Chapter 3196: Killing Along the 'Network Cable

At the exit of the Birth Plaza, Luo Xi stood in place. She looked at the animal trap under her feet. For some reason, this trap didn't spring up to clamp her leg.

Luo Xi didn't dare to move. Once she lifted her foot, this trap would likely be triggered, and she wouldn't be fast enough to jump away; she would definitely be caught.

Although Luo Xi still had one resurrection chance left, she wasn't prepared to use it. Her sanity had dropped too much; if she couldn't recover it before entering the next inner painting world, it would be troublesome.

Calm, composed, do not stop thinking.

After Luo Xi observed carefully, she realized there was indeed no good way. Her thinking didn't stop, as follows:

"Can only jump backward or forward. If I jump forward, I might step on other traps. Jumping back into the Birth Plaza is very safe; the Fate Hunter cannot enter the Birth Plaza. Hmm, jumping backward is very safe."

"No! The Fate Hunter cannot enter the Birth Plaza, but Wood and Zuiyas can. They could bring the traps in after the Fate Hunter pulls them open. Jumping backward is also a trap; I might be caught by other traps. Even the path I walked isn't necessarily 100% safe. Maybe I already stepped over a trap unintentionally. Heh, trying to trick me? Impossible!"

Luo Xi took a deep breath, concentrated, and jumped to the right.

Ding~

A spring plate popped up, accompanied by parts of an animal trap. The trap Luo Xi had just stepped on was fake.

Seeing the flying metal parts, Luo Xi's mentality collapsed. She had endured the chase and the self-execution, but facing this fake animal trap, her mentality broke a little.

Luo Xi's toes touched the ground, minimizing the stepping area as much as possible.

Click!

A crisp sound came from under her feet. Her right leg went numb, and an animal trap clamped tightly onto her calf.

Seeing this scene, Bahar, who had been lying in ambush nearby, flew up. Luo Xi had already left the Birth Plaza. What Bahar needed to do was harass Luo Xi to prevent her from escaping with a broken leg.

In Bahar's view, assuming this matter was a multi-layered cake, Luo Xi choosing to jump forward meant she was on the first layer; jumping backward meant she was on the second layer; jumping to the sides meant she was on the third layer. And his boss was at least on the fifth layer—a true master of multi-layered cakes.

"You've worked hard, fighting with your wits against the air for so long. To tell you the truth, it's useless no matter where you jump. See this outer semicircle? There are 19 traps in total. Even if you pass these, I will secretly follow you and keep placing traps in front of you. Surprised that I've been chatting with you for so long? Look to the left, ah no, I'm tricking you, it's actually the right."

Click!

An animal trap that Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was holding with its head was activated, clamping onto Luo Xi's right arm. Because the trap would spring up fiercely when triggered, causing recoil, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was currently sitting there with a dumbfounded look.

Luo Xi glared at Bahar. Thinking of the many eyes watching, she suppressed the anger in her heart.

"Even if Zuiyas and Wood betrayed us, Bai Ye is the Fate Hunter, and Suoyege and I were captured by you, there are still Morey, Moon Apostle, Tianyu, and Lilim. They are the hope."

Luo Xi's words restored some atmosphere to the arena side. After all, the situation on Luo Xi's side was too desperate; it would be a huge loss if she died again. As for escaping, it was impossible. Losing an arm and a leg might allow escape, but what would be the point?

"Oh? You still have four teammates? Are you sure they won't disappoint your expectations?"

"They won't. They are representatives of various parties and won't disappoint..."

Luo Xi's words were cut off halfway because she saw that the teammates she pinned her hopes on were currently being carried by the Fate Hunter—two in his hands, one on his shoulder, Zuiyas carrying one, and the last, Yanqi Suoyege, being dragged by Wood.

Puchi, puchi.

Su Xiao swung his axe twice, and Luo Xi regained her freedom. He tucked the hunting axe into his back waist, grabbed Luo Xi from the ground with one hand, and tucked her under his right arm.

Throwing all the survivors into the Birth Plaza, Su Xiao sat on the chair Bahar had brought. Zuiyas and Wood entered the Birth Plaza; as long as Luo Xi and the others made any move, the two of them would strike.

Morey, Lilim, and the others looked at each other, completely confused. There were too many things they couldn't figure out. Why could Su Xiao become the Fate Hunter? Why did Wood and Zuiyas become traitors? And, was this broken game really meant for humans to play?

"You guys are cheating, you're bullying people."

The Moon Apostle bared her little tiger teeth, looking like she was about to bite someone.

"Oh? How are we cheating?"

Wood, bored, prepared to have a friendly exchange with the Moon Apostle.

"You are clearly a survivor..."

"Not at all. I am a traitor. This isn't just a meaning; it's a faction identity notarized by the Tree of Void. It's part of the game. Any other doubts?"

Wood's words left the Moon Apostle speechless. She held back for a while, then turned her spear toward Zuiyas, saying: "This big brother who looks very ruthless, you cheated, right?"

The Moon Apostle was a bit afraid of Zuiyas. She had heard from Tianyu that this monster had gouged out his own eyeballs and eaten them like small persimmons, biting them until they burst.

"I am now half a Dark Resident, which is a native of the Nightmare World. I am of the Chaotic Faction. No matter which side wins, I have no profit. Why wouldn't I support the stronger side?"

Zuiyas's words extinguished the Moon Apostle's fire. Just then, Zuiyas smiled and said: "Little sister, your eyes... are truly beautiful."

"No, no, no, they aren't beautiful. Brother, my eyes have been inflamed for the past few days; they don't taste good."

Compared to the Moon Apostle, the goofy Morey was unexpectedly silent. She lay there like a large shrimp. She was locked! She, Morey, would not lose face like this no matter what today.

The Birth Plaza gradually quieted down. Compared to here, the arena was also very quiet.

In the circular audience stands, the Law-Breakers, Feather Tribe, Devil Tribe, and the group of professional miners from Apocalypse Paradise all shifted their gazes toward the employees of Reincarnation Paradise.

"Hahaha, blocking the Birth Plaza, how did he come up with that? Awesome."

"Being watched by so many people, it's quite nerve-wracking."

"Selling rare materials..."

Their own employees didn't care; they were used to dealing with the contractors of Reincarnation Paradise. Right now, this was nothing.

Next door, the Devil Tribe spectators said nothing, and the people from the Meteorite Star were about the same. Judging from the expressions of these eye-scholars, they highly approved of Zuiyas's behavior.

Nightmare World, outside the Birth Plaza.

Su Xiao leaned on the chair. Wearing the Fate Hunter suit, he looked powerful, but in reality, he was very weak. Not just him, Zuiyas and Wood were the same.

The reason for this was that Su Xiao needed to complete the subsequent plan, and he concluded that Morey and the others wouldn't attempt to strike, as the losses would far outweigh the gains.

Time passed quickly. Morey and the others indeed didn't fight to the death, but waited for the game to end.

When the giant clock directly above the slaughterhouse pointed to 12 o'clock, Su Xiao received a prompt.

【Prompt: You have become the winner of the survival game.】

【You have obtained Scroll Fragment x4.】

【Prompt: Because the Nightmare King has closed the next round of the game, the Playground.】

【The second round of the game has not yet been notarized by the Tree of Void. The Nightmare King is the master of this world and has the right to close the second round of the game, the Playground.】

【All explorers are about to leave the Nightmare World.】

【The Nightmare King has the right to reclaim the Scroll Fragments and can at any time pay an 'equivalent' price to buy back the Scroll Fragments you obtained from him.】

A sense of repulsion came from all around. Seeing these prompts, Su Xiao wasn't surprised at all.

"So treacherous, this is a giant pit."

Morey cursed in a low voice. The Nightmare King was simply playing dirty. Just as she was preparing to scold a few more times, she suddenly noticed Su Xiao taking off his mask and removing his clothes, baring his upper body.

Su Xiao's behavior drew the attention of Morey, Lilim, Suoyege, Moon Apostle, and others, all focusing their gazes on Su Xiao.

"Bai Ye, lend me the axe."

"..."

Su Xiao flicked his hand, tossing the hunting axe to Wood. Why were the three of them weak earlier? Because all three were severely anemic. It wasn't blood loss, but rather blood concentrated at a certain point in their bodies, and through the secret runes of alchemy, they were constantly compressing the blood: creating new blood -> concentrating -> compressing -> the body continues to create blood.

In the puzzled gazes of Morey and the others, Su Xiao's right hand pierced into his own chest. His cheeks twitched twice, and he then tore out his own heart and crushed it to powder.

Boom!

Zuiyas used both hands to smash his own head, and Wood self-decapitated with an axe.

As soon as the three of them died, their corpses quickly turned into fly ash. This was because the Nightmare King had sensed something, but unfortunately, it was too late. To avoid being discovered, the methods of the three were gathered through their bodies.

Three blood seals bloomed with brilliance. Seeing this scene, Morey felt a toothache. She even suspected whether these three guys were planning to arrange the Nightmare King.

Everything around was pitch black. Su Xiao felt his thinking recovering rapidly. A few seconds later, his consciousness cleared, and an extremely familiar feeling appeared—the feeling of returning to his own body.

Su Xiao could feel surging power throughout his body, with Qing Gang Ying energy surging within.

Su Xiao closed his eyes, pressed one hand on the hilt of his blade, and took a deep breath. This feeling was wonderful; it felt good to return to his own body.

The room he was in had iron-black walls and ceilings. Dim, yellow light filtered through the stained lampshade above, rendering everything in the room in a dim, warm yellow. Suddenly, the light above went out.

A suction force came from ahead. Logically, Su Xiao could only follow this suction to leave, be sucked into the door ahead, and then return to the main painting world.

But now, not far away, a compressed aura of blood was located there. That was the location of the slaughterhouse, where the game had just taken place.

In the darkness, a pair of eyes revealing blue light opened. Waves of blade light spread out, shattering the metal room.

The metal floor under Su Xiao's feet clicked and caved in. He suddenly broke through a wave of air, and crystals instantly wrapped around his body.

After breaking through a layer of barrier, Su Xiao was surrounded by black-purple fluid. Strong resistance came from all parts of his body, but with his physique, this couldn't stop him.

Thud!

A wave of air spread, and purple-black liquid splashed everywhere. Su Xiao landed on the ground. He stood up from a rock crater and looked around. This was... the Birth Plaza.

More than ten meters away, a large area of black tentacles emerged from thin air. Zuiyas walked out from these black tentacles.

A skull made of smoke appeared. As the skull dissipated, Wood appeared.

With a rumble, a dull thunder sounded in the sky. From the purple lightning-filled, overcast sky, it could be seen that the Nightmare King's mood was not calm at this moment. ===== CHAPTER 3197 =====