keen on finishing this game first. Winning or losing didn't matter, but he had to ensure he wouldn't be forcibly expelled from the Nightmare World by the Void Tree. After that, he would try every possible method to free his main body, then return his consciousness to the main body, and afterward, go kill the Nightmare King. By then, the 【Scroll Fragments】 obtained would be more.

Not only Zuiyas, but Wood of the Devil race also thought so.

In fact, Su Xiao also had this thought.

Su Xiao was always worried about one thing: whether he was a match for the Nightmare King in the Nightmare World. This was the other party's territory, and he didn't have full confidence in killing the Nightmare King.

But if Wood and Zuiyas joined, the situation would be different. Su Xiao had sensed Zuiyas's strength before; it was similar to his own. If they fought to the death, it would be a 50-50 split. Wood was a notch weaker; if they fought to the death, it would be 40-60, but as a member of the Devil race, Wood's abilities were mysterious and unpredictable.

"Is this the attitude of you two?"

Su Xiao spoke, his voice low and slightly metallic.

"Exactly."

"Three choose one."

Zuiyas's "three choose one" had a very clear meaning: the three of them would cooperate first, get the other survivors out, then go deal with the obstacles in the Nightmare World, and finally, take care of the Nightmare King.

When they finished off the Nightmare King, the 【Scroll Fragments】 captured would not be few. That would be the time for "three choose one." Who among Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyas could have the last laugh would depend on that moment. Before that, whoever dared to play tricks behind the scenes would be attacked by the other two, and their skulls would be smashed in.

Su Xiao was very satisfied with this proposal. No beating around the bush; just state it directly, and decide the winner at the end.

"So, what is your attitude?"

Zuiyas looked serious. He was very cautious when negotiating with Su Xiao. After all, Su Xiao's presence was too strong; that kind of killing intent and malice toward evil gods and ancient gods made Zuiyas wonder how many ancient gods Su Xiao had actually killed.

"Then, let's cooperate."

"This game has suddenly become pleasant."

"Let's finish them off first. Devil race, give us a suggestion. You Devil race members are all full of bad ideas."

Zuiyas teased. Hearing this, Wood said with a smile: "This is slander. We Devil race members are naturally timid and kind; we are the most loyal part of the orderly faction."

After saying this, Wood began to describe his plan. First, chasing and killing survivors was very inefficient. Capturing survivors alive and hanging them up was a better choice, but it wasn't stable either. Survivors all had their own unique abilities. For example, Wood—this guy had tricked a Dark Resident into signing a contract.

Since they were going to do it, they had to do it once and for all. Wood's plan was to block all survivors in the Spawn Plaza—commonly known as the Fate Hunter blocking the door.

In that situation, the survivors would have no way out. Even if all the survivors joined forces, they wouldn't be enough for the Fate Hunter to fight with one hand.

Speaking of this, the key point of Wood's plan came. Currently, the only ones who could still move freely were Tianyu, as well as Yanqi Soyerge of the Arcane Eternal Star, and the female spellcaster, Luoxi.

Wood was responsible for pitting Tianyu's side, and Zuiyas was responsible for Luoxi and the other. In the arrangement of this matter, Wood had selfish motives. He didn't want to deal with Luoxi and the other, mainly because he didn't want to be scolded. Over at the Void's "Mo Wu Arena," at least a hundred thousand Void races were watching Luoxi's movements, understanding the situation in the Nightmare World through the images fed back from there.

After arranging Tianyu and the two from the Arcane Eternal Star, the rest was simple. The "Freebie Sisters" and Lilim were already hanging there. To prevent any accidents, those three would also be thrown into the Spawn Plaza.

"The plan is basically like this. Bai Ye, Zuiyas, do you two have any other suggestions?"

Wood of the Devil race's tone was casual. In his view, the current stage was a warm-up; the game of wits with Su Xiao and Zuiyas afterward would be the one that required risking their lives.

"No need to deal with Tianyu. I died and went back just now, and I encountered him on the way. He has been following me. Tianyu, don't be shy, come out."

Zuiyas turned his head to look at a corner a few dozen meters away and grinned, revealing white, bone-like teeth.

Behind the corner, Tianyu leaned against the wall, his body tense, not daring to breathe. His mood at this moment could only be described in one sentence: 'He encountered three cheaters, and these three cheaters even teamed up. Is this game even meant for humans to play?!'

PS: (Two chapters today. My cervical spine is stiff, and my typing speed is average. My neck started feeling uncomfortable yesterday, and it really rained today. Feiwen's neck is more accurate than the weather forecast.)