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Chapter 395 Life-saving Intelligence
As the heavy gate of the City of the Dead slowly opened, a dull "rumbling" sound was heard, as if it was a sigh coming from the abyss of hell.

A burning desire instantly ignited in everyone's eyes, and they rushed into the city impatiently. Their footsteps were chaotic and hurried, like a group of hungry wolves about to go to a feast.

However, the moment they stepped into the City of the Dead, they seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and stopped.

"Damn it! This place has changed again!"

Someone couldn't help but swear, their voice full of astonishment and helplessness.

The scene behind the gate is just a glimpse of the houses that once stood side by side.
All that came into view was a blazing sea of ​​fire.

Looking around, the whole world seemed to be swallowed by the raging flames. The red heat waves rolled and distorted the air, making people feel as if they were in a huge steamer.

But when everyone looked closely, they could find that in this sea of ​​fire, there were actually many areas and passages that were accessible to people.

These passages are winding and surrounded by flames, like a ray of life in the sea of ​​hellfire.

This city of the dead is like a mysterious Rubik's Cube full of malice, always changing unpredictably.

Today it is a sea of ​​fire, perhaps tomorrow it will turn into a snowy field of ice and snow, or perhaps it will be a shaky suspension bridge thousands of feet in the sky.

In short, there are always various extreme environments here, as if an invisible big hand is deliberately forcing everyone to undergo this harsh test, constantly stimulating the fear deep in their hearts, and at the same time awakening the fighting spirit hidden in their hearts.

"Brothers, be careful."

A warrior who looked experienced stood up and shouted:

"The fifth-rank masters will lead the way, and the eighth- and ninth-rank rookies will follow at the end."

"Be especially careful of the evil spirit wearing a metal skull mask. He might show up soon."

His voice was firm and powerful, echoing in the sea of ​​fire and bringing a sense of peace of mind to everyone.

During this period of time, a special order gradually formed among the people in this strange city of the dead.

Everyone comes here to search for the legendary treasure.

But at the beginning, only a few people with great martial arts skills had the opportunity to obtain a small part of the treasure from this dangerous place.

This made those warriors with lower martial arts levels gradually feel unbalanced.

Anyway, their martial arts skills are low and it is difficult for them to gain any benefits, so why bother fighting?
As a result, they began to become passive and no longer actively participated in the battle. Sometimes they even took advantage of the masters' misfortunes when they were engaged in battle.

After all, in this place, no one knows each other, and no one can really die.

The awe that the weak have for the strong in the real world has long disappeared here.

This chaotic situation greatly reduces the chances of masters obtaining treasures.

After several internal fights, everyone finally calmed down.

So, everyone discussed and formulated new rules, which must be followed by both the old members who came earlier and the new members.

The rules stipulate that high-level warriors face the greatest danger in the front, low-level warriors are not allowed to interfere, and must assist in fighting and killing.

In this way, the chances of low-level warriors reaching the end and obtaining the treasure are greatly increased, and everyone is gradually willing to accept this rule.

"Bros!"

"Follow us! Let's go for the treasure together!"

A warrior raised his arms and shouted.

As the arrangements were completed, everyone, with their longing for the treasure, mustered up their courage and moved towards the depths of the sea of ​​fire.

If it were in the real world, such a sea of ​​fire would be enough to scare them away and prevent them from getting any closer.

But in this city of the dead, everyone knows that they will not really die, so they become extremely brave.

However, not dying does not mean not getting hurt.

Many people were accidentally licked by the flames, and several large blisters instantly appeared on their skin, accompanied by severe pain.

Walking in this place that is like a blazing hell, everyone feels as if they are in a huge furnace. They feel the unbearable heat and are sweating profusely in a short while. As soon as the sweat comes out, it is quickly evaporated by the high temperature.

Even the places where people could find a place to stay were as hot as a branding iron.

The ground was dark brown, like solidified magma. To be precise, only the surface was solidified.

Someone accidentally stepped on the solidified crust above and his feet immediately sank into the bright red magma below.

With a scream, the man's shoes instantly caught fire. When he struggled to pull his foot out, his entire foot had been burned beyond recognition, and his five toes were burned and stuck together, unable to be separated.

Those warriors with lower cultivation levels find it even more difficult to withstand such a high temperature environment.

Under the impact of the rolling heat waves, they could only feel a burnt smell from their eyebrows, hair, and beards.

The skin also continues to feel hot. Since the excess heat in the human body cannot be dissipated, the body temperature regulation center is impaired, and many people begin to have a fever and feel dizzy.

Most of the warriors took off their clothes without hesitation, trying to relieve the heat.

Only a few female warriors, out of shyness or other reasons, are unwilling to take off their clothes, and they suffer even greater torment as a result.

This made everyone speed up their pace, wanting to leave this area that was like a blazing hell as soon as possible.

But after they walked for a long time, they felt that the sea of ​​fire seemed to have no end and they could not get out.

The high temperature continued to rage, and everyone became a "celebrity".

Their skin became red and cracked under the continuous high temperature, like cooked shrimps, and some places even began to bleed.

Many people have begun to feel dizzy, nauseous and vomit, and have developed severe symptoms of heat stroke.

Fortunately, they are all warriors with physical fitness far exceeding that of ordinary people. If ordinary people were in such an environment, they would probably have lost their lives long ago.

But this endless sea of ​​fire still made everyone feel more tormented, as if they were trapped in an endless nightmare.

"Are we going in the wrong direction?"

"Let's try another direction, otherwise we might all die before we even see the evil spirits here."

Someone couldn't help but speak, with a hint of helplessness in their voice.

But the sea of ​​fire was so vast that there was no end in sight.

The gate of the City of the Dead had long since disappeared from sight due to the distance, and now everyone was surrounded by scorching flames.

The excessive suffering has made many people lose their direction.

Wandering blindly in this directionless area is undoubtedly tantamount to committing suicide.

Perhaps, only death can bring relief.

Fortunately, this is a hell where one can be liberated, otherwise everyone would not know what to do.

suddenly!

"Clatter!"

The sound of iron chains suddenly rang out, breaking the suffocating silence.

This voice made everyone's heart tighten suddenly, as if they were being tightly grasped by an invisible big hand.

They were very familiar with this voice and knew that it was the evil ghost wearing a skull mask coming!
This proves that they are not going in the wrong direction!

Sure enough, a tall figure slowly emerged from the sea of ​​fire not far away.

He wore a pointed helmet, the sharp horns of which seemed to pierce the scorching sky; he wore a metal skull mask, which exuded a cold chill that made people shudder; he wore shoulder armor and a gray-black robe, which fluttered in the sea of ​​fire.

In one hand, he held a heavy sword with a thick blade that emitted a cold light; in the other hand, there was a mechanical arm. In the bowl-shaped iron box with an animal head, an iron chain connected to the steel blood-dropping guillotine, like a deadly messenger from hell.

It was Zhan Kui Huang Xingzi.

Seeing this figure, everyone's emotions were instantly ignited.

Some low-level warriors immediately shouted:
"Brothers, we really can't take it anymore. Even if we are not killed by this skull-masked ghost, we will die from the heat."

"We really can't bear this kind of suffering any longer. This time, let's rush forward and fight it. Use our lives to pay for it. The sooner we die, the sooner we will be reborn!"

"If any of you takes the treasure, don't forget to bring us some silver next time you come!"

As they spoke, these low-level warriors who could not withstand the scorching environment rushed towards Zhan Kui Huang Xingzi with the determination to burn their boats.

The blade on the edge of the blood-dropping device in the hands of Zhan Kui Huang Xingzi also began to spin wildly like a chainsaw, making a sharp whistling sound.

As the blood-guillotined dart flew out, it began to quickly reap the lives of everyone.

One by one, people were killed, and their bodies instantly turned into wisps of green smoke and dissipated in this illusory world.

The masters also began to take advantage of this opportunity to attack the war puppet Huang Xingzi.

For a moment, the sounds of shouting and weapons clashing were intertwined, and the battle was extremely fierce.

The sword and the blood-dropping spear in the hands of Zhan Kui Huang Xingzi were like two ruthless gods of death, madly reaping lives.

However, everyone was already very familiar with Zhan Kui Huang Xingzi's attack routines, especially those experienced old men, who already knew how to win this battle.

Thus, under effective command, the balance of the battle gradually tilted towards everyone.

Soon, Zhan Kui Huang Xingzi knelt on one knee on the ground with an unwilling roar, and the light on his body gradually dimmed.

Then, the whole person turned into a wisp of green smoke and completely disappeared in front of everyone.

"We won! We won again!"

"Let me count how many are left this time... Thirty!"

"Oh my god, this is the highest number of people we've ever had alive, right?!"

"Then the next level will be easier for us, won't it?"

……

The survivors looked at each other, with surprise in their eyes.

They also didn't expect that after experiencing the great battle with Zhan Kuihuang Xingzi, so many people would survive.

This gave everyone more confidence to defeat the next mysterious master!
at this time.

After the war puppet Huang Xingzi disappeared, the raging flames in the endless sea of ​​fire seemed to be separated by a pair of invisible hands, automatically retreating to both sides, revealing a straight and wide road.

"Come on!"

"Follow this road and you should be able to reach the dentist!"

As they spoke, they immediately ran along the road towards the distance, their footsteps quick and cheerful.

Soon, the sea of ​​fire came to an end, and a large building appeared in front.

This area of ​​buildings is already known as the City of the Dead.

They quickly ran along the street of the building, and the heat from the sea of ​​fire was quickly fading away.

As they moved away from the sea of ​​fire, a cold feeling began to spread around everyone and gradually penetrated into their bodies.

The City of the Dead was gloomy and cold, like a huge ice cellar.

When people walk in here, white steam comes out of their mouths and noses, as if they are in a world of ice and snow.

Everyone had just experienced the fiery hell and now they were in a cold environment. The huge temperature difference made many people sneeze immediately.

Fortunately, they are warriors with strong bodies, otherwise they would have fallen ill after such a shock.

Not long after, everyone arrived at their destination.

I saw a puppet appear on the side of the road.

The moment they saw the puppet, their eyes lit up, as if they had seen a long-lost relative, and they couldn't help but rush over.

This puppet is called "Ya Ren" by everyone.

Through it, people can exchange items in the City of the Dead.

Many warriors have discovered that they can bring objects that exist in reality into the City of the Dead.

As long as the item is not too big and is something you can carry with you, you can bring it into the City of the Dead.

At the beginning, this even caused some robberies, where some masters relied on their martial arts skills to rob the weak.

But soon, everyone discovered that even if those masters robbed other people's property, they had no way to take it out of this strange space.

When everyone leaves this strange space, all items will be returned to their original owners.

And at this time, this puppet appeared.

It can help people conduct transactions as an intermediary.

Only through transactions conducted through it can people take other people's belongings out of this strange time and space and put them into their own hands in reality.

Moreover, this puppet has great powers. It can ensure that transactions are completed in an absolutely safe situation, and only charges a 10% transaction fee for each transaction.

If someone needs privacy for the transaction, they only need to pay a certain fee, and it can even create an environment that absolutely guarantees privacy, allowing the two people to complete the transaction smoothly.

So now, in addition to fighting to obtain treasures in this strange space and time, many warriors are also happy to do some business here.

After gathering around the puppet to rest, everyone began to introduce the items they wanted to sell to each other:
"I have a top-quality thousand-year-old ginseng here that can be used to refine various elixirs needed by warriors. Is anyone interested? Let me know the price privately!"

"Come and take a look at this iron-forged sword of mine. I already have one, and I'm going to sell this extra one. If you want one, come over and negotiate the price through our sleeves."

"I want to auction off a Xuan-level secret manual. Is there anyone who wants to participate? I'll see if there are many people. If there are, I'll start the auction. If you don't bring enough silver this time, you can bid at the next auction."

……

The scene immediately became noisy.

Trading in this strange space and time is much safer than trading in reality.

So when people get good things, they are happy to do business here.

At this time.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted:
"Is the leader of the Black Jade Village, Dong Da, still here?"

"Is 'Iron Fist' Hero Lei here?"

"I have some important information about you that I want to sell you. This information might even save your lives!"

(End of this chapter)