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Chapter 760: Don't Get Burned by My Scorching Heat, Oh!
At the very center of the Dungeon, there was a huge Pit, about ten meters deep. Under the flickering firelight of the torches around the Dungeon, one could see at a glance the countless dense and sharp spikes at the bottom of the Deep Pit.
Falling from such a height onto the spikes below, there was absolutely no possibility of survival unless one was some kind of invulnerable monster with steel bones and iron skin.
And above the Deep Pit, many iron chains hung down from the ceiling, connecting three or four iron plates suspended above the Deep Pit. The iron plates were also covered with dense spikes, making it impossible to step.
However, compared to the spikes that meant certain death in the Deep Pit, the spikes on the iron plates were still a bit easier to accept.
And at this moment, on the Arena Platform formed by these iron plates above the Deep Pit, a fierce Monster Duel was unfolding.
On each piece of iron plate stood a person. Wearing handcuffs and leg shackles, they could not move freely. Even if the spikes under their feet brought them piercing pain, they had to remain on the iron plate lest they fall into the Deep Pit.
At the same time, in front of each person, a Monster floated, fighting each other endlessly.
Seto recognized several people at a glance. In his impression, they were all Criminals who should have been locked up in a Cell, waiting for the Pharaoh to judge them one by one and issue judgment. Why were these people appearing in this Dungeon at this moment, and controlling Monsters?
Lord Aknadin, what exactly is he doing? And why was Kisara also brought here?
The moment Seto entered this Dungeon, Aknadin, sitting on a raised platform, had already noticed his arrival. Across that Deep Pit, Aknadin looked at Seto from afar. It seemed he had already seen the confusion in Seto's mind. "Seto," he said, "I know you are very anxious, but don't be anxious yet. First take a look at the scene. The answer to your questions is within it."
A golden light flashed from Aknadin's left eye, the Millennium Eye.
Although Seto had many unanswered questions in his heart, and also didn't understand how Aknadin already knew what he wanted to ask even though he hadn't said anything, out of his long-standing trust in Priest Aknadin, he didn't say anything and looked up towards the Deep Pit again.
This time, Seto looked more seriously than before, and recognized one of the Criminals controlling a Monster. It was precisely the Assassin who had attempted to assassinate the Pharaoh on the night of the Pharaoh's ascension, but was captured on the spot by the Guards.
Because Bakura had also coincidentally come to the Royal Palace to attack the Pharaoh that night, this Assassin was naturally also considered Bakura's accomplice. However, after interrogation, Seto learned that the matter seemed like it was just a coincidence. This Assassin actually did not know Bakura, but was hired by others. But who exactly hired him could not be interrogated until now.
Currently, the targets of suspicion include hostile Kingdoms and domestic Noble Factions. Before, Seto advocated for continuing to severely torture and interrogate this Criminal to obtain information, to know who wanted to harm the Pharaoh and eradicate them root and branch. However, Aknadin at that time warned Seto that as a Priest of the Pharaoh, even when dealing with Sinners, they must also harbor a benevolent heart.
Priest Aknadin has always harbored such an advocacy, and Seto has always sincerely admired his benevolent heart. But why now, would that Criminal be brought to such a suspended platform, no different from torture, and death match with other Criminals?
Furthermore, Seto also had an impression of the Monster in front of that Criminal. That was precisely 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, the Monster that the Priests had extracted from that Assassin's inner thoughts in order to reveal their respective abilities when the Pharaoh had just ascended, and which had already been placed into the Pharaoh's Stone Tablet Temple.
The Monster that had already undergone seal removal was actually born once again. Where did that Criminal get such immense evil in his heart?
Amidst Seto's confusion, the battle between the Assassin and his opponent was still proceeding fiercely. Across from the lion-like, four-legged, single-horned monster beast, was a huge Spider. However, speaking of a Spider, that Monster's upper body had mutated to have a human face, and looked full of strangeness.
And controlling such a spider monster, was a shorty who looked like he had a smile that was both cunning and wretched.
"I don't want to die, I want to live! Kill that bug for me!" the Assassin shouted, commanding 【幻兽王-加泽尔】Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts to pounce on the Spider, attempting to use its fangs and claws to tear that insect to shreds.
But after only leaping out half the distance, 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts' body stopped in mid-air, with a painful expression on its face.
"Hehehehe, what a brute. I heard you tried to assassinate the Pharaoh before?" the shorty said with a strange smile. "A brave but reckless idiot. You're good at fighting? What good is fighting? You need brains to get by in this world, you little punk!"
"You let your Monster charge straight over, you're basically sending it straight into my 【昆虫女王】Insect Queen's trap, hehehehe!"
Amidst the shorty's cunning laughter, the flames of the torches around them flickered. Only then did the Assassin discover that the spider monster, 【昆虫女王】Insect Queen, had somehow actually attached itself to the chains around it and woven a dense web around the iron plate where it was. His 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts was currently stuck by the extremely sticky web, which is why it couldn't move.
Moreover, there was liquid flowing on those almost invisible webs. Was that poison? No wonder 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts would show a painful expression. How sinister!
The Assassin couldn't help but become anxious. If his Monster were to be controlled like this, it wouldn't be able to protect him. He hurriedly shouted anxiously, "Hurry and struggle free! Come back and protect me!"
"Hehehe, too slow, too slow! My 【昆虫女王】 Insect Queen is the strongest Monster! You who have fallen into my trap are already dead!" the shorty said with a strange smile, reaching out and pointing at 【幻兽王-加泽尔】Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, which was continuously struggling, attempting to struggle free from the web but always unable to recover freedom. "Kill him, my Insect Queen!"
"My 【昆虫女王】Insect Queen has deadly lethal toxin! Don't get burned by my scorching heat, oh!"
The spider monster received the command and immediately pounced on the prey on the web. In the opponent's despairing gaze, it opened the mouth on its human face. From its gaping maw, a pair of fangs extended and fiercely stabbed into 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts' neck, injecting a large amount of poison and digestive fluid.
【幻兽王-加泽尔】Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts' muscles shriveled down instantaneously. Its brownish-yellow fur dimmed, becoming gray and pale. In just an instant, this Monster was killed.
Along with it, the Assassin also reached out and covered his own chest, and began to wail: "Hmph, hmph, Ugh ahhhhh! Ahhhhhhh!"
At the very center of the Dungeon, there was a huge Pit, about ten meters deep. Under the flickering firelight of the torches around the Dungeon, one could see at a glance the countless dense and sharp spikes at the bottom of the Deep Pit.
Falling from such a height onto the spikes below, there was absolutely no possibility of survival unless one was some kind of invulnerable monster with steel bones and iron skin.
And above the Deep Pit, many iron chains hung down from the ceiling, connecting three or four iron plates suspended above the Deep Pit. The iron plates were also covered with dense spikes, making it impossible to step.
However, compared to the spikes that meant certain death in the Deep Pit, the spikes on the iron plates were still a bit easier to accept.
And at this moment, on the Arena Platform formed by these iron plates above the Deep Pit, a fierce Monster Duel was unfolding.
On each piece of iron plate stood a person. Wearing handcuffs and leg shackles, they could not move freely. Even if the spikes under their feet brought them piercing pain, they had to remain on the iron plate lest they fall into the Deep Pit.
At the same time, in front of each person, a Monster floated, fighting each other endlessly.
Seto recognized several people at a glance. In his impression, they were all Criminals who should have been locked up in a Cell, waiting for the Pharaoh to judge them one by one and issue judgment. Why were these people appearing in this Dungeon at this moment, and controlling Monsters?
Lord Aknadin, what exactly is he doing? And why was Kisara also brought here?
The moment Seto entered this Dungeon, Aknadin, sitting on a raised platform, had already noticed his arrival. Across that Deep Pit, Aknadin looked at Seto from afar. It seemed he had already seen the confusion in Seto's mind. "Seto," he said, "I know you are very anxious, but don't be anxious yet. First take a look at the scene. The answer to your questions is within it."
A golden light flashed from Aknadin's left eye, the Millennium Eye.
Although Seto had many unanswered questions in his heart, and also didn't understand how Aknadin already knew what he wanted to ask even though he hadn't said anything, out of his long-standing trust in Priest Aknadin, he didn't say anything and looked up towards the Deep Pit again.
This time, Seto looked more seriously than before, and recognized one of the Criminals controlling a Monster. It was precisely the Assassin who had attempted to assassinate the Pharaoh on the night of the Pharaoh's ascension, but was captured on the spot by the Guards.
Because Bakura had also coincidentally come to the Royal Palace to attack the Pharaoh that night, this Assassin was naturally also considered Bakura's accomplice. However, after interrogation, Seto learned that the matter seemed like it was just a coincidence. This Assassin actually did not know Bakura, but was hired by others. But who exactly hired him could not be interrogated until now.
Currently, the targets of suspicion include hostile Kingdoms and domestic Noble Factions. Before, Seto advocated for continuing to severely torture and interrogate this Criminal to obtain information, to know who wanted to harm the Pharaoh and eradicate them root and branch. However, Aknadin at that time warned Seto that as a Priest of the Pharaoh, even when dealing with Sinners, they must also harbor a benevolent heart.
Priest Aknadin has always harbored such an advocacy, and Seto has always sincerely admired his benevolent heart. But why now, would that Criminal be brought to such a suspended platform, no different from torture, and death match with other Criminals?
Furthermore, Seto also had an impression of the Monster in front of that Criminal. That was precisely 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, the Monster that the Priests had extracted from that Assassin's inner thoughts in order to reveal their respective abilities when the Pharaoh had just ascended, and which had already been placed into the Pharaoh's Stone Tablet Temple.
The Monster that had already undergone seal removal was actually born once again. Where did that Criminal get such immense evil in his heart?
Amidst Seto's confusion, the battle between the Assassin and his opponent was still proceeding fiercely. Across from the lion-like, four-legged, single-horned monster beast, was a huge Spider. However, speaking of a Spider, that Monster's upper body had mutated to have a human face, and looked full of strangeness.
And controlling such a spider monster, was a shorty who looked like he had a smile that was both cunning and wretched.
"I don't want to die, I want to live! Kill that bug for me!" the Assassin shouted, commanding 【幻兽王-加泽尔】Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts to pounce on the Spider, attempting to use its fangs and claws to tear that insect to shreds.
But after only leaping out half the distance, 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts' body stopped in mid-air, with a painful expression on its face.
"Hehehehe, what a brute. I heard you tried to assassinate the Pharaoh before?" the shorty said with a strange smile. "A brave but reckless idiot. You're good at fighting? What good is fighting? You need brains to get by in this world, you little punk!"
"You let your Monster charge straight over, you're basically sending it straight into my 【昆虫女王】Insect Queen's trap, hehehehe!"
Amidst the shorty's cunning laughter, the flames of the torches around them flickered. Only then did the Assassin discover that the spider monster, 【昆虫女王】Insect Queen, had somehow actually attached itself to the chains around it and woven a dense web around the iron plate where it was. His 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts was currently stuck by the extremely sticky web, which is why it couldn't move.
Moreover, there was liquid flowing on those almost invisible webs. Was that poison? No wonder 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts would show a painful expression. How sinister!
The Assassin couldn't help but become anxious. If his Monster were to be controlled like this, it wouldn't be able to protect him. He hurriedly shouted anxiously, "Hurry and struggle free! Come back and protect me!"
"Hehehe, too slow, too slow! My 【昆虫女王】 Insect Queen is the strongest Monster! You who have fallen into my trap are already dead!" the shorty said with a strange smile, reaching out and pointing at 【幻兽王-加泽尔】Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, which was continuously struggling, attempting to struggle free from the web but always unable to recover freedom. "Kill him, my Insect Queen!"
"My 【昆虫女王】Insect Queen has deadly lethal toxin! Don't get burned by my scorching heat, oh!"
The spider monster received the command and immediately pounced on the prey on the web. In the opponent's despairing gaze, it opened the mouth on its human face. From its gaping maw, a pair of fangs extended and fiercely stabbed into 【幻兽王-加泽尔】 Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts' neck, injecting a large amount of poison and digestive fluid.
【幻兽王-加泽尔】Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts' muscles shriveled down instantaneously. Its brownish-yellow fur dimmed, becoming gray and pale. In just an instant, this Monster was killed.
Along with it, the Assassin also reached out and covered his own chest, and began to wail: "Hmph, hmph, Ugh ahhhhh! Ahhhhhhh!"
