[{"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-459":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},749137,993,"Chapter 459: Maze Combo Skill (2)","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-459",459,"\u003Cp>The five people walked into the passageway. After walking for about ten meters, they came to a fork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead was an upward stairway, and on the left-hand side of the five people was a downward stairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both stairways closely hugged the walls and formed a 90-degree angle; the intersection was a platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle was an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the abyss, stood a giant statue holding a stone axe. Those eyes, as big as copper bells, seemed to be watching the five people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The platform the five people were standing on was about as high as the stone statue's knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visibility in the Secret Room was very low. Besides the giant statue being relatively clear, the visibility range was less than two meters. They didn't know where the ends of the two stairways were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning their heads, they found that the way behind them had turned into a wall at some unknown time; the passageway was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five people faced two choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two: Go left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran dropped his cigarette butt on the platform, thought for a moment, and stomped on it a few times. He looked at the four people beside him and smiled: \"Are you guys starting now or do you need to brew it for a while?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, right at this moment, the four walls of the Secret Room began to rotate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran's expression immediately became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls rotated clockwise ten times, and then counterclockwise three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be understood as...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Secret Room's walls rotated seven times. And for the Secret Room walls, every four times it rotated, each wall would return to its original position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words. It was equivalent to the Secret Room walls only rotating three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran lit a cigarette. He already had some guesses in his heart that needed to be verified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he walked forward; ahead was the upward stairway, and the four people followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five people kept climbing the stairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, they silently counted in their hearts how many steps they had walked in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange thing was, the statue in the middle of the abyss kept staring at them, as if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would automatically shift its direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'997, 998, 999...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the five people silently counted to one thousand, a platform appeared. Standing on the platform...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the left was a downward stairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four walls of the Secret Room rotated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First it was counterclockwise nine times, then clockwise eight times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no pattern to speak of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran looked at the stairway on the right. It was very strange; it was clearly a downward stairway just a moment ago, but at this moment it had become an upward stairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five people were simultaneously startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Just now it was only the walls rotating; it didn't drive these stairways and platforms to rotate together.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How could it happen that: a downward stairway became an upward stairway?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five people continued to climb the stairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the visibility was very low, they were very careful with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they silently counted to 1000 again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five people arrived at another platform. Chen Ran was already paralyzed from exhaustion, panting heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on their right, there was still a downward stairway, but right at this moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four walls of the Secret Room rotated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clockwise six times, counterclockwise five times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still no pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, when they looked at the stairway on the left again, the downward stairway...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had once again become an upward stairway!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran only felt a headache. The reason for the headache was naturally that he still had to climb up. With his physique, he would probably be exhausted half to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Four walls, and the stairways are all hugging the walls tightly, therefore in the Secret Room...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'At least four stairways!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Two possibilities: One, they all spiral upwards; as long as we keep climbing up, sooner or later we will reach the top of the Secret Room, and maybe...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We can clear it!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But, this possibility is obviously untenable. Simply because what we saw before was a downward stairway, which means it's impossible for all the stairways in the Secret Room to be going up; the first possibility is ruled out.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As for the second possibility?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I still have to observe for a bit first.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having rested enough, Chen Ran continued to take the left stairway and climbed up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he silently counted to 1000 again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five people appeared on a platform again. The other four squatted on the platform, panting heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Chen Ran, he had already disregarded his image and sat on the bluestone platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, 【Lin Xuan】 took advantage of the fact that the Secret Room walls hadn't rotated yet and the left stairway was still going down, to trot onto the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the Secret Room walls rotated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the downward stairway on the left was like a freshly caught fish, thrashing about violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lin Xuan】 was terrified of being thrown out, so scared that he returned to the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the Secret Room walls rotated clockwise four revolutions, and counterclockwise six revolutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the downward stairway on the left turned into an upward stairway again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five people all looked at the giant stone statue. Even though they had walked 3\u002F4 of a circle around the Secret Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone statue was still staring at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through observation, the five people found that although they had been climbing up all along, they were still at the same height as the stone statue's knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao seemed to think of something, took out a Marker Pen from his bag, and made a marking on the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the three looked thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran only took a glance and then ignored it. He had rested enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to walk the left stairway to climb up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unknown how much time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at a platform again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran immediately searched for the cigarette butt he dropped on the platform when he first came to this Secret Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't find it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that he had even stomped on it a few times, but there wasn't even any cigarette ash on the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Could it be that I guessed wrong?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We went in a circle, but didn't return to our original position?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Ran's expression of doubting life, Li Hao realized...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Chen Ran left a mark on the very first platform, it was a cigarette butt!!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He couldn't find the cigarette butt!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How is this possible?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right at this moment, the Secret Room walls rotated again, clockwise three times, counterclockwise...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao frowned in deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What is the purpose of the rotation?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can't figure it out.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Moreover, Chen Ran's cigarette butt isn't here, which means the stairways of this Secret Room...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Are spiraling upwards!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since it's ascending, and we've been climbing up all along, why is the height of the four platforms all level with the stone statue's knees?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Unless...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao looked at the giant stone statue; the stone statue's two eyes, as big as copper bells, were still staring intently at the four of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Unless this stone statue is also ascending!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about we try walking a circle counterclockwise?\" 【Qiu Yinong】 suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now they went clockwise, walking a circle, going upwards the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, walking a circle counterclockwise should be going downwards the whole time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three nodded, and Li Hao stood up. However, when he stepped onto the first stair to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire stairway shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It scared him so much that he retreated back. When the shaking ended, the downward stairway...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had turned into an upward stairway again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, whether going clockwise or counterclockwise, it was an upward stairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fuck, which bastard designed this?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is this trying to exhaust us to death?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four people cursed in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Chen Ran looked at the upward stairways on both sides and couldnt help but ponder, while simultaneously in his mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attempting to construct the original appearance of the Secret Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So that's how it is!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When we leave, the previous platform will ascend or descend!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking up to this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately constructed in his mind a... diagram where the platforms would neither ascend nor descend:\u003C\u002Fp>",1419,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","a4b2c203ec5342521b6f699115e4b093db60d7f234b3c4a1dc7202f0b83ef104","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-460","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-458",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]