[{"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-337":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},749065,993,"Chapter 337: Variable!","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-337",337,"\u003Cp>【Gao Lan】 pulled the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, click, the sound of the bullet jamming was exceptionally loud on the eighth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gao Lan】's pupils contracted sharply. With a pale face, he couldn't help but take two steps back, his eyes looking in horror at 【Lin Xuan】, whose face was currently full of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was filled with uncontrollable rage, perhaps because his facial features contorted from knowing his time of death was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lin Xuan】 pulled out his Liar-Slayer, aimed the muzzle at 【Gao Lan】, and said calmly, \"You can give your last words in advance now, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gao Lan】 closed his eyes in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, 【Lin Xuan】 didn't say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You lied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at this moment, a cold sneer surfaced on 【Gao Lan】's previously despairing face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You lied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed the muzzle at 【Lin Xuan】 and pulled the trigger without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet jammed again. 【Gao Lan】 was first taken aback, and then panic showed on his face, only to find 【Lin Xuan】 watching him quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was slightly awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both looked at each other oddly. In their eyes, there was disdain, but also approval. Disdain because the other party's acting just now was slightly exaggerated, and approval for the acting the other party had momentarily displayed: the pale face, the weak and numb legs, the despair, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when deceiving people for lies in Hell, without a thick skin, one wouldn't survive to this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the two exchanged smiles. Perhaps this was the mutual appreciation between actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the brains of both people were spinning rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gao Lan】:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Big Gold Tooth must have triggered the mechanism of 【Golden Mouth and Jade Words】.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since he can't achieve 【Golden Mouth and Jade Words】, he will become a person who breaks his promises. Every sentence he says will sound like the opposite to the person affected by the skill.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Simply put, not a single sentence from a person who breaks his promises can be trusted.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Forbidden Bookstore makes the affected person imagine things by replaying the plot, thereby tricking them into telling a lie. But the players inside have also been hit by 【Golden Mouth and Jade Words】. If the mechanism is triggered, their words can't be trusted either.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then I can't be certain whether the players in the Forbidden Book have been tricked into lying or not.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It indeed counters my skill!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Tracking down the Five-Star Youth is the Quest given to Lin Xuan by the Ninth Floor Master. Meanwhile, Chen Ran and the others are tracking Lin Xuan. Therefore, the information that the Five-Star Youth is being tracked might have been intercepted by The Underworld, which is why they sent Big Gold Tooth who counters him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lin Xuan】:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What is the trigger mechanism for the imagination in the Forbidden Book? Is it related to acting?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We just acted out two scenes, so did it trigger imagination twice?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The next scene is going to the twelfth floor, finding Chen Ran who turned into a standing mirror, providing a lie, and tricking him into using his skill. But he isn't the Chen Ran from the original space, so he can't use the skill.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, in the script, 【Lin Xuan】 still has to use a skill once.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The most crucial point is that we engaged in a battle of wits on the second floor for so long, it must have been recorded by the Forbidden Book. Yet, the script in my mind doesn't have the plot and lines for the battle of wits on the second floor.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The information provided by The Underworld only contained an introduction to the Five-Star Youth's skill; it didn't detail all the mechanisms.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But after the next scene is acted out, there will be no more scenes for Lin Xuan, and the script will be gone.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yet, what happened on the second floor was also recorded by the Forbidden Book, but there is no corresponding script or lines. How am I supposed to act it out?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can deduce it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Has a script: I haven't experienced it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Has no script: I have experienced it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, I have experienced the script on the second floor. I know how to act it out, so I don't need a script.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No wonder there is a two-minute break after each scene ends.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Without this break, there wouldn't be enough time to switch roles and scenes.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gao Lan】 and 【Lin Xuan】 both ended their deep thoughts at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lin Xuan】 walked upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Distance-Free Technique, Chen Ran looked suspiciously at the youth who was leisurely smoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you were going to pause it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reason?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Five-Star player's skill is countered by Big Gold Tooth's skill. At this time, what the Five-Star player needs to do is Heart-killing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the youth pointed a finger at the scene, indicating 【Lin Xuan】 who was going upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gao Lan】 looked at 【Lin Xuan】 who was walking upstairs and suddenly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it worth it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fanatical look surfaced in 【Lin Xuan】's eyes, and then he nodded: \"It's worth it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gao Lan】: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Lunatics, the players from The Underworld are all a bunch of lunatics. Even knowing it means death, they rush to throw their lives away.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The logic inside was very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the Five-Star Youth or Chen Ran won, neither would let Big Gold Tooth off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only ending was death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, 【Gao Lan】 asked 【Is it worth it】 in an attempt to engage in Heart-killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Distance-Free Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you understand the system of The Underworld very well?\" Chen Ran probed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth smiled without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that he couldn't fish out any useful information, Chen Ran didn't say anything more and continued staring at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the twelfth floor, 【Lin Xuan】 arrived in the room and stood before the standing mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Ran, reveal yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The standing mirror turned back into Chen Ran's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll provide you with a lie, and you use Eternal Kingdom,\" 【Lin Xuan】 continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I lied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar-Slayer: Eternal Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two didn't talk nonsense and both acted according to the plot in the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namely, the Secret Room turned dark. It was 【Lin Xuan】 using his skill, while the Chen Ran in front of him failed to use Eternal Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it wasn't that 【Lin Xuan】's skill had been used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a setting in the book: the Lin Xuan he was playing would definitely use a skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Chen Ran】 stared at him and ultimately didn't pull out his Liar-Slayer: \"Since you were able to survive on the eighth floor, it means you must have used the setting to Avoid Lying in your lines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lin Xuan】 ignored him, and didn't want to use 【Golden Mouth and Jade Words】 to trick a lie out of this 【Chen Ran】 at this moment either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately went to the Elevator and pressed the button to go up to the thirteenth floor, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elevator was stuck on the eighth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Oh no!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lin Xuan】 frantically ran downstairs and soon arrived at the eighth floor again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gao Lan】 blocked the Elevator doors, looking at him with a smiling face: \"Sorry, this way is temporarily closed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, 【Lin Xuan】's expression changed unpredictably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he lifted his foot, walked step by step toward the Elevator, and reached out to touch 【Gao Lan】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he touched him, 【Gao Lan】 turned into a Phantom Image and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As I expected!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'【Gao Lan】 blocking the Elevator door was my imagination.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If he dared to block me, not only would I deviate from the script, but he would also deviate from the script.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he quickly pressed the up button. After the Elevator opened, he first pressed the thirteenth floor. Upon reaching the thirteenth floor, the Elevator doors opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he changed into Qiu Hua's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after the Elevator doors closed, it continued to ascend, arriving at the fourteenth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elevator doors opened, and 【Ye Qian】 walked in. By tacit understanding, neither of them spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pressed the Elevator to go down to the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a bizarre scene occurred. The Elevator opened on the thirteenth floor, and 【Chen Ran】 walked in. It opened again on the twelfth floor, and 【Short and Fat】 walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Qiu Hua】 and 【Ye Qian】 faced a formidable enemy, because in the previous plot, only the two of them went down to the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged a glance, gripped the handrails inside the Elevator car tightly with one hand, and reached out with the other to touch the two extra people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them were bounced away. Had it not been for one hand gripping the handrail, they would have rebounded and touched 【Chen Ran】 and 【Short and Fat】 again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, under their shocked gazes, 【Chen Ran】 and 【Short and Fat】 turned their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing a chilling smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Qiu Hua】 and 【Ye Qian】's scalps instantly went numb, and they continuously screamed impossible in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the plot, only the two of them would take the Elevator to the first floor, and then take the Elevator to the second floor. They could think of this point, and the other six 【actors】 could also think of this point. Therefore, everyone was 【acting】 out what they were supposed to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could 【Chen Ran】 and 【Short and Fat】 possibly appear here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, they thought this was their imagination, but upon touching them just now, they discovered they were physical entities, and moreover...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were also protected by the Liar-Slayer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They are players!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How is that possible?'\u003C\u002Fp>",1619,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","ced8393ce9e01ab64de404e91b40df148eb550b1ad70e7c4ccfa1687f0e545c5","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-338","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-336",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]