[Villain Points credited… 50,000… points.]
[Villain Points credited…]
My mindset collapsed.
All the teams present had a collective mental breakdown in an instant, especially the Fireblade Squad.
Damn, what kind of person could do something as wicked as hiding the Regret Button under a floor tile?!
And it was hidden right under the only door leading to the Top Floor!
Step on it, and you’re sent right back to the First Floor!
I &@（￥%@￥!
Everyone at the scene practically exploded on the spot!
“Hahahahaha, brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!” Emperor Taizong of Tang laughed so hard that tears streamed from his eyes.
“That’s right! Only the First Floor and the Fourteenth Floor are fixed Public Rooms that everyone must pass through! From the moment she got the button, she set her sights on the only path leading to the Fourteenth Floor’s gateway to the Top Floor! That sole Transmission Gate!”
“They kept pressing the button, falling behind on purpose just to enter Bizarre Room after Bizarre Room, because she realized that the Bizarre Room is the only shortcut to the Fourteenth Floor! Using the short pause mechanism of the Bizarre Room, she took the chance to lay her trap in advance, hiding the Regret Button under the Transmission Gate!”
And now, just look at what happened.
Life’s ups and downs come far too quickly.
Everyone gave it their all, struggled tooth and nail, and finally worked together to take down the Fourteenth Floor’s Gongshan Beast.
Then they used every trick they could think of, acting and scheming against each other after the beast was defeated, barely managing to claim their current ranks…
Fireblade Squad, pfft…
Even the Fireblade Squad’s captain was about to burst into tears.
The three remaining Fireblade Squad captains all clutched their chests tightly, feeling as if they could drop dead at any moment.
Xuanyang couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst out laughing.
“Junior Sister is awesome!”
This little Junior Sister, who seemed so gentle and weak, was absolutely top-tier at messing with people’s mentality!
Damn.
This was just too dirty a play!
Even Xuanyang, the idol of the whole sect and usually elegant and charming, was cursing nonstop in his mind.
“You knew about this all along?” Zhuo Feng, the Heaven’s Gate Team captain, looked twisted with rage, grabbing Xuanyang by the collar and glaring as if he’d eat him alive.
“I didn’t know, she fooled me too,” Xuanyang replied, but there was not a hint of regret or frustration on his face.
“But I trust that she had her reasons for tricking me. She probably considered the possibility that I might betray her from the very start.”
“You… you…”
Zhuo Feng’s chest heaved violently, completely losing his mind from anger.
So many schemes, so much painstaking effort for twenty years, and one press of a button sends you right back to square one.
Not only did they get sent back to the First Floor, those wretched people also left eight giant monsters here, just waiting for them.
Xiao Ri’s mission was to stay behind and release the monsters, blocking everyone’s path.
The moment his mission was complete, he could eliminate himself and exit… and then the last two Taiming Sect Members could continue moving forward.
Even though only two of them were left now, and they had no more Regret Button, the road ahead would be much smoother.
They no longer had to worry about threats from other teams in the Public Rooms and could boldly pick Public Rooms to move forward.
Not only that, the most difficult hurdle in the entire Trial of the Giant Tower—the Fourteenth Floor’s Gongshan Beast—had already been killed with help from the other teams.
Now, the Fourteenth Floor was no threat at all.
All they had to do was get through Floors 11, 12, and 13, and they could claim the First Place Clearance Reward.
As for the other teams, not only had they worked like laborers for nothing, they were now forced to fight those eight Summoned Monsters on the First Floor!
Damn!
Everyone turned to look at the Eight Giant Monsters. Just meeting their gaze made one’s heart tremble.
Among these Eight Giant Monsters, three were Eighth-Rank, and five were Seventh-Rank.
Just one Eighth-Rank Gongshan Beast was already more than they could handle, and here were three Eighth-Rank ones.
Wouldn’t it take them until the end of time to defeat them?!
Sigh, whatever, let’s go all out. Maybe, just maybe, there’s still a chance.
“We still have a shot!” the Fireblade Squad captain roared unwillingly, charging at the monsters.
“As long as we kill these monsters, we can get back to the Fourteenth Floor via the original route!”
“And they only have two people left! As soon as they run into a monster room, they’ll be delayed a ton! Their progress may not be much faster than ours!”
“Go! Attack! Stop holding back!”
Just as they said, things got tricky whenever Jiang Ke’er and Qian Yue ran into a battle room.
Right now, they were in the combat room on the Eleventh Floor. It was just a normal combat room, but still troublesome.
Jiang Ke’er kept helping Qian Yue recover Spiritual Power, watching for openings, and never staying idle herself.
Xuanyang, Xiao Ming, and Xiao Ri were all gone. Jiang Ke’er tried out some sword moves; fortunately, Senior Sister Qian Yue seemed clueless about Swordsmanship, so she didn’t notice any change in Jiang Ke’er’s fighting style.
Once Swordsmanship came into play, the battle became much simpler.
They quickly cleared the Eleventh Floor. For the Twelfth Floor, Jiang Ke’er chose the Shop.
She had no tokens in hand, but the Shop stage was safe and wouldn’t waste time.
After passing through the Shop, three options awaited her on the Thirteenth Floor. Jiang Ke’er felt a chill run down her spine.
Floor Thirteen—all three options were Bizarre Rooms.
Helplessly, Jiang Ke’er gritted her teeth and picked one at random.
“You two sure have time to spare, huh.”
Seeing Jiang Ke’er five or six times in a day, even the Strange Elder was getting tired of her.
“However,” the Strange Elder looked at Jiang Ke’er with admiration, “you’re outstanding…”
But then, the Strange Elder’s tone shifted.
“…You’re too outstanding, so I’ll add a bit of suspense to this trial.”
“Now then, the first Grotesque Incident—feel the embrace of blood!”
A pitch-black light shot down from above! It came crashing straight for Jiang Ke’er’s head!
In a flash, Qian Yue pushed Jiang Ke’er out of the way, but her own arm was hit by the black light, which instantly merged into her body.
“Tsk, lucky you.”
[Curse of Blood Spirit: The cursed will develop an extreme craving for blood, and this craving will deepen over time. If they never drink blood, their reason will gradually fade. The cursed’s strength and speed are doubled. The curse does not disappear upon death.]
Honestly… this result was still barely acceptable.
Senior Sister Qian Yue had already exhausted her Spiritual Power and couldn’t hurt her.
Besides, they were already on the Thirteenth Floor, not far from the goal. Senior Sister Qian Yue wouldn’t have to suffer much longer.
“Now, the second Grotesque Incident, hmm…”
“Another curse~”
This time, Jiang Ke’er couldn’t dodge the curse.
[Curse of Ominous Thing: All curse intensification and curse enhancement effects on all nearby enemies and teammates are tripled.]
This was bad.
“Go… quickly…”
The clarity in Qian Yue’s eyes was visibly fading. She tried to stab her own heart with an ice spike to stop herself from going mad.
But Jiang Ke’er grabbed her hand and hoisted her onto her back.
Two Grotesque Incidents completed, the door to the Fourteenth Floor thundered open.
Looks like it was time to race against the clock.