Not only did the live stream viewers notice this, but even the players watching the screen outside could see it.
Han Ze was indeed strong, but he was being tightly suppressed by those green vines, constantly at a disadvantage.
Moreover, unlike the green vines, Han Ze, as a human, could get tired and injured. As time passed, his speed and strength were clearly not what they had been at the start.
And the maid boy was entirely different from the way he had toyed with the other players. While fighting Han Ze, the maid boy was not holding back at all.
He hadn’t thought about just injuring Han Ze first, but had intended from the beginning to directly eliminate him.
Han Ze not only had to defend against the green vines but also against the maid boy, making his situation even more difficult.
At this moment, Han Ze was covered in blood, looking extremely terrifying, and his condition had deteriorated to the worst.
He was in a pitiful state.
However, Han Ze did not slow down his attacks in the slightest, as if fighting was a natural instinct deeply ingrained in his soul.
He did not want to lose a second time.
What’s more, if he lost this time, he would lose the young man.
That would be more painful for him than death.
With every passing second, the amount of blood on Han Ze’s body increased.
If it were anyone else, they would have died long ago from such fatal injuries, but Han Ze seemed not to feel the pain at all, showing no signs of being affected.
He was even more reckless than before.
Han Ze’s eyes were completely filled with blood-red madness. His attacks were chaotic and uncoordinated, driven purely by instinct.
He didn’t even care about his body being devoured by the golden liquid, attacking the maid boy at the smallest cost.
The maid boy hadn’t expected Han Ze to go so insane and had failed to dodge his attacks several times.
Once again, Han Ze paid the price of sacrificing one of his hands to attack the maid boy, who was struck hard enough to cough up a mouthful of blood.
The gamblers and players watching the scene widened their eyes, shock and frenzy in their gazes, with even a trace of admiration.
That admiration was for Han Ze.
Although Han Ze wasn’t very smart, he was ruthless enough towards himself. No one had expected him to attack at the cost of his own body.
And surprisingly, this strategy was actually working.
He just might win this round.
Han Ze had no intention of waiting for the maid boy to recover. After landing the hit, he quickly charged forward.
He wanted to kill him while he was weak.
Killing would result in elimination, but Han Ze didn’t care if he got eliminated.
After all, as long as someone on Ruan Qing’s side hadn’t been eliminated, it would still count as Ruan Qing’s victory.
As Han Ze swiftly charged forward, the entire arena trembled violently a few times.
Massive green vines burst from the ground, almost enveloping the entire battlefield.
The vines grew rapidly, thick enough to block out all the light, casting a shadow over everything.
In an instant, it felt as if the arena had shifted from midday to dusk, with the sky darkening abruptly.
The green vines surrounded the maid boy, leaving Han Ze with no chance to attack him.
No one had expected this sudden change. Han Ze’s eyes widened as he saw the surge of green vines and quickly tried to retreat.
But it was too late.
The rapidly growing vines pierced through his abdomen, and one even went straight through his heart.
Han Ze looked down at his heart in disbelief. Before he could react, his figure gradually began to fade from the arena.
The green vine that had pierced his abdomen was stained with the maid boy’s blood.
In other words, Han Ze had been tainted by the maid boy’s blood.
And anything stained with red would be eliminated.
Han Ze… was eliminated.
Whether it was the spectators outside the arena or the viewers watching the livestream, there was nothing but dead silence.
No one had expected this turn of events. They hadn’t even had time to react, still thinking that Han Ze might win the battle.
The maid boy knelt on one knee, expressionless, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.
To bind the people in the maze, the maid boy had only summoned a small portion of the green vines.
But just now, if he hadn’t drawn upon every vine he could control, he would have been killed by Han Ze.
After all, Han Ze had inherited all the power of “It.”
However, manipulating so many vines outside the labyrinth required an immense amount of strength, and even he could barely sustain it.
Once Han Ze was eliminated, the green vines withdrew underground, vanishing without a trace.
The arena returned to its usual quiet.
Yet even without further fighting, the atmosphere in the arena was still filled with an eerie and terrifying tension.
The maid boy wiped the bloodstains from his fingertips and slowly began walking towards Ruan Qing once again.
This time, there was no longer any obstacle.
Seeing this, Xia Yi’s face turned pale. She wanted to rush out and stand in front of Ruan Qing, but Ruan Qing raised a hand to stop her, holding her back.
The maid boy stopped in front of Ruan Qing, flashing a brilliant smile, his eyes filled with unprecedented joy.
“You belong to me.”
With the players and Han Ze eliminated, only Ruan Qing and the powerless Xia Yi remained in the game. It was clear that Ruan Qing no longer had any chance of winning the bet.
Ruan Qing’s face turned pale, and he instinctively pulled Xia Yi two steps back.
The maid boy didn’t give Ruan Qing a chance to retreat. He pulled Ruan Qing into his arms, once again joyfully repeating the words he had just spoken.
“You belong to me.”
A gentle breeze blew, tousling their hair. Under the sunlight, their shadows intertwined, as if bound by inescapable fate.
The maid boy had never been as happy as he was at this moment.
He reached out, pinching Ruan Qing’s pale, jade-like chin, then bit his own thin lips, lowering his head with a hint of unyielding determination.
Just as the maid boy was about to kiss him, a ‘squelch’ sound was heard, followed by blood splattering onto his face.
The blood didn’t just stain his face but also his waist.
It wasn’t the maid boy’s blood.
It was... Ruan Qing’s.
When Ruan Qing coughed up a mouthful of blood, the maid boy was completely caught off guard and didn’t have time to avoid the blood splatter.
He looked at the deathly pale Ruan Qing, then lowered his head in shock.
Ruan Qing was wearing a simple white shirt, but now his abdomen had been soaked in blood, and the faint outline of a silver blade could be seen.
A long dagger had pierced through Ruan Qing’s abdomen, and the one holding the dagger was none other than Xia Yi, the supposedly powerless girl behind him.
Xia Yi’s eyes were vacant, and she held the long dagger expressionlessly, letting the blood from Ruan Qing’s body stain her hands red.
It was as if her soul had left her body.
i dont believe xia yi would do that of her own accord. she was probably controlled by ruan qing or smth
ReplyDelete