"You! Yes, it's you! I don't care who you are, what grudges you have with him, or how many of my men you killed. As long as you restore the live stream to this area right now, you'll be the new owner of this arena! This entire arena, including the bar upstairs, is yours!"

"Who the hell are you?" Jin You asked.

"I am Lu Gui, the leader of the Living Kill Hall! Number One! Understand? I keep my word!" The man clenched his fist and slammed it against the armrest of the chair, smashing the wooden armrest to pieces.

"You're next to die!" The gray-haired girl spun around and pierced the communication device, shattering it to pieces.

The air finally quieted down, and the chaos seemed to subside slightly at this moment.

Xi Heng remained silent for a while before finally speaking, rubbing his forehead and saying:

"What's wrong with this world...?"

……

Volume 1: Chapter 266, Arriving in Succession

The entrance to the underground arena.

The ground was littered with the dead and wounded of the Living Killing Hall. Some were still writhing in pain, while many more lay motionless on the ground.

Blood flowed from the wounds of these members of the Living Kill Gang, who had been modified to varying degrees, pooling on the ground.

The white brain matter was squeezed out, sliding like tender tofu on the bloody surface.

Jin You stood in front of a large corpse and hooked his finger to remove the blood-stained flying device from the body.

When the aircraft destroyed the communication device on the fat man, a spark flew between the aircraft and the device, igniting the man's collar and setting his body ablaze.

Then, the girl activated two double-bladed flying instruments and sliced ​​off the golden hand on the opponent's right arm.

The sharp flying blade spun and sliced ​​through the outer shell, picking out the third-tier spirit body crystal core inside.

The blue crystal, about the size of a thumb, traced a parabola and was caught by the girl with one hand.

As she put the crystal core into her possession, she heard a soft sigh from the white-haired girl's illusory figure beside her.

"What's wrong with this world...?"

“That’s how it is,” Jin You replied with a soft sigh.

She then moved closer to the other corpses and took out more spirit cores from them.

There was no need for the level 1 crystal cores, which were only worth 200 coins, to take up space in her bag. She quickly dug out ten level 2 cores and three level 3 cores, then patted her bulging bag and headed deeper into the underground arena.

Along the way, looking at the increasingly chaotic venue, I murmured:

"When I first fell from the sky, I also wanted to know what was wrong with this absurd world."

“Everyone in the world is so kind, gentle, humble, respectful, knowledgeable in propriety, righteousness, integrity, and morality.”

"But once we got down there, it turned out to be completely the opposite..."

Ahead, the live broadcast of the arena had been interrupted, the commentary had disappeared, and the spotlight no longer illuminated the arena, only flickering as if it had malfunctioned.

The shouts and curses of the audience could be heard everywhere, demanding the restoration of live broadcasts and lighting, and more importantly, the return of the bets they had already placed.

Because the ventilation ducts had been blown up long ago, the oxygen in the area became increasingly thin, and more and more people fainted on the spot while shouting and fell to the ground.

Even seeing this situation, very few people wisely left the place; their money was still in the pool, firmly trapped in this gamble.

As time went on, the behavior of the betting spectators became increasingly frenzied, even rushing into the organizer's area in groups, wielding their personal Dan Lei and fire talismans and blasting them inside, resulting in more than a dozen deaths and injuries in just half a minute.

A deafening roar resounded, and more and more flames appeared everywhere.

The air grew increasingly stuffy, and Jin You also felt some difficulty breathing. Desiring to end this quickly, she gradually quickened her pace.

Along the way, he continued to speak to the white-haired girl beside him:

"Later, after working at the company for a while, I began to vaguely understand... Just like a tree, people in the world are also divided into roots, trunk, and flourishing branches."

In the stands not far away, a short, ugly figure was holding another person who had fainted due to lack of oxygen.

He opened his broken teeth and fiercely bit into the man's shoulder, tearing off a piece of flesh with all his might to chew.

Despite being a living person, he looks just like the ghoul from the rumors and legends.

"The Celestials are like flower branches, absorbing nutrients from the earth to grow strong... while these mortals before us are like tree roots buried deep in the dark, filthy soil." As Jin You spoke, he launched his flying device, piercing the head of the man-eating dwarf figure.

Stepping over the bleeding corpses, continue deeper into the funnel-shaped structure.

A flash of light from high above created a white, floral pattern that seemed poised to reconstruct the original live stream footage.

But even after ten seconds, the image remained completely white, and the attempt failed.

The chaotic and violent music, with its occasional refrain of singing two or three lyrics, exacerbated the already disorderly state of the arena.

After a while, the light screen above finally restarted, and the screen that appeared was an advertisement for meat products from the Kuaizhi Yinlin Group.

An animated lion roars and then begins to tear apart a live pig.

The sprayed blood splattered across the entire screen, dripping and clear.

"And the company is the trunk that supplies nutrients to the heavens..." Jin You simply said, "The whole world is just such an ancient tree that never withers."

After hearing this, Xi Heng asked, "Was no one resisting?"

"The power of the heavens is beyond the imagination of mortals; even the highest-level spiritual beings are powerless to resist it."

The other person shook their head: "All we mortals can do is try our best to break free from the roots and climb to the trunk, make a lot of money or become a member of the company, so that we can have a better life."

"It's disgusting," Xi Heng muttered, looking at the flashing advertisement animation above his head.

"Yes."

During their conversation, Yoko had already crossed the stands and jumped into the arena.

The sounds of fighting still echoed across the field, which was covered in yellow dust and sand. In the center, two children, their eyes bloodshot with rage, were wielding rough broadswords and slashing each other with bloody marks.

The girl who landed here frowned, maneuvered two flying devices and thrust them forward, shattering the blades in the hands of the two people in the center.

Then he said:

"Nobody cares about you anymore. If you want to live, get out of here now!"

The two thirteen- or fourteen-year-old children were stunned for a moment, looking at the broken knife in their hands and then at their opponents.

Then, as if on cue, they put aside their blades and began to fight each other with their fists and feet.

Jin You shook his head, ignoring them, and headed straight for the prison inside the underground arena.

Beside the loess stadium, beneath the stands, stood a prison gate made of hard iron, from which screams, howls, and the piercing cries of wild cats could be heard from time to time.

The girl approached, swung her flying device at the sharp blade, and severed the iron locks that tightly bound the prison gate. As soon as she pulled the door open, she saw the bloody scene inside.

It was described as a battle, but in reality, it was a completely black puppet cheetah that was slaughtering other living beings without any regard for their safety.

Numerous corpses lay on the ground, including an elite member of the Living Kill Hall whose neck had been torn apart and who was bleeding profusely to death.

Other disabled mortals were even less able to resist; their corpses littered the earthen and stone corridors, and their black blood stained the ground crimson.

Now, the open cells are empty, and the hairless bald cat is running around trying to escape the black panther's pursuit.

Once a bald cat is caught, its head is bitten off, and it falls to the ground motionless like a plush toy.

After killing one, the puppet black panther rushed to another tightly closed cell, ramming into the door and bending the sturdy iron pillar, while terrified cries for help could be heard from inside.

Immediately afterwards, a civet cat with black fur and azure blue eyes appeared and called out to the leopard, attracting it over before escaping with its agility far exceeding that of ordinary wildcats.

Seeing the spirit cat and the puppet black panther rapidly moving through the various cells, Jin You quickly stepped forward and activated the five sharp blades around his body, shooting them straight at the black panther's weak point.

The aircraft flew in a swift arc, accurately hitting its target.

The puppet cheetah roared in pain, abruptly turning its head to switch targets, and pounced on Jin You's location.

The other seven flying instruments around the girl rotated into a ring, and with a turn of her right hand, a tremendous force shook forward.

The cheetah was knocked to the ground, rolled over, and then roared as it pounced again.

However, the five flying instruments released at the beginning had already pierced its joint gaps, hindering its running movements. Its limbs suddenly stiffened, and it slipped to the ground.

The puppet black panther tried to get up, but after several attempts, it was ultimately unable to do so.

Jin You then used the flying device to cut open the cheetah's heart, picked out the puppet's crystal core, and stopped. This mechanical monster finally lost its ability to move.

However, low, whimpering sounds could still be heard from his throat from time to time.

The black civet approached from the side, first pawing at the black panther twice, then leaping onto its back, tilting its head back as if to display its victory.

The gray-haired girl half-squatted down, letting the hem of her clothes get stained with blood, and stretched out her left hand toward the black cat.

Above the corridor filled with corpses and blood, the black cat stretched out its head, sniffed the prosthetic arm, and then placed its paw on it, meowing a few times.

“Spirit beasts all possess some intelligence; it acknowledges you,” Xi Heng translated from the side.

“What a strange thing.” Jin You murmured.

She rose and stepped over the corpses of people and cats scattered on the ground, walking through the blood towards the end of the road.

During this time, every time they passed a tightly closed cell, they used a flying device to cut open the chains and announce that the prisoners inside had been freed.

Many people hurriedly escaped from the cells, but many others remained silent in the corners, seemingly oblivious to what had happened.

The gray-haired girl ignored them, opened all the cages, led the survivors and the cat that was her mission objective to the exit, and then left the dark and gloomy underground prison.

The air outside the cell grew increasingly stifling, and the oxygen was rapidly depleted by the raging fires burning everywhere, causing more and more figures to fall unconscious on the ground.

By the time her group arrived at the entrance to the underground arena, less than half of them were still conscious.

Jin You and Ling Mao quickened their pace, bypassing the layers of corridors, and rushed out of the overly stuffy underground.

As they climbed the stairs, about to reach the bar above, and before they had even actually stepped outside, a message suddenly came through the team's voice chat:

"The Living Kill Gang has arrived! The formation master and I must leave now!"

"Wait, that cat you're holding is fake! The real one is right here with me. Find a way to take it!" Jin You replied, but the other side seemed not to hear her and repeated the previous words before falling silent again.

“…The communication is broken.” She frowned, glanced at the spirit cat at her feet and the twelve flying instruments around her, took a deep breath and continued walking.

A middle-aged man passed her and ran faster through the corridor into the bar.

Just as he stepped out of the shop and glanced at the familiar overcast sky, a fire talisman cannon was suddenly thrown at him, blasting his figure in two.

On a distant black transport ship, an elite member of the Killing Hall, carrying a long-range cannon, took a deep breath of the smoke from the cannon barrel and then shouted into the bar:

"Damn it, who dares to mess with my Living Kill Hall's business? Come out and face your death!"

Hundreds of members of the Living Kill Hall disembarked from several black transport ships, each armed with weapons. The broadsword team led the way, while the ranged fire-wielding and crossbow-wielding teams followed behind, all aiming at the bar entrance.

At this moment, the members of the Living Kill Hall, who had been hiding behind the bar for a long time and dared not make a move, immediately came out and greeted, "Third Master! You've finally arrived."

boom--

The talisman was thrown, causing another roar.

Half of the bar finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed.

The man's figure turned into bloody, mangled pieces, scattered all over the ground.

"Damn it!" The burly figure known as the Third Leader slammed the talisman cannon on his shoulder askew, then rubbed his forehead in frustration, saying, "I've blown up another corpse. Why can't I control this damn hand?"

"Now we're going to get fined by the Xiping Guard Second Team again..." he sighed.

Then he turned his head, looked forward, and shouted again:

"Hey you, come out here! Although you won't be fined for damaging the city's appearance in the outer city, dragging this out isn't good for either of us. Let's settle this quickly!"

As soon as the voice fell, no more figures appeared at the location of the bar ruins. Only Fei Yi's blade flashed with light and stabbed fiercely towards the convoy.

The enemy snorted coldly, and a spiritual net rose out of thin air in front of the convoy. Countless array patterns, like spider webs hunting prey, blocked the attacking aircraft, trapping them in the net and halting their movements.

Jin You, who was remotely controlling the aircraft, frowned: "Fanling Net? This thing is very expensive."

"Can't beat them?" Xi Heng asked from the side.

"As long as we can escape." The gray-haired girl quickly turned the flying device into a ring, cutting a crack in the wall behind her like a cutting machine.

A few seconds later the wall collapsed, and the civet cat ran out first, followed closely by the people who bent down and walked quickly.

Before they had gone halfway out, the enemy sent a small team of a dozen men to charge at them.

Now, Yu launches the flying device again to hinder the enemy's advance.

However, not long after, the aircraft, which was engaged in combat with the enemy, was interfered with. After trembling several times, it switched to automatic cruise mode and lost its ability to attack.

"...The aircraft has been hacked." Jin You clicked his tongue, no longer caring about others, and cut in line through the newly cut hole, emerging from the ruins into the outside world.

The moment it appeared, a talisman cannon streaked across the sky and hurtled towards it from afar.

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