Save countdown: 30 seconds, 29 seconds, 28 secondsā¦
As time passed, Qi Leren stared at the familiar yet strange man on the throne. His mind was blank. He couldnāt think, and he didnāt dare to think. The unspeakable fear that had been hidden deep in his heart for a long time was confirmed at this nightmarish moment ā he had opened the door of the defenseless shelter and invited the polite devil standing outside to come in.
If everything from when they had first met wasnāt a coincidence, how many secrets had he inadvertently revealed?
Qi Leren was so desperate that he couldnāt even think about it.
āGood evening, Leren, why donāt ask my name?ā Su He asked softly from the throne.
Qi Leren closed his eyes painfully. If Su He was a demon, he was definitely not an ordinary one. He had deliberately used him to come to this where the Holy Dun killed the old Devil more than 20 years ago, and what he sought was by no means an ordinary thing.
Qi Leren asked hoarsely: āPower or Slaughter?ā
Su He smiled lightly and said meaningfully: āIām the one you missed.ā
āImpossible, the Lord of Fraud is a womanā¦ā Qi Leren retorted with shock only to realize instantly.
In the Witchcraft Sacrifice task, both he and Ning Zhou had been forced to appear as another gender. If the Devil of Fraud had also appeared in the task he would probably have been like them, as it would be fun for the Devil of Fraud to hide his genderā¦ Qi Leren suddenly remembered the voice heād heard vaguely in the underground palace: āBecause itās very interesting. Itās so interesting to watch you cheat and kill each other because of despair, fear, and jealousy.ā
That gentle and beautiful voice made him feel cold all over. He had never heard this voice, but the tone had felt familiar. Now that he thought about it, he hadnāt recognized the source of this female voice, but the tone and the habit of speaking were clearlyā¦.
āNow, do you understand?ā Su He asked with a smile.
He understood. Everything was clear. Ever since Su He had first appeared in the Novice Village, he had noticed his abnormality. The so-called Novice Village bug was not only the killer, but also a laptop loaded with the Nightmare Game. But at that time, Su He had no evidence. Heād just watched him and waited patiently for him to reveal his flaws.
The Witchcraft Sacrifice was a temptation which had made him carry out a task under the Lord of Fraudās nose, but still heād found nothing. No, maybe heād left some marks on him. And then he was parasitized by the seed of slaughter with an abnormal growth rate, which may have been coincidence or may have been inevitable.
Castle Cry was a trap that had been set in advance. Isabel interfered with the copyās history according to his command, and the ignorant Qi Leren had showed his biggest flaw ā the laptop had appeared, then Su He followed, and then the computer disappeared mysteriously, perhaps in the hands of Su He, perhaps by a certain force intending to hide the secret of the computer from Su He. However, in the Castle Cry, Su He had become 100% sure that it was Qi Leren.
He had been gentle and considerate, patiently dormant, and had presented himself properly. Finally, heād received the invitation as he wished and entered the Holy City, which had always been sealed to him. Maybe at first he was just a little suspicious and curious, but in the end he got a surprise.
Really, it was a perfect scam.
āItās so funny, the incredible expression worn by a blind, ignorant human at the moment when they discover the truthā¦ā the voice belonging to Su He echoed in the hall. Under his gentle eyes, everything was just his playthings. Qi Leren shuddered.
Qi Leren suddenly didnāt want to ask any more questions. He didnāt want to know his calculations, his purposes, and what kind of person the real Su He was.
His time was running out.
Three seconds, two seconds, one secondā¦ The countdown for the skillās cooling was 0:59:59.
āTime is up.ā The corners of Su Heās mouth hooked upwards as he looked at him happily. āFrom what I know about you, youāll save before pushing open this suspicious door. You didnāt even think about resisting it. Itās not like you.ā
Qi Lerenās breath hitched. He knew that his strength was very different from Su Heās. As long as Su He used his field, he would be crushed to death in front of him like a worm, but what ifā¦ What if Su He was careless?
It was a gamble, but what other choice did he have than to accept his fate?
Most importantlyā¦ If he diedā¦
āWhere is Ning Zhou?ā Qi Leren asked.
āIsabelās with him. Although sheās only been the Witch of Jealousy for a short time, I gave her some extra preferential treatment. A small cup of Devilās blood makes such a powerful witch that surely even her friends would look at her with new eyes,ā Su He said.
Isabel? She was here too? How did she get in? It must be that Su He had hidden demons in his field and brought them into the Holy City.
Qi Lerenās heart was getting heavier. What should he do? Exactly what was there to do? Keep stalling? However, even if he prolonged it, the situation wouldnāt get better. Even if Ning Zhou defeated Isabel, he couldnāt be an even opponent for the Devil of Fraud.
No matter how he thought, there was a dead end ahead.
No, think again, calm downā¦ He had to at least figure out the purpose of Su Heās chess game so that he could leave some glimmer of chance for Ning Zhou.
Qi Leren tried to stay calm, looking at the huge statue of Maria holding the sword she had stabbed into the black dragon. The sword on the statue of Maria was not made of stone, but instead was a huge metal sword reflecting a sharp arc of light.
This should be the real sword Maria had used to kill the Devil, that was, it was this fieldās memento of destruction.
Just pull it out and cut open the field, and the task could be completed.
āThatās Ms. Mariaās sword. It has a holy and dazzling power. Unfortunately, Devils canāt touch itā¦ I should thank her for her dedication and sacrifice in changing the rule over the demon world.ā Su He stood up and held out his hand toward the black dragon.
The space before his hand twisted and the black dragonās chest suddenly lit with a deep red light, and a burning flame burst out of its chest and flowed back into Su Heās hand.
The flame went out, leaving a palm-sized ruby with bright red flowing inside it, as if it were blood.
Apart from the seed of slaughter, Qi Leren had never been able to feel demon energy, but he couldnāt help shivering when he saw that ruby.
That was a kind of evil and overbearing power, which is disturbing and fearful.
āWhat is that?ā Qi Leren whispered.
Su He held the ruby in his hand and looked at it with great interest: āIt has many names. You can call it a higher form of devil crystallization or a collection of the evil in this world, but I prefer a name thatās easier to understand. In hell, it represents one third of the kingship.ā
Qi Leren swallowed his saliva. One third? Where were the two remaining thirds?
āThere are a lot of things I know very well, so it doesnāt matter that thereās a lot I donāt know. I never ask questions, I simply enjoy the fun of solving puzzles. However, I originally thought you knew a lot. Although I donāt know where you got the clue to enter the Holy City, it turns out that you only know a little about it after repeated trials. Youāre really very careful,ā Su He said lightly.
The unsettling feeling struck again. Although he already knew what dangerous struggle he might be involved in, the feeling of being a pawn became more and more vivid at this moment.
He canāt wait for his death any longer, but he would die either way. He still had the Easter Egg. As long as his body stayed intact, it could be resurrected in seven days, butā¦ What could he do about Ning Zhou? Even if he could defeat Isabel, then take down Mariaās sword, cut her field, and finish the task, so long as Su He has the heart to kill him, he couldnāt survive.
Unless he could really kill Su He while he was being careless, but was this possible?
The gap in the strength of the field made Qi Leren so desperate that he even lost his desperate courage.
āQi Leren,ā Su He called his name.
Qi Leren raised his head and looked at Su He stepping down the throneās steps. He looked at him commandingly, and his scarlet eyes seemed to be filled with thoughtful interest.
āIām curious, will a person who has experienced countless deaths still be afraid of death?ā Su He asked.
āā¦They will be. No matter how many times, people are extremely afraid when they go to their death. This is engraved in their genes, so as long as thereās a choice, people always want to live,ā Qi Leren tried to answer calmly.
āHuman beingsā desire to survive is really interesting, but itās this kind of power that will give birth to incredible miracles.ā The Devil King standing on the high platform smiled at him, cut his wrist, and the bright red blood flowed into a goblet ā the same goblet he had used when they had a picnic in the Garden of the Holy Tomb.
Itās just that what was in the cup now was no longer sweet wine, but sinful temptation from hell.
āFor demons, āto do aught good never will be our task, but ever to do ill our sole delightā. If someone has a firm soul, seduce him, torture him, and destroy him until his pure white soul is so dirty it falls into hellā¦ But if you canāt, then fear it and destroy it.ā The Devil who enjoyed toying with people raised the goblet toward him and gently asked, āNow you have a choice: Would you like to be born of betrayal or die of martyrdom?ā