Chapter 52: Trump Card

"Trump Card"

When a semi-artifact sufficient to threaten the safety of faith falls into the hands of the Grand Inquisition, do you guess they will share it to give players clues to crack the trial, even if only for a few short hours?

The answer is obvious.

No!

But Mo Qiusi didn't put it away the first time he got the dagger, but showed it to the onlookers who weren't afraid of death.

Fang Jue's eyes tightened after seeing this scene.

This didn't look like showing off trophies.

A judge from the Grand Inquisition doesn't need to be so flamboyant.

Since that's the case, there is only one reason for him to do this:

He is fishing!

Using the murder weapon to fish for the murderer!

Mo Qiusi clearly wanted to see who in the crowd was interested in this thing.

Even if he couldn't catch the murderer, catching a few small fish like Cheng Shi would be fine.

Unfortunately, his purpose was perhaps too obvious, and no one dared to offend the majesty of the Grand Inquisition to make a move at this moment.

Du Xiguang clearly also understood this scene; the two of them lowered their heads slightly and avoided Mo Qiusi's gaze.

After waiting for a while and seeing no new twists and turns, Mo Qiusi opened his mouth somewhat disappointedly:

"A relic of a minor god stained with the divinity of 【Filth and Depravity】 and 【Death】, this is the source of disaster!

That dirty blasphemer used this relic of a minor god to manufacture slaughter and panic.

Although the mouse wasn't caught today, everyone doesn't need to panic anymore.

Because he no longer has the capital to blaspheme the god of 【Prosperity】.

Please rest assured, under the gaze of the Grand Inquisition, no sinner can escape sanction.

It's just that it might take a little time."

After speaking, he put 【When Fear Arrives】 into his arms and left the inn without any hesitation.

Watching Mo Qiusi take away the judges and law enforcement officers, Cheng Shi sighed silently.

The players have lost the best time to snatch the dagger at this moment.

This also means that the clues have moved away from them again.

And this time is different from the past, almost with no possibility of turning back.

"The Light of Life that Grows Wildly is unsealed from now on, but Yongzhan Town still does not allow entry and exit; I hope everyone can stay in the town for a while longer to witness the judgment of 【Order】 and the punishment of the sinner!"

The lords of the town autonomous alliance announced the unsealing order, but Cheng Shi didn't feel at all that this was of any help to their current situation.

This unsealing order is more like a heavy shackle, locking the players in the inn.

Without accident, the Grand Inquisition is closely watching which traveler will leave the inn first.

For those who have ghosts in their hearts, this inn, which is overly concerned by Mo Qiusi, is clearly not a good place to hide.

"He" might be urgently wanting to change to a place to hide.

And this is exactly Mo Qiusi's plan!

Advancing by retreating, turning from light to dark.

From now on, no one will know where Mo Qiusi is or where he is looking.

The mastermind who lost his biggest reliance will only live in fear at this time, wanting to exhaust all possibilities to clear his suspicion.

But any abnormal move might be discovered by the sharp judges and then imprisoned in death row by the laws of the Grand Inquisition!

The situation slides into the abyss uncontrollably, and not a trace of hope can be seen.

After everyone dispersed, Cheng Shi endured the discomfort of his body and gave himself two healing spells, then dragged his paralyzed body toward Fang Jue.

Although the 【Order】 follower didn't want to continue cooperating with himself, he still needed to understand what happened downstairs.

This time Fang Jue didn't refuse Cheng Shi's question; perhaps feeling the urgency of the trial, he truthfully informed him about everything regarding the "pursuit" of that "bard."

"That was not a 'person', but a puppet, a puppet refined from flesh and blood, without any thought or consciousness."

A puppet?

Cheng Shi was startled and suddenly thought of the desire puppet encountered in the previous trial.

This kind of thing is exactly the method that 【Filth and Depravity】 followers are good at.

Could it be that this murderer is really the players' "target"?

Du Xiguang also added on the side:

"Because it was a puppet, no memory could be read."

As soon as the words fell, Cheng Shi's brows furrowed.

He wasn't disappointed again because there were no clues.

But Du Xiguang, he lied!

This sentence is very short, and the only point that can be lied about is: he read the puppet's memory.

But chose to hide it.

Why?

Cheng Shi looked at Fang Jue without changing his expression, but discovered that this 【Order】 follower seemed to have no suspicion of Du Xiguang's words.

Fang Jue didn't know Du Xiguang lied; he was also kept in the dark.

The scene suddenly became complicated again.

Interesting, the situation is already this bad, why is there still someone who doesn't want to share the only clue?

Could it be...

He received the decree of 【Memory】 and saw through his identity?

Not right.

Even so, he could completely share the clue with Fang Jue; 【Order】 followers are the most reliable players, this point has never changed.

And more people mean more brains; working together is always better than one person thinking hard.

So why did he hide it, and what did he hide?

Cheng Shi glanced at Du Xiguang, but Du Xiguang didn't notice; he was furrowing his brows in thought.

Clearly, he definitely wasn't thinking about the same thing as Cheng Shi.

But this is also good; at least there is another clue; staring at Du Xiguang might still have a glimmer of hope.

Cheng Shi nodded, said thanks, and turned to leave.

Before he could take a step, Fang Jue asked again:

"Before we came up, what happened in the room?"

Cheng Shi never lied, so he said sincerely:

"The ascetic monk got 【When Fear Arrives】 one step before me, but he didn't seem to have the ability to master this semi-artifact.

I wanted to help him, but he refused me.

As for what happened after, you all saw it.

He died in Mo Qiusi's hands, and we... lost the clue."

Fang Jue stared into Cheng Shi's eyes for a long time, didn't find any problems, so he nodded as thanks.

Cheng Shi smiled indifferently and left straight away.

There are two things he needs to do now:

One is to leave Du Xiguang's field of vision first, and then try his best to follow him quietly when he acts.

The second is to "interrogate" those fox friends of the "bard"; several people drank together for a few days, how could they not even see a puppet?

After Cheng Shi left, Fang Jue sighed and said to Du Xiguang:

"There is probably no way to find clues in reality, so Mr. Memory Traveler, show your trump card; we really need this trump card."

Du Xiguang pushed up his glasses and smiled meaningfully:

"【When Fear Arrives】 is in the hands of an 【Order】 follower; you are also an 【Order】 follower; if there is a trump card, shouldn't you be the one to show it first?"

Fang Jue was silent for a moment, and then said sincerely:

"I do have a trump card, but I can't tell you what it is.

You can treat it as a chance to cheat; even if we lose all clues in this trial and suffer until the last second, I can walk out of the trial unscathed and survive.

So...

Du Xiguang, I am helping you; under the current situation, I can still help you.

As a follower of 【Order】, I have always followed the laws and morals before the human world collapsed.

And this is also why I didn't invite you to perform the manifestation of 【Order】, yet you were able to enjoy my blessing."

Du Xiguang stared wide-eyed, re-examining himself in disbelief, and didn't find any blessing on his body.

You must know that the 【Confession】 on the street last night was not a singer's blessing; that was a Law-bringer's output method, which didn't require teammates to follow the manifestation of 【Order】.

Fang Jue saw his confusion, sighed, and waved his hand, and a faint light burst out on Du Xiguang.

Now, Du Xiguang saw it.

【Glimmer of Order】, S-rank faith talent; within a certain range, when the target follows the same order as you, the target can maintain the same physical state as you, and this state can be hidden from the target.

"!?"

"See it? You can share my glimmer, which shows that you are not a twisted player; you are also practicing the previous order!

This is the reason why I still want to help you."

Du Xiguang was shocked first, and then smiled with relief.

"No wonder I always felt my physical fitness was much better; I thought it was the effect of 【Blooming only awaits withering】; I didn't expect the root cause to be here.

Thank you, and thank myself too.

Fortunately, I am a good person."

"So?"

Du Xiguang quickly took out a ticket-like voucher from his pocket, stuffed it into Fang Jue's hand, and said mysteriously:

"3 o'clock tonight, right here, let's have a journey of memory!" ===== CHAPTER 53 =====