[{"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-127":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},749376,993,"Chapter 127: Breaking the Deadlock","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-127",127,"\u003Cp>The meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran sat on the left, smoking a cigarette, while Qiu Yinong sat on the right, chewing gum. Mei Zhixu occupied the head seat, her brows furrowed deeply. She looked at Chen Ran with uncertainty and asked, \"Are you saying you want to find three One-Star or Two-Star Players to form a temporary team, but you do not want to register at the hall to have a Three-Star Player lead you? So, you want to know if there is anywhere else besides the alliance building where you can form a temporary team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran nodded and slid a small card worth five Points over to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Zhixu did not take the Points immediately. She glanced at Qiu Yinong, already understanding most of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'These two...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The next Instance is going to be incredibly difficult. Qiu Yinong has most likely been put on the Deceiver Alliance wanted list.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'An Instance can hold a maximum of twenty people, with up to five members per team. Since there are only two of them, if everyone else they match with is in a team, they will have to face at least four other teams in the next Instance.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Assuming four teams from the Deceiver Alliance use a Tracking Talisman on Qiu Yinong, these two in the next Instance...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...will have to face at least four Three-Star Trickster-Speakers. For Newbies, that is absolute hellish difficulty.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'First, recruit three short-lived fools. That way, his team will have five members. If a fully stacked Deceiver team tracks them, they will face a maximum of three Three-Star Trickster-Speakers. Compared to the previous scenario, this is slightly better.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Second, someone in the Liar-Slayer Alliance must have realized Qiu Yinong would be hunted. By Waiting for the Rabbit to Hit the Tree and tracking her themselves, they are bound to run into teams of Three-Star Trickster-Speakers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In that case, the Liar-Slayers would prioritize dealing with the Deceivers. If they match with two Deceiver teams and the Three-Star Liar-Slayers lose, Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong will only have to face two Three-Star Trickster-Speakers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If they match with one Deceiver team and two Liar-Slayer teams, they will end up facing two Three-Star Liar-Slayers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The most ideal situation would be this: out of the three fully stacked opposing teams, one is led by a Three-Star Trickster-Speaker, one is led by a Three-Star Liar-Slayer, and the third team consists only of One-Star and Two-Star Players.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If that happens, Chen Ran will have completely breathed life back into a dead-end game. The Three-Star Trickster-Speaker and Three-Star Liar-Slayer will fight it out, and the victor will only have to face Chen Ran's team and the team of lower-ranking players.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So, all Chen Ran has to do is use a Tracking Talisman and actively hunt down a fully stacked team that lacks a Three-Star Player.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He actually found a way to win a doomed game. If Chen Ran survives this time and manages to kill players two ranks above him, the generous Reward he gets will send him soaring.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Zhixu's expression turned a bit strange as she asked, \"Do you even have enough Points to buy a Tracking Talisman?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much does one cost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It depends on the quality. A talisman with a hundred percent chance to match you into the same Instance as your target costs a thousand Points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A seventy percent success rate Tracking Talisman costs seven hundred Points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fifty percent success rate Tracking Talisman costs five hundred Points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is it?\" Chen Ran was slightly taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Zhixu revealed her two canine teeth, a flash of slyness passing through her eyes as she looked at the small card on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I was wrong. I was so utterly wrong. I should never have come to this money-grubber!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should have known. This girl works multiple jobs—whether it is guiding Newbies, holding up signs in front of The Gatehouse, or handing out flyers in the alliance hall. She is highly likely someone desperately short on Points. How could she possibly pass up an opportunity to fleece me?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helpless, Chen Ran made an inviting gesture with his hand. Mei Zhixu smiled brightly, pocketed the Points, and finally continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The value of a Tracking Talisman lies in its timeliness. Once tracking fails, the target might very well die at the hands of someone else, or they might rank up after clearing the Instance. For example, if both you and your target are Three-Star Players, but your tracking fails, the target might become a four-star player after clearing the Instance and join a four-star team. You can imagine the situation you would face next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, Tracking Talismans with a success rate below fifty percent lose this time-sensitive value, and most people are unwilling to buy them. You can check the Commercial District; you might find one there. A Tracking Talisman with a forty percent success rate costs around one hundred Points. If the tracking fails, its future success rate drops by ten percent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were any other player, I would advise against buying them, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not finish her sentence. Given their current predicament, even if it were only a ten percent success rate, Chen Ran would likely still take the gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not gambling meant certain death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gambling meant they might die, but they also might live. They had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she did not know was that Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong could not even scrape together a hundred Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for finding three temporary teammates, that is simple. After all, Hell has never lacked players who instantly spend all the Points they acquire just to bottleneck their Star Rating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For this Hundred Ghost Feast, the alliance's Reward is incredibly generous. If they know that forming a temporary team with Qiu Yinong guarantees they match into an Instance with Three-Star Players, they would gladly come. However, they are all Two-Star Players. You guys...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, she rubbed her right thumb and index finger together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chen Ran once again slid a small card worth five Points over to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accepting the Points, Mei Zhixu's smile grew even wider. \"I will help you find these three people. Meet up at The Gatehouse entrance in three days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her retreating back, both Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong felt utterly helpless. Who could they blame but themselves for being Newbies and suffering the consequences of their ignorance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time was so perilous that they had no choice but to rely on Mei Zhixu to find three pieces of Cannon Fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, who would actually end up as Cannon Fodder was still hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only the two of them left in the meeting room, Qiu Yinong placed her Liar-Slayer on the table and said, \"Buying a Tracking Talisman with a ten percent success rate will be enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran gave her a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Thank goodness we have our cheats. A ten percent success rate is no different from a hundred percent for us.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them brought up who was dragging whom down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they disbanded the team, Qiu Yinong could choose to become a Professional Lie-Slayer. The potential of a time-based Skill was self-evident, and the higher-ups of the alliance would definitely send people to protect her and help her weather the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Chen Ran would never be able to find reliable teammates within three days. If he ran into a situation that required tight coordination like the last Instance, he would most likely be doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go. We will check the hall and see which of the wanted One-Star and Two-Star Players has a fully stacked team of five.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If a fully stacked team wants to sign up for protection from the Deceiver Alliance, they either have to disband their team immediately or have a team of Three-Star Trickster-Speakers lead and protect them. The latter is highly probable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the two returned to the hall and locked onto their target among several pieces of intel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Lin Xiuyuan, Two-Star Ghost Whisperer, Skill unknown, four teammates.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Four teammates: two One-Star, two Two-Star, Skills unknown.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Suspicions: High-difficulty Instances such as Cafeteria Dismemberment, Salvation of the Psychopath, and Tomb Raiders were highly likely cleared by Lin Xiuyuan's team.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing particularly noteworthy in other aspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the last Instance had left a lingering shadow in their minds, because seeing Salvation of the Psychopath made them frown instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, having a strong opponent wasn't necessarily a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1428,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","a438a3c18fe4c58840e79ec2f9b50ed1c6edec097492dc29baa87a4073d5737c","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-128","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-126",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]