[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-40":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},2361168,4617,"Chapter 40: Like My Adam","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>Like my Adam’s apple? I’ll give it to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2502?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing that score, Cheng Shi’s inner heat instantly cooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another 2400+, even reached 2500.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good news: there are many big shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad news: there are too many big shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players’ scores in this round seem too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I only...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was my score again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Memory Traveler is a Mage of [Memory].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Memory] faithfully records everything that happens, and is the mortal enemy of [Deception].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such an opponent ahead, it’s certainly false to say Cheng Shi felt no unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to say he was deeply afraid? Not necessarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had encountered players with such scores before—just rarely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Qiyu is very tall, at least 1.9 meters, wears glasses and appears refined, but his flesh beneath the trench coat is clearly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Qiyu, [Memory], Mage, 2502\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi’s gaze briefly swept over him, then turned silently toward the dagger girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yun Ni, Apostle of Annihilation, 2491.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s a follower of [Annihilation]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Annihilation] is the third god of the Path of [Drowning], the finale of drowning, the collapse of all life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believes life will vanish, the universe cannot escape destruction, all things will pass, and ultimately return to stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, his followers, influenced by him, are utterly indifferent to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, survival is merely a process toward disappearance; death is merely the beginning of all things’ stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world’s purpose is to await the final judgment, then crumble to dust under his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would’ve thought such a delicate, lively girl would worship [Annihilation]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh right—she’s an assassin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Apostle of Annihilation is an assassin who worships [Annihilation].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That makes more sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assassins are always contradictory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ni, [Annihilation], Assassin, 2491\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi smiled inwardly and turned to the next one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who knocked on his door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This long-haired handsome man, now dressed in the inn’s attire, had a cold gaze, his slender eyes openly filled with contempt for others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry, I equally despise all of you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi had already guessed his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wei Guan, Hunter of Fools, 2450.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—Hunter of Fools, hunter of [Folly].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Folly] is not actually foolish; rather, he believes he is closer to [Truth] than [Truth] himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to excessive proximity to Truth, he has developed a chasm-like gap with all things in the world, so he considers every other existence to be foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believes: all life is foolish, all civilization is stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His followers have faithfully inherited their patron’s view, so all [Folly] players always look down their noses at others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since embracing their patron, their thinking has been more active than other players’, their minds faster, their knowledge greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to [Truth]’s followers, aside from their offensive attitude, their knowledge and cognitive growth are top-tier—power not to be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Guan, [Folly], Hunter, 2450\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi silently watched as the group finished introducing themselves; when it came to his turn, his brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three men, one woman, plus himself—five people total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where is the fifth person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Guan seemed to sense Cheng Shi’s thought; he snorted, his gaze shifting to the end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi and Yun Ni, the last to emerge, followed his gaze and saw a muscular man, bare-chested, standing silently there, eyes closed, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi’s heart jolted—he immediately understood the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Silence]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is a follower of [Silence].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This god’s name alone reveals his decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the [Faith Game] officially began, his followers have likely abandoned speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They follow, observe, listen, think—but never communicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They live like solitary monks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the muscular man at the corridor’s end clearly resembles a hermit ascetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascetic, [Silence] Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>X, [Silence], Warrior, X\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Guan spoke again, confirming Cheng Shi’s guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An ascetic isn’t worth wasting time on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Cheng Shi, accustomed to [Folly] followers, found this disdain hard to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one likes a stranger constantly sneering at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since this trial lasts seven days—plenty of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi shrugged and smiled casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheng Shi, Rational Eroder, 2401.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, Fang Shiqing raised an eyebrow in surprise; the others frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rational Eroder—a Priest who worships [Chaos].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time returns to the previous trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Cheng Shi killed Huang Bo and severed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming in the first act died instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story of the Executioner and the Disobedient Harpist should have ended there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the final second of Ming’s soul’s disappearance, Cheng Shi snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That snap represented a Forgotten Doctor’s true contempt for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made death forget Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>State rewind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi had secretly recorded everyone’s state at the first time mark of the first act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that final moment before death, Cheng Shi deceived the overconfident Huang Bo into believing he and Ming had both died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Huang Bo died, Cheng Shi used rewind to revive Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death took the follower of [Chaos], carrying his doubts and resentment, vanishing from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The follower of [Order] survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, today’s Cheng Shi is a follower of [Chaos], the Rational Eroder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the talent [Lies Like Yesterday] doesn’t rigidly lock onto “the most recently deceived follower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, if Cheng Shi wished, he could freely choose the faith of any teammate he deceived in the last trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he still firmly chose [Chaos].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, [Chaos] is the mortal enemy of [Order].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, [Chaos] followers have poor reputations; few like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because of this, Cheng Shi chose Him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because more controversial topics shift others’ attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, everyone focuses on his faith, and his fabricated score is naturally ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a high-stakes match full of 2400s and 2500s, Cheng Shi couldn’t truthfully tell them he had 2100 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only outcome would be that the moment he stated his score, the “Hunter of Fools” would unhesitatingly hunt him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a low score is also considered foolishness in the eyes of [Folly] followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Hunter of Fools specializes in hunting foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying about a low score hides strength; faking a high score preserves life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the charm of deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi understood since childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even after accounting for all of this, the accident still happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Fang Shiqing could say anything about Cheng Shi’s identity, the female assassin who had interacted with Cheng Shi suddenly flashed forward, her gleaming dagger pressing again against his Adam’s apple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi blinked slightly, then smiled indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So fond of my Adam’s apple? I’ll give it to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1085,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5c03f209dc3dd0279493dac5d85019f3ba5b0e041403bcf41e6223fbad9e5f3b","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-41","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-39",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]