Heroes' Prison

Chapter 476 - 466: The Cloak Hidden in the Night

Soon, Huang Yi had come to the Teleportation Circle in Dragon City. He used "Oss’ Eye Mask" to change his appearance and initiated the teleportation.

However, the place to which he teleported was not the Tower of Pantheons, as others might have guessed, but the Guild City of the Xuanyuan Clan—Xuanyuan City!

Huang Yi had visited Xuanyuan City many times. This city was becoming more and more prosperous, with buildings that were grand and majestic. The architecture was arranged closely together, stretching further than the eye could see, a far cry from the humble small town it appeared to be on his first visit.

Upon arriving, Huang Yi went straight to a secluded alley nearby, unnoticed by anyone.

At this moment, the bright moonlight silently spilled down. Huang Yi walked alone on the stone slab road of the alley, making crisp sounds that sharply contrasted with the hustle and bustle of the recently concluded dueling competition.

After turning a corner, Huang Yi looked up and the corners of his mouth slightly lifted.

In the alley ahead, a man stood quietly. He wore a black outfit, with a buzz cut, bearing no unnecessary decorations—his entire presence was clean and neat.

At this time, the man leaned against a wall under the moon, his head lowered as he toyed with a dagger. The reflected moonlight off the dagger illuminated Huang Yi’s eyes.

"Big Brother God of Slaughter, you have perfect timing—just one minute to spare." At this point, the man turned his head to look at Huang Yi and immediately chuckled, as if he had been waiting there for him.

"I didn’t expect to have to take this step myself. Dragon Dominates the World, I didn’t mean to keep you waiting." Huang Yi nodded and walked over.

As it turned out, this man was none other than Dragon Dominates the World, whom countless viewers were waiting to see!

Just then, Huang Yi flicked his fingers and suddenly retrieved an item.

It was a Magic Bottle. Through the clear moonlight, one could vaguely see a huge drop of blood-red potion inside, exuding a strong killing intent.

This killing intent was trapped within this alley, unseen by anyone. But once it burst forth, it would shock the world. For the potion contained within the Magic Bottle was none other than the renowned instant-kill potion!

The next moment, Huang Yi stuffed the instant-kill potion into Dragon Dominates the World’s hand, patted his shoulder, and uttered two words, "Go!"

Dragon Dominates the World nodded and disappeared from Huang Yi’s sight, seemingly taking away all of Huang Yi’s hope with him.

Instantly, Huang Yi was left alone in the alley, casting a long shadow in the moonlight. The night breeze blew, rustling his cloak, as if he were a figure hidden behind the stage, vague and indistinct, difficult to discern clearly.

...

Meanwhile, Dragon Spike was standing quietly in the midst of the battlefield, his deep gaze fixed on the empty ground opposite him.

And on the spectator stands all around, countless viewers also locked their eyes on the space opposite Dragon Spike, silently counting down as they waited.

This was the last match of the round-robin tournament, with all other contestants having completed their matches, leaving only this one unresolved. All the audience had gathered here, ready to witness the end of this final battle!

"Friends in the audience, the entrance time for this match has passed more than nine minutes. If Dragon Dominates the World does not enter the battlefield within this minute, then Dragon Emperor will win by default and advance to the final eight!"

"However, even if Dragon Dominates the World does enter, the fight is unlikely to change. Although Dragon Dominates the World is powerful, he’s still considerably weaker than Dragon Emperor. Only the arrival of his master, Big Brother Dao Feng, might make a difference..."

"What? Friends in the audience! Dragon Dominates the World has appeared; he’s finally arrived at the venue in the last minute. Let’s hold our breath and wait for the start of the match! The destined feud and grudge between Dao Feng and Dragon Emperor will now be carried over to his disciple, Dragon Dominates the World!"

Finally, in the eyes of countless viewers, the reflection of a figure in black outfit appeared —Dragon Dominates the World, whom they had eagerly awaited, had finally arrived!

The arena erupted in screams, and everyone was visibly excited. It turns out their journey had not been in vain; they would get to witness a spectacular duel between two top-level assassins!

"Final minute of preparation time!" With the arrival of Dragon Dominates the World, the System finally began the countdown to the match, its cool voice echoing through the venue.

Countless viewers clenched their fists tightly, breathlessly waiting for the battle to start, especially the assassin players—many had already started recording, ready to carefully study this top-level assassin battle.

"Dragon Emperor!" At that moment, Dragon Dominates the World shouted towards Dragon Spike from a distance, as if weighed down by a thousand words in his heart, "I’ve always wanted to spar with you, the King of Assassins, but never found the chance. Today’s match is very important to me, so no matter what, I must defeat you. For Big Brother Dao Feng, and for myself."

Dragon Spike nodded slightly but said nothing.

He stood there quietly, as if nothing in this world could stir his emotions any longer.

Seeing Dragon Spike’s demeanor, Dragon Dominates the World said no more and slowly took out another item from his storage ring.

This subtle move immediately captured the attention of all the viewers around the world.

At that moment, Dragon Dominates the World was holding a Magic Bottle in his hand, containing a single drop of a gigantic red potion that looked like a drop of fresh blood.

That drop of potion caught the eye of countless people who quickly matched it with the vast memory stored in their minds. Soon, many recognized it!

"Instant-kill potion!" The whole place erupted!

Deafening screams instantly poured out!

No one had expected Dragon Dominates the World to actually bring out an instant-kill potion. Now the third person in the world possessed a top-level Magic Item!

Before this, only Miyamoto Musashi and Huang Yi possessed top-level Magic Items, and now there was one more!

Even Dragon Spike, who always had a placid expression, finally revealed a change in his demeanor as he stared solemnly at Dragon Dominates the World and uttered his first words since the beginning of the match, "Do you really want to win that much?"

"I must win!" Dragon Dominates the World corrected Dragon Spike’s statement and said with a sense of reflection, "All these years, I’ve labored day and night striving to win against you just once. My strength has indeed grown stronger, and everyone says I’m the assassin most likely to catch up to you, and I’ve always believed so too. But the combat tournament completely changed my mind; I watched every match of yours and deeply understood just how vast the gap between us was. From then on, whenever I would practice alone and diligently, your ghost-like silhouette would always hover in my mind, becoming a knotty issue that kept me from focusing on my training. Thus, I must win against you at least once, by any means necessary. Only by doing so, can I eliminate my Heart Demon, or else I’ll never be able to let go."

As Dragon Dominates the World spoke, he raised the Magic Bottle of instant-kill potion in his hand slightly and pursed his lips, saying, "This bottle of instant-kill potion was specifically left for me by my big brother. Today, it has finally served its purpose."

Dragon Spike stared at that bottle of instant-kill potion and, after a long while, spoke indifferently, "I hadn’t expected that, even in retirement, Dao Feng would still defeat me." In his words, he assumed that Dragon Dominates the World’s big brother whom he mentioned was Dao Feng.

At this very moment, the thoughts of countless spectators were aligned with Dragon Spike’s, mistaking that the instant-kill potion had been left to Dragon Dominates the World by Dao Feng.

"Ladies and gentlemen! A major turn has occurred in the match. Initially, Dao Feng was completely unrelated to this combat tournament, but unexpectedly, he had left behind a rare instant-kill potion! It seems that in a twist of fate, Dao Feng and Dragon Emperor, the two archenemies, have still competed in a way, with Dao Feng’s contingency being utterly unpredictable." At that point, numerous reporters began rapidly analyzing the situation, their tones filled with excitement, clearly having not anticipated this turn of events either.

"Preparation time has ended, the match officially starts now!" Just then, one minute passed, and the match finally commenced!

Dragon Spike just stood there without moving, calmly awaiting his impending death. In the face of the instant-kill potion, any resistance was futile.

The next moment, Dragon Dominates the World directly consumed the instant-kill potion and, like the Grim Reaper himself, declared Dragon Spike’s fate, "Dragon Spike—die!"

His voice carried a strange magic power, as if it were a divine decree that no one could resist.

Subsequently, Dragon Spike, a world-class top expert, collapsed rigidly before the eyes of countless spectators!

He died at the hands of Dragon Dominates the World for the first time!

He died at the hands of an assassin weaker than himself!

The match, which initially seemed to have no suspense, with Dragon Spike almost certainly winning, ended with him definitively losing!

"[System Prompt]: Dragon Dominates the World has won this battle, points +1, totaling 19 points."

Hearing the system’s verdict, Dragon Dominates the World finally let out a long breath, his tense facial expression relaxing in an instant, as if untying a knot that had been lingering in the depths of his heart.

And at that moment, the roar of the crowd reached an unprecedented peak!

Because of Dragon Spike’s defeat, Group A’s rankings had completely changed!

"Ladies and gentlemen! Dragon Emperor’s loss in this battle is disastrous; currently, he has the same 28 points as God of Slaughter and Giant Bear. However, looking at the fight duration, Dragon Emperor’s fights lasted just three seconds longer than God of Slaughter’s, pushing him to fifth place and completely eliminating him! God of Slaughter barely surpassed him, snatching the qualification spot right from his grasp!"

Numerous reporters excitedly began their analysis!

Before the match, almost everyone believed that Dragon Spike would win and definitely advance to the top four!

But unexpectedly, he was eliminated, while Huang Yi advanced to the top four in such a manner!

A person who should’ve advanced, eliminated!

A person who should’ve been eliminated, advanced!

Huang Yi and Dragon Spike, they traded places with each other!

"...Ladies and gentlemen, the personal competition takes a dramatic turn, with God of Slaughter unexpectedly replacing Dragon Spike and seizing the top four ticket. It seems like a twist of fate! But looking closely, this is also inseparable from God of Slaughter’s effort. Tonight, in the battle against Thunder God, he used an instant-kill potion, greatly shortening the battle duration. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would’ve taken God of Slaughter several minutes to defeat Thunder God, the player with the world’s highest defense and health, surely surpassing Dragon Emperor in battle duration, meaning that even if Dragon Spike lost, God of Slaughter couldn’t have made it to the top four. This combat tournament is full of unpredictability. The strength of the competitors is not the only benchmark, but also a certain degree of luck. We can say that Dragon Emperor was completely defeated by two bottles of instant-kill potion, one by God of Slaughter and one by Dragon Dominates the World. Dragon Emperor’s exit in such a manner is truly a pity!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)