The moment the red light in the king's eyes lit up.

Among the surviving adventurers, the one standing at the front.

Above the head, a skull mark also popped up.

- Identical [Death mark].

「!?!?」

The crowd boiled again, like a bomb dropped in boiling water.

The panic is also exaggerated and amplified explosively.

The crowd screamed and ran madly away from the king.

Because by this moment, everyone has already discovered something.

- Whoever is closest to the king will be [marked for death]!

So at this moment, almost everyone is desperately running towards the back of the corridor.

Even if it's irrational, it doesn't make any sense at all.

- There is no retreat behind the corridor, only a stone wall that keeps moving.

But despite this, there is nothing to stop the players from struggling.

After all, I know everything.

But...... Reason?

What kind of sanity do you want me to take?

It is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, let alone in the face of such things as life and death.

So in the blink of an eye, the scene was in chaos for a while.

Multiply!!!

At this time, a scorching ray of heat erupted from the king's eyes.

The familiar image reappears, with the marked player being shot through and reduced to a cloud of fluorescent particles.

And the king's head turned slightly, and he began to lock on to the next target.

Multiply!!!

[-999999999！ ]

Shocking white damage soared out again.

Another adventurer who was left behind the line [died] on the spot.

"Be in awe......

"Kneel......

"Let me enjoy this grand audience......

The cold and low voice echoed in the vast and empty stone chamber again.

At this moment, Lu Qingge's thoughts suddenly braked.

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something.

"Get down on your knees!"

He shouted:

"It's useless to run around!"

"Get down on your knees!"

"The king means that we should kneel!"

Lu Qing's singing voice was like a bell, and the clear voice instantly echoed in the empty stone room.

Now.

Running at the back of the line is a [warrior].

While hearing the sound, he didn't think much about it.

Frightened, he turned directly in the air and knelt in the direction of the king.

Bang!

The armor on his knees slammed against the icy stone pavement, making a loud crash.

It sounds like it hurts.

But at this very moment, a miraculous scene happened.

At the moment when the warrior's body fell, the red light in the king's eyes was instantly extinguished.

It stands to reason that at this time, it should be his turn to be marked again.

But above his head, there were no blood-colored skull marks.

But soon, the king's head turned slightly, and the red light in his eyes lit up again.

This time, he skipped over the warrior who was on his knees and looked instead at the other swordsman behind him.

Seeing this scene, the swordsman who was about to be marked naturally knelt down without hesitation. ….

A miraculous scene happened.

After he knelt down, the king's eyes actually avoided him!

And the next one after him is Takasei Ito.

He saw the king's head

The skull turned, casting him a judgmental gaze.

Seeing this scene, Takasei Ito knelt at the speed of light.

Even.

Boom!

, and snorted his head by the way.

No way.

He was really, too scared, too scared.

Fear haunted him like a nightmare.

Death, this word, Ito Takasei didn't have the courage to look at it directly.

He just wants to live, go to Shengyao Academy alive, and then graduate smoothly and become a person who is envied by everyone!

"I can't die......

"I haven't become a great adventurer young and promising, I haven't found a beautiful girlfriend yet......

Ito Takasei looked at the king in front of him, and said with a handful of snot and tears:

"Brother, please let me go, I really didn't mean to break into your house!"

"Accidents, it's all accidents!"

And in his howl, the king's gaze also ignored him.

Seeing this, Takasei Ito breathed a big sigh of relief, supporting the ground on all fours, panting in shock.

And the rest of the adventurers also reacted one after another at this time.

Everyone understood it completely at this moment.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

……

A series of knocks on the ground resounded in the stone chamber.

In just a few seconds, all the surviving adventurers fell to their knees on the cold floor of the corridor.

Sure enough.

It's exactly the same as Lu Qingge guessed.

After everyone knelt down, the red light in the king's eyes was completely extinguished.

This time, the red glow didn't come back on.

The king's voice faded, and his eyes slowly closed.

It looks as if you're in a deep sleep again.

"Ann...... Safe?"

"Won't you, will you?"

"Saved?"

The faces of the players are paler than the other.

They had never seen such a big scene, and suddenly they seemed to have a feeling of the aftermath of the catastrophe.

"You really stopped attacking."

Xia Yubing's expression was a hint of surprise: "How did you guess it?"

"Because that's what his lines say."

Lu Qingge smiled helplessly and said:

"It's just that a lot of people don't care much about the NPC's lines when they're playing the game."

"If you pay a little attention to the king's words, you will be able to tell."

Xia Yubing was stunned for a moment: "It's really."

Lu Qingge looked at each other, thinking that she was worthy of being a noble magical girl, in this case, the posture of kneeling on one knee could look so elegant.

The black-robed old man and the maid named Adora also knelt on her left and right sides, as if to protect her safety.

"But having said that, the danger isn't over yet......

Lu Qingge said in a low voice, and looked slightly sideways, looking at the stone wall that was gradually approaching behind.

"I see!"

There are adventurers who put forward their ideas out loud: ....

"Does that mean we have to go on our knees!?"

As soon as the idea was proposed, it quickly elicited a response from a large number of players around it.

After all, at this moment, it really seems like the only possible way.

Crucially, they don't have time to think anymore.

The speed at which the stone wall moves is not slow.

Covered with broken blades, it was constantly moving towards the crowd.

At this rate, it won't be long before it catches up with the player closest to the king.

Lu Qingge made a visual inspection, they were still a long way from the king.

And if they want to survive, then there is probably only one way.

That is, without being [marked for death] and before being crushed into a pulp by the stone wall of the Shattered Blade.

Swiftly rush to the position under the throne.

That place, which happens to be the blind spot of the king's vision, is a safe area that will not be marked.

But in this case, the player must be fast, otherwise it will be too late.

So, there's such a thing as kneeling forward......

Unless it's genuinely gifted, it's almost impossible to accomplish an inhuman act.

So after trying for more than ten seconds, everyone soon found out that they were too naïve.

If you kneel forward, you won't be able to catch up at all!

And the sound of the stone wall moving vigorously behind him is frantically provoking the mentality of every player at this time.

Now.

Everyone's nerves are like a string that is so tight.

But as long as you play casually, it will break on the spot.

At times like these, no one can stay calm anymore.

Takasei Ito is one of them.

Panic and fear had been firmly entrenched in his heart for a long time.

This will make this excellent post-wave of Grand Town unable to restrain his emotions any longer.

"Hey, I said!"

"You'd better hurry up and figure it out!"

Takasei Ito completely broke the defense.

He looked at Xia Yubing and said loudly and angrily:

"Aren't you a mage?"

"Everybody blows the mage, everybody says you're awesome!"

"At this critical time, it can play a role!"

"Kneeling in the middle of a little person like us, this is the so-called mage?"

"That's it?!"

Xia Yubing smiled helplessly:

"I'm sorry to disappoint you."

"This is [Rule-Based Secret Realm]."

"There's a place where rules are far ahead of spells."

Then.

A large group of players rose from the ground.

They have realized that it is not in vain to move forward on their knees.

Its only function is to make itself die a little later.

So the surviving players no longer knelt down, but decisively got up together after confirming their eyes.

They sprinted and at the same time rushed towards the king's throne.

And their idea is simple.

Since both horizontal and vertical are one death, why not fight at the end?

……

"Huh."

"What a bullshit mage, it's useless." ….

Takasei Ito sneered, "I don't rely on anyone, I rely on myself."

With that, Takasei Ito also stood up and joined the running army.

And the actions of this group of players seem to have angered the king once again.

The king's eyes opened again.

And this time, Lu Qingge could see a trace of obvious anger on its face.

[Death Mark] and reproduce at the same time!

Blazing red rays shot down at the running crowd again.

They kept repeating the motions of kneeling and running, little by little, rapidly approaching the end of the throne.

When the man who led the charge died, the next man followed.

It's like a battlefield, tragic succession after another.

Although they are not for any great righteousness, but only to live to get out of here.

And the adventurers in the rear, because of the pole

Du froze in place, as if he had been [petrified], and he couldn't move his legs at all.

I could only watch as the group of warriors charged.

"Natsu-chan ......"

"Ahem......

Behind, the black-robed old man looked at Xia Yubing, and said in a sad tone:

"Sorry ......"

"It's been 10 years......

"This time, I'm afraid I'm not doing our job with Adora."

"It's alright, Grian."

Xia Yubing sighed softly and patted Grian's shoulder.

Immediately, another smile:

"It's a big deal to get to [Nether Purgatory] and fight the landlord together!"

"Adora's card skills stink, but I won't mind!"

When Adora next to her heard this, she almost didn't flash her waist on the spot.

This careless little doll of the Xia family, can her heart be a little bigger!

The three of them talked.

The corridor leading to the throne was already sprinkled with shiny fluorescent particles.

[The undead] are wandering around, there are corpses everywhere, but no one cares about licking the bag.

Xia Yubing sighed.

Just when she lamented today's bad luck.

A figure on the battlefield suddenly caught her attention.

- The man carried a sword on his back, and moved left and right in the crowd like a dragonfly.

Soon, like a long knife that breaks water, he sliced through the crowd and struck out like a dark horse.

And threw off the team behind him and took the lead.

The players in the rear were also shocked by this warrior who really broke out of the encirclement and was far ahead of everyone.

"It's him...???"

Xia Yubing was stunned.

Because the swift man is—

Lu Qingge.

There seemed to be a whirlpool of wind and waves surging under his feet, as fast as an arrow off the string.

And the king's eyes were also cast on him at this moment.

- It's too late to kneel anymore.

…….

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