novelraw Chapter 738: Who's Actually Got Who Cornered?
Chapter 738: Who's Actually Got Who Cornered?
At this moment, Pleasure's smile was not as abundant as before; he just slowly shook his head.
Although the little trick "Sin" used just now was indeed clever, he clearly understood it was not enough to truly "defeat" the God of Knowledge. It merely, for a short time, caused the other party to lose face.
It didn't inflict any real harm; on the contrary, it was an act that had enraged the other.
[Although he did a pretty good job... this might not actually be a good thing.]
[This kind of tactic, exploiting His psychology and deceiving Him momentarily, is not a true winning strategy. On the contrary, he has now trapped himself.]
Pleasure shook his head and turned to look at Xie Antong beside him:
[With this level of provocation, that fellow "Knowledge" should already be in over his head.]
[It seems He has already made up His mind to absolutely crush him. This isn't necessarily good news~.]
......
Pleasure was right. At this moment, Knowledge had reached a state akin to being "in over his head."He violently scattered the curtain of sand and stone filling the sky behind him, glaring furiously at the person before him, at his hands.
Those clean hands had now completely become a mockery directed at Him.
He stared fixedly at those hands, having already considered the likely possibility.
There was no chance He had miscounted. He had seen every single grain of sand that flowed from the other's hand with exceptional clarity.
That meant there could only be one grain of sand not thrown out, hidden by the other using some unknown method.
He had sensed it very clearly; during that period just now, the spatial fluctuations were extremely stable.
"Ah~ what kind of expression is that on your face?"
Although he couldn't see what expression Knowledge had at all, it didn't stop Lu Ce from opening his mouth to mock at this moment.
"You're not going to say again that this time doesn't count either, that I cheated again, are you?"
"If you say I cheated, you need to bring out some evidence. Speaking of which, where's the Arbitrator? Isn't my brother planning to come out and uphold justice for me?"
Because Knowledge had descended in His true form this time and hadn't staked much in the wager initially, He couldn't directly attack "Sin" with force.
Therefore, under His strong demand, the Arbitrator hadn't kept an avatar stationed here continuously either.
The aura around Knowledge slowly calmed down now, but it was like an exceptionally turbulent storm hidden beneath a placid water surface.
[No, this round was also your victory. No matter what petty trick you used, winning is winning.]
[I have no intention of denying it.]
"Oh? That's really surprising. You're not about to follow up with a 'but,' are you?"
Lu Ce immediately interjected, and his prediction was also perfectly on point.
[B...but, this level of petty cleverness does not mean you are qualified to stand before me...]
Although preempted, Knowledge didn't feel any "embarrassment" about it. Without any change in emotion, He repeated it once more.
"Tsk tsk, what big talk. You've already lost twice in a row, and you're still going on about qualifications."
Lu Ce also sneered, finally standing up from the beach and looking at Knowledge before him.
"So, what do you plan to do?"
"How about we add another match, see when you'll be truly convinced? However, your wager needs to be even bigger this time."
[Good!] This time, "Knowledge's" response was without the slightest hesitation.
"However." Lu Ce, with half his mask already transformed into blue, tilted his chin up slightly with a scrutinizing air.
"Since you keep going on about qualifications, then let me also see if you are qualified."
"Let's see if you are qualified to stand before me. After all, compared to the other gods I've met before, you seem rather weak~."
Knowledge: !
The moment Lu Ce's words fell, both Pleasure and the Arbitrator watching from another space were shocked.
No one could have imagined that at such a moment, "Sin" would still keep escalating verbally, completely forcing Knowledge toward a fight to the death with him!
Even the spectators watching his game, waiting for the outcome of this human-versus-god battle, were collectively stunned.
[: Wait, this isn't right, is it? The god's strength feels different from what I imagined?]
[: Didn't they say the Game really wants to kill "Sin"? Just this? Still not taking action!]
[: Judging by this, I think "Sin" alone is enough to make the Game's full-scale descent impossible.]
Lu Ce couldn't hear what people were saying, and Knowledge didn't know either, but He was absolutely clear about the level of provocation He had received.
Without giving any response, He merely waved His hand. A strange sensation circled around Him, and He once again raised the stakes of this game.
This made the Arbitrator in the void space somewhat unable to believe it. He had even previously considered the possibility that "Sin" might survive Knowledge's game.
But this action of forcing a god to repeatedly increase the wager was something He found somewhat difficult to comprehend.
"Hehe..." Lu Ce smiled with satisfaction. "Then, let's continue."
......
[Oh, escalating it this thoroughly, really didn't expect that.]
"Pleasure" couldn't help but exclaim.
[Alright, now this 'Knowledge' has truly got him cornered. What's left is just continuously raising the stakes until death. You surely don't think he can actually defeat a god, do you?]
[Isn't it time to make a move?]
"Not yet."
However, contrary to His expectations, after hearing His words, Xie Antong showed no reaction. She even actively shifted her gaze away from the screen before her.
—She stopped watching any further.
Knowledge has got Lu Ce cornered?
Sorry, but who's actually got who cornered is really not certain yet!
She had already discerned that this method of continuously escalating and making Knowledge increase the wager was likely deliberately orchestrated by "Greed."
Such opportunities weren't common. If he could obtain enough power from a god, Lu Ce in his Greed state would definitely not let it pass.
—He didn't want certainty; he wanted to gamble with his life!
And she herself now had another mission...
[Oh? What do you mean?] Even "Pleasure" was somewhat taken aback. [Really not caring if he lives or dies?]
"He won't die for a while. Let him enjoy the game a bit longer." Xie Antong said lightly. "Right now, I think we need to see how the other players are doing."
"The gameplay we discussed earlier, you were serious about it, right? You keep your word."