Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Third Layer of The Supernatural Realm
Thirty seconds passed...
Sixty seconds passed...
Two whole minutes passed, and there was still no movement from underground.
The surviving contestants on the stage all breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
That human monster must be dead now.
Even if he were alive before, being buried underground for such a long time would have suffocated him.
Thinking of this, many demons and monsters immediately relaxed and sat on the ground.
Their faces showed relief at having survived a disaster.
That human monster was truly terrifying and ridiculously strong.
At this moment, a demon came to the side of the three-eyed demon.
"Holy Son, we have won."
The "holy son" mentioned here referred not to a descendant of a saint, but to the son of a demon saint.
At this moment, the three-eyed demon was covered in blood, his face was as white as paper, and he had lost an arm. He was paralyzed on the ground, unable to move.
Being in such a terrifying state suggested the possibility that the demon could die at any moment.
However, the demon race has a powerful vitality.
The three-eyed demon's look was pitiful, and in fact, it was indeed a terrible state. But death would not come so easily for it.
Upon hearing its companion's words, its face showed no joy, but rather despair.
"You really think...we...have won? Cough cough..."
The three-eyed demon couldn't even speak properly anymore. His words were broken and intermittent.
Using its third eye prematurely caused severe side effects to its body.
The demon was taken aback. "Wasn't that monster already dead?"
As it spoke, it glanced again at the Cyclops, still not entirely at ease.
There was still no movement.
The demon was slightly relieved, then raised his hand and began to treat the three-eyed demon with demonic power.
"Time is not allowed to be wasted in the forbidden land."
With its companion's healing, the three-eyed demon's speech became a little clearer. "Cough, cough... If he really is dead, why are we still in the ring and haven't received any notification?"
The forbidden land it spoke of was naturally the Supernatural Realm, only it was referred to differently from what humans call it.
When these words were spoken, the demon was startled.
Yes, such a waste of time was not a normal thing in the forbidden area.
As someone could see from the tournament rounds, basically, as soon as a contestant was eliminated, a new one had to be brought in.
The demon immediately looked towards the Cyclops, praying in its heart that the human monster buried beneath it would die quickly.
Pity, things often happen exactly what you fear most.
The demons clearly saw that the Cyclops' expression suddenly changed.
Then, the one-eyed creature revealed an expression of extreme pain.
"Ahhhhh..."
A blood-curdling scream echoed throughout the entire arena.
That was the Cyclops's final scream.
The next moment.
-Bang
Its massive body exploded.
Dark green blood and bits of flesh splattered everywhere, turning the surrounding area within a hundred meters green.
The three-eyed demon and its teammate, not so far away, were also stained with a lot of it.
The green blood emitted a foul, nauseating stench.
However, at this moment, they couldn't care less about any of that. Their eyes were fixed on the giant pit.
The other surviving contestants were also drawn by the commotion and looked over in alarm.
Not long after, a figure, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression, slowly emerged from the giant pit.
Upon seeing that figure, all the contestants felt deep fear.
An atmosphere of despair instantly enveloped the entire stage.
At the same time, a thought flashed through their minds. 'We're doomed.'
...
At this moment, Matthew appeared to be completely unharmed.
This was also the main reason why so many contestants were in despair.
In the contestants' eyes, Matthew was already an absolute monster.
Not only was his strength terrifying, but his defense was also incredibly formidable. He was practically an unkillable monster.
In fact, the Cyclops's attack still harmed Matthew.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed underground for two or three minutes to recover.
This accident served as a wake-up call for Matthew.
His Superman-like physique was truly amazing, and he could withstand even such a blow.
However, he was not Superman, and he was not invincible yet, so he still needed to be careful and not be reckless.
Matthew glanced around. Finally, his focus settled on the three-eyed demon.
"I had so much fun just now." He said calmly, "Three-eyed demon, judging from your appearance, you can't get up anymore, right? Then this game is about to end."
The three-eyed demon remained silent.
Because it had completely lost hope.
Deathmatch Mode had no option to surrender.
And now, only a dozen minutes have passed since Matthew took the Ring Champion title.
There were still about forty minutes left.
That was enough for Matthew to kill them a hundred times over.
...
-Bang
With a loud explosion, the three-eyed demon and the demons around it were instantly torn to pieces, all dead beyond any hope of survival.
It was Matthew who made the move, destroying them with a single blow.
Seeing this scene, the surviving demons and monsters around them finally woke up from their daze.
Then, they scattered in terror; some stood still with their eyes closed, waiting to die, and some even knelt and begged for mercy, disregarding their dignity.
Not a single one chose to resist.
This was because Matthew's ferocious performance had completely robbed these demons and monsters of their courage to resist.
Faced with the different choices of these contestants.
Matthew treated everyone the same: kill them all.
Begging for mercy?
When the three-eyed demon immobilized Matthew, those guys were all going all out to kill him.
Did they now want to beg for mercy? It was too late.
As for escaping? No chance. Matthew's agility attribute was also over 1000. Who can outrun Matthew?
And the stage was only relatively big, where were they planning to run to?
Next came the moment of massacre.
...
In less than ten minutes, Matthew killed all the survivors.
This was because he was checking for anyone who was feigning death, and he finished off the relatively intact "corpses," which took some time.
There really were a few participants who had been playing dead all this time.
Unfortunately, such low-level tactics were completely useless against Matthew.
At this time, the entire stage had been completely transformed into a hellish inferno.
There were dismembered bodies everywhere, mixed with blood of different colors, making it look extremely gruesome.
The pungent smell of blood was so strong that even the contestants in the audience could smell it.
Countless spectators were filled with trepidation.
Matthew was the only survivor and unharmed contestant left on the stage.
He remained the Ring Champion, and no one dared challenge him after such a massacre.
There was still more than half an hour before his turn to defend the ring was over.
Since Matthew had nothing better to do, he turned his gaze toward the audience.
Then he waved towards the demon and monster areas and gave them a friendly smile.
It was as if he were saying to the remaining contestants: "I'm so bored, come and play with me."
Unfortunately, no one responded to him.
Let alone responding to Matthew, many contestants didn't even dare to look him in the eye.
As for Matthew's smile, which he thought was very kind, in the contestants' eyes it was simply a devil's smile.
Seeing this, Matthew helplessly pursed his lips and could only find a clean place to sit down and wait for the time to end.
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Ch.100: New Supernatural Item
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