The Eighteen Levels of Hell: Lying is Forbidden Here Chapter 74: Heart-killing (2)

With this thought in mind.

Chen Ran A steadied his mind, quietly waiting for the next two people to be born.

Soon, the five minutes were up.

The newly born Chen Ran and Geng Hao appeared in the secret room exactly on ti.

Chen Ran A reached for his lower back, pulled out his Liar-Slayer, and aid the muzzle at the ceiling.

"Liar-Slayer: Eternal Kingdom."

The secret room went pitch black, but in the darkness, Chen Ran A furrowed his brows. Just a mont ago...

'I didn't fire!'

The light returned to the secret room, revealing the newly born Chen Ran and Geng Hao staring at the two of them.

"You lied."

"You lied."

Chen Ran still killed on command. Chen Ran A observed his movents, realizing that Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back had indeed been lifted. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and begin to piece together the information.

'Just now, I reached for my gun, pulled it out, and raised it. Three actions.'

'I triggered Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back.'

'Because of this, I didn't have ti to use Eternal Kingdom, and I also triggered an illusion.'

'The secret room went dark just now.'

'That ans soone used a Liar-Slayer skill. Who could it be?'

'First, rule out the real Chen Ran.'

'Just now, when dealing with Chen Ran BC, I broke Geng Hao's skill. The real Chen Ran was also present at the ti, which ans...'

'He was also hit by my Eternal Kingdom!'

'An hour hasn't passed yet, so it's impossible for the real Chen Ran to use a skill!'

'The newly born Chen Ran and Geng Hao haven't figured out the situation yet, so it's also impossible for them to use a Liar-Slayer skill...'

'Then, the only person with the ability to use a Liar-Slayer skill is...'

'The real Geng Hao!'

'There is a problem here. Since it wasn't the real Chen Ran who used Eternal Kingdom, who lifted Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back?'

For so reason, Chen Ran A felt his mind becoming a chaotic ss at this mont.

However, just as he was preparing to carefully analyze the situation, Chen Ran spoke up, "Does it feel a bit chaotic?"

Strangely, after saying this, Chen Ran paused for a long ti before continuing, "I am very curious. I have been the one scheming against you this whole ti."

"Why don't you sche against ?"

Chen Ran A ignored him. He felt sothing was off about the three Geng Haos in the Study Room behind them.

'First, Geng Hao and Geng Hao A are having their final showdown in the Second Study.'

'Second, the new Geng Hao just fled into the Second Study.'

'Geng Hao A has lied, and the new Geng Hao inherently possesses the lying attribute. These two Geng Haos cannot stay in the sa secret room, or there will be trouble.'

'Therefore, before the new Geng Hao fled to the Second Study, Geng Hao A must have hidden in the Third Study in advance.'

'In that case, only the real Geng Hao and the new Geng Hao are left in the Second Study.'

'The new Geng Hao just gave up a chance to cast Judgnt on himself, so...'

'When the secret room went dark just now, the person who used the skill could only be one person: the real Geng Hao.'

'Which ans, just now, the new Geng Hao's skill was not only unlifted, but it was overlaid with another layer of the real Geng Hao's skill!'

'A layer of Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back placed right over another Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back...'

'In my mory, I recall Chen Ran reading the Common Sense Manual in the 18th Level, which ntioned combined skills.'

'When two skills are used simultaneously, the resulting effect is greater than their sum, but they do not form a causal relationship between each other.'

'That is to say, in this secret room right now, the two layers of Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back are judged simultaneously, rather than one after the other.'

'That makes things easier to handle.'

'Just now, my actions of reaching for my gun, drawing it, and aiming it triggered an illusion once.'

'But now, if I trigger an illusion again, I will trigger two illusions at once, therefore...'

'I must activate Eternal Kingdom before I trigger them!'

At this mont.

Chen Ran A was in the process of drawing his gun. He imdiately pulled it out, aid, and pulled the trigger.

"Liar-Slayer: Eternal Kingdom!"

Darkness. The secret room plunged into pitch black, as if countless dark substances had filled the entire space.

The light returned once more.

Chen Ran A gasped for air, his body half-crouched on the ground. Although he had only perford a few actions throughout the entire process, the intense psychological pressure and the high-load processing of his brain caused cold sweat to stream down his face.

'This damn Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back!'

'Geng Hao, huh!'

'If you can make it out of this Instance alive, I'll take your last na!'

Chen Ran A looked up.

He saw Chen Ran opposite him, also panting heavily. The two were even crouching in the exact sa posture.

"Why are you..." Chen Ran A didn't dare say the words 'crouching down'.

Simply because...

He still couldn't be certain whether using Eternal Kingdom and making the secret room turn black had actually happened, or if it was rely an illusion he had hallucinated.

'Just now, I triggered the illusion three tis.'

'The first ti: reaching for the gun, drawing it, and aiming it. It was triggered by these three actions.'

'Because of Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back, my final action was left at reaching for my gun. Next, I should draw it.'

'The second and third tis: drawing the gun, aiming it, and firing. Because I was hit by two layers of Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back, these three actions...'

'Caused to experience two illusions.'

'However, the mont I fired, Eternal Kingdom broke Geng Hao's skill.'

'Which ans, no matter what happened before, as long as I am certain that I truly used Eternal Kingdom, then everything that happened previously doesn't matter.'

Figuring this out, he looked at the half-crouching Chen Ran opposite him and coldly asked, "Why are you crouching here? Are you trying to trick ?"

Chen Ran looked at him, tightly gripping his Liar-Slayer in his right hand, and aid it right at him.

"Liar-Slayer: Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back."

"Dispel!"

"Chen Ran, rember your promise. Let make it out of this ga room alive."

Geng Hao's voice echoed from the back door, followed imdiately by the sound of a door shutting.

Chen Ran A stared in horror at the opposite side. Chen Ran had been standing the entire ti...

'Why are you crouching here?'

'Crouching is an absolute statent.'

'I... I lied!'

Chen Ran looked down at him from above, his tone laced with mockery, "Just you? You want to kill and take my place?"

"I clearly fired the gun and used Eternal Kingdom! Why is this happening?" Chen Ran A's ntality was on the verge of collapsing.

"It's very simple. That Geng Hao used his skill just now and ran to the Second Study."

"In other words, previously, both of us were under the effects of the Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back skill."

"However, I am different from you. Because I needed to accumulate a kill count, I kept my gun tightly gripped in my hand the whole ti. Therefore..."

"I only needed two steps to use Eternal Kingdom. First, aiming the gun, and second, pulling the trigger."

"Impossible!" Chen Ran A's eyes turned bloodshot. "Are you saying that the one who used Eternal Kingdom the first ti was you? Your Eternal Kingdom was already banned by mine back in the Third Study!"

Chen Ran lit a cigarette. "This is the benefit of heart-killing. It can subtly influence a person's emotions. You were hit by Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back three tis in total. That ans you experienced a total of three illusions. Have you ever carefully deduced what those two illusions were?"