[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-50":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},2361178,4617,"Chapter 50","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-50",50,"\u003Cp>Completely Different Reactions\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he opened his mouth, the holy light of [Order] enveloped everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some of you may know me, others may have never heard of me—but it doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You all know why the Grand Inquisition has come here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil has spread through Everbloom Town; criminals, under cover of night, freely strip residents of their right to embrace [Prosperity].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This filthy, vile act is not only a desecration of the Natural Alliance’s faith, but a direct challenge to the authority of the Grand Inquisition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Order] reigns above—judgment has arrived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No criminal can escape punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, Senior Inquisitor Mo Qius, pledge to the Everbloom Town Autonomous Alliance and its faithful:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, we will find the true killer and restore peace to you all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qius’s words were highly inspiring; many faces visibly brightened, and the Enforcement Officers around him looked eagerly expectant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then his tone turned icy, laced with cruel amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough with the formalities. Let’s shed these cumbersome restraints and get straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have already found the killer—he is among you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear was once your blade—but now it shall be your dirge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gaze of [Order], under the judgment of the Grand Inquisition—you...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where will you run?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, Mo Qius began slowly shifting his gaze, starting from the far left, sweeping across every person in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every slight turn of his gaze, those within his line of sight instinctively tensed, stole glances left and right, and exchanged wary glances, terrified the killer stood beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This palpable pressure made many travelers tremble, their legs shaking as if they might collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi stood among the crowd, feeling a blade-like gaze pause on him for an instant before continuing leftward—he quietly exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was terrified the Inquisitor would unleash his method of annihilating Cloud and Mud upon him, a follower of [Chaos].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he seemed to have truly ignored the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure continued its slow drift; panic continued to brew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Mo Qius’s gaze reached halfway, about to turn rightward—suddenly, something changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure in a green windbreaker suddenly ducked his head, shoved aside nearby travelers, crouched low, and sprinted toward the outer edge of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The travelers he collided with froze for a moment, then screamed in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help! Save me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run! The killer’s going to kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Enforcement Officers by the door immediately snapped to attention and gave chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s him! Don’t let him get away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Catch him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall erupted into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very first moment of this chaos, several players seized the opportunity and reacted in completely different ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue began chanting aloud, fully revealing his [Order] power, transforming it into golden chains of Order that chased after the fleeing figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiguang vanished in a flash, as if foreseeing the path, blocking the escapee’s inevitable route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not hinder the figure’s flight; instead, at the perfect moment, with an unobtrusive motion, he “accidentally” brushed against the “criminal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Cheng Shi...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant the crowd scattered, he disguised himself as a panicked traveler, broke through the first-floor blockade, and sprinted up to the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his motive was not fear, nor self-preservation—he was searching for clues!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving up was impossible. Not in this lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This game was too intense; one slip and you died—no chances to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive, you had to keep pushing your own limits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the very first day of investigating the inn, Cheng Shi had quietly recorded every traveler’s face and their assigned room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the green windbreaker moved, he instantly identified the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Bard who claimed to come from the Northern Kingdom of Kanliwal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The travelers, already terrified by the murders, had been stirred up by this Bard and a few other troublemakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, when Cheng Shi first learned of the semi-artifact [When Fear Comes], he had suspected this Bard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes: to do a job well, you must first sharpen your tools. To kill with fear, the best method is to spread fear first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Bard’s profession was perfect for openly carrying out this task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They loved telling stories—especially horrifying ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But back then, Cheng Shi had still been stunned by Wei Guan’s death; his mind wasn’t sharp—or rather, he hadn’t made a clear judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, everything fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had never been any illusion of a snake in the cup; the reason he saw a snake was because the “bow” itself was made of a snake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killer had prepared everything in advance, waiting only for this semi-artifact to prove itself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When Fear Comes]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi moved quickly. Before long, weaving through fleeing travelers, he reached the Bard’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts differed from the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue clearly believed that with the Grand Inquisition’s arrival, they now held absolute dominance; aiding them in capturing the killer might grant him advantages in future investigations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiguang’s motive was simpler: as long as he touched someone, he could read their memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi’s thought was this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a murderer realizes he’s been identified, his first reaction is always to clear his own suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the simplest, most effective way to do that? Discard the murder weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a semi-artifact isn’t something you can just toss away—so Cheng Shi believed he had hidden his dagger, not discarded it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came straight to the Bard’s room to find clues revealing the trial’s true nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he “happened” to find the dagger, that would be ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when Cheng Shi, like a ghost, arrived at the door and pushed it open himself—the room...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was already occupied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stood a man, bare-chested, every vein bulging, his entire body straining with effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ascetic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The follower of [Silence]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi was stunned, blinking in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he’d never been seen—not even after everyone was brought downstairs by the Grand Inquisition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, he too had recognized the Bard’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how lone a player was, he was still one of their own—especially since Cheng Shi and he both followed the Path of [Chaos], with no opposing faiths to fuel hatred. No need to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this man’s condition...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ascetic clearly heard the door open, yet he did not turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands tightly gripped something, his body tensed, pouring all his strength into resisting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi sensed the anomaly, felt his condition deteriorating, and immediately cast a healing spell on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A priest’s duty: never let a teammate’s health drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the follower of [Silence] showed no gratitude—he had already set up a [Silence Domain], rendering the healing spell useless within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again? Another selfish bastard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi was furious. He opened his mouth and hissed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop pretending to be mute. If you won’t speak, I’ll scream for help!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ascetic’s aura faltered. After several breaths, he gritted his teeth and slowly, shakily turned half his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he turned, Cheng Shi saw his hands gripping something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closer inspection revealed a dagger emitting an eerie red glow, violently struggling within his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!!??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When Fear Comes]!?\u003C\u002Fp>",1193,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9bfc547e7ed778e883e0761e3f09cfd3d1dc8bace757e91c44a2437da2f5d744","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-51","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-49",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]