WLTGWITU Chapter 42

Before him stood a statue, a bust.

On either side of the statue were pillars.

The pillars were carved with patterns and inscriptions.

The inscriptions were very abstract, perhaps not even writing at all, totaling four characters in a circle.

And the statue was somewhat peculiar.

Its appearance was human yet not quite.

*Ding*~ A sound from the bracelet on his wrist indicated the countdown.

The countdown for this level was 30 minutes.

“A bust, stone pillar inscriptions, what’s the connection?” Jiang Chen looked at the things before him, completely stumped.

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This puzzle seemed difficult to crack.

“Inside an ancient castle, there’s actually a statue. If I’m not mistaken, this statue should be the owner of this castle?”

“Since it’s a statue, there must be a source. There’s no way it would just be standing here without a reason.”

Jiang Chen thought, resting his chin on his hand.

Although the statue was a bit peculiar, the necklace around its neck was too prominent.

The necklace was a beaded necklace with a total of eight beads.

“Eight beads? Four characters?”

Jiang Chen went to the stone pillar again and looked at it. Each stone pillar’s waistline had four symbols.

Which meant that it could correspond to the eight beads of the necklace.

“Whether we can pass the level depends on whether the necklace has these eight symbols.”

Jiang Chen climbed down and carefully examined the patterns on the eight beads below the necklace.

“Yes! It really is!”

Jiang Chen tore off the statue’s necklace and carefully placed it in the grooves of the stone pillar’s waistline, matching each character accordingly.

Soon, a slight vibration occurred, and an iron box slowly rose up behind the statue.

Jiang Chen walked over and opened the iron box. Inside was an envelope.

He opened the envelope and looked at it. It was still a magnetic card.

And the countdown timer stopped with about four minutes left.

………

While Jiang Chen was clearing the level, the gamblers in the dark room were also very excited.

Because every time Jiang Chen cleared a level, the money on their gambling accounts would double.

How could that not excite them?

From this moment on, no one wanted anything to happen to Jiang Chen.

Even more so, no one wanted Jiang Chen to be eliminated.

They sipped fine wine, with beauties by their sides, their slender waists embraced, laughing and talking:

“This young man is the real deal. Being able to get to this point, I feel he will definitely become the ultimate player in this game.”

“Old Wu, it seems you’ve made a killing. You’ve been betting on him since the first round, right? How are your eyes so sharp? How did you see that he could stand out?”

“Old Wu might not have any other skills, but he’s first-rate at judging people. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made it to where he is today.”

“I’ve made a lot of money too, let’s just take what we can get.”

“Who would mind more money? Of course, the more the better.”

Several bosses were chatting when a man smoking a cigar walked over.

He was one of the behind-the-scenes planners of this death game.

No one knew his real name, only that he was called “Scorpion.”

He deliberately hid his identity, also to be able to avoid suspicion and pursuit from the outside world in time.

Even the people who had been following Scorpion for several years didn’t know his real identity.

It was evident how deeply he hid himself.

Scorpion arrived in the dark room, and a group of people immediately made room for him.

Although Scorpion was only a game planner, he was the one with the most influence among Old Wu’s group.

Old Wu earned a lot, but compared to Scorpion, it was like a small witch meeting a great one.

Scorpion’s bets were far more than Old Wu’s.

For this reason, Old Wu and others were quite eager to please Scorpion.

“Scorpion, how’s it going?”

Scorpion snorted and didn’t speak.

“You didn’t bet too much, are you afraid you won’t be able to afford to lose?”

Scorpion’s lips curled into a cold smile: “His life is worth more than that money.”

Everyone was stunned, and felt a chill in their hearts.

Although they didn’t know what Scorpion meant, they vaguely felt that this young man was unlikely to have a good ending.

“Scorpion, are you saying…?” Old Wu asked tentatively.

“Everyone, just have fun,” Scorpion said with a gloomy face, picking up his glass and taking a sip.

His movements were very much like an experienced gambler, waiting for the prey to perish.

Everyone felt that this person called Scorpion was much more cold-blooded than they were.

The more this was the case, the more people didn’t dare to offend him.

They couldn’t imagine what the consequences would be if they offended Scorpion.

“Ding-ling-ling…”

Just then, the phone in the room suddenly rang.

Scorpion put down his glass and answered the phone directly.

No one knew what was said on the phone, but Scorpion hung up the phone with a gloomy expression.

“I have something to deal with, so I’ll leave first,” Scorpion said, looking at everyone.

“Scorpion, is… is everything alright?” Old Wu asked worriedly.

“What could be the matter, you guys continue to enjoy yourselves,” Scorpion sneered dismissively.

Everyone didn’t dare to say anything more, and watched Scorpion leave the dark room.

After Scorpion left, the atmosphere in the dark room was obviously a bit oppressive.

This person called Scorpion was clearly not a kind person.

Although they knew Scorpion, they didn’t know Scorpion’s true identity.

But one thing was certain, this Scorpion was definitely not a good person.

Old Wu smoked a cigar, his eyes somewhat blurred.

He was thinking about a question, which was about the identity of this person called Scorpion.

A person who could make Old Wu feel pressure was definitely not a simple character.

“Old Wu, you’ve bet on the right treasure this time,” one of the bosses patted Old Wu on the shoulder.

Old Wu came back to his senses and smiled faintly: “Not necessarily.”

“How so?” the boss asked puzzled.

Old Wu lit his cigar and took a deep breath: “The smoother it is, the more problems there are.”

“Are you saying…?” The boss frowned slightly.

Old Wu glanced at him and shook his head: “It’s too early to draw conclusions.”

“That’s true, anyway, everything is under your control,” the boss smiled slightly.

Old Wu didn’t speak, but felt some doubts in his heart.

He always felt that this person called Scorpion seemed to be setting up a very big game.

And he and others were pawns in his game.

Thinking of this, Old Wu felt a little scared.

But no matter what, things had already happened, and it was too late to change anything.

He could only take it one step at a time.

……After Scorpion left the dark room, he walked straight towards a room.

He pushed open the door, and a middle-aged man was standing in front of the window.

The middle-aged woman turned around, her facial features were somewhat familiar.

“Shall we do it?” Scorpion walked to her side and said coldly.

The woman sneered and said, “Let him fatten up, then kill him.”

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