"He is a powerful, exceptional Shield Hero."
Recalling that last Shield Hero, Bow Hero truly admired him, for when it became clear there was no escape from the battlefield, that Shield Hero was the first to charge toward the Demon King.
"He didn’t say a word the entire time. Just fought silently."
A marathon of silence, huh.
Wen Xishu remembered that Old Zheng still had that card, which explained why Old Zheng didn’t speak.
Unconsciously, he began to simulate the scenario at the time. Warriors facing the Demon King were hardly able to escape, unless positioned very far back...
Unless they were the Array Hero.
Upon realizing escape was impossible, Old Zheng had no choice but to fight bravely.
Perhaps at that moment, Old Zheng was thinking at least he could save more warriors, so that the likelihood of defeating the Demon King would be slightly higher.
After all... Old Zheng had no idea what his trump card was; he must have assumed those warriors might be able to help.
Indeed, it was true.
When the Demon King appeared at the crossroads of Area Four and the crowd was unable to retreat...
Zheng Zai made the bravest decision, resolutely went to his death. His idea was indeed to preserve as many warriors as possible.
He didn’t know Wen Xishu’s trump card, just thought if a few more warriors survived, Wen Xishu’s burden would be smaller.
Wen Xishu understood Zheng Zai.
Guilt, self-blame, anger, sorrow—various emotions like clouds obscuring the sky, turned the whole world dark and gloomy.
"How could it be Old Zheng? How could it be Old Zheng?"
He repeated this sentence; since it was inherently incomprehensible to others, it wasn’t misinterpreted.
But Wen Xishu repeated it, and with the dangerous aura he emitted, the warriors retreated even further.
A few seconds later, Wen Xishu coldly looked at these people, ultimately did not kill them.
He chose to head towards Area Three.
Logically, these warriors should follow Wen Xishu; but when any tried to approach him, Wen Xishu’s gaze fell on them, scaring them into retreating immediately.
"For Old Zheng’s sake, I won’t kill you. If you don’t want to die, get lost."
This sentence was naturally "mocked," but Wen Xishu didn’t care what these people thought.
He proceeded towards Area Three; initially at a normal pace, gradually turned to jogging, then finally broke into a sprint.
The other warriors of Area Four seemed to witness a sprinting Death God; it was foreseeable that if Area Three had a Demon King, it would end very tragically.
Yet they dared not follow Wen Xishu, reasoning that since he came from Area Five, there should be no Demon King over there, right?
Thinking this way, they headed toward Area Five.
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Area Two.
Zheng Zai breathed heavily; for the recent experiences, he was still deeply unnerved.
He nearly got devoured by the Demon King. He even felt the teeth capable of biting through his armor, and its foul odor.
But in the next instant, Zheng Zai found himself in a relatively safe area.
Relatively safe because not long ago, a battle had occurred here; the powerful Demon King had already left, moving to Area One.
I... I’m not dead? Is it the Magic Energy Card? Yes! I have the Magic Energy Card! Hahaha, I’m not dead! Thank you, Younger Brother Wen! Thank heaven! Thanks to everyone!
Though speechless, Zheng Zai was wildly grateful to everyone in his heart.
Back then, he was thinking—is this the karma of devouring others? Would he eventually be devoured by the monster...
At that time, Zheng Zai truly regretted not being able to hold the Demon King down a bit longer, so more warriors could survive.
But now, Zheng Zai was excited:
"Great! A narrow escape from death, good fortune to follow! Hehehe, I almost forgot, I still have the Magic Energy Card Scarecrow!"
The scarecrow card could transfer lethal damage three times, and teleport oneself to a relatively safe location.
In fact, Wen Xishu also knew Zheng Zai’s card...
But the concern caused chaos.
Zheng Zai was not a mindless brute; he immediately began observing the surroundings.
"A battle occurred here... Judging by the orientation of the warriors’ corpses, they should have been aiming to retreat to Area One."
"From this point of view, the Demon King should be heading to Area One; I’d better go to Area Three."
Zheng Zai made up his mind and headed toward Area Three.
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...
Area Three also does not play by the rules.
After all, there are twenty-three Demon Kings. Though three have died, there are still twenty Demon Kings remaining.
Only a small part of the Demon Kings had fallen, yet over fifty percent of the warriors had already died.
Strictly speaking, there wasn’t a genuinely safe area at present.
Virtually every area had Demon Kings, and a few areas even had more than one.
In Area Three, Demon King Number One was toying with everyone.
Seven Array Heroes attempted to escape Demon King Number One’s mockery, but unfortunately... Demon King Number One’s card was titled "Space-Time Useless" Magic Energy Card.
Here, everyone lost space-time ability, and speed was reduced by thirty-five percent.
Those who not long ago fled from Area Eleven, abandoning teammates to barely escape Demon King Number 22...
Now began to face an inescapable doom.
"Oh, has the array failed? That’s not good, how should I kill you all?"
"Let me guess why you suddenly appeared in Area Three. Did you escape?"
"You betrayed your teammates, abandoned the fight, and fled to Area Three, right?"