"Ah?"
The Little Devil seemed a bit confused by the meaning of these words, not fully grasping what had just happened in this room.
After all, in his intellectual framework, the phrase "the King of Hell is easy to deal with, but the little devils are difficult" meant that little devils were more powerful than the King of Hell.
Just moments ago, he only felt that his power had suddenly increased by a whole level, allowing him to directly break free from the restraints that this woman had tied him up with.
Excellent! If not for this, he really would have been stuck by this woman exploiting a bug.
Every time it was her turn, she could directly drag out time by trapping both the torture instruments and him.
Then press that red button.
But fortunately, it was his turn now.
He was going to rip out the tongue of this annoying woman!
......
However, this low-intelligence creature didn't think about why his power had suddenly increased by a whole level.
Clearly, the person before him hadn't pressed that gray button at all!
This difficulty level increase must have had another reason.
For example...
Although Xie Antong, in her currently restrained state, couldn't see what was happening behind the Little Devil, she could still see the screens.
The six screens that should have been there suddenly became five!
Moreover, there was no additional game notification sound indicating a player's death.
That could only mean that two people's rooms had merged!
Previously, when Lu Ce changed rooms, he always directly transferred to a hell where the punishment hadn't started yet.
At that time, Xie Antong had wondered what would happen if he teleported to a room where punishment was already underway?
Now it seemed the effect was right before her eyes - the room's punishment level had increased!
That Little Devil's power had actually directly shattered two epic-grade weapons - that was pretty ruthless.
However, since the proportion of punishment rooms was relatively small before, this probability was quite low.
Now, as the number of punishment rooms gradually increased, this situation had finally occurred.
And it just happened to occur in her own room.
Hehe...
What's going on with this game?
Why does it always make the two of them meet at times like this?
Making things way too interesting...
"Hehe..."
After merging with Pleasure, Xie Antong sometimes couldn't hold back her thoughts. As she was thinking, the corners of her mouth actually lifted upwards - she actually laughed out loud.
Little Devil: ?
His ugly face almost made his eyeballs pop right out.
Instantly, he forgot all about the King of Hell business and said fiercely:
"You... still laughing?!"
"Fine, let's see if you can still laugh when your tongue is sticking out!"
Xie Antong: ...
"Hah, thinking too much, who would laugh at you..."
The Little Devil's aura at this moment was exceptionally powerful, far beyond what Xie Antong's current strength could contend with.
But she just felt somewhat indifferent, even having the mood to mock him a bit, without any intention of merging with Pleasure's power.
"Shut up!"
But no matter what kind of performance she was putting on now, in the Little Devil's eyes, it was all provocation.
After a furious roar, all the torture instruments instantly extended, climbing upwards and fixing Xie Antong's chin in place.
She only felt a pain in her jawbone, then the device began forcibly prying open, brutally forcing her mouth open.
The Little Devil in front of her grinned hideously as he pulled out an iron hook - next would be the tongue-ripping punishment.
Hearing the Little Devil's sinister laughter before her, Xie Antong couldn't help but feel slightly panicked inside.
Wait... this position is a bit undignified.
Where is he?!
"Forget about the King of Hell, in a moment, I'll take you..."
The Little Devil's blue-faced, fanged expression suddenly froze as a scorching hand rested on his shoulder.
Like a red-hot branding iron, it made him feel excruciating pain.
As an entity of extreme yin, he didn't have an actual physical body, somewhat similar to the state of the Bearded Divine Messenger.
To make him feel this kind of pain, it would have to be something of extreme yang and warmth. Had this woman released some kind of item earlier?
But he clearly hadn't seen anything just now.
Now, using the corner of his eye, he could see that what was on his shoulder was actually a large hand.
With prominent joints, long trimmed nails, and the spaces between fingers filled with shredded flesh and bloodstains.
At the same time, he began to hear the heavy breathing coming from behind him.
Little Devil: ?!
This isn't right...
How could a single hand give him such a burning sensation? The yang energy was too intense.
Moreover, was this a human? Was it even a living creature?
Had it been eating ginseng every day since birth?
Wasn't it agreed that there was only this woman in this hell, for him to punish?
Full of confusion and vigilance, the hook in his hand used for catching people began to tremble slightly, making punishment impossible.
Reorganizing his expression, he turned around with a hideous and terrifying look, like a malevolent ghost.
"You..."
"!?"
He had already made his appearance quite frightening, but when he turned around and saw this guy, he finally understood what "malevolent ghost" truly meant!
That bright red face was simply too terrifying - it even scared him! The words he wanted to say were directly cut off.
Where did this thing come from?
Holy shit, am I seeing a ghost?!
Wait, I think I'm the ghost...
The person before him looked as if he had just emerged from a blood pool, his clothes dripping with fresh blood, emitting a nauseatingly fishy smell all over.
In his hand, he carried something like a pillar, with what seemed to be a spearhead inserted into it.
He couldn't help but think of what the woman he had been facing earlier had said.
—The King of Hell is behind you.
"You?..."
Lu Ce wasn't in the habit of wasting words with him. After watching for a while, he thought this thing should be edible too.
With one claw, he scooped it over.
The Little Devil didn't react much at first, since he had no physical form. But he had encountered Gluttony.
Even the Bearded Divine Messenger could be eaten, let alone him!
A powerful suction force came, pulling his entire energy body toward that enormous mouth.
Excruciating pain followed - in his perception, it felt like his body was being torn apart and devoured!
"Ah!!!"
His scream instantly erupted as he swung his hook toward Lu Ce before him.
The hook pierced into flesh, splattering a few drops of blood, though compared to the blood covering his entire body, it didn't seem to make much difference.
The scream abruptly ceased - he was simply too close to Lu Ce...
With some terror in her eyes, Xie Antong watched everything happening before her, and that distorted face of Gluttony.