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

There was no doubt that, in Lin Yu’s eyes, Wang Yuyang was also someone with extraordinary talent who could be called a genius.

This was evident just from his Class—the Designer was absolutely not a Unique Class that someone without talent would awaken, nor one they could successfully wield!

And because of this...

It wasn’t hard for Lin Yu to gauge Wang Yuyang’s thoughts and intentions.

Geniuses always found the optimal solution in any situation.

And for Wang Yuyang, when he thought about battle and planned his tactics, there was no way he wouldn’t take advantage of those incredibly useful tornadoes that came with the venue’s theme.

Especially after he summoned his battle armor, Lin Yu was even more certain that the guy absolutely intended to toss him into one of those tornadoes.

Because this battle armor wasn’t just designed for one-on-one fights against experts—it definitely accounted for the venue elements too!

The claw-like armor on the feet could dig directly into the ground, and the extra armor on the tail provided additional stability, which proved that Wang Yuyang had definitely considered actively approaching the tornadoes.

So, Lin Yu formulated his own counter-tactics in that instant.

He quickly figured out how to use the tornadoes to launch a counterattack.

This method even required him to enter the tornado to execute it.

And for Lin Yu, having the enemy voluntarily throw him into a tornado would likely make them let their guard down... which would be even better than him jumping in on his own or dragging the enemy in with him.

Inside the tornado, after dealing with the mechanical bees Wang Yuyang had sent in, Lin Yu waited quietly.

He believed Wang Yuyang would definitely come in on his own.

Even if he might have sensed something was off by now, still...

Lin Yu was sure that the Inspiration Mushroom item the other guy had taken must have a time limit or side effects that grew over time.

Plus, his battle armor would give him the confidence to stay stable even inside a tornado, and the Designer’s ability could definitely create flying items for him, so...

After his mechanical creations were neutralized, there was no reason for the guy not to come in and investigate.

And just as Lin Yu had predicted.

Not long after he dealt with the last mechanical bee, a red figure indeed charged into the tornado!

The red battle armor’s scales stood up slightly, the claw-like feet gripping the ground tightly, allowing Wang Yuyang to stand firm and unmoving on the earth even amid this violent storm.

But he seemed to have grasped some strange balance.

”How did you do it? You actually cut off my connection with the swarm!”

Wang Yuyang asked in a deep voice.

”It was water,” Lin Yu said, looking down at Wang Yuyang from within the wind. ”Although those instruments were very precise, as a Designer, all the items you imagine have reasonable structures... Sure, you can use projection to create things with precision beyond reality, ignoring costs and materials to conceive objects, but they still have to be ’reasonable.’”

”It was water,” Lin Yu said, looking down at Wang Yuyang from within the wind. ”Although those instruments were very precise, as a Designer, all the items you imagine have reasonable structures... Sure, you can use projection to create things with precision beyond reality, disregarding cost and materials to conceive objects, but they still have to be ’reasonable.’”

As Lin Yu spoke, Wang Yuyang nodded.

”I see—I did feel that this tornado underwent some unusual changes after you entered.”

Now Wang Yuyang finally understood what had changed.

The tornado Lin Yu was currently in... was much more humid than the others.

After he entered, there was an intangible water vapor mixed in with the wind and sand.

Just like the water mist Lin Yu had created at the very beginning—Wang Yuyang was well aware that the other guy had a skill for increasing humidity.

He just hadn’t expected the nature of that ability to be such precise water control, capable of still working even inside a tornado.

”That’s right, it’s water—so, it’s great that you came in!”

As his words fell, the Prayer Water Necklace on Lin Yu’s chest activated its second ability, beyond water control!

”Rain Prayer!”

A torrential downpour, compressed within the tornado’s interior, suddenly fell, transforming the wind-and-sand-dominated, slightly humid tornado into a water spout in an instant!

”Whoosh!”

A massive amount of rain came down, turned into an incredibly terrifying weapon under the dual boost of the wind’s force and Lin Yu’s manipulation!

”Screech!”

The sand-laced water scraped across the surface of Wang Yuyang’s battle armor, making a sharp grinding sound!

At the same time, the water followed his raised scales and drilled inward.

At the same time, the water flowed along his raised scales and drilled inward.

”I see... So that’s why you didn’t resist when I threw you in earlier.”

”Because from the very beginning, you planned to use the tornado with your water control ability to create a trap!”

Wang Yuyang looked at Lin Yu and couldn’t help but praise him.

”What a brilliant idea, what an intricately connected set of tactics—even if I lose, I won’t have any regrets today.”

Lin Yu, struggling in midair to control a massive amount of water droplets, felt like his brain was about to overheat and wished he could take a bite of the Inspiration Mushroom to boost his mental energy.

”So... are you going to concede? If we keep fighting, it might get pretty nasty!”

Wang Yuyang shook his head. ”No problem. Someone will naturally heal me!”

As he spoke, the armor on his body changed form, and he created new components that merged into the red battle armor.

For Wang Yuyang, most of the precision-structure armor, machinery, and weapons he projected were ’reserves’ he had designed in advance, continuously adjusted through drills, and practiced over and over until he could proficiently project them.

The continuous and powerful inspiration brought by the Inspiration Mushroom even gave Wang Yuyang the confidence to adjust his armor mid-battle!

Paired with the original dragon-scale-like armor, Wang Yuyang now seemed to have truly transformed into a dragon form!

”Although it’s a bit rushed... let me try to see if I can crush you with this new form.”

Wang Yuyang said, his wings flapping and thrusters roaring, lifting his body into the wind!