Cataclysm King

Chapter 292 S-level plot

Ji Xun's wisdom when he broke into the city before, and his bravery in leading the crowd to attack the consul's mansion, were all seen by the rebels.

Gladiators are mostly bloody and reckless men, and they also respect warriors very much.

This "trust" that has been developed in advance has also become a necessary condition for the plan.

What's more, no one would think that a fatal injury like a dagger stabbing the heart was a disguise.

No one would have guessed that it was his own shadow that severely injured Ji Xun.

Ji Xun handed over the secret letter in his hand.

He had written this before using the pen and paper in his study to imitate the Archon's handwriting.

There are several pieces of information on it, and the general content is that someone secretly reported the situation of the rebels in Wallen City.

Ji Xun is not sure what content will be blocked by the space rules.

So I wrote a little bit from various angles.

No matter which one the NPC can "see", this is the case.

It happened that at this time, the people who went out to chase the shadow also came back.

"Chief, that guy ran away just now and was not caught!"

"Excellent dark stealth ability, professional assassin. This method can only be used by professional espionage personnel of the military."

"This is terrible. Our actions may have been targeted by the military. Even Wallen City is a bait."

"What should we do now? There is still so much food in the city. If we don't transport it, we may have a hard time holding on. But if we do, it may be too late."

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A group of rebels circulated the letter, and their faces became very ugly.

At this time, enlightenment also appeared.

"A-level hidden plot trigger: Your behavior has attracted the attention of military spies hidden in the rebel army. They realize that the bait plan has been exposed. The city-state coalition led by the famous general Marcus is accelerating to close the encirclement. The main line of the mission has changed. Before the battle is over, , you can’t leave the space”

Ji Xun looked at Qidi and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: "It's done."

Now as long as these rebels realize that there is something wrong with this operation, it doesn't matter who the "traitor" is.

Because the purpose of finding the traitor is to change the plot of being surrounded and annihilated by the rebel army, and to gain some initiative.

Now the main plot has changed.

This is the best result Ji Xun wants.

If the original A-level main plot develops, Ji Xun and the others will have to wait for the encirclement before breaking out.

Whether you can survive such a large-scale war in the end depends entirely on luck.

And no "collar key" was found.

There is a high probability that it will not receive an S-level evaluation.

Even if he survives, that kind of clearance is completely meaningless to him.

At the same time, two teammates, Alice and Allen, who were actually teaming up, also saw inspiration.

In an instant, the flashing eyes of the two people all showed their surprise: can the plot still work like this?

Their original idea was very simple, which was to use the information they knew to find "Gron". Then follow that guy and survive as long as you can. Only by surviving can you think about finding keys and triggering hidden plots.

However, this guy actually directly changed the main plot?

Relying on the self-directed and self-acted assassination, the plot directly turned out of control.

But they have some control over the plot.

"Amazing"

After seeing the result, Alice and both of them were filled with emotion.

After seeing the subtlety of the layout, they were greatly shocked.

No wonder the hero Aragorn spoke so highly of this Eastern Wasteland spy.

Also asked them to cooperate throughout the process.

Looking at it now, there is indeed something special about it.

[Wisdom] A card master in the sequence?

Alice couldn't help but guess.

What surprised her the most was that she had tried mind reading many times and found that this guy was extremely calm throughout his thinking.

Even though he was stabbed in the chest, he did not show any unusually painful mood swings.

This was what she found most outrageous.

There is something in this guy's heart that seems to be absolutely confident and crazy about his plan.

Dare to think, dare to do!

No hesitation!

"Hurry up and transport the food. Don't let this matter leak out for the time being. I'm going to confirm some things. Everyone will wait for the news."

"Yes, leader!"

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Warren City's food reserves are related to the lives of millions of rebels.

So even if you know there is danger, you can't give up immediately.

Ji Xun also carefully observed the demeanor of this group of people throughout the process.

He also noticed that "Blooded Blade" Badis's expression was obviously abnormal after he got the letter.

Not only dignified, but also a touch of complexity.

When he caught a glimpse of the surprise in Alice's eyes from the corner of his eye, Ji Xun also guessed that the "traitor" was really here.

"The leader of this rebel army is a traitor?"

Ji Xun's first reaction was the same.

But it was quickly rejected.

The bloody nature of Badis cannot be disguised by a hidden traitor.

There is a high probability that this guy may have realized who the "traitor" is.

And the embarrassment and regret between his eyebrows may be the relationship between the traitor and him, which is extraordinary.

Everyone paid attention to the injured Ji Xun and then dispersed.

Everyone knew that a fierce battle was coming.

Ji Xun and the other three were the only ones left in the dilapidated study.

Only then did Alice dare to ask: "Are you okay?"

As she spoke, she couldn't hide her anxiety.

After all, there are no professional medical professionals here, so this kind of fatal penetration cannot be effectively treated at all.

However, before she could say anything else, Ji Xun pulled out the dagger from his chest without any care and responded casually: "It's okay."

Blood arrows shot all over the ground, and Alice and Allen looked at each other in shock: Is this all right?

The magic power activated by the "Immortal Curse" gathered rapidly at the wound, and the internal organs also healed quietly.

Ji Xun didn't want to explain his ability.

To make the wounds more realistic, he kept the skin wounds.

He also took out the surgical needle and thread and neatly sutured himself on the spot.

While sewing, he asked in a calm tone as always: "Miss Alice, did you see anything just now?"

"what?"

Alice was visibly stunned for a moment.

She looked at Ji Xun, who had his hands covered with blood and was suturing his own wounds, and was shocked by this operation.

There was no modern medicine in the Southern Continent, but she could understand the skill in the suturing technique.

This is definitely a very skilled Healing Path Card Master.

After being stunned for a moment, she finally realized what she had just asked and responded: "Yes. Well, leader Badis may know who the traitor is. I have already used the curse spirit to follow him."

Just after she finished speaking, the curse spirit seemed to have discovered something, and she reported again: "Batis went to a private house three hundred meters southwest. Some people were imprisoned there."

"Oh?"

Ji Xun heard that Badis went to the private house and suddenly stood up: "Let's go and take a look."

Apart from anything else, Alice's investigative abilities are really good.

The range of perception is even further than your own shadow.

Hearing this, Alice still had an unbelievable expression on her face and asked, "But, is there really nothing wrong with your body?"

Ji Xun said calmly: "Yeah."

With that said, he walked out of the door first.

Although he didn't think it mattered who the traitor was, his intuition told him that this line might be able to dig out some other hidden plots.

Alice also knew that now was not the time for small talk.

The two of them followed.

Allen was the age where he respected heroes the most, and he was finally completely impressed by Ji Xun's skills.

The bloody scene of calmly sewing up the wound was engraved in my mind like a brand.

After all, he couldn't help but be curious and asked sincerely: "Well, how did you do it just now? Why did I tell those people before that they ignored me?"

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Ji Xun fell into silence.

It's not that he's arrogant.

But it is impossible to explain that kind of logical deduction ability at all.

If you understand, you will understand.

No matter how much you explain, you won’t understand.

Alice on the side also guessed that it might be related to his professional ability.

It's rude to ask like this.

Before Allen could finish speaking, she stopped her companion's reckless behavior and said, "Whenever you dare to stick a dagger in your chest like Mr. Ji Xun, you will know why."

Allen's expression was strange when he heard it: "Huh?"

Ji Xun smiled and said nothing.

This can pretty much explain it.

Not long after, the three of them came to a residential area made of white stones.

The door to a certain room was guarded by two gladiators holding torches.

The three of them didn't get too close.

However, Ji Xun's shadow was able to sneak in quietly at this distance.

Alice's "white crow" spell spirit also flew in and reported: "There are more than a dozen women inside, and they look like they are aristocrats."

Ji Xun nodded: "Yeah."

He saw it too.

And heard the conversation.

This is the female family member found in the consul's residence before.

Badis deliberately protected him.

The mole is also among them.

As Ji Xun speculated, the leader Badis really knew the "ghost".

But he himself was unaware of the conspiracy.

Badis hurriedly entered the house, found the red-haired woman directly, and asked sadly: "Miss Manyia, did you give me this information on purpose?"

The red-haired aristocratic woman named Manyia was surprised for a moment, but did not deny it, and then asked calmly: "You know?"

"you!!!"

When Badis heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Only a few high-ranking rebels knew about this plan to plunder Wallen City, so the possibility of being ambushed was extremely low.

But there is another possibility!

That’s the source of the problem!

The source of the information is Miss Manyia!

The daughter of the grain storage officer of Warren City!

The relationship between the two has to start a long time ago.

A few years ago, Badis was a prisoner of war and later became a gladiatorial slave in Warren City.

A noble lady and a handsome young slave had a love affair that was destined to be fruitless.

The process doesn't matter.

The important thing is that after the rebel army ran out of food, Badis thought of the rich granary in Warren City.

In order to confirm the food reserves in the city, he personally disguised himself and sneaked into the city to gather information.

When he inquired from the grain merchant that there would be a bumper harvest this year and a large amount of grain was stored in the city.

Badis' vigilance also gave him a hint of conspiracy.

But coincidentally, at this time, he met his former lover.

Then accurate information was obtained.

This reassured him and decided to attack the city.

Looking at it now, it seems that this was a far-reaching conspiracy from beginning to end.

When the matter was exposed, the red-haired woman's tone suddenly became sharp and she no longer tried to hide it: "Yes! Not only was I leaking the information to you on purpose, but even during this bumper harvest in Wallen City, so much food was stored and not transported away. , all arranged by the military in advance. It’s just a bait to attract you!”

"you"

Hearing this, Badis staggered.

The strong gladiator was barely able to stand.

From the moment the spy was exposed, he had already guessed the result.

Now that I hear it with my own ears, it feels like my soul has been pulled out of my body.

He murmured, "Why are you doing this?"

He knew that his wrong decision this time would lead to the death of hundreds of thousands of rebels.

The red-haired woman only had hatred and grief in her eyes, and shouted angrily: "Those damn slaves killed my father, my elder brother, and my younger brother. Badis, why do you think so!"

But that was not the casualty caused by this breach of the city.

But died on the battlefield. Badis wanted to explain.

It's war, and there must be death.

But he knew there was no point.

He only saw a pair of eyes full of anger at this moment.

The red-haired woman said again: "The nature of human beings is not to hate power, but to hate that power is not in their own hands! Even if you succeed, when you sit in that position, you will find that there is no difference between you and them! You didn’t realize that you rebels went around raping and plundering, treating the plundered women as playthings, and collecting the looted treasures into your own treasury. What is the difference between this and the nobles who you thought were the source of the evil? You hate the nobles and kill them Noble, I can understand. But do you regard raping women, killing innocent people, and causing endless bloodshed as righteous acts?"

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Bardis could not refute.

Nobles are not all bad people.

But again, not all rebels are good people.

Once the war machine is in operation, in many cases it is not subject to change at all by individual will.

Bardis knew she was right.

After fighting for several years, he had long seen through the nature of war.

There is also a lot of human ugliness in the rebel army.

Even if he tried his best to restrain it, the war would eventually bring endless pain and death.

After the red-haired woman finished speaking, she raised her neck with determination and anger, and shouted: "Kill me! Just like you killed my father and brother!"

Badis sighed and did not kill these women after all.

He walked out of the room with a sad look on his face.

Before Bartis entered this house, he was like a fearless and bloodthirsty lion.

But the moment he walked out of the room, he looked more like an old man at the end of his life.

"Complete the B-level hidden plot: Find the traitor in Wallen City. Extra card drawing probability +30%"

Ji Xun and the other two people in the distance looked at this scene and understood the whole story.

It turns out that the traitor is not one of the rebels, but this red-haired woman.

No wonder Aragorn's ancestors didn't say who the traitor was.

Even if Badis knew it, he wouldn't say anything.

After all, his former lover was a traitor.

The wrong decision was his own fault.

This is no different than him being a traitor.

After Alice reported the information that Crow had inquired about, she also sighed: "So that's it."

Allen muttered: "No wonder my teacher always warns us that love will make people lose their minds."

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As Ji Xun listened to those words, his eyes gradually darkened.

At this moment, the causal line of the story of "Warren City Rebel Camp" has almost been completed.

The clues from the previous severed heads can also be used to deduce the complete cause and effect.

At this moment, in his eyes, he saw lines of fate intertwining and extending before his eyes.

But the plot is one thing.

Ji Xun thought of what Toad said before.

Break away from the plot itself and observe this war from the perspective of a bystander.

He saw certain phenomena that would inevitably occur after some "wars" occurred.

Plague, famine, endless violence, sinful greed, envy, unbridled lust, unearned greed, and inflated desire for power.

All the ugliness of human nature is like a rat in the gutter. It can be covered up on a daily basis and it doesn't matter. And war is like a crowbar that lifts the cover of a sewer manhole, exposing all the darkness and stench.

Ji Xun was thoughtful and murmured to himself: "After the war, is there an inevitable rule?"

The most important point of "I am the world" is that there must be a cause and an effect.

This is a law of the universe that can be deduced from the beginning to the end.

But Ji Xun couldn't accurately describe what he realized at this moment.

I can't grasp the feeling of nothingness like mist.

And his intuition told him that the toad wanted him to observe something else.

Regarding the deeper rules of "war" and "layout".

Alice on the side looked at Ji Xun's thinking expression and thought he was thinking about the next plot.

She also thought about it and put forward her own opinion: "The woman inside is from the military. Wallen City will definitely not be able to be defended. If we can rescue her, even if the city is destroyed later, we may be able to rely on her. Survive."

Hearing this, Allen rolled his eyes and agreed: "Yeah! Sister Alice is right. Although we are in the rebel camp, the core of the plot mission is 'survival'. This is also the most likely way to survive at present. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xun spoke, shook his head and said, "It's not difficult enough."

He did not deny the statement.

This is indeed a key breaking point to increase the probability of survival.

If you choose to use this method, there is a high probability that you can leave the extradimensional space alive.

This is almost as difficult as the A-level plot itself.

However, it is definitely not S-class.

and.

Once they choose to surrender to the military, they will completely lose the possibility of finding the "slave collar key".

The key is in the rebel camp.

If you follow the main line, you will definitely not get it.

Ji Xun's words "It's not difficult enough" instantly brought Alice and the two of them back to reality.

Yes.

The idea of normally cracking the extra-dimensional space is correct.

But this time they weren't trying to survive.

The two of them were also very distressed.

But they couldn't imagine what else to do besides this?

Alice turned her gaze to Ji Xun, who was thinking, and read the calmness in his brows, and said, "Mr. Ji Xun, what do you mean?"

Ji Xun responded with one word: "Wait."

"wait?"

Alice and the two didn't understand what they were about to say.

At this time, Enlightenment appeared: "The main plot has changed: a difficult choice. Batis realized that his decision-making errors had brought devastating disasters to the rebels. In order to let more people survive, he planned to fight against the enemy before the encirclement. Before gathering, lead the troops to break out and attract military firepower. Optional missions: 1. Follow Batis to attract military firepower; 2. Stay in the city and break out with the large army; after selecting the mission, you can trigger hidden story missions of related difficulty; "

"This"

Alice's crystal eyes were startled.

She instantly understood that this was what Ji Xun was waiting for.

Allen's heart was pure, and while he was shocked, he asked directly: "Did you know that there would be enlightenment?"

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded.

This is the result he derived from observing the leader Badis.

The kind of bloody gladiator who knew he was wrong would try his best to make up for the mistake.

But now that the encirclement has not been completely closed, leading the army to break out will immediately disrupt the military's deployment.

The people in the military most wanted to kill these high-level slaves who were proficient in combat skills, not ordinary slaves such as miners and masons.

Therefore, there will inevitably be heavy troops chasing Badis.

In this way, more rebels in Wallen City may escape.

It seems that the plot development is uncertain.

But after understanding Badis's character, you will find that this is his only and inevitable choice.

Ji Xun didn't explain much, just said: "You two choose to go with the large army. It will be safer. If you can't leave, rescue the woman in the house. As long as you can survive in the end."

While speaking, he decisively chose the follow-up mission branch, and Enlightenment immediately appeared: "S-level plot trigger: Follow Badis to break through to attract firepower. You need to follow the main breakout team until the end."

It takes an S-level evaluation before the extradimensional space disappears.

But it makes no difference whether this evaluation is completed by one person or three people together.

Ji Xun chose to bear this risk alone.

And he also felt that it would be more convenient to fight alone in the subsequent battles.

Upon hearing this, Alice immediately understood something and expressed her stance without flinching: "I'll go with you!"

How could she not understand that this person wanted them to "lay down" again.

But after all, this space is to save them, Alice will not stay out of it and let an outsider bear the risk!

She felt she could help.

And there was no choice.

In order to survive, she must risk everything this time.

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Ji Xun glanced at her.

I secretly praised in my heart, this woman has quite a lot of courage.

But courage is courage.

For him, teammates who are not strong enough are a burden.

Alice understood the concern in Ji Xun's heart and quickly explained: "My ability is more suitable for surviving in battle."

With that said, in order to show her determination, she directly chose the breakout mission, and the triggering enlightenment of the S-level plot immediately appeared.

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Ji Xun glanced at Alice and said nothing more.

None of the fifty-two mysterious magic methods is simple.

Since she dares to say this, she must be somewhat confident.

As soon as Alice expressed her stance, Alan wanted to follow.

But before she could speak, Alice was interrupted and said: "Ellen, you are in the city, and a hidden plot may be triggered here. Someone among us needs to be in the city."

"But."

Allen wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by his eyes.

The three of them were divided into two camps, which was indeed the most reasonable choice.

The news hasn't spread yet, but leader Badis is already gathering troops.

Ji Xun and Alice chose the breakout mission and rushed towards the assembly point.

After all, this was the first time she encountered an S-level difficulty plot, and Alice couldn't hide her worry.

She also knew that if she rushed out this time, she would definitely escape death.

However, what surprised Alice even more was that at this moment of decision-making, which could be said to be on the line between life and death, she felt like she was breathing heavily due to the pressure of death.

She turned her head.

But he was surprised to find that the guy next to him still had an indifferent but profound calmness in his eyes.

Where does this guy get his confidence?

Or is he not afraid at all?

At this moment, Alice was really surprised.

She stopped being reserved and asked directly: "Mr. Ji Xun, are you sure?"

Ji Xun laughed at himself and said: "Who dares to say that you can pass the S-level mission with confidence?"

Alice's expression was stunned when she heard this: "But..."

I'm not sure. Are you too calm?

Alice changed her mind again and asked, "Do you have an idea for this plot?"

After all, they were teammates who were going to break out together. Ji Xun didn't want to hide it and said, "Yeah. I have some guesses."

Alice cast an extremely expectant look: "Huh?"

But now that the plot has developed, she has sincere admiration for the card master from the Eastern Wasteland in front of her.

Ji Xun did not leave any ink, and said meaningfully: "[Heroes] will not retreat. I suspect that 'Gron' should be in the breakout team."

Alice is also very smart, and she can make sense in one click: "That's right!"

The card master inheritance in the Southern Continent is more complete than that in the Eastern Wasteland.

She immediately understood what this meant.

[Hero] Before you become a hero, you will not die so easily.

With the blessing of a heroic fate, even if the plot changes, he will still not die easily!

This is "fate", one of the supreme rules of the universe!

In other words, if that Gronn is a hero, there is a high probability that he will choose to break out together.

Moreover, there is a high probability that he will not die!

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Ji Xun looked at the sudden look on Alice's expression, grinned, and felt that he had saved his words.

For others, S-level plots are mostly just hearsay.

But for Ji Xun, he has enough practical experience.

Outside, he would definitely choose carefully in this situation.

But in the extradimensional space, even if it is an S-level difficulty plot, there must be a glimmer of hope for the will of space.

It just depends on whether the adventurer can grasp it.

The information obtained from the toad allowed Ji Xun to basically guess where the "glimmer of hope" was.

He took a gamble.

Bet that "Gron" will appear in the breakout team.