Published at 18th of September 2021 7:45 am

Chapter 863: In The Death House, Who Would Win?

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“The little thing has crossed the bridge. It seems like the Cyclops had failed to stop her.”

Hidden in the passage, a dark shadow was waiting for an opportunity to attack.

When it heard the reminder from its accomplice in front, it snorted with disdain, “The one-eyed guy had always proclaimed that it was smart, so it kind of deserved to die. With its small excuse of cleverness, once its plans were seen through, it simply could not walk on any other path but the road to its demise. The ‘Corridor of Mirrors’ wasn’t exactly a place to kill either. In this Spirit Beast Great Hall, taking actions alone would be the most deadly move. Keep your eyes open— when the little thing comes over, I will lure her into the ‘Death House’. Once I come out, trigger the mechanisms.”

The accomplice in front nodded immediately, “Understood, we have cooperated with this ambush tactic for almost 100 times,it won’t be a problem”

The Reaper Mantis flew over.

The shadow ambushing in the darkness flashed, its terrifyingly huge mouth spraying a jet of dark green venom.

There would be smoke and corrosion wherever the venom was spewed on.

But the sneak attack was ineffective, allowing the cautious Reaper Mantis to easily escape.

“Orb!”

The Reaper Mantis evaded the sneak attack and threw an energy ball.

Through the faint light of the energy ball, she realised that there was a long and thin black shadow that went into a passageway.

Not knowing what kind of mechanism had been triggered, the box on the start of the bridge was moved away, causing the part of the bridge behind the Reaper Mantis to be quickly retracted. It seemed like there were also mechanisms that could be manipulated and they would have to compete to earn the controlling rights. Otherwise, it would be impossible to go back. The Reaper Mantis thought for a moment before she followed it. She trailed behind the thin black shadow up front, chasing in pursuit as she went into the passage. About a minute later, there was another noise. The broken bridge that had been retracted now rumbled, extending the rails for reconnection as it stood up once more.

The one who stayed out of pursuit was overjoyed when it saw the success of the plan.

As long as the mechanism of the Death House was reset, the door could be closed.

And once the door is closed, the creatures in the Death House there will fall into the death trap, where they would perish from existence!

It flew to the control handle of the mechanism that closed the door and waited anxiously for its companion to come out. According to the plan, its alliance would come out within ten seconds after the bridge mechanism was reset, whereas the opponent would be slower by a few seconds or maybe even ten. At last, the opponent would be stuck inside the Death House.

As long as it gets to pull down the control handle, the task issued by the Toad King would be considered complete.

Ten, nine, eight… Normally, after seven or eight seconds, its companion would be able to come out. It didn’t know why its friend was a bit slower today.

The unexpected change made the guy who stayed outside the door very anxious.

At the door, a long and thin shadow flashed by.

The anxious guy recognized that this was its companion and it immediately pulled down the control handle forcefully. In an instant, the door of the Death House was closed. The death trap inside was activated, the creatures left in it would eventually turn into a pile of bones from the flames, where even the weaker bodies would not leave behind any form of buone residue. Seeing its companion return safely, the guy who stayed behind couldn’t help complaining, “I’ll say, Withered Snake, can you be just a little bit more serious? That was very unclear, I almost thought the plan had failed just now.”

The Withered Snake who lured the Reaper Mantis into the Death House laughed loudly, “How is that possible, I am a well-trained veteran, after all. It’s just the little one was too cautious so I had to lure her farther inside. I did keep my promise to complete it within my allocated time, though.”

“Anyway, don’t make it so susceptible next time!” The guy who stayed behind was still slightly dissatisfied.

“Okay, Big-Eyed Monkey, stop complaining, I’ll give you one more Heaven Ranked Magic Crystal, you’ll get 11 and I’ll take 19. How’s that, are you satisfied now?” The Withered Snake spat at the nonexistent blackmailing, basking in the remnants of the aura in the atmosphere, “There are no traces of auras outside and the surroundings are safe— our plan was 100% successful. Now, let’s get some wreckage and give it to the Toad King. I hope that little thing will have some bone remnants left to make sure the Toad King doesn’t think that we’re fooling it! By the way, the one-eyed fool, how can he believe that the Toad King would give out such a huge reward like 100 Heaven Ranked Magic Crystals? You know, I think just offering 30 Magic Crystals is already the most generous thing that the Toad King has done in its entire lifetime.”

“There is indeed no one around, but don’t we need to wait? Maybe that little thing is very tough and it hasn’t died yet!” The guy who stayed behind just now said worriedly.

“Don’t worry about it, there is no such beast from the Beast Valley who can survive in the Death House! Even if the Toad King enters, it will become a dead toad in a few seconds. But it’s a pity that it wasn’t willing to go in even if you force it to its death. Otherwise, I will send it on the road to the afterlife long ago!” The Withered Snake chuckled, using the control handle to open the door of the Death House.

A scorching stench of the burnt corpses spreaded out.

The Withered Snake and the Big-Eyed Monkey looked at each other and smiled.

Usually, only the beasts that they cooperated to kill would emit this kind of musky smell. If there were none, that would have been odd.

They took a deep breath and Withered Snake laughed brazenly, “The authentic smell of burning corpses— my favorite!”

When the bridge was disconnected again, it was impossible for newcomers to enter, and no one would be able to disturb them. The two beasts with no worries walked side by side into the Dead House, acting together and trusting each other, which was the basis of cooperation between them. Usually, they would take turns to draw lots and lure the enemy. As the party who committed the risk, they will get more shares of the reward. In the process of collecting the corpse as evidence, the two parties agree that they must participate together to prevent someone from intending to take advantage of it afterwards. To prevent others from trying to steal that advantage of theirs, they triggered the mechanism.

It was precisely because the Withered Snake and Big-eyed Monkey cooperated happily and trusted each other that they were able to eradicate almost 100 enemies using the mechanisms of the Death House and the tacit understanding between them despite not being very strong themselves.

The Big-Eyed Monkey carried an old and dirty corpse bag in its hand.

In addition to collecting a little bit of evidence for the exchange, the corpses in the Death House must be thoroughly cleaned up before the next prey can be fooled.

Otherwise, the corpses in the Death House would pile up.

And by then, even fools would also be suspicious!

“It’s strange, why are there no corpses? Were they all incinerated?” The Big-Eyed Monkey searched for a long time, but it didn’t find any corpses.

“What’s so strange about this? The little thing was already small originally, so the bones must have been burnt and that was absolutely possible. Perhaps it might be the flame storm that blew the residues to another corner or something. You must know that when the door of the Death House is closed, the flames inside would sweep up everything and anything. I remember once, two mammoths came and their bone residues had also been blown thousands of meters away by the flame storm. Let’s just search carefully for it. If we truly can’t find it, then we’ll just forget it!” The Withered Snake didn’t care. It saw with its own eyes that the little thing was behind him up until the doors of the Death House were closed. She didn’t have time to leave and she had no choice but to stay behind.

Rumble!

A familiar sound rang from a distance.

The Withered Snake and the Big-Eyed Monkey looked at each other in confusion. What’s going on? It sounded like the sound of the bridge being reconnected.

This is bad. Once the bridge is reconnected, the control handle outside the Death House door can be pulled down.

If someone pulls down the handle now, the doors of the Death House will close.

By that time, the consequences would be disastrous… The Big-Eyed Monkey and the Withered Snake were no longer adamant to look for any more corpses as they scampered towards the exit frantically.

When the two of them rushed to the area where the bridge-controlling handle was located inside the Death House, they were horrified to find the Reaper Mantis waiting there with a smile. She held a sweet gaze as if she was looking at an old friend. She even waved her hands affectionately, as if to express something along the lines of ‘l haven’t seen you in forever’ and they also seemed to be asking them to hurry up.

“Stop her!” Both the Withered Snake and the Big-Eyed Monkey understood what it meant to pull the bridge handle down.

If this little thing went out to pull down the control handle of the Death House’s door, any life trapped inside would turn into ashes!

The Withered Snake and the Big-Eyed Monkey exhausted all their strength to launch attacks on the Reaper Mantis.

However, their random attacks all failed to hit their true target. The afterimage flashed and the Reaper Mantis’s shadow disappeared, where her true body appeared at the door of the Death House three kilometers away. If she hadn’t condensed a faintly glowing energy ball in her hands, the Withered Snake and the Big-Eyed Monkey wouldn’t have found out about her existence yet. Whether it was the Withered Snake or the Big-Eyed Monkey, they were both frightened. They never thought that the door of the Death House would become their own door to Hell one day!

Even if they tried their best to sprint, using an enormous effort to sprint towards safety, the slower Big-Eyed Monkey became anxious. It knew that if it fell behind, it would undoubtedly die.

It took action very quickly as it pulled the snake’s tail with one hand, hoping that its companion could bring him along. Even if it was just making it go a little bit faster, it was better than nothing.

However, the Withered Snake was angry. It wanted to speed up and escape from the Death House, but now the Big-Eyed Monkey was dragging him down. It did not hesitate. While flying, its tail flicked heavily, slapping the Big-Eyed Monkey on the ground and took advantage of its force to eject itself forward at high speed. With the help of the counter-shock of its companion’s body, the speed of the Withered Snake increased by a few notches.

Three more seconds and it believed that it could escape from the Death House.

Three, two… When it was merely 100 meters away from the door of the Death House, the doors closed instantly as the Reaper Mantis smiled and waved goodbye.

The Withered Snake slammed itself against the door desperately. It was only a second away, and things were only a door apart, but it was a difference between Heaven and Earth.

A difference between life and death.

A storm of fire spurted out and swept across the Death House.

“No, ah no!”

The Withered Snake and Big-Eyed Monkey who murdered nearly a hundred beasts with this trick, howled miserably as they turned into ashes in the flames. Before the door’s control handle, there was a flea-like monster with an ugly mouth grinning. The tiny eyes showed a hint of pleasure from revenge.

“The task assigned to this servant by the Poisonous Queen Bee has been completed. Because of your trust and cooperation, the servant’s greatest urge for vengeance has been avenged. The two big enemies, Withered Snake and the Big-Eyed Monkey, have also turned into ashes. With that, this servant will take its leave. For the next levels, please keep working hard!” The flea respectfully saluted the Reaper Mantis before it bounced on the bridge repetitively, quickly leaving the Spirit Beast Great Hall.

“I’ll work hard!” The Reaper Mantis waved goodbye to the flea who had come to help her. After successfully killing the Withered Snake and the Big-Eyed Monkey, she encouraged herself to continue to the second and third levels.

She wanted to get the best sign, even if she couldn’t get any help.

However, for those who are smart, sometimes the enemy is your best ‘companion’ and the enemy would be no less helpful than an actual companion.

You must continue to work hard, you are the best… The Reaper Mantis, who was reborn as a human, clenched her small fist adorably as she flew to the next level with an expression full of determination. Although the test was difficult as it was filled with various mechanisms that could have been fatally dangerous, those traits weren’t able to scare her. Besides, why wouldn’t this Spirit Beast Great Hall be the perfect place for her to train and grow?

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