Chapter 789: Self‑Destruct Protocol?! Don't Shoot, It's Our Own!

Mind Reading!

Liu Pangzi blurted it out without a second thought.

Her Innate Talent can see through a player's thoughts.

She hides beside you to extract your Intelligence and trust.

She hasn't killed you these past two days because she still hasn't figured out something.

When they squeeze out your last ounce of value, Su Qi will join forces with Ji Huai to kill you!

I've said so much; you must believe me by now, right?

Su Yang frowned at the words.

Seeing his pretentious demeanor, his words caused a slight wavering in his heart.

Why does she want to team up with Yue Zhao?

He said, Su Yang paused briefly, then continued: "As you said, Yue Zhao wants my Innate Talent."

And Su Qi already possesses a supermodel Innate Talent, and comes from an even older era.

What purpose does she have in killing me?

Liu Pangzi blinked and said, "I don't know."

"What?" Su Yang raised his Brow.

"I really don't know, Zhao Ge is our Boss, and many times I just follow orders; the specific terms of the agreement I truly don't understand," Liu Pangzi explained.

"So I'd rather trust a one‑sided enemy's words than believe someone who saved my life?" Su Yang retorted with a half‑smile, half‑frown.

"You're already terminally ill, and her goal has been achieved; the next step in gaining trust is to deeply extract the needed Intelligence," Liu Pangzi hurriedly said.

"I'm just a Normal Difficulty player of the New Era; what Intelligence could I possibly have?"

"Zhao Ge thinks you're not simple; there may be a Taboo behind you."

"If it's a Taboo, why touch it?"

"It concerns the Golden Road; you have to take the risk."

"Are you finished?"

"Huh?" Liu Pangzi was stunned.

"My turn now." Su Yang slowly withdrew his Shovel and asked, "Ji Huai together with Lin Jin went out; the purpose should be to ambush me, right?"

"Yes." Liu Pangzi nodded stiffly.

"If that's the case, then it's quite contradictory to what you just said, do you feel it?" Su Yang said with a smiling tone.

"Where is the contradiction?"

"You just said Ji Huai and Su Qi are a group; since they're an Alliance, they naturally must consider each other's interests."

"One wants Innate Talent, the other wants Intelligence."

"Before the game reaches Clearance, I'm stuck here; I can't run."

"Given that, Ji Huai should take care of Su Qi."

"She should wait until she squeezes out my remaining value; why can't she hold back and act?" Su Yang asked back.

"Because you tricked us, Ji Da Ge doesn't want to hold back."

"So…" Su Yang pondered briefly, then slowly said, "…Ji Huai is a person controlled by his emotions."

"He would rather offend the Alliance, ruin this relationship, just to act impulsively for a moment's thrill?"

Liu Pangzi remained silent.

Su Yang smiled.

"Your words are full of holes; hardly any of them are trustworthy."

"I think… you're just stalling for time, right?"

"Enough about time; the showdown between Su Qi and Ji Huai should have concluded by now."

"Your Old Era can achieve Resurrection by paying a certain amount of Faith Value."

"And Yue Zhao has hundreds of Dependents under his command; even if he's wealthy, he can't look after everyone."

"Unless he's a patsy!"

"Therefore… you must prove your worth to have any hope of Resurrection."

"Also—where did you put Lu Zhiwei?"

Liu Pangzi stayed silent.

Su Yang sighed at that, "You still forced me to this step."

Then he spoke seriously: "Player Liu Zhangbo obeys me."

"'Deception' activated successfully; player Liu Zhangbo has been controlled by player Su Yang."

The next moment, Liu Pangzi's eyes went blank.

Su Yang gestured for him to stand.

Liu Pangzi obediently rose.

His movements were swift and decisive, without any hesitation.

"I ask you, what exactly is the relationship between Su Qi and Ji Huai?" Su Yang asked.

Liu Pangzi remained dumbfounded, standing like a mute, not uttering a word.

"Hm?" Su Yang wore a puzzled expression.

He had already used 'Deception' to achieve Control.

It had been extremely effective when dealing with Zhai Sixin before.

It completely realized the ideal of saying everything one knows, leaving nothing unsaid.

How could it...

It lost its effect when it got to Liu Pangzi?

"I'll ask you again, what is the relationship between Ji Huai and Su Qi?" Su Yang raised his voice a few notches.

Liu Pangzi remained unmoved.

At that moment, a glittering red light flickered in his eyes.

Su Yang sensed a hint of something amiss.

Before he could react, a deafening boom rang out.

"Boom!"

Liu Pangzi's brain was blown apart with a thunderous crack; red and white matter shattered the helmet's visor, spraying everywhere.

Su Yang instinctively raised his hand to block, yet still couldn't avoid being stained with a bit of filth.

He shook his arm and quietly stared at Liu Pangzi's headless corpse.

"Self-destruct protocol?" Su Yang felt a chill in his heart.

Undoubtedly, it was a "timed bomb" planted in advance.

And it seemed not to be limited by the rules' Innate Talent restrictions.

Su Yang never imagined that Yue Zhao would actually...

"Planting a bomb in a partner's brain? Yue Zhao, oh Yue Zhao, what a grand scheme!" Su Yang sneered inwardly.

It seems Yue Zhao had already anticipated what would happen when Dependents are in a bad situation.

Or perhaps he sensed what Zhai Sixin experienced just before death.

Then he prepared in advance.

Su Yang looked up at the sky and calmly said, "Although we never clashed directly, in this game... you won."

"Bang!"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Su Yang instinctively raised his gun to aim.

"Friend, don't fire!" Lu Zhiwei gasped, raising both hands.

"Is that you?" Su Yang's eyes lit with delight, but quickly turned to suspicion.

"Are you Lu Zhiwei?"

"Are you blind? If not me, then who could it be?" Lu Zhiwei said, bewildered.

"How will you prove who you are?" Su Yang's finger touched the trigger.

"Then how will you prove you're Su Yang?" Lu Zhiwei retorted, rolling her eyes.

"That's it, no more discussion," Su Yang's mouth curled into a cold smile as he pulled the trigger!

"Bang!"

The gun cracked; the person died.

Lu Zhiwei's Brain was blown apart by the Bullet, adding another headless corpse to the room.

Su Yang shoved the bulletless Shotgun into his pocket, grabbed the Shovel, and walked out.

Passing the corpse of Lu Zhiwei, he couldn't help glancing at it again.

He then stepped forward resolutely.

"I possess the 'All-Seeing Eye'."

"'Deception' activation successful, player Su Yang obtained Innate Talent — 'All-Seeing Eye'."

The familiar D Map reappeared.

Su Yang adjusted the direction, and soon found a blue light spot not far from him.

He reached out to touch, and a message displayed.

"Player Lu Zhiwei — Zero Star Coin."

Su Yang measured the distance and found only two walls separated him from her.

But there was no direct path; to meet, they would have to go around.

"Let's use Remote Object Retrieval then," Su Yang rubbed the corner of his Brow.

"Su Yang?!"

At that moment, a surprised voice suddenly came from behind.

He turned abruptly and saw 'Lu Zhiwei' running toward him with a smile.

"It's really you!"

Su Yang sighed, holding the Shovel, and walked toward her.

"Another..."