Chapter 322: Stealing the Soul

The 27th Round.

Everything unfolded just as Chen Jun Nan had predicted. The iron ball rolled steadily from "-2" toward "3", wiping out all the "double numbers" in its path. Now, it had passed the white-clothed girl and was hovering above the head of the person to her left.

In the room opposite Chen Jun Nan, a woman in white clothes held a phone, smiling as she waited.

After a short while, she spoke up.

"Big brother, what did you say your name was just now?"

"I—I am Zhong Zhen..."

"This name is quite nice, big brother." The white-clothed girl nodded. "What will you choose this time?"

Zhong Zhen gritted his teeth, his lips pale as he asked, "Can you just stop tormenting me...?"

"How could I?" The white-clothed girl laughed. "You can keep choosing 'no', right? If you don't believe me, we can try again."

The white-clothed girl covered her mouth with a smile, and in the other room, Zhong Zhen did the same.

"I believe it... I believe everything..." Zhong Zhen nodded frantically. "I'll agree to whatever you say. I can't die right now... Please don't make me choose 'yes' again..."

"How could that be?" The white-clothed girl smiled and furrowed her brow. "Big brother, look for yourself—it's you who wants to choose 'yes'."

Zhong Zhen lowered his head and instantly showed a look of despair.

His left hand had somehow extended, moving toward the "yes" button.

"Miss... don't... I can't die right now..." Zhong Zhen said with a face full of terror. "Let me 'Hui Xiang' first... As long as I can kill someone I know, then dying is fine..."

"Oh...?" The white-clothed girl smoothed her long hair. "Then hurry and pull your hand back, or it might press it."

After hearing this, Zhong Zhen threw down the phone and used his right hand to desperately hold back his left.

His left hand seemed possessed, relentlessly inching toward the button. He finally mustered all his strength to stop it, but the next second, his entire body began to move forward.

Smack.

With a crisp sound, his left hand finally pressed "yes".

Zhong Zhen's face slowly darkened... What on earth was this thing?

Was there such a domineering "Hui Xiang" on this land?

"Big brother, do you want to say your goodbyes?" The white-clothed girl laughed. "It looks like we don't have much time left to chat."

Zhong Zhen sat lifelessly in his chair, picking up the phone again and asking blankly, "Why can your 'Hui Xiang' be controlled so perfectly? It never triggers the bell... How long have you retained your memories?"

"Ha, big brother, what makes you think I'd reveal my secrets to you?" The white-clothed girl shook her head. "On this land, the number of people who can freely use 'Hui Xiang' without triggering the bell can be counted on one hand. That's our way of survival."

Zhong Zhen pressed his lips tightly together after hearing this. "So that's how it is... If possible... I really don't want to forget your existence. In 'Zhong Yan Zhi Di', with someone as terrifying as you, I should always stay on guard."

"But you can't do that anymore." The white-clothed girl still smiled sweetly. "That's why I never kill 'Hui Xiang' users. Now, you're just going to die."

"In that case..." Zhong Zhen said with a bitter smile, "Since I'm about to die, can you at least tell me what your ability is?"

"Does it matter?"

"I don't know." Zhong Zhen shook his head. "But maybe there's a one-in-a-million chance... that I'll remember you."

"Alright." The white-clothed girl nodded. "Big brother, since you're on the brink of death, I'll let you die with clarity. I am 'Duo Xin Po'."

"'Duo... Xin Po...?'" Zhong Zhen forced a ugly smile, never imagining that the one he was up against was a three-character 'Hui Xiang'. "How do you control others...?"

"I can't tell you that, sorry."

The girl reached out to smooth her hair, and strangely, at the same moment in the other room, Zhong Zhen did the same, even though he had no long hair.

"You used this ability to control several people nearby, forcing them to make choices?"

"I'm not that powerful, so my control range is limited." The white-clothed girl said, "Besides 'Hui Xiang', I can also rely on my wits. When both come into play, that's how I dominate all the 'Di Ji You Xi'."

"That's impressive." Zhong Zhen finally showed a look of resignation. "If I could survive... I'd find a way to kill you first thing."

"Is that your dying words?" The white-clothed girl glanced at her nails, speaking calmly. "You chose 'yes' yourself, so what do you think are the odds you'll make it through this round? Even if there's a one-in-a-million chance you survive, it would mean some other 'Hui Xiang' user suddenly appears. But in this game, you're the one dying, so theoretically, no one's 'Hui Xiang' will be triggered except yours."

"Ha!" Zhong Zhen let out an ugly laugh, then reached up to undo the top button of his shirt. "But maybe everything has exceptions. Since it's a life-or-death gamble, I have to seize every opportunity. Though no new 'Hui Xiang' user will appear, isn't there still one on the leaderboard? The one called 'Ti Zui'."

The white-clothed girl pondered for a moment. Indeed, there was a "Hui Xiang" user on the external leaderboard, named "Ti Zui".

"You're counting on this 'Ti Zui' to show up and help you?" The white-clothed girl covered her mouth and laughed. "Oh my, why are you so optimistic?"

"That's just a 'life-saving straw'." Zhong Zhen said. "When people lose all hope, they naturally pin it on these faint possibilities."

"In that case, I wish you luck in grabbing that straw."

The white-clothed girl hung up the phone and closed her eyes to sit quietly. Soon after, she slowly smiled. "All of you, go ahead and die... After all, only the extreme path... is the only way here."

On the other side of the venue, in Yun Yao's room,

She had been standing there stunned for a long time.

The words Chen Jun Nan said during their phone call had completely confused her.

"Big star, I've figured it out—our biggest enemy is the white-clothed girl across from me. If I'm not wrong, she's about to kill the person to her left."

"But that's already beyond our control, right?"

"No, quite the opposite..." Chen Jun Nan said. "In this venue, she's not the only one who can control the iron ball. I can too."

"You...?"

"Do you believe that from now on, I can ignore all the rules and make the iron ball land anywhere I want?"

"Ah?!" Yun Yao didn't understand Chen Jun Nan's meaning at first. "You—you have that ability? But what's your purpose in doing this?"

"I'm planning to save the person to the white-clothed girl's left." Chen Jun Nan laughed. "If I save him now, he could become your strongest teammate."

"Become 'my' teammate...? What are you up to?"

"I can't say that, or it might fail."

"This..." Yun Yao showed a worried expression. "How sure are you?"

"Sure?" Chen Jun Nan stretched his neck. "I never think about odds when I do things. If I succeed, call me Boss Chen, and we'll meet in Dubai. If not, just call me Chen, and we'll meet in ten days."