Chapter 809: Yin Yang Twin Dragons
It was only now that Qi Xia truly believed that no matter how reliable a teammate might be, they didn't necessarily know the full picture of everything.
"I'm not sure," Qi Xia said. "I just wanted to ask about the current layout of the 'Dragons.'"
"What difference would it make?" Di Niu asked. "Anyone who has become a 'Dragon' is no kind person. If one of us really has become a 'Dragon,' I suggest you just give up on them."
"I think it's quite the opposite," Qi Xia said. "Those who become 'Earth Dragons' are elites after all. If we can get their help, our chances of winning will increase."
"Qi Xia..." Di Niu said in a low voice, frowning. "People who can become 'Dragons'... how could they possibly be on your side?"
"It doesn't matter," Qi Xia replied. "If they were once on my side, they will be again. If they aren't now, they will be in the future. This place is about to be turned upside down by me."
"You're insane..." Di Niu stared at him with some horror, looking up at the sky. "Do you even know what you're saying?"
"I know. No need to worry," Qi Xia said. "Right now everyone is in 'Free Time.' There's nothing that can't be said."
Di Niu looked around uncertainly and found that indeed nothing unusual was happening—not even the 'Thunderclap' had sounded.
"After you find the 'Earth Dragon'... what do you plan to do?" Di Niu asked again.
"Go check out their game, of course," Qi Xia replied. "I want to see how they plan to deal with me."
Di Niu's face darkened upon hearing this. "Qi Xia... no normal person would voluntarily participate in a 'Dragon's' game. The difficulty of a 'Human Dragon' game already surpasses ordinary 'Earth Level,' and an 'Earth Dragon' game completely symbolizes dark human nature and death."
"Doesn't matter," Qi Xia said. "Since I can't find the 'Heaven Dragon Game,' I'll settle for second best and see just what this 'Earth Dragon Game' is made of."
Di Niu looked into Qi Xia's eyes and was silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly. "There are currently four 'Earth Dragons'—two men and two women. One pair is in 'Dao City.' The other pair should be moving toward 'Dao City' soon, since even I've been transferred here."
"Where were you originally?" Qi Xia asked.
"I was in 'Yu City,'" Di Niu replied. "But that city is already dead. It'll be declared lost by at most the next cycle."
Hearing the words 'Yu City,' Qi Xia furrowed his brow slightly, his mind flashing back to the day Zheng Yingxiong appeared.
"That city is gone?" Qi Xia asked.
"Yes," Di Niu nodded. "No one can leave the interview rooms anymore. Those pitiful people somehow heard about the method of 'Ascension' and lined up to bet their lives in the Earth Dragon's games. But they didn't resist at all, just let the Earth Dragon kill them all."
It was only then that Qi Xia realized that if Zheng Yingxiong died this time, he would be trapped forever in 'Yu City.'
"Go on," Qi Xia said.
"All 'Dragons' in the 'Land of Finality' are divided into 'Yin and Yang.' The two Dragons of 'Yu City'—the 'Earth Yang Dragon' is a man, and his game is called 'Sixteen Gold Stars,' using a traditional 'Sixteen-Ounce Scale.' The game has been run in many cities since its inception, with an extremely high mortality rate. The game type is 'Cooperative.'"
"And the other Dragon?"
"The 'Earth Yin Dragon' is a woman, and her game is called 'Envious Mandarin Ducks.' I heard she uses a giant yin-yang pot to stew participants. It's a very young game, debuting for the first time in 'Yu City.' Since its inception, no one has survived. The game type is 'Slaughter.'"
Qi Xia nodded after hearing this. Although he wanted to understand the 'Earth Dragons,' it was really hard to guess from the game content alone which Dragon the 'ant' had been trying to point out back then. It seemed all 'Dragons' were like this—their games were nothing but 'Balance Scales' and 'Yin Yang.'
"Next are the Yin and Yang Dragons that have been in 'Dao City' for a long time," Di Niu continued. "These two are not easy to mess with. The number of lives on their hands far exceeds three thousand six hundred. The 'Earth Yang Dragon' of 'Dao City' has a game called 'Five Peaks Ascension.' Five participants stand on five stone mountains to play. The game type is 'Quiz.'"
"'Quiz'...?"
Hearing this overview, Qi Xia couldn't immediately guess whether this game used 'Balance Scales' or 'Yin Yang,' but a flood of memory fragments suddenly flashed through his mind.
However, those fragments were a bit strange. In his memories, Qi Xia had clashed with this 'Earth Yang Dragon' countless times, and neither could stand the other.
Di Niu took a deep breath and said, "The 'Earth Yin Dragon' is also very famous among the 'Zodiacs.' Her game is called—'Cangjie Chess'!"
"'Cangjie Chess'...?" Qi Xia paused. "What's that?"
"I'm not sure," Di Niu said. "I haven't heard about her game in many years. I only heard of it when I first became a 'Zodiac.' She seems to have disappeared these days. I only remember her game is 'Confrontation.'"
"That's it..." Qi Xia murmured. "'Confrontation' type—that should be her."
"Her?" Di Niu looked confused. "Are you really looking for someone?"
"Exactly," Qi Xia nodded. "She should be the 'Chen' written on the map. The person I need to find this time is her."
Qi Xia thought for a moment and felt that the seasoned 'Earth Dragons' were indeed different from the younger ones. The latter two, both in name and content, seemed more difficult than the former two. Maybe they had been guided by someone, or maybe they had improved their games before.
"So you're going to participate in this 'Confrontation' type 'Earth Dragon Game'..." Di Niu said with some concern. "Then you not only have to find this Earth Dragon, but also your own opponent."
"I already have an opponent," Qi Xia said. "Thank you for your answers today. I have no more questions."
With that, Qi Xia turned around with a serious expression. Now the only two people who hadn't appeared on the map were the 'Earth Dragon' and the 'Earth Snake.'
"Before participating in the 'Earth Dragon Game'... I might as well go see that 'Snake,'" Qi Xia muttered to himself.
Seeing Qi Xia about to leave, Di Niu stepped forward and stopped him, saying in a low voice, "Looks like there have been a lot of 'Heavenly Level Moments' these days. Be careful not to die out there."
"'Si Snake' is followed by 'Wu Horse,'" Qi Xia said. "Anyone who uses their ability has side effects. I don't believe the 'Heavenly Horse' will activate his moment continuously. And after 'Wu Horse' comes 'Wei Sheep,' and the 'Heavenly Sheep' is still vacant. So I should be safe for the next few hours."
Di Niu nodded after hearing this and could only bid Qi Xia farewell.
After Qi Xia had taken three steps, Di Niu suddenly spoke again. "Qi Xia, do you know the flower language of the rue flower?"
Qi Xia stopped and turned his head to answer, "Rue flower?... No."
"Hmm... alright." Di Niu nodded. "Take care."
Qi Xia gave a slight nod, then walked out of the open-air football stadium.