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

The moment Lin Yu declared he was about to launch an attack, he began drawing his bow and nocking an arrow.

The Blood-Tempered Flexible Iron Longbow shot an arrow from the Signal Arrow Quiver, adding the Burning effect.

Lin Yu’s movements were lightning fast, and since the two weren’t standing far apart, the arrow reached Wang Yuyang almost instantly.

With the Hunter’s precise ability backing it, this arrow was not only fast but also accurate!

But Wang Yuyang wasn’t flustered at all. After all, Lin Yu had announced his attack beforehand, so he was already on guard.

”Ding——!”

A pitch-black longsword materialized in his hand in an instant, deflecting the arrow with a clean block.

However, the flames from the Burning effect immediately clung to the longsword in Wang Yuyang’s hand, racing along its surface toward his arm.

If this had been a real Item, Wang Yuyang might have fallen for the trap. But the longsword wasn’t an item—it was a projection created by Wang Yuyang’s Designer ability.

So...

He didn’t hesitate to sacrifice this ”item.” With a flick of his wrist, he dispersed its structure, letting it dissolve back into the void.

The flames clinging to it naturally extinguished as well.

”Fast bow!”

”Sharp thinking!”

Both praises rang out simultaneously, and then Lin Yu loosed a second arrow!

”Shwoosh!”

This arrow carried the Explosive effect!

Wang Yuyang tried the same trick again, instantly projecting his most familiar weapon—the longsword—to block once more. But just as he was about to strike, he seemed to sense something was off.

”Ha——!”

He rolled sideways in a swift dodge, swinging the longsword mid-roll to deflect the arrow high into the air.

”Boom!”

The arrow exploded, taking the longsword with it.

”So many different effects,” Wang Yuyang thought with surprise, then turned his gaze back to Lin Yu. ”Looks like I have to close the distance immediately!”

He made up his mind, and in the next moment, his figure blurred as he dashed toward Lin Yu at full speed.

Lin Yu saw through Wang Yuyang’s intention—it was only natural for an opponent with overwhelming ranged power to want to get close.

But Wang Yuyang’s movements were erratic and ghostly, his figure flickering and twisting until it was nearly impossible to track. There was no doubt that stopping his advance would be incredibly difficult.

So Lin Yu made a quick judgment...

Instead of attacking him at a time like this, he should retreat!

Without hesitation, he pulled out the Corner of the Gloomy and activated it. His figure vanished from everyone’s sight with a whoosh.

Under normal circumstances, this arena had almost no cover. But right now, the swirling tornadoes moving across the field were opaque, and combined with the rising barriers, there were enough shadows for Lin Yu to use as springboards.

When Wang Yuyang saw Lin Yu’s figure dissolve into a patch of shadow and disappear, he immediately halted in place.

Realizing that chasing would only widen the gap and losing sight of Lin Yu—unaware of where he had gone—Wang Yuyang swiftly adjusted his strategy.

He pulled six metallic, high-tech-looking spheres from his pocket and tossed them into the air. The moment they were airborne, the spheres came to life, sprouting delicate, transparent wings like those of bees or dragonflies. They buzzed softly as their wings fluttered rapidly, encircling Wang Yuyang’s body and scanning every dead angle his human eyes couldn’t reach!

And... it didn’t stop there.

As Lin Yu activated the Corner of the Gloomy to hide, he also spread out his mental energy. He immediately sensed that his consciousness had been locked onto by some kind of invisible perception.

Without a doubt, those glowing flying metal spheres had excellent reconnaissance capabilities!

”This is also a product of the Wasteland Realm—but which company made it? It’s so sharp!”

The thought flashed through Lin Yu’s mind, and he knew his position had been exposed.

As Wang Yuyang turned his head, Lin Yu used the last moment to fire an arrow from within the shadows!

Then...

”Shwoosh!”

A mist of water erupted from the shadows, instantly blanketing most of the arena where the two stood.

Lin Yu emerged from the shadows alongside the mist.

The arrow shot toward Wang Yuyang again.

”Shwoosh!”

This arrow was hastily fired. With Wang Yuyang’s six flying metal spheres backing him up, even though the mist interfered with his vision, he still easily read the arrow’s trajectory and dodged it with no trouble.

After the arrow missed, Wang Yuyang didn’t hesitate. He immediately locked onto Lin Yu, who had emerged from the shadows and was hidden within the mist.

”Got you!”

A chain materialized in his hand, slithering like a snake striking its prey and wrapping around Lin Yu’s figure.

But in the next instant, Wang Yuyang, who had bound Lin Yu, felt a tremendous pull yanking him violently to the ground.

”Thump!”

Almost instantly, Wang Yuyang scrambled up from the ground with a roll, dispelling the chain that had nearly been turned against him, and exclaimed in surprise.

”You’ve got some serious strength. Even a Soldier’s fivefold physical boost probably isn’t that exaggerated, right?”

”I have other Items that enhance my physique!”

Lin Yu said as he put away his bow and took a step forward, turning the tables by closing the distance. He drew the Order’s Seeking Enemy Dagger.

From the moment he had retreated earlier, he had been using Wang Yuyang’s instincts to deceive him.

Did he really hate being closed in on as an archer?

What a joke—Lin Yu knew very well that his ranged capabilities were actually the weaker side of his arsenal.

The Signal Arrow Quiver only had two ”arrows.” Using the Blood-Tempered Flexible Iron Longbow as a primary weapon was impossible—every time Lin Yu used it in a Dungeon, he had to find a way to scavenge arrows.

That last arrow had even been formed from Everflowing Copper Liquid solidifying out of thin air!

And aside from the Blood-Tempered Flexible Iron Longbow, the only other ranged Item he could rely on was the one assigned to his May May identity—his ”outer” Lin Yu persona—which was the One-Shot Revolver he had gotten in his very first Dungeon!

So...

From the very beginning, he had been misleading Wang Yuyang.

Making him subconsciously overlook the fact that Lin Yu was actually far more dangerous up close. Of course, with Wang Yuyang’s combat intelligence and adaptability, it was hard to completely fool him.

But... as long as he let his guard down just a little, even slightly underestimating him, that was enough to create an opportunity.

Like now!

The Seeking Enemy Dagger shot forward, and Lin Yu pushed his speed to the absolute limit!

Most Suitable for the Virtuous and Frugal activated!

”Clang!”

The dagger slashed out, aimed straight for Wang Yuyang’s heart!