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SSS RANKED REINCARNATION: DARK DRAGON LEGACYC75: Odd one out

The six adventurers had no choice but to drag their wounded bodies to the seventh floor. They didn't know what awaited them, but it was far better than disobeying that voice.

The minotaurs took the four that had been knocked unconscious. They took them and teleported all the way to Lilies Hall, where they would wait for the others and their punishment would begin.

Since Silva had dealt with the first group, he shifted his attention to another group that had run back to the fifth floor.

That group was trying to get out of the labyrinth. They consisted of three C-ranked and two B-ranked adventurers, with one V-ranked being a lady.

As they ran through, making their way out, Silva was pissed at the fact that they were working together.

He wanted chaos between both sides, yet these five had put away their differences to work together. He couldn't let that slide.

Aside from that, one of the B-ranks was marked as a person that looked at Dawn, and that simply meant he would have to endure the torture as well.

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The group of five ran as fast as they could, but suddenly, a being appeared in front of them, a half-snake, half-woman. She had black hair and black scales.

This was one of the followers of Jade, the guardian.

When they saw her, they all came to a stop. They immediately pulled out their weapons and got into battle positions.

"I'm not here to fight you. I am only here to offer you a way out," she said.

"Why would we believe a monster, and why can you talk?" one of the adventurers asked.

"Is that really important now? I have a way to let you get out. If you don't want the method, I'll have to kill all of you now," she said. Her bloodlust spilled out of her and suffocated them.

This was to let them know that they weren't on the same level, and that she could kill them whenever she wanted.

The idea registered in their heads, and they gave up. If there was a way to escape, then they would try it. They'd rather take the risk than go up against this monster that was evidently stronger.

But not all five of them had this idea. One B-rank drew his sword and charged at the snake lady.

She smiled when she saw him. He slashed at her, and all she did was use her tail to block the attack. She then used her tail like a lance and stabbed through his chest, killing the man in one hit.

His body fell to the ground limp and then disappeared, leaving a crystal. She picked the crystal up and ate it, then gave a refreshed smile.

The remaining four shivered at that sight. They had just witnessed total domination, and one of them had died.

Now only three C ranks from Ribest and one B rank from Blacklight remained.

"Now will you all listen to me, or will I have to make another example?" she said.

"We will do what you want, just tell us," the lady came forward and said. You could see the panic in her eyes; she didn't want to die here.

"Alright then, it is simple. All you have to do is pick the odd one out.

When you find the odd one, suppress him or her. If you fail to find the odd one, all of you die. You have one minute," she said and then disappeared.

"Odd one? What could that mean?" one asked.

The B rank looked at all of them. He observed closely, and then his eyes landed on the woman.

She had to be the odd one, right? There was no other way. She was the odd one. She was a woman, so she was the only one different.

He drew his sword and pointed at her. "She is the odd one. She is the only female here. That makes her the odd one out," he said with certainty.

"What are you saying? That makes no sense. You can't just say I am the odd one," she argued.

"His theory does make sense," one of the C ranks agreed.

"I can't argue with it. You are the only difference here, so you will have to forgive us," the third guy said and pointed his sword at her as well.

She raised her staff for protection, ready to cast a spell at the slightest movement. The rage she felt was evident on her face.

The minute passed, and the snake lady appeared again. She looked at them all, pointing their weapons at the woman, and then she smiled.

"Should I take it that this is the decision you have made?" she asked.

"Yes, she is the only odd one out," the B-rank said.

"Sigh, such stupidity," the snake lady replied, confusing all of them.

"You ganged up on her because she was a woman. You failed to use your brain just because you felt that was the right answer.

Did you even try to find any other answer? No, you just acted how you wanted and chose her based on gender.

Truly stupid. She is from the same place as you, and that man is the outsider from another place, isn't he? He was the odd one out," she said, pointing at the B rank.

"Now, as per the agreement, I'll give out death." She moved, her body like a flash, and in seconds, the heads of the two men flew off their shoulders.

She wrapped her tail around the B ranked adventurer, squeezing him until he went unconscious.

She looked at the lady, who was shivering in fear, but then she turned around and dragged the man into the darkness.

The lady stayed put for five minutes, unable to move, until she gathered herself. She got up and ran as fast as she could.

She didn't know why she was spared, but now was not the time to ask questions.

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SSS RANKED REINCARNATION: DARK DRAGON LEGACYC76: The A ranked

The same thing was happening all over the labyrinth, but Silva decided to shift his focus from the small fries. He decided it was time to pull in the big dogs.

All the A-ranks, three in total, to the last floor where he was. These were the ones that had the information he needed.

There were two swordsmen and a beautiful lady mage; the three of them were the A-ranks that were sent.

Silva teleported them into the main hall, while the other adventurers were out there in the labyrinth going through hell.

Orion looked up when he appeared, and his eyes could not believe what he saw. Lined up from left to right were terrifyingly powerful beings standing.

Their aura at full blast, crushing his soul inside his body.

And on the throne sat a man and a little girl. The man wore a cloak, covering his face, so he couldn't tell who he was.

But then his eyes went to Dawn, who also stood there. As soon as he saw her, he got up and pointed at her.

"You traitor!" he yelled, but immediately, the hand that he used to point at her was severed. It flew into the air and fell on the ground with a loud thud.

Orion looked at his hand in shock, and so did the other A-ranked adventurers. Orion may not be very strong, but his hand was cut off without anyone moving—they couldn't even tell who had done it.

Silva removed his cloak and spoke, "You shouldn't be noisy when you are in someone's place. That is annoying."

The three of them looked at Silva. They knew him; he was the leader of the Ribest adventurers. What was he doing here?

"I have to say thank you, Orion, because of you, I was able to ignite the first phase of the image to cause chaos.

I have the special ability to induce fear, but it becomes easier when there is already tension. So I threw you a bait, hoping that you would take it, and you did.

With that set in motion, I was able to take who I wanted, kill who I needed to kill, and punish," Silva said.

"You bastard, why would you do all that? How can you be so cruel?" Orion yelled.

"Hmm, such a great question. And now to the answer.

We all live as puppets, under the rule of the strong. Your sense of ethics and justice is all skewed to fit your selfish beliefs.

You fight other races, you enslave beastmen, you hate all those that are not similar to you, yet you raise a flag of justice.

Is justice only for when it fits your needs? The hundreds of beastmen you walk past daily in slave markets—don't they deserve the justice you wave around?" Silva asked.

Orion frowned and balled his fist in anger, but he couldn't argue back. The mage lady stepped forward and spoke.

"Why should they have any justice? They are all filled with the blood of demons. It is the task of humans to stop the demons," she said, showing her conviction.

Silva frowned when he heard that. He looked at her and spoke.

"You stand here, and right before you are several races that aren't human, yet you opened your hole of a mouth to say they don't deserve justice?" he asked, his eyes glowing red.

The lady shivered uncontrollably under his gaze; she could hardly keep standing.

Silva transformed into his dragon-newt form, he looked at them and asked:

"So tell me now, do you think I have no right to justice now that you know who I am? Do you believe that I shouldn't walk the same road as you?

Well, don't answer, because even if you do, I won't believe what you say."

He transformed back to normal and then walked towards them.

"The reason I can be this cruel, the reason I can act this way and take lives without batting an eye, is because I was wired this way.

Yup, I was wired not to care. I was wired to be a menace to all humanity, to become a being that would go straight for my goals regardless.

But even with that, I work with a simple system. You have to either do something to me for me to kill you, or you have something I need and want to take from you.

Even with all the evil that I bring, I still protect what I hold dear and care for those that I love. So I'm not all bad, but I am still pretty nasty.

And I'll show you that nasty side if you don't stop trying to activate that crystal in your palm," Silva said to Orion.

Orion froze when he was caught. The crystal was the size of a fingernail—how did Silva still find out about it?

Silva saw the look on Orion's face; he couldn't hold back his laugh.

"Hahahaha, did you really think I wouldn't see it? Or the spell that the mage lady has been secretly casting, or the ring that man behind you has been trying to activate?

Seriously, you all look down on me far too much, so I'll have to take you down a notch. So for that, I offer you a way out.

The three of you must defeat Gallan, my summon over there," Silva said and pointed to Gallan.

"If you manage to win against him, you will be teleported out, no questions asked. But if you fail, you're gonna see hell.

Now, no time to waste. Gallan, take over," Silva said and walked away.

Gallan bowed his head. He took his dual daggers and walked into battle. He weakened his aura to deceive them, so that they would believe they had a chance.

Silva just wanted to give them hope, allow them to dream, and then crush it, over and over again.

He would ensure that he radically damaged their spirits. Gallan was only the first stage; many stages came after, and he would engrave into them how weak and useless they were.

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