Cheng Shi's Disclaimer

Fang Shiqing and the other two were still on lookout duty.

They hid in the wine cellar, using small holes in the overhead panel to spy on the surroundings and keep watch for the city guards who were resting not far away.

After thorough communication, Cheng Shi finally understood all the information about this Trials.

In fact, the war had already begun at the very start of the Trials, before the players even woke up.

The Bellicose Knights of the Twilight Church somehow breached the outer walls of Gasmella and charged into the residential area between the outer and inner cities like mad dogs.

As one of the outer wall guards, their city guard knight order was completely scattered by the enemy during the retreat, breaking into small teams scattered between the inner and outer city.

The captain of the guard was ordered to fight to the death and not retreat, so the others had no choice but to follow him, gathering the remaining troops while resisting the charge.

Fortunately, the captain of the guard commanded well, and the soldiers were familiar with the terrain. With their united morale, they repelled wave after wave of enemies.

But the good times didn't last long; on the third day of the war, the captain of the guard died.

He died silently in the trench where he was taking a nap, a death that was inexplicable and incomprehensible.

Having lost their spiritual leader, the squad could no longer withstand the enemy's tsunami-like attack and began to retreat, regrouping with the other guard knights who had been scattered, preparing to return to the inner city together.

In order to achieve their goals, the Fire Keeper had to stay close to the guards.

Because at this moment, it would be impossible to enter the inner city of Gasmella and get close to the Experiment Field with just the identity of a guard knight.

The Scholar would not allow scattered soldiers to seek refuge in the inner city; they would only recruit sizable squads and then organize them into a new resistance force.

Thus, under the relentless bombardment of the Twilight Church's [Doomsday Syndicate] and the rampaging charge of the Bellicose Knights], the six players fought their way to the inner city walls with this squad.

But then they discovered that the outer perimeter of the inner city had already fallen, and the fighting had spread to the Central Academy area of Gasmella.

They were too late again.

"Our Mage teammates have taken control of the squad. We've changed our route repeatedly along the way, trying to avoid the Bellicose Knights' raiding routes as much as possible, but we're still being found and worn down by small groups of enemies."

The fact that we are all still alive is actually thanks to the chaos and disorder of the [Chaos] Believer.

They did not launch a large-scale charge or a concerted attack; all they did was commit wanton slaughter and set fires indiscriminately.

Despite the overwhelming enemy forces, each of them had their own agenda, which greatly slowed down the offensive of the Twilight Church.

Even so, Gasmella still succumbed...

Hearing this, Cheng Shi already had a good idea of what was going on.

The defeat of the Tower of Reason was not due to a lack of military prowess, but rather to human error!

It's clear that there are problems within Gasmella!

This reminded him of a Blood and Fire Trials, in which the Elemental Judge of the Grand Inquisition, due to incorrect intelligence, blasted the meteorite into the wrong place.

It seems that by the end of the Civilization Era, all the forces on the Surface had long been infiltrated and riddled with holes.

Even the Tower of Reason is not immune.

The fact that a group of disorderly madmen could breach two city walls in just four days must have required someone to assist them in accomplishing this "feat"!

And there's definitely more than one person providing backup!

A mole!

There is a mole in Gasmella.

But it's too late to say all this now, because the scales of war have already begun to tip.

But it's not too late, since the Trials isn't over yet and players still need to work together with the NPCs.

The prerequisite for this cooperation is to first find the mole within the Cavaliers team!

Yes, there are definitely problems within the Knights team that Fang Shiqing and her team belong to!

Cheng Shi was 100% certain that some of the "chaotic" Believer had taken advantage of the chaos to infiltrate the guard.

Perhaps their target wasn't the guards themselves, but rather to infiltrate the inner city as remnants of a defeated army, or perhaps they had deeper plans. In any case, this guard unit had definitely been infiltrated.

[Confusion] can confuse other people's perceptions; this is the easiest thing for them to do.

The Fire Keeper had already noticed something amiss and had even identified some individuals.

Cui Qiushi calmly observed the surrounding situation and explained the identities of the suspects in detail.

"Arcade, the city guard knight we dug out of the outer city ruins the following evening, is a warrior of [Truth], Martial Expert, but he has been using injury as an excuse to never go to the front lines again."

Yesterday, while I was on guard duty, I discovered bloodstains he had spilled during the march, which appeared to be a message he was sending.

Gagali, a resident who was chased into the restricted area by a small group of Bellringer Knight in the early hours of the third day, claimed to be a Wind Tamer Ranger, but we never saw him transform into the wind.

Allen, the vice-captain of the squad that joined us yesterday with a small group of city guard knights, is Erudite Scholar who should be a guardian of Truth and a shield against the enemy's arrows, but instead he is determined to persuade us to escape to the Central Academy.

Besides..."

Every time he heard a name, Cheng Shi's brows furrowed a little more. After hearing it so many times, he simply gave up trying to think about it and Memory.

"Now, in your team, there are more people who snuck in later than your teammates who have been fighting alongside you all along?"

Fang Shiqing nodded solemnly.

"Yes, we cannot refuse these soldiers' participation, because our strength is also weak, and we will die even faster if we do not gather the remnants of our army."

That makes sense, but it makes the situation even more complicated.

Because in the midst of a chaotic battle, a motley crew of people from different backgrounds and backgrounds is almost full of loopholes.

Calling them a sieve is an understatement; it's an exaggeration to praise this team.

This can't even be called a sieve, because it doesn't even have a sieve surface; it leaks everything!

Cheng Shi frowned and pondered for a moment, then asked:

"There is no need to completely rule out suspicion; 50% trust is sufficient."

"Fifty percent?" Bailing was taken aback, then asked, "How can we believe that?"

Cheng Shi smiled and said:

"Fifty percent is already the maximum trust I can give, how can I not believe it?"

Fang Shiqing looked at Cheng Shi and nodded with a complicated expression.

"Griffis, our squad's quartermaster, is a surrendered soldier from the [War] Kingdom, and he is a Battle Marshal."

Battle Marshal?

Quartermaster is a military position, while Battle Marshal is a Faith profession.

This is the Priest of [War], who, as the name suggests, is a role that can supervise soldiers on the battlefield.

When soldiers are overwhelmed and fall to the battlefield, the Battle Marshal only needs to lash these defeated soldiers with his long whip to heal them instead of injuring them, allowing these wounded soldiers to regain their strength and return to the battlefield.

To put it simply, while others use knives to kill, he uses knives to save lives.

Because when the Battle Marshal activates his talent, his damage becomes healing.

However, it is important to note that when receiving treatment from a Battle Marshal, you must ensure that he has already activated his talent.

Otherwise, the Battle Marshal would not only be unable to get the soldiers back to the battlefield, but would also very likely send away the "deserters" directly.

Cheng Shi heard that there was Battle Marshal in their team, he was taken aback. "Don't you have Priest?"

His question left the three people present looking embarrassed.

Cheng Shi understood immediately: there were such people, but they weren't one of their own.

They may still be debating whether they can trust this quartermaster named Griffis, but in reality, he is also assessing whether the three of them are trustworthy.

Before gaining the wet nurse's trust, the child naturally won't get a single drop of milk.

That makes sense.

Because that's Cheng Shi himself did.

"It seems the Fire Keeper are in a pretty bad situation," he sighed, then asked:

"I've listened to you guys talk for so long, whether it's believable or not, but you haven't mentioned your other three teammates."

What, these three people can't even give half a percent of their trust?

Fang Shiqing smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

"Apart from that silent prisoner, the Erudite Scholar and the Elemental Judge agree with what we seek..."

My teammate said it can only be temporary.

Cheng Shi smacked his lips and nodded, saying:

"I see.

I will go back with you, disguised as a remnant of the city guard knights I met by chance. At this time, this identity may not be worth much, but it can still hold up.

The situation is too complex; it's difficult to find a solution without seeing it for yourself.

However, I'd like to offer a friendly reminder first: if the situation gets out of control later, please...

Please bear with me.

Ah?

The Bailing's adoration froze in her eyes, and Fang Shiqing's smile stiffened on her face.

Even the vigilant Cui Qiushi turned around in disbelief, looking at the smiling Cheng Shi, and couldn't help but mutter to himself:

Sister Qing's 2400-point foreign aid...

Is it reliable?