Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

Chapter 681: Hidden Card, Lightning Technique

Not only did Li Nian and Mystic Cloud Master sense the terrifying new strength of the six newly appeared figures, they also realized these were puppets at the level of the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord's hidden cards.Sensing the six, Snowy Owl, who had only just caught her breath, likewise looked grim: "Damn…"

She forced herself up, leaning on her blade. Seagull urgently spoke: "No, Snowy Owl, you won't hold if you keep this up."

"Then I'll rest. Can you cover for me?"

Seagull gritted his teeth and said, "I… I can do it!"

Snowy Owl did not answer directly, instead she lifted her long blade again.

High Mountain's expression was heavier than ever.

"At this point, there's nothing left but to fight to the death."

Even Flying Knife, still under protection, took out his remaining Referee Class Item, the Penalty Card, and his Specialized Item, the Score Sheet, and stared nervously at those six warriors.

Just then...

Bang!

A huge noise came from outside.

Everyone turned toward the Taoist temple gates, and then they saw a massive Mountain Demon leader barreling through the puppet ranks that were waiting outside!

"Holy crap, that baboon still isn't dead?"

Li Nian couldn't help exclaiming.

She had thought this guy had been finished by the earlier spider-silk onslaught.

"Now that I see it, I did seriously underestimate Sister Zhu Ming!"

Inside the Taoist temple, the six masters watching the chaos outside also showed nervous expressions.

"Mountain Demon leader, Seven-String demon… tricky to deal with."

One warrior on the left spoke, then turned and left, "I'm going out!"

Their strange behavior—suddenly caring about the puppets they'd just used as cannon fodder—left everyone puzzled.

Snowy Owl frowned, then her brow eased.

"Among those puppets outside, there's something they absolutely have to protect!"

"Correct," Lin Yu's voice came from outside, as if from far off. He had disappeared from inside the courtyard at some point and appeared outside with Sanyang. "Since I killed Chen Yuanye earlier, I've had a suspicion… Li Nian's move just now wasn't only to help you all escape, it was also to confirm my guess."

"These guys are not only 'wired' together, they're not directly linked—the temple's location is too far from the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord at Twin Saw Mountain, so a relay point is required—just like when it uses Causality Silk to find connections between itself and the person implanted with the silk, when it manipulates Causality Silk it also needs an intermediary, ideally one that can act as a stepping stone."

"The one who claimed to be a survivor of Willow Town, the fellow who's been speaking to me using Chen Yuanye's body, is probably that 'relay device', and he's hidden among these puppets."

As Lin Yu's voice spoke, a warrior who had stepped out of the temple replied, "Not a bad idea, but… what you're commanding is only a Seven-String demon. I only need to—"

His words cut off abruptly and turned into a cry.

"What?!"

Then there was a crisp cracking sound from outside.

That warrior was thrown back—only this time he came back like a dead dog, as if his body had been crushed flat and flung back.

Next to the mountain-sized Sanyang, another small crimson mound rose.

Snowy Owl looked up and muttered, "What the hell kind of abomination is that?"

"My good partner, my good buddy, my good friend," Lin Yu's voice called from beyond the wall, "Rakshasa, Moro!"

The four-armed blood-colored giant stood outside the temple, towering over all the warriors.

"Oh, damn, that's a hidden card too…"

Li Nian spoke in shock.

Seagull and High Mountain were equally stunned.

"My god—this is terrifying!"

"Where did a Rakshasa come from?"

Of course, it was produced using some stored Belief.

Lin Yu stood on the ground, feeling that fierce power within him once more.

But this time, this hidden card that represented pure violence no longer had a time limit...

Because the instant the Manifestation activated, Lin Yu permanently retained the "transform into Rakshasa Moro" effect using Public Opinion Forges Truth.

He actually could have done this earlier…

What had been bothering him was whether to give this hidden card to the Zhu Ming identity, and in what form Zhu Ming should display it.

In the end, Lin Yu made up his mind…

This Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord was too strong, so he shouldn't be stingy.

As for the form, Zhu Ming would not gain the ability to transform. Instead, it would exist as a summoned creature.

He only needed to transform himself and have Hannah voice whatever lines he wanted!

When the Rakshasa appeared, the balance of offense and defense instantly shifted.

Now… it was Lin Yu's side that looked more like the monsters to be challenged and dealt with!

The puppeted warriors became the challengers.

Five Twelve-String warriors immediately changed direction and charged out of the temple, joining the other outside warriors to rush toward Lin Yu.

These puppet warriors' moves were refined, every technique showing years of painstaking practice.

Their physiques were also extremely robust, their force and speed reflecting solid rooted internal power.

However…

Compared to the Black Marsh world, the humans from the Prison Mountain realm still relied too much on technique!

Trying to compete in raw strength with a Rakshasa—a primal race from the wild, brutal world of the Black Marsh that stands at the top by sheer force—is laughable!

Those blade strikes that hit Lin Yu could break his defense… but the damage was minimal.

Boom! Boom!

Outside, successive sounds rang out as the giant four-armed creature pulverized those warriors like withered wood, leaving everyone agape.

Flying Knife couldn't help swallowing, "Is this the kind of strength a First-Tier Veterinarian should have?"

Previously, Flying Knife had been terrified all the way here, but now he suddenly felt relieved.

It seemed he had spent little and gained a lot!

This Psychological Society operative, whatever else, truly had power to back them up!

Outside, second- and third-rate warriors fell in droves; even the five top Twelve-String warriors were faltering. Though the five working together were not instantly killed like the lone Twelve-String earlier, they were clearly struggling.

The mastermind behind this, of course, would not sit and watch.

Thus, among the puppets, the final hidden card was revealed!

"Borrow the heaven-and-earth method, boundless and infinite! A hundred arts exist, no technique is forbidden!"

A voice boomed from among the puppets, and heavy clouds gathered in the sky as distant thunder rolled.

Mystic Cloud Master's expression changed: "What?! There's a Fangshi among these puppets who understands lightning techniques?!"