novellk Chapter 1710 - 53: God’s Game
Chapter 1710 - 53: God’s Game
"What do you need for you to yield this victory?" Gray Mist Man 2 said."Sorry, I have reasons why I must win." Su Ming’an said without hesitation.
"Is that so." Gray Fog Man 2 nodded, "So do we."
"You’re near death." Su Ming’an pointed out that Gray Fog Man 2 had a Danger Value of 97, almost crossing the threshold. In the next round, Su Ming’an and Mo Yan would definitely chase this value relentlessly, inevitably slaying the opponent.
"I know." Gray Mist Man 2 said.
"You have a chance to live. Although 97 Danger Value is very high, it can decrease." Su Ming’an said. This sentence was of course not out of kindness, but to provoke the opponent’s will to survive. As long as Gray Mist Man 2 wants to live, he must take defensive actions, remaining passive. Gray Mist Man 1 will also have to slow down the offensive stance to save a teammate.
However, Gray Mist Man 2 shrugged and calmly said: "It doesn’t matter, I will become the sharpest spear aimed at you."
He knew that even if he survives with this value, he would only slow down his companion’s progress. So, he would transform into the sharpest offensive hand, making extremely reckless moves, even dragging the enemy underwater!
High values are a double-edged sword. Even though there’s a risk of death, the extremely high value represents that one’s camp is in an extreme state, which can bring terrifying turmoil to the other three camps! Just like the lady in the black dress said before, the destruction of one camp will trigger a terrifying chain reaction.
Enemies who don’t fear death are often the most terrifying.
Gray Mist Man’s resolve slightly moved Su Ming’an.
When he spoke again, Su Ming’an said softly:
"Why do you want to win?"
What kind of reason makes you, just like us, gamble with your life and future?
He heard the other party say something, but then it turned into incomprehensible Martian language, probably filtered out.
...Alright.
Then let the truth of victory be revealed.
Civilizational conflicts have nothing to do with right or wrong. Su Ming’an understood this reason in the Ruined World, no matter what reason the other party has, it won’t affect his determination.
"Big brother, good luck!" Mo Yan whispered.
"Mm." Su Ming’an nodded.
...
[Cards have been drawn.]
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Su Ming’an immediately looked at his hand cards.
This is the most critical round; he needs to switch from defense to attack, taking advantage of Gray Fog Man 2’s extremely high Danger Value to kill him.
A person in a near-death situation is the most terrifying. It’s imaginable that this round, Gray Fog Man 2 will make extremely reckless moves.
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["Life and Death on a Line" (Retention System): Only usable when the target unit is "near death." After playing, it forcibly extends the unit’s existence state and causes an extreme reversal of one value of the associated camp (maximum ascends to 95 or descends to 5). After use, you cannot perform any other operation in this round.]
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["Purification of Tragedy" (Action System):]
[Vocabulary original meaning: Achieve emotional sublimation and significant emphasis through character suffering and sacrifice.]
[Card effect: After playing the card, specify a "tragedy" and transform the negative effects into Faith for a specific target.]
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["God’s Perspective" (Retention System): Temporarily obtain a preview of the short future of the target area or target Chess Piece, but preview results may change due to other interference.]
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["Degeneration" (Action System):]
[Vocabulary original meaning: Bring down lofty abstract things to the mundane reality level.]
[Card effect: After playing the card, temporarily weaken the effect of a "Conceptual Series" card or lower the Positional Rank and influence of a Chess Piece.]
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["Concept: Trust" (Conceptual Series)]
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Breaking down everything in the universe into cards is an amusing yet frightening experience. Viewing everything in the world from a perspective akin to "God", with pure competitive spirit...
Manipulating minds, changing collective subconsciousness, implanting psychological suggestions, manipulating familiar friends, overthrowing the world, reversing causality, confusing concepts... doing all these terrifying things just to win the game.
-Even abandoning humanity and manipulating everything is not spared.
When Su Ming’an looked at the cards, he was suddenly dazed. Is this the mentality of the "Lord of Dreams"... "Lord of Games"? For some reason, He views the universe as a game that must be won.
Now, who will win or lose between both parties focuses on - the life and death of Kasadia.
Gray Mist Man 1 will stop at nothing to slay Kasadia. Although Gray Fog Man 2 cannot save himself, he’ll risk his life to assist.
Life and death race against time.
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[Third round begins.]
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Almost synchronously, in an instant—
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"Ding dong!" "Ding dong" "Ding dong"... A series of operation sounds rang out!
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[Gray Mist Man 1 (Yijulai’er faction) played "Action Description·Advance" + "Concept: Fiction"]
[Embed Action: Yijulai’er uses Watchers’ authority and Planet Origin Power to launch an instant kill on Kasadia!]
[Reason: She foresaw the danger of Kasadia (this is a false concept woven by the card).]
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Gray Fog Man 1 is forcefully changing the key historical node, turning Yijulai’er from an "Observer" directly into a "Slayer"!
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[Gray Mist Man 1 (Yijulai’er faction) played "Concept: Inevitability" (Conceptual Series).]
[Concept Effect: Reinforce the causality inevitability of this slaying action.]
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[Changes in (Gray Mist Man 1) faction values:]
[Faith Value: 22→2 (Forcing the execution of slaughter by driving Planet Origin Power and Watchers, causing massive consumption, shaking Faith)]
[Danger Value: 58→90 (Planet strength is forcibly mobilized for attack, internal Chaos)]
[Goodness Value: 22→3]
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"Ding dong!"
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[Mo Yan (Awakener faction) played "Narrative Conversion" (Action System)!]
[Target: Ally Chess Piece (Awakener with a paint-stained shirt·Rocker)]
[Effect: Mo Yan’s consciousness directly descends on the Awakener.]
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[Mo Yan (Awakener faction) played "Concept: Sacrifice" (Conceptual Series)!]
[Concept Effect: Enhance the action power of the controlled Chess Piece (Rocker), prevent Chess Piece (Yijulai’er) from slaying Kasadia!]
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[Changes in (Mo Yan) faction values:]
[Faith Value: 62→33]
[Goodness Value: 54→82 (Defying Rules, interfering with others’ actions, protecting human Kasadia)]
[Danger Value: 55→95 (You’ve been discovered by Him!)]
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Mo Yan used the most direct and effective method—personally replacing the Awakener to protect Kasadia. Even if it means defying the rules of the Awakeners, she must go down to help.
All the Awakeners’ means are indirect interventions; in such an emergency, it is impossible to effectively protect Kasadia, who was suddenly assassinated by Yijulai’er. So, Mo Yan decisively rushes in before Su Ming’an acts, directly protecting human Kasadia by herself!
An Awakener descends, rushing towards the lethal blade of Yijulai’er!
On the other hand, Gray Fog Man 2 moved. Just as he said, "I will become the sharpest spear aimed at you," he did not perform any defensive operation; instead, he turned his 97 points of Danger Value into fuel for detonation.
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[Gray Mist Man 2 (Sique faction) played "Rhapsody" (Action System)!]
[Target: Sique]
[Effect: Stain Kasadia’s image in the Perception, causing Sique’s disgust.]
[Gray Fog Man 2 Camp Danger Value: 97→ 99! (This move nearly directly provokes a judgment from the High Dimensions, backlash intensifies!)]
[Faith Value: 44→ 8 (Twisting high-dimensional perception, the foundation of faith collapses)]
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Gray Fog Man 2 immediately played the second card.
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[Gray Fog Man 2 (Sique Camp) plays "Existence Sacrifice" (Retention System)!]
[Target: Faith value of one’s own camp]
[Effect: Actively sacrifice the remaining faith value of one’s own camp in exchange for a "concept pollution." After use, the camp’s value will significantly decline.]
[Designated Target: Kasadia]
[Gray Fog Man 2 Camp Danger Value: 99→ 100! (He is feeling furious)]
[Faith Value: 8→ 0 (Existence sacrifice, faith reduced to zero)]
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[Gray Fog Man 2 will be eliminated at the end of this round.]
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Madness!
Su Ming’an seemed to see, within this false Star Sea, the burning flames of madness of the person opposite him.
The opponent indeed made a wrong decision in the previous round, but in this round, this near-death situation instead intensified the opponent’s madness. All operations are racing towards destruction without caring about himself, with the sword pointing at Kasadia!
He wants to fundamentally negate the "possibility" of Kasadia’s success in this action, to kill Kasadia from the level of causality.
As he plays "Existence Sacrifice," above the Star Sea, a pair of cold golden eyes slowly open, He has been provoked repeatedly by ants and is already feeling displeased.
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[Sique’s gaze locked onto Gray Fog Man 2.]
[He wants to kill you.]
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But Gray Fog Man 2 didn’t care, his figure started to fluctuate violently in the mist, ready to dissipate at any moment, but he fixedly stared at the position of Kasadia on the chessboard, the "destined to fail" curse turned into a Damocles Sword that fell!
At this moment, within the chessboard, the Mirror of Creation.
Bands of variegated light twisted in the starry sky, and the World Tree shimmered with a crystalline glow.
Kasadia was rushing towards the core of the World Tree with blood-red eyes, disregarding everything!
Yijulai’er’s judgment fell, and the immense planetary power gathered at her fingertips—she wanted to obliterate Kasadia. The concept of "inevitability" fell on her, the curse of "destined to fail" fell on Kasadia, and it seemed this situation was unsolvable...
Kasadia’s hand had already touched the burning core!
"Ahhhhh—!" The violent energy instantly surged into his body, his flesh, bones, and soul seemed on the verge of bursting! Countless cracks appeared on his body, light shining through from within, and his whole being was like a light ball about to explode.
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"Ding dong!"
A clear sound.
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[Su Ming’an plays "Life and Death on a Line" (Action Series)!]
[Can only be used when the target unit is in "near death." After playing, it forcibly prolongs the existence state of the unit and causes an extreme reversal in one value linked to the camp (maximum rising to 95 or falling to 5). After use, no other operations can be performed this round.]
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On the chessboard, the light ball representing Kasadia suddenly halted, on the verge of collapse, but was held up by an invisible force.
Even near death, he was still alive, he still existed!
And Su Ming’an’s camp danger value skyrocketed from 74 points to 99 points in an instant!
Everything was teetering.
Just a slight operation, and this value would collapse.
However, all four of them stopped.
Each person had already played their "Action Series" card, they could no longer act. Even if Su Ming’an’s value was now 99, no one could push 99 to 100. And Gray Fog Man 2 was indeed going to be eliminated.
At this moment, the inside and outside of the chessboard seemed frozen.
Gray Mist Man 1 looked at Kasadia, whose life was forcibly suspended, his eyes dim.
Gray Fog Man 2 gave a wry smile, knowing he was done for, but he waved weakly at Gray Fog Man 1, as if saying: Next, it’s up to you.
Sique’s gaze turned to the dying Kasadia, eyes filled with curiosity.
The "Rhapsody" card played by Gray Fog Man 2 had drawn Sique’s gaze here, arousing His interest.
In the moment before the youth was almost completely annihilated—
A tiny speck of purple-gold light, traversed through infinite dimensions, gently touched the center of Kasadia’s brow.
The "Joyful Demon" was born.
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[The third round ends. Settling results...]
[Su Ming’an Camp:]
[Faith Value: 52→68 (The miracle of survival in desperation inspired the upper ranks and populace of the Ark who knew of the situation)]
[Goodness Value: 21→18]
[Danger Value: 96! (Fusion of twin stars, human chaos, many mutated human races failing to adapt and perishing, they need healing and protection!)]
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[Mo Yan Camp:]
[Faith Value: 62→ 21 (Chess Piece near death, the low-level civilizations linked sensed a crisis with the Creator God, faith wavered)]
[Goodness Value: 54→79]
[Danger Value: 85→ 95! (The Lord of the Black Water Dream found your defiance, He will execute you next round!)]
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[Gray Mist Man 1 Camp:]
[Faith Value: 15→ 8]
[Goodness Value: 3]
[Danger Value: 70→ 90! (The intervention of the Awakener caused you to face backlash, the World Tree suspects your identity, the Star Will will attack you!)]
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[Gray Fog Man 2 Camp:]
[You are about to be eliminated.]
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[Kasadia: Undergoing Dimensional Ascension.]
[Yijulai’er: Severely Injured.]
[Awakener: Near Death.]
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The outcome will be decided in the next round.
Su Ming’an exhaled, feeling his cheeks heat up, his heart racing.
It seems that these conceptual abilities currently have multiple effects:
Firstly, operation failure. Interrupt ongoing actions, causing mental confusion and deviation.
Secondly, information distortion. Making the information received and processed by life fragmented, leading to wrong judgments.
Thirdly, inducing collective subconscious cognitive dissonance or temporal confusion.
Fourthly, causing some intense emotion to irrationally spread within a group.
"...all are conceptual abilities," Su Ming’an murmured.
At this time, Gray Mist Man 1’s spiritual body floated in front of Gray Fog Man 2, and they were communicating, with Su Ming’an unable to understand a word.
They seemed to be conversing, encouraging, and bidding farewell.
Gray Fog Man 2 finally lightly hugged Gray Mist Man 1.
Then, an invisible force fell on Gray Fog Man 2. Like floating bubbles, like melting frost, Gray Fog Man 2’s slender and tall figure disappeared in an instant, leaving only the vast cosmic scene, and dust quietly drifted.
... Death was so light, not even a sound could be heard, Gray Fog Man 2 was gone.
Su Ming’an felt himself being grabbed, Mo Yan tightly clutching his sleeve.