140: With the internal map obtained, your chances of winning are 99% certain.

Chapter 140: Obtaining the Internal Map, Championship Victory is 99% Assured.

In despair, Colin's eyes gradually lost their light, then his body went limp, collapsing in front of Dick.

His soul power had been sucked dry by Anberer'er, and his physical body was now an empty shell without a soul.

Until his death, he couldn't understand why Dick would kill him; they had been talking so well just moments before, and the two teams could have cooperated closely.

But what Colin couldn't understand the most was Dick's last sentence. The map was in his mind, so how could Dick possibly know...

There are countless wondrous methods in this world, and naturally, there are also magic spells that can view others' memories, but they are all high-level or above.

Without being level seventy or eighty, it would be impossible to cast. Even if Dick was incredibly talented, with his current level, he couldn't do it.

However, there are always more solutions than problems. If a person can't do it, it doesn't mean a ghost can't. Anberer'er could easily read others' memories.

This is the Dream Rogue sequence, a ghost sequence specializing in the mind. Reading memories is just one of its basic techniques.

Cecilia didn't know Dick's plan. She stepped forward and felt Colin's neck. After confirming he was dead, she couldn't help but frown and say,

"Dick, it seems you didn't need to kill him. After all, didn't this Colin just agree to cooperate with us?"

Elizabeth, who was nearby, was also a bit puzzled and expressed dissatisfaction with Dick killing Colin, but her starting point was different from Cecilia's.

Elizabeth was concerned about Colin's identity; he was actually the illegitimate son of that Fama Lawrence. This was a shocking piece of gossip, and even better, a perfect handle.

If she could use this information well, Elizabeth could even use Colin to establish a connection with the Adventurers Guild of the Toya Empire.

In just a few minutes, Elizabeth's mind had come up with over a dozen conspiracies and open schemes. With a few operations, she would ultimately cripple the Toya Empire!

As long as she held onto Colin as a chess piece, there were too many things she could do later, but Dick actually killed him directly. The opportunity to cripple the Toya Empire was gone just like that.

"Dick, weren't you too impulsive? Keeping Colin alive is much better than killing him!"

Hearing this, Dick didn't explain much, just said coldly, "I only consider the most efficient way to win the Championship, nothing more."

What Elizabeth could think of, Dick naturally could too. In terms of political maneuvering, no matter how talented this Empress was, she was far inferior to someone who had reincarnated a hundred times.

But what did the Aimiya Empire or the Toya Empire have to do with him?

As long as he completed the 'Underground City Championship' World Task, if unnecessary, Dick wouldn't stay in the desolate Northern continent for even a second longer.

He wouldn't care if the entire Northern region was turned upside down afterward.

For this Championship, as long as there was a way to get the map, Colin had to be killed. Dick didn't like being led by the nose.

What if later, Colin threw a tantrum and led them the wrong way?

Moreover, human hearts are unpredictable. What if, for profit, Colin led him into a dead end, into a desperate situation?

The map was in Colin's head, so he held immense initiative. Dick would have to listen to him, which was tantamount to transferring command.

"Dick, you also need to consider the Aimiya Empire. This is your country, and I am your... cough, Your Majesty."

Elizabeth's face flushed slightly, almost letting something slip.

Dick was too lazy to say more, just instructed everyone, "Protect me while I read Colin's memories."

With that said, Dick sat down cross-legged on the spot and closed his eyes, while Anberer'er transformed into a wisp of white mist and entered Dick's mind.

Soon, with the help of Anberer'er's innate ability, Colin's memories surfaced one by one, all clear first-person images.

As early as a month before the Championship began, Colin had obtained the map. It was an ultra-detailed map of the first to fifth floors of the Gaia Dungeon.

Many details were annotated on it, including but not limited to: several safe and fast routes, the distribution of various Beasts, the conditions for check-in points on each floor...

After just a few glances, a look of extreme satisfaction appeared on Dick's face. The probability of winning the Underground City Championship had increased from 98% to 99%.

Due to the sheer amount of information, Colin had spent a full month just to barely memorize this map.

However, Dick possessed the talent of photographic memory. He remembered everything after just a quick scan, and he was already confident about the path ahead.

Dick discovered that this large river was on a safe route, and that stone bridge was not a trap; using it would allow them to cross the river easily.

However, the first team to arrive here blew up the stone bridge immediately after crossing, preventing the teams behind them from crossing.

This is a very common competitive tactic; destroying the bridge after crossing is just basic operation.

If it were Dick, he would also set up some traps so that it would collapse when later arrivals passed over it.

This is also why Colin and his group, lacking means to cross the river, could only wait here, waiting for another team capable of crossing.

And then, they waited for Dick.

Colin was extremely unlucky. After all, with the map he possessed, it was certainly possible to secure a top ten finish, if not win the Championship.

However, Dick always suspected one thing: was Colin participating in the Underground City Championship... truly just to achieve a good result?

Although Colin himself thought so, Dick felt that his father, the overall person in charge of the Championship, Fama, might not have had that intention.

Therefore, Dick decided to continue scrolling forward and examine Colin's earlier memories.