Deception and Treachery

Xiao Yu never believed in the existence of free lunches. Even if such good things did exist, they might not fall into his lap. And even if they did, the pie might not be as wonderful as it seemed until he actually tasted it.

As a professional gamer, you absolutely cannot be naive or easily trusting. Just like that match I played against Dragon Covenant, we agreed that I would lose to them, but what happened? I ended up completely crushing Dragon Covenant.

Therefore, Xiao Yu didn't take Naiser's statement too seriously, nor did he completely disbelieve it. Rather, no matter what the other party said, he decided to stick to his original tactics. Unless the other party chopped him up with a knife right now, he couldn't trust him.

Thinking about this, Xiao Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration; it wasn't entirely impossible.

"Speaking of which, let's not wait until we get out of here to kill you. You might as well just kill yourself here."

"Huh?" Naiser was momentarily stunned.

Xiao Yu said, "Think about it, we still have to fight after we get out. We can't really fight, we still have to act. If we don't act well and give ourselves away, and the audience can tell that we're holding back, then it's not worth it. Why don't you just kill yourself here now? Then wait an hour for the black hole, and when we reappear, you'll already be dead. The audience won't know what happened here. Wouldn't that be better?"

A cold glint flashed in Naiser's eyes upon hearing this, and he suddenly chuckled, "Hmm, let's not do that. It'll be easy for people to accuse us of rigging the game. After all, it's just too unfair for me, the Nephalem, to die so mysteriously. How can the audience believe I lost if they don't see how I died?"

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "What's so unreasonable about it? It's not like you could beat me. I beat you so badly before, so killing you in the black hole is perfectly reasonable."

Naiser shook his head and said, "I was just holding back my strength. I was mainly afraid of going too far and killing you, otherwise I wouldn't make any money. You know what, I have a hidden trump card that I haven't used yet. If I were to use it, you would definitely die."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Are you kidding me? If you're really that confident, why did you bet on me to win? You could just bet on yourself to win, and you'd reap both fame and fortune. Besides, I didn't see you holding back at all before." But why does that sound so familiar?

Wait a minute, wasn't that the same tone you used when you tricked the Dragon Covenant?

Damn it, is this guy trying to fool me?

"By the way, didn't Zhang Haian mess with you?" Just as Xiao Yu was pondering this, Naiser asked, trying to make conversation.

Xiao Yu completely ignored him. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became. This Naiser had always acted arrogant and disdainful of others. Why would he suddenly give up the competition for money? And if he really bet on him to win, why would he suddenly let him know about the secret of the Land of Origins? This was just an official map. How would he know if the secret was really that valuable? This guy was definitely trying to fool him and change the subject. Fine, he'd play along.

"Of course they came looking for me, but I've already taken care of them," Xiao Yu said nonchalantly. "If you ask me, you might as well just kill yourself here to save yourself the trouble. Of course, if you don't want to commit suicide, that's fine too. Then we need to discuss how to act when we go out. Here's what we'll do: when we go out, stay away from me and don't get too close. Then I'll find a spot to stand near the Earth Star. If you catch up, I'll double the gravity of the Earth Star to pull you up to it, and then I'll finish you off with an ultimate move. How does that sound?"

Naiser nodded. "That's not bad, but are you sure your ultimate move can kill me instantly?"

Xiao Yu deliberately revealed a confident expression, "Of course, but I can only use this ultimate move once, and its attack range is very small, the skill casting time is long, making it difficult to hit, and it also consumes a lot of resources, so I generally don't use it. But if it hits, it will definitely kill you instantly, so you absolutely mustn't dodge. If you dodge, I'll only be able to finish you off with regular skills, which would be a bit troublesome."

Naiser smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I promise I won't dodge!"

Finally, while the two were bickering, the duration of Naiser's Light and Shadow Twins skill ended, and the two Neiser became one Naiser again. Immediately afterward, the black hole's timer expired, and the two were suddenly thrown out by the disappearing black hole, reappearing in front of the audience.

They appeared in the Void, each a hundred meters apart.

As soon as Xiao Yu appeared, he immediately flew towards the sky above Earth Star.

As agreed, Naiser followed, seemingly unaware of what was happening, and happened to be near Earth Star.

Gravity Barrier! Xiao Yu suddenly unleashed this skill on the Earth Star. Since the Earth Star itself was composed of earth elemental power, its attraction suddenly became incredibly strong. In an instant, the Earth Star generated a huge gravitational pull that sucked Naiser up.

Naiser struggled, but seemed unable to break free from the sphere.

Now! A ball of energy condensed in Xiao Yu's hand, the four elemental energies of wind, fire, water, and earth all gathering in Xiao Yu's palm, converging into a ball of pitch-black light.

Xiao Yu continued to condense the energy, as if using all his strength to enhance the power of the magic, and the audience in front of the screen all held their breath.

[Holy crap, the Elemental King is about to unleash his ultimate attack! This Naiser's a bit of an idiot.]

[Yeah, yeah, how did I get sucked in so easily?]

"Die! Light of Destruction!" Xiao Yu roared, suddenly raising his hand towards Naiser.

The black ray shot out and pierced right through Naiser, but instead of bleeding, Naiser shattered like glass and disappeared.

"Huh, there's no system notification of victory." Xiao Yu looked puzzled, but thought to himself, "Damn it, they were just messing with me, trying to waste my ultimate move. Luckily, I just threw out a random spell."

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in his line of sight; who else could it be but Naiser?

Naiser burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, how's my Real Phantom skill? Looks realistic, right? You only hit an illusion. Hmph, you thought I'd lose to you? You're too naive. No one can defeat Nephalem. Now that you've used your strongest move, it's time to send you to your death."

Xiao Yu also burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, you're too naive. Do you think I'd believe such a clumsy lie? That last move was just a regular energy ray. My real trump card is still prepared for you. Want to try it out?"

"What!?" Naiser's face showed a shocked expression, though it seemed slightly exaggerated. "I didn't expect you to be so cunning, how despicable!" Then, a confident look suddenly appeared on his face. "But—I'm not stupid either!"

The words "I'm not stupid" came from behind me, but the command was, "--Die!"

A loud shout rang out from behind, and Naiser brought his sword down.

It turned out that the Naiser speaking in front of him was also Real Phantom, while the real Naiser had unknowingly crept up behind Xiao Yu and slashed down with the Dark Ripper longsword in his hand.

However, the sword passed directly through Azathoth's body and didn't hit anything.

"This—this is impossible! My sword is indestructible."

Azathoth turned around. "Hahaha, I saw through your tricks long ago, so I was prepared. Now you should understand how vast the gap is between us. Not only do I crush you in strength, but I also far surpass your imagination in intelligence."

Xiao Yu used the item effect of the Legendary item Bulwark of Azzinoth: Phase Teleportation, which allows him to enter the Phase Space within 20 seconds. In other words, Xiao Yu did not exist in this space at all, and therefore could not be hit.

However, Xiao Yu still broke out in a cold sweat. He had almost been fooled just now. Fortunately, Naiser's exaggerated acting made him see through the trick. Moreover, Naiser's habit of shouting before killing someone also allowed him to use item effect skills in a very short time.

But putting aside these unexpected factors, Naiser is really cunning. He played the double deception quite well, and I almost fell for it.

As Xiao Yu thought about it, he quickly increased the distance. By the time the Phase Teleportation time was up, he had already flown far away.

As expected, things that seem too good to be true are unreliable. So let's proceed as planned.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu flew directly towards the distant Void, his target being the Greater Fireball in the Void that resembled the sun. This sun seemed to be a defective product from the time of creation, much smaller than the real sun, but among the many celestial bodies in this Land of Origins, it was still the largest, with a diameter of several thousand meters. His plan was simple: fly to that Sun God to recover his elemental power. The previous series of battles had exhausted the elemental power within him, and he also wanted to let Naiser's Nephalem Valor wear him down.

Then, if I'm at full strength and facing Naiser at zero strength, I'll have a sure win.

Naiser gritted his teeth and chased after him.

At this point, he was in a bind.

He did place a bet on this match, and it was indeed a large sum of money. He even took out a loan for it. He had considered betting on Xiao Yu, but after some deliberation, his proud personality prevented him from accepting the outcome of losing to his opponent. Feeling that he was already in a winning position, he bet on himself to win.

However, Naiser is starting to regret it.