A Fine, Clear-Headed Reason Corroder, and a Fine "Chaotic" Battle Marshal

(A very large cup!)

Seeing that the situation was heading in an irreversible direction, Cheng Shi had no choice but to change his approach again, from "trying to trick the mole" to "I am the mole."

Yes, he readily accepted his new identity a second later.

He went from playing the role of a "Gasmella City Guard Knight Remnants" for less than an hour to becoming a true Believer "Chaos".

Nearly a hundred true Believer of the Chaos began indiscriminate backstabbing and killing, and before long, the city guards who were still holding out fell to their spears.

Even Cui Qiushi, who was still outside the Light Screen, couldn't hold on any longer.

He parried several spears aimed at him and staggered as he tried to break free, but before he could take two steps, he crashed into the arms of a Chaos Believer.

The Believer of "Chaos" grinned cruelly, raised his short knife, and plunged it into Cui Qiushi's chest without a word.

"Laugh--"

Cui Qiushi coughed up a mouthful of blood, gripped the murderer's arm tightly with both hands, and glared angrily at him.

However, not long after, he lost all his strength and collapsed.

The Believer of "Chaos" sneered, kicked the corpse at his feet aside, took a step forward, and taking advantage of the fact that the pursuers behind Cui Qiushi were not paying attention, suddenly stabbed the pursuer in the chest with his knife.

This traitor, who also belonged to the [Chaos] faction, was suddenly struck, staring at the murderer with a look of horror on his face, his eyes filled with fear.

"I... am... Deathstroke..."

"Sorry, me too."

"Why..."

"Why?

Because...

He told me, "This place isn't chaotic enough!"

As he spoke, the [Chaos] Believer suddenly drew his short sword and cast another Healing Art of Shared Divine Grace on the people on the ruins!

That's right, the [Chaos] Believer who killed Cui Qiushi was Cheng Shi, who had just broken through the shield!

Seeing the Healing Art with the "mind-lowering" effect surge towards everyone again, many [Chaos] Believer stopped fighting, stared in Cheng Shi's direction, and began to retreat.

This madman, who killed someone in front of the acting captain and then called on all the [Chaos] Believer to openly fight, still felt the scene wasn't chaotic enough, and actually started killing his own people.

Not only that, he was even breastfeeding!!

He's not enjoying the chaos!

He is truly contributing to chaos!

You must know he's a "Reason Corroder"!

There are hardly any "Truth" members left on the scene. If the treatment continues, everyone will really lose their sanity!

"We will not only slaughter others, but also kill each other. He is watching us, He is watching us!"

Brothers and sisters, don't hesitate, let's get started!

Let us plunge the coldest blades into each other's bodies and splash the hottest blood on each other!

We want Him to see everything here, to know that all of this is a carefully prepared sacrificial site for the greatest chaos.

There's no need to panic or be afraid. We will meet again in another country and witness together...

His glory!

As he spoke, Cheng Shi stabbed himself with a knife.

With a "whoosh," blood splattered everywhere.

The dagger was completely embedded in his chest, and blood spurted out, drenching the face and head of the nearest Chaos Believer.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Everyone was stunned.

Many people, their eyes gleaming, looked up to the sky and roared, calling out the Divine Name [Chaos], and, imitating Cheng Shi, plunged Daggers into their own bodies.

Many people were terrified by the scene. They silently lowered their heads and crept into the shadows of the ruins, trying to slip away quietly and save their lives.

Not every Believer is devout, nor is everyone willing to dedicate themselves to their Faith.

Cheng Shi stood in the very center of the arena, as if a knife had been plunged into his chest, watching the chaotic scene where Believer were either dying or running away.

Only after a long time, when there was no one left in sight, did he cough up a mouthful of blood, kneel down, pull out the short knife from his chest, and let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"Get up, all of you, you're all dead."

"..."

Corpses littered the ruins, and among them, a woman's body moved almost imperceptibly.

She reached out and pushed aside the other corpses on top of her, and then, amidst the blood and gore, found her Book of Truth.

Fang Shiqing!

The Erudite Poet, who had never died, held the blood-stained book and stared blankly at the silent scene before him.

The words Cheng Shi had spoken before they returned to camp still echoed in her ears:

"However, I would like to give you all a friendly reminder first: if the situation gets out of control in a little while, please bear with me."

This... is what they mean by the situation getting out of control?

Cheng Shi, what exactly did you do?

Our teammates, who had fought side by side for four days, were all killed in just a few minutes.

"You..."

Fang Shiqing looked at Cheng Shi, speechless for a moment.

At this moment, Bailing also crawled up from the ruins. As soon as she opened her eyes, she tore off a ribbon and wrapped it around the wound on her neck. She then asked Cheng Shi with a grin:

"Boss, how was my acting?"

Cheng Shi slumped to the ground, shaking his head and laughing.

"You're getting a bit carried away. This isn't even cooperation; you're acting like you're taking a film school entrance exam..."

However, to be fair, it was thanks to Qiu Shi's excellent performance that the play came to life.

Where is Qiu Shi?

Cui Qiushi didn't move when he heard the sound. He lay in the ruins, hidden under a corpse, his face covered with cold blood to cover his slightly burning cheeks.

To be honest, the Order Knight thought that the 2400-point madman that Sister Qing had brought back was a true Reason Corroder, the moment Cheng Shi plunged the Scalpel with healing effects into his body.

This wasn't staged.

I really didn't see that coming!!!

Why are there people in this world who can lie like this?

Can someone switch from a composed, high-scoring expert to a complete stranger in a second?

Is all of this happening before my eyes real?

Cui Qiushi couldn't believe it.

Fortunately, the feeling of treatment was correct. When he fell into Cheng Shi's arms, he didn't rush to play dead. Instead, he smeared the blood with his hands and slapped it on his face.

He was afraid that his embarrassment would reveal his weakness, and he was also afraid that his belated realization would ruin Cheng Shi's performance.

"Hey, it's over there." Bailing pointed in a direction, looking somewhat surprised, and asked, "Did you go too deep, Boss? Qiushi can't move at all!"

"?"

Cheng Shi looked at Bailing speechlessly, his disdainful gaze clearly saying, "I'll give you a chance, you can organize your thoughts properly."

The Bailing didn't speak, it just smiled.

Just as the group was exchanging feelings after the incident, Ji Yue, who had disappeared since the chaos broke out, reappeared in front of Cheng Shi.

She had just stepped out of the Void when she pressed a gun against Cheng Shi's chest.

"Ji Yue, no!"

"Captain! It's a misunderstanding!"

"Spare his life!"

Cheng Shi looked up at the silver-haired beauty in front of him, whose face was full of anger, and blinked innocently.

"You are not Reason Corroder!"

Ji Yue was indeed angry.

But she was angry not because Cheng Shi's impromptu farce hadn't been communicated to her beforehand, but because the people she had painstakingly led along the way had been completely wasted.

This almost cost her the means to sneak into Central Academy!

However, amidst her anger, there was also doubt in her eyes.

Because she had already seen through Cheng Shi's identity!

When Ji Yue saw Fang Shiqing die, she felt that Fang Shiqing was a decent teammate and should not be left to die in the Trials, so she took the liberty of helping to collect her body.

But just as she was being engulfed by Fang Shiqing Void, she suddenly discovered that the Erudite Poet had supposedly died tragically was actually still alive!

Although Scholar of the Void Energetics can contain reality in the Void through His blessing, the feeling of storing inanimate objects is completely different from that of moving living things.

So the moment Fang Shiqing's body rejected the invitation from the Void, Ji Yue knew she had been tricked.

This Singer, who also belongs to the "Truth" faction, is not dead at all.

Not only that, the Priest who disguised himself as the "Reason Corroder" was also a fake!

He was clearly a Battle Marshal!

The stab he made into Fang Shiqing's lower back wasn't killing her, it was healing her!

This cunning Battle Marshal actually managed to deceive everyone with his words!

Yes, Cheng Shi was indeed a Battle Marshal.

To clarify his "Faith" issue, we must look back at the two trials.

In the game of [Order], Cheng Shi played the role of the [Destiny] Priest Fate Weaver.

Admittedly, he fooled the Today's Warrior in the previous game, but when Hu Wei "saw through" his identity, he did not Edict of Passage.

Because he doesn't need to prove anything extra; he only needs to respond to the fact that "the Void likes itself."

Therefore, the grasping motion toward Yan Chun when being chased by the War Machine Soldier in the Void was naturally a feint.

He's bluffing!

Exchange of Destiny is a general talent for the [Destiny] class, not a talent exclusive to Fate Weaver.

Even as the lance was about to pierce his back, Cheng Shi was still using a false identity and fake talent to deceive the Wall Knight.

Clearly, the Wall Knight believed it, and he was also afraid.

This feint also fooled Hu Wei and Bai Fei, who were observing.

This confirmed his identity Fate Weaver.

When Cheng Shi answered the call and arrived in the [Chaos] situation, his claim of being a "Doctor of Forgetfulness" was also nonsense.

He did manage to fool the Hunter of Time in the previous round, but he still didn't carry out the Edict of Passage when facing Fang Shiqing and the other two.

Because he could not be certain that time would lead him to victory until he had seen the full picture of the situation.

Therefore, Cheng Shi was Clown from beginning to end.

It has never changed.

Just now, when Ji Yue discovered his identity and revealed that he was a "Reason Corroder," Cheng Shi's mind raced. He rewrote the script on the spot, secretly Edict of Passage Believer in [War] under the guise of a "Reason Corroder."

Thus, Cheng Shi today, at the critical moment, became...

[War] - Priest, Battle Marshal.

But how did a Battle Marshal manage to drive these chaotic Believer mad with him?

The Battle Marshal do not have, and should not have, Healing Art that can make people lose their minds.

This is what Ji Yue finds most perplexing.

Cheng Shi noticed Ji Yue's confusion, but he ignored it and instead asked a question in return:

"Who gave you my portrait?"

Ji Yue didn't reply either. She frowned as she thought of all the information Fang Jue had given her about that Trials.

The Reason Corroder, the fake Morkius, adept at disguise, Deception people... and now the Battle Marshal before us.

I understand.

She stared into Cheng Shi's eyes and said, word by word:

"The Lies Like Yesterday! You've always been Clown!"

Cheng Shi was not surprised at all. He looked thoughtfully into Ji Yue's eyes and began to recall his teammates who had reached 2600 points and were in the same "Reason Corroder" group as him.

[Folly] means never sharing, [Silence] means never expressing oneself, and [Annihilation] means being indifferent to others' affairs; these can probably all be ruled out.

Of the remaining [Memory] and [Order], [Memory] have imprisoned [Order] in a cage...

So [Memory] is a bad seed, and it would probably like [Chaos], another bad seed.

Therefore, the answer is quite obvious.

[Order] was uneasy about the [chaos] within a certain "orderly" situation, so he shared the portrait with his friend.

Cheng Shi suddenly realized, and staring into Ji Yue's eyes, he said, word by word:

"So you know Fang Jue."

The two chatted about things that seemed completely unrelated, neither responding to the other, yet they both saw each other clearly.

"What a clear-headed 'Reason Corroder,' what a 'chaotic' Battle Marshal! How many layers of disguise do you have left?"

"Guess?" Cheng Shi grinned mischievously.

Ji Yue snorted coldly, "I usually don't like to guess in these situations."

As she spoke, she handed over the spear in her hand, and with a "whoosh," it pierced Cheng Shi's shoulder.

"... Holy crap, are you serious?"

Cheng Shi was stunned.