Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1051 The Final Exam Finally Arrives

"call--!"

Xia Yue, or the 21% of Xia Yue played by Lin Yu who has not yet been freed from the "constraints of thought", leaned back and looked relaxed.

"As expected, even though the 'acting' is fine, this plan itself can't fool you."

He whispered, patting himself across from him.

Lin Yu, who was in a dominant position, nodded. "After all, the 'design' of all this is too obvious... Layer upon layer of deception, waiting for the other party to discover the 'truth' themselves, is my specialty."

"It looks like a 'ghost ship,' but it's actually a 'program' on the City That Never Sleeps... and digging deeper reveals that this isn't a new 'dungeon,' but a 'small world' within the Gray Domain—and finally, at this juncture, a slightly shocking shift in speed—all of this seems so planned... and, moreover, so much like something I would plan."

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party. "Although the Central Authority broke its promise, it is indeed worthy of being the will of the world. It does possess wisdom beyond human power. It reversed and used my disassembled soul to deal with me... If it hadn't been so hasty, I'm afraid it would have succeeded. Thanks to Lin Zhao, most of its 'energy' should be unable to be used to deal with me now. Otherwise, if it had improved the details of your plan a little more, I might have really fallen for it."

He knew clearly what the central organs and this part of him wanted to do.

If the plan succeeds, then after I believe Xia Yue is resurrected, I will continue to be trapped here...

Afterwards, the central agency would definitely monitor my condition, seize the moment when I was distracted or my willpower was weak, and allow 21% of myself to reintegrate - and at that time, this 21% of myself would be able to use the ability of the "Trickster" with the will of the central agency!

And the "belief" that comes from oneself will make the fact that "Lin Yu has lost his "player" identity" become true - at that moment, the "player" identity will be transferred.

Although the central agency might still allow me to continue to be this "player", but at that time... I would be more like a "substitute player" than a "player" in the "Death Game" - the identity of the "player" belongs to the world will of the gray area and the central agency, and I am just an executor.

Even if one regains control after the fusion of souls and removes the mental constraints and ideological imprints of the 21% of oneself, one will still be controlled by the central authorities because of one's "identity".

Lin Yu, who held 21%, sighed. "You're right, but I want to correct one thing... The central government did intend to 'keep its promise' and let us go, but it suddenly changed its mind and decided to keep you."

"Although I can't see what caused the change in its decision, perhaps, as you said... it's related to Lin Zhao—Lin Zhao's actions have increased its value judgment of us."

"This is why your threats and plans failed. Because in the Central Authority's system of judgment, you are now more valuable than the 100 million residents of the Mirror World. Therefore, the residents of the Mirror World you parasitized were dealt with by the Central Authority using 'last line of defense'-level measures."

"Specifically, they attacked me with physical robots, instantly stripping me of my consciousness. They then forcibly uploaded me to this small world numbered '999' and nicknamed 'Exile Land'. They then used their 'Sage' authority to reactivate the 'loyalty authority' of my unfused soul, allowing me to set the stage for your deception."

Lin Yu said 21%, and his voice revealed the feeling of being willing to accept defeat.

"But...it still failed."

Lin Yu looked at him, looking at himself with Xia Yue's face: "But I'm still very curious...how do you feel now? My mind has not been polluted, so I don't understand, after someone implanted ideas into my mind...what is the state of my mind?"

"Honestly, I know the facts were planted, but when I think about it myself, on the one hand, I think being loyal to the Gray Zone is a very reasonable thing to do, just like my love for acting is natural," Lin Yu, who was among the 21%, replied. "Of course, on the other hand... I also feel like I was 'persuaded' myself."

He looked at the leader Lin Yu with a smile on his face.

"You're planning on re-merging with me later, right?"

Lin Yu looked at the 21% Lin Yu and said, "It sounds like you still have a last-ditch effort during this fusion process?"

Lin Yu, who was at 21%, laughed and said, "Of course... then you'll know all my thoughts and ideas. Perhaps what convinced me will convince you as well."

"Of course, you can also choose... to give up this part of mine."

Lin Yu looked at him, shook his head and raised his right hand.

"How is this possible?"

"Snapped!"

A crisp finger snap sounded.

The next moment, the power of the causal thread was activated, dragging the two into the past.

At the moment when the magical power of "Cause and Effect" was activated, the soul that was split into two parts, which originally had the same origin and belonged to the same person, immediately reunited.

"call--!"

In the past of the causal thread, Lin Yu felt dizzy, lost thoughts and memories resurfaced, and the perspectives and thoughts of both sides merged together...

Lin Yu finally understood what the 21% of his self meant by "convincing" himself.

"I see... The Gray Domain, as a fusion of three worlds, essentially has three sets of underlying rules. Directly conflicting rules are only forcibly reconciled by the 'central authority,' so this is where the rules are most chaotic... Using my abilities in this world is the most likely to break the established 'laws of life and death.' Perhaps my plan itself is also meant to cooperate with the world's will in the Gray Domain."

Lin Yu understood that part of his logic, then shook his head helplessly.

"A reasonable idea... The Central Authority is very persuasive. This isn't even cognitive perturbation. It just implanted the beginning of an 'idea', and I followed through and completed it myself—tsk, it really knows what I care about most."

Lin Yu was indeed shaken, but unfortunately - it was only shaken for a moment.

Because after the fusion was complete, Lin Yu's mind emerged with thoughts that neither the 21% of himself nor the 79% of himself had, and that he had hidden.

This thought was broken down into very small pieces and would only emerge when the soul was completely complete - and it was for this reason that Lin Yu could easily dispel the "thoughts" brought by the 21% of himself.

Because this idea, which is completely his own, is contradictory to the idea implanted by the gray area.

Here, Lin Yu actually recalled or realized what part of his "plan" was.

"It's true that this is a perfect 'resurrection site', but... it's just a site."

"What I want to do is to utilize the will of the world here, rather than using gentle means like cooperation."

Lin Yu stood up. Even through the "causal thread", he could feel that the world will of the gray area felt a huge threat because of his complete thought that "surfaced".

According to the authority of the "Sage", Lin Yu knew very well that there were currently eleven "materialized authorities" in the Gray Domain.

Among them, there are already five that the "sages" can consult at will.

Four of them have been made public because they have been lost: "Information", "Earth", "War" and "Fear".

And the remaining one... is because it is incomplete.

The incomplete one is still Lin Yu’s most familiar old friend - "Destiny".

"But you probably don't have time to care about me now."

Lin Yu stood up from the past cause and effect constructed by his own memory, and in a trance he had returned to the distant past.

A wooden door of a classroom appeared in front of him, and outside the window was the chirping of sparrows.

"Well, anyway... we've gotten enough from the Gray Region this time. It's time to leave here."

If it drags on, what if the central authorities decide to ignore Lin Zhao and get rid of themselves first?

Lin Yu pushed open the door and saw his junior high school homeroom teacher standing on the podium.

"What the hell are you doing? The papers are going to be handed out soon, and the final exams are about to start!"

The middle-aged man walked to the classroom door and said in a scolding tone, then urged in a low voice: "Hurry up and sit down, Lin Yu, why are you late?"

Lin Yu chuckled and walked into the classroom.

"We had some trouble on the way, Sensei."

"But...it's all right now."