Chapter 2: Pursued by 'Gluttony Beasts' for 1 Hour (If triggered multiple times, will be pursued by multiple Gluttony Beasts, with duration stacking).
Tip: Fate Echo (Active) No Cost.
Tip: Fate Echo (Active) Cooldown is 30 minutes.
Description: Use it well before it burns out completely.
Sale Price: Unsellable.
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The Cursed Coin had changed greatly; it was burning out, and would disappear once Su Xiao left the Death House.
This was well worth it. Su Xiao could once again use the Cursed Coin to increase his Luck Attribute, and this time, by a maximum of 3 permanent points.
As for the second buff, Health Recovery Speed increased, there wasn't much change, just a longer duration that could stack multiple times.
The final item, Shadow Stone, was unknown for now, but its effect should be significant, usable only within the Death House.
The debuffs had been reduced. The effect of temporarily reducing the Luck Attribute by -15 points was shortened from 48 hours to 1 hour.
The second debuff was being pursued by 'Gluttony Beasts'. Su Xiao was currently in the banquet hall, not too worried about them chasing him here.
Ding~
Su Xiao tossed the Cursed Coin. It spun slowly in mid-air, finally stopping one meter above the ground, with the thorn flower facing up, the reverse side.
Tip: The Hunter is about to be pursued by 'Gluttony Beasts'.
Su Xiao began to wait. He needed to confirm whether, inside the banquet hall, he would be chased by the monsters called Gluttony Beasts.
After just a few minutes, Su Xiao heard heavy footsteps. Eventually, the heavy footsteps stopped outside the golden door.
Su Xiao looked toward the golden door. The double doors were wide open, and outside stood a humanoid creature a full four meters tall. Its belly was round and swollen, its body wrapped in iron chains, some of which were embedded in its flesh, leaving it a bloody mess.
The Gluttony Beast had no head. In the center of its obese yet powerful torso was a gaping maw, with several jagged fangs protruding from the opening.
In its hand, the Gluttony Beast carried a bloodstained broad-bladed axe. The blood had long since dried.
Calling it a Gluttony Beast was less fitting than calling it 'Axe Bro'. Its aura was only slightly weaker than the Dragon-Hunting Spider. Fortunately, its speed was slow. As long as it didn't catch you, you were fine, but if it did, you'd have to consider how to die more peacefully.
The blood-soaked Axe Bro paced outside the door. Its target was clearly Su Xiao, but it couldn't enter the banquet hall.
Seeing this, Su Xiao prepared to continue. He would toss the Cursed Coin every half hour. He didn't believe other participants could reach the banquet hall in such a short time.
Meanwhile, in the Labyrinth of the Dead.
Gray mist shrouded the Labyrinth of the Dead. From within came a series of hurried footsteps.
"Where's the exit!!"
A roar echoed far and wide. Mont was running through the labyrinth in large strides, and behind him, a horde of monsters with pitch-black skin, running on all fours, was in pursuit. Conservatively estimated, there were several hundred.
Mont was almost dizzy from running in circles. After being thrown into the labyrinth, he had tried every method: making marks, memorizing subtle changes in the surroundings, etc.
Unfortunately, none of it worked. Not only did he fail to find the exit, but he also attracted a group of black-skinned monsters. What made it worse was that these monsters couldn't be killed. Cutting one in half made it split into two; smashing one flat made it split into a whole group.
Mont was sprinting through the labyrinth with a huge swarm of splitting monsters behind him. As he rounded a corner, he saw two people in the labyrinth ahead.
"You..."
"..."
The moment the three met, they became wary of each other. The ones Mont encountered were none other than Shuang Yue and Nita. Nita's face was pale, and there was a faint smell of blood on her.
After a brief standoff, Mont charged toward them.
"Feather Clan, is he friend or foe?"
"Foe."
Shuang Yue naturally couldn't cooperate with a member of the Demon Clan. The two clans were at war; under the current circumstances, not being hostile was already good enough.
Rumble...
The ground began to shake. From the corner behind Mont, a massive swarm of splitting monsters surged out.
"Don't come near me!"
Nita's voice cracked as she screamed. Shuang Yue beside her turned and fled. Nita immediately transformed into a leopard and started running.
A miraculous scene unfolded: Shuang Yue and Nita ran ahead, Mont chased behind them, and even further back was the dense swarm of splitting monsters.
A feather cut through the air, flying toward Mont's head.
Bang!
Mont tilted his head back, his forward charge never slowing.
After the feather bounced off, Shuang Yue and Nita, who were running ahead, began using various abilities, trying to blast Mont back.
Amidst a series of explosions, Mont didn't retaliate, but he didn't stop for a single step.
What drove Shuang Yue and Nita to despair was that even while being bombarded by their abilities, Mont still ran faster than them.
"Hahahaha..."
With a wild laugh, Mont overtook Shuang Yue and Nita in large strides.
But just then, Mont felt the ground under his right foot sink slightly. He had stepped on a trap!
A metal rod suddenly shot out from a hole in the wall, directly blocking Mont's path.
Clang!
The impact was incredibly loud, even sending out a shockwave. Because Mont was charging too fast and had too much strength, his entire body flipped several times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground with a thud.
Shuang Yue and Nita rushed past Mont. The next moment, countless black splitting monsters engulfed him.
Nita reverted to human form and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Keep running."
Shuang Yue's voice was filled with helplessness. Nita only glanced back and nearly had her soul scared out of her body.
Behind them, Mont, with over a dozen splitting monsters clinging to him, was charging toward them in large strides.
Shuang Yue and Nita continued forward, but soon, a terrifying scene unfolded.
Bang!
A black ball flew past the two of them. It was a splitting monster that Mont had rolled into a ball.
"I want to go home."
Nita's voice was choked with tears. She felt that in this labyrinth, that Demon Clan member was the most terrifying monster of all.
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Banquet Hall.
Su Xiao tossed the Cursed Coin in his hand, his eyes lowered. He had used this item four times now, gaining nothing, but attracting four Axe Bros to block the door.
The four Axe Bros were pacing outside. From the looks of it, if this weren't the banquet hall, they would have already charged in. One Axe Bro was already unmanageable, let alone four working together.
Bubu Wang sneaked up to the golden door. The four Axe Bros simultaneously locked onto it.
Thump, thump, thump...
"Woof! (Don't touch me!)"
Bubu Wang was scared half to death and quickly ran back, but its hind legs were trembling so badly that its gait was clearly unsteady.
Su Xiao waited for five minutes. The cooldown for the Cursed Coin ended. He didn't believe he could summon a fifth Axe Bro.
Ding~
The Cursed Coin flew up and quickly fell, the sun facing up, the front side.
Obtained Shadow Stone ×1.