Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1488 Victory in the Duel, Where Authority Lies

"The first and only 'escapee'...?"

Lin Yu looked at "Kong Han" and let out a long breath.

This sounds absurd, but for Lin Yu...

That seems conceivable.

He wasn't surprised at all that Lin Zhao could do such a thing, especially after he had recently learned more and more about another side of Lin Zhao.

Rather...

These new Lin Zhaos in the "death game" actually reduced Lin Yu's confusion considerably.

He looked at the empty cold.

"This is indeed a very valuable secret... and it is definitely worth it."

Kong Han nodded: "Hehe, you're welcome."

Lin Yu added, "But you still have to tell me the information about the 'Poetic Flower'."

“I know this is a promise I made to you before the gods, and I will never go back on it,” Kong Han said helplessly. “Besides… although the information about the ‘Poetic Flower’ is secret, it’s not a very important thing to me.”

"I just happen to know."

Lin Yu looked at Kong Han.

"You happen to know?"

Kong Han nodded: "Yes... because the place where the Poetry Flower is produced is in the Wasteland Realm—the 'Ninth Forbidden Zone of Life' where the 'Miracle Tree' of the Great Wilderness is located. The 'Poetry Flower' grows in the deepest part of the forbidden zone."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow: "Ninth Forbidden Zone of Life... and it's deep within the forbidden zone, not just on the outer edge. How did you know that?"

Kong Han confidently replied, "Hehe, of course it's because I went in when I was still in the Wasteland Realm."

"I never imagined you could enter the 'Forbidden Zone of Life' and return alive. It seems your identity in the Wasteland back then wasn't simple either," Lin Yu said, looking at Kong Han. "Although your alchemical skills are enough to guess that, this has a completely different meaning..."

After all, the "forbidden zone of life" in the Great Wilderness is no joke.

Even if a fully armed and experienced pioneering team enters, there is a greater than 50% chance of encountering misfortune if they only stay on the outer perimeter—the mission of exploring and entering the forbidden zone is arguably one of the most dangerous tasks for pioneering teams.

Some of these missions even require the people in the City That Never Sleeps to violate company rules and secretly hire Wilderness people as guides in order to be carried out.

This is only the "outer perimeter" mission—if you go deep into the restricted area, there is at least a 90% chance that you will lose contact and be left with no trace.

Therefore, if Kong Han can enter the forbidden zone of life and come out again... then it means that he probably has a very deep foundation in the wasteland world, and is likely to be born into a great noble family or have served as a senior executive in one of the three major companies.

Kong Han shook his head upon hearing Lin Yu's words.

"Hehehe, I think you misunderstood... I'm not a remarkable figure in the Wasteland. On the contrary, I'm just an ordinary person with some alchemical talent and good luck."

Lin Yu looked at Kong Han, curled his lip, and said, "Ordinary person? You really have the nerve to call yourself that... Do you think I'm stupid? How could an ordinary person be locked up in the 'Central Ring' of the 'Eternal Cage'?"

after all……

There are thresholds for being locked up in the "eternal cage," especially for being locked up for "breaking taboos."

Even if a minor character racked his brains to get locked up in this "eternal cage," he probably wouldn't be able to do it at all—even if that guy tried his best, the crimes he committed would probably be far from enough.

The fact that Kong Han can stand here is itself a testament to his "extraordinary" nature.

Moreover, although Lin Yu won this "duel" easily, he knew that it was because he had just devised a very perfect "strategy".

Lin Yu would not underestimate Kong Han's strength because of his victory. On the contrary, Lin Yu knew very well that Kong Han was not simple.

However, even when faced with Lin Yu's questioning, Kong Han maintained his original stance: "I didn't mean to tease you, hehe, it's just that what I said about 'being an unknown figure in the Wasteland' is indeed true... In fact, I'm not only not a real genius or a big shot in the Wasteland, but my alchemy skills aren't even that high. It was only after I came to Fog Island by chance that I developed extraordinary alchemy in another world, forged my own path, and ultimately gained the ability to break the 'taboo,' hehehe."

As Kong Han spoke, Lin Yu once again expressed his doubts.

"So how did you get out of that 'forbidden zone of life'? You can't just say it was because of 'luck', can you?"

Kong Han looked at Lin Yu and laughed.

"It wasn't luck, it's because I couldn't get through it."

"Otherwise, how could I have ended up in the 'Mist Island Realm' and even changed my life form, hehe?"

Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

"I see... So, in the Wasteland Realm, there are not only border gates and certain 'forbidden zones of life,' but also passages connecting to or even linking with other worlds?"

Lin Yu pondered this in his heart, but did not ask the question aloud.

"Okay, I understand about the 'Poetic Flower' now."

Kong Han said, "Hehe, regarding the 'duel privileges'... the warden will naturally transfer them to you."

"Make good use of it, victor—since the first 'escapee' was your sister... then you'll most likely be able to become the second! Hehe!"

Lin Yu looked at Kong Han and sighed.

"Now it's clear that you really did come from the Wasteland Realm... You value 'bloodline' and 'kinship' so much."

While marveling at it, Kong Han walked to the edge of the frosted glass soundproof cover and gently tapped it.

Subsequently, these soundproof walls created by Earl's manipulation were removed.

then……

Lin Yu's consciousness blurred slightly, and when he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the "Eternal Cage".

"It seems the 'duel' went quite smoothly."

Cheng Shuang's voice rang out.

Everything around was the same as before the duel began, only now it had become a bit more chaotic.

Kong Han's figure did not reappear around him; he had probably been teleported to another place.

Lin Yu nodded: "Yes—I won back a knife, and... I also won back some 'duel' privileges."

Cheng Shuang asked, somewhat surprised, "Some 'permissions'?"

"In short, now I can probably challenge others without any restrictions," Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "If we encounter any troublesome enemies on the road, we can leave them to me to handle—I can challenge them, have 'duel' them, and preserve the strength of others."

Cheng Shuang did not object to Lin Yu's suggestion: "If you can really challenge other people to a duel an unlimited number of times and the other party accepts your challenge, that would be the best."

"However... I don't think the prisoners here would readily accept a duel from someone else."

Lin Yu calmly said, "Don't worry... I will offer them terms that most of them cannot refuse."

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During his duel with Kong Han, Lin Yu used the "duel privileges" he had won to negotiate with Cheng Shuang and determine the next "strategy." The team then headed once again toward the direction where Cheng Shuang sensed what appeared to be "authority."

The chaos created by Cheng Shuang lasted longer than Lin Yu had imagined.

Lin Yu initially thought her claim that those autonomous machines possessed the power to "challenge the gods" was a bit of an exaggeration.

But now it seems...

Cheng Shuang did not exaggerate in any particular way.

At least some time has passed, and the entire "Eternal Cage," with its five interconnected areas in chaos due to the disappearance of the "Boundary Wall," shows no sign of restoring "order."

Whether this was an act of leniency and tacit approval by the "God of Fairness and Judgment" who was anticipating chaos, at least within His divine kingdom, this god did not erase the changes brought about by Frost.

The chosen one, the Flamebringer Earl, who had just presided over a "duel," did not step in to stop Frost.

However, those "guardians" are indeed trying to rebuild "order"—but if any "guardian" actually makes a breakthrough, such as trying to restore the "boundary wall," they will receive special attention from Cheng Shuang, and those "autonomous machines" will swarm in and crush all the "guardian's" "effective efforts."

As they traversed this "eternal cage" that remained in a state of chaos and was becoming increasingly chaotic, Lin Yu and his group maintained "relative silence." However, because chaos was occurring every moment, they soon encountered some beings who "accidentally bumped into" them.

Although it didn't seem like a premeditated attack like "Empty Cold," the prisoners still launched an attack on them immediately—after all, this was considered the basic greeting of "Eternal Cage."

During this period, Lin Yu naturally took the opportunity to begin "fulfilling his promise".

If the opponent is even slightly troublesome, Lin Yu will immediately issue a "challenge".

The conditions offered by Lin Yu were indeed irresistible to any prisoner in the "eternal cage".

Every time he issued a challenge, the conditions he offered to the other party were...

"free".

A brief and limited opportunity for "freedom".

Therefore, every prisoner had no chance of refusing Lin Yu.

And after entering the "Land of Desperation"...

Although these "prisoners" each possess unique skills, their level is far inferior to that of "Kong Han".

and so……

Lin Yu quickly secured fourteen victories with almost no suspense!

And at the same time...

After the fourteenth victory.

Lin Yu and Cheng Shuang also arrived at the location they sensed as the suspected "authority".

Before the "Boundary Wall" was removed, this should have been a certain area of ​​the "Conservation Taboo"—autonomous machines illuminated this place, and unlike most areas along the way that were constantly in the chaos of battle, this place had a vacuum zone of about "two hundred meters" with almost no living beings.

Within this area, there is only one living being near the very center point.

Seeing that guy, Lin Yu was indeed convinced that Cheng Shuang's perception was reliable.

only……

What she found was indeed not the power of "drama".

Because from a hundred meters away, Lin Yu could see the figure illuminated by the light of the autonomous machine.

It was a black fur ball about half the height of a person.