A Method of Revenge

"You bastard... you've completely gone mad."

"When I first met you, I thought you were a compassionate doctor."

Lin Yu spoke in a low voice.

There wasn't much hatred or anger in his voice anymore; there was just a deep sense of helplessness.

It's like a diligent old farmer seeing his cornfields being extensively destroyed and stolen. He follows the trail of evidence, only to discover that the culprit is a damned wild boar.

Seeing the crops ruined must have filled them with rage.

But when they discover the killer isn't their enemy, but just a wild boar, they still feel disgust and anger towards wild boars, and they might still kill the boar, but...

It's hard not to feel a sense of "bad luck" and misfortune.

Since joining the "Death game," Lin Yu has frequently encountered people who give him that feeling.

This Game... is undoubtedly mass-producing desperate madmen.

In particular, those "Player" who know about the "Final Trial" seem to become very extreme.

And the Loquat Candy's next remarks were exactly as Lin Yu had predicted.

"A doctor's heart is benevolent... One life, two lives, ten lives, or even a hundred lives, are meaningless in the face of the 'Final Trial'."

"If we want our world to continue, if we want this damn 'Death game' to end, any sacrifice is worthwhile—even if killing someone increases our chances of passing the 'Final Trial' by as little as 0.1% or 0.01%, it's still worth it."

"Lin Yu, you were too weak before... This is a path destined to kill many, many people—you have to adapt to it as soon as possible, just like your sister did."

"Only in this way can you bring her back."

"Only in this way... can you hold on until she comes back."

Loquat Candy whispered, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth again—this time, he didn't even spit it out.

He spoke very seriously.

"Do you think I really wanted to kill them...? Everything I did was so you could Resurrection your sister—it's okay if you don't understand me, I know I'm doing the right thing."

"I heard 'life is priceless' more than once when I was studying medicine... but that's just common sense in our world... but after the emergence of the 'Death game,' all 'life' has a price tag."

Lin Yu looked at the Loquat Candy, revealing a somewhat tired expression.

"You're really going on and on... you scared idiots."

According to the Loquat Candy, he was the one who personally witnessed the entire "Final Trial"...

Therefore, it is reasonable that his inherent madness is stronger and more reasonable than that of any other person driven insane or frightened by the "Death game".

However, Lin Yu had no obligation to understand him.

He simply stood up and sighed.

"I have nothing more to say, Loquat Candy."

Loquat Candy looked at Lin Yu, and slowly endured the pain as she got up from the ground. "Are you finally going to kill me? It seems... at least everything I've done has made you less weak."

"Stop trying to glorify yourself," Lin Yu interrupted him, "Besides... I won't kill you."

Loquat Candy was stunned. "You... you're kidding me?"

"Are you giving up on Revenge?!"

Lin Yu stared at the Loquat Candy, then patted the snow and snow powder that had accumulated behind him, causing them to fall in a flurry.

"On the contrary... I just don't think killing someone who wants to die is Revenge."

"Letting you die with the noble sense of sacrifice of 'I really did it' is too easy for you," Loquat Candy.

"I want you to struggle eternally in endless physical pain and nothingness, to live consciously—I want you to have long enough years to escape that seemingly insurmountable fear and then re-examine everything you've done."

"The innocent people you directly or indirectly killed— Fu Luo, Gao Shan, Ren Gu... and many more I don't know about—I will have them question you slowly."

"After that, once you've adapted to the physical pain, Regret and doubt will catch up with you, and I want you to repent with tears streaming down your face—then you will seek death again, but unlike this self-righteous sacrifice and escape from the 'Death game,' what you will crave then is... the cleansing and liberation from sin that death brings."

"Go and contemplate in endless loneliness and torment, Loquat Candy, and reflect on just how foolish and arrogant you truly are."

As Lin Yu spoke, he raised his hand, and his immense Mental Power engulfed Loquat Candy's consciousness, causing him to collapse to the ground.

Then, behind Lin Yu, the figure of Nightless Sky Yong Shang appeared.

"One last thing, Nightless Sky Yong Shang... take this guy back to the deepest part of the Eternal Prison and imprison him."

Lin Yu spoke in a low voice, Nightless Sky Yong Shang looked at the Loquat Candy on the ground and sighed.

"That's putting me in a difficult position, my friend. You know, the 'Authority' that person wields is 'fairness'..."

Lin Yu said calmly, "His fairness and judgment aren't set in stone... Isn't it fair that I repay the favor I did for him last time?"

"Moreover, if we're talking about settling scores, this guy has really gone too far— Blasphemy, Resurrection the dead... these are definitely all taboos."

"And you've helped 'Order' lock up so many people... I'll write a report on what this guy did and submit it, and 'Order' should submit him to you for imprisonment as well."

"The only difference is that I want to lock him in the deepest part of Eternal Prison."

As Lin Yu spoke, Nightless Sky Yong Shang nodded and grabbed Loquat Candy by the collar.

"Alright, I'll pass that on... but ultimately, it's up to the God of Fairness and Judgment to decide."

Upon hearing the words of Nightless Sky Yong Shang, a faint voice echoed from the rock, belonging to Nightless Sky Yong Lian.

"Are you leaving already, Yongchang-ge... aren't you going to catch up with me?"

Nightless Sky Yong Shang glanced at Nightless Sky Yong Lian, who sat upright, and sighed, "I was imprisoned in the Eternal Prison because of you. What's there to say to you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, before Nightless Sky Yong Shang Nightless Sky Yong Lian could respond again, she looked at Lin Yu and bowed slightly.

Then, he disappeared from the spot, carrying the unconscious Loquat Candy.

Watching this scene, Nightless Sky Yong Lian rested her chin on her hand and said, "Wow... how boring. Arthur... could I ask you to call that guy out a little longer and force him to talk to me for a bit?"

Lin Yu sighed, "I won't agree to your unreasonable request."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian raised an eyebrow. "I'm already a dead man, can't you give way to me...? This might be the last remnant of my consciousness."

Lin Yu looked at Yong Lian of the Nightless City and sighed, "Your Excellency, the esteemed head of the Nightless City, although what you say sounds plausible... please stop pretending."

"I've already obtained the 'Authority Technology' you left behind from the 'Conception'... You truly are a rare genius. After being inspired by my sister, haven't you already... found the optimal solution to deal with 'Wisdom' Authority?"

"It's hard to imagine that you, all by yourself, actually developed a technology comparable to the 'Gray Domain' in creating the Authority of Life... Moreover, the 'God Creation Project' actually works—as long as there is a condensed Authority and a suitable person to 'merge' with, and only a second Authority is needed to exert influence, it is actually possible to bypass the method of 'Becoming a God through Containment'... and create Deity."

"Now, perhaps it would be more accurate for me to address you as... Your Excellency the 'God of Wisdom,' wouldn't it?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Nightless Sky Yong Lian gently patted the rock beside her.

"Arthur... although I had some idea that I might not be able to hide it from you, I'm quite surprised that you actually saw through it."

"I thought... given the example of the 'God of Games and Rules,' you would truly believe that I would be devoured by the Authority of Wisdom."

Lin Yu stared at Nightless Sky Yong Lian: "Although you are using the same method, your situation is very different from Senior Sister... First of all, although her compatibility with the 'Rule' may even be higher than yours, she herself does not have the Demigod Status; she was forcibly elevated to a level that transcends two life stages."

"Secondly... the 'Wisdom' Authority has been disguised Becoming a God by your Nightless Sky Family for a long time, and a rudimentary 'Divine Kingdom' has already been formed. It simply lacks a true master of the Divine Kingdom. In addition, you have been working with this Authority for a long time. Even without using the 'Authority Fusion' technology you have researched, you probably have a certain chance of Becoming a God by taking the path of 'Becoming a God through Containment' —it's just that the risk is higher and it takes longer."

"Finally... although there is little difference Two Authorities, 'Wisdom' and 'Rule,' 'the Game' is too special—that Authority holds a higher position than ordinary Authority, which is the real reason why the Senior Sister's self-awareness was irreversibly extinguished."

"But your circumstances and hers are vastly different."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian sighed, "Yes, you 'Player' have far more advantages than us Living Beings from the Ten Realms, but there's only one thing... that is time."

"The God of Games and Rules has too little time—if she and your sister had ten or twenty years, she certainly wouldn't have... ended up in this situation."

"However, it's truly incredible that you understood 'Authority Fusion' so quickly and were able to deduce my state through technical analysis."

Lin Yu shook his head. "These 'technical' issues are merely 'supporting my judgment'..."

"What initially made me doubt whether you were really going to die... was your acting."

"Although you acted very well, Family Head, there are still... slight traces of acting."

"Especially seeing Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, it was a little... a bit too much."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian realized something, covered her face and exclaimed softly, "Oh my, is that why you made me and Fire Apricot talk?"

Lin Yu nodded.

"While the main reason is that I feel Fire Apricot also needs this kind of conversation, there are indeed reasons as you mentioned."

"I really want to see what kind of performance you'll put on in front of Fire Apricot."

"But to be honest... your performance in that scene was almost flawless, it almost made me overturn my own conclusion."