These blue Memory forces pulled at the Ascetic Monk's deepest memories, slowly cutting and rewriting his cognition like a surgeon's knife.
In the blink of an eye, He forgot his purpose, and also forgot who Du Xiguang and Fang Jue were, standing dumbfounded on the spot with a vacant look in his eyes.
"15 seconds! Quick!"
Fang Jue heard Du Xiguang's roar and woke up, immediately reaching for When Fear Arrives.
He felt that the struggle of this demigod artifact was not intense, completely unlike something that could throw someone off. Although He had doubts, for safety, He still issued the decree again:
"Here, no resistance!"
Theoretically, the Order power on the Player's body was ultimately too little, and its rank was far inferior to that of a demigod artifact.
Especially as a From God relic with dual Divinity, When Fear Arrives should not have been affected in any way.
But unexpectedly, this demigod artifact still calmed down under Fang Jue's decree.
The scene was too tense, so much so that everyone subconsciously ignored this point.
Fang Jue was overjoyed, quickly picked it up, and threw it forcefully towards Du Xiguang.
He wasn't denying his own ability, but simply thought that in memory, the person leading him through memory definitely had more methods than himself!
Du Xiguang flipped up and caught the thrown demigod artifact, feeling a sense of relief.
Finally!
After exhausting his efforts, He finally found it. The clue to the Trial, perhaps, was within...
"Boom!"
Before Du Xiguang could even take another look, a destructive Thunder force blasted towards him.
"Pfft--"
Du Xiguang was hit by the overwhelming Thunder, his entire body scorched as He was sent flying, crashing into the corridor wall.
But that dagger was still held tightly in his hand.
"Very good, you are the first sinner to survive my Thunder Punishment.
Even I have to admire such a physique.
The southern front is tight, and it is precisely the time to use people.
Give up resistance and hand over 'It', and I will give you a chance to serve as a 'War Prisoner'!"
The same words echoed in everyone's ears again, but this time the target had changed.
Fang Jue looked at the watch on his wrist in astonishment. Mercsius's arrival time this time was a full 6 minutes earlier than in memory!
Did the Ascetic Monk's forceful breaking of the door cause the people downstairs to make a change?
He looked up and saw that among the crowd behind Mercsius, neither He nor Du Xiguang were present.
Instead, Cheng Shi, who should have been struck by Thunder at the door, was standing in the position they had previously occupied.
Fang Jue stared blankly at all this, knowing that this trip was likely to fail.
However, at this moment, another change occurred!
Du Xiguang, holding When Fear Arrives, seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly looked at Fang Jue with a terrified expression.
He seemed to want to say something to Fang Jue, but before He could open his Mouth, the light in his eyes suddenly dissipated.
Fang Jue's body suddenly stiffened, and then the scene before his eyes gradually peeled away like a shattered mirror, spitting him out of the sea of memory in the blink of an eye.
His vision returned to darkness.
When his consciousness returned to his body, Fang Jue found that He seemed to be no longer in the hotel.
He opened his eyes and looked at the shackles on his hands and the chains on his ankles, speechless with shock for a moment.
And sitting in front of him was surprisingly one of the Judges who had arrested people in the hotel that morning.
"Alright, the boring game should end now. Quickly confess what you've remembered.
This way, it's good for both of us."
...
On the other side.
Cheng Shi opened his eyes and found that He was no longer in the hotel.
This was a dim Cave (karst cave), and the stalactites on the top of the Cave (karst cave), which were as intricate as symbols, reminded him of a place:
Underground!
He had seen this kind of symbol-like stalactites in an underground Trial. It was said that this was how the underground Cave (karst cave) elves showed their piety to God.
How did He get here?
Was the mastermind really a corruption believer from underground?
Just as Cheng Shi was cautiously surveying everything around him, an unexpected person appeared before him with a smile.
Cheng Shi was shocked, opening his Mouth wide in surprise and saying:
"It really is you?"
The person who came smiled and nodded:
"Indeed, you've already suspected me, but I'm very curious, my disguise was almost flawless, how did you suspect me?"
Cheng Shi didn't feel any malice from him, and even felt a little kindness. He pondered for a moment and replied seriously:
"To be honest, my suspicion of you was very limited. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would have been difficult for me to make a correct judgment.
As for the reason I suspected you, it's very similar to the reason I suspected the Troubadour you controlled.
When a person wants to create slaughter through fear, simply spreading rumors and creating panic is not efficient.
If I were that person, I would first make everyone believe they are very safe, and then create slaughter fear in the safest place.
This psychological gap is enough to break the defenses of ordinary people and become a sharp weapon in my hand.
Perhaps this is why you would advise every new traveler to take a look at bloom awaits wither?"
Standing in front of Cheng Shi was surprisingly the Boss of the "Growing Light of life" hotel.
He laughed heartily and applauded:
"You are very smart, and very suitable."
"Suitable?"
"That's right, suitable. Since you can guess it's me, why not think again, what did I come for?"
Cheng Shi frowned and said as He thought:
"You deliberately sent that dagger of slaughter into the hands of the Grand Tribunal, your target was likely a certain Judge.
Or it was Mercsius himself!
I am not familiar with the history of the Grand Tribunal, but I have some understanding of this period.
The Truth believers in the Tower of Rationality discovered too many cosmic laws, which made them feel omnipotent, and their confidence in exploring the ultimate mystery of Divinity soared unprecedentedly.
However, because each Great Scholar had their own system of cognition, communication between them, besides promoting their own arguments, was to persuade others to join their faction. This situation of 'chickens talking to ducks' and holding different opinions gradually became more chaotic in the current era of diverse schools of thought.
Now they despise the old and unchanging Order, and are disgusted by the tireless efforts of their peers. Coupled with the instigation of underground Faith, before long, in pursuit of the 'unique' Truth, War broke out.
And once War began, the momentum was unstoppable, and the flames of War gradually spread to the southern border of the Grand Tribunal.
And you, having already arrived in the heartland of the Grand Tribunal, and wanting to kill Mercsius, then at this sensitive Time point, could you be trying to disrupt the rear of the Grand Tribunal, making them too busy to care for themselves, so that the front line is no longer so strong?
In other words, you want to introduce the flames of War into the Grand Tribunal, and pull the Judges into the vortex of War?
Hmm, yes, in this way, the underground will have the opportunity to erode more surface forces during the chaos, and wantonly spread Faith in the areas of War. This is very consistent with your interests.
Thinking this way, killing a First Class Judge, who happens to be the so-called Child of Order, will be a very good start.
I wonder if my guess is correct?"
The hotel Boss listened silently to all of this, his face filled with shock, applauding in admiration.
"Amazing! Very amazing!
You've guessed almost half of it.
Your thinking is very sharp, so sharp that it's hard for me to believe you're not one of us.
In the absence of so much information, to be able to deduce so many conclusions based on just one or two days of observations and experiences is truly remarkable."
"Us?" Cheng Shi once again noticed this special word from the Boss's Mouth, and said with a slight surprise:
"You're not alone?"
"Of course, what kind of strength do you think a person needs to not show any flaws under Mercsius's nose?
I admit, I can't do it.
So you guessed correctly, and you also guessed incorrectly.
Ados is indeed a puppet, but He is not mine, but his own!"
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