Oh my…
As soon as Su Yun entered the small world, she couldn’t help but swallow nervously.
It had been so long since she’d seen a place this lively.
What she’d imagined as an auction house was just a simple hall.
But here…
Countless floating islands hung in the sky, with innumerable witches and wizards flying about on all kinds of strange contraptions.
On either side stretched endless commercial streets.
There were stalls selling slaves, all kinds of magical tools, and even street food.
There were parks, casinos, conference halls, training grounds, a giant library, a dueling arena, shopping malls…
Every facility she could imagine could be found here.
For a moment, Su Yun almost felt like she’d returned to her previous life.
Suddenly, something cold and chilling was placed on her neck.
Su Yun immediately felt like she couldn’t breathe.
“A collar that costs a silver coin really is much better than those cheap ones,” Mo Qingqing said with satisfaction, nodding as she looked at the collar around Su Yun’s neck.
With the collar, it proved that she no longer saw Su Yun as a disposable test subject.
Now, Su Yun was a pet.
And a very satisfactory pet at that.
Obedient, sensible, and quite cute.
“Bought it.” With that, she took out a silver coin and placed it on a small stall.
Su Yun reached out to touch the collar around her neck.
The inside was soft animal hide, the outside adorned with ornate metallic decorations.
There was even a dangling tag attached.
A flood of mixed sorrow and joy surged in her heart.
It’s okay.
Surviving is the most important thing.
Surviving is the most important thing…
“There are still 6 hours left, do you want to go to the library?” Lin Mo asked.
“Let’s go to the arena,” Mo Qingqing said.
“Hmm… so… do you need to borrow some money?” Lin Mo stroked her smooth chin as she spoke.
If she didn’t have a poker face, she’d definitely be smiling now.
“Give me all of it,” Mo Qingqing said bluntly, stretching out her small hand.
“That confident?”
“If Master accidentally dies, the inheritance will be all mine anyway.”
At these words, Lin Mo rolled her eyes angrily and smacked Su Yun hard on the head.
Su Yun: “?”
That hurt!
She clutched her aching head in pain.
She couldn’t figure out why Lin Mo would hit her when it was Mo Qingqing who said the wrong thing.
Although annoyed, Lin Mo still took out a thumb-sized crystal orb.
“Three hundred and fifty thousand. If you lose it all, this trip was for nothing. If you win, I want half.”
“You hear that? If you lose it all, I’ll dismantle you,” Mo Qingqing glared down at Su Yun viciously.
“Huh?” Su Yun looked at Mo Qingqing, completely bewildered.
Of course, Mo Qingqing wouldn’t actually dismantle Su Yun.
After all, Su Yun’s cost was around eighty thousand Aurn.
Very expensive.
But stuffing a saw inside to teach her a lesson was still an option.
Very soon, the three arrived at the arena.
Su Yun instantly understood everything.
Fight?
She lowered her head to look at her body, barely over a meter tall.
Even counting her head, she probably wouldn’t reach one meter thirty.
Who could she possibly beat?
But what Mo Qingqing did next made Su Yun’s heart drop to rock bottom.
Mo Qingqing strode up to the counter and spoke directly.
“When is the next deathmatch?”
The attendant glanced at the schedule and replied.
“Twenty-three minutes from now.”
“Perfect. Sign her up,” Mo Qingqing said, pointing at Su Yun.
“M-Master!” Su Yun’s little face instantly turned deathly pale.
Even a deathmatch?!
Please, no!
“What are you afraid of? It’s not like there’s absolutely no chance of winning. There’s still a sliver of hope,” Mo Qingqing said impatiently.
“Uh… yes…” Su Yun lowered her head in utter despair.
She didn’t think she was that sliver.
“So, which duel would you like to enter? ‘Desperate’ has fifty to one odds, ‘Hopeless’ eighty to one, and ‘Seeking Death’ one hundred and twenty to one.”
“All three hundred fifty thousand on ‘Seeking Death’,” Mo Qingqing placed the crystal orb on the counter.
The attendant picked it up and scanned it with her spirit power before nodding.
“Alright. Here is your VIP guest observation deck ticket. Little miss, please come with me,” the attendant said, leaving the counter and calling to Su Yun.
Su Yun looked desperately at Mo Qingqing.
All she got in return was Mo Qingqing’s merciless little hand.
“Stop dawdling, go inside and pick out some good equipment,” Mo Qingqing pushed Su Yun forward.
In deathmatches, magic couldn’t be used—and Su Yun couldn’t use it anyway.
If it were anyone else, Mo Qingqing might doubt the chances of victory.
But with Su Yun, she actually felt there was hope.
At least a 5% chance!
With no other option, Su Yun could only follow the attendant away.
After passing through a dim corridor, the two entered a room filled with weapons and armor.
“Please eat this first.”
The attendant placed a purple piece of candy into Su Yun’s hand.
Feeling numb, Su Yun popped the candy into her mouth.
It was a little sweet, but an inexplicable power instantly sealed all of her magic.
“You may select any weapon and try them out. When time is up, you’ll be automatically teleported…”
Su Yun didn’t hear a single word after that.
She just stared at the weapons and armor, frantically calculating her best chances for survival.
First, put on a set of soft armor, then chainmail, then plate armor…
For weapons, she’d choose a spear—the longer the reach, the better. Add a crossbow to her back, hang a shield at her side…
Minute by minute, time ticked by.
Many people had heard someone was about to challenge the ‘Seeking Death’ duel, which had a survival rate of zero so far, and rushed over to watch the spectacle.
The previously empty audience seats quickly filled to bursting.
Several other slaves were also sent in to join Su Yun in the fight.
The moment they entered, the other slaves glared at Su Yun with resentment.
If not for her, their masters wouldn’t have suddenly decided to throw them into this unwinnable deathmatch.
Su Yun simply hid quietly in a corner, trying to conserve her energy.
She wouldn’t miss any chance to improve her odds of survival.
The others hated Su Yun, but none dared to pick a fight.
Rather than wasting their strength, it was better to gamble everything on that one slim hope of survival.
Soon, time was up.
A pale blue light enveloped them, and in the next second, they found themselves in an empty, boundless arena.
The deathmatch had begun.