274: Chapter 274 A Sky Full of Blue Light, The Most Tough Opponent!

As the one-minute discussion time came to an end.

In midair, the crimson ten-second countdown began to tick once more.

[10!]

[9!]

[8!]

...

*Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!*

Almost instantly.

Within the phalanx of the Red Wolf Army, a whopping 150,000 selected players slammed down on the blue buttons in front of them without a moment's hesitation!

There wasn't the slightest hesitation!

One hundred and fifty thousand deep blue beams of light, like a meteor shower flowing in reverse, shot violently up into the sky!

Tearing apart the oppressive blood clouds above Sector 777!

High up in the sky.

Loki stood with his arms crossed, preparing to enjoy the ugly spectacle of humans slaughtering one another.

But when he saw the pure blue light rising across the sky, the cruel sneer at the corner of his mouth instantly froze.

"What's going on?"

"These greedy humans? How could they all press blue?!"

Loki's pupils shrank abruptly, his eyes filled with utter disbelief.

Meanwhile, in the skies above the other sectors at the edge of his vision.

What rose were almost entirely dense, blood-red pillars of light representing greed and slaughter!

[3!]

[2!]

[1!]

[0!]

[Ding! Countdown finished!]

As the time ran out, the clamor of the entire venue came to a sudden halt.

Loki was uncharacteristically silent, his expression terrifyingly gloomy.

In the sky, several colossal Final Judgment screens popped up one after another!

[Sector A (Total Ratio): Blue 12% VS Red 88%.]

[Sector E (Total Ratio): Blue 15% VS Red 85%.]

...

[Sector Y (Total Ratio): Blue 18% VS Red 82%.]

Under the deadly temptation of the second round's "plundering lifespans and supplies," the players from other sectors completely tore off their disguises.

Almost all of the remaining 50% of players had pressed red!

At the very center of all the screens, the data panel belonging to Sector C (Red Wolf Sector) burst with a dazzling, divine blue light!

[Sector C (Total Ratio): Blue 72.5% VS Red 27.5%]

An overwhelming advantage!

When they saw the judgment condition of ">50%" on the screen perfectly triggered.

On the Ruined Square.

Wang Jian's heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled back down.

"We survived..."

"Wife! We survived!!!"

Wang Jian tightly embraced his wife, Li Na. This man of over 1.8 meters tall wept like a child.

Li Na was also sobbing uncontrollably, slumping limply in her husband's arms.

"The Guild Master... the Guild Master saved us again!"

With red eyes, Wang Jian looked up at the massive Red Wolf Tank at the very front, his voice choking up.

"We can never repay the Guild Master's kindness in this lifetime!"

"Even if we serve him as beasts of burden in our next life, and the life after that, we still won't be able to pay it back!"

It wasn't just Wang Jian.

The entire Red Wolf phalanx erupted in a joyous roar that nearly shattered the heavens!

"Long live Red Wolf!!!"

"The Guild Master is awesome!!!"

However, in stark contrast to Sector C's celebration, the other sectors had turned into a living hell.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

The moment the screen finished its calculation.

Sector A, Sector E, Sector Y, Sector Z...

Countless players who had pressed the blue button out of kindness and naivety in the first and second rounds saw their bodies rapidly swell!

They dissolved into bursts of blinding blood mist!

"Ah—!"

"No! I don't want to die! Help—!"

"Waah—!"

The screams lasted for a mere half-second before being completely wiped away.

Immediately after.

The top-tier equipment and supplies dropped by the deceased, along with their forcibly extracted lifespans, turned into countless streams of light.

They surged frantically into the bodies of the players who had pressed the red button.

"Hahaha! Power! Lifespan!"

A large foreign man covered in his companions' blood greedily picked up a Brave-grade Greatsword that had dropped on the ground, letting out a crazed laugh.

"It's mine! It's all mine!"

"Good riddance! They deserved to die!"

"You naive fools, you fucking deserved to die!"

Despair and revelry.

Blood and greed.

They formed an extremely distorted and absurd portrait of hell.

...

High up in the sky.

The screen flickered again, and the cold, ruthless system notification echoed throughout the Starry Sky Casino.

[The Entry Qualification Game has concluded!]

[Current total survivors in the World Center: 654,787 people.]

[Number of deaths in this round of the game: 245,213 people.]

Loki looked down from his high vantage point.

His gaze swept past those foreigners who had fallen into a frenzy of greed.

Finally, it fixed upon the completely unharmed Sector C phalanx, locking onto that Red Wolf Tank.

Two hundred and forty-five thousand people had died.

Yet not a single one of the 310,000 people in Sector C had died!

Every single one of them had cleared the stage!

The corners of Loki's eyes twitched violently.

He took a deep breath, forcing down the rage in his heart, and put on his signature elegant yet eerie fake smile once more.

"Hehehe..."

Loki spread his arms, his voice echoing between heaven and earth: "What a truly magnificent performance."

"Congratulations to all the surviving players, you have successfully obtained your entry qualifications!"

"Next, the true Divine Casino is just beginning."

"Are you ready for an even more thrilling, even crazier gamble?"

Loki snapped his fingers, and an extremely magnificent, golden-glowing Divine Roulette slowly emerged behind him.

...

Below.

Inside the cockpit of the Red Wolf Tank.

Lu Yuan leaned back against his leather seat, ignoring the revelry outside.

He quietly lit a cigarette, his cold gaze locking onto Loki in the sky through the bulletproof glass.

"Whew..."

Lu Yuan exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, his expression terrifyingly heavy.

"In just five minutes, without shedding a drop of blood..."

"Using a simple rules-based game, he managed to kill 240,000 players."

Lu Yuan's fingers holding the cigarette tightened slightly, a trace of bone-chilling intent to kill flashing in his eyes.

"He didn't use any overwhelming power; it was entirely psychological warfare."

Lu Yuan turned his head to glance at Xia Li, whose expression was equally solemn, and said in a low voice:

"This guy Loki..."

"I'm afraid he is the most troublesome and difficult opponent we've encountered since entering the Wasteland!"