Chapter 577: Chapter 577: I already said, don't be afraid, you can start your performance

The Death Messenger instantly turned her head, forcibly returning her expression to normal.

There was no other way—everything had happened too fast, with events unfolding at an overwhelming density!

During those past few seconds, the sheer number of sudden changes had broken through her mental defenses.

That was why her inner thoughts had been displayed so clearly on her face.

But just as she was about to offer some excuses, she discovered that the Pride before her no longer intended to pay her any attention, instead turning his gaze elsewhere.

That direction was where the true chaos within chaos lay.

First, the New Saints had abandoned all caution, temporarily leaving behind all their current opponents to charge toward that beacon.

This gave the demon players, who had already begun dying, a brief chance to catch their breath.

Only Jiang Yuan, who had previously participated in slaying the dragon, remained inactive due to being severely wounded by Sun when he got distracted during that sword strike.

However, at this moment, Lu Ce wasn't giving any commands.

Xie Antong assessed the situation and, realizing that Perfect Life had become aware of the seriousness, instantly lifted her leg and kicked, sending the beacon in front of her flying directly toward him.

Coincidentally, the Saints' animosity wasn't actually directed at her, but entirely focused on Perfect Life.

Her interference was easy to understand—after all, they were from different factions.

But Perfect Life, this guy who had always shown disrespect toward the Saint Lord yet appeared quite righteous...

"Traitor!"

"I knew there was something off about you all along!"

"..."

A crowd of New Saints shouted as they charged forward.

While successfully shifting the blame, Xie Antong called out toward the sky:

"Hey, fire guy over there, hurry up and make your move. If this last beacon gets sealed, we'll lose."

Sun suddenly found himself being addressed and momentarily froze, somewhat confused as he spoke:

"Huh? Is this thing really that important?"

"Didn't expect you to actually take this team competition seriously."

He never bothered reading specific game rules—if there was a fight, he'd fight, and winning definitely meant victory.

"Is that so?" Xie Antong instantly changed her approach, "But if this gets sealed, you won't have any more fights, and no divine power to absorb either."

"We'll directly game over, leaving only the two of them, understand?"

Before she even finished speaking, a flaming meteor hammer came crashing down from the sky with a roaring wind, as Sun had already joined the battle.

Instantly, the scene became utterly chaotic!

"What were you saying just now?" The Death Messenger collected herself, realizing that staying completely silent at this moment wasn't an option either, so she pretentiously raised her scythe once more.

Pride didn't even turn his head, merely letting out a cold laugh as he raised his battle axe and forcefully swung it toward the struggling crowd.

The axe's energy glow instantly covered everyone below. Seeing that the Saint Lord had taken action, all the Saints naturally scattered, standing to the side with bowed heads.

His form transformed into a stream of light, arriving amidst the crowd in the blink of an eye, one hand grabbing the edge of the beacon.

The other side of the beacon was currently held in Perfect Life's grip.

Blocking the hammer Sun threw at him with a raised hand, Pride looked at Perfect Life.

"Let go."

"We can't seal it!" Perfect Life finally managed to utter a complete sentence now.

The previous tidal wave of attacks had been too terrifying, those fanatics...

"I've pretty much confirmed it—the city combination's divination signs are reversed! And the closer you get to victory, the higher your probability of failure becomes."

"Reasonably speaking, this game has a final phase where the Death Messenger possesses the ability to reverse the situation, turning all your advantages into hers!"

"That would explain why the more you accomplish, the higher your failure probability becomes."

"Perhaps... that's how demons switch factions."

"And that's just the basics—what further mechanisms exist beyond that, we have no idea!"

As he spoke, Perfect Life raised his other hand, where an Eight Trigrams diagram slowly rotated.

"The moment this beacon combines, your victory probability has already dropped below five percent."

"If there's truly a reversal..."

He didn't continue, his expression grave.

Through Xie Antong's speculation and his own ability characteristics, he had basically managed to piece together the entire truth at this most critical moment.

But he hadn't figured out what to do about it!

How to break this situation? It seemed like there was no way out.

After hearing him speak, all the New Saints were somewhat dumbfounded, staring blankly, uncertain whether this was true or not.

Jiang Yuan looked as if struck by lightning, gazing at Lu Ce with somewhat despondent thoughts.

Sun appeared not to have fully understood what was said.

As for Lu Ce himself, he nodded, then turned to speak to the Death Messenger, whose face was as dark as water:

"Did he get everything right?"

That golden mask now bore a strange and mocking expression, like a cat toying with a mouse, looking down from above.

Death Messenger:......

She had nothing to say, only silence. She genuinely didn't quite know what information had led this person to such conclusions.

She found herself cornered here, though even if exposed, it didn't really matter. If she were truly forced into a position where victory became impossible, she could always retreat into her subspace, forcing the other side to seal the beacon.

Originally, she had only joined this game because she was certain of victory.

But in her imagination, this method was best left unused—if she had to use it, she should at least be able to enjoy the sight of her opponent's shocked and despairing expression.

Instead, the other side had directly deciphered it! And the decipherer wasn't even "Sin," but merely the world's second-ranked player!

And that woman from earlier—how much sincerity was behind her beacon grab was hard to say too.

And this "Sin," even after learning all this, still didn't seem to care! This was truly unbearable, making the scene before her feel like an illusion.

After struggling internally for a long while without speaking, she saw "Sin" turn back and speak to Perfect Life again.

"Let go."

His voice was calm, devoid of emotional fluctuations, but to everyone's ears, it landed like a thunderclap from clear skies.

Perfect Life:!?

"What did you say?"

But in the blink of an eye, he found his hand empty—the beacon had already been snatched by Pride, then transformed into a stream of light flying toward the city's sealing landmark.

This time, no one attempted to stop it.

Xie Antong stood behind everyone, letting out a somewhat helpless sigh.

So it was still going to be like this after all—Pride would still perform this solo act.

As the medicine effects and Pleasure's power completely faded, an intense sense of defeat washed over her.

A golden light shot up into the sky—the final demon beacon began to be sealed.

Under everyone's astonished gazes, Pride turned around, looking at the equally incredulous Death Messenger.

"I told you, don't be afraid, I would do this."

"You can begin your performance now."