Chapter 812: Forsaken by All

[Audience expectation +3]

[Current expectation: 63%]

The embers of the flames burned on their bodies. Beneath their disheveled appearance, two pairs of angry eyes, like those of demon gods, descended upon this obstacle!

Charred smoke rose from the flame-spraying device beneath their feet. The person who had fallen into the "Red Flame Purgatory" with them had been used as a stepping stone and left behind at the very bottom forever.

Tu Tian and Fu Di's chests heaved violently. Two violent Tier 5 auras filled every corner of the surroundings. Everyone present turned deathly pale, filled with extreme terror!

"Who... was it?"

Fu Di roared, stomping the ground with force. The shockwave shattered all the mailboxes into fragments, and the fluttering paper scattered in the air, falling silently back to the ground...

Tu Tian's gaze swept over the feet of everyone present, and his breathing grew heavy.

Almost everyone's paper had two identical numbers... they represented the numbers of Tu Tian and Fu Di.

Those civilian experts who had been flattering them just moments ago, and even the Twist-Dragon Warriors who had come from afar with them, instinctively avoided his gaze and fell into silence.

"...Why?" Tu Tian stared fixedly at the three Twist-Dragon Warriors, "Even you betrayed me?!"

Tu Tian could accept the malice of strangers and endure the betrayal of sycophants, but he couldn't understand why the three of them, as fellow Twist-Dragon Warriors, would deliberately target him.

"I... no... I just..."

The three Twist-Dragon Warriors instinctively took half a step back, their faces deathly pale.

In fact, they didn't even know why they had written Tu Tian and Fu Di during the vote... Just now, it was as if something had clouded their minds, and they had muddled through to make the choice from the deepest part of their hearts. Now that they looked back, their backs were drenched in cold sweat.

They only remembered the scarlet light flickering around them and the urgency of the massive countdown that made them feel suffocated. At that moment, their brains seemed blank... All the jealousy and envy in their hearts erupted like a fountain, briefly suppressing their reason in the dim light, to the point where they forgot this was just a trial.

Even if they had voted for Tu Tian and Fu Di, they wouldn't really die. Once they left this place, how would they face the two? How would they face the questioning of the Twist-Dragon Warriors??

Almost everyone else present had the same thought. Now that they were about to break through the second obstacle and were still among the fastest in the six palaces, it meant they all had a very high chance of coming into contact with the [Privilege]... And everyone knew in their hearts that if the [Privilege] appeared, they wouldn't be able to snatch it from Tu Tian and Fu Di.

So the best way was naturally to take advantage of the second obstacle to eliminate the two biggest threats, so that everyone would have an equal chance to compete for the [Privilege]!

"Very well... you all, very well..."

Tu Tian's fists clenched tightly, anger already clouding his eyes. He spoke through gritted teeth.

They, who had been star-studded just moments ago, had suddenly become forsaken by all. These two "greenhorns" who had practiced in the Twist-Dragon Warriors since childhood and hadn't experienced the coldness of human relationships were tasting this for the first time... Unprecedented killing intent filled their chests.

"Kill them all," Fu Di said grimly. "We don't need these people. Keeping them will only lead to backstabbing."

As the words fell, Tu Tian and Fu Di struck simultaneously!

Two Tier 5 auras erupted. In such a narrow space, there was nowhere for the crowd to escape. Absolute power represented absolute destruction, and they began a frantic slaughter of the participants who had chosen this path!

Especially the three traitorous Twist-Dragon Warriors, who were smashed into meat paste as if the two were venting their anger. It was unknown how much effort it would take for those Medicine God Path users to repair their bodies... But for Tu Tian and Fu Di, they really wanted to kill.

Flesh and blood flew in the passage, and one corpse after another fell to the ground. In just a few dozen seconds, the two had killed almost all the participants.

Finally, Tu Tian stopped slowly in front of a corner.

In the corner, a pale-faced girl was huddled. It was the Medicine God Path user who had treated Tu Tian earlier... She pursed her lips, looking at Tu Tian's eyes with a mix of timidity and stubbornness.

On the ground in front of her was a piece of paper different from everyone else's.

“03，08，13。”

She was the only one among everyone present who believed in Tu Tian and followed him in writing the same numbers.

Tu Tian, who had just vented the anger in his heart, felt a stir in his heart when he saw the girl's sincere eyes... He hadn't expected that while other participants, and even the brothers he once admired, had betrayed him, this girl hadn't.

"You..." Tu Tian opened his mouth, hesitating, as if wanting to say something.

"You can kill me... if you're worried," the girl lowered her head, seemingly prepared to die, "but for the sake of me treating you just now, please be gentle... I'm afraid of pain."

Tu Tian was stunned.

Fu Di, carrying a blood-stained rake, walked straight toward the girl after killing everyone else, the killing intent still flickering in his eyes.

"Wait!" Tu Tian reached out to stop him, "She didn't betray me."

"Just because she hasn't betrayed you now doesn't mean she won't in the future. Keeping her is a hidden danger," Fu Di's voice was cold. In his hand, he was carrying the head of the woman he had been holding in his palm just moments ago.

"No!"

Tu Tian shielded the girl behind him, saying firmly, "You cannot kill her... She chose to believe in me. At the very least, I must bring her out of the Dark Palace safely."

Fu Di frowned at Tu Tian. The two stared at each other in the silence for a long time before Fu Di snorted and put away the rake in his hand.

"Suit yourself."

As a secret path opened along the wall, Fu Di turned and walked toward it.

The girl behind Tu Tian finally relaxed, sighing as if she had lost all her strength, a long sigh of survival... She finally moved her feet, following behind Tu Tian, and the three of them walked toward the third obstacle together.

"Thank you." After hesitating for a long time, the girl trotted to keep up with Tu Tian's pace, her eyes as clear and sincere as autumn water, "Don't worry, I really have no malice toward you... Time will testify for me."

Tu Tian saw those eyes, and his voice softened involuntarily,

"Don't be afraid. Since you chose to believe in me, I will protect you until the end."

"...Mm."

Fu Di walked alone in the lead, glancing at the two walking side-by-side behind him, a flash of disdain in his eyes.

The three of them walked through the dim passage for a long time, finally arriving before a tightly closed door. Seeing this door, Tu Tian and Fu Di's eyes lit up. Just as they were about to push it open, a sign banged down from the mechanism above!

After seeing the words on it clearly, Tu Tian stood frozen in place:

"Obstacle three can only be opened when there are exactly two survivors on this path."

"[Note: The current progress of participants on this path is the fastest among the Six Palaces of Clever Springs.]"