Having a powerful lord as a father figure, what's wrong with just wanting to draw cards?

Upon returning to the front lines, Aivi smiled helplessly. Without Rosa's assistance in reinforcing the earthen wall, it meant that Argyle would need to expend more magic power to achieve the same effect.

Without a second thought, she connected Argyle to a magical transmission link.

Supplying two constantly outputting mages with one person was too much for her, even though she had just been promoted to a formal mage. She couldn't withstand such consumption and her face quickly turned extremely pale.

Argyle noticed Aivi's unusual behavior and, while maintaining the earthen wall, shouted:

"Aiwei! Cut off the link between you and me, you won't be able to hold on like this!"

"No...you and Edward, neither of you can stop. I will do everything I can to hold on until the very last moment."

Now, they must race against time and drain Argyle dry before she completely gives up; every second counts.

But soon, Aiwei's vision began to blur, and she collapsed to the ground with a thud. In the last second before she fell, she saw Shia, who was also working hard to decipher the mystery.

This time, she didn't resort to sarcasm or irony; instead, she expressed her most sincere desires:

"This time, it all depends on you, Shia..."

On the other side of the stone bridge, Domi's situation wasn't much better.

Initially, his endless range of movement techniques did indeed allow his fists to land squarely on the Gravekeeper's mangled flesh, but he seemed to possess some intelligence as he gradually figured out Domi's tactics, and his scythe-wielding attacks would occasionally strike him instead.

One bucket after another was placed on his lower abdomen, and he felt as if all the gas inside was being expelled, almost causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Domi was sent flying backwards, about to fall into the abyss, when he quickly used Thunder God in mid-air to return to the stone bridge.

However, perhaps because the bronze door was about to be opened, the tomb keeper paid him no heed and went straight to the earthen wall built by Argyll.

Domi blocked his way again, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, breathing heavily:

"I told you, the living dead are not allowed to pass through here!"

The sounds of the mechanical doors opening and the obstruction from within constantly irritated the already fragile nerves of the tomb keeper. He roared to the sky and charged forward with great strides!

Domi focused his energy into his dantian, opened his lower body, and positioned Susanoo's slightly damaged arms in a posture ready to receive the impact.

The gravedigger's body, reflected in Domi's pupils, magnified continuously: "Come on..."

"Roar!!"

Boom!

In the blink of an eye, Edward, who was standing behind and setting off fireballs, only saw a figure shoot through the earthen wall like a bullet and then hurtle backward.

Bang! The metal slammed against the bronze door, creating a deafening roar in the silent abyss.

If it weren't for the high damage reduction provided by the max-level Shadow Flow Movement Technique, he felt he would have broken half of his bones. But that was his last thought. His head lolled to the side, his hand slipped, and he passed out.

The earthen wall crumbled, and dozens of four-legged creatures, their tongues looming out like snakes and their faces contorted in a sinister smile, swarmed toward them like locusts, determined to devour their bones.

Behind them, a tall tomb keeper wielding a giant bronze scythe strode closer, not even glancing at the four-legged creatures on the ground, stomping on them until they spewed out excrement.

"Back off!!"

Argyle and Edward attacked the four-legged beasts from a distance while simultaneously closing in on the bronze gate.

Domi and Aiwei are unconscious, Rosa is exhausted, and Shia is still solving the mystery. Now only the two of them can stop the tomb guardian army.

Argyle used his last bit of magic: "Earth Spike!"

Sharp, earthen spikes began at his feet and stretched toward the four-legged beast and the gravedigger.

He pierced through some of the faster four-legged beasts on the spot, which also slowed down the gravedigger's progress. But with a slash of his scythe, the spikes shattered like Doritos, allowing the four-legged beasts behind him to continue charging forward.

Edward tried to launch another fireball, but all he could manage were sparks: "That's it, not a single spark left..."

Just when she was about to die, Shia finally finished the last "number eighty" block at 47 seconds!

Crunch~crunch~

Boom boom boom...

As countless mechanisms and gears turned, the ancient and heavy bronze gate finally opened, revealing what it guarded behind it.

"Quick! Take them inside!" Shia picked up the unconscious Aivi, while the others took Domi and Rosa and ran into the giant gate.

When the tomb-guarding army tried to enter, they were blocked by a dark green transparent barrier.

Everyone looked outside in surprise and disbelief, and only after confirming that they couldn't get in did they breathe a long sigh of relief and collapse in exhaustion.

They're safe now...

Ten thousand a day a week? That's nothing!

Chapter 107, Section 106: The Mysterious Hotel

Swah——

The moment everyone entered the bronze door, countless torches emitting green light suddenly lit up, revealing the scene inside in their entirety.

Above you is a huge natural stone dome, and below you is almost a secular town!

Houses, colleges, wells, clock towers... and even restaurants!

The buildings are connected by two-lane roads paved with bluestone bricks, all in the style of ancient architecture, which appear particularly eerie under the glow of these green flames.

The streets were deserted, with no wind, no pedestrians, and no movement, as quiet as a ghost town.

They dared not speak, for fear of disturbing some being.

Shea decided to communicate with each other using gestures. She spotted a two-story building with a picture of a bed on its sign, which seemed to be a hotel.

So she gestured for everyone to go inside together.

The others weren't stupid either. After understanding what was meant, they all took action. The three who were still able to move led the three who were unable to move into the hotel.

I thought the hotel would be empty like the outside, but as soon as I entered, there was a 'person' standing behind the counter.

The room was dark, with some old candles placed on a small counter facing the door. In the dim candlelight, the outline of a person could be vaguely seen.

That could hardly be considered human. Although he was dressed in the linen clothes of ordinary people, he was emaciated, withered, and his skin was yellow and wrinkled beyond recognition, like a moving skeleton.

The flesh on his face was probably less than two ounces, and his smile was truly a forced, insincere one; his voice was like that of a crow with a sore throat.

"Welcome! Welcome to my humble abode!"

"Gentlemen, are you looking for a place to stay, or are you looking for a place to stay?"

Edward whispered in Argyle's ear, "Is this boss a little slow on the uptake?"

"Who knows how many years he's been buried? Even a good brain would be turned to mush by now..."

"Six people, but we don't have any money."

Since there were people present, Shia didn't dwell on why there were still people there, and simply followed the conventional approach.

She stepped onto the wooden floor, which creaked under the weight, as if it would break at any moment.

"Pfft pfft pfft~ Staying at the hotel is free~" the front desk owner said in a strange voice.

"Then what do you want? Can you expect me to stay for free?"

Upon hearing that it was free, Edward became interested and quickly asked.

"It's free, but it can kill you!"

!!!

Everyone was shocked.

However, the boss did not kill them outright like the gravedigger; he spoke to them calmly, which showed that he did not want to kill them immediately.

Understanding this, Shia quickly forced herself to calm down. She was now the backbone of the team and absolutely couldn't afford to lose her composure. She tentatively asked:

"Deadly? Could you elaborate on how deadly it is?"

Just as Shia asked him, Argyle was also quietly moving towards the door. He tried to open the door, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open it.

Xia glanced back and immediately realized that this was all part of the boss's plan.

"Pfft pfft pfft~ Everyone, let's play a game together, I call it... Silent Night."

"The rules are very simple~ Each of you will be given a room. Lying on the bed in the room for one hour will count as passing the level. After passing the level, you can use my hotel as you please."

“Look, I’m much more merciful than everyone else.”

"What happens if I fail to complete the game?"

When Shia asked that question, the boss revealed an incredibly eerie smile:

"You're going to encounter something really bad~ Believe me, it'll be something you'll never forget."

"Now, please allow me to lead everyone to their respective rooms~"

The corridor was pitch black without any lights. Only the boss, who was walking at the front, held a candlestick with a lit candle and walked step by step into the darkness. With each step, the floorboards under his feet creaked.

The air was thick with dust and filled with a putrid smell, seemingly from wood, yet also from rotting flesh and blood...

Shea signaled to Edward with her eyes not to make a move. Domi was still unconscious, and they couldn't act rashly in the face of an unknown entity. So the group followed behind their boss.

"Now that you're here, you have to follow the rules. When you lie down on the bed, do as the boss said: no matter what happens, don't make any rash moves! While you're in bed, stay in a 'lying' position and silently count to one hour, understand?"

Needless to say, the few who have already fallen into a coma can probably lie there for another four or five hours. The ones who are awake are the ones who are in the worst situation. Who knows what will happen next? It's better for them to be unconscious than awake!

Argyle Edward Rosa nodded repeatedly.

"We're here~ Let's go in."

Immediately afterward, the boss dispersed the group into six guest rooms and then returned to the front desk with a sinister smile.

Without this single candle, the corridors and guest rooms were plunged into boundless darkness. The entire hotel resembled a giant morgue, and no one knew that six living people were lying inside.

Before the firelight disappeared, Shia had already clearly seen the structure of the guest room; it was small and very simple.

Upon entering, turn left to find a separate toilet room. Walk forward to the bed, with a bedside table on each side. Next to the bed is a window, with blackout curtains blocking out the green firelight from outside. And directly opposite the bed, there is a full-length mirror!

In stark contrast to the hotel's current dilapidated state, this mirror looks brand new!

It preserves the last scene she saw as she lay down.

"Putting a mirror in front of the bed, what kind of twisted taste is that..."

Shea didn't care about anything else. Who knew when the one hour the boss mentioned would start? She didn't have time to operate the mirror anymore.