Chapter 529

Screams, roars, and every imaginable act of desperation unfolded as one after another fell. The massive disk continued to light up, now half-covered in dark red patterns, with blood snaking across its surface like crimson vines. It resembled a brutal yet grandiose ritual. Finally, the fighters noticed this horrifying detail. They realized that as the intricate patterns filled with blood, the mechanism holding the key began to make grinding sounds, revealing a faint crack in its structure. "So, that's how it works… Hahahah! I get it now!" A burly man laughed maniacally, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at the others. "If you all die, the mechanism will be fully activated! The key is mine!" However, before he could finish, a blade plunged into his back, skewering him. The arrogant grin he had froze on his face as he collapsed unwillingly to the ground. Blood continued to flow, covering two-thirds of the disk's intricate carvings. If the remaining survivors also fell, the mechanism wo