Chapter 289: Your Talent Is—Deception!

To be precise, it was created by you.

Qin Weiyang heard that and immediately changed expression.

She could vaguely not forget that puddle of sour yellow urine.

And it was precisely because of that urine that she almost met her death.

She had never before seen an enemy so powerful.

In a sense, it is more ferocious than the Faceless One.

Now she hears Su Yang say that the Butcher was fabricated?

Su Yang crouched, staring at the blood‑red characters on the Tombstone, and said, "I discovered an unknown past in the underground Museum."

I originally thought the Butcher, the Burial Coffin, and the Faceless One corresponded to four people in the story.

But later, after learning the truth from Lai Siyao's diary, I realized that Zhang Hong had not died.

And the bodies interred in the Burial Coffin were neither Ye Wanjun nor Lin Siying.

Thus the Checkpoint no longer matches any historical figure.

The facts show I overthought it; this game isn't that complicated.

Liao Chen constantly watched Su Yang's movements, and couldn't help feeling anxious.

Tang Hui noticed his emotional shift and spoke up, "Why are you babbling so much? Time is running out."

Su Yang let out a light laugh, "Come to think of it, I have to thank you; if the Butcher didn't exist, I wouldn't have escaped from Xue Yong so easily."

As he spoke, he lifted his gaze to the last Gate, "This isolated world forbids outsiders; the Faceless One is its sole guardian."

It descends onto players in the form of Possession, preventing outsiders from entering the tomb.

Its purpose is to keep the lingering souls here from being disturbed.

The Butcher never existed, and the so‑called "Send the Corpse into the Burial Coffin" Sacrifice ceremony does not exist either.

All of this is your doing, am I right?

Liao Chen shook his head and said, "If what you say is true, then why does the Faceless One appear on the back mountain?"

"You even know this?" Su Yang was rather surprised.

According to the Intelligence he obtained, all surveillance was shut down by Li Zhangge.

【5】 Someone not on site shouldn't be able to know.

People who aren't on the scene couldn't possibly understand, that's right.

"There's nothing about this school that I don't know," Liao Chen said.

"I underestimated you," Su Yang lamented, "I thought you were just a turtle that likes to hide in its shell, but I didn't expect you've been silently watching the treasure‑seeker these past two days."

He immediately turned toward Qin Weiyang, and under the three's gaze, Su Yang stepped out of the tomb area.

The anticipated tragedy did not occur.

"Ten minutes… are up," Su Yang smiled.

Liao Chen instinctively glanced at his watch, his face taking on a more solemn expression.

Meanwhile, Tang Hui, unafraid, said, "Even if you know the truth, so what?"

"I hid the Treasure long ago in a place you'll never find."

"Even if you obtain the key to the final Gate, you still can't achieve Clearance."

Qin Weiyang looked at his smug expression, her gaze turning cold.

"If you can't kill, at least you can Torture, right?"

"Don't rush; we'll play slowly," Su Yang patted her hand.

Tang Hui, seeing Su Yang not angry at all and showing no sign of panic, said, "Stop pretending, I know you're in a hurry, and you want the Treasure more than anyone else here."

"I'll give you a chance: hand over Qin Weiyang to me, and I'll let you glimpse the Treasure."

"What do you say?"

Tang Hui gestured excitedly, "I'm sure you have no reason to refuse this deal."

Su Yang said with a half‑smile, "I don't want it."

"Hm?" Tang Hui was startled.

For a moment he couldn't tell whether Su Yang was feigning or speaking truthfully.

"Don't want the Treasure? You want to die here, don't you?" Tang Hui retorted.

Su Yang glanced at Ruan Ziliang's corpse beside him, his eyes flashing, "The Treasure you speak of must be some concrete thing."

"My goal is the Hidden Achievement."

Tang Hui frowned; he suddenly couldn't understand this man before him.

If it's mere bluster, that's too arrogant.

"If you can't get the Treasure you can't achieve Clearance; even if you unlock the Achievement, you still can't leave," Tang Hui said gravely.

Su Yang saw his anxious tone and smiled knowingly.

He knew the other side was in a hurry.

Tang Hui was accustomed to a strategic, calculated style of play.

And for the past two days it had always been like this.

He treats lives as cheap grass, playing with them wantonly.

Coupled with a pathological mindset, he has become increasingly detached from ordinary humanity.

What Su Yang must do is constantly shift between offense and defense.

As long as he can keep the initiative in his own hands, he can gradually obtain what he wants.

Now it seems Tang Hui is more easily provoked than Su Yang imagined.

But that's also reasonable; after all, the enemy never falls into a trap.

"Who says there's only one Treasure?" Su Yang said lightly.

Now Liao Chen and Tang Hui were left bewildered, the two staring at each other.

"You don't think I'd be foolish enough to leave the Treasure behind the last door, do you?" Tang Hui scoffed aloud.

Su Yang replied calmly, "I've said this is an isolated space."

"More precisely, this is Wei Zeming's inner world."

"Whether it's a Burial Coffin, a Faceless One, or the tomb here, all are inner projections."

"Each Checkpoint is hooked to his deep memories."

"The initial bone Passage represents the students who perished in the Fire, one by one."

"The central Burial Coffin is the person he finds hardest to let go, also his most regretful existence."

"It's also a 'Defiant Tomb', but the one repenting is Wei Zeming himself."

"Thus his inner projection descends onto the Burial Coffin; when the bones fall into the underground dark river, the projection also departs with the key box itself."

"Precisely for this reason, the Faceless One appears on the back mountain."

"As for the third Checkpoint…"

Su Yang recalled carefully, then said slowly, "It's a prototype classroom, large enough to hold a thousand people."

"It is also the area the Faceless One staunchly guards; it permits no one to step onto the tomb."

"Unless... Sacrifice!"

Speaking, his Finger pointed at Ruan Ziliang's corpse, "The key to the Sacrifice lies in the murderer from a hundred years ago, who constantly seeks revenge."

"Thus, as long as we throw Ruan Ziliang, a descendant of the Zhang Hong bloodline, off the rooftop of the old administration building, replicating the way Wei Zeming jumped to his death."

"We can then cast away the obsession, and while opening the Eternal Night, also open this door."

"Am I right, Principal Liao?"

The question was thrown to Liao Chen; he was first stunned, then said, "What are you trying to convey?"

"You knew the truth earlier than I did, but you are Guardians, and your methods differ completely from the Treasure seeker."

"When you have gathered enough information, you will begin to scheme, gradually pulling the Treasure seeker into a Trap."

"By using a student well-versed in campus ghost stories as a pawn, you spread rumors."

"At the same time you covertly reveal more information, aiming to cement the rumors!"

Hearing this, Tang Hui's smile suddenly stiffened.

Liao Chen felt the same; watching Su Yang's spirited confident expression, an ominous foreboding rose in his heart.

"Let me think…"

"The purpose of cementing the rumors must be closely tied to this little game before us."

"You've laid so much groundwork, merely to make the players 'believe'."

"I'm very familiar with this Innate Talent; I've seen it before."

"Turning lies into tangible form, reflecting reality through a Checkpoint game!"

Liao Chen's Pupil suddenly contracted, his breathing abruptly quickened.

However, Su Yang's next words made his heart race wildly.

"Your Innate Talent is—"

"Trickery!"