[{"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-170":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},749451,993,"Chapter 170: The Established Situation","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>And just like that, the three of them were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the remaining six, a careful analysis of the situation would reveal that Li Zhitong...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was in terrible danger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, through this ordeal, the Three-Star Players could naturally confirm that the true strength of Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong was entirely comparable to that of a Three-Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing they lacked was Heart Cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, when it came to a battle of wits, Li Zhitong was the weakest among the six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the exposure of Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong's skills forced the duo into a position where they had to kill everyone else in this Instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing three Three-Star Players, they would definitely lose if they tried to fight head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, their only viable strategy was to provoke a fight among those three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran had to die, and Qiu Yinong had to be subdued. An opportunity like this was incredibly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible for the three of them to just lay low until the end, survive the Instance alongside Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong, and then expose their skills afterward, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, the Floor Masters of the two alliances would personally orchestrate a plan to subjugate Qiu Yinong, leaving them with absolutely nothing to show for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this matter had to be resolved within the Instance. For example, if only Diwu Zeyi and Qiu Yinong made it out alive in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could then use the flaw in the verbal trigger of Qiu Yinong's skill to blackmail her. By keeping this secret and only informing the first floor's Floor Master, he could not only earn his freedom but also secure a massive reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as a Reserve Teammate, freedom was the most important thing to Diwu Zeyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Diwu Zeyi, Long Hui, or Dorje, they all clearly understood that this was a chance to change their destinies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the moment Li Zhitong told a lie, they would instantly engage in Infighting, using their skills to eliminate their competitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, based on all these deductions, and considering the puzzle mechanics of this Secret Room...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all about the stock market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tricking a lie out of her would be far too easy. They just needed to push Li Zhitong into a dead end, exactly like the three players who had just been driven to their deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would she lie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two scenarios:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scenario One: Li Zhitong figured out the core of the problem and refused to lie. Even if faced with death, she wouldn't lie. Adopting such an unyielding resolve might actually cause the other five to spare her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only possibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scenario Two: She failed to grasp the key point and decided to lie just to drag everyone else down with her before she died, activating her skill. In this case, she would face certain death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second scenario could be disregarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real focus was the first scenario. If the five drove Li Zhitong's company into a corner and she stubbornly refused to lie, there was a high probability the others wouldn't kill her. After all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they killed her, no one would provide a lie. Without a lie to exploit, how could the remaining five engage in Infighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, they wouldn't kill Li Zhitong, but they needed her to tell a Future Lie. For example, she would have to state that after someone told a lie, she would not enact Judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That someone was highly likely to be Qiu Yinong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was actually very simple to understand. The three Three-Star Players definitely wouldn't lie. Chen Ran also knew the Three-Star Players wanted to kill him, making it even less likely for him to lie. And with Li Zhitong steadfastly refusing to lie, then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Yinong was the only one left to provide the lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone would have to declare a Future Lie: they would not subject Qiu Yinong to Judgment after she lied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this type of Future Lie wasn't foolproof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, after the three Three-Star Players resolved their Infighting and a victor emerged, a loser could embrace mutually assured destruction. If they broke their Future Lie and subjected Qiu Yinong to Judgment, she would undoubtedly die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the lie provided by Qiu Yinong...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had to be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I lied!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly, it was her skill's trigger phrase. Not only that, she would keep her gun drawn at all times, ready to activate her skill the moment she sensed anything amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, there needed to be a prerequisite condition for the six people's Future Lie: excluding Qiu Yinong, as long as no one lied, no one was allowed to touch their Liar-Slayer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, the losers of the brawl wouldn't be able to instantly break their Future Lie and take Qiu Yinong down with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, following the deaths of Zhang Meili and the other two, the upcoming situation was abundantly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything depended on Li Zhitong's choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choice One: Be targeted by the five of them, pushing her company to the brink of bankruptcy, and tell a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choice Two: Be targeted by the five, pushing her company to the brink of bankruptcy, and refuse to lie. However, to survive, she would have to agree to the remaining five's proposal for a Future Lie, promising not to enact Judgment on Qiu Yinong. Qiu Yinong would then provide the lie, allowing the three Three-Star Players to use their skills. It would then come down to whether Li Zhitong could survive the barrage of the three players' abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, with Choice Two, there was also the possibility that Li Zhitong might team up with another player to screw over a Three-Star Player or Chen Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, if the three Three-Star Players wanted to eliminate their competitors under the current circumstances, Li Zhitong was the easiest angle of approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they dragged this out into the third Secret Room, there was no telling what might happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The above deductions could easily be pieced together by Chen Ran, Qiu Yinong, and the three Three-Star Players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all just stared at Li Zhitong, their gazes seeming to say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to make Choice Two on your own, or do we have to make it for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the second Secret Room as a whole, the most frustrating position actually belonged to the wealthy NPC. It was clearly supposed to be the main target for all the players, yet from beginning to end, not a single one of them paid it any mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple. Any player who survived long enough to reach the second Secret Room was the elite of the elite. You could pick any one of them at random, and they would breeze through the puzzle of a One-Star Instance's Secret Room with absolute ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Zhou Chen, who knew very little about stocks, managed to grasp the mechanics quickly. Had his opponents not been so freakishly overpowered, he probably could have soloed the wealthy NPC himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't an exaggeration. The wealthy NPC's capital could easily be calculated since it had purchased shares across multiple companies. With Zhang Meili dead, it had also lost its protective umbrella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhitong felt a chill crawl down her spine under everyone's intense scrutiny. At first, she didn't understand the meaning behind their stares, but gradually, her expression grew increasingly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'With Zhang Meili and the other two dead, I've become their next pawn in this game.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'These five could easily lend capital to one another, expand production, and turn their deficits into profits.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Meanwhile, with Zhou Chen's death, Company No. 6 has vanished from the stock market. That means the stocks I previously bought from Company No. 6 are worthless. My money is completely gone.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When those five expand their operations, all I'll be able to do is sit here and wait for death.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But why aren't they using Chen Ran as their target?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Right, Chen Ran is highly likely running Company No. 8. With his massive financial backing, trying to corner him in the stock market is nothing but a pipe dream.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And Qiu Yinong's inherent value ensures that she won't be targeted either.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So naturally, I become their prime candidate!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It really is as they say. In an Instance, as long as it isn't cleared, there will always be Infighting among players.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Infighting over ideals, stances, and sheer survival, leading them to kill each other.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If you can't look three steps ahead before taking one, you'll end up in the exact situation I'm in now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I get targeted first and then forced to agree to their terms, even if I survive the Infighting, my company's funds won't hold out for much longer.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, I must agree to their terms before they use the stock market to snipe me, thereby preserving my current capital.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this realization, a trace of exhaustion flickered through Li Zhitong's eyes. She was certain that the six people present possessed roughly the same level of intelligence. But why was it that everyone else could think so far ahead, while she failed to see this coming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, she voiced her confusion, \"I have a question. Why can't I keep up with your deductive speed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1544,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","3bcd91cedef1e54684ee526886f694d1962925f1087dccbad6227315822897cb","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-171","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-169",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]