[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-46":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},2361174,4617,"Chapter 46: Another Semi-Divine Artifact? When Fear Arrives!","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>Another semi-divine artifact? When Fear Arrives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ni nodded, extended her finger, and tapped the spot Cheng Shi had pointed to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, before anyone could react, she had straightened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And nothing happened to Wei Guan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did it go in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that a bit too fast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several players were stunned by Yun Ni’s speed; they were still confirming whether she had actually penetrated him, since Wei Guan’s corpse showed no reaction at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Cheng Shi smiled, guessing what Yun Ni had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an extremely short time, she had turned her finger into a thin thread and pierced it into Wei Guan’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Assassin’s ability to flatten her body was stronger than I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems the dagger might have been nothing but her disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to killing, nothing is more convenient than having your entire body become a weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the corpse showed no reaction—that was somewhat abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dead person’s heart stops beating, so no blood spurts out, but no spurting doesn’t mean no bleeding; when external force ruptures an organ wall, dark red blood must seep out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue seemed to notice this too, uncertainly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there something wrong with the heart?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi nodded, pulled out a scalpel from his personal space, and began the autopsy with practiced ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, Wei Guan’s thoracic cavity was dismantled by a pair of deft hands moving up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gathered around and saw that his chest cavity was full of flesh and blood—but missing one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The heart... vanished???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Qiyu stared in shock at the spot where the heart had disappeared, frowning deeply, as if thoughts were forming in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi, however, nodded and explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By touch, I could sense the direction and pressure gradients of internal muscles and fascia; when I felt his chest, I noticed the pressure at Wei Guan’s heart was far lower than in a normal corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now you’ve seen it—his heart has been stolen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stolen? That doesn’t sound like stealing. For a body part to vanish outright—doesn’t that resemble the method of [Annihilation]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Fang Jue finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Yun Ni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ni blinked in surprise, then shrugged indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attitude made it clear: not her doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone naturally knew it wasn’t her—they were merely asking whether [Annihilation] had any similar techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Cheng Shi silently wondered if he had overlooked an [Annihilation] killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, as Yun Ni frowned in thought, Du Qiyu suddenly stood up and solemnly drew a circle in front of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden glow formed a ring; through it, the scene across was no longer the current street—but a... library!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ring seemed to pierce through time and space, one side the present, the other the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visual effect was profoundly striking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Borrow the book of that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me flip through it—I recall there was a divine artifact similar to this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Qiyu reached his hand through the ring and swiftly searched the shelves; soon, he found a book and pulled its shadow into reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper, like light and shadow, flipped rapidly beneath his fingertips; within a few breaths, he had his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew this death felt familiar: terrified expression, heart vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When Fear Arrives], SSS-tier semi-divine dagger, from the subterranean kingdom of Garuda, a relic tainted with the dual divinity of [Defilement] and [Death].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dagger does not need to pierce the body—it only needs to select a target and wait; when that unfortunate soul feels fear, his heart is stripped away and offered to [Death].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death comes without a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re right—it does resemble a curse, but it’s far harder to guard against.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he finished than every face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A semi-divine artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another semi-divine artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before a weapon of this rank, 2400 and 1400 are no different—they’re all lambs awaiting slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You never remembered this despite how similar the deaths are? You’re supposed to be His devotee.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ni looked at Du Qiyu with disdain, as if doubting whether he was even a devotee of [Memory].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Qiyu’s expression didn’t change; he adjusted his glasses and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Precisely because I am His devotee, I don’t need memory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the book of light and shadow back into the open memory, and the golden ring vanished instantly into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi listened, his gaze toward Du Qiyu heavy with meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Qiyu was lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t not need memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he had already lost the right to possess his own memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is said His devotees trade their memories for additional power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What talent had Du Qiyu exchanged his memory for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue was a man who got things done; he didn’t join the idle chatter, his face grim as he stated his deduction:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The killer is in the inn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct! The killer is in the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dagger is strange, but it still has one prerequisite: it must select a target in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Wei Guan’s skill—or his hunter’s alertness—he wouldn’t have failed to notice someone lurking in the night, nor failed to detect someone tailing him after leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there’s only one possibility: he was marked before leaving the inn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The good news is the two of you’s baiting worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bad news is you baited too hard—one actor is dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having a direction is better than wandering blindly; at least the killer is now confined to the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s another question...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi frowned and added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you ever considered what could make someone like Wei Guan feel fear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, the moment the weapon was identified, the murder method was confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killer only needs to hide in the shadows and mark the target; the rest...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is left to the victim himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the superstitions—phantom sounds, shadows mistaken for snakes—are like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the fear of death spreads quietly through an area, lone travelers in the night become paranoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, the killer doesn’t need to do anything else—a sound on a silent street, a breeze beneath a clouded moon—could be the final straw that kills the victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wei Guan was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a devotee of [Foolishness], enemy to all folly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of trick would mean nothing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer one draws to truth, the more one sheds human emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he truly feel fear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer is yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His death is the best proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the question is: what fear could kill a devotee of [Foolishness]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can any of us be certain we won’t fear it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi had no confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither did anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, right now, there was an even more urgent question before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should we return to the inn tonight?\u003C\u002Fp>",1133,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","12fcb16dbf08f6a3a36465b167cc131b7e8bcb8b66cbf6eedc483558b055fc4a","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-47","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-45",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]