Chapter 596: Lin Xuan: I Want to Become Stronger!

Time rewinds to a few minutes ago.

When the two used their Skills for the first time, the moment Qiu Yinong pulled the trigger.

In the darkness, a light screen appeared in Qi Yanqing's mind.

[Reset Time]

[Foresee Future]

[Temporary Amnesia]

Qiu Yinong's Skill information was modularly presented in Qi Yanqing's mind.

Simultaneously presented in his mind were the names of the players present, as well as each player's position, and the Secret Room items. Just like arranging troops for battle, he could manipulate them freely.

He thought about it.

Dragging it to 30 seconds.

[Temporary Amnesia], he assigned this effect to the fourteen people opposite.

[Foresee Future] he assigned to himself.

Therefore, only then did the scene that just happened occur. (Namely the content of the previous chapter)

Military Fluidity was a noble Skill type among nobles: a Class 1 Commander Skill.

Class 1 Commander Skill: After the Skill is used, it is almost unaffected by anything.

Unless it was a speed-snatching Skill like Speed is Precious in War, and moreover, Speed is Precious in War's speed had to be faster than time itself to be able to affect a Class 1 Commander like Military Fluidity.

Since there were Class 1 Commander Skills, then there definitely were Class 2 Commander Skills.

Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers was Class 2. After being used, it would be affected by other Skills.

There might be doubts here.

How could his Skill possibly command other players' Skill effects?

If Military Fluidity originated from the art of war, shouldn't it be a Skill that can only command one's own team?

The answer is: numerical inflation.

Namely the highest realm of the art of war, and that is commanding the enemy. Therefore, his Skill, after numerical inflation, could command the Skills of the players present, indiscriminate between friend and foe.

...

Time returns to the present.

Namely: When Qiu Yinong and Qi Yanqing used their Skills for the first time.

When the light returned, Nan Sheng instantly swapped positions with the 7-star player in Yue Guanshan's team who hadn't spoken much all along.

Before Nan Sheng had time to react, he was pulled into the Distance-Free Technique by Chu Yinian.

Qi Yanqing's train of thought was very simple. Since in [Foresee Future] he saw that Nan Sheng's Skill would affect his Skill, then he directly had someone control Nan Sheng.

Qi Yanqing glanced at Lin Xuan who was just planning to use his Skill, and swapped positions again.

Lin Xuan appeared beside him. With one look, Lin Xuan once again fell to the ground and slept.

Very quickly, everyone recovered their memories.

"Something's wrong!" Chen Nuo watched this scene and hurriedly signaled everyone.

"Logically speaking, fourteen against four, we occupy the advantage, therefore they would choose to contest Skills with us."

"Lin Xuan is definitely going to be instantly killed, there's nothing much to say about this point."

After all, Lin Xuan's Skill was just laid out there, too many variables; he had to be instantly killed.

"But the problem is, the first person he dealt with was Nan Sheng. If I remember correctly, Nan Sheng hasn't used a Skill yet."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhe fiercely looked at Qiu Yinong who had a sluggish expression: "Foresee Future?"

"Should be." Qiu Yinong nodded.

"Commander-type Skill!" Chen Nuo only felt his head swell up like hemp. Why was this kind of Skill also hidden ah, and it was a fucking 7-star.

"Commander-type Skill?" Qiu Yinong and Jiang Zhe looked at Chen Nuo in puzzlement.

"Commander-type Skills are even rarer than time and space types in Hell. And normally they are Class 2 Commanders. For example, I've checked the information on Chen Ran's team; the Diwu Zeyi you guys matched with in a certain Instance, his Skill is a Class 2 Commander."

"As for Class 1 Commander Skills, it's said that in the entire history of Hell, they have appeared no more than twenty times. I didn't expect that we would actually encounter one." Chen Nuo smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Actually they all knew that The All-Knowing and Almighty had heavily invested this time. But they didn't expect that not only was there a 7-star Ghost Immortal, there was also a fucking player with a Class 1 Commander Skill.

Are they not planning to live anymore?

"Wanting to crack a Class 1 Commander, initiative is very important. But he has already used it, so wanting to crack it again, unless someone's Skill can transcend time." As Chen Nuo spoke, he couldn't help but look at the controlled Nan Sheng.

Very obviously, the opponent commanded Qiu Yinong's [Foresee Future], thereby choosing to control Nan Sheng at the first moment. That explained that Nan Sheng's Skill could crack Military Fluidity.

But the problem was, they were currently not only affected by Absolute Silence, having their senses shielded, but also affected by Military Fluidity. All Skills used hereafter would be commanded and manipulated by Military Fluidity; it wouldn't have any meaning.

...

At the same time.

In the Distance-Free Technique, Nan Sheng had just broken free from the Distance-Free Technique when he was pulled back into the Distance-Free Technique by Chu Yinian.

"It's useless. With me here, don't even think about returning to the real world," Chu Yinian said.

After a few experiments, Nan Sheng also gave up on breaking free from the Distance-Free Technique, but instead looked coldly at the opponent.

"Since it's like this, then let's see whose Mental State is stronger!"

Both of them were Quasi-Transcendent, and both had a second type of heart cultivation; it was very hard to determine a victor.

It was made clear that Chu Yinian wanted to do a one-for-one trade with him, making Nan Sheng unable to use his Skill.

...

The Instance, the first Secret Room.

Han Fei, Jiang Zhe, Qiu Yinong—they didn't dare to use Skills anymore. After all, even if they used them, they would only be commanded.

Therefore, the several 5-star players cast their gazes towards the remaining 7-star players.

They had eight 7-star players, but the problem was these eight people performed mediocrely. This completely didn't conform to logic; there was only one explanation:

They were pretending!

Actually, stepping into the perspective of these eight 7-star players, their position was very awkward.

They hoped that Yue Guanshan's team would be obliterated immediately, yet also hoped that Yue Guanshan's team would...

Die a little slower.

The most ideal situation was: reaching a certain balance in the Instance's first Secret Room, and conducting the final showdown in the third Secret Room.

Simply put: Keep the Enemy Alive to Increase One's Own Value.

If Yue Guanshan's team was destroyed: it seemingly resolved the crisis, but next, it was impossible for Chen Ran to let the rest of the people leave alive. Therefore, the fifteen of them would fall into a new round of infighting.

In other words: To them, Chen Ran was a second Yue Guanshan.

Therefore, the best situation was that the fifteen people could remain united all along, obliterating Yue Guanshan's team right when the Instance was cleared. The instant they were obliterated, they would immediately leave the Instance, escaping the result of being purged by Chen Ran.

Conclusion: These eight 7-star players were showing up but not putting in effort. They didn't hope for Chen Ran's team to be completely wiped out, nor did they hope for Yue Guanshan's team to be obliterated before the Instance was cleared and the exit appeared.

And right now, very obviously, both sides were in a deadlocked state. They wouldn't help anyone.

Just pretending was enough.

This story once again tells us that it's best to only have one smart person in a team. Otherwise, it will be like this: at critical moments, there are too many smart people, and they will drag down the entire plan for their own interests.

Of course, this was Hell. No one was wrong, it was just that their standpoints were different.

You Chen Ran are a True Self Player, what the hell does that have to do with me? I just want to complete the Quest, get out alive, and take the Reward, that's all. Don't talk to me about bullshit like 'for the future of Hell'.

The pie is too big to swallow.

...

The several 5-star players, seeing this appearance of theirs, understood the general idea in their hearts.

Chen Nuo silently lit a cigarette, simultaneously calculating in his heart.

Not bad, for Chu Yinian and the three others, it was also the same logic.

Figuring out this point.

Chen Nuo casually found a spot and sat down.

Closed his eyes to rest his mind.

Paid no more attention.

Qiu Yinong and Jiang Zhe looked at each other. They knew the plan to kill with a borrowed knife had gone bankrupt, and could only helplessly shake their heads.

Han Fei actually didn't care. He only needed to live until the Instance's third Secret Room, and that would be fine.

However, his gaze was scanning everyone. From deduction, the person manipulating his life definitely wanted him to kill one of the players present.

Initially, he thought it was Yue Guanshan, but looking at it now, it should be...

The person using Military Fluidity!

He glanced at the Liar-Slayer that he had thrown on the ground, silently moving his steps to be a bit further away from the Liar-Slayer and Qi Yanqing.

Consequently, a very magical scene occurred. The people who were originally fighting a life-and-death struggle.

Quietened down at this moment, including Nan Sheng and Chu Yinian who were blasting at each other in the Distance-Free Technique also detached from the Distance-Free Technique.

Seventeen people, one coffin, and also a Lin Xuan lying on the ground.

Therefore, in this eighteen-person Skill show, the only one ultimately injured was Lin Xuan.

...

Lin Xuan fiercely opened his eyes. Even though he was still dizzy and his lips were white, he could still barely hold on.

His first reaction was to feel for his gun.

"Dare you."

An icy-cold voice transmitted into his ears, making him unable to help but shudder.

Lin Xuan looked over and discovered the person speaking was precisely Qi Yanqing who had instantly killed him. Scaring him into hurriedly avoiding eye contact and pulling back his hand.

Only then did he discover that Qiu Yinong and the others had casually sat down at certain spots, closing their eyes to rest.

He also looked at the Bronze Sarcophagus, secretly thinking that Yue Guanshan and Chen Ran should not have woken up yet.

Therefore.

He also found a spot to sit down, starting to close his eyes and rest his mind, simultaneously pondering how he could become stronger.

Thinking of this point, he endured the risk of Mental Overdraft and arrived in the Distance-Free Technique.

Looking at [Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Happiness].

Perhaps [Joy] sensed his current mental state and didn't choose to bother him.

He couldn't help but close his eyes, recalling the various events before his death one by one.

Not long after.

Lin Xuan fiercely opened his eyes, immediately running up to [Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Happiness].

And grabbed towards [Happiness].

[Happiness] slapped his hand away: "Only now do you think of me ah. The first time you cultivated The Highest Goodness is Like Water, I was already prepared to fight alongside you. But you were played around in circles by Joy. You disappointed me too much."

"Come on! Lin Xuan!"

"Let me see if you still have the qualifications to gain my acknowledgment!"

Having said that, [Happiness] actually summoned a Sniper Rifle, raising his hand and firing a shot.

Lin Xuan: "..."

...

In the Instance's first Secret Room, everyone who was originally resting with their eyes closed sensed the spiritual fluctuations erupting on Lin Xuan's body and opened their eyes.

Chu Yinian and the three others just indifferently glanced at him, then paid no more attention. An ant leveling up was just a slightly larger ant. Moreover, with Lin Xuan's current mental state...

High probability he would fail.

Qiu Yinong and Jiang Zhe, although they were hit by Absolute Silence and couldn't perceive it, they followed the gazes looking towards Lin Xuan, and had a guess in their hearts. Their first thought was that Lin Xuan was going to cultivate [Happiness].

Qiu Yinong somewhat couldn't figure it out.

She carefully recalled Lin Xuan's various performances from encountering Lin Xuan until now.

Being suppressed in various ways, plus Chen Ran's intentional or unintentional PUA, yet he was able to persist until now.

Perhaps...

[Happiness] was his true foundation.