Zhao Chenghuang took several deep breaths, calming the tangled emotions in his heart. His face returned to its usual coldness as he said flatly, "I have no brothers, I'm not married, and my father doesn't need to borrow from loan sharks. But I really was upset just now—upset enough to want to kill myself."
He composed himself and continued, "My investigation just confirmed two things. First: this is the final stage. That mech is the dungeon's final boss. We were all wrong about the three stone steles standing beside the Bagua Plaza. The enemy isn't the Ancient War God of Golden Court—it's a Mohist mech.
"Second: Universal Love's ability is to make people lose their will to fight. Even if an enemy raises a butcher's blade against you, you won't have the slightest thought of resisting. You might even feel sad, because that person is your beloved family and closest friend."
Universal Love could make people lose their will to fight? Everyone immediately felt the situation was thorny. Against an enemy at the weak Sovereign level, losing one's fighting spirit usually meant death.
Universal Love alone was already this troublesome, let alone the other three rules.
Red Chicken Bro sucked in a breath and, ever the blunt realist, said, "We're screwed. Doesn't that mean at least half of us have to die?"
Those words only made matters worse, and the team members' faces grew even uglier.
Asano Ryo, the weakest among them, tightened her little face and silently gripped the Ice Soul Blade.
If there had to be casualties in the team, she knew she would be the first to be sacrificed. There were few Spirit Realm Walkers in the island nation, and even fewer stored items. Although the group leader and deputy leaders often patted her shoulder and told