Chapter 152: Cyclical Devouring, Playing Card Deadly Feud

Chapter 152: Cyclical Devouring, Playing Card Deadly Feud

Ji Yan was momentarily stunned because his talent, Omniscient Understanding, had triggered again, revealing that the Death Dice still contained a hidden Easter Egg. However, activating this hidden Easter Egg would require considerable time and effort...

"A Supernatural Artifact capable of mobilizing Instance Privileges is truly different—hidden information keeps popping up one after another."

After tossing the Death Dice into his Toolbar, Ji Yan refocused his energy on the Cursed Eye Supernatural Entity's exam. He needed to pass the test and also seize the bell! Time was of the essence; otherwise, the suit-wearing man might beat him to it.

As Ji Yan pondered this, a wave of exhaustion suddenly washed over him. His spirit waned, and he nearly lost his balance, staggering a few steps.

"Bro, what’s wrong?" Liu Congming steadied him.

Ji Yan shook his head, touched his slightly pale lips, and pulled out half a steamed bun from his pocket, stuffing it into his mouth. Even after eating, he still felt mentally drained. He turned to Liu Congming. "I remember you saved an egg too, right?"

"I do, but I’m also hungry..." Liu Congming hesitated, thinking to himself how shameless this was—first taking his food and now eyeing his egg.

"I’ll pay you back double tonight."

"I’ve always been frail and sickly. When I’m hungry, I can barely walk straight." Ji Yan casually spun a lie, though the reality wasn’t far off—his mental state was still poor.

"You should’ve said so earlier! No need to be so formal between us—who are we to each other?" Liu Congming immediately brightened and pulled out his saved egg. Ji Yan’s pallor clearly wasn’t faked.

After eating another egg, Ji Yan checked his status panel. His condition had finally returned to a normal baseline.

Whether it was due to the Third Tier Instance or the deliberate suppression of this Instance’s Order, the state consumption of Omniscient Understanding was indeed higher than in the Undead Hospital. Triggering it three times at full state drained two-thirds of his energy.

"Dung Beetle’s death doesn’t matter much."

"But his big brother is probably going to lose it." Liu Congming muttered, staring at the corpse on the ground.

"How much do you know about his brother?" Ji Yan asked while resting.

"Not much. Just that the two brothers were selected to enter the Supernatural Game on the same day. After twists and turns, they finally ended up in the same Instance together."

"And before they could reunite for long, you mercilessly tore them apart."

"Now they really won’t meet again!" Liu Congming spread his hands.

Ji Yan said coolly, "He walked right into the line of fire. Who’s to blame?"

"If he comes, I’ll send him to an Abandoned Instance. Maybe the brothers can reunite there."

Liu Congming grinned and gave a thumbs-up. "Gotta admit, that’s badass!"

"Next, we need to locate the Cursed Eye Supernatural Entity."

Thanks to Shi Kelang’s interference, less than half the time remained for the hide-and-seek exam. Ji Yan had to quickly devise a safe method to pluck the bell from the Cursed Eye Supernatural Entity.

"Wild, ownerless" Playing Cards were relatively rare, and Ji Yan didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

"Did I hear wrong, or did you say wrong?"

"Instead of finding a place to hide, we’re going after that Supernatural Entity?"

Liu Congming widened his eyes and added, "You’re not actually planning to pull the cat’s whiskers, are you?"

"Rats that don’t dare pull the cat’s whiskers are collectively called dead rats."

"High risk, high reward."

Ji Yan felt he had mostly recovered and stood up, saying to Liu Congming, "Of course, you can find a place to hide on your own."

As he spoke, the Misfortune Supernatural Entity, having finished devouring Shi Kelang's luck, slowly approached.

It stared at Ji Yan with eerie greed, coveting the fortune clinging to him.

But because Ji Yan always carried Liu Congming's severed finger, it couldn't take a bite...

The moment the Misfortune Supernatural Entity drew near, Ji Yan felt his entire body grow feverish, his blood boiling.

The Supernatural Blood inside him writhed faster, and then the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity took control of his right hand, writing a single word on his palm before raising it toward the Misfortune Supernatural Entity.

Just one word.

"Scram!"

For some reason, the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity seemed to harbor intense hostility toward all playing card supernatural entities.

Seeing the word, the Misfortune Supernatural Entity didn’t get angry—instead, it laughed.

Its lips curled into a mocking grin. "You stinky brat, after being devoured so many times, you still have the nerve to act tough?"

With that, the Misfortune Supernatural Entity returned to Liu Congming's body.

Having eaten its fill, it went back to sleep.

As roommates, the parasitic supernatural entities bared their fangs at each other, leaving Liu Congming visibly awkward.

He explained, "It's normal."

"In this Instance, most supernatural entities have terrible relationships and can't stand each other."

Ji Yan wasn’t bothered by that.

Instead, he asked in confusion, "What did the Misfortune Supernatural Entity mean by that?"

Liu Congming hesitated before answering, "The setting of the Final Supernatural School is that once a Player dies, the supernatural entity residing inside them returns to the exam hall in the form of a playing card, waiting for the next Player to pass the test and claim it."

"But after a Player dies, there’s a waiting period for the playing card supernatural entity—the time it takes for the school to reset the exam hall."

"The Blood Gu Supernatural Entity inside you, every time the Player it resides in dies, gets torn apart and devoured by other supernatural entities residing in other Players."

"The reason is that the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity’s flesh and blood can enhance the strength of most supernatural entities—Players can benefit too. That’s why any Player holding the Spade 1 gets targeted."

"From what I know, the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity inside you has been devoured at least 10 times. Each time it’s torn apart, it gets reset back to the exam hall, trapped in an endless cycle..."

"Even though it’s just a supernatural entity, it’s truly tragic."

"On top of that, due to the Order setting of the Final Supernatural School, supernatural entities in this Instance can’t die or escape. It’s an endless torment!"

Liu Congming added, "But don’t worry, the Misfortune Supernatural Entity isn’t interested in the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity."

"My supernatural entity only feeds on luck!"

Ji Yan frowned. "Has no Player ever cleared the Instance while holding the Spade 1?"

The Final Supernatural School had another rule: If a Player clears the entire Instance, the supernatural entities imprisoned in their playing cards would also be freed, escaping this cage.

Liu Congming gave a bitter smile. "One reason is that most Players consider the Spade 1 unlucky and troublesome. Once they get another playing card, they discard it immediately."

"The other reason, as I’ve told you before—if you want to Strategy Guide this supernatural entity and boost its strength, you have to Plunder the Clubs 9. But that card is in the hands of a Wolf, so it’s basically hopeless!"

Hearing this, Ji Yan felt a headache coming on.

At that moment, Liu Congming suddenly realized something.

"Brother Ji, are you in such a hurry to take the Bell because you plan to abandon the Spade 1 after obtaining the Diamonds 9?"

"Indeed, the Cursed Eye Supernatural Entity is much stronger than the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity and won’t be targeted as easily!"

Before Ji Yan could respond, his right hand lifted on its own, and Supernatural Blood seeped from the wound on his palm, gradually forming words that pieced together into a sentence:

"Don’t… abandon… me…"

"I beg you… find the Clubs 9… I’ll do… anything…"

Ji Yan fell into thought.

He could roughly guess that the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity was a stubborn and prideful Cunning Little Girl who rarely bowed her head. Yet now, because of Liu Congming’s words, she had cast aside her last shred of dignity to plead with a Player.

It wasn’t hard to imagine—she had been abandoned many times before…

And who knew how many times she had been devoured and tormented.

Ji Yan couldn’t help but ask, "Why are you so determined to find the Clubs 9?"

"Is it a very important friend of yours?"

This time, the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity remained silent for a moment.

Then, slowly, she replied with two words:

"Deadly feud."