"What is inside that makes you react so strongly?"
Jun Ci, unlike Duan Chen, did not probe his spiritual energy into the necklace the man was holding, so he could only stand by and ask Duan Chen.
However, Duan Chen's expression turned extremely grim.
He spoke coldly, "You can see for yourself."
Then, he casually tossed the necklace in his hand to Jun Ci. Jun Ci was initially indifferent, his expression cold, and he probed his spiritual energy into it.
However, upon seeing it, his face changed drastically, becoming as if he wanted to devour someone alive.
"You beast!" Jun Ci shouted, and then, almost immediately, he clenched his fist and punched the man they were holding down on the ground fiercely.
The man, after taking such a punch, actually started laughing. His lips cracked into a wide smile, increasingly ironic and mocking, looking as if he were not a normal human being.
He almost righteously, like a catfish, sprang up from the ground, his expression filled with assertion.
"I am a beast? Then what are they? Controlled by me, a beast? Are they then even worse than beasts?"
"Hahahahahahahaha... All humans will be offered to the gods, all humans should be offered to the gods."
"The Goddess of Life blesses us."
Duan Chen glanced at the man with disgust, raised his hand, and directly knocked the man unconscious. He turned and casually said to Jun Ci, "No need to bother with him. This man has gone mad from the long ordeal in the arena."
Jun Ci frowned and asked with some confusion, "Then, is it true or false that he said killing ten people would allow him to leave?"
It was obviously likely false.
Or rather, Duan Chen had not believed a single word the man said from the moment he was identified.
This man was clearly showing signs of abnormal madness.
Duan Chen said softly, "There must be something else hidden in this desert arena that we don't know about. We must be extremely careful. It's best if we don't separate."
Jun Ci nodded, silently drew his weapon, and stood behind Duan Chen, guarding against any potential crisis.
Having often fought alongside Qin Nanyuan before, he now found himself with Duan Chen. The man's arm behind him made Jun Ci feel much more at ease than Qin Nanyuan's petite body.
After all, being with a girl always brought many inconveniences.
Duan Chen did not pay attention to such matters.
He vigilantly watched the various people around him. Their expressions were all vivid, with not the slightest difference, as if they were truly living people.
But they were puppets.
He was somewhat perplexed.
"Why set up such a large puppet arena here? Is it someone's ability? Or is it something special that exists within this secret realm?"
He couldn't comprehend it.
Since he couldn't comprehend it, he could only find a way to break through by force.
Duan Chen did not want to waste too much time on this. If he wasted too much time, it would greatly affect his progress in rescuing Yuan Qingqing and Yuan Yuan.
Jun Ci thought the same.
Currently, the only thing troubling them was how to break through this arena, what conditions were required, or what needed to be destroyed to leave.
"Eye of Truth, Eye of God, both pupils open!"
At this moment, Duan Chen, having immediately made up his mind, placed two fingers on the center of his brow with a somewhat resolute posture.
The next second, his vision immediately elevated, becoming a god's-eye view of everything below.
With a cold demeanor akin to that of a god, he quietly observed. The Eye of God merged with the Eye of Truth, and these two combined pupil techniques gave him a new sense of perception.
This was something he had suddenly thought of in a moment of urgency, a temporary idea that led him to combine the two pupil techniques.
However...
Duan Chen suddenly let out a muffled groan, a sound of pain akin to tearing.
Blood soon trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes became bloodshot.
Jun Ci, who was behind him and unaware of what was happening, was almost unable to suppress his urge to turn around and check on Duan Chen's condition.
But recalling their current situation, Jun Ci forcefully suppressed his impulse, only asking Duan Chen in a worried tone what had happened.
"What's wrong? Are you okay? Duan Chen?"
Duan Chen barely suppressed his urge to cry out in pain and gritted his teeth to reply, "I'm fine. Don't worry. No matter what sounds you hear from me, don't pay attention to me. I can endure it."
It hurt.
It hurt so much.
Since he had become a senior agent, he had rarely experienced such pain.
It felt as if his eyes were about to split, and his internal organs were churning within him.
But he clearly understood that his internal organs were perfectly fine.
This pain was merely a hallucination caused by his brain.
But precisely because of this, it was impossible to resolve.
He couldn't possibly numb his brain at such a moment, otherwise, there would absolutely be uncontrollable consequences.
So, Duan Chen could only endure it.
Enduring this heart-wrenching pain.
After a long time, he almost bit through his lip, biting down fiercely, his eyes revealing ferocity and resilience.
The physical pain on his body gradually subsided and soon transformed into a natural feeling of being in one's element.
From his unseen perspective, his eyes had already taken on two different hues.
It was as if they were born together.
One eye was the Eye of God, and the other was the Eye of Truth.
After fully adapting to the state of both pupil techniques being activated, Duan Chen observed the desert arena, which lacked any real arena, and quickly discovered a breakthrough point, his eyes suddenly lighting up.
"I've found the place! Come with me!"
Jun Ci immediately nodded, and the two maintained their crab-like posture, swiftly heading towards the spot Duan Chen had discovered.
As for the man lying on the ground, neither of them paid him any mind.
They were already struggling to take care of themselves, so how could they have the energy to bother with others?
Moreover, their teammates were still missing.