hell.

This round was clearly more like a true hell than the previous ones.

The sun occupied almost half of the sky, hanging there silently, radiating its scorching light.

Fortunately, the fog had begun to spread, gradually obscuring the area, and the unbearable heat gradually subsided, causing the sky to darken.

It gives people an exceptionally eerie feeling.

But here, the gloom is much safer than the light.

Xiao Cheng held a blood-dripping bone fragment between two fingers, stepping on the scattered pile of corpses, slightly out of breath.

There was a gruesome, penetrating wound on her chest, a truly shocking sight, yet not a single drop of blood flowed out.

She finally understood directly what the merman meant by "completely different from humans".

After all, no normal person could stand here and fight monsters alive and kicking after having their heart ripped out.

Xiao Cheng can't even feel the blood flowing in her body anymore.

She had slashed the monsters in this area so many times that even their regeneration rate had slowed down considerably. Now that the sun was blocked, they would soon stop moving altogether.

She finally got a chance to catch her breath, turned around and looked around, and began to think about what the merman wanted her to take.

She had realized that the second bet was not being wagered by the black box, but by the real merman.

Perhaps she obtained some new clues from her previous regressions.

From this perspective...

The things here might still be related to that instance.

Xiao Cheng pondered to himself, his mind racing, but his body never dared to relax for a moment, remaining vigilant against the resurrection and attacks of those corpse monsters.

Suddenly, she keenly caught a faint sound coming from behind her, turned around abruptly, and saw Fang He standing there with a look of astonishment on his face.

"...Xiao Cheng?"

He stared at the penetrating wound on Xiao Cheng's body with a complicated expression.

Xiao Cheng: "..."

Damn it, this is so annoying. Why doesn't it have an auto-recovery function? I don't look like a normal living person at all. I wonder if Fang He will impulsively kill me because I'm a monster?

The thought of that scene sent a chill down her spine. She quickly banished those chaotic thoughts, pretended nothing had happened, and gave Fang He an exceptionally bright and unrestrained smile.

"What? You got here so quickly!"

She casually tossed aside the bone fragments in her hand, wiped the bloodstains off her hands haphazardly with her clothes, and walked towards Fang He, stepping over the bloody mess on the ground.

Fang He didn't speak, but just looked at her quietly, trying to see through what she was hiding behind her smile.

—Then give her a hug.

Xiao Cheng was caught off guard when Fang He hugged her tightly, his strong arms encircling her completely, showing a domineering attitude that left no room for argument.

"Hey... Fang He." She struggled slightly. "What, you're not scared, are you?"

Fang He did not answer, but obediently released his arm, lowered his eyes, and his long, pale fingers hovered over the wound without touching it.

"I'm asking you a question!" Xiao Cheng felt uncomfortable under his gaze, trying to hide her guilt and embarrassment with a show of bravado.

But Fang He simply asked, "...Does it hurt?"

Xiao Cheng froze.

"I'm... cough, I'm alright."

She coughed twice, unconsciously lowering her voice: "So...so you already knew?"

"What do you know? The bet, God, or did you wager your own heart?"

Xiao Cheng: "..." It seems that he knows everything he needs to know.

That's incredibly efficient, you're truly impressive.

"No one is worth this, not even me." Fang He looked at her with a serious expression, his eyes more earnest than ever before.

"No one is more important than you, Xiao Cheng. Before you care about everything else, can you at least care about yourself?"

"You don't need to tell me, I'm a selfish person by nature." Xiao Cheng looked away and interrupted him somewhat abruptly. "No matter what, if there's not enough benefit, it's not worth the risk for me."

"So it's not for you. It's just three bets. You're just a side thing. I want to end this dungeon as soon as possible. Whether it's becoming a god or whatever, I want to end this here."

Fang He stared at her for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh of defeat.

"Okay, I understand. You don't need to do it on purpose for me."

As the sun disappeared further and further below the horizon, the sky turned a hazy gray, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and decay, creating a particularly oppressive atmosphere.

Xiao Cheng kept his head down without saying a word, and as if venting his anger, he forcefully ground the broken bones on the ground with his toes.

"Let's go." Fang He took her hand as if coaxing a child. "Hurry up and find what the merman wants. We'll go and complete the second bet."

This time, she was not broken free. Xiao Cheng followed him awkwardly but obediently, leaving the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood far behind them.

The false sun, now reduced to a mere sliver, shone on their backs, casting two long, overlapping shadows before them.

Xiao Cheng deliberately stepped on Fang He's shadow.

As she walked, she suddenly laughed lightly: "Fang He."

"Yes, I'm here."

And then nothing more was said.

Xiao Cheng seemed to have called out to him on a whim.

Fang He turned his head slightly and watched her step on her shadow one step at a time until the sun disappeared completely and the shadow disappeared as well.

She even showed a slight look of regret.

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