Falling... falling endlessly...
Only when his feet touched the hard ground did Lin Qian release Hu Liena from his embrace. He went ahead to scout the way, faithfully fulfilling his duties as her boyfriend and bodyguard.
The long passage sloped downward, stretching so far that its end was nowhere in sight. A bone-chilling wind howled through it.
A voice said, "Welcome to Slaughter City. This is the capital of hell, a world filled with slaughter. Here, you can obtain anything you desire, at the cost of your own life!"
True to his contrarian nature, Lin Qian asked, "Can I get through Hell Road?"
The voice paused, then replied coldly, "Sir, please don't dream in broad daylight. Thank you!"
The rest of the way passed in silence.
Along the way, Lin Qian released his Spiritual Power to probe their surroundings, only to discover that a special restriction had been placed on the passage. Even Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year Spiritual Power couldn't penetrate it.
He even vaguely sensed an irresistible force calling to him, as if it were frantically trying to seduce him?!
The plaza.
After they emerged from the passage, Lin Qian and the others found 101 people standing before them. They were all clad in black armor, except for one man mounted on a tall horse, looking down at them from above.
"I..."
Lin Qian's contrarian nature flared up again. "You're Terror Knight Scott, and you're here to test us."
Scott: "..."
You've said it all. What am I supposed to say?
He paused, didn't attack, and instead handed Lin Qian and Hu Liena two iron plates. "These are your passes. Your code names are written on them. Go on in!"
He hadn't attacked them like he had Tang San?
Surprised, Lin Qian didn't reach out to take the