Su Su relayed my words, but Xue Tong hesitated, "That's because… that's because…"

Xue Tong hadn't finished explaining.

A deafening crash echoed from above the prison. The floor slabs, over a foot thick, shattered under immense force, the resulting debris raining down on the third level of the dungeon like artillery fire.

Several prisoners, unable to dodge, were instantly pulverized.

Most, however, retreated to safety.

We had barely regained our footing when a figure wreathed in black mist slowly descended from the gaping hole in the ceiling.

The swirling darkness obscured the figure's features, but the chilling glint in his eyes was unmistakable.

This was the Mo Tong?

The Mo Tong's appearance sent a chill down my spine. The oppressive aura he exuded was even stronger than any ghost or deity I had encountered.

If a fight broke out, the prisoners might stand a chance if they united.

Otherwise, we were all doomed.

Everyone was on guard, but the Mo Tong didn't even glance at us. He stared at Xue Tong and said, "You're not allowed to say it!"

Xue Tong raised his chin. "Why not? I'm going to say it. We can't go up because…"

Before Xue Tong could finish, the Mo Tong slapped him away.

When Xue Tong stood up, clutching his face, he looked not at the Mo Tong, but at Su Su.

He seemed to feel that being slapped away was a disgrace in front of Su Su, and his eyes almost spat fire.

The Mo Tong also noticed his gaze and turned to Su Su. "Is it you who's been seducing Xue Tong?"

Xue Tong stepped in front of her. "Don't you dare touch Su Su. If you dare, I'll kill you!"

The Mo Tong's voice turned cold. "Why won't you let me kill her?"

"I… I…" Xue Tong was momentarily speechless. The Mo Tong didn't press him, but simply waited for his answer.

I hesitated, then signaled to Ye Yang and Su Su: if they fight, run. Don't get involved, don't linger.

As Ye Yang nodded slightly, Xue Tong said, "I want Su Su to play with me!"

The Mo Tong chuckled. "Very well. I won't kill her, but everyone else must die."

Xue Tong laughed. "I don't care about the others. Let them die!"

The Mo Tong was clearly more mature than Xue Tong. He wouldn't kill Su Su, but he would kill everyone else. If Su Su tried to stop him, Xue Tong would immediately join the slaughter, even killing Su Su himself.

Jealousy is human nature. The more some children like someone, the more they want to monopolize their affection, and the less they can tolerate them being nice to others.

If Xue Tong were just an ordinary child, he would at most throw a tantrum.

But Xue Tong was a demon.

At the slightest provocation, he would erupt in murderous intent.

With a wave of his hand, the Mo Tong conjured a blade-like edge of energy.

The first reaction of the scattered prisoners was not to seize the initiative, but to retreat even further.

The Mo Tong was about to turn his gaze towards me, but unexpectedly, he suddenly slashed at Su Su.

Before Xue Tong could stop him, Su Su pressed her hands together and thrust them straight into the oncoming demonic energy. The force of the collision sent Su Su staggering back several steps to dissipate the demonic energy, while the Mo Tong was pushed back two steps.

"You dare kill Su Su? I'll kill you!" Xue Tong roared as he charged towards the Mo Tong, not forgetting to tell Su Su, "Su Su, hide on the next level. I'll kill him and come find you to play."

"Go!" I didn't even glance at the fight between the two children. I pulled Su Su towards me and, together with Ye Yang, protected her as we rushed towards the entrance to the fourth level.

The aftershocks of demonic energy from the two children's battle sealed off the third level prison within seconds. The last thing I saw was all the prisoners fighting back against the swirling demonic energy.

They finally knew to unite against the demons, but their unity had come too late.

Few of them would survive.

At that point, I couldn't afford to be sentimental. Together with Ye Yang, I dragged Su Su, dodging the swirling demonic energy, and jumped into the entrance to the fourth level.

But I was stunned when I landed.

The fourth level prison contained only an empty hall and three wells lined up side by side.

Ye Yang walked to the wells and said, "The three wells are the entrance to the fifth level. We only have one chance to choose. Jumping into the wrong one means certain death."

I laughed. "What are you afraid of? Doesn't Su Su still have luck here?"

Su Su said softly, "My luck is used up. I was constantly using luck to strengthen the effect when I was coaxing Xue Tong, otherwise, he would have gone crazy and attacked long ago."

I took a deep breath. "How much misfortune do you have left? Put it all on those two children and buy me some time."

After the two children determined a winner, they would immediately come down to kill.

I had to make a decision before they did.

As soon as Su Su turned the misfortune towards the Mo Tong, I heard the sounds of fighting coming from above.

The prisoners above were taking advantage of the fight between the two children to launch a counterattack.