"Li Yun, I thought you could keep up the act a little longer. Didn't expect you to be exposed so quickly."
As soon as Golbu finished speaking, the mechanical broadcast began reading out the fourteenth question.
Lu Li had no chance to respond at all.
He gave off the impression of a clown left utterly embarrassed after his lie had been exposed.
"Question Fourteen: A Lady Luck is about to be born (was once born) within the Eternal Star Clan. Before she completely took hold of her authority and became a demigod, what was her Player name?"
"Taowu, one of Star-Picking Tower's four chief supervisors, wore an indignant expression and insisted that before Lady Luck became a demigod, her Player name was Xuanqiong Zhi—the target he had wanted to kill for his entire life!"
"Meanwhile, an unnamed demigod believes that before Lady Luck became a demigod, her Player name was Xurang Xi.
"Answers may now be submitted."
"My lord, are you alright?!" The instant the mechanical broadcast ended, Babayak's anxious voice came from the darkness.
In his view, Li Yun's temporary change of commander identity surely had a deeper reason.
It was not, as Golbu claimed, merely an attempt to find someone to serve as a scapegoat.
"I'm fine. My survival points are just a little low." Lu Li's reply was filled with exhaustion and helplessness. "You'll have to hold the line for me for now. Once my survival points go back up, we'll switch back..."
"Hah? That sure sounds nice when you put it that way!" Before Babayak and Glargong could respond, Golbu started yelling from the other side. "Making it sound so fresh and refined when you're looking for scapegoats—just what I'd expect from a high-level monster. Just what I'd expect from you, Lord Li Yun!"
"Babayak, Glargong,