Chapter 186: Laughing Last

"Your acting is just too poor, so poor that it's really hard for anyone to believe."

"When I said I had already finished off Mo Xi, the smile that appeared on your face didn't look like the smile of someone who had survived a disaster; instead, it looked like the smile of someone whose conspiracy had succeeded."

"Although you covered it up quickly, you couldn't fool my eyes. You really need to practice more."

Looking at Gu Ying inside the Great Array, Shen Yu did not have the slightest fluctuation in his heart; he did not care how strong that person inside was now.

Even if he discovered Mo Xi's power for a moment, how much could he actually integrate? He had already hacked the living Mo Xi with his sword, let alone this second-rate substitute before him.

"Since you had already noticed, why didn't you make a move sooner?"

"That's because I wasn't sure how many backup plans you had. The power of this Great Array is indeed very strong; I didn't know how much you could utilize, or if it would cause harm to those innocent people in the town."

"Another reason is that I wanted to see what exactly you wanted to do, and what your ultimate goal was."

"But I didn't expect your guts to be so fat that you actually wanted to claim his power as your own. Do you have any idea what this means!"

Although Shen Yu had already been suspicious before, he hadn't expected Gu Ying to be this bold. Seeing him actually do it, Shen Yu still couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

These extreme negative energies—are they something an ordinary person can control? A moment of carelessness and one could become a Puppet of this power.

Having spent so long with Mo Xi, Gu Ying should have known the danger of doing this. But even so, he still did it.

It is conceivable that he hadn't been wanting to do this for just a day or two. No, it shouldn't just be Gu Ying; many people before Gu Ying must have wanted to do this as well.

This Great Array itself explained the problem, but what kind of person was Mo Xi? Even if weakened to the extreme, he was still that unfathomable old monster.

They dared to reach out their claws toward such an old monster; did they not know that one wrong step would lead to an outcome of eternal damnation?

"Shen Yu, they say you are very smart, and you truly are smart!"

"Naturally I am smart, does that even need to be said by you!"

Did he really think that the scattered things he had signed in for in the past were signed for in vain?

Back when Shen Yu was scouring the World to suppress bandits and kill thieves, the system sign-in had yielded quite a few strange things.

Things he once thought were useless, such as agile judgment, super-strong insight, and the ability to think divergently and make associations.

Or things like photographic memory, or the idea that reading a book a hundred times reveals its meaning. These skills, which Shen Yu originally thought the system was using to mess with him, collectively built his current brilliant brain.

Never mind drawing inferences about other cases from one instance; drawing inferences about six instances was a breeze. If this were in his original World, he would definitely be a proper academic genius and the Sherlock Holmes of the detective world.

"If I'm not mistaken, the reason Mo Xi's power was able to dissipate shouldn't have been an accident, right?"

"Correct!" With a cold laugh, Gu Ying's eyes already carried a hint of disdain. Within the Great Array, he fancied himself to be in an invincible position.

"I have indeed been coveting the power here all along. Not just me; our generations have been coveting this power, so we have always been trying every possible way to plunder his power!"

"It's just that he didn't know any of this, and thought it was just the Array suppressing and weakening him!"

"Our generations have waited so long, and I can no longer wait!"

As if remembering something, Gu Ying's face also showed a bit of lingering fear: "Back then, I was too hasty, and didn't expect that it would instead cause his power to dissipate!"

"The entire clan was infected by him, and the resentment, desires, and other energies produced by the whole clan transformed into his power, making him become stronger and stronger."

"At that time, the whole clan had practically turned into lunatics, and their strength increased accordingly, while their minds became devious. To achieve their goals, they could even become unscrupulous."

"At the time, I wanted to slaughter them all to cut off Mo Xi's source of power, but I failed and was captured by them instead. One careless move, and I almost lost everything!"

"You really are a maniac; you even kill your own clansmen without hesitation!"

He had long seen that this guy was a hypocrite, but he hadn't expected his mind to be twisted to this extent.

He kept saying he could sacrifice himself for the whole clan, but the result was that he could kill the entire clan without hesitation for his own sake.

His mind was vicious, his actions ruthless, and he acted the moment he decided to, without any hesitation. It was just that he flipped his car later and was captured by his own clansmen instead.

He wanted to annihilate Mo Xi's power but ended up releasing it; he wanted to slaughter the whole clan but ended up being captured by them.

Tsk tsk, high ambitions but low abilities, a total waste!

"How did a wolf-hearted and dog-lunged person like you become the clan leader?"

"The position of clan leader is passed down through our family for generations, it's not elected; I was born to be the clan leader."

Mentioning his status, Gu Ying was full of pride, and likewise full of disdain for those who were also his clansmen.

"It was just sacrificing a few clansmen, so what?"

"How can there be no sacrifice on the road to success? Being able to sacrifice for me is their glory."

"I will stand at the very peak with the glory of my clansmen, and I will make our clan the most prominent clan in the World, remembered by all under heaven."

"And they, a group of ordinary people who were originally mediocre, were able to be remembered by the world because of this; what a great favor that is!"

"It's just that there was a tiny little deviation in the middle!"

Speaking of this, Gu Ying couldn't help but have lingering fears; Mo Xi's power was truly too strong, and he had almost despaired.

"Shen Yu, Official Shen, do you know? At that time, I almost thought everything was over, so I had to feign compliance to acknowledge him as master and work for him."

"At the same time, I had to open up the concealment of the Great Array to let his power spread out. I also had to pretend to be submissive to minimize his wariness toward me!"

"Likewise, I had to pretend that I valued the lives of my clansmen above my own, so he would think that by holding the clansmen, he could hold me."

"This idiot couldn't even see through this; I really don't know how he has lived for so many years."

"Is that so?" Looking up at Gu Ying, he really didn't know where this guy's mysterious confidence came from.

Young man, it's fine if you are a waste yourself, don't think everyone is as much of a waste as you!

"Gu Ying, have you never thought that perhaps he knew your plans and was just playing along with you all this time?"

"Do you understand the principle of the frog in warm water? After all, you hold the Great Array, and he cannot afford to perish together with you. If he didn't let you relax your vigilance, how would you do as he said, and how would you open up the Great Array to let his power dissipate?"

"You think you are enduring humiliation for a greater cause, but in reality, he has been trapping you step by step, making it so you can no longer escape his palm!"

"These old monsters who can live until now, which one of them is easy to deal with!"

"Perhaps you are right!" Hearing Shen Yu's words, Gu Ying did not refute, but instead said very sincerely, "It has been so long, his power is getting stronger and stronger, and it is no longer the weakened state it was at the beginning."

"Perhaps, if I had fought hard back then, I might have had a chance to win. However, he gave me a glimmer of hope, but also eroded my final determination to fight hard."

"In the end, he became so strong that even the Array could barely suppress him, and I have tried countless methods and failed."

"I was originally about to give up, but I didn't expect that at the end, things would take a turn for the better, and I would be able to run into an expert like you!"

"I want to thank you; you helped me fulfill a dream that no generation before has ever achieved, allowing me to obtain such terrifying power as I have now!"

"As a token of gratitude, when my great work is complete, you will be the first one I operate on!"

"Yo-ho, what a big mouth you have!"

He hadn't even succeeded yet, and he was already threatening him to his face; did Gu Ying not want to live anymore, or what? Did he not believe he could be hacked into several pieces in a matter of minutes?

"Shen Yu, I admit that you are indeed very strong. But so what if you have figured it out? If you had made a move earlier, I might not have been your match, but it is too late now."

"I have already entered the very core of this Great Array, the Array within an Array!"

"This place not only prevents those inside the array from leaving, but also prevents those outside the array from entering, so you cannot get in!"

"I am right here, Shen Yu, Lord Shen, if you have the ability, come and kill me!"

"So that is how it is; is this your reliance?"

Looking up at him, Shen Yu really wanted to tell him that the young man was still too young; one should not be too confident when doing things, lest one get slapped in the face!

"Gu Ying, how do you know that I cannot get in?"