Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

In the dream, Kaz and Kapo took advantage of Carter's desperate attempt to hold off the flying sword and rushed out of the maze exit.

That enormous rock maze began to collapse at that moment!

Watching the maze that tormented their team gradually melt away.

Although they were exhausted and covered in wounds, they both had expressions of great excitement on their faces.

They passed! They finally passed the "Trial of the Brave"!

He became a warrior worthy of being recorded in the tribal history!

Unexpectedly, at this exciting moment—

The ground beneath my feet began to shake violently, and thick walls rose up all around me.

A gigantic factory rose into the sky, enclosing them all!

In each of the four corners of the factory, there is a device that emits a low hum.

The jagged teeth slowly rotated, their cold light piercing, exuding a violent aura of death!

"Wh...what?!"

Kars and Capo exchanged a glance, both seeing indescribable confusion and despair in each other's eyes.

Another challenge?!

How many levels are there in this "Trial of the Brave"?!

Moreover… this place looks even more dangerous than the previous trials!

"Captain...this...this trial is so difficult..."

"Was there really a murloc who could get through before?"

Kapo's voice was trembling.

Kaz's tone wavered slightly: "I...I don't know either..."

"But...but the High Priest wouldn't lie to us..."

"This...this must be the final test!"

Just then—

"Buzz—!!!"

A piercing metallic scraping sound suddenly exploded!

A red light flashed on a mechanism in the corner of the factory, and a high-speed rotating chainsaw blade suddenly shot out from the mechanism's opening.

It swept across the ground with overwhelming force towards Kars and Capo in the center of the factory!

The jagged serrations gleamed with a cold light, clearly more dangerous than the previous flames and flying swords!

"Get out of the way!"

Kaz roared.

"Let's jump over!"

It and Kapo unleashed their final "Blood Curse" spells simultaneously, accelerating their mad dash towards the direction the chainsaw was charging from.

Then, just as the chainsaw was about to reach him, he used all his strength to leap high into the air!

According to their plan, as long as they jump high enough, they can get over the row of chainsaws that sweep across the ground.

However, just as their bodies were airborne and reached their highest point—

The chainsaws that were moving forward at a constant speed suddenly stopped without warning!

Then, it retreated a short distance!

It landed precisely where Kars and Capo were about to land!

"No--!!!"

Kaz and Kapo's eyes were instantly filled with terror.

But they are in mid-air and have nowhere to get a foothold.

He could only watch helplessly as he plummeted toward the wildly spinning saw teeth!

"Pfft!"

"Click-clack—!"

A loud cutting sound rang out!

The sharp serrations easily tore through their already damaged scales and cut into their flesh!

Green blood splattered like a fountain!

What's even more frightening is that the chainsaw itself carries a powerful pulling force.

Like a vortex, it firmly sucks in any body that comes into contact with the serrated edges.

Drag them deeper, so they can't escape!

"ah--!!"

Kaz and Kapo let out a piercing scream, the excruciating pain nearly causing them to faint.

"Captain, you must survive!"

Despite his extreme pain, Capo once again displayed an astonishing will.

It shoved Katz, who was standing next to it, with a sudden jerk!

This push actually freed Kars from the saw teeth, and his body rolled away!

As for Capo himself, due to the reaction force, he was pulled even deeper into the serrated edge...

"Snap! Crack! Thud..."

The chilling grinding sound continued, and Capona's massive body was quickly pulverized.

It eventually turned into a pile of minced meat.

Green blood soaked the surrounding ground.

After the chainsaw killed the target, it retreated back to the mechanism.

"Kapo—!!"

Kaz, covered in blood, was devastated to see his comrades die in such a horrific way.

Now, another Naga banshee—Navi—has landed on its shoulder.

But the problem is...

Whether it can even get out alive is unknown!

Just as it was struggling to get up—

"Buzz—!!!"

The chainsaw mechanism in another corner started up almost seamlessly!

A row of death chainsaws, carrying the same aura of destruction, rushed toward Kars, who had just escaped death!

"It's over!"

Kaz felt a chill run through him.

It couldn't get over even jumping that high; it was truly at its wit's end!

In its despair, it frantically scanned its surroundings, searching for any possible way out.

Suddenly, its gaze fixed on the bottom of a rusted metal wall to the side—

There, there is an inconspicuous little hole!

The opening was small, with jagged edges, as if it had been gnawed out.

Near the cave entrance, the ground was covered with some dark, unidentified substance that looked like…

The excrement of certain Warcraft creatures?

Kaz can't care about that anymore!

As long as I can survive, I'd even crawl into a latrine!

It also carried the dying wishes of its four teammates: it cannot die here!

Katz mustered his last bit of willpower to survive and scrambled toward the small hole.

Ignoring the disgusting filth that stained its wound, it lay at the entrance of the hole and used brute force to tear the rusted opening open a little more.

Then, enduring the excruciating pain and nausea, he struggled to crawl out!

The opening was indeed a bit small; it crawled halfway through before its large belly got stuck!

The cold metal edge pressed against the wound, the excruciating pain almost causing it to faint.

"Open it!!!"

Kars roared in fury, squeezing out the last bit of his essence to unleash the "Blood Curse"!

The power increased dramatically in an instant.

It grunted and squeezed forward a bit.

Covered in a foul stench, it finally crawled out of that little hole!

A bright light suddenly appeared before my eyes, and everything became clear!

It actually appeared in a very familiar place!

The surrounding area consisted of stone buildings in the Naga style, and the air was filled with the salty, damp scent unique to the deep sea.

This place is none other than their tribe's sacred square!

So... they've emerged from the trials?

Did they go straight back to their tribe?

A surge of elation welled up in Kaz's heart, a feeling of relief at surviving a catastrophe.

But it looked quite disheveled.

Almost no part of its scales was intact; it was covered with various wounds.

Green blood and black filth mixed together, dripping down.

It lay on the ground, panting heavily, barely able to stand up.

Its fellow tribesmen spotted it and gathered around.

But in their eyes, there was no reverence to welcome a warrior.

There was only undisguised disgust and disdain.

Some of the tribesmen even pinched their noses and took a few steps back.

Before the altar, the high priest stood silently with his back to it.

He didn't turn around, nor did he say anything.

An ominous premonition welled up in Katz's heart.

Could it be... that I failed?

Having paid such a heavy price, losing four loyal and brave companions, I still…

Did you fail the "Trial of the Hero"?

A profound sense of loss overwhelmed it.

"You...you've disappointed me so much..."

The high priest's deep, indifferent voice came from the direction of the altar.

Kaz's heart tightened, and he hurriedly struggled to explain, "High Priest, I..."

But its words were interrupted.

"I even released it into the sea... and you still didn't approve it!"

Release it into the sea?

What does that mean?

Kaz was taken aback.

The High Priest's words... something feels off.

The choice of words and tone were quite unlike his usual dignified and ancient manner...

Just then, the "high priest" who had been facing away from it slowly turned around.

When the face was fully revealed to Kaz, its yellow vertical pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints.

My mind went completely blank!

That wasn't the high priest's old face at all, covered in wrinkles and tattoos!

But...

Not long ago, it "twisted off" the face of a human!

That face, at this moment, wore a mocking smile as it quietly watched it.

"!!!"

Katz's breathing stopped completely.

The next second—

Click!

Click!

Click—!

The surrounding scene—the solemn altar, the familiar square, the onlookers from the same clan…

Like a shattered mirror, it was instantly covered with cracks, and then completely shattered and dissolved!

The illusion fades, and the truth is revealed.

It remains in that abandoned factory, filled with the aura of death.

Not far away, the bodies of four companions lay scattered:

Kayo, charred black; Carter and Carl, chopped into mincemeat; and Kapo, reduced to a pulp under the chainsaw.

Each body died a gruesome death, corresponding one-to-one with the scenes in the dream.

And ahead, the four humans who should have been crushed to death were now standing there unharmed.

Lin Yu, who was in the lead, was playing with a crystal ball that emitted a strange luster in his hand, with a half-smile on his face.

Beside him stood a silver-haired, red-eyed girl with a cool and aloof expression.

The pink-haired, dark-eyed girl looked at the big, dumb guy with a curious expression.

The blonde girl with golden eyes had an indifferent gaze.

The look in their eyes when they looked at Katz was no longer one of fear and dread.

Rather, it was playful and joyful.

It's as if it and its "Black Sea" squad, from beginning to end, were merely there to amuse each other...

Like a pet.