Chapter 6: Please Do Not Attempt to Attack the Pain Queen Anna, as She Is an Extremely Powerful Being Who Can Easily Kill Any Participant.
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Upon seeing the introduction of the Death House, Su Xiao immediately thought that Alice's Demon Castle was nothing more than a poverty-stricken, stripped-down version of the Death House. This suggested that Alice wasn't just a green tea bitch, but also a plagiarist.
Alice had already capsized; all the guests she had imprisoned had escaped. Without the restrictions of the Demon Castle, a few of those guests were enough to keep Alice on edge.
Sha had once been imprisoned in the Demon Castle. Her exact words were, "Alice is just a little piece of trash. The powerful one is that living Demon Castle; ordinary people can't resist that thing."
Judging from the prompt from Reincarnation Paradise, it clearly recognized the fairness of the Death House, and the Death House's rank was higher than that of the Demon Castle.
As one of the venues for the Strongest Warrior Battle, the Death House would also be notarized by the Void Tree.
[Teleportation is about to begin. The Hunter must select the followers or summons to accompany them this time.]
There were only two slots. Su Xiao chose Bubu Wang and Baha. One could blend into the environment, and the other had spatial abilities. As for the durable Amu, the Death House likely wasn't a place where durability alone could handle things.
[Detected that the Hunter's Charm attribute is 1 point. According to the rules of the Death House, upon entering, the Hunter may equip 2 pieces of equipment. Please make your selection.]
Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao understood what was going on. When negotiating with the Pain Queen Anna, the Charm attribute could play a certain role, which came with many benefits.
Not everyone fights based on their Charm attribute, so the Death House's rule was: the higher the Charm attribute, the fewer pieces of equipment you could wear in the initial phase.
Su Xiao first chose Dragon-Slaying Flash. Without his blade, his combat effectiveness would drop significantly. As for the second piece, he had to consider it carefully. Although he could gradually unlock equipment later, the initial two pieces would determine whether the start went smoothly.
None of Su Xiao's equipment was impractical. After thinking for a moment, he decided to equip a special piece of equipment, not [Fate Dominator], but [Cursed Gold Coin].
[The Hunter has completed equipment selection. Teleportation begins.]
The sensation of teleportation appeared. Su Xiao's vision suddenly turned gray-black. After a dozen seconds, the gray-black dispersed like clouds and mist. He was sitting on a metal chair. Looking at the armrest beside his hand, it was ornate, with a circular mark on it and a few small characters engraved below.
'Live without regret, die without hate.'
The handwriting was somewhat scrawled, and there were faint bloodstains within the engravings.
The place Su Xiao was in was around a round table. On the other five metal chairs sat figures, but due to the gray mist obscuring them, their appearances and physiques couldn't be seen clearly.
This room wasn't large, about 50 square meters. The walls were built from overlapping black wooden planks. Above was a chandelier, and various commemorative items hung on the walls. Among them, one caught Su Xiao's attention. It was a ring with very strong life force, but it was sealed with layers of restraints to prevent it from being eroded by time. Only four items on the wall received such treatment. Below the ring, on the wall, was engraved:
'To my dear friend Anna, may you die of illness later—Green Gillian.'
This was a greeting from a Law Destroyer, the female Law Destroyer who liked to lock her enemies in cages.
The difference was evident here. That female Law Destroyer had locked Alice in a cage, kept her as a pet for a few days, and then prepared to hang Alice.
As for Anna, that female Law Destroyer was clearly much friendlier, giving her a ring, though the greeting was somewhat crude: 'May you die of illness later.'
"Six participants, I am the owner of the Death House, Anna."
A gentle voice came. Su Xiao looked toward the source and saw a woman in a black dress with a pale complexion. The woman stood by the door. As soon as she finished speaking, she tilted her head, covered her mouth with one hand, and dry-coughed.
"Woman, you're dying of illness."
A booming voice drew everyone's attention, including the Pain Queen Anna, but she just smiled.
"Please rest assured, I won't die of illness."
Anna maintained a polite smile. She would treat all participants with the utmost fairness. Absolute fairness was beyond her, but she would do her best to uphold fairness. This was her responsibility, her mission, the mission of being the owner of the Death House. From this, it could be seen that Anna wasn't actually dangerous; the dangerous one was the Death House.
"No, you will die of illness."
The booming voice spoke again. It had to be said, with just two sentences, he had intimidated more than half of the participants. This guy really wasn't afraid of death.
"I... won't."
Anna's tone remained gentle, but no matter how you listened, there was a hint of helplessness.
"You will!"
The booming voice was stubborn.
"..."
Anna was momentarily speechless. Since becoming the owner of the Death House, this was indeed the first time she had encountered such an "interesting" participant.
"Big, big brother, can you please stop talking? I'm begging you. That's the Pain Queen Anna!"
A female voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Su Xiao came through the gray mist.
"Thank you for your kindness, warrior of the Demon Race."
Anna raised her hand, and the gray mist over the six participants, including Su Xiao, dissipated.
"And... what a coincidence?"
A short-haired woman in a red robe spoke. She blinked at Su Xiao. Golden elemental fluctuations surged around her, sharp and metallic in texture.
This short-haired woman was none other than the disciple of Mage Sage Seraphilia, Dilin.
Dilin's ears were covered in metal earrings, and combined with her short hair, she had a neutral beauty. At this moment, her teeth were grinding audibly, her hatred undisguised.
Dilin wasn't hating Su Xiao, of course. She hated her own mentor and the Shadow of Law Destruction. Her targeting of Su Xiao was mainly because of his identity as a Law Destroyer.
In Dilin's childhood, the greatest misfortune was becoming a Spellcaster with a mentor named Seraphilia. Additionally, her mentor had a phobia of the Shadow of Law Destruction. These conditions combined made her childhood almost a living hell.
After staring at Su Xiao for a while, Dilin calmed down. She knew in her heart that she had no personal grudge against Su Xiao. Their enmity was mainly due to their differing stances.
Dilin had undergone harsh training. No, that wasn't training; it was abuse carried out under the banner of "for her own good."
"Killing your way to strength is admirable. Too bad we're enemies. Too bad."
After saying this, Dilin began to observe the other participants.