novelraw Chapter 696: You'll help me, right? Arbitrator!
Chapter 696: You'll help me, right? Arbitrator!
Is this... talking in his sleep?...
Huh?
But if it's sleep-talking, why does it perfectly match the previous conversation?
Though he is a lunatic, this act of pretending to sleep while continuing to talk seems a bit too unnecessary.
For a moment, the scene he created felt somewhat eerie, as if suddenly stepping into a horror novel.
[Are you doing this on purpose?]
[Is this performance art?]
After everyone fell completely silent, the Arbitrator still couldn't remain speechless, so he spoke again with a slightly exasperated tone.
"Ah, I see. Judging by your reactions, I'm asleep right now, right?"
"No problem, I don't feel anything. Everything's normal, let's just communicate as usual."The sleeping Sloth continued conversing without any barriers, as if there was another world in his dream identical to the one before him.
Allowing him to communicate seamlessly whether awake or asleep.
But this made the current scene even more bizarre. Looking at "Sin" now was almost like watching a corpse speak.
Xie Antong, who had been observing his condition and wondering about his possible intentions, gradually began to understand.
From the very start of this game, his sleeping time had already exceeded normal limits.
It was no longer the pattern of ten minutes awake, five minutes forced sleep, but sleeping most of the time, only waking occasionally at unknown intervals.
Xie Antong knew Sloth had the option of subconscious thinking while asleep, so initially she thought he might want to sleep more to boost his intelligence.
But now it seemed he was clearly blurring the boundary between wakefulness and sleep!
He was even trying to blur the line between wearing the mask and not wearing it! Like just now, his speaking voice had started resembling his true self.
It appeared this was his attempt this time, which made sense. After all, all previous masks achieved overload under pressure, with the right trigger, reaching the extreme of that emotion.
But what is the extreme of Sloth?
Could it truly be sleeping forever without waking? That would be equivalent to death!
That's why Lu Ce came up with this idea of blurring boundaries. Judging by his current state, he had already reached the realm of "self-forgetfulness."
But... although it looks bizarre now, there's no sign of overload.
[Heh, actually, this game wasn't originally intended to target you. It seems you're asking for death yourself?]
The Arbitrator didn't show much reaction to "Sin's" strange state. Seeing he could still speak, he continued.
But these words shocked the eight "Heroes," who were already feeling quite complicated.
What do you mean, this time wasn't intended to target you?
Does that mean in every previous game, [God] specifically targeted this person??
And judging by the Arbitrator's tone, this seemed perfectly normal.
"Ah, actually I know. The purpose of this game is to have me help you kill them, right? Of course, it would be even better if they could do something unexpected."
Lu Ce replied intermittently while sleeping.
"Otherwise, why would you match me with the relatively weakest person to kill me? Clearly you've given up on dealing with me. Honestly, you guys giving up so easily is really boring."
Hearing "Sin's" response, only one word appeared in the eight "Heroes'" minds.
—Arrogant!
They truly witnessed something extraordinary today. Previously they only knew this person was incredibly powerful after awakening, but now it seemed his strength was secondary.
Does such a person exist in the world? How has he survived until now?!
Expressing such direct contempt and belittlement of the Game, and he hasn't been killed?!
They were rebels in their respective worlds too, but this kind of person... they were seeing for the first time.
This wasn't simple survival or resistance anymore—it was outright slapping the Game in the face!
It certainly refreshed their worldview.
Xue Zou also understood what Xie Antong meant by "his specialness."
[Your words are rather unpleasant, but I've grown accustomed to them.]
[So, are you planning to provoke the Game this time?]
"Can't really say that. Actually, I don't really want to deal with you either, but given that person didn't take action in that situation, it would be too unreasonable for me to act again."
The Heroes were beginning to feel numb. Compared to "Sin's" arrogance, the Arbitrator's calm reaction was even more shocking.
[So...]
"So, Master!" Suddenly, Jiang Yuan took a bold step forward, interrupting the Arbitrator.
He didn't dare interrupt "Master's" speech, so he could only interrupt the Arbitrator instead.
"Master, their strength is still strength."
"Help them... that thing you gave me last time..."
"Hey, why are you in such a hurry? Didn't I tell you not to be so impatient all the time?" Sloth said impatiently.
Because he had been talking quite a bit, his chest rose and fell with slightly higher frequency. His body unexpectedly shifted in the chair, causing him to fall to the ground.
Thump!
The posture was quite comical.
"Oops, did I just fall?"
Everyone: ...
Jiang Yuan, showing quick perception, flashed to Lu Ce's side, hurriedly lifting his limp body and placing him back in the chair.
"Ah, good, someone helped me up. Thank you."
"By the way, in this world, am I the only one who can produce eight of these things at once?"
As he spoke, eight golden points of light suddenly appeared on his chest—eight Exit Coins!
Then, explosive energy sent the Exit Coins flying, landing precisely in the hands of the eight "Heroes."
Each person instinctively caught theirs, all wearing expressions of confusion, not understanding what this meant.
A coin that looks quite beautiful?
Seeing everyone receive a coin, Jiang Yuan's face flashed with joy. In his eyes, this meant they were saved.
But he quickly realized something was wrong. When he first received this thing, its effects automatically appeared in his mind, which had shocked him at the time.
But now, these people all seemed completely clueless.
"What... is this thing?" Feng Wang asked.
[Hehe, you don't think this will work, do you, strongest Player?]
At that moment, the Arbitrator's slightly mocking voice came through.
[This is a game specially prepared for you. Why do you think this is a "special mode"?]
[Hehehe... So tell me, what do you plan to do next? How will you handle them? How will you make that useless mask of yours overload?]
"I already told you..." Lu Ce's voice now carried a sinister tone as his body trembled and he slowly raised his head.
"This depends on you."
"I've been sleeping for so long and realized one thing—you're one of us!"
"You'll help me, right? Arbitrator!"