On the other side, the furious demon general exerted force with his hand, crushing a captive that had been captured from the Lust Legion. He then lashed out at the corpse with his whip, completely unable to control his strength in his rage, and instantly blood and flesh flew everywhere, with chunks of meat splattering like they had exploded.
Dong Xiu immediately ducked aside, afraid of getting splattered himself, and only came out when it was safe. He frowned and said, “Something feels off. Are the people from the other legions all idiots? How could they be slaughtered like this by the Lust Legion?”
“Who the hell knows!” The furious demon general was seething with anger and called for his guards to bring him another captive so he could vent his frustrations.
Dong Xiu adjusted his glasses but remained calm. “You don’t need to be this angry. In terms of combat power, a member of the Fury Legion is worth ten of them. So far, we haven’t suffered much in terms of casualties, much better than the other demon generals.”
“But if this continues, I won’t be able to take first place!” The furious demon general was very dissatisfied. “We’re already outnumbered. According to the original plan, they would each suffer losses, and more of them would die, giving me a great chance to take first place. But now, that bastard from the Lust Legion has stolen the spotlight!”
After saying that, he muttered in confusion, “What the hell is going on? Did Lust take some Viagra? This guy used to just lie on women’s chests and couldn’t even beat the Gluttony Legion. How did he suddenly become so powerful? Was he just pretending before?”
—If the original Lust Demon General had such means and brains, there wouldn’t be any other demon generals left to deal with.
Dong Xiu sneered, thinking that someone must have given the other side some advice, leading to the current situation. And he had a good idea of who it was. Xiong Jiabao and Li Yougen didn’t have that kind of brains; it was probably Xin Meng or the ever-absent You Yi. At that time, Xin Meng had chosen the camp with them, so the possibility of it being Xin Meng was the greatest.
But there was still a question. Although Xin Meng was somewhat smarter than the other two, he shouldn’t have reached this level. This kind of strategic planning and military prowess couldn’t possibly come from him…
At this moment, he still didn’t know where You Yi was, nor did he know that he had replaced the original Lust Demon General.
“Can we give commands now?” Dong Xiu asked.
“No,” the furious demon general said angrily. “This was agreed upon at the time. For this, we had to come to the Chaos Space together. We can only watch; no one can influence the progress of the competition. Otherwise, do you think Jealousy and Greed would just sit back and watch their entire army get wiped out?”
Dong Xiu stared at the screen in silence for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, “Don’t worry, there’s still a chance.”
Hearing this, the furious demon general stared at the screen for a long time but couldn’t see anything. He only noticed that the other colored dots were decreasing, while the purple dots were increasing, showing a clear trend of crushing, making him angrier the more he looked.
“Where’s the chance? I can’t see it!” he shouted angrily.
“Too many mice for too few cats, isn’t that a good thing?” Dong Xiu said meaningfully. “The cats we raise are all good at catching mice…”
At this moment, Xin Meng also noticed the problem. As the number of soldiers from the other legions rapidly decreased, the members of the Lust Legion became conspicuous, quickly becoming the targets of the remaining Fury Legion. Moreover, their scheme seemed to have been discovered, as several purple dots were unexpectedly wiped out by the red Fury dots, and the Lust Legion also suffered casualties.
The members of the Gluttony Legion, being too fat, were almost unable and unwilling to move around. Even when they saw people, they wouldn’t budge, and instead were ignored by the remaining two factions.
Xin Meng asked, “Why isn’t anyone going to kill the Gluttony Legion members?”
You Yi simply replied with two words: Too fat.
Xin Meng twitched his mouth, guessing that perhaps it was because they were too fat that no one wanted to become like them? Moreover, it seemed easy to be discovered, because real gluttonous fat people never moved. If you saw a fat person walking towards you, they must be a fake…
He no longer dwelled on this question but asked, “It seems we’ve been discovered. What should we do now?”
You Yi gestured for him to keep watching. Xin Meng turned back to the screen, surprised to find that the purple dots were actually starting to flee rapidly!
They didn’t linger to fight; upon seeing members of other legions, regardless of whether they were transformed versions of their own people, they immediately ran in the opposite direction. Countless purple dots created streaks of purple lines across the entire screen, looking quite spectacular.
Of course, there were also unfortunate ones who were surrounded by both sides, unable to escape and only able to be killed, but this situation was rare, as most of the other legion members had been wiped out, leaving very few enemies in the entire maze. And if one side still had transformed versions of their own people, it was even easier to say, because as long as they saw the other side not attacking but also running away, they would know they were from the same legion and could just follow them to escape smoothly.
Xin Meng was almost in disbelief, “Did you think of this long ago?”
Seeing You Yi nod, he was utterly impressed.
Not only had he initially used a strategy of substitution to catch the enemy off guard, but he could also foresee the problems that would arise midway and had prepared countermeasures in advance. One must know that the battlefield changes rapidly; if one link goes wrong, it could lead to terrible consequences!
However, Xin Meng also had concerns. “How long can they run? If they keep running like this, when they finally tire out and encounter the enemy, won’t they just be like meat on the chopping block?”
You Yi smirked and shook his head. Just as Xin Meng was about to ask him what he meant, a huge translucent red number suddenly appeared on the big screen, almost covering the entire square!
“10!”
Xin Meng watched in astonishment as the countdown to the end began, starting from 10 and counting down every second, hardly believing his eyes.
They even seized the timing so perfectly!
It was simply divine!
3, 2, 1.
0!
The number instantly disappeared, revealing the pentagonal square, the maze patterns becoming shallower until they completely vanished, and all the surviving participants were teleported away. In the blink of an eye, the square was empty.
Three seconds later, red text reappeared on the screen, the font slightly smaller, stating the post-battle scores:
Lust Legion, remaining members 95, deaths 5, points earned 950.
Gluttony Legion, remaining members 83, deaths 17, points earned 830.
Fury Legion, remaining members 76, deaths 3, points earned 760.
Jealousy Legion, remaining members 5, deaths 211, points earned 50.
Greed Legion, remaining members 0, deaths 100, points earned 0.
The results were clear at a glance; You Yi’s army had outscored the second place by a whopping 120 points!
Xin Meng joyfully cupped the man’s face and gave him a hard kiss, as if he had won himself.
For the second match, Xin Meng’s pressure was significantly reduced. Of course, he wouldn’t entertain thoughts of giving up; he just felt more secure, and all of this was thanks to the silent yet reliable man behind him!
However, compared to Xin Meng’s elation, the other legions were in an uproar, throwing things and killing each other, with the Greed Demon General even falling off his mountain of gold in anger.
The furious demon general also didn’t expect that not only did he not take first place, but he didn’t even get second. There was nothing he could do; although they had the fewest deaths, their overall numbers were also small, which was a disadvantage. In his rage, he killed about ten captives in succession.
“Dong, it’s up to you from now on!” He could only place his remaining hopes on Dong Xiu, patting his shoulder. “We’re already behind those two bastards. If we lose the next match, even if we win the third time, the points won’t be enough to take first!”
Dong Xiu’s expression was calm as he nodded in response.
“If possible,” the furious demon general squinted, “get rid of that little friend from Lust.”
Dong Xiu glanced at him but didn’t answer. He straightened his clothes, took the longsword handed to him by the furious demon general, opened the door, and faced the terrifying, writhing Chaos Space outside. Without changing his expression, he stepped firmly onto the small path extending from the door and walked out.
Qi Xiaokui took the ornate bow and arrow embedded with gems handed to her by the Greed Demon General and looked at him in surprise. The Greed Demon General’s eyes were glued to the bow, reluctantly saying, “I’m just lending it to you. You must return it after the match. Remember, even if you die, you mustn’t damage my precious bow. Not even a layer of gold skin can fall off, and you must retrieve all the arrows shot. Do you hear me?”
Qi Xiaokui secretly sneered, thinking to herself that who would want to risk their life to protect your broken thing? It’s better to throw it away to save my life when danger arises. But she respectfully agreed with her mouth.
Having a weapon is better than having none, and this bow was enchanted. Although it had a lot of decorations, it was extremely lightweight, making it easy for even a girl to handle. Moreover, it could automatically aim at targets, making it easy for beginners to use. The arrows were made of pure gold and were also enchanted, extremely sturdy. The Greed Demon General had really invested a lot to give her such good stuff to win.
If only she could take it as a mission item to the next game, just like You Yi and Xin Meng’s daggers.
In fact, she had been curious about why their daggers could be carried from one game to the next, while others, including herself, couldn’t do that. In the next game, apart from clothes, no weapons could be taken away. She had once thought about asking Xin Meng, but when she suddenly met the man’s eyes, that gaze clearly told her—don’t ask what you shouldn’t.
So she kept her mouth shut. Besides, the two of them rarely revealed their daggers, hiding them quite well. Except for her close relationship with Xin Meng that allowed her to discover them, no one else had noticed. It was clear they didn’t want outsiders to know.
Fortunately, she and Xin Meng were still on the same side, and her curiosity wasn’t that strong, so she simply pretended not to know, avoiding the risk of letting someone who shouldn’t hear it overhear.
Speaking of which, how come she still hadn’t seen You Yi?
Qi Xiaokui was fiddling with her bow and arrow, while on the other side, Xiong Jiabao was holding the props prepared for him by the Gluttony Demon General, nearly in tears.
“Sir, why did you only give me a piece of armor?” Xiong Jiabao said pitifully. “This is defensive gear; where’s the weapon?”
The Gluttony Demon General was still chewing on something, mumbling indistinctly, “What weapon do you need? This is enough. Our Gluttony Legion has always used our butts as weapons, directly sitting on people to turn them into pizza. As long as you wear protective gear on your body, that’s enough.”
Xiong Jiabao almost vomited at the thought of the pizza he had just eaten, which was covered in tomato sauce, and associated it with people.
But I’m not used to killing people with my butt!!
Just as he was about to protest, he heard the Gluttony Demon General say, “The warehouse of the Gluttony Legion is full of protective gear; there’s only one type of weapon. But if you want it, I can give it to you.”
Xiong Jiabao was overjoyed. “Thank you, sir!”
“Your turn,” the Jealousy Demon General said darkly, looking at the downcast Li Yougen, his gaze falling on the chainsaw in his arms. “I think you don’t need the weapon I give you.”
Li Yougen’s expression was blank as he single-handedly carried the chainsaw and opened the door to the house.
