Audience Assembly · Fool's Game
Long Jing is never one to suffer losses.
No matter how many times he was forced to play the Clown in the Clown, outside of it all, he was always the top conman, second only to Zhen Xin.
When the blame was suddenly shifted onto his head, he was already preparing to retaliate with his deception, but he was just waiting for the right opportunity.
Coincidentally, the opportunity arose not long afterward.
As the Beast Tamer and the Master of Trickery clashed, someone in the arena suddenly uttered a question:
"Do you think the actual Audience Assembly already begun?"
"What makes you say that?" The naked man at the very top put his mask back on and asked with great interest.
Everyone knows what kind of person the God of Merriment. Given His mischievous nature, I think... he might be hiding behind the scenes watching everything that's happening here.
I'm not talking about the kind of all-seeing, all-knowing gaze of a deity, but rather that He is right here, in a place we can't see, 'enjoying' this impromptu performance!
And it's highly likely that by the time He sees your pathetic state, His eyes will be practically pointing to the sky.
As they spoke, the swindlers looked up and began to look around.
Seeing several gazes sweep across the invisible Curtain, Cheng Shi, hiding behind Curtain Cheng Shi wiped the corners of his eyes and stopped giggling.
Very perceptive, but unfortunately, you guessed wrong.
The God of Merriment is not here; hiding behind the Curtain to watch the show is someone you would never imagine— the Lord Foolish Play.
Cheng Shi shook his head and chuckled, but the next second, his smile froze on his face.
Because he suddenly saw the Fool's Game appear in the audience hall in front of the transparent Curtain!
That's right, Fool's Game!
The tall, thin, bamboo-like [Deception] Emissary a dazzling entrance, standing on the Mask platform belonging to Cheng Shi, looking up at the six swindlers above, and clapping rhythmically.
"Clap clap clap--"
"Excellent! Your intuition is very sharp. Although it took you a while to come up with this, you did it eventually."
Unfortunately, the direction was wrong.
The Audience Assembly never a gathering to see the True God. The gods, sitting high on their Divine Throne, would not summon a group of Mortals because of the rules of a small game.
They can summon their Believer whenever they wish, so this Audience Assembly merely a test to examine your understanding and devotion to the Faith.
And the examiner for this selection process is none other than myself.
Don't be so surprised. Many of you know of my existence. Even if you haven't heard of me, it doesn't matter. From this day forward, His Believer will also sing the praises of my Divine Name.
My name is Fool's Game!
He is a [Nothingness] from Subgod, a [Deception] Emissary, the last step you must take if you want to get closer to Him.
The Audience Assembly has officially begun.
With that, Lord Foolish Play snapped his fingers and leaped from the last platform, landing directly on the Mask platform that originally belonged to Zhen Xin. He then kicked the Naked Mask man standing at the edge of the platform off the platform. With his back to everyone, he bowed slightly to the empty Void and said with a smile:
"Praise be to our Lord of Grace, your followers have come to share your burdens!"
This scene was incredibly shocking to both the con artists present and Cheng Shi, who was behind an invisible Curtain.
As fate would have it, the direction in which the Fool's Game bowed was exactly facing Cheng Shi, without the slightest deviation. This made Cheng Shi wonder if Long Jing had guessed something, or perhaps seen through something.
That's right, the real Fool's Game is hidden behind the scenes, and the Fool's Game on stage must be performed by someone else, and that performer is Long Jing.
This wasn't the first time he'd played the Lord Foolish Play, but this time he had more room to maneuver.
For the con artists present, perhaps no one was unaware of the Fool's Game Prank.
In the first half of [Faith Game], Fool's Game was indeed not well-known, but in the second half, especially in recent months, any player who wants to get close to [Deception] will probably not ignore Fool's Game, the only Emissary of [Deception].
The exact origin of the name "Fool's Game" is no longer important; what matters is that countless members of the History School are vouching for the authenticity of the Fool's Game, and the most prominent charlatans seem to have had some connection with this so- Subgod.
Although the few people present had never witnessed Fool's Game and did not know what it looked like, the person in front of them...
Tall stature, slender limbs, and a Pure White Mask —the overall image is slightly eerie and full of Deception, perfectly matching their fantasies about Fool's Game.
But a con artist is a con artist after all. The people standing here are among the most skilled con artists in this game. Can you really convince them it's just Fool's Game based on a single appearance?
No, absolutely not.
The last person suspected Zhen Xin, has already been exposed as Long Jing.
Therefore, in the eyes of scammers, if you only have one image, you can't pull off Fool's Game.
But the brilliance of Long Jing's performance lies here: his appearance was not just a perfunctory self-introduction. During the introduction, he effortlessly demonstrated his strength, kicking the Naked Mask man off the first platform!
It's important to know that the person who was kicked off was no ordinary passerby; he was the fourth-ranked conman, an extremely agile victim, and a master Assassin who had reached the pinnacle of both deception and physical prowess!
With his skills, if he wanted to dodge, even if the third-ranked Acrobat came, he might not be able to kick him down with one kick.
But Fool's Game did just that, making a seemingly effortless kick with ease.
This is a god!
Everyone could tell from the solemn expression on the Naked Mask, masked man's face that this Fool's Game was probably not real, and the once lively scene suddenly fell An Jing again.
The scammers' eyes darted around, their peripheral vision darting frantically at the others. Finally, in the increasingly awkward atmosphere, led by one of the "Fawning" scammers, they all shouted out in unison:
"Praise Lord of Grace, praise Lord Foolish Play!"
Fool's Game turned around, casually waved, and chuckled:
"No need to worry about it. Whether these scammers are truly sincere or not remains to be seen."
Just like you're wondering whether I'm Fool's Game or not, no one can say for sure.
Put that away. All your petty schemes are things I've been doing for thousands of years.
However, you did one thing very well: always remember to maintain your skepticism.
Those who deceive others will always be deceived themselves.
Even God of Merriment himself might have been deceived before.
Only by maintaining skepticism can you go far enough down the path of [Deception].
As he spoke, Fool's Game's sharp gaze swept over everyone in the audience, then looked at the empty platforms, and said with considerable regret:
"It's a pity that the person who should have heard these words the most wasn't here."
The only one present...
Fool's Game chuckled and casually flicked his wrist, shattering the illusion of the Long Jing Well with a Mask dart. "It was fake too."
Although the swindlers knew that the Long Jing might be fake, they didn't expect it to be an illusion. They glared angrily at the eighth platform, only to see the illusion of the Master of Trickery smiling sheepishly, but his eyes gleamed as he looked at the Fool's Game.
Regardless of the reaction at the scene, the phrase "Fool's Game" is somewhat harsh. It undoubtedly implies that these swindlers, no matter how hard they try on the path of Deception, won't go very far.
The scammers were naturally unconvinced, and soon one of them, with a quick glint in his eye, asked:
"Lord Foolish Play?
Since the Audience Assembly is not a ceremony for meeting the True God, can you tell us where the Magician, the Acrobat, and finally, that Fate Weaver... all went?"