Chapter 1387: [Deception] is me, I am [Deception]

【Deception】 is me, I am 【Deception】

That's right, Cheng Shi was just acting.

He had to provide cover for 【Deception】, masking His action of escaping the world to head to the real universe.

But in the end, 【Deception】 hadn't granted him anything. As a mortal, he couldn't pull off too many tricks before the gods, especially while 【Foolishness】 was still there; it was even more impossible for him to easily fool the gods.

So he could only return to his old trade: deceiving people—oh no, now it was deceiving gods!

The void is reality, reality is the void.

Of course, the lies told by a deceiver are false, but if a deceiver who has always told lies suddenly tells the truth... do you think others will believe it?

It's hard to say.

There are always clever people, like 【Foolishness】, who can see through everything.

And the brilliance of the trap 【Deception】 set for Himself to escape lies right here: He presented the gods with an irrationality so great that it made it difficult for all the gods to judge whether the other irrationality before them was reasonable or not.

Just like the established identity!

At this point, they might not know the truth about 【Nothingness】, but everyone knows how much effort 【Nothingness】 put into this era for the sake of the established fate.

Just as 【Foolishness】 said, seeing that the era is about to come to an end, could a 【Deception】 who has resisted for so long self-destruct at the end of the era?

It's simply a joke.

Not to mention that there is also a 【Fate】 who hasn't appeared for a long time; no matter how you look at it, this seems like a trick by 【Nothingness】.

And the established fate—this mortal chosen by 【Nothingness】 was almost held in the palm of 【Nothingness】's hand throughout the entire game. Two masters of the era blocked all wind and rain for him, and now you tell me he just stood there blankly witnessing his benefactor's self-destruction?

Even the most absurd screenwriter couldn't write such a story.

According to the gods' understanding of 【Deception】, the established fate before them absolutely cannot be the real established fate. He wouldn't let His answer stand alone, attracting the gaze of the Universe!

It's just that they aren't as bold as 【Foolishness】, daring to directly guess that the established fate is 【Deception】.

However, it is reasonable; if the established fate is the key to 【Origin】, given 【Deception】's determination to turn away from the Creator, He might be using this method to try to get close to 【Him】, and deliver a "fatal blow" to the Creator when He is closest to 【Him】.

Cheng Shi also figured out this logic and directly started acting on the spot, beginning to play a game of chess with 【Foolishness】.

【Chaos】—no, it should be Zhen Xin—she only glanced at Cheng Shi and realized this person was lying again.

She knew despair too well. True despair is never hysterical shouting and questioning, but silent trembling and irrepressible nausea. If 【Deception】 had truly self-destructed, no matter how strong Cheng Shi's performance was, it would never be as "distorted" as it was now.

So this must be a play. She just hadn't figured out whether the person standing before her was the 【Deception】 【Foolishness】 spoke of, or the real Cheng Shi.

But it didn't matter; whoever it was, she could cooperate.

Since she realized the Clown was deceiving people, Zhen Xin simply activated the authority of 【Chaos】, smearing the already unclear situation into even greater chaos.

Under these circumstances, superimposed with 【Foolishness】's words, the gods' gazes toward Cheng Shi changed, and even the allies of the Fear Sect began to mutter.

【Death】's eye sockets burned with green flames, constantly sizing Cheng Shi up, his face full of suspicion.

The Silent Puppet of the Leaking Realm drifted silently behind Cheng Shi, attempting to use assimilation to verify whether the other party was human or god.

Cheng Shi only felt his body stiffen, beginning to be slowly assimilated, but who would have thought that this scene of being unable to resist 【Silence】's assimilation would provide 【Foolishness】 with evidence. He sneered and said:

"So there are supporting roles in this performance.

Not bad acting, but I suggest you don't act next time.

No one likes to watch foolish acts."

After speaking, 【Foolishness】 left, as if staying one second longer would be contaminated by the stupidity of the scene.

The appearance of 【Birth】 was a routine, 【Time】 didn't even have time to come to "attend the ceremony," the gods of the Universe were few, and this time even 【Decay】 didn't show up, showing that His decay was nearing its end.

【Silence】 silently withdrew, and 【Chaos】 followed. She knew Cheng Shi would have to explain to the Clowns sooner or later.

【Death】 looked at Cheng Shi from afar, gave the other party a look that said "see me later," and then sighed gloomily, turning into a torrent of white bones and whistling away.

There was no longer the anger of being deceived in His eyes, showing that the return of the Gravekeeper had completely smoothed over the dissatisfaction in the "Cold Old Man's" heart.

With such a major event happening, Cheng Shi wasn't surprised by 【Death】's attitude. Anyone seeing their ally—no, the leader of the Fear Sect—self-destruct here would probably have suspicion in their heart.

How to deal with the mess left by 【Deception】 became a problem Cheng Shi had to face, especially since at this very moment, in the eyes of the gods, he was still wearing a fake 【Deception】 god-name.

But at least at this moment, the void had cleared once more, leaving only a clown, facing the dried traces of mockery and laughter with an inscrutable expression.

To be honest, from the time 【Deception】 escaped to the time the gods descended, in this short period, Cheng Shi had thought more than once if 【Deception】 had pulled a big one on him.

Seeing that the Universe was hopeless, He let Himself go, made a bunch of promises, and then gave up on Himself, turning the fake into reality, truly self-destructing right in front of him, creating the biggest "fun" for the Universe.

This was also the reason why Cheng Shi's heartstrings were so tight when he witnessed that moment.

But now he seemed to believe it a little, because if 【Deception】 had truly died, the Fear Sect would never be so calm, 【Foolishness】's disdain would never be so understated, and He wouldn't have committed a foolish act by mistaking him for 【Deception】.

Most importantly, 【Justice (Order)】 hadn't appeared, which indicated that 【Deception】 hadn't left a final decree.

Everything was a script!

"At this very moment, 【Deception】 is me, I am 【Deception】!"

Cheng Shi clenched his fists, firming his belief, and then didn't choose to return to reality, but prayed to 【Death】, requesting an audience.

Self-firmness was useless; he had to obtain another layer of support and recognition from the outside.

Strangely, 【Death】, who had just wanted to summon him, didn't respond for a long time. Until Cheng Shi felt that the other party might also be rushing around seeking verification and thought he might as well return to the rest area first, the torrent of white bones composed of countless small skulls came before him again, sweeping him inside and rushing toward the Fish Bone Hall in the depths of the void.

Soon, Cheng Shi saw that Lord on the Bone Throne again. This time he didn't transform into a small skull; he remained in Cheng Shi's form.

And the first sentence the other party said upon seeing him was:

"What is He, doing, again!?"

The giant skull's tone was full of doubt, yet Cheng Shi, hearing these words, felt a stir in his heart. He looked at that Lord with a face full of suspicion and asked gloomily:

"My lord, do you know something?

Otherwise, how can you be certain that I am not my benefactor at this moment?"

"?" The giant skull was stunned, the green flames in its eye sockets swelling twofold. "You, if, you were, Him, this hall, you would come, when you want, and leave, when you want, why would you need, Me, to, guide you?"

Cheng Shi smiled:

"My lord, whether I am 【Deception】 or not, at this moment my role is clearly to play that clown named Cheng Shi. Since I am playing a role, naturally I should use prayer to see you.

So what you said doesn't hold up at all.

Looking at your reaction, you didn't suspect even a tiny bit that I was 【Deception】... this shows that you absolutely know something!

【Foolishness】 said there were supporting roles in this play. At first I didn't believe it, thinking 【Silence】 didn't know the inside story and was indeed testing my truth, but now... I believe it.

I'm not sure if 【Silence】 is a supporting role, but I know you definitely are, right!?

You knew long ago that 【Deception】 was going to leave, so you were certain I was Cheng Shi!"

"......"

【Death】 remained silent. After a long time, He sighed and said:

"I, do not know, His, specific, plan.

But He, in His words, once said, He still needed, some, preparation.

I could, see, that these, preparations, could not, be borrowed, by the hands of others.

And, He, seemed, to be trapped, in some kind of, predicament.

So, at this moment, He, made, such a big, commotion, I, guessed, that He, very likely, took the opportunity, to disappear.

You say, He, has left, where, exactly, did He, go?"

Hearing these words, the stone in Cheng Shi's heart finally landed.

He smiled and said:

"I don't know, He didn't say."

"???"

The green flames in the giant skull's eye sockets stalled, then instantly roared, enveloping the entire hall. ===== CHAPTER 1388 =====