Chapter 144 Demonic Sacrifice 25

On Edge Island, two overpowered players were tied to coconut trees, undergoing a "rough interrogation" by Ding Xiang.

"Pfft! You low-level players think you can get anything out of me? You can forget about that! I'm not saying a word!" The overpowered player stubbornly retorted, holding his head high.

"I, I think you won't cry until you see the coffin..." Ding Xiang waved his short sword, deliberately putting on a fierce expression.

Having spent too much time on the cold Dragon Island, he had put on some middle-aged weight. His threats lacked any real intimidation and instead made him look rather awkward and comical.

Xia Qi and Xiao Ou couldn’t take it anymore. Especially Xiao Ou, who covered his face with his hand, unable to bear watching. "This isn't an interrogation, it's like a tea party," he muttered.

They had gone through all this trouble to capture two overpowered players, but they were as tight-lipped as ever, and after over an hour of questioning, they had barely gotten any useful information.

"This is driving me crazy!" Sister Hong couldn’t hold back any longer. She rolled up her sleeves, stood up, and with a dark expression said, "Ding Xiang, move aside. Let me do the questioning!"

"But you're injured, aren't you? It's better if Ding Xiang does it," Xia Qi suggested, looking up.

Xiao Ou chimed in, "Yeah, if you're in a bad mood, maybe take a break, Sister Hong..."

"Who said I'm in a bad mood?" Sister Hong suddenly turned her head and glared at Xiao Ou with red eyes.

During the fight with the female player on the double-masted ship, Sister Hong had gotten some minor injuries on her hands and legs. Of course, these flesh wounds were nothing to her. What really upset her was the fact that she couldn’t beat the female player who wielded a blade. The gap in real-world combat strength left her feeling frustrated.

On the way back, Sister Hong had barely spoken a word.

"N-no, it was my mistake," Xiao Ou chuckled awkwardly and quickly shut his mouth.

Seeing that Sister Hong was about to lose it, Ding Xiang quickly backed away, holding his short sword, afraid that she would snatch it and stab the overpowered players full of holes.

"What exactly do you plan to do in this dungeon? And where did you get all those extra items?" Sister Hong strode up to the nearest overpowered player, grabbed his collar, her eyes gleaming with a dangerous light, and said in a low voice, "I'm only giving you one chance. Are you going to talk?"

Meeting Sister Hong's cold, almost emotionless gaze, the overpowered player shuddered, a sense of danger creeping up his spine.

Although Sister Hong was a little shorter than Ding Xiang, her fierce expression and extraordinary aura made it clear that she was someone who had truly killed before... Where did they find such a brutal woman?

"Hmm? Are you going to talk?" Sister Hong sneered again, threatening him once more.

The overpowered player's eyes widened as he clenched his lips tightly. "N-no, I won't talk."

"Good! Very good!" Sister Hong praised him with a cold smile, casually untied the ropes on his back, then grabbed his collar and dragged him toward the demon dragon that was dozing next to Xia Qi.

"Boom!"

The overpowered player was slammed heavily to the ground by Sister Hong, who then grabbed his hair and forced him to look up at the towering demon dragon.

With an icy glare, Sister Hong threatened, "Kid, you've lost your chance. Now I'm going to feed you to the dragon."

Demon Dragon: "..."

Xia Qi: "..."

The demon dragon was notoriously selective about its meals. He wouldn’t eat scum like him!

Anticipating that Xia Qi and the demon dragon would protest, Sister Hong quickly winked at them.

Xia Qi understood what Sister Hong meant and patted the dragon's scales, signaling him to play along for now and endure it.

"Roar~"

The demon dragon let out a low, disdainful growl, turning its head in obvious disgust and opening its mouth toward Sister Hong.

Sister Hong let out a cold laugh and shoved the overpowered player's head toward the demon dragon's mouth. She then turned and spoke to the other bound overpowered player, "See that! That's what happens to those who don't tell the truth!"

The overpowered player, realizing he was about to be fed to the dragon, screamed in terror, "No! I’ll talk, I’ll tell you everything!"

He had originally thought this group seemed upright and wouldn't be so ruthless, so he planned to hold out a little longer. But he didn't expect that this woman was actually going to feed him to the dragon!

"Too late!" Sister Hong showed no mercy and shoved his head into the demon dragon's mouth.

"Ah!" The overpowered player let out a scream the moment his head entered the dragon's mouth and passed out from sheer terror.

Sister Hong gave Xia Qi a knowing look, and he reluctantly patted the demon dragon. The dragon let out a low growl and reluctantly closed its mouth, looking extremely put out.

After the demon dragon closed its mouth, Sister Hong turned with a cold smile and approached the other bound player.

"I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!" Seeing that his teammate had actually been bitten by the dragon, the remaining overpowered player was so scared he was trembling.

Without needing any further threats, the overpowered player spilled everything he knew, laying out all the information for them.

Satisfied that the player had finally cracked, Sister Hong smiled triumphantly at the others. "See, this is exactly why I’m the best at handling these situations."

"I don’t know how to access the final stage of the dungeon, but I do know that Judge Lin plans to absorb two more dungeons. Once that happens, this dungeon will expand to cover six countries," the overpowered player said.

"Six countries?!" Xia Qi stood up in shock, finding it hard to believe.

Was Judge Lin insane? The current dungeon already had four countries, and now he wanted to add two more!

What on earth were they planning to do?!

"That’s right. I believe only with two more dungeons will this one reach its data storage limit," the overpowered player answered truthfully.

After hearing the overpowered player's explanation about the entire dungeon, everyone was left speechless.

"How can two more dungeons be absorbed?" Xia Qi pressed further.

"Well... I've only recently become an overpowered player, so I'm not really sure. Oh, but I know for certain that Yazi would know how to do it. Why don’t you go capture her and ask?" The overpowered player, looking obedient, quickly passed the blame.

Yazi was the name of the female player who wielded the blade. Given her status, she was likely one of Judge Lin's trusted subordinates.

Seeing that the overpowered player didn’t know how to absorb the dungeons, Xia Qi asked another question, "Why can your inventory hold so many items?"

"Hehe, it's because we have a type of voucher that can expand our inventory slots. It's called the 'Inventory Expansion Voucher.' Each of us received three, and I happened to save one," the overpowered player explained.

Hearing this, Xia Qi's expression froze, his eyes widening slightly.

The other three couldn't contain their excitement upon hearing this news, especially Ding Xiang, whose eyes had turned red from excitement.

The "Inventory Expansion Voucher" was an unexpected stroke of luck. If Xia Qi could unlock the slot holding the trident, they could easily take down the Sea Nation.

"Heavens... what luck..." Sister Hong murmured.

At that moment, Sister Hong couldn’t help but admire Xia Qi’s foresight in choosing a more strategic approach.

Initially, Sister Hong had advocated for blowing up the entire ship and eliminating all the overpowered players, but Xia Qi preferred a more strategic approach. After much discussion, they had come up with two plans, Plan A and Plan B.

Plan A involved Xia Qi and Sister Hong infiltrating the ship to capture any stragglers or key targets.

B Plan is to deal with emergencies by having the demon dragon shake people into the water, and then Xiao Ou and Ding Xiang will use the brocade item to fish them out.

Sister Hong secretly thanked Xia Qi for his benevolence and wisdom. If they had really blown up the royal city envoy's ship, they would never have obtained the "Expansion Token."

Seeing everyone's interest in the Expansion Token, the overpowered player smiled slightly and politely said, "Hey, can we make a deal? If I give you the Expansion Token, can you not feed me to the dragon and untie me?"

Xia Qi glanced at his teammates and then turned to the overpowered player. "As long as you give us the token and promise not to return to that Lin's side, we'll let you leave safely."

"Really?! You're serious?!" The overpowered player's eyes lit up in disbelief.

Was there really such a conscientious kidnapper in this world?

Xia Qi nodded seriously. "I'm serious. If I break my promise, I'll be killed by every dungeon boss in future games."

Demon Dragon: "..."

Xia Qi's promise was a brutal curse in the Sinful Game.

The overpowered player trembled with excitement. "Alright! If you keep your word, I have more information for you!"

Xia Qi untied the overpowered player as promised, who then handed over the Expansion Token he had secretly stashed away.

"Bro, thanks a lot." The overpowered player sat down on the ground, relaxing after freeing himself from the ropes.

At that moment, he still didn't realize what he had done, nor did he understand the groundbreaking importance of helping Xia Qi open the system inventory slot.

If Judge Lin knew about his helpful yet fatal behavior, he would probably be so angry that he'd spit blood on the spot.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Brother Xia, open the system inventory slot!" Xiao Ou rushed to Xia Qi's side, clenching his fists tightly, wishing he could open it himself.

Ding Xiang also came over, eyes wide, urging, "Xiao Xia, hurry! Let me see what the trident looks like!"

"Hmph, what's the rush?" Sister Hong said with a smile, pretending to be reserved. "Xiao Xia, take your time. We only have one chance, so don't mess it up."

"Brother Xia never makes mistakes," Xiao Ou shot back, hands on his hips.

Seeing the group was about to start arguing, Xia Qi quickly interrupted. "Don't worry!"

He opened the system inventory interface and placed the Expansion Token in the second slot. After a short while, the system's voice came through.

"Are... you... sure... you want to use 'Expansion Token' x1?"

"Yes," Xia Qi replied.

As soon as he answered, a "ding" sounded in his ears, and the gray barrier on the second slot of his system inventory disappeared, revealing the familiar golden long-handled weapon.

A smile curled on Xia Qi's lips as he looked at the item.

Author's Note:

Demon Dragon: Can I spit out the person in my mouth now?