The Kill

"My lord, you're back!"

When Old Wang returned to the ship that evening to log off, the captain of the Cross-Domain Flying Boat came up to him and said...

Old Wang raised an eyebrow at him, then said with a somewhat strange expression, "Yes, you're back!"

It wasn't that Old Wang saw anything special, nor was it about the captain; rather, it was the way this man spoke to Old Wang that surprised Old Wang.

Before arriving at Demon City, these people all fawned over Old Wang after learning of Old Wang strength, but as soon as they Demon City, everyone except those under the Second Demon God's command immediately entered the city.

They avoided Old Wang like the plague god; they probably licked him before because they were afraid he would suddenly turn violent and kill them.

The captain even abandoned the ship and followed them into the city.

The only remaining members of the Second Demon God's crew on the ship were Legendary. It wasn't that they didn't want to enter the city, but rather that they were too poor to afford to live there.

They were sent here to die anyway, what money could they possibly have on them?

As for why Old Wang didn't want to go into the city, it was all the same to him. It definitely wasn't because staying on the Flying Boat was free; how could he be so stingy?

"Have you been comfortable these past few days, sir?" the captain asked again.

"It's quite comfortable. You've really built a great boat," Old Wang said as he walked past it.

"As long as you're satisfied, sir, well..." the captain quickly followed up, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

Old Wang glanced at it, then immediately turned away without asking what it was trying to do. He wanted to see if he could suffocate it.

Seize the bamboo shoots!

"Sir, may I ask you to help me fight in a match? The price is negotiable!" the captain couldn't hold back any longer.

"Oh! Fighting to the death? What level? What price range?" Old Wang asked, genuinely intrigued.

"Kill him! Legendary level six, I'll give this ship to you, sir!" The captain seemed to have made up his mind, then said through gritted teeth.

Old Wang smiled upon hearing this, and then decided to agree; this ship was indeed worth his time.

"Tell me the time, place, and any special requirements, and I'll be there on time," Old Wang said.

"Thank you, sir. This is the captain's key to this ship. From now on, it belongs to you!"

"After the auction, please proceed to the Arena, my lord. I will be waiting for you there!" the captain said, handing the key to the Old Wang. It seemed he was serious.

"Good!"

After seeing that Old Wang had agreed, the captain bowed again and took his leave, though his departing figure seemed somewhat forlorn.

"Sigh, what a pitiful person!" Zero suddenly sighed.

Old Wang: "?"

"Do you know why it asked me to play for it?" Old Wang asked Zero with surprise.

"Today I finally connected to the waves naturally emitted by this Demon City, which allows me to monitor everything within it, and thus I know some information!"

"What information? Tell me!" Old Wang.

He had grown accustomed to Zero becoming more and more human, and it seemed that Zero had undergone some kind of transformation during this trip to the Abyss.

"This person was originally a genius in their region, but due to their poor background, they left their region because the person they loved was taken away."

Yesterday, it encountered the person who took away its beloved, and then, amidst the other person's Taunt, learned of its beloved's death.

That's when he agreed to a duel with that person...

Ling told Old Wang a story that was a bit melodramatic, yet undeniably pitiful.

"Isn't that right? He asked me for a duel. What can the other party do?" Lao Wang asked doubtfully.

"It's clever. It knows it's no match for its opponent, so it proposed a three-on-three battle. It will let you face its enemy, while it fights a Legendary seventh-tier opponent."

"He's trying to trade his life for the other's? He's really going to cause me a lot of trouble," Old Wang said with a rather cold tone.

"That's true," Zero added.

~~~

Two days later

Demon City Auction House

The auction is in full swing, with Legend Heart Core being sold one after another.

There weren't two hundred Core Heart in this auction, as Old Wang had imagined; there were only a little over one hundred.

This is because some people did not want to benefit the Demon God Priest, so they burned their Core Heart before being killed.

There are also Legendary of people breaking through by absorbing the Core Heart of others. If such people are killed, they will not leave behind their Core Heart, otherwise it would be an endless nesting of systems.

The competition for these one hundred Core Heart was fierce, with most being purchased by Legendary who participated in the contest.

Old Wang only realized why they were so enthusiastic about buying this stuff after he finally broke through yesterday's barrier.

These people don't actually want to use this to break the Legendary; they want to use it as a trump card in the game.

All the major races in the Abyss World possess a secret technique: consuming a Legend Heart Core to summon a puppet of the Core Heart's original owner.

The Battle of Ten Thousand Domains was, in their eyes, a contest for the chance to become gods, and they were willing to pay any price to win.

"Everyone has this trump card, so what's the point of calling it a trump card?" Old Wang said.

"It's precisely because everyone else has one that I must have one, otherwise... hehe..." Zero.

Old Wang: "... Stop chuckling here, have you found out the way back yet?"

This has really messed up Old Wang's emotions; they're all jumbled up now.

"We have some clues, but now there's a problem: I can't infiltrate the temples of the Demon God Priest," Zero said.

"Why?"

"There's a special energy barrier there; the natural wavelengths emitted by Demon City are rendered ineffective there!" Zero.

"Are the things there very important?" Old Wang.

"It's very important because almost all the clues to the Otherworld point there, or rather, it's where the way back is truly recorded!" Zero.

"Does that mean I can just let you in?" Old Wang asked again.

"Yes!"

"Okay! I'll think of a way!"

While Old Wang and Ling were discussing their plans to go home, the auction was already coming to an end.

Old Wang didn't buy anything at this auction because the auction was really only selling Core Heart, and he didn't care whether they were useful to him.

After the auction ended, Old Wang immediately went to the Arena and saw the captain waiting for him there.

"You've arrived. The other side hasn't arrived yet. Please rest for a bit!" the captain said upon seeing Old Wang.

Old Wang nodded upon hearing this, and then waited with it.

However, I don't know why I didn't see the other person from their team. Can the opposing team handle two against three?

As time went by, the captain's face grew paler and paler. More than ten minutes later, four other races of the same race as the captain finally arrived.

Looking at the four men and then at the pale-faced captain, Old Wang immediately realized that the man's plan had been exposed and he had been betrayed.

"Sir, those twelve priests have left the temple. Now is a good opportunity!" Zero suddenly said to Old Wang.

"This timeframe? I'll finish this quickly!" Old Wang.

Although going home was very important, Old Wang had already promised the original captain, so he decided to wait until after the competition to discuss it further.

"You're pretty ruthless, aren't you? Trying to find a master to kill me and then trade your life for mine? You think your worthless life deserves that?"

Just as Old Wang and Ling were talking, the leader of the four spoke up.

As expected, its plan has been exposed!

"Stop talking nonsense, are you going to compete or not?" the captain said, his face pale. He had already gone all in.

Its ship had already been given to Old Wang, and its entire fortune to the person who betrayed it. If it couldn't be killed today, it would never have another chance.

"I'm not going to compete. What right do you, a piece of trash, have to trade your life with me? And you think you're all that just because you're trash?" The man was extremely arrogant, and he also insulted Old Wang.

"You guys... uh..."

Just as it was about to say something more, Old Wang appeared in front of it without its knowledge and grabbed it by the neck.

He used his Elemental Domain to seal all of the man's power, then with a forceful pull, he snapped his neck, killing him instantly.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself when I heard it cursing!" Old Wang said after tossing the corpse aside like a piece of trash.

Then he walked up to the captain and said, "Since we're not competing anymore, I won't stay here. I have some things to attend to and I'm in a hurry."

Oh, right! Even though we're not racing anymore, the boat won't be returned!

After saying that, Old Wang strode away, and no one dared to stop him.

The high-ranking Legendary of the murdered man was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat after just one glance.

However, killing people in the city is a big problem. Although these people can't control Old Wang, they can find someone else to do so.

If you can't beat them, can't you at least tell on them?

Old Wang doesn't have time to deal with these things right now; the opportunity to have all Twelve Demon God Priests out is not to be missed.

After leaving the Arena, he disappeared from everyone's sight and headed straight for the Demon God Hall.

Old Wang's disappearance led everyone to believe he was trying to escape, while they also wondered what he had used to hire him.

So hard-working!