Return of the Crowned Heiress

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 would be fully activated.

others all died, they would still be trapped at the bottom of this crevice, unable to escape. They would only be paving the way

of one faction shouted, his voice echoing through the vast space. He yelled so

killing each other? Don’t forget that Pete Carrell is still up there, waiting

But this unforeseen trap made them realize his meticulous plan of luring them here.

slaughter one another to activate the mechanism. Then, he’d send

well–laid plan

about giving up the location. You were waiting for us to fall in here

others, finally grasping the trap they had walked into, put aside their schemes

out of here first. Once we’re

“Agreed!”

like this in all my years.