Chiyo Ming's voice instantly faltered, and looking at Xie Antong's expression, her face stiffened once again.
Since this abnormal "boss battle" began, she had received the least damage.
She had been maneuvering at the edges of the battlefield, playing the role of the smartest person.
At this level of combat, her strength offered no advantage, and facing that [Judgment], she had absolutely no possibility of resisting him.
So, she made what she considered the smartest choice.
"Do you think you're quite clever?"
"Suddenly appearing behind me—is that also a display of strength, showcasing your capabilities?"
Chiyo Ming: ......
Xie Antong casually paced back and forth while speaking sharply.
None of it struck her!
This room was like a master of outlining—countless attacks passed by her sides but simply couldn't touch her.
Using Pleasure's mental energy to drive the All-Seeing Eye elevated it beyond just a legendary-grade weapon.
......
Seeing Chiyo Ming remain silent, Xie Antong continued:
"From the beginning, you were interested in what He said about ascension, but you didn't dare go all-in like that Club Ace. Of course, he's a fool too."
"Do you really think hovering at the game's edges will truly let you 'profit from others' conflict'?"
Chiyo Ming was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
"Hehe~ This girl, your mouth is quite sharp."
"But how are you any different? After coming here to deliver your analysis, didn't you also choose to be a 'smart person'?"
"And, what did you say earlier? I didn't understand it."
She controlled her emotions, choosing not to turn against this junior over verbal sparring, and instead asked.
Xie Antong smiled, thinking to herself.
Of course I'm different from you...
She looked at that mass of black shadow, her smile gradually taking on a wicked edge as she said softly.
"When all the green lights illuminate, it will be His sin, and the moment He faces judgment, faces condemnation..."
"But who will judge Him?"
"He Himself is the god of [Judgment]."
Chiyo Ming froze, then said in sudden shock:
"You... what do you mean?!"
"Are you talking nonsense? What happened earlier—you deceived them!?"
Could it be that there were no so-called green lights at all?
Xie Antong felt utterly speechless hearing her words, her gaze carrying a touch of pity.
"Of course not!"
"It's just... don't you think this [Judgment] is a bit too weak for a god?"
Weak?
A question mark seemed to appear over Chiyo Ming's head as she looked toward the distant battle, momentarily unable to process this.
Over there, the players basically had no means to fight back; even the strongest, "Sin," could only manage to fight while looking quite miserable.
"You call this weak?"
Chiyo Ming said to Xie Antong.
"Of course. Under normal circumstances, do you think you could be standing alive before a god, even fighting him?"
"What do you mean, have you seen a god before?" Chiyo Ming asked puzzled.
Xie Antong: ?
Beneath her playful, cynical Pleasure-enhanced expression, she now held some confusion.
What's going on? Does she completely not understand the concept of "god"?
As an old player, wasn't it said she experienced exceptionally painful failure that led to today's situation?
Then why does it feel like she doesn't know many things?
They carry despair and pessimism etched into their bones, yet their knowledge seems less than expected...
Xie Antong narrowed her eyes slightly, sensing an indescribable unease.
Shaking her head, she continued speaking to herself:
"No..."
Back in that instance, she hadn't witnessed [Despair]'s descent firsthand.
At that time, even the game screen went completely black; those who saw it were only "Sin," Perfect Life, and The Creator.
Or rather, the only one who truly faced Him directly was "Sin"!
According to "Sin's" description—unresisting, unperceiving, before Him, you could do nothing.
Even "Sin" felt that way—that was the true might belonging to a "god."
This [Judgment] was far from it.
"In short, there will be mountains far higher than Him, peaks that will make Him seem like an ant."
"Such an existence will be [Judgment]'s executioner!"
As she spoke, Xie Antong's eyes met Chiyo Ming's.
The madness seeping from her gaze left Chiyo Ming momentarily stunned, but what she said next made her breath catch.
"Good news: when all eighteen lights turn on, we can summon Ultraman to easily defeat this little monster."
"The bad news is, Ultraman might not be on our side~"
After Chiyo Ming processed this, every hair on her body stood on end! This situation was worse than if she'd been lying earlier!
"Are you serious?!"
"Then why did you say it? What do we do now?"
"Do what?" Xie Antong turned her head toward the central battle, slowly raising her hand. "What does it have to do with me?"
"Making the unknown even more unknown—isn't that fun?"
As she spoke, light shimmered on her hand—the power of "Stimulation."
Ready to seize the opportunity at any moment.
She wasn't lying; in fact, she had always known this risk.
But this was the only solution she could think of so far. If they let Lu Ce keep exhausting himself, it was hard to say who would die!
If Lu Ce fell, the remaining people... didn't look very useful anyway.
They could only gamble! Bet that beings similar to [Despair] still couldn't intervene directly!
At this moment, [Judgment] in the center of the arena grew more impatient and irritable the longer he fought.
This guy before him was just too hard to kill!
The opponent could devour his power to replenish himself, essentially healing while fighting.
But seeing the opponent's gradually crumbling body, His desire to quickly eliminate this variable kept swelling.
As long as he died... the remaining people couldn't possibly break through His defense by force. If the button remained safe, everything would be fine!
Finally, watching the increasingly collapsing Gluttony charge again, He didn't choose to defend but gathered full power to attack.
Xie Antong, who had long withdrawn from the battle and watched coldly for quite some time, her eyes lit up.
Now!
Stimulation!