[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-15":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Gods' Foolish Game",{"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},2361143,4617,"Chapter 15","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>The trial has been settled ahead of schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Based on information compiled by top players on the Mage Channel and corroborated by my own observations during the trial, certain facts can be confirmed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope Continent is the largest landmass in the [Trial Ground].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface has witnessed the rise and fall of countless nations and factions, among which the most prominent—and the most numerous during the trial’s historical period—are several major theocratic powers that ruled for thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These include the ‘Natural Alliance,’ which worships the Path of [Life]; the ‘Grand Inquisition,’ which reveres [Order]; the ‘Tower of Rationality,’ which pursues [Truth]; and the ‘Nation of [War],’ born from chaos in the late [Civilization Era].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bone Army’s assault on Hope Continent occurred during the late [Civilization Era], in the period of continental war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressed by the encroaching subterranean forces, the three warring factions once again allied, uniting against a common enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Forest County where we stand lies within the territory of the ‘Grand Inquisition,’ the administrative district closest to the subterranean entrance, [Abyssal Volcano].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the journey, Cao San Sui methodically recounted the history of Hope Continent; after hearing it, Cheng Shi finally gained a general understanding of the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The distribution of subterranean factions is more complex. Since I am not a follower of the [Sinking] or [Chaos] Paths, I know little about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao San Sui glanced at Nangong and said with deep implication, “Players of these Paths rarely share information about them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong froze, then lowered his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, my score is too low; I haven’t paid much attention to these things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao San Sui shook his head: “No need to apologize. When the Faith Game descended, everyone was fighting for survival. Just staying alive is hard enough—not everyone... ah, never mind, let’s drop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our direction is correct. Ahead lies Stormsnow Mountain. Few tribes settle near the range; most are harmless nomads. We can find a secluded spot and wait for the trial to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi is right. After the blood and fire, the trial is no longer dangerous. This fits the [War] Path’s usual style!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chong still led the way ahead, remaining vigilant despite seven hours having passed since they left the Fire Rain Zone, with only three hours left until trial’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better safe than sorry. Who knows if the ‘Song of Blood and Fire’ might still have one last ‘verse’ to sing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group fell silent for a moment, then laughter slowly rustled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yawen chuckled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t a [Deception] trial, so it’s unlikely—but...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned seriously to Cheng Shi and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you so much, Brother Cheng. Without you, we might already be dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true. Everyone’s eyes held gratitude toward Cheng Shi, even though none knew exactly how he had saved them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the world now works this way: every high-tier player has secrets, and no one dares pry too deeply into their master’s hidden tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi felt slightly embarrassed. He had indeed contributed against the Horror Demon, but the Fire Rain afterward...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He secretly clenched the die in his hand, offering only a faint smile, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Set up camp here. The surroundings offer good visibility for early warning. We’ll dig a coffin camp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group trudged on, stopping at a small hillock, where Chen Chong halted, drew his shield\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others weren’t idle either; they took out tools from their personal spaces and began helping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, when facing survival trials, if the trial location was on the surface and not in active combat, players would dig a deep hole into the ground, like ants building a nest, hollowing out a space beneath to set up camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it resembled a tomb, it was mockingly called a coffin camp, primarily designed to avoid surface dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for threats from below, there was no need to worry—actual 【Underworld】 couldn’t be reached simply by digging; if anything, it was more like another independent dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than pondering how to avoid threats from below, it was better to focus on preventing the coffin camp from collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone dug quickly; as the last glow of sunset faded, the group had already moved underground and pulled out various foods to replenish energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each person produced lightweight, filling food—Song Yawen and Cao San Sui even produced hot noodle soup, notable for its color, aroma, and taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Cheng Shi silently pulled out a finger-shaped bread and a bottle of tentacle slime drink in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the slime gurgled down his throat, everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yawen gagged a few times, covering his mouth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I now think Brother Cheng really might not be a Divine Chosen...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong frowned repeatedly, then broke half his beef pancake and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi looked at the half-pancake, took it without hesitation, and thanked: “This is too much trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You... haven’t done any food dungeons lately? Why aren’t you drinking cola?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Cheng Shi mumbled while eating, “I did. This finger bread is fresh—produced yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao San Sui stared in disbelief: “You have 2000 points? You like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“? Who told you I have 2000 points? I have 1501.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chong sighed wearily: “Fiddling with ladder points—Cheng Shi, you’re not by any chance...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, a violent spatial fluctuation erupted across everyone’s bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them jolted, exchanging stunned glances, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was too familiar—it was the signal that the trial had ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How? Only 23 hours!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao San Sui checked his pocket watch, confirming his anchor time was correct—exactly 23 hours had passed, with one full hour remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was equally bewildered; this had never happened in previous trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one felt excitement over the early end—instead, they all frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Change meant risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could say whether ending the trial early was good or bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these things weren’t up to the players. Just as everyone tried to say more, six figures dissolved one by one, leaving only their food, which “thudded” onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the food on the ground, Cheng Shi’s heart lurched, a strange pang of sorrow rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, my 【Scorn of the Dead】 and 【Past Glory】—they haven’t paid me back yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Special Trial (Song of Blood and Fire 【War】) Successfully Completed】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Scoring and Reward Settlement In Progress...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Player: Cheng Shi, Performance Rating: S】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Compliment Mask (B) x1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Confusion Mask (A) x1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Gratitude Mask (A) x1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Satisfaction Mask (S) x1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Desire Mask (B) x1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Path to Divinity +12】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ladder of Audience +2】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Path to Divinity Score: 2116, Global Rank: 471998】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Ladder of Audience Score: 158, Path Rank: 69】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trial Completed, Exiting Soon】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vision turned black again; when Cheng Shi opened his eyes, he was back on the rooftop. He looked across and saw the young man with the surname Xie, drenched in blood, slumped at the rooftop’s edge, staring right at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of how many days passed inside the special trial, everyone’s exit time was synchronized, just as their entry time had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi looked at his pitiful state and offered appropriate sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother’s got guts—survived seven days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man with the surname Xie nodded silently, fear still on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, his trial hadn’t been easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, neither had his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi suddenly remembered something and quickly checked the global survivor count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Global Believer Count: 7211293956】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One billion dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In past special trials, a few tens of millions dying was already a lot—this time, a full billion vanished at once!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They... are accelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thread of fear and helplessness rose in Cheng Shi’s chest. He looked at his warehouse on the rooftop, then touched the invisible air wall before him, and let out a bitter laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Player? Just a plaything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without incident, he and his teammates should have been among the billion eliminated—so why did the meteor firestorm spare them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi pulled from his pocket the pale die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the 【Gods】 relic he had chosen during Path Selection—a die that could only roll a one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he later learned in various trials that bone dice were meant to be 【Fate】 relics, capable of rolling any face—so what was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these mask rewards...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurried into the warehouse, opened a special door, and stared at the rows of white masks displayed in acrylic cases, sinking once more into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flattery, sycophancy, contempt, fervent praise, indifference, resentment... dozens of false masks lined in rows, each expression distinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet their designs were eerily similar—nothing more than snow-white faces with hollow eye sockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi had tried placing these masks over his own face, but it was useless; they didn’t even fit properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since I obtained that talent, the special trials haven’t given any other reward items—what use are these masks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi sighed, gazing helplessly at his player panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cheng Shi, male, 22 years old】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fate: Void】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Faith: Deception】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Class: Priest】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Path to Divinity: 2116, Global Rank: 471998】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ladder of Audience: 158, Fate Rank: 69】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Talents: [113] Lie as Yesterday (SS): Deception Faith Talent, Active—your faith temporarily replaces the faith of the most recent believer you deceived. [114] Master of Deception (S): Deception Faith Talent, Passive—your lies are more easily believed; unless the deceived target experiences cognitive dissonance, they cannot detect your deception, and you can perceive all deception except your own. [115] Offering to the Void (S): Deception Faith Talent, Active—when you fabricate an object that does not exist but is widely accepted by others as real, the object becomes real. [116] Faces of the Multitude (S): Deception Faith Talent, Passive—non-solo trial rewards are replaced with the special item 【Faces of the Multitude】, and this talent cannot be replaced by any other talent. [117] Shared Divine Grace (S): Priest Class Talent, Active—when healing beings of the same species, healing effects transfer; each additional target increases the healing potency and range slightly. [118] ......】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lie as Yesterday (SS): Deception Faith Talent, Active — Your faith will temporarily be replaced by the faith of the most recent believer you deceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master of Deception (S): Deception Faith Talent, Passive — Your lies are more easily believed; unless the deceived target experiences cognitive dissonance, they cannot detect your deception, and you can perceive all deception methods used by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering to the Void (S): Deception Faith Talent, Active — When an item you fabricated does not exist but is widely acknowledged by others to exist, the item becomes real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces of All Beings (S): Deception Faith Talent, Passive — Non-solo trial rewards are replaced by the special item 【Faces of All Beings】, and this talent cannot be replaced by any other talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shared Divine Grace (S): Priest Talent, Active — When healing creatures of the same species, a healing transfer effect occurs; for each additional target, the healing effect and range increase slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Items: [120] Dice of Fate (Fixed) (S): You can never alter the fate of this die. [121] Lips of the Fool’s Play (Fused) (S): It loves to lie, whether you like it or not; it loves to deceive, even you. [122] Faces of the Multitude (SABC): A thousand faces, one face for all. Quantity: 47. [123] Past Glory (A): Healing potion—search within memory, trace and restore to its most glorious past state. Quantity: 93. [124] ......】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dice of Fate (Fixed) (S): You can never alter the fate of this die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lips of the Fool’s Play (Fused) (S): It loves to lie, whether you like it or not; it loves to deceive, including you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces of All Beings (SABC): A thousand faces, one face for all. Quantity: 47.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glory of Days Past (A): Healing potion — search within memory, trace and restore to its most glorious past state. Quantity: 93.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Skills: [126] Basic Healing, Healing Chain, Light of Healing, Calm Shu , Hypnosis, Curse Removal, Resistance Shield, Holy Prayer...... [127] 】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basic Healing, Healing Chain, Light of Healing, Calm Shu , Hypnosis, Curse Removal, Resistance Shield, Holy Prayer......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>】\u003C\u002Fp>",2017,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8bda89b0160355efc2fcc4207bc20de6880deea194fe36449db765917d605fd6","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-16","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-14",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]