Gluttony: ?
The tungsten alloy pillar in his hand whipped through the air like the wind. After smashing the button, he had already prepared himself for an onslaught.
But the light turned green—what did that mean?
It seemed like this situation had never occurred in the game from the very beginning. Either the light didn't illuminate at all, or when it did, it was always red.
When had this ever happened before?
At the same time, the roaring sound that hadn't stopped since the game began in the room suddenly vanished. This instantaneous shift in sound made even Lu Ce feel somewhat disoriented.
Looking up, he saw all the pillars frozen in mid-air, completely motionless, each at different uneven heights.
Amid this stillness, another clattering sound emerged, and the room began to shake, just like when the room was preparing for execution at the very beginning.
All the tungsten alloy pillars now started slowly retracting, moving upward and returning to their original positions.
Only the shattered metal on the ground and the metal pillar clutched in Lu Ce's arms testified to what had transpired earlier.
The wounds on Lu Ce's body were rapidly healing under the dissipating energy.
He had already steeled himself for battle, his fighting spirit soaring high, so this current situation was completely unexpected.
He didn't feel like speaking either. He broke off a piece from the pillar in his hand and tossed it into his mouth, maintaining a constant chewing state.
It seemed this was Gluttony's biggest side effect—if he couldn't maintain this semblance of eating, his entire condition would deteriorate drastically, with all rationality vanishing.
This incredibly tough substance to chew, this thing that made his mouth bleed when eating it, actually gave him a certain sense of satisfaction.
Unfortunately though, this form of self-harm in his current state didn't earn him any Agony Value.
......
【: It's gone? What does that mean?】
【: Why did the light directly turn green? Does that mean he's already cleared the stage?】
【: But didn't they say only one person could achieve Atonement? Does that mean the others have already lost?】
【: I don't know.】
The abnormal state in Lu Ce's room left all watching viewers completely baffled. After all, that Bearded Divine Messenger at the beginning had never explained the specific clearance conditions.
People didn't even know the light could turn green.
If the audience was confused, the players inside the game were even more bewildered.
What did "Atonement success" mean?
Did it mean that continuously pressing the gray button enough times would lead to Atonement success?
But that didn't seem quite right—would they really not mention such a rule?
Moreover, only one person could achieve Atonement—did that mean they had already lost now?
Yet, even at this point, the game still hadn't announced anything, with no game-related sounds coming through.
This proved that everything wasn't over yet, right?
Were there just too many unstated rules in this game!
In other rooms, executions that were supposed to happen continued happening, and the room videos kept playing.
The only difference was that "Sin," who had been pummeled from the very beginning, now stood leisurely in place, with all punishments having disappeared.
The players could only continue the game in utter confusion.
Meanwhile, in Tongue-Ripping Hell, Xie Antong—who was currently relatively at ease—keenly sensed something amiss.
"Why is it so quiet?......"
At this very moment, wasn't something missing from this game?
This sudden situation—destroying the room, punishments stopping, the light turning green.
Shouldn't there be some kind of announcement?
Didn't this count as some kind of milestone, groundbreaking achievement?
The Divine Messenger wasn't saying a single word, not even providing any misleading information—was he acting like he was dead?
"This feeling is too unnatural......"
"As a Divine Messenger, can't you even hide your own nervousness anymore?"
......
"Damn it!"
The Bearded Divine Messenger wasn't paying attention to Xie Antong's room, so naturally he didn't hear her muttering to herself.
Even if he had heard, there was nothing he could do about it right now—his mindset had already shifted.
This was the biggest rule he had intentionally hidden.
Others didn't know, but he certainly did.
This green light... wasn't for others to see—it was for him to see!
This was His light, and at a time like this, it had been activated?!
According to his plan, not a single green light should have illuminated throughout this entire game.
"This guy, with such low probability..."
"How did his luck suddenly seem to turn so good!"
He cursed inwardly. Although this was only the beginning, he was already starting to feel somewhat afraid.
The developments within this game weren't right!
......
In the room, both buttons seemed to have disappeared, as if Lu Ce himself had completed his stage clearance.
There were no prompts. Under normal circumstances, a player who had narrowly escaped death should have been resting by now.
But Lu Ce didn't, because in this world, the most terrifying driving force is the feeling of hunger!
He cracked his neck and looked up, his gaze instantly focusing on one specific direction!
It was the dense cluster of pillars above his head. The next second, he leaped up and charged toward that gap position.
Before anyone could figure out what he intended to do, he was already hanging from the ceiling with one hand.
Staring at the gap before his eyes, he suddenly let out that chilling laughter.
"Hehehehe......"
Right there in his line of sight was a gray button!
The gray button was hidden within the crack of this tungsten alloy pillar gap—impossible to see without careful searching.
Coupled with the disappearance of the red button, it was easy to make people think their task was already completed.
In fact, Lu Ce's task was indeed completed.
But in his eyes, it was far from over.
Wasn't this gray button still here?
"Hehe, you... why are you always hiding?"
He didn't know who he was asking, but after speaking, he shook his head and answered himself:
"The face is never hidden, only the butt is hidden."
"Hehehehe...... Hahahahaha!"
After his meaningless laughter, "Sin"—as everyone expected—violently pressed that gray button.
Instantly, the screen belonging to him directly shut off.
Another screen appeared, showing another room, another hell.
But in this room...
What appeared before people's eyes were two individuals! One of them was precisely "Sin" who had just pressed the button.