"Die, Waldo! Your time to die is today, and your super source stones will be our spoils of war! Hahaha!"

A sharp, grating laugh, like metal scraping against metal, echoed and reverberated throughout the safe house.

In the eyes of the ice challenger and Booth, Waldo’s death was certain.

Waldo’s possessions would soon become their trophies!

...

"Mere tricks, clueless things!"

Endless rage burned in Waldo’s heart.

These people not only invaded his place but also spoke arrogantly, truly clueless about their impending doom.

"Do you really think I escaped from the three-eyed natives? Do you really think you can easily control me? Do you really see me as a lamb to the slaughter?!"

"Get out of my way, all of you!"

Waldo shouted angrily, and flames erupted violently.

Like a volcanic eruption, it instantly engulfed the entire safe house...

The cold air inside the safe house was instantly evaporated by the flames.

Simultaneously, there were shrill screams of agony.

In such a confined space, Waldo’s [Fire Control] could unleash its greatest power.

The flames, like lava erupting, completely filled every corner of the safe house.

The ice challenger and Booth had nowhere to escape.

They were instantly enveloped by the flames.

These were no ordinary flames.

After multiple upgrades, Waldo’s control over the flames had evolved.

Even a tiny spark, once attached, was hard to extinguish.

It would burn until it completely consumed the person.

Ordinary steel would instantly melt into molten iron.

Over time, even rocks would melt into lava.

Waldo’s flames were rare and equally terrifying.

The ice challenger hadn’t even touched Waldo when he was struck by a fire dragon, instantly engulfed.

His clothes were immediately burned to ashes.

Fortunately, he possessed abilities related to ice.

His body immediately manifested icy scales as armor, resisting the high temperature.

Sizzling sounds filled the air...

The icy scales were rapidly melting.

"Damn it!"

The ice challenger’s face turned pale with terror.

Waldo’s methods were far more horrifying than he had anticipated.

He couldn’t fight Waldo!

Or else he would die!

While the ice challenger was panicking, he quickly turned and fled through the door!

...

The ice challenger’s escape from the safe house naturally caught Waldo’s attention.

Waldo’s gaze suddenly became unfathomably deep, and his [Petrification] ability quietly activated.

In his eyes, two abysses seemed to appear.

A mysterious and terrifying power transmitted out, affecting the real world.

The ice challenger’s movement suddenly halted, the color of his skin rapidly changing, turning into gray stone in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

The high temperature roasted the stone, causing cracks to spread.

Like a delicate, lifelike porcelain, web-like cracks appeared.

Then, with a loud bang, the porcelain exploded, scattering into countless pieces.

The ice challenger, dead!

"Don’t overestimate yourself and dare to challenge me!"

"This is the consequence of provoking me. Want the super source stones? First, see if you have the life to claim them!" Waldo coldly said.

His [Petrification], one of his newly upgraded max-level abilities.

The jump from level five to six was significant.

It was a transition from quantitative change to qualitative change.

These intruders were no different from seeking death.

...

On the other side, the safe house was filled with the sound of agonizing wails.

Booth was screaming in pain.

Unable to escape from the safe house, her body was enveloped in flames, her fat sizzling as it burned.

Gradually, her wailing weakened until there was no sound at all.

...

After the flames dissipated and everything returned to calm.

On the ground, Booth lay as a charred remains.

The safe house was indeed sturdy.

Despite being ravaged by their battle, there were no apparent signs of damage.

"True to its name, the safe house! It provides safety to the challengers; naturally, it’s extraordinary and can’t be easily destroyed. Otherwise, how could it withstand the attacks of monsters?"

Waldo was somewhat amazed.

Killing three powerful challengers did not cause much emotional disturbance in Waldo.

The gap in their strengths was just too vast.

He hadn’t even been serious: it was merely a warm-up exercise for him, and he had easily eliminated the three.

What truly enraged Waldo was Tristan’s betrayal.

Although he knew from the beginning that Tristan was not very reliable.

Still, in the end, Tristan betrayed him, leading the wolf into the house.

Had it not been for his significant increase in strength, the consequences would have been unthinkable!

The thought of the consequences set Waldo’s anger ablaze!

He glanced at Tristan’s corpse.

A burst of golden flames emerged, instantly turning the body into ashes.

"I was blind this time, there won’t be a next time," Waldo thought to himself.

He had never experienced betrayal before.

In the land of trials, his subordinates had been utterly loyal.

The feeling of being betrayed was indeed unpleasant.

"I killed you too early. I should have kept you alive, tormenting you slowly, making your life worse than death!"

Waldo’s gaze was fierce.

Then, his eyes swept over the other bodies on the ground.

After a moment of thought, he took photos of the scene.

He then uploaded these photos, along with the ones from the recent encounter where he killed the three-eyed natives, to the chat channel.

At the same time, Waldo left a message.

"Whether you’re a first-level challenger, a second-level challenger, or a three-eyed native, don’t provoke me! Remember, don’t provoke me! Otherwise, this will be your fate!"

"I won’t provoke you, and you shouldn’t harbor any ill intentions towards me either. Let’s keep to our own paths."

"If anyone wants to infringe upon my interests, or even thinks about killing or framing me, no matter how far away, I will surely take their head!"

...Waldo’s main purpose in doing this was to warn other challengers.

At the same time, it was to let everyone know that he was not dead.

The three-eyed natives didn’t have the strength.

On the contrary, he could easily kill the three-eyed natives!

Waldo believed that it wouldn’t be long before his name spread throughout the entire land of darkness.

Everyone would know of him!

Waldo chose not to hide his achievements and strength.

He knew well that this couldn’t be concealed.

Soon enough, someone would investigate the site of his battle with the three-eyed natives.

The news of him counter-killing the three-eyed natives would inevitably become well-known.

Rather than letting that happen, he preferred to speak out himself.

It served as a deterrent to those with ulterior motives.

After doing all this, Waldo glanced at his spoils of war.

Three super source stones.

Compared to other second-level challengers, it was quite meager.

"These guys have been ambushing in the safe house these days and didn’t have time to obtain super source stones."

Waldo felt somewhat resigned.