Chapter 624: The Most Interesting Round—Looking Around, Every Single One Is an

The most interesting round—looking around, every single one is an "enemy."

According to the seating arrangement in the room, it should have been the blind woman's turn next, but because she was too famous and every player in the room knew her, everyone's gaze, as if by unspoken agreement, skipped right past her and landed on Qin Xin, who stood behind her in heavy armor.

Qin Xin laughed aloud, rose to his feet, swept his gaze around the room, then sheathed the long sword in his hand as a gesture of goodwill, and gave a slight nod of greeting:

"In days past I carved my name, flowing light traced my shadow.

Qin Xin, Mirrorfolk."

The moment the words fell, a bright-yellow question mark lit up above Cheng Shi's head.

【Memory】?

He was actually 【Memory】?

When could a follower of 【Memory】 see through lies out of thin air, just like the Deceivers?

Did he know this scholar?

Cheng Shi's brow furrowed, and the look he gave Qin Xin gained several more degrees of caution.

The Mirrorfolk is a 【Memory】 warrior—a "shorthand" class that can rapidly copy an opponent's combat system by engraving their techniques into memory.

Because of the nature of the class itself, if one cannot rely on innate talent to build a stronger personal style, one will end up as what others call a "fifty-fifty warrior," meaning......

Can't beat anyone, can't be beaten by anyone.

That line works for both the Mirrorfolk and the Mirrorfolk's enemies.

This class, like today's Warriors, is rare in high-rank play, because it is far too mediocre—copying another's path can never take you further than they went, and it's all too easy to gradually lose yourself amid the endless mimicry.

But looking at Qin Xin like this...... who could he possibly copy?

Cheng Shi figured the man's best model for imitation might be Big Cat after she turned into Bear Big—both are big lumps, at least there's some resemblance.

That said, though, isn't this round a little too "unfriendly"?

The moment Qin Xin declared himself a follower of 【Memory】, for Cheng Shi, every single one of the five teammates present could almost be counted as an "enemy."

A 【Deceit】 counterpart—the Mirrorfolk;

A 【Chaos】 counterpart—the Inspector;

A "colleague" whose every word is a lie, a "Scholar of All Lore" who may or may not actually be a Scholar of All Lore;

A "terrorist" who is extremely unfriendly to the trial environment and very likely to drag the team down;

And then there's the real heavyweight—she is the biggest stumbling block on Cheng Shi's road ahead, the "Tournament Champion" chosen by 【Fate】, a blind woman who claims to have seen through 【Fate】 yet has never once laid eyes on 【Fate】.

Tch, the makeup of this round is way too complicated.

These identities gathered around one table gave Cheng Shi a slight headache; he had to flip a few of these "enemies" into "teammates" first, or else, in the trial of 【Existence】, a 【Void】 clown might find himself unable to take a single step forward.

And the blind woman, An Mingyu, was undoubtedly a prime candidate for flipping.

Not because of her reputation, and not because of the closeness of shared faith, but because......

Big Cat's phone.

If Big Cat could give the handset to her, that proved the woman was at least not a bad person, so before he got close to that spot, he and the blind woman could probably work together for a while.

And that was the first step Cheng Shi had thought of for breaking the game, even as everyone was introducing themselves.

"Let's save time, friends. Although He mercifully gave us seven days, we all know that in a trial of 【Time】, having too much time is not a good thing—it means the difficulty of the trial will multiply."

The Inspector, Li Li Wufang, was a very sunny sort of person. He took off his leather jacket, revealing a pair of powerful, brawny arms; the flawless muscle definition was so sharp he looked less like a hunter and more like a warrior.

"The hint the trial gave us is past, present, and future, so I have reason to believe this round of the game might have three anomalies waiting for us to discover.

Since we all know each other now, should we split up on the spot to be more efficient—each of us gathering intel and agreeing on a time to meet back up—or should we wander around together and get to know one another a bit better?"

Although Li Li Wufang said all this with a smile, the weight of his tone was entirely on the first half; clearly he too was a pragmatic player who valued efficiency above all.

But splitting up wasn't always the way to be more efficient. The moment his words fell, the Scholar of All Lore, Wang Mou, shook his head and rejected his proposal.

"Too crude. Before we can truly raise efficiency, we need to figure out which factors boost efficiency and which ones hinder it.

Sharpening the spear on the eve of battle is no idle saying—at least on a seven-day time scale, the sooner we lock down the most efficient method, the greater our payoff."

Wang Mou frowned slightly, glanced at Wu Cun, who had been standing silently with closed eyes behind Li Li Wufang, then looked back at Li Li Wufang; his gaze was clearly asking about the relationship between the two.

Li Li Wufang didn't dodge the question at all, and answered with a frank smile:

"Of course I'd be happy to travel with a beautiful lady, but 【Order】 tells me that clinging to connections at random isn't very orderly.

I don't know her—maybe we're all in the same boat, just randomly paired off two by two when we descended."

Wu Cun offered no comment. She irritably lifted one eyelid a fraction, shot a glance at the Scholar of All Lore, then gave a cold snort:

"You don't trust me?"

Wang Mou didn't seem embarrassed either; he nodded in acknowledgment: "Yes—if there's an efficiency-hindering factor, then right now, it can only be your destructive urge."

Wu Cun's face went even colder. She opened her eyes, fixed them hard on Wang Mou, and said in an icy voice: "Quite the nerve. Aren't seekers of 【Truth】 afraid of being erased?"

"I'm just being pragmatic."

The gunpowder in the air suddenly thickened, and Cheng Shi looked left and right, thoroughly delighted.

He had been about to remind everyone to watch out for the 【Oblivion】 follower, but he hadn't expected this 【Truth】 follower who had lied about his identity to be even more blunt than he was.

Lovely—there's a show to watch.

Just as Cheng Shi was watching the two of them with great interest, Li Li Wufang stepped between them and played peacemaker.

"Easy, easy, it's already hot enough in here—if your tempers burn any brighter, I'm afraid I'll have to take my pants off too.

Scholar, I get what you mean. Um...... ma'am, I suspect this trial is most likely taking place underground, and it's not safe here, so it would be best to have someone traveling alongside you.

Of course, I'm not questioning your strength—it's just that when some annoying flies come buzzing around, a gentleman ought to step in and swat them away for you, no?

Beauty in chaotic places always attracts this or that kind of trouble—I've seen far too much of that myself—so I think this......"

Li Li Wufang was speaking and turned his eyes to Qin Xin as he did so; the meaning was obvious—he wanted the biggest guy to accompany the most beautiful lady. But before Qin Xin could say anything, Wu Cun shot the Inspector a cold glance and gave an irritated nod:

"Then you come with me. Two by two, we travel together—that'll put your suspicions to rest and boost efficiency at the same time.

You may not trust 【Oblivion】, but surely you trust 【Order】, don't you?

Hmph—it's not only 【Truth】 that can solve difficult problems."

Saying so, she no longer paid attention to the people in the room and pushed the door open, walking straight out.

That temperament was as irritable as any ordinary 【Oblivion】 believer.