Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

[Promotion Task 1: Weave a deception, requiring at least 50 or more NPCs or Players to be affected by this deception and take corresponding action, while simultaneously obtaining ’belief’ equivalent to a 50-person share.]

[Evaluating... Task completed.]

[Promotion Task 2: Use ”fraud” as the means to achieve the ”clear condition” of this dungeon, i.e., obtain the final ”Warrior Medal” not through combat and seizing trophies, but through a method that aligns with the definition of ”fraud”.]

[Evaluating... Task completed.]

Lin Yu once again arrived in that vast, white space, slightly different from the Settlement Space, resembling a huge and empty room.

This was his second time coming here.

However, not much time had passed since his last visit, so Lin Yu still remembered the scene from last time.

He waited quietly, and soon, new crimson text materialized.

[Both tasks have been completed. The ’Personal Trial Dungeon’ will now commence. Completing the ’Personal Trial Dungeon’ will complete the ’Promotion’.]

Very quickly, three slowly swirling vortex-like passages appeared before him.

These vortex passages were about the height of a person and looked extremely mysterious.

The crimson text prompt changed accordingly.

[Please choose your ’Personal Trial Dungeon’!]

”Three passages... representing the entrances to three different dungeons?”

Lin Yu examined the passages before him, deep in thought.

It was worth mentioning that these three passages were not completely identical and indistinguishable.

On the contrary, they had very distinct differences—like some kind of hint.

The passage on the far left was grayish-white, churning with mist and water vapor as it continuously swirled. If one concentrated, they could hear the sound of ocean tides coming from within.

”This passage likely leads to the Misty Islands...”

Having already been to the Misty Islands, Lin Yu made a judgment.

This dungeon definitely wouldn’t lead to the ”Wasteland”—because according to Stiller, the world where Sleepless City was located had no sea.

Even large underground bodies of water, like lakes or rivers, could only be found deep within the Great Wasteland.

This was actually a decent option.

After all, the Misty Islands were that Crow’s territory—although dealing with that Crow was always a headache, the other party was somewhat friendly towards him, to a certain extent.

Even though his senior had hinted that one shouldn completely trust gods, at least for now... these gods were quite useful to leverage.

But Lin Yu wasn’t completely certain either—after all, the ”ocean” could also lead to the ”Pure Abyss”.

Although Lin Yu hadn’t been to a ”Pure Abyss” dungeon yet, he had seen items produced from the ”Pure Abyss” and Players whose core system revolved around the ”Pure Abyss”—Chris was one.

And even though Hannah had lived in the Banquet God’s Divine Kingdom with her uncle since she was little, rarely went out, and had seen creatures from all realms, making it impossible to determine which realm she truly belonged to, Lin Yu speculated.

Perhaps the Banquet God’s territory was within the ”Pure Abyss”.

So, Lin Yu temporarily set aside the left option and looked at the middle passage.

The middle passage was a dark red, appearing somewhat scorching and searing, like a vortex of magma mixed with crushed rocks being stirred. Its texture also felt very heavy.

Having absolutely no clue where this place led, Lin Yu wasn’t very inclined to choose it.

For this kind of solo, higher-than-usual difficulty dungeon, when given a choice, it was best to pick a familiar place with some foundation.

Then, he looked at the third passage.

That was a grayish-yellow vortex, resembling a small sandstorm. Fine grains of sand swirled, looking rather suffocating.

Peering deeper into the vortex, one could vaguely see colorful neon lights flashing rhythmically.

If Lin Yu had to name which realm he’d been to that best matched this description, it would definitely be the ”Wasteland” and ”Sleepless City”.

”So... it should be a choice between Vortex One and Vortex Three.”

Lin Yu mentally numbered them from left to right.

And just as Lin Yu was struggling with the decision...

A light but urgent ”caw” suddenly came from Vortex One.

*Whoosh*

A crow feather actually flew straight out from within!

This startled Lin Yu. He was quite sure this was absolutely not a normal phenomenon.

Could it be that the God of Change was blatantly hinting for him to go to his ”examination hall,” and as the chief examiner, he was going to help him cheat?

Just as Lin Yu was puzzling over this, he suddenly saw Vortex One flicker erratically, as if it had ”malfunctioned”.

After a few flickers, Vortex One stopped spinning.

The mist inside rapidly faded, and then it turned into an ordinary, nearly colorless, transparent, distorted vortex.

A moment later, the vortex was dyed a strange, murky yellow again and began spinning once more.

Lin Yu watched this scene and fell silent.

He knew that as a Player, he was somewhat special. So far, he hadn’t played many normal dungeons.

But he never imagined he would be this special.

”Won’t they even let me choose a dungeon properly?”

Lin Yu believed that when other Players undertook this Personal Trial Dungeon, this phenomenon definitely wouldn’t occur!

What kind of dungeon selection phase suddenly changes your options?

But regardless...

”Alright, at least I don’t need to agonize over it anymore.”

The newly appeared Vortex One also gave off an unfamiliar feeling. Given this, Lin Yu could only choose Vortex Three.

He hesitated no longer and directly stepped towards Vortex Three—then, strode directly into it.

Lin Yu was afraid that if he stared any longer, this passage that likely led to the world containing Sleepless City might also close directly, swapping him another new one!

As Lin Yu stepped into the passage, the familiar feeling of weightlessness appeared once more.

The next moment...

Crimson text materialized!

[Entering Game—]

[Game Name: Extreme Assassination]

[Clear Condition: Complete Assassination Contract C-77 and successfully collect the reward]

[Number of Players in this game: 1.]

”Hah!”

After the weightlessness vanished, Lin Yu sharply inhaled and opened his eyes, finding himself lying in a noisy, clamorous environment.

In his field of vision, layer upon layer of high-rises and the pipelines between them segmented the sky into tiny, dense pieces. The flashing neon lights from the upper floors illuminated the gray, hazy sky.

Dirty puddles on the ground reflected this dazzling spectacle, pressing the damp, chilly cold against Lin Yu’s skin through his clothes.

Rats chittered, rummaging for food in a nearby trash bin.

Lin Yu exhaled, expelling the turbid, choking air he had just inhaled.

His judgment was correct...

”Stiller, come out.”

Lin Yu gently waved his hand, summoning the former security squad leader of Truth Corporation.

”We’re back at your old haunt.”

He stood up and, through the mottled neon lights and shadow-like skyscrapers, saw the fiery logo atop the massive tower piercing the sky.

That was the landmark building of ”Truth Corporation,” the highest point of Sleepless City—

Truth Tower.