[{"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-96":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},749324,993,"Chapter 96: Exam Question, Roasted","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>Chen Ran took a few deep drags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This Deceiver's Tongue...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It is absolutely flawless!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The primary personality is dead, and the Old Man is dead. It is fundamentally impossible to negate their Deceiver's Tongue.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But the flaw is also obvious. They have transformed into an Instance. When players deduce the mechanics of the Instance, lying does not exist, which means...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They cannot design deceptive scenarios to trick players into lying, like the ones in the beginner tutorial.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fuck!!!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A Ghost Whisperer was already incredibly strong, but I never expected them to become even more flawless after turning into an Instance!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, there is still room to maneuver.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Comes from the Old Man's design!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, to Confirm my deductions are completely correct, I must prove that the primary personality is dead.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The only thing I can think of is his appearance!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In my previous deductions, if Lin Jiabao was the primary personality, how could he possibly maintain the appearance of someone in his twenties?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Born in 1980, he would be at least thirty years old by 2010. Yet he still has the fresh, youthful face of a young man. His appearance does not match his age.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This means his appearance does not age as he grows older.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He is not human!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Still, that feels a bit inaccurate...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A miscalculation!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Back in the dream, why didn't I manage to coax out the exact year Lin Jiabao died?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There is still plenty of time. If I randomly match into an Instance with Lin Jiabao later, I can confirm the exact year he died. After all, a thirty-year-old might have the face of a twenty-year-old, but a forty-year-old...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The difference between them and a twenty-year-old would be obvious at a glance!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you with the Cigarette, are you still going to play the Escape Room Game or what?\" Lin Jiabei frowned at Chen Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His deductions interrupted, Chen Ran brushed the ash off his clothes. Looking at the Cigarette butts littering the floor, he realized he had been analyzing things for quite a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I have a question.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Can you get lung cancer in The Underworld?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about this, Chen Ran ripped open a fresh pack of Cigarettes and pulled one out to calm his nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still was not in a rush to enter the Instance with Liu Xing. Instead, he looked at the Dice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Rolling a one means randomized factions.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Rolling a two means randomized factions, as well as randomized difficulty for the Escape Room Game.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Rolling a three means randomized factions, difficulty, and participants.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Currently, Qiu Yinong, Lin Jiabao—whom I planted a Thought Stamp on—and I are all on a united front when it comes to dealing with Lin Jiabei.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The best approach is to make sure Lin Jiabei stays at the table and loses all her Poker Chips.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That is to say, I need to manipulate Fishing in Murky Waters so that, no matter the chaos, it always ends up with Lin Jiabao and me entering the game.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind made up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran tossed his Cigarette butt aside and raised an eyebrow at Liu Xing, who was sweating profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xing swallowed hard. Even from several meters away, he could feel the murderous intent radiating from Chen Ran. This guy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really wanted to kill him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In The 18th Level, one cannot survive without Points. To earn Points, you have to use Lie-Judgment inside an Instance. And to use Lie-Judgment, you have to open your mouth and speak.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But right now, Points are completely irrelevant to me. Staying alive is the only thing that matters.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In this Escape Room Game, I lose if I speak even a single word!!!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them stepped into the Escape Room Game, arriving once again in front of two chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xing immediately took a seat. Seeing his demeanor, Chen Ran knew that no matter what he said, Liu Xing would refuse to engage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed suit and sat in his chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a familiar wave of dizziness washed over them, causing both to pass out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they finally opened their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their first instinct was to check their Watches before finally taking stock of their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were inside a Secret Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing they noticed was the Secret Room's main entrance. It was a heavy iron door bound by Iron Chains, with a large Copper Lock connecting both ends of the chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking, as long as it wasn't an Electronic Lock, a Copper Lock would normally be secured on the outside. That was the only way to ensure the door was locked without trapping oneself inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in this Secret Room, the Copper Lock was on the inside. That could only mean one thing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person who locked the door was also trapped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both men realized this almost simultaneously. They hurriedly scanned the area, searching for any NPC that might be locked in the Secret Room with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no one else in sight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were in a Library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Densely packed bookshelves lined the space, holding rows upon rows of countless books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the four corners of the Library stood:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>East: White Tiger Bronze Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>West: Vermilion Bird Bronze Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>South: Azure Dragon Bronze Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>North: Black Tortoise Bronze Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Bronze Statue stood roughly two meters tall, radiating an imposing and majestic aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the two of them noticed that every single bookshelf in the Library was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made of iron!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were struggling to make sense of the situation, a piece of paper suddenly fluttered down from the Secret Room's iron door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xing reacted with lightning speed. He sprinted to the entrance and snatched up the paper to inspect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his astonishment, it was covered in characters that looked like incomprehensible, ghostly talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked just like...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cryptic tadpole script from ancient martial arts legends, but upon closer inspection, it didn't look like that at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran leaned in for a closer look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned as well. He could swear on his life that he had never seen this kind of writing before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a high probability that it did not belong to any known human language from the living world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two were racking their brains, desperately trying to deduce its meaning...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four Divine Beast Bronze Statues suddenly lit up, rapidly turning as bright and hot as glowing branding irons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of blistering heat swept through the Secret Room. Feeling intensely stifled, the two men hurriedly stripped off their shirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Chen Ran took a hard look around the Secret Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bookshelves, iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door, iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched down and rapped his knuckles against the floor. Good heavens, that was iron too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refusing to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the ceiling. Although he could not touch it to confirm, the color matched the floor perfectly. It was not hard to deduce...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling was also made of iron!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran opened his mouth, but the words caught in his throat. He lit a Cigarette to calm his racing heart before finally speaking. \"Tell me, do you think there's a possibility that if the bronze statues can heat up, this iron door, the iron bookshelves, and the iron floor will start heating up too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xing jolted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If this piece of paper is an exam question, and we fail to answer it within the time limit...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Will all these iron objects turn into red-hot branding irons and roast us alive?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Chen Ran and pointed at the strange text on the paper, silently asking if he could read it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't read a word of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Chen Ran had a slight inkling of what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'An unfamiliar text.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A Library.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That means there must be books related to this language on the shelves, or perhaps...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A dictionary for this specific script.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But there are way too many books here. Finding the right one is not going to be an easy task.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We are in deep trouble now!'\u003C\u002Fp>",1354,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","14f9671db0f69e272ac05a6d888824929e12f78d95e9d27b6289cadcfa0c6612","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-97","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-95",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]