novelraw Chapter 693: Stay True to Yourself; The Eight Former "Saviors"
Chapter 693: Stay True to Yourself; The Eight Former "Saviors"
Xue Zou: ......
Listening to the name spoken by Xie Antong, she even had to search her memory for a moment before she could sketch out the other's figure.
After all, they were never from the same world to begin with, and they couldn't be considered particularly familiar with each other.
"Her?" Xue Zou spoke up. "What's so special about her?"
"She certainly can't be considered special, oh no, or perhaps we'll know by tomorrow."
Xie Antong replied. She had already grown accustomed to this way of speaking, referring to the daytime game as "tomorrow morning."
As for whether Feng Wang was special or not, it naturally depended on her "choice."
Under normal circumstances, faced with such an extreme life-or-death situation, Xie Antong didn't think Feng Wang could hold back and not make a move on this night, her greatest opportunity.
Especially since she had already spoken half of that sentence. Feng Wang should clearly understand that by daytime, she would miss that final "chance."
But once she truly chose to act, she would meet the unleashed, awakened "Sloth."That would be the real, utterly hopeless situation!
And by daytime, they would likely have to face a chaotic melee.
It's just unknown whether his mask could overload at such a time...
"I don't really understand what you mean," Xue Zou suddenly spoke up while Xie Antong was lost in her own world. "Why say, 'bet' on her?"
"Don't you have your own inclination? Don't you plan to intervene?"
Xue Zou was now beginning to feel the person before her was somewhat like a monster, as if she always had a way to achieve whatever she wanted.
Xue Zou replied:
"Inclination? My personal inclination is actually to just kill you all."
But if that happened, in his eyes, it would probably still be a kind of failure. After all, the gods likely originally wanted to use "Sin's" hand to eliminate some leftover troublemakers from the past.
This thought passed through Xie Antong's mind but wasn't spoken aloud. She merely smiled and said:
"As for intervention? Why should I intervene?"
"Your own fate, your future, should be left for you to 'choose' yourselves."
"The moment you decided to join this game, decided to try and kill us, wasn't that inherently choosing to extinguish others' hopes to seek a fleeting hope for yourselves?"
"So now, placing your final outcome on the whim of a single person among you, isn't that quite interesting?"
As Xie Antong spoke, she suddenly let out a somewhat maniacal laugh, scrutinizing Xue Zou.
She knew this game was a conspiracy. For the Game itself, it was still a cricket fight, a way to eliminate top players from different worlds.
The Game was the true culprit.
But when Xue Zou chose to act, the moment her killing intent erupted, even though they were also victims, hadn't they still made their own choice?
Xue Zou slowly lowered her head, lacking the courage to meet the other's gaze.
Especially upon hearing that line, "choosing to extinguish others' hopes to seek a fleeting hope for yourselves."
Gradually letting go of the imposing aura around her, she suddenly no longer had any desire to act.
"Are you really still sane... you lunatic."
"I failed to hold onto my true self. Then, I hope you can hold onto yours, Pleasure!"
After saying this last line, Xue Zou shifted her gaze elsewhere, her eyes looking slightly hollow.
"Hah, thanks for the reminder."
......
[The night ends. Next, the fourth day, dawn breaks!]
It was unclear how much time had passed. This night seemed exceptionally long. Finally, the Arbitrator's voice rang out.
In the eight rooms, the familiar dizzy sensation washed over everyone once more. Their bodies swayed, and they all appeared together around that round table.
Although she didn't fully understand the magic Xie Antong mentioned about the masked man, upon realizing it was daytime, Xue Zou subconsciously felt uneasy.
Her eyes instinctively sought out Feng Wang's location.
Boom!
The moment they returned near the round table, a loud crash sounded, grabbing everyone's attention.
Dragon Bone's tall frame was lifted high and slammed heavily onto the table from an unknown direction.
"Cough!"
He violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura visibly weak and withered.
The instigator of this, Sun, also spoke up:
"Huh? It's already daytime? I thought, as the only marked player, quite a few people would come looking for me last night."
"It seems everyone chose to spar with their own teammates instead?"
"Heh heh, I got a bit carried away just now and didn't hold back. You're not badly hurt, are you, brother?"
Dragon Bone's body jolted on the table at that moment, propelling him upright as he stood firm again, saying nothing.
Spar?
What kind of mind would come up with such a statement?
Most likely, they were about to be exposed.
His eyes swept around, observing the others present.
At this moment, the other paired team members also wore somewhat tense expressions.
No one was a fool. Xie Antong had already said half of it. Even if they hadn't fully pieced together the whole story, they could roughly guess—their own teammates might be problematic!
Jiang Yuan stood facing his teammate. Chiyo Eine clearly showed signs of having been in a fight. Perfect Life simply sat, but beneath his teammate's feet was a swirling Yin-Yang Fish.
And now, all these people in the tense atmosphere turned their gazes toward another direction.
A rather peculiar-looking pair.
"Sin," and Feng Wang!
If most people were still maintaining a superficial harmony, these two looked downright bizarre.
At this moment, Sloth sat slumped in his chair, head bowed, in a state of deep slumber.
And pressed against his neck was the tip of a Long Spear, its point digging into his skin. The other end was held firmly by Feng Wang, who stood less than two meters in front of him.
It was unclear how long she had maintained this position. Perhaps all night, or perhaps it already felt like ten thousand years.
But that spear thrust had ultimately not been delivered.
Xue Zou's mouth opened slightly, not fully comprehending the scene before her.
In the distance, Xie Antong, seeing that she had actually not acted, also raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Someone, at that moment, suddenly spoke up and asked:
"Feng Wang, what are you doing?!"
This startled her out of her prolonged daze.
"Why ask..."
"We carried the final hope of saving our own worlds, yet we became the sharp blades thrust into other worlds..."
"Why... why did you truly leave yourself completely unguarded?"