The moment the viper pattern appeared, Chen Rong seemed to transform into a snake, twisting and rushing towards Si Yan.
Vipers are highly venomous, treacherous, and prone to sneak attacks.
Si Yan dodged aside, then spun in mid-air, a purple-gold spiritual mist spreading and gradually enveloping the passage.
"You..."
Chen Rong was surprised; this person was pretending to be weak to take advantage of others!
But the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released; if he failed to kill Si Yan, he would be killed by Boduo.
His pupils were vertical, gleaming with a venomous golden light, and a hissing sound escaped his throat. Chen Rong attacked again in an extremely bizarre posture, every inch of his skin filled with deadly poison.
Upon seeing this, Si Yan raised an eyebrow coldly, and a snake whip made of Spiritual Power suddenly appeared in her palm.
Every lash of the whip carried a curse that restrained Chen Rong, showing no mercy.
For a moment, the entire passageway echoed with a series of crackling sounds.
In just a moment, Chen Rong's skin was torn and bleeding, and he collapsed, powerless. His eyes were still filled with horror and speechlessness as he looked at Si Yan.
This damn Spiritual Power whip is specifically designed to counter him!
Si Yan's tone remained indifferent, revealing no trace of hatred.
I have a question.
He didn't give Chen Rong a chance to refuse, and continued, "Where are you from?"
Chen Rong frowned. "What do you mean?"
This question clearly stumped Chen Rong, but being in a dungeon, he couldn't help but ponder the deeper meaning behind every question.
"Are you crazy? Aren't all gamers from Earth?"
Si Yan: "No."
Under Chen Rong's horrified gaze, Si Yan leaned closer, "The players come from different worlds; at least Boduo isn't from Earth."
Of course, it's also possible that in that world of Boduo, the place where people live is also called Earth.
He heard Nuonuo say that different planes contain many smaller worlds.
Chen Rong felt numb all over, and his scalp felt like it was about to explode.
After a long silence, Chen Rong asked in a trembling voice, "What are you trying to say by telling me this?"
Si Yan suddenly curled her lips into a smile, "Of course, I want you to die knowing why."
Even people from the same world are not trustworthy.
Si Yan had absolutely no desire to follow in her parents' footsteps.
In the end, Si Yan still couldn't kill Chen Rong; he was just covered in wounds, which was worse than death.
"Why."
Chen Rong didn't even have the strength to lift his eyes.
Si Yan lowered his eyes, recalling the hidden rules the system had just mentioned.
He always felt that the system's eagerness to kill players was part of some other conspiracy.
Ignoring Chen Rong, who was barely alive but not quite, Si Yan quickened her pace in searching for Jiang Nuo.
Just then, a system announcement rang out throughout the entire maze.
<Player Zhao Si dies at a rule point; the maze map shrinks.>
They're actually broadcasting the list of deceased players!
Why was Zhao Si the first one to die?
All the players inside the maze began to ponder and quickly arrived at the answer.
Zhao Si's room number had been revealed at the hotel, as the room wasn't checked by security.
In other words...
The players who will die next are most likely those who weren't checked.
Their house numbers are the easiest to deduce.
For those players, the fear of being killed at any moment and the desire to survive forced them to accelerate their calculations and try their best to kill as many people as possible before they died.
Soon, ten minutes later, three more people died.
The map has shrunk so much that you can encounter players simply by walking around two different passages.
During those ten minutes, Jiang Nuo did not run into Si Yan.
" Jiang Nuo!"
Zhou Ling finally spotted the person and caught up from behind the passage, her brows furrowed. "Didn't you run into anyone else?"
Jiang Nuo stopped, turned her head to the side, her slightly curly hair falling loosely around her neck, and stared at the passage behind Zhou Ling.
"Clearly, the system did this on purpose."
Four players have died, the maze map has shrunk, and I've seen several players run away as soon as they see him. There's no way I won't run into my teammates.
Zhou Ling frowned and said, "I didn't see anyone else either, and..."
She looked at Jiang Nuo, her white eyes flashing slightly. "Some players are already trying to team up to kill you."
Jiang Nuo's eyes curved into a smile, exuding a strange and alluring charm.
"That's normal, but... it means that almost all of those players who revealed the last few digits are dead."
Exactly four.
Zhou Ling: "Could the number of players who die be a key factor in completing the game?"
Just then, several arrows flew in from the left.
Jiang Nuo suddenly turned around to dodge, raised her hand to control the arrow, and it froze in mid-air, unable to move.
Zhou Ling coldly shouted to her left, "Who is it! Come out here!"
"Anyone who messes with me, God Nuo, will get a beating without hesitation!"
Why can't the players work together to find the exit from the maze... do they have to kill everyone?
"Yeah, and the mission requirement is to escape the maze, not kill other players... It just goes to show how good the system is at manipulating people's minds."
Three people slowly emerged from the left passage, their faces filled with wary killing intent, and they were almost fully armed.
Jiang Nuo chuckled, "Why are you so nervous when you've come to kill me?"
The archer's hands were trembling, and he choked out, "I... we just calculated that the higher the level of the player who dies, the more the map shrinks!"
Jiang Nuo responded with a mocking "oh."
"So you want to kill me once and for all and leave this place."
"Aren't you afraid I'll turn the tables and kill you, and you won't be able to escape?"
Of course they're afraid!
However, those who manage to reach this level have all risked their lives time and again.
"Prepare to die!!"
The man in the middle raised his axe high and charged at Jiang Nuo, the axe whistling through the air, his move terrifying and swift.
Jiang Nuo's eyes gradually brightened with excitement.
To the man's astonishment, she caught the blade barehanded, then scorched the axe, a sinister mist spreading, its sharp edge piercing the man's eye socket.
"Aaaaaah!"
The sound of flesh being pierced was particularly jarring.
Blood dripped out, and Jiang Nuo grabbed the man by the back of the neck, smashing the axe into his back, as if disemboweling him.
"What a pity."
The man heard Jiang Nuo chuckle softly.
As if on the same wavelength as Si Yan, Jiang Nuo also did not kill him.
But just as the man was still catching his breath, a force that Jiang Nuo hadn't noticed suddenly burst forth from the vine-covered walls of the corridor, piercing directly through the man's heart.
"Well!"
The man's eyes widened suddenly, and he turned his head, dying instantly.
Jiang Nuo glanced at the wall beside her in surprise, her brow furrowing slightly.
Zhou Ling exclaimed in surprise, "This can't be...!"
The system did this on purpose!
The system announcement sounded the next second.
<Player Liu Fu died during a hunt inside the maze; hunter: Jiang Nuo.>
Jiang Nuo:??
"You damn system, are you crazy?!"
He couldn't help but shout curses, baring his teeth in anger.
The other two had already disappeared without a trace. Zhou Ling sensed something was wrong and was about to walk towards Jiang Nuo when the maze map changed again.
" Jiang Nuo!"
Zhou Ling only had time to cry out in surprise before she was surrounded by empty space again. She pounded on the wall that had suddenly appeared, " Jiang Nuo! Can you hear me?"
No one responded.
It seems we've been separated again.
A hint of worry flashed in Zhou Ling's eyes. She had a feeling... this trial was deliberately targeting Jiang Nuo.