Ivus's eyes seemed to be covered with a faint white veil, and when he saw the world again, his surroundings suddenly became dark, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

But he could clearly feel that he had been bound.

It was not a means of suppressing prisoners with handcuffs, leg irons, or other torture instruments, but a stiff rope thicker than an adult's arm, which was wound from the shoulders and down to the ankles. Tie people directly into zongzi.

Eivas felt a great deal of power fill his body, a body far stronger than his own. But in contrast to this power, he was very hungry and had a feeling of weakness at the moment.

He needs food.

But Ivus tried, only to find that he could not break the rope with brute force—it seemed to have some kind of special elasticity, so much so that the force was removed as it expanded outward.

At this moment, a low, hoarse, magnetic, and charismatic voice sounded in Ivus's head.

He quickly stopped trying, and concentrated on listening to the description of the dungeon that would only appear once:

"You wake up with a headache only to find that you've forgotten your name. But it doesn't matter either. What little memory you have left, remember why you're here.

"This is the second day you've been locked up here. The nine of them didn't know each other well, and they all fell into a trap in search of the Holy Spear and were captured by the giants Pancord and his wife for the winter. The only thing in common is that you are both strong warriors.

"The giants have separated the nine of you and put them in three storage rooms. After an hour, they would go to one of the pantries and pick one person to use as their ingredients.

"The choice of ingredients is completely random. But if the giants find out that someone is dead, they will cook and preserve all the dead humans.

"The giants' collection case was sealed with a powerful holy spear, the spoils of war they had received after killing an apostle who had been consecrated to the path; They also have a Cauldron of the Most High Reward, which allows dead ingredients to be reborn and grow in size. So even if humans are small for them, a human can eat for a day.

"Although you are both strong, it is impossible to fight against giants. The Giants are protected by the High Heavens and cannot be harmed by any means other than the Holy Lance.

But the giant was afraid of the cold, so he stayed on his bed unless he was alarmed. But if the giant hears the sound, he will go and investigate.

"That's all you know. You don't know if you'll be able to escape, but you at least want to survive today. ”

The next moment, the task of this ritual appeared in front of Aihuas's eyes:

[Necessary Mission——]

[Live (Points: None)]

【Extra Quest——】

[Unnecessary Kills: Kill Others (Points: 300 per person)]

[Escape from the Crisis: Leave the storage room you are in (Points: 500)]

[Stay hidden: Stay undetected by giants until the end (Points: 500)]

[I am a saint!] : Possess the Holy Spear (Points: 50 per minute)】

[I Can Be a Saint Too: Kill the Holder of the Holy Lance and Capture the Holy Lance (Points: 500)]

[Feeding Machine: Let the giant finally choose to cook the person you killed (Points: 1000)]

[The Nature of the Transcendent: Actively attack the giant and deal effective damage (Points: 1000)]

【Successful Escape: Find the Key and Escape from the Pancow Sanctuary (Points: 2000)】

[The Supreme Heaven No Longer Exists: Use the Holy Spear to Break the Cauldron and Not Be Found (Points: 1000)]

[Courage to defeat the strong with the weak: Kill a giant with the Holy Spear (Points: 3000)]

Ivus narrowed slightly, lost in thought.

Obviously, this is a mission issued specifically for the Beyond Path.

The mission style is completely different from that of Ivus's previous promotions.

…… Of course, it is also possible that this quest was given by the snake father, so it is different from the Lord of the Scales released during the last promotion ceremony.

Necessary tasks must be completed, and if they are not completed, they will be eliminated. And everyone's necessary tasks are the same, so it simply doesn't have points.

And the rest of the mission...... The killing intent is very heavy.

The rest is not clear, but the three tasks of [Escape from the Crisis], [Stay Hidden], and [Successful Escape] should be common to everyone. The text style of the task name is significantly different from the other tasks.

From this point of view, this ceremony is actually a possibility of cooperation. Because no matter how many people flee, all you need to open is a key.

In other words...... Without counting special victories, it is possible for three people to find the key and escape together.

Nine people were divided into three storage rooms. There are exactly three people in one pantry, and this is the natural ally. If one person is missing, it will be less effective than other teams.

This ritual was significantly different from the previous Full Moon Ritual of Ivus...... If last time it was mainly about the plot, then this time it is the main game. The plot is even blurred, and Ivas doesn't even know the name of the body he's using, and he doesn't have the need to play it at all.

The only thing Ivas knows now is that this place is called "Pancowd's Temple".

And all they have to do is be careful not to make a sound, and look for a way to leave while keeping quiet......

…… Wrong.

Evas reacted suddenly—this time it wasn't a full moon ceremony, but a competing crescent moon ceremony.

If everyone fled, it meant that no one fled. The amount of points itself is meaningless, it is the ranking that determines the promotion.

Only three people can be promoted in this ceremony, but there are two special victory conditions attached. Therefore, the only person who can definitely be promoted is the one who ranks first in the points...... The second and third places are likely to be squeezed out.

Unless the person who has completed two victory conditions, happens to be the first and second in points. In this case, it will be postponed to the third place.

Therefore, it is not safe to earn points together in a group of three.

No one knows what other people's tasks are about, and there is no leaderboard that is published and updated in real time. Even if the three of them always act together, the points must be high and low.

I see.

- No wonder the first mission is called "Unnecessary Killing".

There is no need to kill anyone else in this ritual...... It's not the kind of Colosseum script where you have to fight to the death, and even requires a certain degree of cooperation. However, because he doesn't know the current points and all the tasks of his temporary teammates, he will kill the opponent because of his suspicion.

Because of those two special victory conditions, a team of three is inherently unstable and could be squeezed out of one or two spots at any time.

Because of this, the more honest and efficient they work together, the more they need to kill each other at the end - because the more tasks they complete together, the more points their teammates are likely to have.

It's a ritual about cooperation and betrayal.

- Help me, Shadow Fiend.

Ivus called out in his heart.

Thick shadows seeped silently from his surface, easily corroding the ropes. He wrestled hard and tore the rope off, rolled over and sat up. He didn't have much clothing on him, just a clean linen wrapped in unbuttoned cloth.

In terms of the positioning of the ingredients, it is not so much a robe as a diaper......

There was still no light source around, and Ivas couldn't see anything.

But at this moment, a pale blue light suddenly lit up in the darkness. The light caught Aihuath's attention.

He quickly saw that it was a dense phoenix tattoo on someone's body.

The next moment, flames poured out of the tattoo, burning the rope from his body, but not burning the linen on his body. And by the light of the humanoid torch, Ivus also guessed who the man was.

This should be the same monk who was always silent and silent.

Although the body he was using now had hair and clothes, the silence made Ivus recognize him.

The monk looked at Ivus, who had broken free of the rope without a sound, and nodded slightly.

Then he slowly raised his right hand, and the flames on his body flowed down his body like a liquid, gathering into his palm. He became a lamp, illuminating the unlit storage room.

Ivus's eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness and took the opportunity to look around.

I felt so small - the huge bronze door had to be about thirty meters tall, and from this point of view, the giant should have been at least twenty meters tall.

- Roughly as tall as half an Ultraman.

That's too big, isn't it? Then this is indeed invincible for the warriors......

To the giants, a human wrapped in linen is about the size of a pancake. How big can this cauldron become, so that a pair of giants of this size can eat for a day?

The other person in the room saw that the other two had broken free, so he hurriedly called: "I'm red, help me!" ”

Ivus looked back, only to find that the Red Lady was not using a woman's body—it was a young male warrior who, like them, was full of muscles.

Red was also being tied up into rice dumplings at the moment, but she didn't look in a hurry. But unlike Ivus and the Monks, she doesn't have the ability to break free from the ropes...... Or they want to retain their magic and don't want to use supernatural abilities to escape.

Ivas prefers the latter.

Want to hide your strength at the beginning?

- Then you might as well die here.

"Yes, Ms. Red."

Ivas narrowed his eyes slightly, and slowly walked over and said in his own voice, not the voice of the Shadow Fiend, "I'm Aleister......"

But before Ivus could get closer, the monk suddenly held out his other hand to block him.

"Don't save him."

The monk said briefly, "Kill him." ”

His voice was full of murderous intent.

(End of chapter)