Miao Miaomiao departed with the Flame Bird, and Gong Baoding felt a pang of regret. When the Faceless Demon had approached earlier, he had genuinely felt a long-dormant surge of combat spirit.
However, he soon found no reason to regret it.
For, without his knowledge, his hands and feet had been encased in thick ice!
A youth exuding a chilling aura stared icily at Gong Baoding.
He was the vengeful ghost Qin Shuang!
When Qin Shuang was first captured by Wen Wen, he was merely a disaster-class vengeful spirit. Later, after being fed many resentful spirit pearls, he became a calamity-class fierce spirit. Subsequently, after consuming several human demon fetuses, he transformed into a catastrophe-class vengeful ghost.
Now, Qin Shuang, after several more feedings by Wen Wen, had reached the intermediate realm and excelled at manipulating ice and frost, making him the most suitable opponent for Gong Baoding.
Gong Baoding effortlessly melted the ice on his hands, a smile curving his lips, and a pair of flame wings erupted behind him.
He hadn't encountered a worthy opponent for a long time, so now he was… filled with fighting spirit!
Birdsong and beast roars erupted, flames and ice danced.
This village, no larger than a football field, was filled with energy fluctuations everywhere.
Lin Huan carefully dodged attack after attack, escaping into another space.
He possessed only calamity-class strength; if he were caught in the crossfire, he would die instantly, with no one to even mourn him.
After passing through a silvery mirror-like gate, Lin Huan found himself on a sun-drenched beach.
The sand beneath his feet was soft and moist, and the air carried a faint scent of seawater.
If this were not the perilous Labyrinth of Slaughter, Lin Huan would have loved to lie in the sand and enjoy himself thoroughly.
Suddenly, Lin Huan spotted a coconut tree and walked towards it, intending to pluck a coconut to see if anything here was edible.
He climbed to the top of the tree, his gaze fixed on the sea, and his expression turned serious.
For three fierce and ferocious deep-sea monsters were lumbering out of the water.
They were a corpulent starfish, a yellow sponge, and a blue octopus.
It was clear that all three were targeting Lin Huan!
These three monsters should each possess calamity-class strength. Lin Huan could easily deal with any one of them individually, but facing all three at once put him under immense pressure.
The large, red starfish, shaking its plump belly, unleashed a laser beam from its navel.
Lin Huan released his grip and fell from the tree, landing on his backside. However, this maneuver allowed him to dodge the laser beam.
The beam precisely pierced a coconut, and its juice dripped onto Lin Huan's head.
Curiously, Lin Huan dipped his hand in, tasted the juice, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Things here are actually edible!"
After satisfying his curiosity, Lin Huan stood up and glared at the three monsters, his eyes turning red.
Then, a red giant, covered in eyes and tentacles, emerged from beneath the sand and stood behind Lin Huan, roaring at the three monsters.
This red giant was Lin Huan's illusionary creation. Due to Lin Huan's special abilities, the giant could harm real beings to a certain extent and possessed a degree of mental pollution.
Thus, a fierce battle erupted.
...
In the deepest part of the Mirror Labyrinth, Wen Wen sat on a tiger-skin chair, his feet resting on the table before him.
Before him, hundreds of mirror screens floated. Three of these screens hovered directly in front of Wen Wen, displaying the combat situations of three containment officers.
The reason Miao Miaomiao and Lin Huan were able to 'accidentally' discover the Labyrinth of Slaughter before it was officially opened to containment officers was all due to Wen Wen's covert arrangements.
Before its official operation, Wen Wen needed someone to help him test the labyrinth for any flaws, so that improvements could be made promptly.
In other words, Gong Baoding and the other two were merely tools for Wen Wen to test for bugs.
Wen Wen prepared some popcorn, ate it while watching the three battles.
The abilities of superhumans were not quantifiable numerical values. Therefore, all that Jidelo could arrange was opponents with similar capabilities.
However, precisely because their strengths were merely similar, the battles were filled with chance, making them worth watching.
The first to conclude was the fight between the Faceless Demon and Miao Miaomiao.
Miao Miaomiao's abilities were completely countered by the abilities of Gong Baoding, which the Faceless Demon had copied. Moreover, the arena, being only the size of a football field, limited Miao Miaomiao's performance. She was eventually cornered and perished in flames.
After Miao Miaomiao's death, Qin Shuang was reduced to ashes by Gong Baoding.
However, Gong Baoding's phantom limbs suffered minor frostbite, slightly hindering his movements.
Gong Baoding, now relaxed, was ambushed by a bicycle rider from the other side as he passed through a mirror to leave the space. The rider impaled him with a lance.
Therefore, the most prolonged fight was actually Lin Huan's against those three deep-sea weaklings. Sultan Novel Network.
The attacks of the four combatants were not particularly lethal. Despite fighting ferociously, they only sustained minor injuries. Lin Huan finally experienced the magnificence of this Mirror Labyrinth…
However, their battle did not last much longer.
The bicycle rider who had killed Gong Baoding was patrolling the vicinity. Seeing the dead people fighting, he casually picked them off with a single shot each.
Thus, the battle finally drew to a close.
Wen Wen spun his executive chair around, looked at Jidelo standing behind him, and asked with a slight heartache,
"The battles of superhumans create a lot of commotion. What about the scenes destroyed during their fights? Do they need to be repaired? Is the fee for entering the Mirror Labyrinth a bit too low…"
Gong Baoding and the Faceless Demon's phantom Gong Baoding, these two flame birds, their mere existence caused damage to the surrounding environment. After the battle concluded, the small town, only spanning the area of a football field, was essentially completely destroyed.
If those sets needed to be replaced…
Jidelo smiled and shook his head, saying, "Great Master, you need not worry about this."
"Apart from great beings like yourself, no one can damage the walls or gates of the Mirror Labyrinth. Everything else apart from the walls and gates is merely a projection from the outside world, cast by mirrors."
"After the battle ends, the mirrors simply need to reconnect with the outside world to refresh the scenes here."
Jidelo pointed to the mirrors behind Wen Wen. Wen Wen turned his head and saw that the space, previously damaged by the battle, had already been restored to its original state.
Wen Wen nodded in satisfaction. It was good that it could recover automatically. If every battle required rearranging the sets, the daily expenses would be immense.
Relieved, Wen Wen said to Jidelo, "I have a few more minor requests. Please make improvements as you see fit…"
"Please speak, I am taking notes," Jidelo said, pulling out a small notebook, ready to record Wen Wen's words.
"First, increase the number of monsters within the Labyrinth of Slaughter. Ensure that every space in slaughter mode has at least one monster, not just containment officers and their opponents."
"In real combat, you don't get perfectly matched opponents assigned to you. It's best to create some randomness…"
"Second, the location each person enters each time must be random. Do not allow monsters the opportunity to camp spawn points. Even if people enter together, separate them."
"Third, allow all phantoms to choose to disconnect at any time upon defeat. Do not let containment officers suffer torment from monsters before dying…"
"Fourth…"