Foolish Game of the Chapter 1247: [Void] Is at War with Itself Again

Hu Wei believed what "Cheng Shi" said.

Whether he truly believed it or not didn't matter. He "needed" sothing from Cheng Shi, so even if he knew it was a lie, he wouldn't call it out.

This Big Bro — rough on the outside, sharp on the inside — cast a aningful glance at "Cheng Shi" and patiently explained:

"Mockery and Jeering vanished suddenly. No warning at all. That day, everyone traveling through Mockery and Jeering was ejected.

Among those I know of personally: Li Jingming, Long Jing, Zhen Xin..."

At the ntion of Zhen Xin's na, An Mingyu pressed her lips together. Judging by her expression, she'd known Mockery and Jeering had disappeared, but not the reason.

Hu Wei continued:

"Many people have been investigating what happened deep in the Void. So even tried to use the opportunity to plunge into the Void and uncover [Deceit]'s secrets. But they ca up empty.

Because they had no idea what had actually occurred inside the Void."

Here, Hu Wei deliberately paused. His expression turned mysterious: "I only found out through a secret channel — overheard from a certain Lord.

This leaves my mouth and enters your ears. If you repeat it outside, I'll deny everything.

That Lord told : [Void] went to civil war. A ferocious one. It was [Fate] who, in a fit of rage, severed [Deceit]'s Mockery and Jeering!"

"?"

Cheng Shi had been listening with due seriousness, curious what anomaly had struck the Void during his absence. But when he heard "[Void] civil war"...

'Bro — what's new about that?'

'Don't those two throw down every other day?'

Still, "[Fate] seizing [Deceit]'s Mockery and Jeering" sounded way too extre. It reeked of false information no matter how you heard it.

'Where'd you get this intel?'

'Don't tell

it ca from Kataro's mouth.'

At that thought, Cheng Shi's expression turned spectacular.

'Old Hu, do you know the "Lord Ultraman" who summoned you is actually Kataro the temple attendant in disguise?'

'You don't.'

'Then you definitely don't know that Kataro looks like [Chaos]'s attendant on the surface but is secretly a devout [Deceit] loyalist.'

'So you're taking a liar's word at face value?'

Cheng Shi wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

Because he suspected Hu Wei wasn't showing off intelligence — he was being used.

This was the Fun God's trial. His Big Bro just "happened" to appear. And then just "happened" to explain the disappearance of Mockery and Jeering. Was it really because Hu Wei was generous with intel?

Probably not!

If this wasn't the Fun God using Hu Wei's mouth to explain why the route ho had vanished, Cheng Shi would rip off his own head and kick it like a ball!

For the world's players, Mockery and Jeering was rely a convenient Void corridor. But for Cheng Shi's trio, stranded in the Real Universe at the ti, it had been their hope of going ho!

The Fun God had silently cut off the route — and now He was trying to pin the bla on His sibling god, [Fate]?

'Heh. Think I'll buy that?'

Cheng Shi's expression darkened.

Regardless of whether the Spaceti Dolphin Bridge was a backup plan the Fun God had prepared for them, Cheng Shi hadn't forgotten this debt. Nor could he forget the spiraling terror he'd felt when he'd thought he'd "failed." Right now, he genuinely harbored an extra sliver of wariness toward the Fun God — toward the Fear Faction.

He didn't agree with [Fate]'s fixed destiny. He was willing to work with the Fear Faction to break the so-called fixed path. But on one condition: the thod of breaking destiny could not be breaking him...

Upon hearing this news, the other two still had questions.

"Cheng Shi" pondered for a mont, then asked: "Why did [Void] go to war?"

Hu Wei frowned suspiciously: "You really don't know?"

"Cheng Shi" froze, blinked, and hastily rephrased: "What I an is — haven't they had enough yet?"

The remark evidently put Hu Wei at ease. Yep, that was his brother, all right. That thought process was unchanged.

"No idea. The gods' minds are hard to guess. [Void]'s are even worse. Nobody knows what They're doing. But when you trace it all back, it always cos down to Authority.

Just look at your faith fusion, brother. Their designs on each other's Authority are clearly out in the open.

If faith's destination is fusion, then before the rger is complete — who gets the final say in the fused faith...

That question should be worth fighting over, don't you think?"

All else aside, the analysis was remarkably astute.

A brief silence settled. Hu Wei looked around, then raised his voice:

"It's been ten minutes since the trial opened. The other two still haven't shown. They've probably left already.

More and more lone wolves these days.

I'd like to think my reputation in peak-level rounds is decent enough. So — be on guard, everyone. Those two who left could be enemies who don't want to face you, or scheming pests with ulterior motives.

Since the trial environnt is this complex, why don't we set off now?

At least the Void is wide open. Safer that way."

"..."

To hurry everyone along, Hu Wei had resorted to saying things with a straight face that had no basis in reality.

Just look at this lineup:

The universally known "Grand Marshal." The undisputed number one Prophet. The literally unkillable Gravekeeper. And the Fate Weaver who had rocketed to fa after facing a Pseudo God head-on...

Offense, support, and healing — all covered. If any player out there actually dared challenge this roster, Cheng Shi could only assu the two who'd left were Big Cat and Qin Xin.

Only those two would qualify.

So after hearing Hu Wei's speech, everyone's expressions varied.

Cheng Shi's eyes darted. After deliberating for a while, he decided to go take a look. If there really was so clue inside Mockery and Jeering, it couldn't hurt the trial.

Zhang Jizu saw Cheng Shi wasn't objecting, so naturally he wouldn't refuse either. An Mingyu swept her "gaze" between the two Zhang Jizus for a mont, then said nothing.

Seeing no opposition, Hu Wei laughed, cleaved open the Void with a single sword stroke, and was the first to leap through.

Watching the [War] great sword cut through the air, Cheng Shi noticed that the blade representing "Blood Apricot" still blazed with the sa keen edge — no sign of withering whatsoever.

'The Authority that Qin Xin brought back must have renewed this [War] creation.'

Cheng Shi eyed Hu Wei with a strange look, thinking: 'Back when you impersonated the Grand Marshal, the real Grand Marshal was still just a player — one who knew how to endure. So the two of you coexisted peacefully.'

'But now, so "Grand Marshals" are still "Grand Marshals," while the real Grand Marshal is no longer human. When [War]'s true will returns to the world, can you still keep up this act?'

'No wonder you need to fuse [Deceit]. Looks like you're committed to taking this impersonation act all the way.'

Without wasting more ti, the group leapt into the Void one by one. Hu Wei beckoned "Cheng Shi" to walk up front. The real Cheng Shi naturally fell in with An Mingyu at the rear.

Watching the two up ahead bonding like brothers, Cheng Shi's mouth twitched.

'I wonder if Mi Laozhang can handle this.'

But no matter what, before they dove into Mockery and Jeering, he had to catch up to Mi Laozhang's pace. Otherwise, the mont they jumped in, the jig would be up.

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