Smiley, Juliet, Plucking Flowers and Seeking Willows, and Chen Piaopiao had all long since taken their positions, standing in the starting area for the "Fishing Boat Battle." White number tags issued by the system were even pinned to each of their waists.
Juliet turned her head toward Plucking Flowers and Seeking Willows beside her. "Plucking Flowers, are your injuries really okay? Forcibly using your innate threads has serious aftereffects."
Plucking Flowers and Seeking Willows shook his head. "I'm fine."
His HP had already been restored with potions, and his external wounds had been bandaged. At the moment, the only remaining effect on his Attribute Panel was a negative buff: "Curse Casting Failure Rate +20%," caused by overexerting his innate skill. Nothing else affected him.
Compared to Ling Chu, who had just fought a fierce battle against the Moss Giant, they had recovered quite well.
A sharp gleam flashed through Smiley's eyes.
Those dragged into a challenge instance by Fate Threads did not even have time to use a team-up card.
And Ling Chu was alone, while the core members of their Circus were all here.
Without crew members to assist her, without the Ghost Ship and those skeleton subordinates to rely on.
Ling Chu, your luck has run out...
[The Public Challenge type has been temporarily altered!]
[You are about to exit "Fishing Boat Battle" and enter the Public Challenge: "Death God's Game."]
The four were utterly stunned when they heard the notification.
"What's going on?"
Chen Piaopiao looked completely lost. "Death God's Game? What kind of instance is that? Public Challenge content can be altered on the spot?"
No one answered her question. Even Plucking Flowers and Seeking Willows, who knew the rules of all kinds of instances well, looked utterly bewildered.
The next second, blinding white light enveloped