Xiaoyue took Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing through the dark main street of Outer City, and the journey was peaceful.
Outer City's rules are there, no one dares to do anything under the eyes of the black-armored knight.
But the deeper you go, the stronger the oppressive smell in the air becomes.
After walking for about three hours, the three of them arrived in front of a huge black stone door.
The stone gate is about ten feet high, with four black-armored knights standing on each side, which is even burlier than those at the city gate.
"You two, after passing this door, it is Inner City."
Xiaoyue stopped and turned around to look at Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing. The sweet smile on his face softened a lot.
"I remind you again, Inner City does not have any rules. No one will care about anything that happens inside."
"Of course you are still within the newcomer protection period."
"Understood." Lin Ye nodded.
Xiaoyue saw this, took out a token from his waist and waved it in front of the stone gate.
The heavy stone door slowly opened to both sides, and a stronger smell of blood rushed towards the face.
The three of them stepped inside.
Then, Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing stopped at the same time.
The scene in front of me is completely different from Outer City.
The street is more than three times wider than Outer City, and the buildings on both sides are taller, but the walls are almost all covered with dark red mottled marks.
That's not paint, that's blood.
And within their sight,
A thin man was being pinned to the ground by three strong men. One of them held a rusty dagger in his hand and was stabbing him one after another.
The man's screams were heartbreaking, but no one passing by even glanced at him.
Farther away at the alley entrance, two corpses were lying there in a staggered manner, their blood had dried, and flies were buzzing around them.
Under the wall across the street, a ragged woman huddled up with her knees in her arms, her whole body trembling, her eyes empty.
Zhu Zhuqing was immediately shocked.
She has seen dead people, and she also killed Soul Beast in Death Grand Canyon,
But this kind of cruelty to others without any bottom line still made her stomach churn.
"This is Inner City."
Xiaoyue's voice came from the side,
"Just get used to it."
Lin Ye didn't say anything, but stretched out his hand to hold Zhu Zhuqing's hand and squeezed it.
Zhu Zhuqing shook his hand, took a deep breath, and suppressed the surging discomfort.
The three of them continued walking forward.
However, trouble arose before they had gone far.
In front of a dilapidated wine stall on the street, five or six shirtless men were sitting crookedly.
All of them have scar tattoos on their bodies, which makes it obvious that they are not good-natured ones.
When Zhu Zhuqing passed in front of them, those pairs of cloudy eyes were glued to their eyes.
"Fuck! Look, brothers!"
A bald man with a sinewy face suddenly jumped up from the stool, and his mouth was almost drooling.
"This figure! This waist! These legs! I have been at Slaughter City for three years, and I have never seen such a top-notch thing!"
"Holy shit, is it true? Let me see... Hey! This girl looks so damn exciting!"
"Hehehe, brothers, you are so blessed tonight..."
Zhu Zhuqing's steps didn't stop, and he didn't even raise his eyelids.
This kind of garbage is not worth wasting a look on her face.
Lin Ye turned his head and glanced at those people and sneered.
Ha.
It's this kind of blind thing again.
"What kind of thing is that Xiao Bai face? Is it worthy of such a top quality?"
"That's right! Wait, I'll go grab her now!"
"Wait! There seems to be a murderer next to that girl..."
Before one of them finished speaking, a strong man with a beard rushed out of the group.
This guy was so big and round that the ground shook when he ran, and he rushed straight towards Zhu Zhuqing.
Those big calloused hands have been stretched out, and the target is Zhu Zhuqing.
He obviously didn't notice the messenger of Slaughter King standing next to him!
"Little girl, come here for me!"
Zhu Zhuqing frowned and was about to take action.
However, the next second, a black shadow passed by her side.
Poof!
A soft sound.
The movement of the bearded man froze in mid-air.
He looked down at his chest,
I saw a slender white hand coming out from behind his chest, with blood dripping from the fingertips.
"Gu..."
A vague sound came from the bearded throat, his eyes widened, and he fell straight back.
Bang.
The body hit the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Xiaoyue retracted his hand, took out a handkerchief from his waist, and slowly wiped the blood on his fingertips.
There was no fluctuation in the expression on her face.
"No! Next to that girl is the messenger of Slaughter King! Run!"
After the men reacted, they quickly rolled and crawled away.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Xiaoyue's unwavering face, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
This woman... that blow just now was clean and neat, without any sloppiness.
And the speed was so ridiculously fast that she didn't even see clearly how the other party made the move.
This explainer is definitely not simple.
"Don't worry, you two." Xiaoyue turned back and resumed his harmless appearance.
"During the protection period, no one can hurt you. This is the iron law of Slaughter City, and even Inner City is no exception."
Lin Ye nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
He was more concerned about another thing.
"Xiaoyue, take us to Hell Slaughter Arena."
Xiaoyue paused in wiping his hands.
She raised her head and looked at Lin Ye, a hint of surprise flashed in her red eyes.
"Mr. 8421, are you sure?"
"OK."
"But..." Xiaoyue hesitated,
"The mortality rate of Hell Slaughter Arena is extremely high. In every game, if ten people enter, only one will come out alive."
She paused and her tone became a little more serious.
"And once you sign up to compete, there is no room for withdrawal. Either you win or you die. There is no third option."
"I said, sure." Lin Ye's tone did not waver.
Xiaoyue looked at him for two seconds, then looked at Zhu Zhuqing beside him.
Zhu Zhuqing met her gaze and spoke coldly:
"I want to sign up too."
Xiaoyue was silent for a moment and finally nodded.
"Okay, now that you two have made up your mind, please come with me."
She turned around and led the two of them through Inner City, the main street with the strongest smell of blood, twists and turns, and finally came to a huge circular building.
This building is made entirely of black rocks and looks like a huge arena, about dozens of feet high.
From outside, you can hear bursts of noise and screams coming from inside, mixed together.
Above the main entrance of the building, written in large, blood-like red letters:
Hell Slaughter Arena.
"We're here." Xiaoyue stopped and said.
"You two can sign up for the competition by registering at the entrance with your identity token."
"But there can be no fighting while waiting."
"Anything else you want to ask?"
"No more." Lin Ye replied simply.
"Then I wish you both... good luck."
Xiaoyue took one last look at them, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.