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Chapter 371: The Third One
Chapter 371: The Third One
Chapter 371: Chapter 371: The Third One
The seemingly endless spiral staircase stretched on.
Whether it was due to their fraught nerves, the extreme fatigue of their bodies, or the dizzying rotation of the staircase… it was a never-ending climb, a never-ending climb.
Hu Ya wanted to overtake them, but the staircase wasn’t wide enough to accommodate three people walking side by side. In the end, all five of them fell together in the shuffle.
Zhu Shu fell down and hit the metal railing, clamping down on her lip with a mute groan, her whole body breaking out in cold sweat.
When she had been seized and dragged on the ground by the Duke, her bones in her hand were crushed and her knees were scraped raw.
Su Man and Yu Yaqing also bore injuries of varying severity.
They struggled to their feet, helping each other down the stairs, with Hu Ya recklessly at the lead, scared of ending up at the back.
The Snowflake creatures were melting faster than they expected.
Angry roars echoed from the third floor, swirling overhead like the shadow of death.
Hu Ya panicked and ran even faster.
The roar was closing in, the handrail was shaking!
The Duke chased them to the staircase entrance while struggling!
A Snowflake creature the size of an arm bit tightly onto his head, its sharp icy teeth piercing deep into his skull. It was the hardest ice crystal, capable of piercing bone and freezing flesh and blood!
Half of the Duke’s face was frostbitten!
But as he struggled and as time went on, the frost on his face was fading and the Snowflake clinging stubbornly on his head was getting smaller–
Until it finally melted into a puddle of slush.
The Duke simply shook his head forcefully, and the snow scattered into tiny flakes, turning into crystal droplets, completely disappearing in the air.
Every one of them felt the utter desperation of death drawing near!
The Duke’s bloodshot eyes fixed on them, filled with resentment and hatred! His chest heaved violently, his whole body riddled with wounds, bloodied, after the brutal fight with the Snowflake! If not for his powerful Self-Healing Ability, he would have never made it this far!
He tilted his head back and let out a howl like a wolf, then abruptly leaped over the railing and jumped straight down from the third floor!
Thump!!!
There was a loud crash as he impacted the ground! The floor beneath him shattered!
He happened to block the exit of the first-floor staircase, cutting off their only escape route!
Unable to go down, they were forced to turn and flee upstairs.
Hu Ya, who had been leading the way earlier, was now at the end, and the Duke caught her by the leg, holding her upside down!
“Aaaaaahh!!!” She screamed shrilly.
The Duke, clutching the woman who was struggling for dear life, turned his gaze to the remaining four on the staircase above. A low growl came from his throat as his hand continued to tighten around Hu Ya, causing her screams to become even more terrifying, almost splitting her voice.
Bai Youwei, Zhu Shu, Su Man and Yu Yaqing, were almost at the third floor.
The Duke gritted his teeth with a grating sound.
In his rule, he could only kill one bride each night, but now he wanted to kill more. He wanted to kill the women upstairs… Those women who dared to defy him!
The Duke let out an angry roar, suddenly swung Hu Ya in his hand and threw her away, before rushing up the stairs at a breathtaking speed!
Hu Ya’s body slammed into a large hanging crystal chandelier with a loud crash!
The dangling crystal hexagonal prisms turned into a row of sharp blades instantly, slicing her hands and feet, piercing her skin!
She tried to grab onto something, but was unable to hold on to anything, and with the sound of clinking and clattering, she finally fell hard onto the floor! Blood was all over her!
Despite the terrible state she was in, she still managed to prop up her upper body and laugh hysterically:
“He didn’t kill me! He didn’t kill me! Ha ha ha ha ha!!! I’m the last bride, I found the True Key, so he won’t kill me! I’m the last bride! The last bride!!!”
Ding, dong dong
Two crystal hexagonal prisms fell to the ground.
Hu Ya was startled and looked up.
The crystal chandelier that was heaped onto the ceiling of the hall was swaying precariously. Her pupils shrunk as she saw the entire chandelier coming down!
“Aaaaaaaaah!!!…”