Heroes' Prison

Chapter 852 - 806 Chess Saint

Huang Yi and his side didn’t release all the videos at once; instead, they leaked them bit by bit, giving the public time to digest the news.

Currently, the released videos contained footage of the World Federation Deputy Chairman Rosiv Duncan meeting with T.N.T, Miyamoto Musashi, the Pope, and other figures.

In the videos, Rosiv Duncan, dressed impeccably in a suit, assumed an authoritative posture and demanded that T.N.T and others exert control over The Second World.

The content of these videos immediately sparked immense anger among viewers. Previously, people assumed that T.N.T and their allies were merely planning to invade Hero’s Continent; however, upon seeing these videos, they learned the truth: T.N.T sought to invade every continent!

Once Hero’s Continent fell, the next continent would be targeted!

These videos promptly damaged the image of the World Federation significantly. T.N.T, Miyamoto Musashi, the Pope, and others faced immense criticism and verbal attacks from netizens.

The backlash against the revelations about Huang Yi and Qin Shiyu’s true identities was overshadowed by this new wave of public outrage. Many even began supporting Qin Shiyu’s action of assassinating the Deputy Chairman of the World Federation.

...

Meanwhile, in Hero’s Continent, within one of the cities occupied by the Divine Nation Legion—Grand Plan City—T.N.T and other senior members were holding a meeting in the conference room.

"Damn it! How could this happen!" A burly man slammed the table and roared furiously, "Now countless journalists and netizens are scolding us! The World Federation sneakily retained video evidence—they’re a bunch of incompetents! They’ve left such a major weakness! And now we’ve been exposed!"

A dignified-looking woman wearing a black robe raised her eyelids slightly: "I didn’t support collaborating with the World Federation back then. If we hadn’t done it, we wouldn’t be in this mess now."

"But without their resources, we wouldn’t have developed to the current level," T.N.T said while stroking his bald head, his blue eyes gazing deeply out the window as he spoke in a low tone.

"What do we do now? Should we abandon our cooperation with the World Federation?" a blond-haired teenager tapped his fingers on the table and analyzed, "Kid is also opposing us right now. We’ve made too many enemies. Perhaps we should temporarily give up invading Hero’s Continent, lie low for a while, and re-emerge after the public backlash has passed."

"Abandon it? Why abandon it?" T.N.T immediately turned around, fixed his eyes on the teenager, and said in a heavy tone, "Since we’ve already been exposed, we might as well make it clear that we’re cooperating with the World Federation. No matter how harsh the criticism, what real impact could it have on us? Even if people rant and rave, would they dare come face me in battle?"

As he spoke, T.N.T cracked his knuckles, the sound echoing like "pop-pop-pop." With confidence, he continued, "We still hold the upper hand. Once the Pope and Miyamoto Musashi return, Hero’s Continent will still be ours. God of Slaughter is merely an incarnation, and along with him, Gentleman; the two of them can’t stop us. God of Slaughter’s true body, Sharp Sword, Dragon Spike, Dao Feng, and Thunder God—none of their leaders are present. What are we afraid of? So far, God of Slaughter has only utilized schemes and strategies to defeat us but lacks the courage to face us head-on. They have no super first-class masters to obstruct us. This is an unavoidable fatal flaw of theirs!"

T.N.T’s eyes flashed with malicious intent as he said, "Retreating is not an option. Instead, we must achieve a major victory to boost morale! Send a message to Desire Arises from the Heart immediately. Tomorrow, we’ll coordinate an attack and secure an emphatic victory. Ensure that Chess Saint racks up a significant kill count this time—we’re pushing him into the limelight."

"Chess Saint? Are we finally making use of him?" The woman in the black robe froze for a moment and murmured, "When Miyamoto Musashi left, he specifically assigned Chess Saint to stay with us. To think we’re actually relying on him now."

T.N.T nodded, clasped his hands behind his back, and gazed out the window, saying, "The next era will be theirs."

...

At the same time, on the top floor of City Hall in the City of Desire, Desire Arises from the Heart and Zheng Wen were deep in discussion.

"Big brother, news of the World Federation collaborating with T.N.T is spreading everywhere. This must be the Freedom Organization behind God of Slaughter stirring things up. Do you think they’ve obtained any intelligence about our cooperation with the World Federation?" Vice Chairman Zheng Wen furrowed his brows, his voice tinged with concern.

"Even if they have, it doesn’t matter!" Desire Arises from the Heart shook his head, wearing a faint smile. "Our collaboration with the World Federation is purely due to personal enmity with God of Slaughter. Even if it gets exposed, it’s not an issue. As long as the cooperation between us and T.N.T remains hidden, we’ll be fine."

He patted Zheng Wen’s shoulder and reassured him, "Don’t worry! Even Second Brother Who Studies Medicine doesn’t know about our cooperation with T.N.T. He still believes last time was our first collaboration with them. He never considered that we’ve been working together since the nation wars began. If even my close brother is unaware of this, how could the Freedom Organization behind God of Slaughter know?"

"But I’m still concerned. Selling out Hero’s Continent’s interests deliberately losing to T.N.T in the nation wars—if that leaks, it’ll destroy us..." Zheng Wen’s worry lingered heavily on his face.

At that moment, Desire Arises from the Heart suddenly received a message from T.N.T. After reading it, he broke into a delighted grin.

Turning to Zheng Wen, he said, "Stop worrying about these minor issues. I’ve just received a message from T.N.T—they’re planning to attack the Night Rain Eastcoming Guild tomorrow. Another hefty bank deposit is on the horizon. Go ahead and arrange this immediately. This time, send a lot of guild members to their deaths. They seem to be fostering someone and need us to provide a large number of heads."

"Alright!" Zheng Wen nodded, forcing down his unease, and prepared to leave the room.

"Wait!" At that moment, Desire Arises from the Heart called out to him, pursing his lips. "Use part of our guild’s resources to send supplies to Second Brother Who Studies Medicine. After losing the Heavenly Medicine Guild last time, he’s been dejected. I don’t have many brothers left; he’s one of them. I can’t let him suffer. Get him whatever he needs. Also, don’t involve him in the cooperation with T.N.T anymore. If our plans ever unravel, it won’t drag him down with us."

"Got it!" Zheng Wen nodded again before finally leaving.

...

Gradually, an endless day drew to a close.

The next morning, after finishing breakfast, Huang Yi logged on early and specifically visited the forums.

As expected, for the past day, public attention had centered on the cooperation between the World Federation and T.N.T.

The voices condemning Huang Yi had significantly decreased, leaving only a few people with grudges against him continuing their tirades.

Huang Yi had killed countless people, many of whom were everyday players. Most of them couldn’t retaliate, let alone get close to him. The most they could do was spread rumors about him online, repost unfavorable content, and engage in small, insignificant acts of vengeance.

After briefly browsing these messages, Huang Yi resumed his game session. His true body attended classes at Oskan Royal Academy, while his incarnation appeared at the top floor of City Hall.

Zu Zaiyu was currently handling guild affairs there. Seeing Huang Yi online, he immediately dropped his current tasks and approached him, saying, "Brother Yi, there’s breaking news: T.N.T and Ganges unexpectedly led their forces to launch an assault on the Night Rain Eastcoming Guild. Desire Arises from the Heart mobilized to resist, but they’re suffering heavy defeats—it appears they’re collaborating once again."

"Hmm?" Huang Yi immediately sensed something unusual, saying, "T.N.T is currently in the eye of the storm, and they still have the energy to wage a large-scale war? This seems peculiar."

Zu Zaiyu nodded and replied, "Indeed! I’ve noticed something off too. I’ve instructed scouts to closely monitor this war. Just now, they returned with an unusual intelligence report. Although T.N.T and Ganges are the leaders, the most outstanding performance in this war hasn’t come from them. Instead, it’s a player named Chess Saint. He’s killed the most people—almost as if T.N.T and Ganges are intentionally letting him dominate."

Zu Zaiyu shared Chess Saint’s details: "Chess Saint was originally a skilled player from the Martial Arts Guild. He’s Level 197 and ranks 57th on the world leaderboard. Among the invading forces, his level is the highest ranked. T.N.T and Ganges seem to be pushing Chess Saint to reach Level 200 and achieve the Heavenly Domain Level by coordinating this effort—allowing him to rack up kills."

Huang Yi reasoned, "It looks like T.N.T and Ganges are aiming to have Chess Saint boost his level through killings and reach Level 200."

"But this doesn’t add up!" Zu Zaiyu immediately shook his head. "Chess Saint is only Level 197. He’d need at least two days and nights of nonstop killing to reach Level 200, especially for the leap from Level 199 to 200, which is particularly arduous. Even if Desire Arises from the Heart wants to cooperate, there aren’t enough players for Chess Saint to kill. After a player dies, they need to respawn at the Respawn Point, then travel back to the battlefield—this waste of time is too much. Even priests using combat resurrection can only revive someone once due to cooldown limitations. Doing this too blatantly would also expose their collusion with T.N.T, making it hard to explain."

Frowning thoughtfully, Huang Yi opened the leaderboard to investigate for himself.

At that moment, Chess Saint had already climbed to 52nd place on the world leaderboard. The players ahead of him were all Level 198.

Just as Huang Yi was about to close the leaderboard, his screen suddenly flickered—an abrupt update in the rankings occurred!