[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-not-the-god-of-drama":3,"chapter-i-am-not-the-god-of-drama-i-am-not-the-god-of-drama-chapter-976":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Am Not the God of Drama",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},541356,792,"Chapter 987: The Devil is Always One Step Ahead","i-am-not-the-god-of-drama-chapter-976",976,"\u003Cp>The Devil is Always One Step Ahead\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ling was somewhat speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He painstakingly joined this chaotic situation just to rescue the Rat Party as much as possible... But who would have thought that before he could even exert his strength, his identity was seen through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially this Fang Liangye. His way of thinking was almost on the same frequency as his own. It had been a long time since Chen Ling felt like he had met his match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, The Devil is Always One Step Ahead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am really not a Fire-Stealer!!\" \"Jia Chen's\" face was full of anxiety. He glanced at the knife in Fang Liangye's hand, then at the \"companions\" around him, and gritted his teeth fiercely. \"Right now we are being hunted. If we keep dragging this out, everyone will die...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, since you guys want me to prove it, then I'll risk it all!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jia Chen\" snatched the knife from Fang Liangye's hand, nervously tilted his head back, and slowly cut open his cheek with the blade. Scarlet blood flowed down his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one noticed that an Invisible Heart Python crawled down from his body and began to madly swallow and bite above everyone's heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, the Rat Party crowd's \"doubt\" towards Jia Chen vanished into thin air. Watching the scarlet blood soak Chen Ling's clothes, and those indignant and resolute eyes amidst everyone's questioning, their hearts jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ling's expression was contorted from the severe pain. Wu Duo finally couldn't bear to watch anymore and stepped forward to pull Chen Ling's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's right. Right now we could be surrounded by the Fire-Stealers at any moment. We can't waste time here... Moreover, if he really was a Fire-Stealer, he could just shout right now, and the surrounding Fire-Stealers would come over and kill us. Why bother trying so hard to lure us into a trap?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, the most important thing for us right now is to survive. If everyone has to prove their identity, no one will be able to escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now we absolutely cannot have internal strife... It's precisely because of our unity that we were able to persevere all the way here, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stealing their \"doubt\", the crowd already had an innate sense of trust towards Chen Ling. Coupled with his exquisite acting skills and his determination to willingly disfigure himself for everyone, almost all the Rat Party members stood on Chen Ling's side at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While using his hand to cover his blood-drenched cheek—which actually wasn't cut that deep—Chen Ling hid behind the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Fang Liangye. Behind his bitter eyes, a sly smile was hidden...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Serpent was coiled on Fang Liangye's shoulder. He also lost his suspicion towards Chen Ling. Seeing the scene before him, after a slight hesitation, he still nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's hurry up and break through here first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still feel that going above ground is a bit too risky.\" Chen Ling spoke again, taking advantage of the fact that the crowd wouldn't be suspicious. \"Let's still go underground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, Chen Ling's Heart Python took a few more bites out of Fang Liangye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Liangye was just an Ordinary Person after all. Even if he was influenced by Chen Ling's memories, after a few bites, his mind was already blank, almost losing his own judgment. Although he still resisted going underground internally, seeing that everyone else agreed, he still went with the majority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, Fang Liangye was just an Ordinary Person saved by the Rat Party. Under the circumstance of having their doubt stolen by Chen Ling, the crowd was definitely more willing to trust the backup plan left by their Leader Durand rather than a temporary plan Fang Liangye suddenly thought of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After determining the goal, the crowd's speed increased even more. They went all the way to the very bottom along the passage and carefully entered the \"Door\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was called a \"Door\", but it was actually a narrow tunnel. The surface of the tunnel was completely flat without any traces of artificial splicing, as if someone had directly opened up the underground with alchemy to create this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This place is indeed concealed,\" even Chen Ling secretly sighed with emotion in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This path was absolutely not artificially built, much less part of the underground drainage system. Even if the Fire-Stealers flipped through the blueprints until they rotted, they wouldn't find the existence of this path. But this place was very close to where Chen Ling and Hong Xiu were stationed. If so many people passed by here, Hong Xiu would definitely be able to detect it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the face of absolute strength, there was simply no absolute concealment and safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how things were going on Hong Xiu's side either...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ling looked thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is going on with this place, winding around like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This path isn't on the blueprints either. Where have we walked to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who cares where we walked to, as long as the general direction is right. With so many people here this time, that group of Rat Party members won't be able to escape... Besides, aren't we just supposed to herd them underground?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one ran our way, which means they were all driven underground according to plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dim passage, two Fire-Stealers walked side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were quite a few Fire-Stealers participating in the encirclement and suppression this time. Under an encirclement ring of this scale, not everyone would encounter enemies. From the start of the operation until now, the two of them had only heard loud rumbles from afar, and not a single person had run in this direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were feeling bored stiff, a ghost-like figure quietly appeared in the darkness behind them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of slender, fair hands grabbed the back collars of the two from behind respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could recover their senses, a massive force lifted them up like little chicks, smashed them forcefully into the ground, and directly pierced through a thick stone wall, sprinting wildly in the direction away from the battlefield!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The severe pain and the dizziness of the world spinning almost made the two faint on the spot. By the time they recovered their senses, they were already lying amidst a pile of rubble and ruins...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman wearing a black Enforcer trench coat was looking down at them indifferently in the gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Hong Xiu... you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as one of the Fire-Stealers was about to speak, Hong Xiu gave them each a kick, directly shattering the bones and tendons of their entire bodies, thoroughly severing their possibility of escape. Two ear-piercing screams sounded simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this distance, no matter how miserably they screamed, it was impossible for it to reach the ears of other Fire-Stealers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiu was seen slowly lifting one of them up like mud, and spoke plainly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I ask, you answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu... wuwu...\" Painful moans sounded from that person's throat, and the gaze looking at Hong Xiu was full of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the person who has my memories?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this sentence came out, the pupils of the two Fire-Stealers abruptly shrank. They knew the worst-case scenario had still occurred... Hong Xiu, one of the Adjudication Proxies, had actually broken free from the Silver King's brainwashing and possessed independent thoughts...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could this be? Even if the Silver King wasn't in Wuji and couldn't periodically steal away doubts, it was impossible to awaken to this degree in just a few short days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiu waited for a long time but didn't get an answer, and her eyes narrowed slightly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She casually raised her other palm, slightly bent her index finger, and flicked the space between that Fire-Stealer's eyebrows. A head burst open with a bang like a watermelon crushed by a train engine, splattering scarlet and milky white all over the wall!\u003C\u002Fp>",1328,"2026-05-30T14:16:25.659Z","2026-06-01T04:31:26.536Z",1,"novelbin.me","e8f8be3e38d368684230661a4d948ce834a0be6a5653a393d8980ae73b5150c2","i-am-not-the-god-of-drama-chapter-977","i-am-not-the-god-of-drama-chapter-975",1902,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-the-god-of-drama-cover.jpg"]