Chapter 676 - 256: The King’s Return, a Ruthless Slaughter! (Part 2)

"Besides, if I cooperate with you, and once it’s over, you go back on your word and kill me, what should I do then?"

Huo Wen’an sneered, "Do you have a choice?"

He said, "Do you think a few vines can stop me? 022, if I want to kill you, even if you fly to the sky, I could pierce you with a sword to make you fall."

"Working with me gives you a chance to survive. Not cooperating..." Huo Wen’an twirled the wooden spike in his hand, "Within a minute, you’ll surely die."

"..."

hesitated for a long time, then finally crawled out of the tunnel.

He crawled out of the hole, sat beside the tree trunk, and under the faint moonlight, sneaked a glance at Huo Wen’an. The year he met 099, 099 was just a boy who had just turned 15.

But tonight, the man standing in front of him was taller, more robust, holding a makeshift wooden spike snapped from a tree, exuding the commanding presence of an emperor wielding a battle gun.

now regretted fishing Huo Wen’an out of the lake all those years ago.

"It’s really you," 022 said, his expression complex.

Huo Wen’an stared at 022’s face with its ugly nasal holes, gently rubbing his right index and middle fingers together, as if recalling the scenes of that night.

Noticing the small movement of his fingers, 022’s nose began to ache, his eyes flickered, and he didn’t even have the courage to look Huo Wen’an in the eye.

had a husky old voice, and when he was afraid, he habitually lowered his voice to speak softly: "099, is this cooperation you’re talking about real?"

Huo Wen’an looked down at 022, his eyes as calm as if he were looking at a dead object.

Just when 022 and the players thought Huo Wen’an would go back on his word and kill 022, Huo Wen’an unexpectedly nodded and said seriously, "You have three hours to help me find 49 combat dolls. Remember, the ones I want must be inhuman, trash like you."

Being called trash, 022 didn’t dare to retort at all, "I’ll go find them right now!"

scrambled to get up, limping as he led Huo Wen’an to find people.

The players in the live broadcast room watching this scene all felt it was incredible.

[022, what a coward!]

[022 seems very afraid of this 099. Is this 099 really that powerful? Do any veteran players know who this 099 is?]

[Seeking information on 099.]

More and more players wanted to know detailed information about 099, and finally, a veteran player stepped forward to reveal 099’s identity—

[099, joined Toy City 12 years ago to become a combat doll, and because of his youthful god-like face, was hailed as a royal flower in the Toy Pool. It took 099 just two years to rise from the weakest combat doll to become one of the three strongest in the Toy Pool.

At that time, those on par with 099’s strength were 002 and 001. 002 has already left the Toy Pool, and 001 is still in the Toy Pool, but his code has been updated.

Nine years ago, 099 mysteriously disappeared.]

This information was an inside story known to many veteran players.

After hearing about 099’s story, the new players all let out soulful questions: [Why would he come back to the Toy Pool, for what?]

For what?

There’s only one answer.

[To become king.]

Everyone believed 099 returned to the Toy Pool to become the new king, even 022 thought so. 022 walked unsteadily ahead, his back tightly braced, fearing that Huo Wen’an, if displeased, would stab him in the chest with the wooden spike.

"099." 022 asked the question all players wanted to ask: "You’ve left the Toy Pool, so why come back?"

Not hearing 099’s answer, 022 daringly voiced his thought, "Are you trying to become the new king?"

All the players watching them were waiting for Huo Wen’an to reveal his players.

Inside the Hell Palace, a pink-haired Xiao Qiao also clenched his fists, curious about Huo Wen’an’s purpose in returning to the Toy Pool.

Only he guessed that Huo Wen’an’s goal was not just as simple as becoming the new king.

But he, too, didn’t know what Huo Wen’an’s ultimate goal was.

"Become the new king?" Huo Wen’an laughed, "I’m not interested in claiming the throne."

blurted out, "Then what are you interested in?"

"Destruction," Huo Wen’an’s answer was unfathomable.

didn’t know what Huo Wen’an planned to destroy but dared not ask further.

While leading the way, 022 spoke softly, "As far as I know, there are indeed dozens of rather abnormal combat dolls in the Toy Pool, and abnormal ones tend to live longer and have higher status. Among the top-ranked combat dolls, few are not abnormal."

"If anything, the previous 001 was considered a fair person; he never killed innocents indiscriminately nor took pleasure in killing. He killed only to survive. I encountered him once and almost got killed by him, but when the bell for the battle royale game’s end rang, he let me go."