A Major Problem Has Arisen-That Wasn't Order at All, It Was...!?
They've gone mad... They've all gone mad.
Chenosli was swept away by the violent force, crashing through the door and rolling out of the attic.
The dense aura of chaos bound him from head to toe like chains, hoarse and chaotic shouts wailed in his ears, and a jumbled and bewildering scene unfolded before his eyes.
His consciousness was torn apart, his Memory were confused, and his reason was devoured... Before long, he struggled and howled, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the direction of the Wailing Iron Prison, his mouth unconsciously muttering some disordered delusions.
"They despise the teacher's Justice, envy the teacher's reputation, and fear the teacher's piety. It is they! It is this filthy legal party, this dirty power opportunist, who framed the teacher!"
They don't want me to succeed as the Chief Judge. They're afraid I'll uphold Justice and bring them to justice like my teacher did, so they're starting to frame me!
It's all their fault; the Grand Inquisition is the problem!
"[Order] Oh, Lord of Grace, open your eyes! Right before your very eyes, on the Judgment Seat of this highest court, a group of blasphemous scoundrels, occupying positions without merit, are digging up the very foundations of the Cosmic Order!"
Unlike Chenosli's complete collapse, the Dragon King and the Big Cat only experienced a state of mental confusion.
Li Jingming discovered that his Memory were dissolving and evaporating. In a panic, he mobilized all his [Memory] power to create an incredibly strong magical shield for himself, but this could only slow down the rate of Memory collapse and could not eliminate the illusions in front of him.
Yes, he was hallucinating.
He saw the various people from his Memory wandering around him like zombies. Familiar figures gradually blurred as he staggered more and more. He wanted to reach out and stop them, but found himself trapped in the shield he had created, unable to break free or do anything about it.
The same goes for the Big Cat, except her world is more exciting, and also more... bloody.
She transformed, becoming Bear Spirit once more, roaring and pounding her chest, before wrestling with the flowers, grass, tiles, and dirt on the ground.
She had no idea she was rolling around. In her eyes, the ground beneath her feet was a battlefield stained with blood, and the only things she could punch were enemies crushed to the ground!
As for Cheng Shi...
He's not crazy, but he's close.
He didn't see any illusions or have any hallucinations; he only heard endless curses ringing in his ears. It seemed that everyone he had deceived was viciously cursing him, cursing that one day he would be deceived by someone else and lose everything.
Cold sweat soaked his back, his soul trembled slightly, and as he listened to the slander around him and saw the madness before him, Cheng Shi felt as if he had returned to that endless [Chaos Divine Steps], except this time, the protagonist was no longer himself, but the others in front of him.
Perhaps because he had already experienced the Chaos Divine Steps beforehand and developed some resistance, Cheng Shi found that his "tier" was much lower than others. In any case, he was not fully immersed in this chaotic feast and thus became a lonely, lagging, and helpless bystander.
But even bystanders can be afraid. What is frightening is never the different identities of the people on and off the stage, but the drama that is being performed and the core spirit it conveys.
This chaotic scene undoubtedly revealed a terrifying truth to Cheng Shi: in this Grand Inquisition, in this place where countless Believer of Order worship, the Iron Rule of Order that usurped the Divine Throne of Order were not creations of Order at all; their essence was chaos, pure chaos!
Even more terrifying is that, under the interference of the "chaos," dreams and reality seem to be slowly merging.
No, this probably can't be called a fusion, but rather... a confusion!
He clearly saw that the Dragon King and the Big Cat had gradually broken free from their spiritual state, gradually gained physical bodies, and began to change the environment in the dream!
"!!!"
If a dream is no longer a dream, then should the standard for measuring time be based on the timeline within the dream or the timeline of the Trials?
Even more terrifyingly, could it be that under the influence of "chaos," there will be no longer a specific timeline, and everyone will eventually sink into this chaos from "Chaos," becoming the ashes of blasphemers under the judgment of "Order"?
No! This can't go on any longer!
Cheng Shi gritted his teeth and decided to do something.
He wasn't trying to save the dream, but to save himself and his friend Big Cat.
He couldn't be sure if he would remain unaffected, after all, what lay before him wasn't some triggered [Chaos] trap, but a real [He]!
Nobody knows what He's planning!
But how did He become the "Iron Rule of Order"?
So, was His recruitment of Katarro, and His constant impersonation of Him, all in order to find a helper to manage the Temple of Chaos so that He could free up His hands to take over the Grand Inquisition?
Hiss--
So, I'm going to become the Lord of the Chaos Temple?
No, no, no! Cheng Shi, wake up! Now is not the time to think about this!
You need to think about what's wrong with Him and what to do now!
In fact, Cheng Shi already had a hunch in his mind. In his opinion, if the "Iron Rule of Order" was still "Order" at this moment, even if it was a gift from "Order", it would be a disaster. But if the other party was "Chaos"... then it can only be said that this episode is the most in line with the character's setting.
After all, it is completely unpredictable.
The question is, why wasn't He as clear-headed as He was in the Temple Chaos?
Is this a side effect of suppressing [Order]?
Very likely.
The only lesson Cheng Shi learned from God of Merriment was that Believer in Deception must see through appearances to the essence. Therefore, to stop chaos, one cannot rely on Order, but rather...
Become chaos, resonate with it!
Order cannot approach disorder; only disorder can be understood.
Only when he himself becomes disordered can he have the opportunity to see clearly what is hidden beneath this sudden chaos, something that reaches the essence of Order!
Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, he shook his head to shake off the noise, and directly removed the mask from his face in front of Him. At the same time, he looked at his shadow under the moonlight, resolutely stretched out his fingers, touched his fingertips together, and switched Faith.
The moment he returned to the embrace of [Deception], this Stage Clown changed his previous solemn expression and smiled confidently and maniacally.
He bowed gracefully to the deity still venting his anger in the high pavilion, his hand behind his back already clutching a die radiating the Dice of "Destiny," while he loudly proclaimed his praise.
However, the object of this praise is not the "chaos" before them, but rather the "Nothingness" appearance, the "Deception," that they may or may not be observing this grand performance!
"The Lies Like Yesterday are ridiculed today."
Yesterday I deceived the Believer of "Confusion," so today...
I am Believer in "chaos."
After he finished speaking, he straightened up, and in that instant, a Clown underwent a magnificent transformation into a mad, Reason Corroder.
The moment the power of [Chaos] enveloped him, he felt as if he had merged into this chaotic feast. The Reason Corroder looked at the "Order" inside the door with complete rationality, his smile becoming increasingly manic.
"Praise be to our Lord, your devout Believer has come to share your burdens."