novelraw Chapter 122 : Jiang Li’s Scheme
Chapter 122 : Jiang Li’s Scheme
Chapter 122: Jiang Li’s Scheme
“Cooperation…… slaughter……”
“Sacrificial lambs……”
The conversation of the three—Red and the others—echoed again and again in Jiang Li’s mind.
Jiang Li felt as if his heart were about to burst out of his chest; every single beat carried violent panic.
The three major forces had actually joined hands. To them, a lone player like Jiang Li was nothing more than fish on the chopping block, to be slaughtered at will.
Thinking of this, he seemed to see his own ending.
In some unknown corner, he would be casually erased by those high-and-mighty giant players, crushed like an ant.
Then he would become their bragging material for flaunting their battle records, a stepping stone for them to divide the fruits of victory.
A sense of despair surged in from all directions like icy seawater, submerging him and making him suffocate.
“No……”
Jiang Li clenched his hands tightly into his hair, his body trembling violently from extreme shock and fear.
“I don’t want to die……”
“I don’t want to die like Uncle Wang’s son, dying without knowing why!”
He thought of the heart-rending cries of that elderly couple.
He thought of the days he had spent struggling day after day to survive at the bottom of society.
He had finally grasped this straw that could change his fate—was it really going to be extinguished so easily?
No!
Absolutely not!
No one could dictate his fate!
The intense desire to survive made Jiang Li understand that fear and terror were useless; he had to calm down as quickly as possible.
Jiang Li walked to the sink, twisted open the tap, and let the icy water rush over his face.
The bone-piercing cold forced his brain, which had nearly stalled from fear, to start functioning again.
He looked at the pale, terrified face in the mirror, his gaze gradually turning sharp.
“Right now they…… they don’t know that I know all this.”
Jiang Li spoke word by word to the reflection in the mirror.
“This is my bargaining chip, and also my only advantage.”
“I must find a way to use this, to carve out a bloody path from among the three major forces.”
Thinking this, Jiang Li turned off the tap, returned to the desk, and began to carefully scrutinize the 【Medium】 identity card in his mind.
【Wandering between life and death, seeing through the fog, glimpsing the truth】
At present, the ability he had explored allowed his consciousness to leave his body and observe the outside world in a soul state. In that soul state, he could not be observed by the outside world—at least, the three just now had not noticed him.
His soul state had no regional limitations; he did not need to remain near his physical body.
However, leaving his physical body consumed mental energy. Just now, it was precisely because he had stayed out of his body for too long and expended too much mental energy that he had been forced to return.
Moreover, his soul state was limited to observation only. Through experimentation just now, he had discovered that his soul state was unable to interact with physical objects.
That was to say, his transcendent ability had enormous advantages in reconnaissance, but was not suitable for frontal combat.
If he wanted to win, information was his only reliance!
Thinking of this, Jiang Li began to carefully recall everything he had seen earlier on the top floor of the unfinished building.
He recalled Red’s arrogance and suspicion, Lin Xun’s coldness and arrogance, Shen Wei’s阴柔 and scheming.
Ascension Alliance, Bureau 869, Star Palace.
Could these three forces truly cooperate seamlessly?
“Killing those few lone players is easy, but don’t let your Bureau 869 play dirty tricks on me in the end.”
That complaint from Red once again surfaced in Jiang Li’s mind.
Suspicion.
Yes, suspicion inevitably existed between them!
Ascension Alliance—just from the name, this organization had always pursued the power of the individual. What they worshipped was the jungle law of the strong preying on the weak.
To people in this organization, as long as they could become gods, any laws or morals could be trampled underfoot.
Bureau 869, on the other hand, represented the will of the state. While pursuing the transcendent, what they sought was order and control.
Thus, they could tacitly allow some gray areas, but if things went too far and touched upon their stability, Bureau 869 surely would not stand idly by.
As for Star Palace, that mysterious organization—its actions were secretive, its objectives unclear. For the time being, its true intentions were hard to discern, but it surely would not be very happy to see other forces grow stronger.
Therefore, these three parties inherently represented different interests.
Their cooperation was nothing more than a temporary alliance built upon the shared interest of “dividing up the lone players.”
This was precisely the key for him to break the deadlock!
Thinking this far, Jiang Li’s breathing gradually steadied, and a cold, calculating light flickered in his eyes.
He had no grand ambition to save the world.
Nor did he harbor any notion of upholding justice.
His only thought was to live.
Since this group of hunters regarded him as fish on the chopping block,
then even if he was just a salted fish,
before being thrown into the pot, he would still knock out a few of their teeth!
He was going to become the variable that stirred this chessboard.
He was going to let these self-righteous hunters know that even the most humble ant, when driven into a corner, could unleash a fatal counterattack.
Very quickly, a preliminary idea rapidly took shape in Jiang Li’s mind.
First, his movements had to be concealed.
He had to completely disappear from everyone’s sight, to avoid becoming part of the first batch of sacrificial lambs.
Because he had to ensure the safety of his physical body while his soul was separated.
Once his body was damaged, he would suffer severe injury, or even death.
Therefore, his physical body had to be absolutely safe, absolutely hidden.
Jiang Li swept his gaze over his cramped rented room.
People came and went here, and the environment was unbearably noisy.
Once his soul left his body, his physical body would fall into a deep coma.
If discovered by the landlord, or by neighbors, it would all be fatal.
What was more, after the game began, players backed by the three major forces would certainly use their organizational power to conduct searches.
Since continuing to stay here was far too dangerous, he had to find an absolutely safe, absolutely concealed hiding place.
He immediately thought of leaving Zhu City and going somewhere safer.
But at once, he thought of the rules of 【Game of Gods】.
“Game area: designated city (including urban districts and suburbs). Escape is forbidden; otherwise, immediate erasure.”
Thus, he could only settle for the next best option and hide in the suburbs of Zhu City.
Jiang Li quickly thought of a good place.
He immediately began packing his luggage, preparing to leave the urban area.
While packing, Jiang Li continued thinking about how he should make use of the 【Medium】 ability to carry on reconnaissance.
Those three were backed by transcendent organizations and official forces.
They would certainly receive a great deal of support.
There might even be exclusive transcendent artifacts and reconnaissance methods.
He was a lone player, with no background and no faction.
Trying to monitor three people at the same time was far too difficult, so he had to focus his efforts—and no matter what situation he encountered,
he absolutely could not take action, absolutely could not expose himself. In this game, aside from himself, there was no one he could trust.
Thinking this, Jiang Li reached out and grasped the 【Eye of Destruction】 on the table.
An icy sensation came from his palm; within that coldness seemed to be contained a power capable of destroying heaven and earth.
That feeling slightly calmed Jiang Li’s heart. This transcendent artifact was his final trump card.
It was also the decisive move that could change the situation.
It had to be saved for the most critical moment.
Saved for the most deadly enemy.
“Red, Lin Xun, Shen Wei……”
Jiang Li looked at the dazzling night view of Zhu City outside the window, a trace of grim cold light flashing in his eyes.
“The game has only just begun.”
“Uncle Wang, Auntie Li.”
Jiang Li said silently in his heart.
“I will make those who killed your son……”
“pay the price.”
Soon, Jiang Li finished packing his luggage and then slung his bag over his back.
He took one last look at this cramped rented room.
This had been everything of his past.
But from this moment on, he would step into an entirely new world.
A world full of danger, yet also full of opportunity.
He pushed open the door and merged into the clamorous night of Zhu City.