Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"Hmm? You changed your mind?"

The helmeted man exclaimed in surprise.

"No, I just know you definitely won't listen obediently. But if you want to go, you have to make a bet with me."

Amelia said.

"What bet?"

“If your assassination attempt fails, then you must take him to Delaware.”

Amelia said.

"Hmm? What do you want to do?"

The helmeted man immediately became alert.

"You must have Tommel's Holy Grail where you are, right?"

"I do not know."

The helmeted man shook his head.

The Holy Grail was also a very important ritual object in the Tomel civilization, and it was carefully preserved in Delavania.

Although she holds a high position, her responsibilities do not include ceremonies or warehouse management, so she genuinely does not know.

“There definitely is. If you fail, you must help him obtain the Holy Grail of Tomel, which Delavania possesses. If there is the umbilical cord of the Son of God, you must also help him obtain it.”

Amelia said.

"Why are you so good to him? Is he your and Dickins' offspring?"

The helmeted man looked at the top of her head with a suspicious expression.

She had served as Amelia's protector and watcher for decades, and believed that she knew Amelia better than Beethoven.

This high priest of the Blood Healing Church is kind at heart, but he is definitely not a pushover.

She should have been more than generous in not silencing this stranger of unknown origin who was also involved in the church's secrets; why would she be so eager to help him?

"If you think I won't get angry over what others say, you're wrong. Sometimes I can be quite petty. If you don't want me to loosen the firing squad's ropes, you'd better watch your words."

Amelia said calmly.

However, the helmeted man felt a deep chill.

The firing squad, an important branch of the church hunters.

This branch has a long history, even before the "Holy Sword" hunters were officially established.

The firing squad had only one target: the remnants of Delavania.

The leader of the firing squad was a nobleman who had betrayed Dlavania.

Given their understanding of Delavania, hunting down the remnants would be a piece of cake.

Had Delavania not made a deal with the upper echelons of the Blood Healing Church, who used logistical support, recruitment, and territorial division to restrict the execution squad's movements, Delavania would have suffered heavy casualties.

“I apologize for my slip of the tongue, Your Excellency Amelia.”

The helmeted man bent down, then drew the dagger from his waist and pierced his own calf.

Blood several times thicker than normal flowed from the wound and seeped into the ground.

"I accept your apology. Go on, I need some peace and quiet."

Amelia waved her hand.

"Yes."

The helmeted man retreated until he disappeared back into the shadows.

After she left, Amelia stood up, hugged the skull to her chest, and rubbed her face against the skull's cheek.

“Professor Dickins, you can finally rest.”

she whispered.

"I'll be there soon, very soon."

Pale hairs sprouted from the hands that held the skull.

Chapter 285 Blood Trembles

"Boss, is it done?"

Xia Kai, who had been waiting for a long time, asked.

"nailed it."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"A true master is a master; he can even handle such a big boss."

Xia Kai gave a thumbs up.

This isn't entirely flattery; if the High Priest of the Bloodhealing Church were replaced by him in the previous instance, he would be the mayor of Zootopia.

If he could handle someone of that caliber, why would he need to break out of prison? He could just become the warden himself.

"hehe."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

Xia Kai was startled. What? Had she tried to flatter someone but ended up making a fool of herself?

Or perhaps the big shot is simply a low-key person who doesn't like others flattering him.

"Why don't you study it more? With your flattery skills, you wouldn't even survive the first day at the Metropolitan Metropolis."

Liu Zheng patted him on the shoulder and then walked outside.

"Boss, is Metropolis your instance world?"

Xia Kai quickly followed and then asked curiously.

"Yes."

Liu Zheng nodded.

What's your background?

"It's set in a modern context. However, the metropolis is a very large area, and the styles of different areas should be quite different."

He thought for a moment and said.

The bathhouse street that the red pig accidentally wandered into should be in a modern style.

Is it very difficult?

"Heh, you better pray you don't get assigned to a Metropolitan setting."

Liu Zheng's lips twitched.

Based on the information provided by Atreus and Xia Kai, Metropolis should be among the top-tier dungeon worlds controlled by all Hell Games.

Of course, since the veteran Xia Kai encountered had only experienced the dungeon three times, this conclusion is just a guess.

"What if you get assigned to one?"

Xia Kai asked nervously.

"If you get assigned to that position, then if you have the chance to act like a scoundrel, then definitely do it."

He raised his four tentacles in a gesture.

"Uh"

Xia Kai swallowed hard as he looked at the four bizarre-looking tentacles.

Although he wasn't human in the previous instance either, he was still Fu Rui, so Liu Zheng's tentacle monster appearance was still a bit beyond his tolerance.

If things really turned out like that, he was afraid he might accidentally lose his rationality from fright.

"By the way, the world you came from is Earth, right?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Yes, a genuine netizen from northern China."

Xia Kai laughed.

"Palace Yuye Liquor?"

"One hundred and eighty cups."

"What are you playing?"

"I got it from playing Genshin Impact."

"Mixue Ice Cream?"

"Foot odor smell milk tea".

Xia Kai answered fluently.

"Hmm, it seems we really do come from the same place."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"Hmm. Where are you from, sir?"

Xia Kai used a clever, opportunistic approach to get closer to the snake.

"Isn't it a bit presumptuous of you to ask this question?"

He squinted as he spoke.

"what?"

Xia Kai was stunned.

Didn't you ask me first?

"I asked you just to confirm if we're from the same world; there's no need to know anything more."

Liu Zheng said.

He wasn't a sociable person; his ability to navigate social situations in the metropolis was merely for survival.

Moreover, when he returned to reality, his two biggest assets, "rebirth" and "legendary identity," were gone.

To mitigate risks, Liu Zheng wouldn't tell Xia Kai too much information.

"Ok."

Xia Kai was somewhat disappointed, but at the same time, he felt relieved.

If Liu Zhengfei were to know his real-life information, he would be unable to refuse.

After all, if Liu Zheng wanted to kill him, he wouldn't even have the ability to resist.

Of course, if Liu Zheng is willing to ask, it means he intends to recruit him as a subordinate.

Being able to latch onto such a powerful ally would undoubtedly greatly increase his chances of survival.

Just as Xia Kai was feeling conflicted, the two arrived at the entrance of the cathedral.

"Beethoven asked me to wait here for the two of you."

A person wearing the "Holy Sword" hunter's suit came to greet them.

"Will you take us to the workshop?"

"Yes."

The hunter nodded.

"Thank you then."

Liu Zheng said politely.

"The duty lies."

The hunter was also very polite.