chapter 100

Chapter 100

In the eyes of the other players.

Within Mirella’s Vine Space, aside from the players, there was also a Black Cat-agile and swift-that climbed to the top in an instant and leapt down just as quickly.

Catching the Key, Mirella tried it on all five locks.

When she walked out of the door, the water had already risen above the heads of the other players.

Mirella used an Item to dry her clothes. She turned around to see Lu Li crouched in front of Luo Jia Bai’s Vine Space, providing live commentary:

“Relying on his own strength, Luo Jia Bai, who finished first in the back-and-forth run, is now back at the starting point.”

“He’s trying the Keys on the locks one by one. He’s very anxious. Why can’t any of the five open?”

“It turns out all five Keys look exactly the same. Underwater, wearing the Anti-corrosion Waterproof Mask, his vision isn’t great. Just now, he even used the first Key he pulled out twice.”

The transparent membrane between the Vines blocked water but not sound, so Lu Li’s words reached Luo Jia Bai’s ears clearly.

Luo Jia Bai glanced at Lu Li and said something inside the mask, releasing a stream of grateful white bubbles underwater.

After he found the correct Key, Luo Jia Bai became the third player to emerge.

“Cough, cough…!” He collapsed to the ground as soon as he exited, tossed the mask aside, and took deep breaths. “Finally out. When none of the five locks would open, I thought the deer was messing with me! Turns out I picked the wrong one.”

“You did great,” Lu Li said with a bent smile. “You’ll do even better next time.”

The other players gradually emerged from the water.

Except for Lu Li.

The instant the eighth player stepped out of the door, all the remaining players’ Vine Spaces began to tighten, strangling those trapped inside.

Terrified screams and pleas for mercy were compressed, fresh blood sprayed out like juice, turning into a sheen of water covering the Vines. The Vines absorbed the layer, thickened, rippled with pleasure, and with a thunderous sound, burrowed underground.

A hall full of holes was all that remained.

“So slow.” The Giant Deer reached up with its human hand to scratch its ear. “Now, the game-”

The Giant Deer’s announcement was abruptly cut off.

“Who was it? Used 660,000 Points to redeem a Card Draw Opportunity.” The Giant Deer flicked its ears, searching among the surviving players. Its blood-red eyes finally landed beside a cocky male player. “Do you want to add an Evil Spirit, or replace your Evil Spirit?”

The Giant Deer drew the Chains back to its chest and took a box from its hide.

“To add an Evil Spirit, the newly drawn Evil Spirit might be worse than the previous one.”

“To replace your Evil Spirit, the newly drawn Evil Spirit will definitely be stronger than the previous one.”

“Are you willing to gamble? Do you want quantity or quality?”

Lu Li was a bit surprised. “He’s not a new player.”

Luo Jia Bai, well-versed in Forum posts, explained, “New players entering the Necromancer Game each get a free Initial Card Draw Opportunity. Whether you draw an Evil Spirit or an Evil God depends entirely on luck.”

He glanced at Lu Li, then at Mirella, pressing his hands to his eyes in envy. “If you’re unlucky and the first card you draw is terrible, and your Evil Spirit is useless, you can use Points to redeem a Card Draw Opportunity during the Guide phase.”

“660,000 Points per draw. Right now, it’s a B Grade Instance, so players have some savings. Redrawing isn’t unusual. In higher-level Instances, the number of players redrawing only increases. After all, there are still several Evil Gods yet to be drawn. During Game Night, as long as you stay alert and don’t get your soul taken, you can even trade with them for abilities.”

“Who wouldn’t want a stronger partner?”

The male player who chose the card draw said firmly, “Replace my Evil Spirit.”

He reached into the box, murmuring prayers as he shook it, hoping to draw the best card.
The Giant Deer urged impatiently, “Hurry up!”

“But some people want to draw stronger cards again and again because they think they’re too unlucky, while others are just overestimating themselves…”

Luo Jia Bai looked at the Player’s hand, which had already drawn a card from the box, and at the faint golden light emanating from both the hand and the card face. He shook his head. “If you can’t subdue the other party during the card draw phase, you’ll die on the spot.”

He glanced at the Player’s head and said to Lu Li, “He’ll be dead in one minute.”

All the Players turned their eyes toward this Player.

Some were jealous, some were unwilling, some were angry.

The Gold Card was the Evil God.

The Giant Deer became excited as well. “Which Lord did you draw?”

Fenny also leaned on Mirella’s shoulder to watch the show.

A colleague got drawn!

That meant the difficulty of this Instance would definitely not be low.

“It’s the Evil God! I drew the Evil God! I knew my luck wasn’t bad! The only reason I’ve never ranked first in an Instance before is because my Evil Spirit wasn’t good enough. Now I’ve finally gotten the Evil God!” The male Player was extremely excited. The card in his hand began to tremble violently, and then the golden light grew even brighter.

The skin on one of the male Player’s hands began to sizzle under the burning golden light, and after being cooked, started to peel off. He gritted his teeth and hurriedly pressed both hands down on the restless card.

“Stop! Stop now! Help me get on the Heavenly Ranking! I’ll give you as many Points as you want!”

Crimson flames, so red they were almost purple, burst from the card and instantly engulfed the male Player’s face.

“Ah-!”

Because both his hands were pressing on the card, he couldn’t react in time to open his Wristband and exchange for an Item.

The Player screamed in agony as the flames grew ever fiercer, and no one around stepped forward.

Only the sound of Life-Saving Items shattering could be heard.

That terrified face in the flames quickly turned to white bone.

The fire vanished.

The Player was gone.

The spot where he had stood was now a pile of ash.

The white Evil Spirit Bracelet was shattered among it.

The pale gold card disdainfully flicked the ash off itself twice, then burrowed back into the box.

Fenny was disappointed.

The colleague had come for a few seconds, then left again.

However, to control the Evil God, you needed matching strength.

Otherwise, such a Player was simply courting death.

For ordinary Players, drawing the Evil God wasn’t good luck-it was terrible luck.

Fenny glanced again at Lu Li, who stood quietly, and sighed inwardly: Unfathomable.

Truly unfathomable.

Was the King willing? How did Lu Li subdue the King back then?

The Giant Deer stuffed the box back into its body, counted the remaining Players present, and announced:

“There are eight Players in total. Now the game officially begins. Good luck to you all.”

–

The Players walked into the door radiating intense light.

Before their vision had recovered, they were suddenly blocked by a cold railing.

“Where are your ears!?”

“You can’t be human, can you? Humans can’t enter here!”

Lu Li blinked and saw the scene before him clearly.

A tightly closed, gilded, carved door.

And in front of the door, two cats standing upright on their hind legs, holding long sticks.

The cat on the left said, “Humans can’t enter our world of happiness! If you want to go in, you must have non-human ears and tails.”

Luo Jia Bai asked, “Here, what counts as non-human?”

“In our world of happiness, the most common are cats, dogs, and rabbits!”

The other party became wary.

“Why are you asking so much? Don’t tell me you don’t have ears?”

The cross-eyed cat on the right scrutinized the Players carefully. “I’m going to check each of your ears and tails.”