Hearing all this, Cheng Shi nearly burst out laughing.
So the Tower of Logic's Grand Scholars didn't particularly care about the Tower's survival either. The Death Knell Knights had already punched through their defenses like a sieve, yet instead of uniting against the external threat, they'd decided this was the perfect ti to confiscate Pe Laya's experintal assets?
'Confiscating assets is the excuse — coveting the Barren Walker's corpse is the real motive.'
The Destruction Declaration's voice had gone hoarse, but he didn't dare stop.
"The newcors were powerful and extrely difficult to deal with. Then the Grand Marshal had a falling out with one of his own teammates — a Plague Cardinal who wanted to divide up the Barren Walker's corpse and go their separate ways. The Grand Marshal disagreed, so they started fighting among themselves too.
With a three-way brawl erupting, our little group didn't dare show our faces. We could only hide in the laboratory and watch.
Probably because we were so weak that nobody cared where we were. But then our teammate nad Cui Hong — that tall, thin Historian — stepped forward and said he understood this experint. He could replicate it while everyone was distracted and take us to find the Herald's soul.
He also said that even if we failed, there'd be no consequences. But if we succeeded, we wouldn't just witness one piece of history — we might even find that legendary dagger.
We didn't actually want to stir up trouble. But He Zu — the one who was... who was just killed by you two — the Annihilation Apostle, the mont he heard there was a chance to find the Gift of Sores, he went absolutely berserk. He insisted we had to try.
I swear, even the Lord of Desire wasn't as driven as him in that mont. The Lord of Desire thought it was far too dangerous — way beyond our tier — and didn't want to do it. But He Zu refused to back down, so the two of them started arguing. Then my fellow Oblivion believer turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing — he took out the Lord of Desire in one blow.
We couldn't resist...
But deep down, I suppose everyone wanted to see what that legendary dagger looked like. So nobody agreed, nobody refused — we all just silently watched as the Historian got to work.
Who could have guessed that he'd directly use a Return of the Past, copying down every step of the experint. Then, while the Grand Marshal's three-way battle raged on, we secretly pilfered Pe Laya's experintal results and arrived here — materializing on that teleportation array in the underground prison.
Actually, it didn't work at first. But for so reason, there was a split second when the spatiotemporal response suddenly connected, and then we just..."
The Destruction Declaration finished his account, his voice completely shot. By the ti he'd nervously swallowed his way through the entire story, Da Yi's expression had turned deeply skeptical. He'd wanted to interrupt and challenge the account multiple tis, but each ti he caught Cheng Shi in his peripheral vision, he held back.
Cheng Shi had listened for a long while with his eyes closed, feigning profound contemplation. He had plenty of questions himself. Only when the captive finished did he slowly open his eyes, smiling at Da Yi with a shake of his head. Putting on the look of a considerate commander, he lifted his chin — signaling that Da Yi could ask whatever he liked.
Given permission, Da Yi raised an eyebrow and fired away:
"Like hell — Lao Hu is one of the sharpest people alive. You think he'd let you ss around in that laboratory for that long?
If even you lot made it back here, how could he not have followed you through?"
The Destruction Declaration answered tremulously:
"They... he and that Plague Cardinal had gotten so heated that the other one swore he'd rather let us have it than let the Grand Marshal succeed. Then that Decay believer pinned the Grand Marshal down."
"..." Da Yi stiffened, then spat in disgust. "And what about Lao Hu's teammates? Were they all dead?"
"There was an Acrobat who was also incredibly strong — he held off two Grand Scholars single-handedly, but couldn't break free himself.
The remaining Scarlet Hunter and Purgatory Bishop each took a side and were locked down by their respective opponents. There were only five of them total, and the whole situation was an absolute ss.
So we just..."
"..."
At this, Da Yi finally understood what Lord Ultraman had ant by "there's likely a lucky soul in this trial enjoying Fate's favor." Unless soone was blessed by Fate, there was simply no way such an absurd exploitation of loopholes could have worked.
Respect flashed in his eyes. He asked one final question: "So there's a Fate believer among your group?"
The Destruction Declaration paused, then counted off on his fingers, looking baffled:
"No... I don't think so?
One Corruption mage, one Oblivion assassin, one Prosperity hunter, one mory singer, one Decay priest, plus . I'm certain there's no Fate believer."
"...Damn, that's weird. Who's the lucky one then?" Da Yi muttered to himself in confusion.
Watching this, Cheng Shi desperately wanted to pat him on the shoulder, point at his own nose, and declare with full confidence:
'! It's ! I'm the lucky one!'
But he didn't, because that would have been far too undignified.
Still, to be fair, it wasn't unreasonable that this Oblivion believer had ended up at the Rosna Empire — because right now, a grand spectacle of Oblivion was about to unfold here as well.
So as always — fate was truly wondrous.
Now that he'd untangled the full story of how the other group had arrived, Cheng Shi began pondering where exactly the change brought about by Fate would manifest.
Since the only variables were these five suddenly appeared players, if the Gift of Sores could truly be found within this trial, then logically, its trail would have to be connected to these five in so way.
Therefore, as long as he monitored every move these people made, there was a strong chance of finding a new lead on the Gift of Sores.
But the prerequisite was... these five needed to be out and moving.
Having them tied up in a room wouldn't do. The Gift of Sores wasn't the Barren Walker — a dagger didn't have legs to walk over and find these players on its own.
So Cheng Shi gave Da Yi a look, signaling him to release the Destruction Declaration.
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