The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 75: Turning the Tables!

Except for the item Nancy had mentioned.

Su Qi could also unlock one piece of equipment and a skill.

He looked around at the folks nearby.

"...they seem to have some special strengths of their own, and most of the tools have a bit of an oddity to them."

For instance, the Paper Bride's hairpin clearly carried a whiff of pollutants and wasn't meant for physical combat.

And the Clown's balloon also seemed far from ordinary, its red surface appeared to be flowing with copious amounts of blood.

Judging from the recent punishment.

Many weren't afraid of physical attacks, but they most likely all had fatal weaknesses.

After pondering for two seconds,

Su Qi had made his decision.

The final phase of the Death Selection concluded in just one minute, and the host Nancy's voice amplified a bit: "It seems everyone has finished choosing."

"Then..."

She said with a faint smile: "Next up is the second round."

"Death Duel!"

These four words whipped the audience into an even greater frenzy.

"Now... please listen to the rule..."

Nancy's voice suddenly halted, and he squinted towards the distance, where a strange roar was emanating from a dark cave entrance.

It seemed as if someone had arrived on the scene riding some massive abnormality.

His expression changed slightly, and it appeared as if someone were whispering something in his ear.

Nancy, somewhat astonished and speaking with a mixture of reverence and fear, said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it seems we have a quite remarkable audience member."

Countless audience members craned their necks but could not catch a glimpse of the true form in that shadowy darkness.

However.

Nancy didn't reveal the identity of the newcomer, but gave the Gambler a glance, as the latter seemed somewhat nervous.

"So, let me continue with the rules."

Nancy snapped his fingers.

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"The Death Duel will randomly match two people into pairs... and they will be thrown into the map to fight."

"There will be no rules in between, the duel ends as soon as any one of the participants dies."

"Of course."

"Now with only 9 left, inevitably, one will be left out... it's just unknown who will be that lucky person, so let's proceed with the random selection!"

The booming music continued resounding, and their numbers lit up in turn...

Two numbers displaying the same color meant they were opponents in the Death Duel.

Triangle-Head VS Clown

Cat VS Freddy

Hai Xing VS Doll

Gambler VS Paper Bride

Su Qi looked at his own white number, with brows slightly raised.

"What a pity, the number 9 contestant ended up being the one left out!" Nancy's face showed regret, his expression was genuinely rueful.

Being left out made the other abnormalities' expressions turn frosty as they turned their sharp fangs or long knives toward Su Qi with fierce glares.

The Gambler twirled a card in his fingers, sneering: "Not bad luck."

"Some get to live a little longer, but... he definitely won't last until the end." The Clown let out a hoarse laugh, his laughter eerie and unsettling.

Their harsh words were broadcast throughout the entire venue by the microphone in front of them.

Su Qi looked at a microphone five meters away from him, and turned to Nancy: "Don't you need to make the show more exciting? Watch as I, the Lord Zaun, read a quick script and scold them all back to their eighteenth ancestors. Give them a taste of what shock really feels like!"

Nancy: "..."

He shook his head and chuckled, "Don't worry, after your self-introduction earlier, I knew I couldn't let you get near the microphone. Of course... you can get up yourself, as long as you can manage it."

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Su Qi felt that this was discrimination.

Every contestant was securely locked in place by mechanical restraints, with visible electromagnetic force flowing, making it impossible to leave their seats on their own.

"Just sit quietly in your seat now and watch this death duel with me..." Nancy calmly raised the topic and announced loudly, "Now... let the contestants enter the arena!"

The next moment.

Boom!

Deep holes appeared beneath the seats of the other eight contestants! They plummeted straight down!

In the sky above, mirage-like visions of four different landscapes appeared.

Their figures were released from their restraints and fell into them.

"The duel is about to begin!" Nancy gestured grandly towards the multitude of seats, "Now let me, Nancy, a professional host, commentate on these four duels!"

"The four maps... each different, but what they have in common is that they will burst with lethal crises!"

"If the contestants don't quickly defeat their opponents, they might also die from the inherent dangers of the map itself."

"Of course," Nancy said with a mysterious smile, "there might be some useful items on the map that, if found early, could have unexpected effects. Let's take a look at the first map, a gloomy little town where both contestants seem quite cautious..."

At that moment.

An abrupt voice interrupted her.

"Hey, hey."

The voice echoed throughout the entire venue.

Nancy's voice abruptly stopped, and her expression froze as she turned to the round table, the audience... including the one who had suddenly appeared, they too were stunned and all eyes become fixed on the round table.

Nancy's eyes widened as she saw Su Qi, who had somehow left his seat and grabbed the microphone, waved at her with a smile,

"..." Nancy couldn't help but roar, "How did you get out?!"

Su Qi shook his head, "That's not important... and besides, as a professional host, you can't even control your emotions, and this is live broadcasting!"

Nancy: "..."

She seemed to sense that things were moving in a direction beyond her control.

Su Qi's voice spread throughout the venue, "Ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the interruption."

"Next up, let me... join the host in commentating these four tense and exhilarating no-holds-barred fights for you all!"

Nancy was swept along unwillingly, her face pale and powerless as she gripped the microphone.

She could feel it.

Her professional career was facing a disastrous Waterloo!

As the fight progressed, every second ticked by slowly!

And Su Qi's voice was already ringing in everyone's ears:

"Alright! We can see now, the Clown forward has burst into the Pyramid Head's back area, seemingly unwilling to charge straight at Pyramid Head! But Pyramid Head doesn't take a detour and smashes through the houses to make way! Nicely done!"

"Clown! The Clown contestant is ready to attack! Though it seems brainless, it actually knows how to flank! And it knows how to use traps! Oh! The trap worked! Pyramid Head seems to have been affected mentally!"

Nancy stood there with a dazed look, as the passionate voice left her unable to interject.

And what was worse.

The mood of the audience around was clearly stirred up, and she couldn't even interrupt.

At this moment.

Nancy felt her position was being threatened.

"Oh! The situation is out of control now! The Clown has gained the upper hand! Look, it's picked up a crossbow!" Su Qi stood up and slapped the table hard, "Fire!"

"Ah, too bad it was dodged!"

The entire audience sighed along with Su Qi's tone.

Nancy: "...."

Now she just felt restless and uncomfortable.