Lust's voice echoed through the air. Without a specific vocal cord to serve as the vessel for its voice, the sound drifted ethereally between the buildings of the city, like a malevolent ghost.
"Are you dreaming!?"
"Ah~ Is that so? Then why does your voice sound so... impatient?"
Lust listened to the other party's furious voice as if having taken some miraculous elixir, its face instantly revealing an expression of pure comfort, seeming to greatly enjoy it.
"Under normal circumstances, shouldn't you be mocking me a bit?"
"Or is it that you actually think this is possible~?"
After saying this with a laugh, it looked up at the sky overhead.
The environment at this moment appeared extremely bizarre. The sky was gathering a massive amount of dark clouds, as if in a cultivation novel where a high-level cultivator was about to undergo a tribulation and ascend.
The large swathes of dark clouds appeared pink on the surface, yet they were interwoven with grayish currents of air, like a thick and peculiar pigment.
The pink bubbles floating in the sky, each containing a player, all had their heads bowed, wanting to distance themselves from the sky but unable to do so, forced to be spectators in this prison of the void.
"What? Waiting for what?"
A playful smile hung on Lust's face. It wasn't even looking at the headless Lust anymore, but rather leaning back against the Black Knight, shouting towards the sky.
"Do you need to be so hesitant? So wishy-washy."
Beside it, watching the sky that had shown no movement for so long—where neither had the "punishment" descended upon the other party nor come for itself—the headless Lust immediately panicked.
Because deep down, it knew very clearly: this Game, and the existence watching this Game, possessed consciousness.
Their consciousness definitely wanted to deal with "Sin," not come for it!
But with no response given for so long, the only possibility was...
"No! Wait! Regardless of whether his lie judgment is correct or not, this kind of punishment definitely can't be transferred, right?"
"That card of his, how can it be used like that?"
In fact, as an "insider," the Lust Divine Messenger had known from the very beginning how many possible cards existed in this Game.
That's why it could make many corresponding plans. It had known the function of "Sin's" card beforehand.
"The 'Lie Judgment' card, even if it truly succeeds, results in an 'appropriate punishment.'"
"It determines the punishment after exposure based on the degree of impact this lie has on the Game."
"This was just a momentary... slip of the tongue!"
The headless Lust's avatar kept making excuses, not knowing who it was even arguing with, but the more it spoke, the less confidence it had.
It could clearly feel that if this matter were judged strictly according to the Game's rules, it was really hard to say.
Under normal circumstances, some ordinary lies would only incur minor, ordinary punishments. Serious ones, in this Game, would be operations similar to "publicly revealing personal identity."
But now...
That "lie" of mine was spoken while explaining the Game's rules. Although everyone knew the meaning was just a figure of speech, indicating that under normal circumstances no player would kill.
However, at a time like this, the Game's judgment is needed!
That damned guy, had he been waiting for me, planning to do this all along since he got that card?
He even considered, after I broke the rules, using this opportunity to maximize the transfer of punishment.
He... according to intelligence, wasn't a player who mainly relied on intellectual combat, was he?! Wasn't it agreed he was just a psycho?!
Wait!
The headless Lust's avatar suddenly seemed to think of something, sharply looking up (though it actually had no head anymore) at that guy lounging leisurely against the motorcycle, enjoying the spectacle.
Which meant, for all this time, he could have found someone to kill at any moment, then used that as a pretext to judge me.
But he never did it!
He treats this place as a game, truly treats it as a game. His indifference is also genuine indifference!
He knew from the very beginning that he would win. All this time, he was just... toying with me?
Upon realizing this, its headless body began to tremble violently like chaff being shaken in a sieve.
Including the energy portion still within Lust's mind, it also trembled frantically.
Compared to failure, it found it even harder to accept that this person actually looked down on it!
"Heh, you only just realized?" Lust said with a laugh, then continued in a whisper as if speaking into an ear:
"You were never my opponent. From the very beginning, you never even had that qualification~."
"You thought I was just playing around with you? I said it, this time, in this Game, only I am the player!"
"Hehehe..."
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
As he spoke, he propped up his upper body with his elbows leaning back, laughing heartily at the dark clouds overhead:
"Stop thinking about it, hurry up."
"I know, you're all on the same side. You definitely want to kill me, but unfortunately..."
"Once rules are established, they are no longer completely under your control, unable to be deleted or altered, right?"
Xie Antong's finger trembled imperceptibly upon hearing these words.
This statement was something she had told Lu Ce before, one of the two fundamental rules about the Game.
Now, he had spoken it aloud.
He had remembered it in his heart back then, and in this Game, he directly used it, is that it?!
This face... is indeed different from others who rely on brute force...
Shifting her gaze, she unconsciously looked at the sky. She was also somewhat nervous now, wanting to see the Game's next choice.
If last time she was summarizing and speculating, this time Lu Ce was directly using his life to verify it!
Such provocation truly was a combination of meticulousness and madness. Was his narcissism so certain of his own judgment?
And now, Lust's words weren't finished;
instead, they were adding fuel to the fire.
Shouting loudly towards the sky, he declared:
"I know, there are quite a few of you watching this place, right?"
"The time... is about right. We've played so many games already."
"I am here, speaking directly to the Gods!"
As he spoke, he raised a finger, pointed at the other side towards that headless body he had already ignored, then pointed at his own head.
"Trash like this can no longer bring me much enjoyment in my game."
"You all need to think of something new to amuse me!"