[{"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-143":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},749392,993,"Chapter 143: The Godly Trap (1)","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-143",143,"\u003Cp>Time rewound to two and a half minutes ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xue Ling stepped out, Chen Ran slowly closed his eyes, his right hand gripping his gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He emptied his mind, banishing all stray thoughts. His right index finger twitched. The instant he heard the words \"Glass Beads\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost exactly as Xue Ling's voice faded, Diwu Zeyi, the Three-Star Trickster-Speaker, Dorje, and a half-beat later, Chen Ran, drew their pistols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Three-Star Players did not pass Judgment. They seemed to be waiting for Li Zhitong to use a Skill first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the crowd came to their senses and drew their handguns, though they all pointed the barrels upward. The mental blow was about to strike at any moment; who in their right mind would waste time casting Judgment on Xue Ling right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar-Slayer: Eternal Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whisperer: Mount Tai Crushing Down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar-Slayer: Reset to Zero.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of the fourteen players, everyone except Qiu Yinong aimed their guns at the carriage roof and activated their Skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a single gunshot rang out. The other thirteen guns seemed to suffer an absolute bloodline suppression, misfiring one by one in a display of submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the light returned, they stared at Chen Ran as if they had seen a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To varying degrees, these players had all read Chen Ran's background file and knew his Skill could prohibit others from using theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, only by witnessing it with their own eyes could they truly grasp the overwhelming shock brought by Eternal Kingdom. It was as if all other Skills had encountered their destined nemesis. The sound of their misfires was a sign of submission, a low whimper as they wagged their tails begging for mercy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What a domineering Skill!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the unanimous thought shared by all the players present. Cold sweat drenched the backs of the two One-Star Players. If Li Zhitong had managed to cast his Skill just now, they would have been dead for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the moment I fired my gun, no one should even think about using any Skill for the next hour,\" Chen Ran sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone immediately checked their Watches to record the time. But when they looked back up, they realized Chen Ran had already disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out on the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Ling had already taken three bullets to the head and lay dead in a pool of blood. Chen Ran approached the corpse, picked up the Iron Bucket, and leisurely strolled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous Future Lie had only stipulated that one player must be sent out in rotation at every stop, but it never specified who should be sent if the initially dispatched player died. Therefore, Chen Ran stepping out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...did not violate the Future Lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwilling to concede, Li Zhitong tossed several beads into the air in rapid succession, scattering them like falling blossoms. Chen Ran's pupils merely contracted slightly before he closed his eyes and continued walking back into the train carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My Skill is known as the absolute strongest in the Ego Tier. Not even a Sobering Agent can dispel it. Only someone with an incredibly powerful state of mind could ignore it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Chen Ran used to show terror, but this time he only displayed a fleeting moment of fear before completely shrugging off my Skill. This proves he is growing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What terrifying innate talent. No wonder his Skill is simply the prohibition of all other Skills, forcing everyone into a battle of pure wits. If he had been given any other practical Skill, this guy would have risen to power with terrifying speed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the crowd was still reeling in shock, a certain individual hid among the group, carefully searching for a blind spot in everyone's line of sight...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking, now that the Iron Bucket filled with gasoline had been retrieved, all they needed to do was sit in their seats, and the rest of the journey would proceed without a hitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in an Instance, puzzle-solving was always just window dressing. The true core...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...was Infighting among the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Chen glanced at Li Zhitong's team. Their initial headcount had been five: Li Zhitong, the Three-Star Trickster-Speaker, Sun Long, Xue Ling, and Li Zhitong's original teammate, Chen Zaixing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Li Zhitong had cast his Skill when no one was speaking a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that someone within his team had provided him with a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, Sun Long and Xue Ling were already dead, and the Three-Star Trickster-Speaker certainly wouldn't have provided him with a lie. In that case...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one left was Chen Zaixing, making it highly probable that he was the one who provided the lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the answer could be deduced this easily, Li Zhitong's Bounty in the Liar-Slayer Alliance wouldn't be nearly so high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I have a feeling...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The person who provided Li Zhitong with the lie isn't in his team at all. They are most likely in Lin Xiuyuan's team...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, the Slave who supplied the lie belongs to Lin Xiuyuan, not Li Zhitong.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Seriously, can't the Liar-Slayer Alliance just eliminate Xia Ning already? This damn one-minute early entry advantage is sickeningly unfair!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others shared similar sentiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes darted back and forth between the two teams led by Li Zhitong and Lin Xiuyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Liar-Slayers were hunting for the Slave, while the Ghost Whisperers were biding their time, waiting for Chen Ran's Skill duration to expire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, no one took a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time quietly slipped by. During this standoff, not a single word was spoken; everyone was entirely immersed in their own deep contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Liar-Slayers, they first needed to eliminate Li Zhitong, or else they had no chance of surviving this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Ghost Whisperers, they first needed to eliminate Chen Ran, or else Li Zhitong wouldn't be able to play his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zaixing let out a heavy sigh and slowly stepped out from the crowd. He scanned the surrounding faces and declared, enunciating every single word:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I... am... Li Zhitong's... Slave!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one believed his words, yet no one entirely dismissed them either. Most importantly, not a single person drew their gun to cast Judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obviously a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zaixing might genuinely be a Slave, but he definitely wasn't the Slave who had provided the lie to Li Zhitong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By exposing his own identity, he was highly likely engaging in Lie-Judgment, baiting someone into judging him based on a false premise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the players matched in this round were fools, nor were there any reckless hotheads. Every single person had their own process of logic and deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? This is the benefit of being matched with smart people. Even when I confess that I'm a Slave, you actually hesitate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? This is the benefit of being matched with smart people. Even when I confess that I'm a Slave, you actually hesitate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just like playing League of Legends back when I was alive. Faking Wukong's decoy ability only tricks high-ranking players; it doesn't work on Iron or Bronze-tier newbies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true. Even if Chen Zaixing really was the Slave who provided the lie, none of the players present dared to take the gamble without absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there had been a stubborn, impulsive player among them, they would have already shot Chen Zaixing the moment he claimed to be a Slave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fascinating. In other words, it is highly likely that you'll be unable to find the player who gave Li Zhitong the lie. After all, even if a player admits it directly, you wouldn't believe them. The only thing you trust is... your own deduction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said, Chen Zaixing stepped back behind Li Zhitong, looking at the crowd with a playful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, right at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Three-Star Players realized something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headcount didn't match!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Whisperer's Escape Room, two One-Star Players had died. In the clash within the first secret room, another two One-Star Players had perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excluding themselves, logically speaking, there should have been thirteen people standing before them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, within their line of sight, they could only see twelve people. This meant that someone was hiding among the crowd, perfectly exploiting the blind spots in their vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them instinctively felt that something was seriously amiss. Just as they were about to step forward to investigate...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person manipulating their blind spots finally stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Yinong raising her gun, the barrel aimed squarely at a One-Star Player in Lin Xiuyuan's team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly closed the distance, pressing forward step by step. Her gaze was sharp, locking relentlessly onto the One-Star Player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single drop of cold sweat slid down the player's forehead and splashed onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd watched in silence. They assumed that these two were highly likely just putting on an act, attempting to bait out another lie from someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the scene that followed completely exceeded their expectations. Qiu Yinong spoke in a bone-chilling tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You lied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1511,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","d037e2cd612c3219999ffe8d9259e434720288f152ae127db7313b8c4cd6115e","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-144","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-142",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]