The Gods' Foolish Game
Chapter 613

Memory Self-Consistency, Time's Closed Loop, Destiny Predetermined...

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Cheng Shi originally wanted to first sober up Chenosli, since the Trials balance was limited and they couldn't keep wasting time on cross-frequency communication.

To his surprise, when he snapped his fingers to activate the "Order's Horn," Chenosli not only regained his senses, but even the chains of "Order" on his body were dispelled by the sound of the "Horn."

The newly freed Adjudicator was stunned. He raised his hands in disbelief, looking at his freed limbs, his mind buzzing.

Memory of the chaotic period overwhelmed him like a tidal wave, and his consciousness, once cleared, became blurred again under the impact of these chaotic Memory. But he quickly regained his senses and remembered everything that had happened in the Supreme Court. He realized that the supreme deity who had always protected this country was indeed in trouble, just as his teacher had said.

"Teacher...I..." Chenosli's eyes instantly welled up with tears, whether from mourning the loss of his Faith or from fear of the uncertainty of his future, he crawled to his teacher's side, embracing the weakened Laquis and weeping bitterly, "Teacher, we have lost [Order], we have lost Justice ..."

Everyone present was shocked by what they saw.

What shocked Big Cat was that Cheng Shi broken the [Order] shackles that even she couldn't break with a snap of his fingers. She stared intently at Cheng Shi's right hand, a fiery glint in her eyes. She wondered if her the Fated for her, had become stronger. If so, could the two of them find a suitable opportunity to spar?

The Dragon King's gaze sharpened. He had just parted ways with Cheng Shi, and the echoes of their conversation in the Void still resonated in his mind. Now, seeing Cheng Shi return from the Void, he suddenly felt a [Order] power he had never displayed before...

It's no wonder Li Jingming thought this way. Although he didn't sense the surge of the power of [Order], it seemed that only the power of [Order] could break the shackles of [Order].

So he wondered if this Clown chanting "Nothingness" had somehow gained some benefit from "Order" during the chaos of losing his Memory?

Considering that Cheng Shi's statement about "Order" was not problematic, and combined with the previous chaos... could it be that "Order," in order to cover up some truth, has given "Deception" some bargaining Chip to keep them quiet?

But since I'm practically a Deception myself, why didn't I get any benefits at all?

The Dragon King frowned, recalling the scene before he left the Void Cheng Shi was pulled away by Him. He guessed that it was probably around that time that the Chip that [Order] gave to [Deception] were transferred to Cheng Shi's hands!

But what exactly was this Chip? Li Jingming couldn't figure it out.

Cheng Shi was even more shocked than the other two, because he was the only one in the know who knew exactly what kind of Faith talent his so-called "Order's Horn" was.

No, bro, how come the [Chaos] talent can break the shackles of [Order]? So when you imprisoned these "blasphemers," the [Order] chains that bound them were all simulated by [Chaos] power, right?

To pull this stunt in the place where Order and authority are most needed—good heavens, aren't you really afraid of being discovered?!

Or is it that [Chaos] inherently needs to use its own power to continuously erode these prisoners, immersing them in mental chaos forever, making them obedient blasphemous sinners?

Cheng Shi couldn't guess what He was thinking; he only knew that Destiny seemed to be closing in a loop.

A prisoner who shouldn't have been released was led out of the Prologue Holy Mountain by the Big Cat, and then untied by the cat itself...

He looked at the wailing Adjudicator with a complicated expression, and as he looked, his expression became even more complicated.

Because Chenosli had made his teacher Laquis, faint from crying.

When a person who has not broken free of his shackles is interfered with by external forces, the "Order" will be sanctioned. So, the moment Chenosli picked up his teacher, the elderly Grand Justicar closed his eyes and fainted.

"..."

What kind of situation is this?

Cheng Shi shook his head and sighed, then snapped his fingers twice, releasing the other two criminals.

Seeing how easily he could break the "Order," Li Jingming finally couldn't suppress his curiosity and frowned as he asked:

"What exactly happened to [Order]?"

"It's a long story, Trials doesn't have much time left, so let's talk on the phone later."

"However, Dragon King, this is a very interesting Memory. If you want to hear it, you'll have to prepare something in exchange."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingming's face darkened. "You and I..."

"Hey, hey, stop! Even brothers keep clear accounts. These things involving them are no small matter. No matter how close you are to me, we're not so close that you don't need money."

As he spoke, Cheng Shi winked at the Dragon King and then at the Big Cat.

Li Jingming raised an eyebrow, glancing at the Big Cat out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly realized that this "Prosperity" Chosen of God didn't know about the Clown organization. Cheng Shi statement was probably to avoid suspicion.

Big Cat also raised an eyebrow and glanced at the Dragon King out of the corner of her eye. She realized that Cheng Shi did not yet consider the other party as one of his own. After all, there is no price to pay between the Fated sharing information.

Their eyes met briefly out of the corner of their eyes, then they looked away without saying another word, though both were inwardly sighing:

Bringing Li Dragon King (Hong Lin) into the organization doesn't seem so unacceptable, does it?

Cheng Shi had no idea what sparks were flying in the minds of these Chosen of God. The Trials was about to end, and he urgently needed to confirm one thing: whether everything he had experienced in this Trials would become new history, and who was responsible for the self-consistency of [Memory] and the closed loop of [time].

Currently, the only one capable of achieving this is the Chosen of God of [Memory], Dragon King Li Jingming.

The problem is that after Cheng Shi met Li Jingming, he found that the other party's attitude towards Memory was clearly more about exploration than change, and the Dragon King himself did not seem to have any position to write this Memory into new history.

So he wondered if he was overthinking things, and if the Trials might not be as mysterious as he thought.

However, out of caution, Cheng Shi still asked one more question.

"Dragon King, you haven't erased our current Memory, have you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jingming frowned in surprise. "What?"

"!!!"

That one question, "How come?" made Cheng Shi's heart skip a beat. He immediately realized that the problem really did lie with the Dragon King, who had actually changed history!

Cheng Shi was initially anxious, but then realized that his anxiety was pointless, because he had always been aware that this would be a drama of "existence," but he didn't expect that no matter how much he tried to guard against it, he still couldn't guard against the people around him.

He was amused by his own belated realization, and glared at the Dragon King, scolding him:

"Why change history when it's perfectly fine and there's no reason to do it?"

I don't think you're one of those corrupt officials who stirred up trouble in history. What's the point of smearing your Lord of Grace's collection on me?

You are Memory Traveler, not Historian. There is absolutely no need for you to write yourself into history. I can't think of any reason why you would do this. Surely your Lord of Grace didn't give you some kind of mysterious divine revelation?

Li Jingming, I consider you a brother, so please don't mess with me.

"?" Li Jingming was confused. He looked at Cheng Shi with a strange expression and said in an equally irritable tone, "Don't think too highly of yourself. Although my alteration of history is related to you, it has nothing to do with what you're saying."

Cheng Shi was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"What's the meaning?

You should first ask yourself what it means to disappear right at the start of the Trials.

I am passionate about collecting Memory, and I knew you, Cheng Shi, even before I remembered you as a person. I have seen many portraits of you.

When I discovered that you and Hong Lin left right after you arrived, I naturally wanted to know if I would have any chance to meet you again and ask where you went.

"Or do you think you're so lucky that you'd run into me right after finishing your business?"

"..." Lucky? No, where exactly is the luck?

Cheng Shi was speechless, but the Dragon King continued:

No, you're wrong.

Changing history was not my intention; it was merely a method I used to find you.

The Past Life Replay, I used the Past Life Replay .

I searched for traces of you and Hong Lin in the ever-folding Memory, and finally, in one of the reappearances, I encountered your return.

So..."

Li Jingming glanced at his watch and sighed, "Before the Trials ends, the Past Life Replay will shatter first, and that will be the time when history is rewritten. However, I think history has already been predetermined, and our changes are insignificant."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone heard a loud crash, and the real past shattered. The erased present was written into new history at this moment, becoming the past that people know.

Cheng Shi watched in disbelief as he became the "hero" in Isle of Hope's history who rescued the "blasphemer" Chenosli from the Wailing Iron Prison. He was completely stunned.

It turns out that Li Jingming did not intentionally tamper with history, nor did he receive any divine revelation. It was just that his desire for Memory led him to use the Past Life Replay time and time again before he met the two of them. Finally, one day, history was changed, and he met himself.

Grass...

There's no escaping it, there's absolutely no way to escape it!

Cheng Shi trembled violently, his scalp tingled, and goosebumps covered his skin.

He marveled at the mystery of Existence and was also struck by the enigma of Nothingness. He didn't know how many "Heavens" were vying for power in this drama concerning a chaotic history, but he understood one thing:

Time will inevitably come to a closed loop, just as Destiny will eventually follow its Predestination course.

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