Every Plan Had an Unexpected Turn, but This Time... It Was a Little Too Big

The group looked at each other for a moment, clearly unable to find a better method than Ji Er's.

Even a three-minute period of widespread intoxication and mass unconsciousness is enough for people to accomplish a great deal.

Judging from his attitude, he clearly wasn't going to share this method of defending against the smoke.

But it's not a big problem, because Li Yi.

He took out six Playing Cards from his personal space. Each card had the same design: a little man devoutly opening his arms to embrace the sky, as if a blessing was descending from the heavens and a beam of green light shone on him.

"The Purification Card, a card tricked from my Priest friends, can continuously purify you of less fatal negative effects simply by sticking it on you."

The sloth effect of [Filth and Decay] is not intense, so this card should be sufficient.

However, there is one thing: once this card takes effect, it will glow, and it will be a very bright light.

Whether you want to use it or not is entirely up to you.

Cheng Shi was taken aback, but without saying a word, he took one.

He's not Priest in this game, so he doesn't have any purification abilities left. So having a Purification Card as a backup would be good.

After a moment's thought, everyone took one card, leaving two in their hands. The Magician then threw one of the cards into Ji Er's cage.

"I'm not stingy like you. I've already taken it out, so consider this a gift for you."

Ji Er dodged the playing card by sidestepping it, and coldly watched it drift and land.

"No need, thank you."

"With these, there's only one last step left in the plan." Gao San tapped his Prison Helmet thoughtfully and said seriously, "Although Brother Ji'er has a foul mouth, he's right about one thing: we should avoid bumping into each other again because of the identity swap."

I know you don't trust each other, and I know you won't reveal your location, even if this card has a bit of a 'tracking' meaning, but who knows if the light in the fog is actually coming from yourself.

Alright, don't blame me for being so blunt. [Truth] sees through everything. I've figured it out, so I'm giving you a heads-up. Don't try to manipulate things and get yourself into trouble again.

To ensure a safe exit from here, perhaps we should trust each other a little more. Dividing such a large prison into six sections shouldn't be difficult, right? How about we avoid each other?

Su Wu shook his head and chuckled:

"Just like you said, once the areas are divided, wouldn't it become a public secret who lives in which area?"

When we have common needs, we naturally tend to cooperate. But when we are apart, or when we are close to the answer, how do you know that someone won't do something dirty, despicable, or disgusting?

I had that thought when I looked at this guy with the penis.

Ji Er snorted coldly, pointed two fingers at his own eyes and then at Su Wu, saying, "Don't let me catch you."

"See, their evil intentions have been exposed."

"..."

Cheng Shi was also quite helpless about this.

The plan was only in its initial stages, and the collaboration, which had just begun a second ago, looked like it was about to collapse.

Sure enough, in a scheme devised by swindlers and charlatans, no one will believe anyone else.

Amidst the cooperation and tug-of-war among the group, time quietly slipped by, and soon the sound of clashing armor echoed once more in the noisy prison.

The group of knights who had just left returned, dragging a mangled corpse with them.

The corpse dragged on the ground like a brush dipped in cinnabar, drawing a striking and glaring scarlet mark on the gray-white ground.

Cheng Shi frowned slightly as he looked at the corpse; he realized that the victim had died from being mauled.

Yes, biting. His entire body was covered in teeth marks and bite marks. Clearly, his opponent had no fighting skills and was only able to win the fight because the victim had too many wounds and was too badly injured to hold on.

Although the losers died horribly, it was actually good news for the players.

This precisely demonstrates that the other prisoners posed no threat to them, making the strategy of switching identities to win the final showdown feasible.

But Cheng Shi also had a question: what was so entertaining about this kind of "fight" that even the three Chief Judge of the Grand Inquisition had to send a representative to watch it?

Even the recruitment competition of the Iron Law Knights would be a million times better than this, right?

As Cheng Shi frowned in thought, several knights once again opened the door of cell number 3 in the blue prison uniform and dragged out the prisoner who was eager to Death Sentence.

But the knights did not stop choosing. The burly knight captain looked around and then turned his gaze back to the players.

The crowd only glanced at the knight captain's Indifference eyes, and a chill suddenly ran through them.

He seems to want to select another group of people to compete at the same time!

Cheng Shi was stunned, or rather, everyone was stunned.

During the intelligence gathering just now, no one inquired about this matter. It turns out that the final showdown was not conducted in a sequential manner, but rather several groups were conducting it simultaneously!

And that knight captain has undoubtedly already chosen the lucky ones to share the stage with the first group of blue prison uniforms, which is the red prison uniform group where the players are!

He snorted coldly and strode over, carrying his lance.

Now, no one can laugh anymore.

All that planning, cooperation, and maneuvering was a joke!

The Trials didn't give them enough time to prepare. Just as they were getting a feel for their surroundings, the unexpected happened before they could plan it!

"I have seen countless excited, angry, irritable, cowardly, and retreating criminals in Death Sentence, but I have rarely seen anyone as quiet and unhurried as you. What conspiracy are you plotting?"

It's no use. The radiance of Order will unleash the will of judgment, and any blasphemous thoughts will not come to pass.

Hmph, go repent in the arena, you scum.

"They're the ones. Take them with you!"

As he spoke, the Knight Captain opened the cell doors for Li Yi and Ji Er.

But just then, as the knights grinned and charged into their cages, a dramatic change occurred!

No one saw how Ji Er detonated the so-called "Miasma Bomb," nor did anyone know whether he actually detonated it. All that everyone saw was that the moment those strong knights stepped into the cage, "Bang—" a mist rose up without warning beneath their feet.

But!

This fog was not the "Filth and Decay" mist that Ji Er mentioned, but rather an extremely ordinary War Fog!

This black fog only serves to obstruct vision and will not cause anyone to fall asleep. Moreover, the fog does not cover the entire prison, but only a few dozen meters away!

The moment the mist exploded, the surrounding Punishment Knight reacted quickly, surrounding the misty area and relentlessly whipping the jeers and howling prisoners in their line of sight.

Within the fog, in the cage area where the players were located, several beams of light suddenly shone, becoming "guiding lights" in this invisible area!

Clearly, some players took action. They immediately applied Li Yi's Purification Card to avoid being affected by the [Filth and Decay] mist. However, they did not expect that their swift action would not only fail to prevent them from falling into a deep sleep, but would also make them the focus of everyone's attention.

They were "tricked," tricked by both Li Yi's generosity and Ji Er's lies.

As the light rose, the knights in the mist roared and thrust their lances toward each other. The knight captain charged toward the light, sneering as he charged:

"There was indeed a conspiracy! But it's utterly ridiculous!"

"Everyone, on high alert! Locate the enemy, take them alive!"

The sounds of clashing weapons and muffled groans of blades piercing flesh erupted instantly from within the mist, a small-scale conflict breaking out in an instant, followed by chaos that swept outwards from the mist.

But Montrani's emergency response mechanism was clearly very sophisticated. The moment the prison alarm rang, countless Punishment Knight poured in from the stairwells, completely surrounding the prison. Moreover, higher-ranking knights took control of the situation, listening to the chaotic commotion through the fog, and shouted in a deep voice:

"Dispel the fog!"

"The flames of Civilization will ignite, and Order will endure!" All the knights on the periphery raised their lances in unison, responding with a long, resounding cry.

The roars were like giant hammers striking everyone's hearts. The glow of [Order] lit up on the lances, instantly dispelling the fog in the center of the prison.

The chaos in the prison also settled down the moment the War Fog dissipated.

The chaos lasted only a few minutes from beginning to end. On the territory of [Order], [Chaos] ultimately failed to achieve its goals every time.

The central area was littered with broken cages and debris, with wailing prisoners and wounded guards lying on the ground. The only one standing was the knight captain who had come to take people away.

He held a lance, its tip dripping blood, and stared grimly at the dead red-clad prisoner at his feet, veins bulging on his forehead and brows twitching.

"Apol, prisoners in Death Sentence cannot be executed without authorization, you..."

"I didn't kill him!"

The knight captain turned his head, his gaze dark as he looked at his comrade, his face ashen, and said:

"Some people are taking advantage of the Muddling Through!"