Chapter 430: Targeted 360 Degrees with No Blind Spots!

Time reversed to when Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong had just cleared the highway game.

At this moment, there was about five minutes left until Eternal Kingdom ended.

Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong were immobilized by the two Wooden Men and didn't dare to move.

Hua Changsheng, Lin Xuan, Shu Renjun, Cui Yu; the four of them were deep in thought.

Gradually.

The other three realized something was wrong.

They frowned and looked at their Watches.

As if thinking of something, the three of them suddenly looked at Hua Changsheng, their expressions ugly.

Lin Xuan immediately said: "I need a Future Lie from you!"

"What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan pointed at his Watch and said with a serious expression: "If I can use my skill later, and I transfer the you from all six spaces into the same space, do you think your plan will fall through?"

That's right, Lin Xuan only needed to transfer the six Hua Changshengs into the same space. Even if they could all use their skills to force a Settlement of the dungeon's Third Secret Chamber, so what?

After all, there were still five spaces left...

That could be cleared!

That wasn't all. When the real Chen Ran cleared the Wooden Man game in another space and returned to the dungeon's Third Secret Chamber, the real Chen Ran could follow up with an Eternal Kingdom, breaking the space where Hua Changsheng Forced Settlement, while simultaneously breaking Lin Xuan's spatial skill.

Then, by that time, Hua Changsheng's plan could be declared a failure.

(The barely passing answer.)

Hearing this, Hua Changsheng laughed, her smile growing even more smug: "To be honest, my skill is very strong, but among this batch of players, there are three skills that can affect mine."

"The first is Chen Ran; his Eternal Kingdom goes without saying."

"The second is Qiu Yinong; her Wheel of Time can pull me back to before I used my skill."

"The third is you, Lin Xuan. As you just said, you can transfer all six of me into the same space. This way, six people can only settle one space, while you guys will clear the stage in the remaining five spaces."

"Since the Instance I created guards against Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong by using mechanics to immobilize them, do you think there's a possibility that I would also use mechanics to guard against you?"

"What mechanics?" Lin Xuan asked.

"Very simple: independent stage clearing."

"Simply put, if there are two Chen Rans in the same space, and the first Chen Ran clears the Wooden Man game, then the second Chen Ran cannot continue to participate in... the Wooden Man game in this space."

"And the consciousness of the first Chen Ran who cleared the stage will not return to his body, but will be in a chaotic state. He must wait until the other surviving players in this space have all participated in this Wooden Man game, or until only one non-clearing player is left alone. Only then can his consciousness return to the Third Secret Chamber of the dungeon."

'What a vicious mechanic!'

Lin Xuan's face was as cold as frost.

Simply put, only by waiting until the other surviving players in this space participated in the Wooden Man game, or someone died, leading to a non-clearing player being left alone and unable to participate in the Wooden Man game...

Could Chen Ran's consciousness return to his body in the Third Secret Chamber.

But the problem was, among the other players, there was a second Chen Ran who was unable to participate in the Wooden Man game, therefore...

As long as there were repeating versions of the same person in the same space, then no one could truly clear Hua Changsheng's Instance.

However, Lin Xuan quickly caught the loophole in this mechanic and hurriedly asked: "According to what you said, if a player consistently doesn't participate in the Wooden Man game, doesn't that mean the consciousness of the player who cleared the stage first will remain in a chaotic state forever? This should already violate the Decryption Protocol."

"That's easy, just design another mandatory participation mechanic, right?" Hua Changsheng said nonchalantly: "For example, within two hours, besides the players who have cleared the stage, if there are two or more surviving players left, then two people must be forced to participate in the next round of the Wooden Man game."

Lin Xuan: "..."

【Besides the players who have cleared the stage】, meaning the second Chen Ran still couldn't participate.

It was still the same conclusion: as long as there were repeating people in the same space, then no one could truly clear the stage.

This precisely countered Lin Xuan's skill.

For example, if Lin Xuan transferred all six Hua Changshengs into the same space, it meant there would be repeating players in the remaining five spaces, and none of the six spaces could clear the stage.

However...

Lin Xuan sneered: "Do you think my skill is that simple?"

Because previously, he had transferred Qiu Yinong and the four-star female player into...

The same space.

Hua Changsheng also sneered: "Are you trying to say that you can make it so there are only two players in a space, and when they clear the stage, it's a true clearance?"

Simply put.

If Lin Xuan transferred Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong into the same space, and there were only the two of them in this space, then when they cleared the stage, their consciousnesses would immediately return to their bodies.

Then Chen Ran could follow up with Eternal Kingdom.

"Sorry." Hua Changsheng's mouth curled up.

There was no helping it; this was an Instance designed by a 【Player】, so the rules were naturally decided by herself. When Hua Changsheng designed the Instance, since she considered how to target Chen and Qiu, she would definitely consider how to target Lin Xuan, as long as it didn't violate the Decryption Protocol.

Lin Xuan extended his index finger, angrily pointing at Hua Changsheng, opening his mouth several times, and finally...

He swapped his index finger for his middle finger.

Seeing Lin Xuan left speechless, Hua Changsheng ignored him and looked at Shu Renjun.

'Shu Renjun is a dead man!'

She stopped looking at Shu Renjun.

Actually, everyone knew that even if a god descended, Shu Renjun was bound to die.

There was simply no way to survive.

How could he play?

If Hua Changsheng used her skill, he would die from the Forced Settlement.

If Hua Changsheng couldn't use her skill, Cui Yu would perish together with him.

There really was no way out at all.

It was very stifling.

He was the strongest, and even Chen Ran wasn't certain of beating him, but the mechanics could kill him.

And it was certain death!

It was like being invincible in the world, only for enemies to descend from the heavens; there was nowhere to vent one's temper.

However...

Shu Renjun felt that he shouldn't die so stifled.

Given Chen Ran's personality, it was highly probable he would let him die amidst scheming.

He looked at Lin Xuan, then looked at the two immobilized people, and then his gaze fell on Hua Changsheng again.

'I've simulated over ten thousand plans, and all of them end in certain death.'

'Simply put, if there is no player in this Instance who counters Hua Changsheng's skill, then however many come, that many will die. I can only say, the strongest Three-Star Instance is truly perverted.'

'Since that's the case!'

He cleared his throat: "Do you all really think I'm dead for sure?"

Hearing this, everyone looked over.

'Now is the time!'

Distance-Free Technique, locking onto Hua Changsheng. The next moment, the consciousness of the two was pulled into the Distance-Free space.

But very quickly, Hua Changsheng escaped.

Seeing this, everyone knew this was Shu Renjun making a desperate struggle.

Shu Renjun also smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I didn't expect to not be given even a sliver of a chance!"

Having learned her lesson, Hua Changsheng no longer looked at Shu Renjun's eyes. The others did the same, afraid that Shu Renjun would make a final counterattack before death.

Cui Yu, however, looked at Qiu Yinong.

'Fuck! There isn't enough time!'

'When Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong cleared the first square grid, the Wooden Men just happened to turn their heads, and Eternal Kingdom has about five minutes left until it ends.'

'To be exact, it's 5 minutes and 10 seconds.'

'This means that even if the effect of Eternal Kingdom ends, if Qiu Yinong uses the Wheel of Time, the Wooden Men will still be in a state of staring at the two of them, and Chen Ran won't dare to recast Eternal Kingdom!'

'There's an extra 10 seconds!'

'Fuck, fuck, fuck!'

'What's more crucial is that there are Deceiver's Tongues; anyone can use skills. If Qiu Yinong uses the Wheel of Time to pull back Hua Changsheng who wants to force a Settlement, even if Hua Changsheng loses her memory, she can still continue to use her skill. The two of them will keep draining each other like this across countless timelines.'

'Mentally, we won't even be able to wear them down!'

'It'll be very hard for Hua Changsheng to even lose.'

'The most fatal part is that Hua Changsheng's skill should be a mechanic-tampering type. She can completely toss Qiu Yinong into the previous Instance, which is Shu Renjun's Instance.'

From an omniscient perspective, in Shu Renjun's Instance, there was a Triple-Layer Simulation, and inside it, players didn't have Liar-Slayers.

In other words.

As long as Hua Changsheng threw Qiu Yinong back into the Triple-Layer Simulation, Qiu Yinong wouldn't be able to use the Wheel of Time, and Hua Changsheng could force a Settlement without any worries.

'How could it result in this?'

'This Three-Star Instance is too perverted!'

'It makes people despair!'