One-Move Enemy

The Dice of Heavenly Secrets failed to determine the outcome...

In that moment of surprise, the time slowing effect wore off, and Luo Jun missed his last chance to vote. No one was put in the cage this round.

To everyone else, this was a pre-arranged outcome, but Luo Jun's pupils trembled slightly.

Why can't it be determined? The event's focus is unclear? Isn't that clear enough?

Previously, the ambiguous cases I encountered all involved multiple verifiable events in a single description. But this time it's different. "Expose the mole"—it's only four words. What's ambiguous about that?

Isn't the problem that the chosen event was unclear, but rather that the target—the mole—was unclear?

Luo Jun narrowed his eyes. The Dice of Heavenly Secrets was very intelligent. Even if the description of things was not very accurate at times, as long as the meaning was clear, it could basically make a judgment.

The fact that it cannot be determined only indicates that the concept of an "insider" is seriously flawed!

But that doesn't make sense. The concept of a mole is written into the mission rules, and it should be more accurate than the concept in most everyday events! Could it be that there's a problem with the rules for this Chaos Mission?

Four words immediately popped into Luo Jun's mind: Hidden Mission!

It seems that uncovering the mole is not as simple as it appears; there's more to it than meets the eye!

Interesting... Luo Jun's lips curled up slightly. Although he missed an opportunity, he gained invaluable information. Next time, he probably knew how to make a judgment.

After the voting ended, a door appeared at the front of the room. The group went through it, walked down the corridor, and soon arrived at the venue for the next trial.

This is a circular room. In the center of the room is a vertical rectangular display board, divided into seven sections from top to bottom. Next to the display board is a table with seven numbered tags, numbered one to seven. Around the room are seven doors, each also numbered one to seven.

That's getting a bit intense.

The sorting time is five minutes. If the sorting is incorrect, you can try again. The monsters at the back of the room will change, and the difficulty order will be shuffled.

"Say something auspicious," Zheng Ji retorted. "Our Zhendan culture is profound and extensive; don't just learn the dregs."

This round is not as leisurely as the last one; it's a life-or-death struggle. If you accidentally draw a powerful monster, you risk not only losing but also death!

"I wonder how strong the strongest one is?" Elisa looked at the doors. "If we draw them, does that mean we can prepare... what's that in your Zhendan... get ready for a feast?"

"But the possibility of casualties cannot be ruled out," Cui Zheng Hai analyzed. "If there are casualties in the first round, the ranking can still be estimated based on the strength of the dead. But if the ranking fails, there will inevitably be empty rooms in the second round, and then it will be impossible to rank them."

The maximum time for fighting a monster is thirty minutes. If the monster is not killed within thirty minutes, it will be considered a mutual destruction.

This level can be attempted a maximum of three times. If the order is not sorted correctly in all three attempts, the level is lost.

Level Description: After the level begins, each person needs to choose a door to enter. Behind each door, a random monster will be waiting for you. You can only return here after defeating the monster. After everyone appears, rank the seven monsters according to your experience fighting them. The ranking method is to post the numbers of the seven doors from top to bottom on the display board, with the top door being the strongest and the bottom door being the weakest.

Soon, rules appeared on the ceiling.

Welcome to the Second Checkpoint: Sort the Order!

Please select a room within three minutes...

If a contestant dies in the Monster Room, someone else must take their place in the sorting process.

What does this mean?

The group looked at each other, puzzled.

"Then why don't we have a competition first, so we know each other's strengths and weaknesses? That way, it'll be easier to arrange the order later!" Zheng Ji was eager to try.

"Have you forgotten the rules this time? We can't use force against each other..." Du Jincai pointed to the Countdown with less than two minutes left. "Besides, even if we were allowed to, fighting amongst ourselves would drain our energy, which wouldn't be good for the challenge later..."

"Oh, never mind that, let's try it out!" Elisa walked towards door number seven. "I choose this one, seven is my lucky number."

At that moment, Lao Miao Miao suddenly stepped in front of Elisa and said, "Give me number seven, I like that number too."

Elisa hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "If you insist..."

At this moment, Zhu Sanyang was not far away, walked towards number three while burping. Lao Miao Miao looked at him with a hint of hesitation in her eyes, but in the end, she chose number seven.

The others also began to make their choices.

As for Luo Jun, the moment he saw the rules, he had the idea of using the Dice of Heavenly Secrets. He could easily choose to select the most difficult, easiest, or even the third most difficult room, thus directly locking in a position.

But then I thought, even if he were to determine it alone, it wouldn't have a significant impact on the final ranking of the seven people, and he probably wouldn't gain much experience even if he succeeded. Besides, this Chaos Mission also has Hidden Mission about the mole, so it's better to leave the dice for a more crucial purpose.

Ultimately, Luo Jun chose room number one.

Pushing open the door, a dry breeze blew against my face...

This is a huge, open field with a flat sandy ground underfoot. The wind blows through the field, stirring up clouds of dust.

In the very center of the arena stood a tall knight, clad in full armor in the style of the Xiluo, wielding a long, thick lance, and riding a massive, armored warhorse.

Could this be a knight from the [Empire]? Upon closer inspection, Luo Jun realized that the knight opposite him, from the rider to the horse, had a mechanical structure, making him a Bionic Machine.

Moreover, this robot was also burning with fierce energy!

The Mechanical Body can use vital energy... Luo Jun suddenly remembered the hunters he encountered in the last mission. Could it be that this Mechanical Knight also has human tissue inside its body?

Not necessarily. The last hunter came from the [Metropolis], making them real monsters. In the Chaos Mission, there aren't only projections from various worlds, but also some completely illogical beings, like the giant little boy in the previous level. At least Luo Jun hadn't heard of any world having such native inhabitants.

Upon seeing Luo Jun, the Mechanical Knight immediately raised his lance and charged forward on horseback.

Whatever it is, since we're here, let's fight!

Luo Jun also summoned his Longitudinal and Horizontal Warhorse, drew his Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, and charged towards the knight!

But to everyone's surprise, when the two were still dozens of meters apart, the knight suddenly raised his left arm, and the mechanical structure unfolded, forming a giant mechanical crossbow, which he then aimed at and fired an arrow!

Robots can be this despicable?!

Luo Jun didn't hesitate either. He swung his broadsword, Crisscross down the arrows. He activated the thrusters, and he and his horse accelerated rapidly, covering dozens of meters in an instant, before slashing down with his sword!

The moment the arrow was fired, the Mechanical Knight had already reverted to his normal arm, raised his lance, and charged at Luo Jun!

Clang!

The Azure Dragon Crescent Blade clashed with the Xiluo lance, the sound of metal clashing reverberating across the desert. The two knights spurred their horses and charged off in opposite directions for another dozen meters before coming to a stop.

Luo Jun maneuvered Crisscross to turn the horse around and walked lightly in the direction he came from, not even glancing at the Mechanical Knight as he passed by.

As for the Mechanical Knight, it ignored Luo Jun as he passed by and stood there motionless.

When Luo Jun returned to the spot where he entered the space, a door suddenly appeared before him.

This is the entrance he entered here, the entrance that only appears after defeating the monster!

Luo Jun sheathed his sword, dismounted, and pushed open the door. In the instant he closed the door, he could see the silhouette of the knight on the distant sand dunes behind him, suddenly split in two, horse and rider, falling to the ground in the dust...

(End of this chapter)