252nd move, fiery chess piece, 1211!

Vincent made his move on the chessboard. The man's silver-white star suddenly exploded. The illusion of the universe shattered like glass.

"Pu!"

The man in white spat out another mouthful of blood. He looked at the dragon on the chessboard that Vincent had just slain.

"Impossible! How is this possible? How can I lose?" roared the man. He was mad.

Vincent looked at the man in white and shook his head slightly. He stood up and walked towards the stairs that had appeared out of nowhere.

Vincent stepped onto the stairs using his left foot. Before he continued climbing the stairs, he turned around and said to the man, "Your chess skills surpass mine greatly. However, you are too utilitarian. If you had let go of my seven out of five hands earlier, I would have lost."

"You didn't lose to me, you lost to yourself!" said Vincent.

Vincent then walked to the third floor.

"Vincent! Save me!"

Vincent reached the third floor. Before he even had the chance to see his surroundings clearly, he heard Angelina's voice.

He followed the voice and saw Angelina tied to a pillar. Her body was covered in wounds.

Chris, Avril, Nabil, Swire, Teacher Chris, and Sibis were all there. They were all tied up like Angelina.

"Everyone! What happened to everyone? What happened to everyone..."

Vincent's eyes widened. He was speechless.

He had never expected to meet everyone here. There were the most important people in his life.

"Hahaha! Little guy, don't be surprised. Congratulations on passing the first two rounds! In order to reward you for your hard work, I had specially invited your friends over so that you can catch up on old times," said the voice.

The voice woke Vincent up.

Vincent turned cold. He then said in a deep voice, "This is how you invited them over?"

"Why? Don't you like it? That's such a pity," said the voice in a regretful tone.

"Shadow attendants, kill them," said the voice.

Suddenly, seven pitch-black shadows appeared in front of them. They were holding large machetes in their hands. They raised them high and were about to smash down on Angelina and the others.

"Stop!" yelled Vincent.

Vincent was furious. He rushed out whilst raising his hand. Seven Hellfire Prisons trapped the seven shadows.

"You little brat, I thought you didn't like it? Why did you save them?" asked the voice.

The voice was confused.

Vincent did not answer. He pulled out his Purgatory Blade and performed Collapsing Mountain Strike.

Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Collapsing Mountain Strike split the seven shadow attendants into two.

"What exactly do you want to do with them?" asked Vincent angrily.

Vincent used Hellfire to protect Angelina and the others.

"What? Do you want to fight me? Do you think you're my enemy?" asked the voice.

The voice's tone was becoming unpleasant.

"I won't know until I fight you. You're very strong, but that doesn't mean I'll be at your mercy!"

Vincent used up all of his upgrade pills in his backpack.

His level rose from intermediate-level to high-level in an instant.

"Oh? I didn't expect you to hide your strength," said the voice.

The old voice was surprised by Vincent's sudden increase in level.

"World of Hellfire!"

Vincent roared and released Hellfire with all his strength. He controlled it and formed a pillar of fire that shot up into the sky. It headed straight up.

"I told you, it's useless," said the voice.

The pillar of Hellfire that was rising rapidly stopped immediately. It did not move at all no matter what Vincent did.

Suddenly, Vincent felt a powerful force attacking him. Before he could even react, his entire body had been sent flying.

Vincent's body was covered in blood, and he was breathing heavily.

Vincent's Hellfire had been lifted into the air by an unknown force and was turned into a fireball. The same thing happened on the first level.

"Vincent! Save me!"

Angelina and the others turned a blind eye to Vincent's serious injuries. All of them were calling on him to save them.

Even the overlord-level Sibis did the same.

"Little guy, I've seen you in a new light. I'll give you a chance," said the voice in a playful tone.

"Out of the seven of them, you can only let four of them go. The remaining three will be killed by me."

"I will only give you one minute. Make your choice!"

"If you don't make your choice within that time, they will all die."

The voice sounded gloomy and conclusive.

Although Vincent was seriously injured, his five senses were still very clear.

As for the choices he had to make, Vincent had no doubt that he would definitely make it.

Vincent was in a dilemma after seeing the seven of them tied to pillars.

These seven people were all very important to him. He could not let go of them easily.

He was full of anger. His heart was also anxious and conflicted.

He wanted to save everyone, but the voice was too strong. The voice was so strong that he could kill him by just saying one word.

"System! System! Come quickly! Is there any way to save everyone?"

Vincent could not think of any other way. His only hope was the mysterious and omnipotent system.

However, the system ignored him completely. It was not ready as usual.

His last hope had been destroyed. Vincent closed his eyes in despair.

Time passed by. One minute passed in the blink of an eye.

"You still have ten seconds! Hurry up and make your choice. If you can live, then so be it."

The voice sounded cheeky.

Suddenly, Vincent's anxious heart calmed down.

People would die no matter what choice he made. What was the point of making such a decision?

"Vincent! Save me!"

The seven of them were still calling out to Vincent. Their voices were filled with more panic than before.

Vincent's eyes suddenly lit up. He had grasped the key. He would have never been able to grasp it if he was still in an angry state.

It was impossible for Sibis to be captured! Even if he was captured, it was impossible for him to act so cowardly.

It was even more impossible for Chris to ask for help!

"Time's up! Little guy, you did not make your choice. I'm sorry, they all have to die. You will have to bear the responsibility for their deaths," said the voice regretfully.

"Senior, do it! I believe in your strength. You will definitely not bring them any pain," said Vincent in a relaxed tone.

Vincent struggled to sit up. He leaned against the wall instead.

"Hmm?"

The voice was stunned.

"Senior, if I'm not wrong, they are all just simulations created by you, right?" asked Vincent as he revealed a victorious smile.

"You simulated them by reading my mind. They aren't real."

"Ever since I came to the third level, you have been provoking me. In fact, you have done it."

"Everything was going according to your expectations. If not for the fact that I had given up struggling helplessly just now and managed to calm my mind by chance, I would have fallen into your trap."

"I guess this is the test of the third level!" said Vincent.

Vincent was full of confidence. In just a short period of time, he had managed to deduce all the possibilities in his mind. This was the most reasonable and best explanation for all of this.

The voice did not speak. Suddenly, everything fell silent on the third floor.

Angelina and the others had also stopped shouting for Vincent.

After five minutes, the voice started to speak again.

"Hahahaha! Little guy! I really like you more and more!" said the voice.

"You guessed right! They are not real, and this is indeed the test of the third level!"

"Congratulations, you have successfully passed the test!" said the voice.

Angelina and the others who were tied up to the pillars had disappeared.

Vincent withdrew Hellfire into his body once again. His injured body also recovered.

"Thank you, Senior!"

Vincent stood up and bowed slightly. He then turned around and started walking to the fourth floor.