Chapter 3195: The Surprise Came Too Suddenly

"Wood, if you dare touch my goddess, I'll wipe you out."

"We are all survivors. Given the current situation, anyone with a brain would choose to cooperate. Wood won't do anything."

"Hmm, I think so too."

The audience in the stands was buzzing with discussion, while inside the labyrinth of the Nightmare World, Luo Xi was confronting Wood.

The labyrinth was full of intersecting paths, with walls on both sides and rock ceilings over ten meters high, making it look like a complex network of interconnected, intricate tunnels.

The fire lamps on the walls were burning, making the labyrinth stuffy and hot.

"Wood, all your proposals are meaningless. Splitting up is the best choice right now; only by spreading out can we find more lock plates."

Luo Xi furrowed her delicate brows. Deep down, she felt that Wood had ill intentions, but as fellow survivors, she guessed he wouldn't do anything drastic.

"If we split up, we'll be picked off one by one by the Fate Hunters. As a gesture of sincerity, I can tell you a secret."

"What secret?"

"Before the game started, the original Fate Hunter abandoned their duty and transferred it to Kukuline Bai Ye of Reincarnation Paradise. In other words, the current Fate Hunter is Bai Ye."

Wood didn't care about selling out his teammates. As long as he dealt with Luo Xi and her partner, the true identity of the Fate Hunter was irrelevant. Besides, no one was an idiot; a little analysis later would lead anyone to realize it was Su Xiao.

Wood's thinking was that with hundreds of thousands of people watching, he couldn't be the only one taking the heat afterward. As teammates who could "entrust their lives to each other," everything had to be shared, including the scolding.

"Ridiculous. If Bai Ye is the Fate Hunter, then let him appear before me."

"?"

Wood had never heard such a strange request, but he could satisfy it.

"Luo Xi, listen to the sound."

Wood gestured for Luo Xi to listen carefully. Sure enough, Luo Xi heard the sound of chains clashing, and it was getting closer.

Luo Xi turned to flee, but she stopped abruptly after only a few steps. Zuiyas was blocking the path ahead.

This section of the labyrinth was a location Wood had specifically chosen. It had walls on both sides and no side paths. Now, he and Zuiyas were blocking each end, trapping Luo Xi and Yanqi Suoyege in the middle.

"What exactly is wrong with your brains? Did you not understand the game rules?"

Yanqi Suoyege spoke in a deep voice. His face was cold, and his gaze was already very unfriendly.

Wood, who loved to talk nonsense with enemies, was exceptionally silent at this moment. Or rather, he hadn't been talking nonsense before; this was just a characteristic of his ability.

Seeing Wood charging over, Yanqi Suoyege's expression darkened. A member of the Devil race actually dared to charge at him and initiate melee combat? Was he looking down on him as a spellcaster?

Wood and Suoyege lunged at each other. Wood's withered hand clawed toward Suoyege. In the next instant, Wood's vision blurred, his back slammed into the wall, and his right arm twisted.

Suoyege naturally raised his hands in front of him, his ten fingers relaxed. Fire elements gathered on his hands. Even though this was a nightmare body, he could forcibly gather some elemental power, though very little.

Bang, bang.

Suoyege's two palms slammed into Wood's chest. The sensation was indescribably painful. Wood wasn't a melee-type; charging at Suoyege was somewhat self-destructive. It could only be said that it was fortunate Suoyege didn't have a staff in his hand; if he did, it wouldn't just be a matter of a few broken bones.

"Worthy of being Yanqi... but how do you plan to defeat the Fate Hunter?"

Wood pointed behind Suoyege. Before Suoyege could react, a massive force struck his side waist.

Boom!

Yanqi Suoyege was side-kicked by Su Xiao, nearly embedding him into the wall. Su Xiao flipped the hunting axe in his hand, gripped the handle, and thrust it toward Suoyege.

Puchi.

Yanqi Suoyege's eyes widened as he was pinned to the wall by Su Xiao's hunting axe.

Su Xiao looked at Wood. Wood, who had been knocked to the ground, stood up, feeling a bit dazed.

"Bai Ye, you must have done that on purpose."

"Not at all, my foot slipped."

Su Xiao proceeded along the labyrinth tunnel. Ahead were Luo Xi and Zuiyas, who were currently engaged in combat.

Luo Xi couldn't fathom why things had developed to this extent. She had received too much information, some true and some false, making it impossible for her to figure out what was going on. Had Wood and Zuiyas betrayed them? Why? Wasn't this game about winning?

Luo Xi was full of doubts, but now was not the time to think about them. She wasn't skilled in melee combat and could only block with her arms. Every time she took a punch, she felt a sickening pain. Yes, the pain brought a strange sense of nausea, for reasons unknown.

The sound of clashing chains behind her was getting closer. Luo Xi knew she couldn't delay any longer. In her current state, dealing with Zuiyas was already difficult, let alone the Fate Hunter.

A crystal slid out from Luo Xi's sleeve. She gripped it and pointed it toward Zuiyas.

Zuiyas's eyes turned completely white. His nightmare body suffered control that was hard to resist. He took a few steps back and froze in place, unable to move for a short time.

The crystal in Luo Xi's hand turned into fragments. She hadn't wanted to use this item earlier, intending to save it to defend against the Fate Hunter. Now it seemed that if she didn't use it, she wouldn't have another chance.

Luo Xi lunged forward, and a chain as thick as a thumb flew over her head. The tip of the chain was a sharp hook.

Luo Xi was as agile as a spirit cat. She leaped to a corner, stepped on the wall with both feet, and with her legs straightened, she vaulted past the corner.

With a bang, Su Xiao slammed into the wall at the corner. He was moving too fast to turn in time. He flexed his sore left arm. He could just follow slowly; the "black cat" ahead was indeed fast, but her stamina was poor. She wouldn't last long before she collapsed.

Luo Xi was running ahead. Reaching another corner, she mimicked Su Xiao's wall-slamming move, but with a sharp leap, she neutralized the loss of speed. Before passing the corner, she glanced at Su Xiao, her rosy lips curling upward.

"Damn it! You dare to mock me? Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, let's chase her together."

"Woof?"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang gave a look of concern for the mentally challenged. Chase Luo Xi? Bahar must have been infuriated to the point of stupidity.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's thinking was correct. As followers entering the Nightmare World, their initial Strength and Agility attributes were 20 points, 10 points lower than the survivors. Beyond that, their abilities were also weakened.

After the survival game started, Su Xiao became the Fate Hunter, which caused Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Bahar to be weakened again. After being heavily weakened twice, they still wanted to chase someone?

Inside the labyrinth tunnel, the air was stuffy and hot. Luo Xi ran quickly. The outer garment matching her spellcaster robe had long been discarded. She was in a black tight-fitting suit, her curves exquisite. Sweat on her forehead stuck a few strands of hair to her skin. It was not only stuffy here but the oxygen was also thin. Running at full speed made her feel oxygen-deprived.

The 【Insight Eye】 followed Luo Xi the entire time. After her change of attire, many drowsy spectators in the arena suddenly weren't sleepy anymore, their eyes widening. This was an eighth-tier combat-capable female spellcaster, and she held a special status within the Arcane Eternal Star.

"Huff, huff."

Luo Xi slowed her running speed, trying to keep her breathing steady. The footsteps behind her told her that the enemy hadn't given up and was still following.

Half an hour later, Luo Xi stopped abruptly. She greedily breathed in the air. The stuffy, low-oxygen environment of the labyrinth, combined with her 30-point Stamina attribute and 37 minutes of full-speed running, left her soaked in sweat. Drops of sweat dripped from her chin, causing her to be severely dehydrated.

"The Fate Hunter actually slammed into a wall. What a surprise."

Luo Xi stood up. She wanted to rest now, but she couldn't. She had to leave the labyrinth as soon as possible; the environment here was too terrible. But before she could catch her breath, a crisp clinking sound came from behind.

Luo Xi gritted her teeth and continued to flee.

One hour later, a pale-faced Luo Xi leaned against the wall. Every breath she took burned inside her chest. The labyrinth's environment was truly awful.

Two hours later, Luo Xi half-knelt on the ground. Her calves were already soft and trembling.

Three hours and 19 minutes later, Luo Xi sat leaning against the wall. She was already dehydrated, her eyes devoid of light.

Footsteps approached. Luo Xi struggled to lift her head.

"You... don't even think about... humiliating me. I am... representing the Arcane Eternal Star."

Luo Xi lifted her arm, blood dripping from her index finger. On her arm's artery, neck artery, and leg artery, there were cuts. Luo Xi appeared cold and elegant, but in reality, she had the stubbornness of a mule.

This scene was fed back to the arena. In all the spellcaster seats, the new generation of spellcasters looked solemn, their expressions practically saying: "See? This is our new generation of spellcasters, no worse than the previous ones."

Dozens of large screens in the arena went black. The audience stands became noisy. Some young people expressed dissatisfaction; they wanted to see the newly revived Miss Luo Xi, especially the footage before she put on her clothes.

Dozens of seconds later, the image returned, already inside the Birth Plaza. To the disappointment of many young people, Luo Xi's clothes were already neatly worn.

"Failed once. I have already found the locations of three lock plates. Now I'm going back to find my partner. In 2 hours, we'll decide the winner."

Luo Xi spoke, intending for the spellcasters in the arena to hear. As she walked, she pondered who she should cooperate with. First, she thought of Lilim, then the Moon Apostle and Morey from Apocalypse Paradise. Luo Xi still had a relatively favorable impression of Apocalypse Paradise.

Thinking of this, Luo Xi's mood, which had been driven to the point of self-isolation by the chase, improved a bit. The air even felt a bit fresher. She stepped through the exit of the Birth Plaza.

Click!

The sound of a metal mechanism being triggered came from under Luo Xi's feet. Every expression on her face vanished in an instant. ===== CHAPTER 3196 =====