The thunderous rumbling echoed without end, yet it had no effect whatsoever on the "spectators" around them.
Some even mocked him under their breath:
"This guy's already died twice, and he's still talking so big..."
"Exactly. He can barely protect himself after taking a seat at the table, yet instead of trying to win us over, he's threatening us?"
"Who would choose to become his chip after that? Obviously no one!"
"Yeah, definitely not him. It's not like I'm some cheap whore..."
"I'm not an M. I don't like the way this guy begs people."
"Right. Unless he gets on his knees and kowtows to me right now, I'll never forgive that insult from earlier."
"Kill us? We've already become chips—do we even have a chance of surviving? At worst, we die together! Hahaha..."
The voices from the hemispherical stands grew louder and more chaotic.
If Hansel had not placed a cover over the two buttons beforehand to stop the Players from making their decisions immediately, more than half of them would likely have been unable to restrain themselves and slammed the button that would decide their fate.
After all, everyone had heard the conversation at the table clearly.
Only someone whose brain had been fried would be frightened by Eternal Night's feeble threat.
Listening to the ridicule ringing in his ears, Eternal Night's already ugly expression darkened further.
Just as he was about to rise from his seat and put his threat into action, Lu Li's teasing voice came from across the table:
"What an unbelievably awful speech."
"You could've at least said a few nice things to trick them. You were given a chance, but you couldn't even make use of it..."
Eternal Night's face had nearly turned completely black, as though ink might drip from it.
Hansel,