Chapter 167

Chapter 167

“I don’t mind playing, but who goes first?”

Liu Ye hefted the gun in his hand and let out a whistle. Well… this was quite a piece!

“If you’re scared, I can go first. Heh heh heh…”

A strange smile crept across Big Gold Tooth’s face.

“All right!”

Liu Ye smiled with childlike innocence, then picked up the bullets from the table and loaded them one by one.

Big Gold Tooth watched him with an inward sneer. The man was clearly a novice. He was loading more bullets to increase his odds of winning, which meant the first shot was highly likely to fire. Heh heh. What the fool did not know was that Big Gold Tooth had tampered with the gun. The first pull of the trigger would be a dud!

Victory was his for certain!

Big Gold Tooth grinned as Liu Ye loaded five rounds. He reached out to take the revolver, only to see Liu Ye pick up another bullet and slide it into the final chamber.

Big Gold Tooth stared at him.

“What do you mean, loading all six?”

“You said I could load as many as I wanted.”

Liu Ye set the gun in front of Big Gold Tooth.

“No, that’s not how this game…”

“We can still play. We’ll just bet on the gun jamming.”

Big Gold Tooth panicked. If the gun truly jammed, that would prove there was something wrong with it, and he would still lose.

In this place, the fate of a loser was exceedingly grim.

While he hesitated, Liu Ye picked the gun back up.

“If you won’t shoot, I’ll do it.”

Liu Ye pressed the revolver to his own temple and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Click!

Everyone’s heart lurched. When they saw Liu Ye sitting there unharmed, they stared at him in astonishment. The odds had been minuscule, yet this brat had really won the gamble!

None of them suspected Liu Ye of cheating. Big Gold Tooth had prepared the gun, so Liu Ye could not possibly have tampered with it.

Only Big Gold Tooth knew Liu Ye had probably discovered his trick. If there had still been some chance for him before, he was now caught in a genuine death trap.

“Your turn.”

Liu Ye held out the gun. This was certainly entertaining. He had known something was wrong with the weapon the moment he picked it up. His third uncle was a hunter and had taught him to handle guns and explosives from a young age. Liu Ye was not completely without tricks of his own.

Big Gold Tooth reached out with a trembling hand. It was not that he feared death. In this place, death was a release. The problem was the wager they had made beforehand.

“Damn it!”

Big Gold Tooth gritted his teeth, seized the revolver, and pressed the muzzle beneath his chin. But the next instant, Liu Ye snatched the gun away.

“That’s enough. It’s only a game. Why take it so seriously?”

Liu Ye tucked the revolver into his own clothes.

“By the way, where are we? I remember being in the hospital. How did I suddenly end up here?”

Compared to the outcome of the wager, Liu Ye was far more interested in learning what this place was.

The others saw there was no more excitement to be had and drifted away.

Still shaken, Big Gold Tooth took a moment to compose himself before answering.

“This is the Nightmare Prison, a place that drives people to despair.”

“The Nightmare Prison? So this is a dream?”

Understanding dawned on Liu Ye. No wonder he had suddenly appeared here. It was all a dream.

He immediately grew excited. He never dreamed under ordinary circumstances. So this was what dreams were like? It all felt surprisingly real.

Seeing that Liu Ye still had not grasped the severity of his situation, Big Gold Tooth spoke coldly.
“Let’s see if you can still smile in a little while. I’m telling you, this place is nothing like an ordinary prison. Normal prisons hold the most heinous criminals. Here, the inmates are all good people, while the truly vicious criminals serve as the guards. The kinder you are, the longer you stay-and those guards will torture you every moment you’re here.”

Liu Ye felt a little frightened when he heard that. He was such a kind person. Didn’t that mean he would get a life sentence?

Just then, a whistle sounded outside. Everyone immediately rushed out, and Liu Ye followed them.

All the prisoners gathered in the open area. Wang Weiwei, meanwhile, stared blankly at the person before her.

“Xiaoru! Is that you? Is it really you?”

The next instant, she threw her arms tightly around the other woman.

Zhang Ru had not expected to end up here either. But as she looked at Wang Weiwei clinging to her, a trace of discomfort crossed her face.

“Xiaoru, I thought… I thought I’d never see you again.”

Tears shimmered in Wang Weiwei’s eyes as she gazed at Zhang Ru.

“You’re not still angry with me about what happened last time, are you?”

Zhang Ru sighed inwardly. Back then, she had entered a special Fiendish World that began with her death. She had not been completely dead at the time, though. If she had cooperated properly with her teammates, she still could have survived.

Unfortunately, the System had assigned Wang Weiwei as her teammate…

Forget it. Zhang Ru had no reason to blame her. If Wang Weiwei had not attended Zhang Ru’s funeral, Wang Weiwei would never have entered that world in the first place.

With that thought, Zhang Ru warned her, “Weiwei, listen to me. If you want to survive this time, you have to do exactly what I say. Whatever you do, don’t act on your own.”

“I understand. I promise I’ll listen to you.”

Wang Weiwei gave her word.

Zhang Ru sighed. Hopefully she meant it. When it came to her best friend, Zhang Ru had absolutely no confidence at all.

Soon, every prisoner had emerged from the cells. One by one, they gazed fearfully toward the center of the prison.

A man stood there in a Hitler-style military uniform, a black riding crop in his hand. The aura surrounding him was terrifying.

“We have several new friends joining us today. Welcome, everyone, to the Nightmare Prison. I am the warden of this level. You may call me Mr. Huo.”

Zhang Ru immediately recognized him.

This man had been executed in the real world. According to the reports, he had murdered his older brother’s entire family of five to seize their inheritance. He was scum through and through.

No. 1 had already told her something about the nature of this prison. This place was unquestionably hell.

Time meant nothing here. No one died. They merely suffered endless torment while being taught one repulsive behavior after another. Only when they had finally become villains themselves would they be allowed to leave.

“…Very well. Without further ado, I will announce your sentences. Zhang Ru: seven hundred and twenty-six years. Wang Weiwei: five hundred and thirty-two years. Zhang Shun: one hundred and thirty-six years. Liu Ye…”

Wang Weiwei and Zhang Ru were astonished to hear Liu Ye’s name.

“That’s strange. Didn’t Brother Liu get an employee badge? How did he end up here?” Zhang Ru asked in shock.

Liu Ye himself grew extremely nervous. This was the first time he had ever been sent to prison. If he ended up stuck here forever, that would be truly…

“Acquitted and released!”

Liu Ye was speechless.

So were Wang Weiwei and Zhang Ru.