flstandardbreds Chapter 1549 Prison Riot
Chapter 1549 Prison Riot
"To initiate and conduct a 'duel,' you must travel from the 'Eternal Cage' to the 'Land of Desperation'... However, the entire 'Eternal Cage' is currently under the control of the God of Shadows, and its connection with the 'Land of Desperation' has been severed... You cannot travel to the 'Land of Desperation' to conduct a 'duel.'"
Lin Yu nodded after hearing Earl's explanation.
“I know, but based on the information I’ve received, the conditions for completing the ‘Death Game’ never stated that I had to engage in a ‘duel’ in the ‘Land of Desperation’, but simply that completing the ‘duel’ was enough.”
Based on my previous experience in the [Snatch the Escort] instance in Prison Mountain Realm, "Reaching Willow Town" is a condition for clearing the instance that has a dual meaning and room for interpretation.
The fact that this kind of "death game" doesn't have a direct explanation or leaves room for interpretation also means that... Lin Yu has "room to maneuver".
Earl frowned, looking at Lin Yu with confusion: "What do you plan to do?"
"Redefining 'Duel'—Suppose there's a problem in the 'Death Ground,' but prisoners still have to duel each other. As the warden and guardian of this 'Eternal Cage,' given the limited conditions inside this 'Eternal Cage,' how do you think the minimum arrangement should be to be considered a 'duel'?"
Earl immediately spoke up: "If that's the case, it's simple—a fixed venue, rules agreed upon by both parties, and a reliable notary referee are all that's needed to meet the conditions for a 'duel'!"
Earl then looked at Lin Yu and said, "I can be the notary for you, and I can also help you with the venue."
Lin Yu looked at Earl and said seriously, "I am extremely grateful that you are willing to help me first in this critical moment."
Earl shook his head: "This is my duty... You have come to my God's Kingdom and are my God's honored guest, so naturally I cannot let anything happen to you here."
"The most important aspect of so-called 'fairness and justice' is not necessarily how many criminals are punished, but rather that the innocent and blameless should never suffer any hardship they should not have to endure!"
Earl said, looking down at the area below the Celestial Ring.
“I know a place that would be perfect as a ‘duel arena’… but the location and the notary are not the problem. The real challenge lies in…”
"Since I want to be a notary, you naturally cannot duel with me."
"Now, all the prisoners and guards in this eternal cage are in a 'nightmare' state of unconsciousness. Can you really find someone to 'duel' with?"
Earl asked, and Lin Yu shook his head.
"I don't know... but I can only give it a try!"
"Since you say that these guards and prisoners are in a 'nightmare' state, then I only need to awaken one of them, and perhaps I can... initiate a duel!"
"Do you know which prisoners and guards have stronger spiritual and mental strength? Even if they fail to resist the erosion of the 'nightmare' and fall into a deep sleep, they may be easier to awaken."
After listening to Lin Yu's words and thinking for a moment, Earl said, "Okay, I know who to go to!"
Lin Yu looked at Earl: "When shall we set off?"
Earl said, "Of course, now—the sooner we send you out, the sooner you can contact your organization 'Order,' and then... ask your organization's leader to come and provide support!"
As Earl spoke, Lin Yu said seriously.
"If I were to go out, I would certainly seek help immediately!"
As Lin Yu spoke, Earl didn't waste any more words.
He reached out, and a burst of flames formed a rope of fire that then wrapped around Lin Yu's wrist.
"Hold on tight!"
Earl spoke in a deep voice, and Lin Yu grasped the fiery rope, feeling the intense heat emanating from his wrist and palm.
Clearly, Earl had adjusted the temperature—the fire rope, though scorching hot, was still within Lin Yu's tolerance level and wouldn't burn the skin on the contact points.
Then...
Earl carried Lin Yu straight out of the Sky Ring!
"Shh-!"
Behind Earl, flames sprouted burning wings, carrying him and Lin Yu gliding through the air.
Earl's gaze swept across the land, now completely shrouded in shadow, and he quickly pinpointed the location they were heading to.
"found it!"
Earl spoke loudly, and then...
He led Lin Yu and swooped down in a certain direction on the outer ring of the Eternal Cage.
And Earl's actions... naturally caught the attention of the God of Shadows immediately!
The enormous, dark figure looked at Earl and Lin Yu, then gently raised its hand.
All the shadows began to boil and churn, just as Earl was about to land...
The prisoners, who had been covered and swallowed up by the shadows and had lost consciousness, reappeared in "form".
The shadows that covered them didn't fade away, they just... tightened even more!
The shadows that had covered them like a blanket or a blanket of black snow, smoothing out all their contours, suddenly tightened, clearly outlining the undulations of their bodies, as if they were covered with a thin black film or coated with black ink.
And after this anomaly occurred...
The prisoners started moving too!
They rushed together toward the direction of Earl and Lin Yu in the sky.
At this moment, Lin Yu and Earl had not yet landed and were still two or three meters above the ground.
But... these prisoners shrouded in shadow didn't care. Surging in from all directions, they not only didn't collide with each other, but even cooperated seamlessly...
They formed a human ladder!
The two- or three-meter-high airborne distance can be reached by just two people stacked on top of each other!
Seeing this, Lin Yu realized...
"They've been manipulated by the 'God of Shadows'!"
Lin Yu released his mental energy to scan and quickly felt the feedback.
These people are still in a state similar to "deep sleep" and "coma," with their souls and minds engaged in unconscious activities.
But their thoughts and actions were active, as if...
Sleepwalking!
Earl immediately described their condition!
After all, the third authority held by the god of shadows, pain, and nightmares is not something like "sleep," but rather "nightmare"!
Sleep is just a minor derivative use; the true power of this authority is to trap people in a nightmare from which they cannot wake up!
As the creator of nightmares and the god of shadow who holds the power over "nightmares," he can naturally adjust everyone's dreams, causing them to act in a way that conforms to his expectations in the form of "sleepwalking."
As Earl glided at breakneck speed through the air, he swung his flaming blade, cutting down most of the approaching prisoners!
For the remaining prisoners who were missed, Lin Yu immediately drew out the [Torch of Fear] and swung it to knock them away.
The two men "eliminated" some of the prisoners below, creating a temporary "vacuum zone".
of course……
Earl understood that within the original rules of the "Eternal Cage," these prisoners would not truly die, but would only be reborn elsewhere.
As the chosen one of the "God of Fairness and Judgment," Earl would certainly not question the god he served—throughout the long years, Earl had always believed that the design of the "Eternal Cage" was perfect.
But at this moment, for the first time, Earl truly felt...
"My Lord, this setting that allows 'prisoners' to be resurrected indefinitely... is far too hasty!"
As the warden, I should at least have the authority to disable this setting!
Or... could the resurrection time be adjusted to be longer?
The flames swept across again, and a large number of prisoners fell once more.
More prisoners are emerging!
The inability to adjust resurrection time leads to situations like the one we see now, where prisoners are manipulated into rioting. This mechanism prevents Earl from gaining a respite by killing all the prisoners!
Earl now can only work in vain, like Sisyphus.
It's like playing an "infinite enemy mode" in a tower defense or dungeon game, where you have to constantly deal with an endless stream of enemies.
"Go to hell! Go to hell! Go to hell!"
Earl kept attacking—the enemies appearing before him were not only puppets manipulated by the God of Shadows, but also prisoners held here, so Earl attacked them with his abilities without the slightest guilt.
However, the endless stream of enemies almost affected Earl's mind and sanity.
In a daze, he seemed to have returned to the years before he became the chosen one!
At that time, he did not yet have the name "Ear"—a name full of Night Valley style, which he gave himself after becoming the chosen one and getting to know many prisoners and guards of Night Valley.
His usual attire is also because he likes Ye Gu's style.
Earl's origins as the chosen one of the gods of fairness and judgment...
Naturally, it is the Black Swamp Realm.
He is a special half-demon, a hybrid of spirit and monster from the Black Swamp Realm!
The long-awaited killing and the long-lost smell of blood gradually drove Earl to lose his mind.
"Damn it... if this continues, I'll be consumed by nightmares too!"
But there were just too many enemies!
Just as Earl was about to lose his temper...
What is my goal?
Lin Yu's voice rang out.
[White Bone Flowing Light] A cold light flashed around Earl.
Earl, who was already in a bloodthirsty frenzy, was given a brief respite.
He quickly calmed down, and the flames that had been raging on his body became much quieter and more subdued.
The quietly burning flames were no longer raging, but they looked even more... dangerous.
"Our goal is to be a 'caretaker'."
"Those attacking us so far are all 'prisoners'... I think the guardians have all been 'hidden' by the god of shadows!"