The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 77: The Great Death Challenge

In the dimly lit corridor.

The Gambler gazed at the Paper Bride that had been torn apart, lowering his head as if aware that those outside could see him.

In no one's presence, a hint of coldness flickered in his eyes.

And on his forehead, a third eye, beamed a startling red light.

"The Paperman Soul's fatal weakness is the eyes, now dealt with."

The Gambler revealed a sinister smile.

"There are probably four left, the cat and Hai Xing seem to both harbor monsters within, but as long as they don't lose control... they can be taken care of ahead of time."

"The rest are even less concerning."

As for that one who got a bye.

Squinting his eyes, the Gambler spat, "Can't see through his weaknesses, and he... also has the annoying kind of luck."

His third eye could penetrate everyone's weaknesses, which was his secret to winning every gamble.

Being a gambler himself, he hated luck the most, having lost a few fingers to it.

"...Whether it's death match or a bye, his luck has been extremely good, avoiding all dangers," the Gambler sneered, "But next round... can he still escape?"

The Gambler seemed to still conceal some Strength, emitting a faint scent of Pollution, with his gaze revealing desire.

"No one can stop me from achieving the ultimate victory!"

....

At this moment.

All confrontations across the four maps had concluded.

The four survivors, the winners, were Clown, the cat, Brother Hai Xing, and the Gambler.

The cat and Hai Xing were the first to be brought back.

The cat meowed docilely, but many spectators looked at it with suspicion; during its confrontation with Freddy, when cornered, it suddenly opened its mouth wide and stretched out numerous tentacles, dragging Freddy straight into its belly.

Hai Xing looked around in confusion, "Hey, I feel like I've been here before."

It had not unleashed any Strength, and its opponent was confused and defeated.

Clown's figure was also brought back.

Its mouth was bloody. After killing Pyramid Head, the Clown's entire mouth revealed many sharp teeth, and it had ferociously gnawed off half an arm.

"Hehehe... didn't expect the survivors to be you... and that lucky fellow..." Clown looked toward Su Qi's spot and then suddenly paused.

Wait.

Where is he?

Su Qi was standing with Nancy, the former smiling, the latter with a somber face.

?

Clown didn't understand, but it detested others' smiles; when it was a circus clown... others' laughter disgusted it, later realizing what it actually loved was others' screams or the smiles forcefully carved with a knife.

Those were its favorite things.

At this moment.

The Gambler appeared at the round table, his gaze subtly cold as he looked around: "Just as I guessed... those two monsters survived, this Clown managed to kill Pyramid Head through mental terror."

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"They are all rather dangerous... fellows."

The Gambler was not panicked, instead, his gaze was coldly calculating, never gambling on unsure things in the game of life and death.

Regarding Su Qi, who got a bye...

The Gambler suddenly paused.

Because Su Qi had already picked up the microphone, a smile curving his lips, his voice carried over, "Congratulations to the four players, for successfully surviving the death duel, commendable..."

Both Clown and the Gambler were somewhat dazed.

The Gambler frowned tightly, something unexpected occurring: "....Mr. Nancy... what's happening?"

His tone carried a hint of reverence, as after all, this host possessed power far beyond theirs.

There had been many contestants who had broken the rules, even rashly attacked the host.

All were directly suppressed by Nancy, without any resistance.

Nancy cast him a cold glance, "Don't ask, ask again and I'll kill you."

The Gambler: "????"

Then, an even more shocking scene occurred.

Su Qi patted Nancy on the shoulder: "This contestant, don't just stand there; go back to your spot."

What was he doing, and how dare he say such things!?

And the next moment.

Nancy took a deep breath, and without a word, went and sat in Su Qi's spot. He seemed displeased, but the loud cheers from the surrounding audience seats left him unable to lose his temper.

The Gambler's eyes widened.

Fuck!

Su Qi waved his hand toward the sky, "Props team, please make sure he gets one too, no special treatment."

"... "

The next moment, Nancy was also tightly fastened.

He was expressionless.

He who accepts the challenge must accept the loss, and if he can't afford to lose, the surrounding audience will do more than just boo. Among the audience were powerful beings, and those in the VIP seats were not to be trifled with.

Nancy even lowered his head, unable to resist checking the lock on his seat.

No malfunction.

How did that guy manage to open it?

At this moment, Su Qi stood on the stage, all the spotlights focused on him.

Of course.

Moreover, a screen was showing Nancy's expressionless face.

The director too knew how to create a show effect.

Su Qi, with a meaningful smile in his eyes, said, "Next, let's proceed to the third round."

He waved broadly.

"Death Challenge!"

Nancy's eyelids twitched fiercely; this gesture was too familiar to him.

"This round's rules are simple,"

"Under numerous obstacles set up, all contestants start at the same time... reach the end alive, and you pass this round. During this, combat and hindrance are allowed, with no rules to restrict."

Suddenly, Su Qi thought of something,

"Of course, considering Mr. Nancy's strength might be unfair to the other contestants, I've decided..."

He paused, smiling, "to make no changes!"

"After all, I'm not in the arena."

"Hey!"

Both the Clown and Gambler couldn't help but change their expressions and cry out.

The cat seemed a bit dissatisfied too, meowing discontentedly.

Brother Hai Xing, rather foolishly, raised his magical conch and laughed, "Look, my Magical Conch!"

Nancy coldly sneered without expression,

"Don't worry, I won't let you have your way."

This round was just about passing; he wasn't going to kindly help Su Qi by eliminating a few competitors. After all, in the next round, he would be back to being the host, and Su Qi would still have to participate in the final game.

The Gambler took a deep breath.

He couldn't make sense of the situation anymore; of course, he wouldn't dare provoke Nancy, a powerful player, but others had already caught his eye.

The Clown also looked sharply at Hai Xing and the cat,

Wondering how these two little ones had survived this long.

And Su Qi snapped his fingers, "Contestants, please be prepared."

The ground of the stage thunderously split apart, creating an endless, deep pit around the previously empty stage. Slowly, several floating platforms emerged from the pit.

And on these platforms,

like pools of magma from a fiery hell, enormous abnormalities with gaping maws, and Insect Nests... copious amounts of insects showing their fangs as if about to devour them alive...

Su Qi looked at all this, his gaze unchanged, and he slowly said:

"The competition is about to begin."

"But," he paused,

"Before the competition begins, let's have a commercial break."

Nancy roared, "No commercials!"

"Is that so... then, that explains the average commercial value of the show."

Nancy swore he already wanted to strangle Su Qi.

Su Qi calmly said,

"A truly good show... isn't just about the contestants participating, it's about making the audience happy. The more involved they feel... the more they will be addicted to it."

Nancy was stunned; he didn't know what Su Qi was planning.

But he already felt uneasy,

Because Su Qi had a smile that gave him a bad feeling.

Su Qi turned toward the guest area as dark as the abyss, those terrifying figures did not inspire fear in him; rather, he smiled and waved, saying:

"Esteemed guests, would you care to place a bet?"