Heroes' Prison

Chapter 818 - 776: Who is the Mole (4th Update)

"Brother Yi!" At that moment, Zu Zaiyu’s voice suddenly sounded from behind Huang Yi.

Huang Yi turned his head to look at him and asked, "How’s the battle going now?"

"Just as you predicted, all of our arrangements have been successful!" Zu Zaiyu said with a delighted smile. "Right now, all the sub-territories from the Heavenly Medicine Guild are flying our national flag and have been taken over by us; Kid’s Freedom Legion headquarters was thoroughly captured by Gentleman just moments ago; and when T.N.T retreated with his army, they were ambushed by our artillery fire, resulting in over a million forces being killed by our Magic Cannon. Furthermore, you just killed Ganges a little while ago... Now, all the enemies have been thoroughly dismantled."

"That’s good! Another victorious battle for us!" Huang Yi nodded with satisfaction; all of this was within his expectations.

At this moment, Zu Zaiyu looked up at Huang Yi curiously and asked, "Brother Yi, how did you kill Ganges just now? How could one word from you take him out? I didn’t see you use an instant-kill potion!"

"That’s my Name Bestowing Skill, called Instakill. It allows me to directly kill a player without any means of defense. However, its cooldown period is 100 days. Before my previous Reincarnation on the Land of Dongying, I used this skill to kill Zhitian Shi. At that time, people thought I was using an instant-kill potion, but it wasn’t." Huang Yi explained briefly. By now, over a hundred days had passed since his Reincarnation, and thus this skill had naturally completed its cooldown. Without it, he could never have relied solely on his own strength to kill Ganges, a super-first-class master.

"I see!" Zu Zaiyu exclaimed in realization, continuing to look up at Huang Yi with admiration. "I have one more question. None of our scouts reported any intelligence about tonight’s events! How did you know that Second Brother Who Studies Medicine and T.N.T were colluding to come after you?"

Huang Yi smiled faintly, patting Zu Zaiyu on the head, and said, "Do you remember what I asked Second Brother Who Studies Medicine earlier today when he came to request the deployment of troops? I questioned why he was no longer the president of the Heavenly Medicine Guild."

Zu Zaiyu nodded. "I remember. At the time, he said he had handed over the presidency to God-Slayer Tian Shang, allowing Tian Shang to temporarily manage everything."

"Exactly! That detail raised a bit of suspicion for me," Huang Yi said in a contemplative tone. "For Second Brother Who Studies Medicine to seek me out had nothing to do with transferring the presidency. Even if he hadn’t transferred it, God-Slayer Tian Shang could still command everything without issue. So why go to the trouble of such an unnecessary gesture? Perhaps it was to wash himself of suspicion. Furthermore, if the guild was truly in such an urgent situation, he logically shouldn’t have left himself free enough to come personally; sending a subordinate would suffice."

Zu Zaiyu picked up the thread of conversation and continued, "So you speculated that he might have ulterior motives. For an experienced master like him to personally plead for help, it would be hard for you to refuse. By handing over the presidency, he could sacrifice a pawn to protect the General, absolving himself while taking God-Slayer Tian Shang as the scapegoat. But this was just your speculation—at most, merely raising doubt about them; it wasn’t concrete suspicion, as those points are too subtle. It’s unlikely you’d know their detailed plans."

"Do you recall when Second Brother Who Studies Medicine asked us why I was staring at him in a daze earlier? He even waved his hand in front of my eyes," Huang Yi said, pointing to his own eyes. "At that moment, I wasn’t dazed—I was witnessing their plan with my own eyes! I possess the Eye of Time, which allows me to see what happened in the past. When I suspected Second Brother Who Studies Medicine might have issues, I used the Eye of Time to review his recent past as a precaution. However, my Eye of Time incurs significant effort when viewing players’ past actions and can only reveal events from within the last twelve hours. If Second Brother Who Studies Medicine had been more cautious and prepared for several days, I might have fallen for the trap, as I wouldn’t have seen the critical moments."

"Oh? What key detail did you uncover?" Zu Zaiyu asked excitedly.

Huang Yi smiled and answered, "I saw Second Brother Who Studies Medicine, Zheng Wen, Desire Arises from the Heart, along with T.N.T, Ganges, and Kid discussing their plans during a meeting. Every scheme and strategy they devised during that meeting became known to me. That’s why I countered their plans with specific deployments tonight."

"So that was it!" Zu Zaiyu exclaimed with deep emotion.

Huang Yi patted Zu Zaiyu’s head and advised, "Indeed! Sometimes, a seemingly minor mistake can trigger a butterfly effect, leading to the collapse of an entire plan. This time, they misjudged the timing to execute their plan. However, I don’t blame them; no one knows I have the Eye of Time. Such a power is far too extraordinary. Without it, I definitely would’ve fallen for their ploy."

"What should we do next?" Zu Zaiyu asked.

"Nothing at all," Huang Yi replied with a slight smile, gazing at the massive Bright Moon hanging in the sky. "From now on, we can just sit back and enjoy the show. The enemy ranks will undoubtedly turn against each other, suspecting and doubting each other as they try to find the nonexistent mole."

...

When the dust settled and calm returned, Desire Arises from the Heart, Second Brother Who Studies Medicine, Zheng Wen, T.N.T, Kid, and Ganges—the six plotters—finally had time to reflect on everything that had transpired tonight.

T.N.T sought out Desire Arises from the Heart, Zheng Wen, and Second Brother Who Studies Medicine alone to discuss the evening’s events.

At that moment, Second Brother Who Studies Medicine, seething with fury, glared at T.N.T. His eyes burned with rage as he accused, "Why did your forces fail?! The Sate Legion and the North Africa Legion had always followed your commands faithfully, but tonight, they wiped out my guild! You’ve lost nothing but a bit of manpower and a single level, but I’ve lost everything! Everything! Right now, I have nothing left—absolutely nothing!" As he shouted, the repressed anger within him erupted like a volcano.

T.N.T looked at the enraged Second Brother Who Studies Medicine and said peacefully, "I understand you are suspicious of my forces, but I have no idea how it came to this. Have you considered that the Sate Legion and North Africa Legion might belong to God of Slaughter?"

The mention of this possibility instantly sobered Second Brother Who Studies Medicine.

Previously consumed by rage, he had lost his rational judgment and failed to examine these concerns.

Now, upon hearing T.N.T’s speculation, a chill ran through his heart, and cold sweat began to form on his back.

T.N.T’s theory wasn’t without merit. The previous incidents involving the Pope and Miyamoto Musashi were prime examples. Huang Yi had already demonstrated his ability to command guilds from both the American Continent and the Japanese Mainland to attack Heaven’s Guild and the Martial Arts Guild. This proved he had hidden forces in other countries as well.

Thus, it was plausible that the Sate Legion and North Africa Legion were also aligned with Huang Yi. Perhaps their actions tonight weren’t opportunistic but orchestrated by Huang Yi, targeting the Heavenly Medicine Guild deliberately!

These actions, cloaked within the chaos of a false battle, would naturally appear inconspicuous. By blending reality with deception, they swiftly dismantled the war flag and decimated the Heavenly Medicine Guild before anyone could react.

"It all makes sense now!" Desire Arises from the Heart nodded in agreement, adding thoughtfully, "No wonder the two legions defied T.N.T’s commands; no wonder they retreated after destroying the main war flag of Heavenly Medicine Guild, panicked by just a few words from God of Slaughter and leaving behind an easily captured city; no wonder, despite being trapped in Heavenly Medicine City tonight, God of Slaughter remained calm and untroubled! This is a reverse plot hidden beneath their conspiracy—a counter-conspiracy!"

"But how did God of Slaughter know we were targeting him tonight?" Zheng Wen suddenly asked.

"Simple—there’s a mole!" Desire Arises from the Heart responded with a cold laugh. "God of Slaughter executed everything so meticulously tonight, countering us on every front. It’s evident someone tipped him off with the plan—complete details, no less. Otherwise, such comprehensive preparations wouldn’t have been possible. Only the six of us—Kid, Ganges, and the four of us—knew the full outline of the plan. The other participants, such as God-Slayer Tian Shang, only had partial knowledge. Therefore, there has to be a mole among the six of us!"

At this point, Second Brother Who Studies Medicine immediately turned to stare at T.N.T, his expression darkening as suspicion against him grew.

"Are you out of your mind?" T.N.T coldly rebuffed Second Brother Who Studies Medicine for his accusatory look. "If I were the mole, I would clearly be doing a poor job of it, considering all the actions I’ve taken to target God of Slaughter."

"No one’s accusing you!" Desire Arises from the Heart quickly interceded to smooth things over, adding, "The three of us are absolutely not the mole. Zheng Wen and I initiated this conspiracy, and Second Brother Who Studies Medicine has suffered the gravest loss. None of us could possibly collaborate with God of Slaughter. You can be ruled out as well. That leaves Kid and Ganges. One of them must be the mole!"

"Kid or Ganges, you say?" T.N.T rubbed his bald head and fell into deep thought. "God of Slaughter loves nothing more than blending truth with falsehoods, making it difficult to discern reality from deception. To pinpoint which of the two is the mole, we need to step back and look at the big picture, analyzing every move from the start of this continental war until now."

With that, T.N.T’s gaze turned introspective as he recalled, "Ganges has been involved in the continental war from the start, genuinely fighting in numerous battles. Last time, God of Slaughter took his Ganges Fleet, inflicting substantial losses. He was truly killed by God of Slaughter a while ago, risking his reincarnation. Thus, he’s unlikely to be one of God of Slaughter’s men."

T.N.T’s tone suddenly became colder. "Kid, however, raises some red flags. He didn’t join the continental war until recently, around the same time God of Slaughter started participating. So far, Kid has caused the least damage to Hero’s Continent and sustained the least losses himself. Last time in Sunset City, he retreated merely due to a few verbal threats from God of Slaughter; at least, that’s how it appeared. But in reality, he could be one of God of Slaughter’s people, feigning retreat under orders. During this incident, his legion headquarters was also taken down, but it was recently established, so the loss wasn’t significant. Looking at the situation as a whole, across all his confrontations with God of Slaughter, Kid has barely suffered any substantial losses. It’s highly likely that he’s the mole!"

"I agree, Kid is suspicious!" Desire Arises from the Heart nodded solemnly, his voice full of menace. "He also has strong motives for betrayal. He has always vied with the Pope to become the foremost leader of the American Continent. Last time, when the Pope’s Heaven’s Guild suffered heavy losses, Kid’s Land of Freedom remained untouched. Kid and God of Slaughter have probably been collaborating for a long time—they’re allies!"

Second Brother Who Studies Medicine and Zheng Wen silently nodded, convinced by the analysis.

Finally, Second Brother Who Studies Medicine had found a target for his pent-up fury and exploded again. "Damn you, Kid! How dare you collude with God of Slaughter against me—I won’t let this go!"

"Cursing him won’t achieve anything; we need to take decisive action to exact revenge!" T.N.T’s lips curled into a malicious grin. "We need to take Kid out!"