Chapter 321

"It seems Su Yang has already resolved the crisis," Lu Junsheng said.

"That's right, he tricked Liu Yong into coming in and killed him with just a few words," Luo Shuangshuang said, walking over and pointing at the corpse on the ground.

Hmm?

Only then did the three of them notice that a dead person was actually lying beside their feet!

They scrutinized this face, which still held a smile, their brows locked tightly.

"Is he the one who made us suffer so much?" Bai Wanrou kicked him, feeling somewhat angry.

"You didn't see how spectacular it was just now; this guy dug his own grave," Luo Shuangshuang said.

Qin Weiyang kicked the corpse to the side, her eyes cold as she said, "There's still one person missing."

"Missing who?" Luo Shuangshuang asked.

"This conspiracy... was plotted by three people."

"You mean that? Su Yang already explained it just now; there's another dead person who committed suicide to activate his talent, accelerating the execution," Luo Shuangshuang explained.

Su Yang even knew about this?

Qin Weiyang couldn't help but glance sideways, feeling slightly surprised in her heart.

One had to know, this was important intelligence that Lu Junsheng had only obtained by using his control to slip into the murderer's mind.

Where did he dig up this information?

Thinking of this, Qin Weiyang couldn't help but recall Wan Shi Tong.

"Could it be..."

"Su Yang had already calculated everything long ago; we were worrying too much," Lu Junsheng said with a bitter smile.

He had originally thought the situation would be extremely tricky.

Those five minutes outside could be called a nightmare.

Qin Weiyang not only had to protect Bai Wanrou's life, but she also had to be careful of the bullets being fired.

If even the slightest mistake had been made, both of them would have fallen into the Heaven Pit.

Several times she wanted to pass the intelligence inside, but she had no way to do so.

Later, she saw a strange scene—

The Minotaur Kin stopped the pursuit and returned to the entrance of the ballroom.

At that moment, she realized the problem had already been solved.

It's just that...

Players are all accustomed to keeping a backup plan; she was worried Su Yang only saw the surface conspiracy.

Who would have thought that upon returning, she would see a scene of singing and dancing.

"I'm stuffed with booze, *hiccup*~" Lin Yang returned, staggering, and let out a long breath of alcohol.

Luo Shuangshuang fanned the air with a look of disgust, "Does it feel great to be flattered by others?"

"It's alright, just so-so," Lin Yang chuckled.

"Look at that dead face," Luo Shuangshuang snorted lightly.

Before long, Su Yang also managed to break away from the crowd's reluctant entreaties and returned to his place.

"You aren't hurt, are you?" he asked.

"I scraped some skin while running, it's nothing," Qin Weiyang shook her head.

"You've worked hard; relax and unwind well tonight," Su Yang said.

"Speaking of which... is there really someone willing to give up their life to take a risk?" Qin Weiyang asked, puzzled.

Su Yang pinched a cherry tomato and popped it into his mouth, explaining as he chewed, "Don't underestimate the word 'desire'."

"If you possessed a reason why you absolutely had to obtain a wish, you would also disregard everything."

"Furthermore, their plan was indeed perfect; even if they died, they would have a great chance to make a comeback in the future."

"But what if Liu Yong doesn't resurrect them?" Bai Wanrou asked.

"This was the result of their deliberation; who knows," Su Yang said slowly.

"Even so, I wouldn't make such a huge sacrifice," Luo Shuangshuang said.

"Let's imagine a scenario: you get an SS-level rating, obtain two divine powers, and seeing that evolution is imminent, your roommate dies."

"At this time, a wish is dangled as a temptation, and you have a long-cherished wish that must be fulfilled, but the hope is incredibly slim."

"If you don't take the risk, not only will you be unable to evolve, but you'll also get further and further away from the first place on the leaderboard."

"When you have the ability and confidence to execute all players, wouldn't you gamble?" Su Yang asked in return.

Luo Shuangshuang thought about it carefully and said, "Are you saying that the player who sacrificed themselves had their roommate die?"

Su Yang chuckled lightly, "I'm just making a hypothesis."

Qin Weiyang frowned, "Handing an opportunity to someone else—how much trust must one have to do that?"

"If it were you, would you do it?" Su Yang said unhurriedly.

This time, Qin Weiyang did not answer immediately, but stared straight into his eyes.

Then she shook her head, "I don't know."

Su Yang looked at her deeply, "The human heart is hard to fathom; there is nothing absolute in this world."

With the game progressing to this point, merely 'staying alive' is no longer enough to satisfy most players.

What they crave is a higher level of satisfaction and stimulation.

The first place can obtain the qualification to make a wish; ninety percent of the players in this prison would flock to it.

"This conspiracy is just the beginning; we must be even more careful in the future," Su Yang said.

"You mean there will still be people acting in the shadows?" Lin Yang was startled.

"Of course," Su Yang turned his head to look at a familiar figure not far away, "I have already been exposed to the public eye and have ruined some people's plans; there will be more and more people who want to kill me."

Tang Youning noticed Su Yang's gaze, snorted coldly, and squeezed directly into the crowd.

"What do you mean?" Lin Yang asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Some people are not willing to let the execution end so early; there are quite a few players capable of solving Liu Yong."

"They watch coldly from the sidelines just because they want the rules to kill as many people as possible."

"Reducing the number of people by going with the flow is a great thing for players ranked at the top," Su Yang explained.

At present, Lin Yang still has a lot of room for improvement, and Su Yang's current ranking is not safe.

Fewer people means more disadvantages than advantages for him, so naturally, he cannot let the execution proceed without limit.

Moreover, since it concerns 'Ascending God', protecting the people around him is also crucial.

From now on, he needs to develop his own forces.

Relying solely on his own strength is far from enough; if he wants to gain a firm foothold, he must have people supporting him.

And Qin Weiyang and the others are the first choice.

First of all, they all have life-and-death friendships and have shared hardships more than once.

Secondly, looking for strangers is too risky; no one knows if the person brought in is an enemy.

"They aren't anxious because the matter hasn't fallen on them; let's see if they dare to watch coldly next time a similar situation occurs," Lin Yang said indignantly.

"Don't underestimate the people of the world; perhaps among those you just drank with, there are figures capable of changing the prison's landscape," Su Yang said slowly.

"Fortunately, we had Wan Shi Tong this time, otherwise we would have been in danger," Lin Yang nodded in agreement.

Speaking of this, Lin Yang scanned the surroundings and asked curiously, "Where is he?"

Su Yang pointed with his hand, "Eating."

Lin Yang looked in that direction and saw a person wearing a silver mask quietly hiding in a corner, gorging themselves.

Looking at this posture, it was as if a starving ghost had been reincarnated; they were eager to stuff the plate into their mouth.

"Is he that hungry?" Lin Yang muttered, walked up, and greeted him.

Wan Shi Tong raised his eyes, waved his hand, and then continued to eat wildly.

"Do you really know everything?" Lin Yang asked, half-believing.

Wan Shi Tong's movements paused, and he wiped his mouth with paper, "What do you want to ask?"

Lin Yang's eyes rolled, "Tell me the story of Su Yang before he entered the prison."

"One hundred catties of crayfish."

"One hundred catties?" Lin Yang's eyes widened, "Can you finish eating that?"

"That's not for you to worry about," Wan Shi Tong drank some water to ease up and continued, "Is it a deal?"

"No problem, one hundred catties it is," Lin Yang nodded and agreed.

Anyway, just let Su Yang buy the stuff; it doesn't cost points anyway.

Since his own secrets were known to several people, Lin Yang planned to find out something to get a handle on Su Yang.

Thinking of this, Lin Yang couldn't stop chuckling.

At this time, Wan Shi Tong opened a gap in the silver mask and reached in.

Immediately after, his eyes suddenly burst with light.

Very quickly, the light stopped abruptly; Wan Shi Tong silently put the mask back on and didn't say a word.

"Hurry up and tell me!" Lin Yang said impatiently.

"Sorry, I can't do this business," Wan Shi Tong said.

"Don't be like that!" Lin Yang said hurriedly, "How about this, I'll give you two hundred catties of crayfish... three hundred catties is fine too!"

"It's not that I don't want to do it," Wan Shi Tong shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

"His past has been shielded; I can't see it..."

"And I can't see through it..."