[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h":3,"chapter-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-103":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Eighteen Levels of Hell: Lying is Forbidden Here",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},749340,993,"Chapter 103: Chen Ran! Survive!","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-103",103,"\u003Cp>The steps of the 18th Floor Mezzanine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran held a Cigarette between his lips, quietly watching the Elevator car go up and down in front of him over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time, it passed by missing him by less than four inches. One could only imagine what would have happened if the 18th Floor Mezzanine steps were not there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unknown amount of time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elevator stopped on the 17th floor. He clearly saw Geng Hao climb onto the exterior roof of the car, mimicking what he had done earlier, attempting to hook the Grappling Hook onto the steps of the 18th floor, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran kicked down the Grappling Hook that had been thrown up and declared, \"Geng Hao, do not waste your effort. The mezzanine is just a wall that can barely fit one person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geng Hao's anxious voice drifted up from the 17th floor. \"If it can fit one person, it can definitely fit two! Let us both throw away our Liar-Slayers to prevent being bounced off by their protection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, the Grappling Hook was thrown up again, catching the steps. Chen Ran kicked it down once more, refusing to let him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Ran! What is the meaning of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There is a problem!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The first thing Chen Ran pressed was...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The 18th floor.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The second time, he pressed the 4th floor. That means when the Elevator was on the 3rd floor, Chen Ran already knew the correct answer to the puzzle.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'At that time, if Chen Ran had climbed from the 3rd-floor shaft to the 4th-floor mezzanine, and I climbed from the 17th-floor shaft to the 18th floor, both of us could have lived.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But Chen Ran deliberately chose to climb from the 17th-floor shaft to the 18th Floor Mezzanine.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since the 4th floor does not exist, the Elevator could only descend to the 5th floor next, missing the 4th-floor mezzanine.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Blocked by the Elevator car, we had no chance to reach the 4th-floor mezzanine!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That left only the 18th Floor Mezzanine, and Chen Ran used his advantage of deducing the answer first to occupy it...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I have nowhere to stand. I can only stay in the Elevator and quietly wait to die when it crashes into the roof.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'From the very beginning, he wanted to...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Kill me?!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you insane? If you screw me over and get me killed, you and Qiu Yinong will not be able to clear the Instance either!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing on the roof of the Elevator, Geng Hao pointed his flashlight at Chen Ran on the steps of the 18th Floor Mezzanine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Chen Ran looming above him, an indifference toward life in his eyes, staring down at him with the gaze of someone looking at a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geng Hao shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not help but recall the words he had warned himself with countless times:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hell, the 18th Level, the Instance. There are no good people here. Lying is forbidden, yet this place is full of lies. Do not trust anyone, including yourself. Your emotions will deceive you, your Common Sense will deceive you, and your feelings will deceive you...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling everything that had happened, Geng Hao was horrified to realize that Chen Ran had never lied from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Future Lie they had established earlier contained no falsehoods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geng Hao knew he had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was defeated in intellect, and equally defeated by Chen Ran's series of truthful statements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear of death made him tremble, and it only eased slightly after he lit a Cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Logically speaking, you should not kill me. But since you have done so, it means you still have a backup plan. Who is your backup plan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me think. The Young Heiress has never entered the Instance from the start, so it cannot be her. You and Lin Jiabao survived a nightmare-level Escape Room Game together... Did you perhaps turn him to your side?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Ran smiled, just like he did before they entered the Escape Room Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he quickly concealed it this time. With Geng Hao about to die, a wave of relief washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would not call it turning him to my side, I simply changed a few of his thoughts slightly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, Geng Hao looked at Chen Ran as if he were a monster. \"Was the nightmare-level Instance you and Lin Jiabao went through a Three-Body type Instance, or an Inception type Instance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then added, \"Only those two types of Instances can silently alter a person's mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran did not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him remain silent, Geng Hao continued, \"The first Secret Room mostly featured literary works, so it must have been a Three-Body type Instance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which means, you placed a mental brand onto Lin Jiabao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I die, you will team up with Lin Jiabao to kill the Young Heiress first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the Young Heiress dies, only three of you will be left in the Instance, making it impossible to start the Escape Room Game. Therefore, the Thought Stamp you imprinted on Lin Jiabao must be: have him join forces with you to kill the Young Heiress first, and then commit suicide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only then, with both major BOSSes killed by you two, will you and Qiu Yinong successfully clear the Instance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he quietly watched for Chen Ran's reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Chen Ran completely saw through his petty scheme. \"Could it be that you are just speaking eloquently and confidently here because you wish to be my teammate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is right!\" Geng Hao's eyes were filled with a deep attachment to life. \"In this Instance, you should understand that apart from you and Qiu Yinong, I am the smartest one here. If the three of us join forces, we can easily sweep any One-Star Instance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, are you really so certain that the Thought Stamp you imprinted on Lin Jiabao will definitely take effect? I am different from him. I also want to survive and clear the Instance. If the three of us work together, those two BOSSes will surely die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geng Hao was extremely anxious. There were less than two minutes left before the Elevator's next rapid ascent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last ascent reached the 31st floor, and this ascent would reach the 32nd floor. According to their previous deductions, this building only had 33 floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, by the time the Elevator made its fourth rapid ascent, it would crash into the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, once he missed this chance on the 17th floor, he would never have another opportunity to reach the 18th Floor Mezzanine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran took a deep drag of his Cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Escape Room Game that Lin Jiabao and I participated in was not a Three-Body type...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cold tone struck Geng Hao's heart like the death knell of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slumped onto the roof of the Elevator. He had originally intended to analyze Chen Ran's plans, making Chen Ran realize he was a rare talent, and then naturally form a team with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected that instead of showing off his brilliance, he would end up making a complete fool of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Chen Ran possibly team up with someone who, despite having the standard answer, still analyzed the process incorrectly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geng Hao's hand holding the Cigarette trembled. He took a few fierce drags before barely managing to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need to leave any last words?\" Chen Ran spoke up again. Only by revering life could he remind himself that he was still alive amid the constant slaughter and endless deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last words?\" Geng Hao muttered. He did not recall his unbearable past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, he roared the words suppressed in the deepest depths of his heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck the Liar-Slayer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck the Ghost Whisperer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck the Instance Secret Rooms!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck the 18th Level of Hell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Ran! Survive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Escape the 18th Level of Hell! Look at the world outside this 18th Level of Hell for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran nodded solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the Elevator ascended rapidly. The powerful inertia caused Geng Hao to fall into the Elevator, where nothing but death awaited him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran watched this scene in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I cannot escape Hell, sooner or later, I will end up just like him...'\u003C\u002Fp>",1390,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","0aa3837779d352c71886045e7d0579eeb66283ab0f748efe70ea2f33d0b4a408","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-610","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-609",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]