Endgame

Only four teams remained on the field. Except for Number One Group, which was intact, the other three teams were reduced to a lone leader, and all had paid a heavy price – those who brought Sanctuary into the battle all triggered "Near-Destruction Teleportation" and suffered "Severe Punishment."

The battlefield was so intense it was absurd. Six teams that were originally powerful and possessed Legendary [Tinder] were eliminated one after another. There was no probing, no protracted fighting; every move was a killing blow.

The wave of elimination is divided into three phases.

The "Legendary Card Storm" was initially launched by Number One Group in collaboration with Leopold, a follower of the God of War.

Almost simultaneously, the two of them used all the Legendary- quality negative cards they had accumulated—[Wave Advancement Card) ], [Monster Strength Boost Card (All)], [Negative Buff Application Card (Designated/Random)], etc.

Teams instantly burdened with multiple layers of deadly debuffs, with waves arriving suddenly earlier and their intensity skyrocketing, are caught off guard and overwhelmed by the ensuing high waves of Monster Tide, or by the finishing attacks launched by each other in the chaos.

One team's Sanctuary on the verge of destruction under the Berserk attack. The remaining team members suffered a significant reduction in combat power after being punished and were subsequently eliminated. The other team was more decisive. Before their Sanctuary was destroyed, the captain personally destroyed his own [Tinder], choosing to be eliminated in order to avoid permanent loss of Attributes. This turned out to be the method with the lowest "loss" among all the eliminated teams.

Then came the full-scale intervention launched by Number One Group: first, a terrifying energy ball with a radius of tens of meters, formed by pure high-energy compression, with extreme high temperature and energy shielding perception; then, the sinister use of hydrogen bombs to destroy other people's Sanctuary; and finally, the soul-piercing, inextinguishable Black Flames.

This series of combined attacks resulted in the elimination of two more teams: one team was wiped out entirely by a hydrogen bomb; the leader of the other team, seeing no hope of recovery, destroyed his own "Tinder" while engulfed in Black Flames, forcing a retreat.

Finally, there was Victor's intervention across the entire field, even affecting two Epic teams.

Two more teams were eliminated; both were wiped out completely, even with extra points. Only four teams remained in the final match.

"This is fucking outrageous! They're all insane!"

Leopold mentally grumbled as he carefully removed a patch of dark pink, newly grown tissue covered in tiny suckers and slime from his arm with the sharp edge of his tomahawk blade.

He couldn't understand how the other teams had survived after Victor's bizarre interference and the Unspeakable impact of the [Fake Painting].

In any case, he simply hid under the Deity Statue in the center of the Sanctuary, letting the Deity Statue of the God of War defend him decisively.

The outcome was predictable: the Sanctuary was on the verge of destruction, and he received "Severe Punishment" from the system, but at least he survived.

But compared to those who were directly Annihilation or turned into monsters, this was already incredibly lucky.

Each time he compared himself to these bizarre and eccentric "madmen" in the Survival World who were prone to flipping tables at the drop of a hat, he felt even more grateful that he had a powerful backer, and his faith became even stronger.

After cutting off and discarding the unknown tissue that had inexplicably grown on his body, Leopold entered the Hall of Consciousness and found that the other three teams were already there.

The culprit who had destroyed his Sanctuary using bizarre methods—the senior investigator—was sitting there Jingjing.

His front half of his human body remained calm, as if the bloody battle just now had nothing to do with him. But Leopold keenly noticed that the Unspeakable part behind him, which was already constantly changing, seemed to have increased, and the unsettling whispers emanating from it were even more pronounced.

The spot that originally belonged to the Golden Core cultivator was now occupied by a completely unfamiliar "person".

Leopold was quite certain that he had never seen this person in Zhuo Yun's team during the previous tug-of-war, probing, cooperation, and betrayal.

The person's Consciousness Entity showed no discernible gender characteristics, resembling both male and female. What was most unsettling were their eyes—empty and indifferent, like two bottomless ancient wells, reflecting no trace of emotion.

On Number One Group's side, only the [Demon King] sat silently, like a blood-red statue with its murderous aura Convergence. The other three were nowhere to be seen, and Leopold understood—

He's most likely dead.

Even those who escaped from the Trial Instance are dead, that's outrageous.

After a brief silence, it was the stranger who had replaced Zhuo Yun who spoke first. His voice was neutral, flat, and without any inflection. "World 15437, 'Venerable One.' I look forward to seeing you again."

Without explanation or pleasantries, his figure faded and disappeared from the hall as soon as he finished speaking, as if he had never been there.

Leopold was completely baffled.

The senior investigator smiled at them without saying a word, looking even a little shy. Then his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly withdrew from the Hall of Consciousness, as if a gas explosion had occurred in his home.

The Demon King remained seated in silence.

It seems the final battle is over, and everyone has tacitly entered a state of waiting, anticipating the countdown to the Continued Battle as it draws to a close.

A few dozen seconds ago, next to the Epic [Tinder].

Su Luo was completely focused on controlling the Laboratory, carrying out the dangerous "feeding". In front of him, the Black Flame Domain had been deliberately restricted to an Isolation Zone, inside which was imprisoned a lump of indescribable Mutation flesh.

This thing seemed to possess some kind of irrational vitality. It was only fifty meters long and wide, yet it resembled a malignant tumor that was proliferating wildly, constantly twisting and trying to expand outward. Its surface was covered with holes that were constantly opening and closing, as well as sticky tentacles.

"The growth rate of quality has exceeded expectations... it has surpassed 300,000 tons." Su Luo looked at the Mutation tissue in front of her that was constantly twisting and growing.

A giant, seemingly alive, twisting and contorting mass of flesh, less than fifty meters long and wide, was constantly trying to expand outwards, but Su Luo controlled the Laboratory to firmly confine it to the edge of the Fire Domain.

In the distance, a continuous stream of Mana, flames, soil, and sand surged in, "feeding" the Mutation flesh. It greedily devoured the Mana and elemental growth, consuming matter and energy to transform into Mutation flesh and blood.

"Based on past data, the critical value is roughly... consciousness might emerge when the mass exceeds ten million tons. If the mass reaches one million tons in ten seconds, just release it directly, it's out of control," Su Luo murmured.

Don't be fooled by the large number of tens of millions of tons; it's only equivalent to a small hill a little over a hundred meters high. The conditions for the birth of Mutation consciousness are not demanding.

What is truly unknown and terrifying is the Mutation consciousness itself and its Mutation nature.

[Reality Interference Card) ]

Su Luo swiftly and decisively deployed him into the Legendary investigator's battlefield, specifically choosing a location a little far from Victor to facilitate the Mutation's development.

"It's packaged separately for you, keep it hot!"