[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-60":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},2361188,4617,"Chapter 60: Day Four: Mo Qiusi, You Are Not the Answer Either","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>Day Four: Mo Qiusi, You Are Not the Answer Either\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Extra Large Cup!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Guan died on the street, killed by Adros.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ni died in the room, captured by the Grand Inquisition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ascetic died in the chaos of the battle, murdered by someone lurking in the confusion—so far, the killer remains undiscovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, his identity vanished; no one remembers him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiguang also died at the hands of the Grand Inquisition, but this is only the memory of a witness, its accuracy unguaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue... was captured, probably not dead yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every player’s death was illogical, brimming with strangeness—yet there was no concrete evidence proving anything unusual, leaving everyone baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi pondered all night, and a bold thought emerged in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could death itself be the trial’s answer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it possible this trial differs from all previous ones, with each person having their own answer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, are these dead players already free from the sea of suffering of the trial, leaving only me here, lost and struggling to survive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not impossible—yet... much more verification is needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the only clue lies with Mo Qiusi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Mo Qiusi...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>arrived far sooner than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before dawn, a solemn figure appeared in Cheng Shi’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought no one with him, as confident as those vanished 2400-point players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi slowly opened his eyes and sat up on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qiusi stood beside the room’s table, his eyes still flickering with thunder—but this time, besides thunder, there was a hint of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crude pretense cannot conceal the fact of crime. I’ve seen you—during last night’s arrest of the killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You stood among the crowd, pretending to be a curious bystander, yet your gaze never left the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps you’re connected?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should be glad: this apostate of 【Order】 did not betray you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now you dare provoke the Grand Inquisition with such tactics...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What crime shall you be charged with?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of Mo Qiusi’s words grew colder than the last; by the final sentence, his staff was raised high, the roaring thunder at its tip eager to devour the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi smiled faintly, utterly calm. He rose slowly and bowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I am guilty, why does my lord not arrest me outright, but waste time talking here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During daylight, you were far more decisive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.” Mo Qiusi snorted, his reply as cold as a bottomless abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five corpses were covered in ‘invitations’—this revolting trick was clearly meant to summon me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My time is scarce, yet I can spare a condemned criminal a moment to speak his final words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How you committed these murders is irrelevant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After your last words, you will precede your companion in facing 【Order】’s judgment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph, how righteous you sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi smiled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A humble traveler would hardly draw the interest of an Inquisitor so great. What truly interests you is likely the aura on their bodies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct—Cheng Shi had indeed written indecent words on the “corpses” to lure Mo Qiusi here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not overly indecent—just five words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come catch me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One on each body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the words themselves didn’t matter—what mattered was the tool used to write them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used 【When Fear Arrives】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, every wound on the corpses oozed the aura of 【Death】 and 【Corruption】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was precisely this that made Mo Qiusi hesitate and refrain from acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seized the dagger and sealed it away in secrecy—so why did traces of the Divine Artifact’s aura still linger in the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what he sought to uncover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Inquisitor who passes judgment, if possible, also wishes to know the true answer behind the crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is human nature—none can escape it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qiusi clearly treated Cheng Shi’s invitation as the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he did not realize—he himself was Cheng Shi’s answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inquisitor, I have no intention of opposing the Grand Inquisition, nor do I wish to create further chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you answer my questions truthfully, I shall resolve all your doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even—confess and accept execution!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qiusi’s face darkened. He gave Cheng Shi no chance to bargain—immediately, a bolt of thunder slammed into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi anticipated the attack—but not this soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed all his divine power, spamming healing and mental spells onto himself, fingers clutching a “Past Glory” pill, ready to endure the lightning with his body alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could survive this, he’d gain the leverage to speak with Mo Qiusi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cheng Shi never expected: Mo Qiusi’s Judgment Staff was a Semi-Divine Artifact!!??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when the lightning had half-blinded him before, he hadn’t realized such ferocity came from a Semi-Divine Artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is what it feels like to be locked onto by a Semi-Divine Artifact:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind screamed in agony; his soul trembled in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Cheng Shi felt his flesh had its own will—it wanted to kneel and beg the terrifying Judgment Staff for mercy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered: how could the Ascetic possibly have survived even one strike of this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi had always been confident in his body’s endurance and mental resistance. His robust physique and skilled healing arts granted him durability rivaling warriors of his level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with his Priest class traits and preemptive healing techniques, he wasn’t the player with the most HP—but he was among the most resilient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen the Ascetic survive one of Mo Qiusi’s lightning strikes—and since then, he’d been certain he could endure it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But reality proved him wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not power a mortal could withstand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Cheng Shi could swallow his pill, the lightning exploded through every joint in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames of judgment erupted from within, instantly turning him into a charred black figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The full might of SSS-Divine power was laid bare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finished. One step too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the game was truly over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi’s mind did not flash with memories—he was still deafened by the thunder’s roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes in resignation, thinking perhaps release was better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he wouldn’t be deceived anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Cheng Shi thought he’d lost, something even more shocking occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as when Yun Ni stabbed him before 【The Bloom Waits for Withering】—the overwhelming death aura within Cheng Shi’s body suddenly shattered at a precise death-point and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if some rule had halted his death line!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surviving, Cheng Shi crawled from the shattered remains of his bed, grinning at Mo Qiusi with blood-stained white teeth like a demon from the Nine Hells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qiusi stared at his lightning strike failing again, his face dark as a storm about to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are indeed a group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few in this world can survive my lightning—yet I’ve seen two in two days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi suddenly understood many things—but still had questions. He struggled to lift his head and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you remember the Ascetic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monk who stole 【When Fear Arrives】?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qiusi frowned, coldly replying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop your nonsense and disturb my mind. I mean your spectacled friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His death is your path ahead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spectacled friend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiguang!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That frail mage actually survived one of your lightning strikes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi lowered his head, his grin stretching to its widest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is the answer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one can survive the second strike, sinner. Leave your final words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man is rather interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly wants them to explain the full story, yet refuses to speak, only pressing with his scepter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, you’re too shy to speak—I’m not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi crawled forward two steps, clutching his chest in obvious discomfort, yet a faint smile lingered on his grim face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Honor, aren’t you curious how we managed to endure your punishment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of confusion crossed Mo Qiusi’s face, then vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes slightly and grunted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh, cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi sneered inwardly, but feigned mystery as he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because... all of this was taught to us by Lord Chenosli!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who!!??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in a thousand years, Mo Qiusi’s unchangingly stern face showed shock—his hand holding the scepter trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi seized the opportunity, striking while the iron was hot, and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you forgotten?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lord Chenosli has not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can never forget the injustice of the Grand Tribunal, nor your betrayal of him, nor the filth beneath the gaze of 【Order】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, the Lord’s will has returned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right here, right now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant Mo Qiusi whirled around and cried out, a dense, solidified aura of 【Death】 exploded against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beloved Son of 【Order】, the First-Class Judge of the Grand Tribunal, the half-artifact wielder who held all the advantage—suddenly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All light in his eyes shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vibrant life withered instantly; the power of 【Order】 vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His slightly open mouth never closed again, unable to utter another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear still carved into his face, his pupils still contracted—but no change would ever come again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qiusi was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His corpse crashed to the ground with a thud, overturning chairs and tables, sending the scepter flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his final dying words, the great Judge also delivered his own last words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi coughed wildly with laughter, pulling from beneath his hand the blood-red dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【When Fear Arrives】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You treated me as a half-artifact—I return the favor with one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, 【When Fear Arrives】 was saturated with “blood and heart,” glowing brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined that mentioning his elder brother Chenosli stirred fear in the heart of the Grand Tribunal’s Son of 【Order】?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What filth hides within the Grand Tribunal? How curious, cough cough cough...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qiusi, you were never the answer either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha, hahaha, hahahahaha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trial of 【Death】—how fascinating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly fascinating, hahahahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi laughed for a long time, until exhaustion brought violent coughing, then painfully turned over and swallowed the pill in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this small town watched over by 【Prosperity】, the “past prosperity” seemed far more potent than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a “pink newborn,” its charred outer skin shed, rose from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently cleaned the scene, disposed of the corpse, retrieved the scepter, and restored the chairs and tables to their original positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was as it had been at nightfall—except for one collapsed bed, as if no one had ever come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Moment of Execution】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scepter’s name is 【Moment of Execution】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to its name—it’s formidable indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it belongs to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi checked his watch; dawn was about to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect. When the Law Enforcement Bureau opens, I might pay a visit to the prison, see my only surviving teammate, Fang Jue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O believers of 【Order】—I think I’ve found the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about you?\u003C\u002Fp>",1793,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","54d4ff05ddd70076b572ec754b5aab7e730aeb104a0f4ecee9d3225f0225f539","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-61","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-59",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]