As adrenaline surged, the pain quickly faded, leaving only an icy chill that pierced his heart and spread from his chest...
What followed was an irresistible drowsiness flooding his mind.
In his final moments, countless questions and answers surfaced in Ji Yan's muddled mind.
Why was Kong Yi in this Dungeon?
Why had he dug out his own heart?
When had he been playing the "Eerie Lord of Deception"?
No wonder Sequence "0" knew the Eerie Lord of Deception was deceiving someone, yet could not tell what the deception was. As a player from a higher-tier Dungeon, Kong Yi existed beyond this Dungeon. It was only natural that he could not be observed.
"So, am I going to [Discarded Dungeon] again...?"
"Kong Yi is also a [Black Chess Player]. The Main Quest doesn't conflict with Xu Xin's. Why does he want to kill me? There was clearly no reason... no motive..."
As death approached, all kinds of chaotic thoughts flooded his mind.
But in the final instant, Ji Yan suddenly remembered something Xu Xin had said before.
Could it be...
"Ding! Congratulations, player 'Ji Yan.' You have successfully revived the 'Eerie Lord of Deception' and completed Sequence Main Quest 32." "You have cleared the Tier 5 Dungeon [Nightmare Fall Eerie Town]. Next, a Tier 6... Tier 6 Dungeon will be automatically matched for the player..." "Player HP detected at zero... Player deceased. Transferring to [Discarded... Discarded..." "Warning! Warning! [Nightmare Fall Eerie Town] NPC—Supreme Fierce · Eerie Lord of Deception—has committed a severe violation by hunting a Dungeon-clearing Eerie Disciple. Erase immediately!" "Erase immediately!!"
[Door of Fantasy].
The white-eyed player sitting in meditation spared a sliver of attention to observe the accident at [Mass Graveyard].
Even he was briefly stunned.
"The Sequence Lord killed a player who cleared