Game of the Gods: I Made a Pact with the Divine, and They Accused Me of Cheating
Chapter 29

You Are the God Slayer

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The surprise came too suddenly, and the Sheriff's expression stiffened.

Only then did he look at Qin Shang with suspicion and confusion, his face full of question marks.

"But isn't that kid the God Slayer?"

"Mr. Yin said 'Fiercely Licking Cockroach Jade Feet' is dead, how could he complete the main quest? Did I guess wrong, is he a player..."

The next moment, Qin Shang slowly walked back into the compartment of the sleeper car, his eyes suddenly becoming complicated.

"You're the Team Leader!"

He looked at the Elder Priest.

"You're the Assistant!"

He glanced at the Sheriff again.

The identities of these two people had troubled Qin Shang for a long time.

At first, the Sheriff, who had always acted like a novice DM, was Qin Shang's primary suspect.

Qin Shang had suspected the Sheriff of being the Team Leader several times.

But if he were the Team Leader, facing the team's questions, he likely wouldn't want morale to crumble.

And during the first 'Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green' incident, when that beautiful woman questioned him, he didn't show much willingness to compromise.

This could only mean one thing: winning people over wasn't important to the Sheriff.

The Teacher's Assistant quest was to help the Team Leader protect the passengers as much as possible.

Therefore, the Team Leader's quest was likely related to protecting passengers...

Combining this with what the Elder Priest said when he and the Little Loli planned to act alone – 'You two had better not regret it' – Qin Shang finally understood.

He hadn't realized the man was trying to keep them there at the time, but now it made sense.

This guy had been hiding his strength and playing the inconspicuous role.

Because the nail that sticks out gets hammered, he, as the Team Leader, was naturally more wary of the God Slayer's existence.

After all, killing the Team Leader would cause most other players' quests to collapse.

This was also why he hadn't revealed himself and proactively shared his identity.

And these two people were clearly veteran players; perhaps they had a way to confirm each other's identities...

Something like an item!

The God Slayer likely didn't have an inventory.

The Character Cards were repossessed by the Path of the Gods, so how could they use items?

This made Qin Shang almost certain that after the first round of splitting up, within the trio.

The Sheriff and the Elder Priest might have verified each other's player identities through a few clues.

The next moment, all three pairs of eyes fell on the Little Loli, 'Grandpa Niu Cosplays Maid to Seduce Zhuang Zhuang's Mom'.

Their gazes landed on the Little Loli.

The God Slayer's identity was becoming obvious!

Qin Shang's expression was slightly complicated.

"Xiao Fen, you really are the God Slayer."

It was at this moment that he became completely certain of his guess that 'Grandpa Niu' was the God Slayer.

Hearing this, the little girl pursed her pink lips and didn't respond, which was an implicit confirmation.

In fact, Qin Shang had suspected the Little Loli a long time ago, but when he was exploring carriages one and two, the little girl had shown almost no unusual activity.

This almost made Qin Shang dismiss his guess. However, at the start of the second round, 'Heart-to-Heart Sister' died right in front of them.

At that moment, Qin Shang sensed something was amiss.

In the first round, the order in which they held hands was...

Fiercely Licking Cockroach Jade Feet (Qin Shang) — Grandpa Niu Cosplays Maid to Seduce Zhuang Zhuang's Mom — So Handsome They'll Chop MeDon't Touch Me, I'll Turn GreenHeart-to-Heart SisterBuddha Saves the PredestinedEagle of Justice.

Initially, Qin Shang had suspected that the God Slayer and the Accomplice might be hidden within the 'Eagle of Justice' trio.

But clearly, all three players survived the second round, which surprised Qin Shang.

With two moles among the three people, this was even harder to deal with than 'Why Did His Majesty Rebel'.

The Team Leader was almost certainly dead!

But after inheriting Heart-to-Heart Sister's main quest and clues, Qin Shang was surprised to discover that she was just a passenger.

At that moment, a big question arose in his mind.

If, among the remaining four people, there was the God Slayer, the Accomplice, the Team Leader, and a passenger.

Then he, Qin Shang, was undoubtedly a passenger, and the Elder Priest had used an item, so he was also a player.

Could it be 'Eagle of Justice' and 'Grandpa Niu'?

The little girl had always claimed she was a passenger. Could it be that the Team Leader and the God Slayer were the same person?

That's ridiculous!

Besides, at a time like this, the God Slayer and the Accomplice should have jumped out and attacked someone in a 2v2 situation.

Unless, the God Slayer had no teammates...

Based on the order everyone held hands in the first round, the biggest suspects were originally Heart-to-Heart Sister and Little Loli.

Now that Heart-to-Heart Sister had proven to be a good person, if the Accomplice and the God Slayer were the Sheriff and the Elder Priest, then it would make sense.

But the Elder Priest was clearly not...

Between the Sheriff and the Elder Priest, either both were werewolves, or neither were.

Otherwise, one of them would have acted and harmed other players in the first round.

They would have definitely been discovered in the first round.

Heart-to-Heart Sister didn't die in the first round, and the Sheriff didn't shout loudly, so it wasn't the Elder Priest.

Conversely, if the God Slayer was the Sheriff, then the Elder Priest should have noticed him letting go in the first round.

At that moment, 'Green Grass by the River'... which was the Accomplice, the identity was clear as day.

'So Handsome They'll Chop Me!'

This passerby with the least presence was the Accomplice.

After he killed the beautiful woman, he was killed by the God Slayer, who was Little Loli.

To create a diversion and make everyone feel unsafe and fall into internal conflict, the God Slayer was indeed ruthless.

After using the Accomplice in the first round, she decisively abandoned him.

[Exclusive Hint for the Con artist Profession: During the self-introduction phase, one of the six players lied about their profession. Their game ID is 'Green Grass by the River'.]

The Thug wasn't a Martial Artist either; he was most likely the Priest.

Otherwise, how could he have so accurately found 'Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green' in the darkness and delivered a fatal blow...

However, Qin Shang had a few questions he couldn't understand. He had spent the most time with Grandpa Niu.

She hadn't made a move against him.

At this moment, Qin Shang took a deep breath and asked the biggest question in his heart:

"Why didn't you kill me..."

Hearing this, Little Pink, realizing she couldn't keep up the act, simply sighed softly.

"I originally wanted to kill you in the first round, but your words made it impossible for me to act."

"You said that if I died, it would definitely be the Thug who did it. Then, by the same logic."

"If you died, it would definitely be me who did it."

"And you were so confident that those few people were already wavering."

"If you died, they would definitely suspect me first. In the first round, I originally wanted to kill you and the Teacher, making them suspect each other and fall into internal conflict."

"The Accomplice and I would testify for each other, proving the killer was Heart-to-Heart Sister, and frame the Elder Priest and the Sheriff."

"This would cause internal conflict among the trio, and then we could continue to play as werewolves in the tunnel, or at worst, split up..."

"But your words made it impossible for me to kill you."

"Otherwise, if you died, then 'the Thug' and I would be the first priority suspects."

"But the Teacher had to die."

"If the Teacher died, it would be very difficult for the Thug to run forward past a corpse and kill 'Heart-to-Heart Sister', this pretty boy, under the Priest's nose. He would definitely be seen."

"Then I would have no choice but to kill him. If only one player died in the first round, it would be too easy to pinpoint the suspect."

"I had to scatter your cohesion. However, after the first round ended, I confirmed one thing: you are not the Priest."

"If you were the Priest, you definitely would have seen me kill the Thug."

Qin Shang narrowed his eyes and shrugged noncommittally.

"You aren't the Priest either!"

The only true Priest in the entire team was 'Buddha Saves the Predestined'.

As soon as she said this, the little girl looked at the young man with some confusion.

"When did you find out?"

Qin Shang looked at her deeply.

"When we were leaving the first carriage, I went back and returned to the second carriage. I wanted you to help me check the list of staff on duty posted in front."

"Your answer was that you couldn't see..."

"Heart-to-Heart Sister's hidden hint: NPCs don't lie!"

So, in a moment of urgency, Little Pink really didn't see the list of train staff posted in front and directly replied that she couldn't see...

The moment these words were spoken, the Elder Priest and the Sheriff exchanged uneasy glances.

Immediately after, the Sheriff's voice suddenly rose several decibels in alarm:

"How do you know 'Heart-to-Heart Sister's' hint?"

"Inheritance! The Con artist's exclusive job skill, Inheritance?"

"Con artist, you're the Con artist hidden within the team!"

The next moment, the Sheriff roared.

"Big brother, your reaction time is way too slow."

"Damn it, I practically plastered the words 'Con artist' on your face."

Qin Shang's mouth twitched.

Seeing Qin Shang's lack of reaction, the Elder Priest's mouth twitched.

"No, your analysis is flawed. That little girl lied. During the job selection round, didn't you say she wasn't a Priest? Wasn't she the liar that round?"

"It must have been some sort of illusion to make us think she spoke then."

Qin Shang shook his head; he was also uncertain about this.

Just now, the two of them had been hiding under the bed, and Qin Shang had even written a note to ask her, but he still received a negative answer…

He figured the God Slayer wouldn't lie, and this lying must be in verbal form.

However, the moment these words were spoken, the Sheriff turned pale with shock.

"[Hypnosis]? A Hypnotist's skill?"

"So during the round where we reported our jobs, she used the Hypnotist's skill, [Hypnosis], making us all hallucinate and believe she had spoken?"

"No wonder you asked me earlier if the God Slayer could still use skills. You suspected it was her from the beginning?"

Qin Shang's mouth twitched again.

"Big brother, stop overthinking. When I asked that, I didn't know this much."

"Heart-to-Heart Sister wasn't even dead then, how could I have known his hidden hint?"

"I was just genuinely scared that the God Slayer might have other ways to attack players."

However, Qin Shang truly hadn't understood just now how the Little Loli had used some kind of illusion to fool the Path of the Gods instance, making everyone believe she was a Priest!

Logically, NPCs weren't allowed to lie in hints.

That was a rule.

Unless we were deceived by some illusion, hearing the Sheriff say this now put his mind at ease…

No wonder.

The jobs weren't limited to only the ones he had encountered.

Qin Shang had also seen the Hypnotist job while browsing forums, but he wasn't very familiar with its skills.

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