Even though Nie Yiyi and Hook had perished in the director's game, the director was not to be blamed for their deaths. 

This game had only given them an opportunity to clear their names, and the rules were completely transparent and open to everyone, so they could've chosen not to participate. 

The enemy wasn't the one who had provided them with this opportunity. Instead, it was the ones who had forced them to flee to this hellhole in the first place.

After the bodies were taken away, the 3D projection overhead was switched off, but the celebrations were only just beginning.

This was the Super Bowl of Shadow City, and the festivities were already in full swing.

The psychic mutant trio had been ushered away as only the winners deserved the adulation of the...