"Don't come over here!"

At the very moment Liu turned to look away, Jaluo scrambled to the corner of the room and grabbed the iron box lying there...

"I'm warning you, Leon!"

"This room is filled with fire stones!"

He pulled a dagger from his pocket and looked at Ryu warily.

"If you dare take another step closer, I'll detonate them all with my demonic sword. We might as well all perish together!"

"Firestone?"

Ryu, who was about to launch another attack, suddenly froze in place.

Firestones are special items dropped by monsters in the deep layers of the Fiery Demon Rock.

Once ignited by flames, it will release intense heat.

Although it was just an estimate, Liu knew that the number of fire stones in that iron box was definitely no less than three digits.

The power unleashed when firestones of this size are gathered together and detonated is self-evident.

If someone were to take this attack at close range, even a high-level adventurer like Ryu would surely be reduced to ashes.

"Haha! As expected of Leon, you reacted very quickly!"

Seeing Liu stop, Jaluo visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems you've realized the seriousness of the problem."

"That's right! Just stand there and don't move, and don't even think about casting any ranged magic attacks!"

"If you dare to come any closer or take even half a step back, I'll detonate this box of fire stones!"

"You want to wait for the people who built the maze to realize something's wrong?"

Ryu exuded a strong killing intent: "If you're thinking like that, you'd better give up sooner rather than later."

"No one will come to save you. You had no hope of survival from the very beginning!"

Do you think I'd be fooled by you?

Seeing that his little scheme had been exposed, Jaluo was not flustered at all.

"To prevent any accidents, the owner checks the condition of the artificial maze periodically! 1.7"

"Even if my location is rather remote, he'll eventually notice something's wrong and discover you, the intruder!"

"When the Dark Faction arrives, you'll be the one truly without reinforcements, Leon!"

"...I have no reinforcements?"

A cold smile appeared on Liu's face: "I advise you to look back."

"They're at their wits' end, so they're resorting to these petty tricks?"

A cold smile appeared on Jaro's face as well: "Leon, I understand your terror better than anyone else."

"This distance is probably less than the blink of an eye for you to cross."

"I won't be fooled by you. No matter what happens, my eyes will never leave you!"

"really?"

A curious voice suddenly rang out behind Jaluo.

Before he could even react to what was happening, a hand reached out from beside his ear, grabbed the demonic sword from his hand, and pulled it back.

Even so, you won't turn back?

Jaluo: "???"

Is someone behind me?

.......

Chapter 257 Guess How Strong I Am? ( )

Is someone behind me?

Faced with this sudden and shocking change, Jalal's mind went completely blank for a moment.

However, as someone who had teetered on the brink of death countless times, Jallu was quick to react.

In less than a second, he came to his senses, grabbed the small iron box in his hand, and prepared to run to the side.

But perhaps having guessed his thoughts, Ryu vanished from his spot the instant he was about to leave.

"Jaluo!"

Bang~!

Having prepared in advance, Ryu did not let his enemy escape this time, and smashed his wooden sword directly into his legs.

With a scream, Jaluo lost his balance and rolled several times on the ground.

Then, before he could regain his balance, the wooden swords rained down on him like a sudden downpour.

Click! Click! Click!

A series of crisp sounds rang out, and Jaluo's screams grew increasingly miserable as blood flowed continuously from his body.

Even so, Ryu did not stop and continued to attack him with more than ten more blows.

"I will not give you any more chances! Jalal!"

Staring angrily at the dying cat-man at her feet, Ryu raised her wooden sword and shouted in fury.

"Take your repentance and go to hell!"

"Wait... wait a minute!"

 19 Perhaps the fear between life and death awakened Jhāra's potential. He had entered a near-death state and his consciousness was blurred, but he suddenly regained his senses.

"Leon! Aren't you curious about this man-made maze beneath your feet?!"

"I've lived here for many years! If you're willing to spare my life, I can..."

Bang-!

Before Jaluo could finish speaking, Ryu, unable to contain his anger, swung his wooden sword first.

Like a watermelon falling to the ground, Jhāra's head exploded, spurting out a large amount of blood.

"Nothing can save you."

Sheathing his weapon, Liu stood rooted to the spot with a few drops of blood splattered on his cheek, his eyes coldly fixed on Jaluo's corpse.

This time it's really over.

Unlike the actual takeover five years ago, this time Ryu even personally smashed the opponent's head, leaving no chance for him to succeed.

"Alicie, Kaguya..."

Silently reciting the names of her former friends, Ryu slowly closed her eyes, emanating an aura of liberation.

"Although you may not want me to do this, I have finally avenged you."

"That won't do, Ryu."

Just as Liu was lost in her memories, a hand suddenly landed on her face and touched it twice, wiping away the bloodstains.

"We can't just stop here; there's still a lot you need to do."

"Don't worry, Lin Queshen."

Ryu opened her eyes, and had regained her composure.

Her sky-blue eyes gazed at the man before her, and she replied.

"I still remember our promise."

"I owe you a favor this time. When you need my help, I will take care of the enemy for you."

"One favor? That's not enough."

Lin Que chuckled: "Since you still remember the agreement, you must not have forgotten that the reward for this transaction was converted into a favor, right?"

"Of course I haven't forgotten."

When Lin Que came to the mistress of the wealthy place in the afternoon, he told her that he would take her to deal with Jaluo and then make another deal with her.

If you still refuse at that time, the condition of this transaction will change from joining Lin Que's family to doing him a favor.

"Although I don't know what the new deal you're going to propose is, Lin Queshen, my only wish right now is to kill Jaluo."

"After he died, nothing could move me anymore."

It's better not to make definitive statements.

Lin Que smiled and suddenly asked a question: "Liu, how strong do you think I am?"

"...Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"This issue is related to the new deal I'm about to propose."

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