The Fool of the Gods

"!!!"

Li Bola suddenly widened her eyes and looked at Cheng Shi in shock, as if she had figured something out.

"You...you mean..."

"You figured it out, right?

If you die, won't the secret be read by anyone at will?

In that case, what's the point of holding on for such a long time?

So, the suicide attack must not be to solve the enemy in front of him!

It is very likely to hide the ultimate secret!!"

Cheng Shi's smile suddenly became crazy.

"Who said that secrets must be hidden behind the door?

Why can't secrets be hidden in the guardian?

Even more, why can't secrets be the guardian itself?"

"!!!"

Li Bola stared at Cheng Shi with a suspicious look for a long time, and a tangled look flashed across her face several times. Finally, she didn't know what decision she made and finally asked:

"We have experienced life and death together. I don't want to doubt you anymore, but, Cheng Shi...

Are you really not hiding anything from me?

Why do you know so much, even knowing that he...

He is a puppet, and everything about this puppet?"

"?"

Cheng Shi was stunned by the question.

At this brilliant moment when I have seen through the details and found clues, as my most trusted teammate, you don't praise me, so why do you doubt me?

Do I look so much like a villain?

"..."

But...

If you have to ask this, then I can only say that it is all fate.

I happened to find something related to this trial in the last trial...

But how can I explain this?

Coincidence?

Maybe not.

Cheng Shi realized it, but he didn't dare to think too much.

He just wanted his future to be his own, instead of following some guidance and heading towards the unknown that has been determined.

So he pondered for a moment and decided to be honest.

"Is it possible...

This is just a hypothesis, is it possible that I am just a little bit smarter than you?"

Cheng Shi pinched his fingers and gestured a little bit.

Seeing his expression, Li Bola laughed.

"Although this does not conform to my criteria for judging people, I am ready to believe you once.

Cheng Shi, don't let me down."

Just kidding, I, Cheng Shi, never lie!

As he said, he leaned over again and said a name in the ear of the man in black robe.

"Zayingil!"

This leader of creation alchemy, this great scholar of the Tower of Principle, this unprecedented creation genius!

Could it be the "restart word" that opens the answer!

Cheng Shi shouted his name and looked at the man in black robe.

Then...

"..."

"..."

"..."

Nothing happened.

Not a fart.

The smile on Cheng Shi's face froze.

Li Bola's eyes, which were filled with hope and admiration, blinked helplessly.

"Ha...haha...unexpected, this is definitely an accident."

Cheng Shi rubbed his face quickly, squeezed out a confident smile, and silently encouraged himself in his heart.

It's okay, I thought it was simple, and it will definitely work next time!

So he possessed himself again and said:

"Athos!"

"......"

"Creation Alchemy! No, the Department of Creation Alchemy!"

"......"

"Tower of Matter!!"

"......"

"【Truth】!!!"

"......"

"Open Sesame!"

"......"

Tired, destroy it.

"Kukukuku--"

It seems that someone can't hold back their laughter.

Cheng Shi heard the laughter, turned back angrily, and saw a face that was red from holding back.

The Ranger pinched her back with his little hands made by the wind, which made her face become three points more serious.

She tried her best to keep a straight face and encouraged: "Try again... Kuku... Try again!"

Thank you, I was Kuku.

Cheng Shi smiled stiffly and pinched his nose red very consciously.

He slumped to the ground and started to play badly.

"Laugh if you want to."

"Hahahahaha——"

...

The wind today is very noisy.

And my silence is deafening.

——Excerpt from "Memoirs of a Clown"

...

Li Bola raised the bow, put the arrow on it, stood at the door deep in the room, and asked very solemnly:

"Are you ready?"

Cheng Shi smiled reluctantly, but nodded.

RangerFeeling his affirmation, she then instructed:

"We don't know what's behind the door, nor do we know what traps the singer and the warrior have set. You must follow me closely. If there is any danger...

It doesn't matter if you don't have this key. The most important thing is to get out of it yourself."

The key she was talking about was naturally the black-robed man that Cheng Shi was dragging.

After trying for a long time and failing to fix the puppet from its self-contradiction, Cheng Shi finally gave up.

He discussed with the Ranger and decided not to waste time and continue to go inside.

Since the choice of fate has not yet appeared, it means that Qin Chaoge and Ji Ran, who had already entered, have not found the answer.

There is still a chance!

This also means that even if the black-robed man is not the answer, he must be the key to the answer!

Cheng Shi firmly believes in his speculation, and the Ranger can't beat him, so he has to agree to go forward with the key.

"Let's go!"

The moment Cheng Shi opened his mouth, the Ranger kicked the door open, and two gusts of wind and beads shot into the room at a speed that could not be captured by the naked eye.

The wind whistled past, but nothing was hit.

Inside, it was empty.

No, perhaps, behind this door, was the so-called void.

And the church they were in was more like a layer between the void and reality, which played a good buffering role at the junction of the void and reality.

When Li Bola found that the door in front of her really led to the void, her face was extremely ugly.

In the land of [nothingness], facing a [fate] believer who arrived one step ahead, this was a very disadvantageous thing for oneself.

But Cheng Shi, the moment he saw the void, his spirit finally recovered a little.

I said!

How can a gambler lose every day, how can a child cry every day!

After a long journey, I came to the home court again!

He patted the ranger's shoulder, signaling the ranger not to panic, and then dragged the heavy key and stepped into the door.

Cheng Shi's vision turned black again, and his consciousness began to blur.

This time he stepped into the void, which was different from any other time. He truly felt that there was a transparent film in front of him. This film seemed to separate existence and nothingness, and isolated all the realities that did not belong to the void.

Cheng Shi fell on this film for a long time, as if he was drowning and could not struggle.

The invisible sense of oppression and blind suffocation made his heart more and more anxious, and a rare panic surged into his heart.

"Is it going to die again?"

He began to have a headache.

It was as if a meteorite suddenly fell in his calm mind, boiling his entire consciousness.

Memories began to flash back, frame by frame, and all the past events were like boiling bubbles, rushing out from the depths of his mind.

The lonely time in the orphanage, the poor life after being adopted, the old man's joy after being admitted to university, the old man's relief when he found a job...

As time drew closer, the memory became clearer from blurry, and the details in the picture became more and more full.

Especially the recent trials, every scene was reproduced in detail.

After watching it for a long time, Cheng Shi felt that he was almost experiencing life again.

The exhaustion of surviving and the panic of not being able to survive filled his body, making him at a loss.

Why did you come in?

He began to doubt himself.

The revolving lantern of life began to flash, is it really going to end this time?

The previous deaths were too fast, and I never had time to reminisce about my life.

It turns out... before death, I can really see the past and remember everything.

Old man, I didn't expect that I would see you again at this time.

I guess, I am going to disappoint you...

I am so unwilling.

Just die like this.

The fall continued, and the memory seemed to be solidified.

And at this moment, a call suddenly came from the distant void.

"Come, come here, I'm here."

The voice penetrated the void, the membrane, and all obstacles and came to his ears.

Like a huge bell, it woke up Cheng Shi's fading consciousness.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and infinite strength suddenly surged out of his body, and he got out of that sticky state in an instant.

Countless bubbles of memories dissipated at this moment and disappeared in his mind.

He looked around and found the way to the voice, and then swam over with all his strength.

The membrane that was originally impenetrable was now as thin as paper. He rushed out of the shackles and fell into the void again.

At this moment, under his feet, it was the real void!

It was as black as ink and vast.

In Cheng Shi's eyes, there was both the luck of regaining a new life and the gloom of trouble.

He looked at the familiar figure in front of him, the benefactor who saved him, and his face became more serious than ever beforesolemn.

"Surprised?"

"You... shouldn't be here."

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