Chapter 170: See You Next Time

Su Shan was silent for a moment, feeling unable to calm her heart.

Yes, if you thought about it carefully, it would become clear.

Why was the "Sheng Pai" written as "JOKER," while the "Si Pai" was written as "death card"?

She picked up the card she had just drawn and looked at it.

Rope, rope, rope—they were all ropes.

In Su Shan's hand, everything except one "Shi Tou" was a rope.

Was there still any hope of victory?

Qi Xia saw this and flipped over the card he had set aside earlier—it was also a rope.

"Just play this one." Qi Xia played the rope card openly and threw it in front of Su Shan.

"You..." Su Shan blinked, a bead of cold sweat sliding down her forehead. "I think I understand your plan now... I'm about to lose..."

"That's right." Qi Xia nodded. "Right now, you have one last chance to gamble for your life—play the 'Shi Tou.'"

After hearing this, Su Shan silently picked up the "Shi Tou" in her hand. Although she didn't want to follow Qi Xia's plan, she really had no other option.

To kill the opponent's "Bo Dou Zhe," this "Shi Tou" was her last hope.

After all, the "Sheng Zi" had almost no chance of killing someone within ten seconds, and if they delayed any longer, Zi Chen would die from blood loss.

She slowly placed the "Shi Tou" down, her eyes filled with a hint of despair.

"Qi Xia, why do you kill without hesitation?" Su Shan asked, her voice trembling.

"You'll be like me one day." Qi Xia replied coldly.

Su Shan couldn't understand, and she didn't want to. No matter what, she could never bring herself to ruthlessly kill a stranger.

"I believe in Zi Chen." Su Shan placed the stone on the table.

Qi Xia found it hard to speak his mind, but after thinking it over, he said, "Your teammate will get you into trouble. To survive here, there's no need to keep protecting the weak."

Di Ji smiled and waved his hand, causing the props of both sides to drop.

Zhao Yisheng raised his hand high and grabbed the rope before it hit the ground.

Zi Chen, enduring the intense pain in his leg, caught the brick from midair.

He knew his injured foot made it hard to move, so he held the brick in a defensive stance. But to his surprise, Zhao Yisheng didn't attack with the rope; instead, he turned and threw it out the window behind him.

"Huh?" Zi Chen paused slightly, then saw Zhao Yisheng dash away, putting distance between them.

"What are you doing..." Zi Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Are you planning to just run away the whole time?"

"That's right." Zhao Yisheng wiped the blood from his nose. "You've been wounded and will bleed out eventually. I don't need to risk myself."

"So, you slashing my leg was all part of your plan..." Zi Chen was furious, clutching his injured leg as he limped toward Zhao Yisheng.

Zhao Yisheng turned and ran a few more steps away.

"Don't be foolish! Give up!" Zhao Yisheng shouted. "There's no way you'll catch me now."

Zi Chen chased Zhao Yisheng for a long time, until the blood from his thigh had soaked into his shoe.

"You... you..." Zi Chen knew time was running out; if he didn't act, the other side would win.

Su Shan jumped to her feet and yelled, "Zi Chen! Don't!"

In that instant, Zi Chen weighed the brick in his hand and hurled it fiercely at Zhao Yisheng.

Qi Xia sighed and stared at the stunned girl in front of him. "It's over, Su Shan."

Zhao Yisheng dodged to the side, quickly picked up the brick from the ground, tucked it into his embrace, and dropped to the floor.

"What...?" Zi Chen blinked in confusion. "What are you doing with my brick?"

"Zi Chen!!" Su Shan rushed to the glass wall, pounding on it with her hands as she shouted, "Get the brick back! He's trying to kill you!"

Di Ji let out a subtle, cold laugh and said, "The ten seconds are up. Please discard your props."

Hearing this, Zi Chen felt a chill run through his blood.

A wave of extreme unease spread in his heart.

"Hey... give me back the brick!" He hobbled forward on one leg, reaching out to grab Zhao Yisheng.

But Zhao Yisheng curled up on the ground, clutching the brick tightly to his chest.

He said nothing and didn't move.

"Damn it!" Zi Chen's voice shook. "Give it to me! If you don't, I'm going to die!"

Zhao Yisheng kept his eyes shut and buried his head in his arms, ignoring the punches and kicks.

"I'll say it again." Di Ji sneered. "Please discard your props immediately."

"Hey!!!" Zi Chen cried out desperately, "Give it to me!!"

Su Shan's whole body trembled uncontrollably. She had never imagined she would die in this strange place.

"Su Shan, pick a comfortable position to wait for death." Qi Xia added mockingly from the side. "Oh, and try not to splatter blood on my face."

Su Shan lifted her despairing eyes to look at Qi Xia—it was now her countdown to death.

She still had so many things she wanted to do; how could she die here?

But who could save her?

At that thought, a string in Su Shan's mind snapped with a "crack."

Clang!!

A massive bell tolled in the distance.

Qi Xia slowly revealed a satisfied smile.

"I'm sorry, I said a lot of scary things earlier—that wasn't my true intention." Qi Xia stood up and said slowly, "Su Shan, remember this: west side of the city, Xue Xiao, Tian Tang Kou. My name is Qi Xia."

Before Su Shan could react, Di Ji had already entered the glass room and continued in his icy tone, "Please discard your props immediately."

"You... wait a minute!" Zi Chen waved his hands frantically. "Give me a little more time; I'll do it right away!"

"Five seconds left." Di Ji slowly closed his eyes.

"Hey! Brother! Big brother!" Zi Chen stopped hitting Zhao Yisheng and knelt down, pleading with tears, "Please give it back... I don't want to die..."

"I'm sorry..." Zhao Yisheng whispered, still clutching the brick, "I don't want to die either."

The five seconds passed in a flash, and Di Ji swiftly thrust his hand through Zi Chen's heart.

"The blue side has violated the rules and must accept 'Zhi Zai.'" Di Ji laughed as he flicked the blood from his hand and dropped a piece of unrecognizable flesh.

Su Shan's collar began to flash a blue light, blinking faster and faster, as if entering a countdown.

"Su Shan, did you remember what I said?" Qi Xia turned to look at the girl.

Su Shan stared into Qi Xia's eyes for a few seconds, as if suddenly realizing something.

So that's how it is?!

"West side of the city, Xue Xiao, Tian Tang Kou." Su Shan said, "Qi Xia, I remembered."

"See you next time." Qi Xia said.

"See you next time." Su Shan forced a bitter smile.