After several rounds of fierce fighting between him and the Earth Rabbit in this small room, it was no surprise that even the Earth Rabbit seemed disoriented.
The room had closed doors on all four sides, and after countless explosions, the air was thick with smoke.
Which door had he thrown the artifact through?
The Earth Rabbit also looked around in confusion. With identical doors on every side, it was nearly impossible to tell directions.
But the Earth Rabbit was still the Earth Rabbit. Even if the “participants” got lost here, it would never happen to him.
He twitched his bleeding ears, trying to listen for any movement, but all he heard was a ringing in his ears.
He couldn’t tell if his hearing was damaged or if the other rooms were completely silent—nothing but his own tinnitus.
“Damn it…” The Earth Rabbit shook his head, his long ears swaying. “What the hell is going on…?”
“Ha…” Song Qi loosened the hair tie from his head and wrapped it tightly around his left wrist several times before flashing a reckless grin. “This is hilarious… The big-eared rabbit’s gone deaf… Hahaha!”
The Earth Rabbit looked down at the man covered in burn scars, realizing with frustration that he had been knocked down by him. Now, with his artifact lost and his hearing impaired… What were his chances of winning this game?
“Song Qi must be lost!” a man shouted from another room.
“Don’t worry! I’ll find him!” a woman’s voice answered.
The Earth Rabbit frowned slightly, noticing that the remaining participants weren’t far away.
“My hearing… It’s coming back…” He wiped the blood from his ears. “What am I even afraid of?”
All these “participants” were avoiding him, too scared to enter his room—didn’t that speak for itself?
Even if he were deaf, mute, or blind, he was still a **”Tier Earth”** creature.
None of them, except this burned man in front of him, posed any real threat.
“I must be overthinking this…” The Earth Rabbit tried to kick Song Qi away, but the man clung stubbornly to his ankle, spitting blood before sneering, “Kid, do you even know who’s the hunter and who’s the prey?”
“Prey…? I’ve always been the prey…” Song Qi forced a bitter smile as he slowly stood, facing the towering Earth Rabbit.
Both men stood bare-chested—Song Qi’s body covered in old scars, the Earth Rabbit’s in fresh burns.
On the surface, the Earth Rabbit seemed worse off, bleeding profusely, but in reality, Song Qi was barely holding on, his mind fogged with pain.
“Kill me before you leave,” Song Qi said.
“Ha!” The Earth Rabbit laughed in disbelief. “What’s the difference? Whether I kill you now or grab the artifact first, the outcome’s the same.”
“No difference,” Song Qi admitted. “But if I let you walk through that door alive, I can’t face my team.”
He raised his right fist, ready to throw one last desperate punch if the Earth Rabbit attacked.
“You’ve got guts.” The Earth Rabbit took a step forward. “What was your name again?”
“Song Qi.”
“Good.” The Earth Rabbit slowly shifted his stance, murmuring, “Song Qi… If fate allows, we’ll meet again. For now, I’ll send you off properly. Next time, I’ll kill you the moment I see you.”
Just as Song Qi braced for a final clash, something bizarre happened.
Despite his murderous intent, the Earth Rabbit turned his back and walked toward one of the doors, still muttering.
“So die cleanly this time… You’ve done well enough. Thinking you could wound a **Tier Earth Zodiac** and walk away unscathed? Dream on.”
He reached for the doorknob.
“I’ll remember the man who scarred me. Die now, Chen Jun—”
The moment his hand touched the door, a searing pain from his burns shot through his body, jolting his mind.
“Chen Jun… Nan…?” The name slipped out instinctively, and he suddenly snapped back to reality, breaking into a cold sweat.
He realized he’d been about to leave the room—as if his consciousness had been hijacked. His target had shifted from Song Qi to someone named **Chen Jun’nan**.
Had he not been jolted awake by the pain, he’d already be in the next room.
But who the hell was Chen Jun’nan?
The Earth Rabbit stepped back uneasily. If he hadn’t snapped out of it… Had his actions been manipulated?
“**Mind Control**…?” He rubbed his head, puzzled. “No, that doesn’t seem right… Does anyone here even have that power? Since when could it influence consciousness?”
Seeing the Earth Rabbit distracted, Song Qi gritted his teeth and reached toward his shattered left arm—
Before the Earth Rabbit could react, a dark object flew straight at his face. He barely raised his arms in time.
**BOOM!**
The explosion sent him crashing to the side. He hadn’t expected Song Qi—already battered and resorting to fists—to still have explosives.
“You’re really asking for death!!” The Earth Rabbit rolled to his feet, pain surging through his body, and yanked open the door. “Chen Jun’nan, you damn—”
His mind was consumed by one thought: **Kill Chen Jun’nan.**
But when he came to, the room was empty. No one inside. And he’d wasted all his movement points for the turn.
He’d been tricked—but his years of experience couldn’t explain how.
Where had these sudden urges to kill Chen Jun’nan come from?
Who the hell was Chen Jun’nan?!
“Strange… Am I not allowed to feel bloodlust…?”
Before he could figure it out, another dark object flew through the door—courtesy of Song Qi.
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