Chapter 790
Yue Hongli’s Authority, Fate
Chapter 791
791. Fine, Fine, Fine, So You Want to Play Like This
The space was dim, and lights gradually lit up on the nine tall pillars, revealing all the figures.
Jin Shiyin and Jin Yangtian saw that the light on pillar number nine also lit up, and their expressions slightly stiffened when the black-robed figure appeared.
This guy really didn’t die.
Jin Yangtian had actually noticed something was wrong during the previous scoring mini-phase. The absence of a first-kill reward indicated that the Spade Person had been faking death.
He had not been devoured by the Calamity Land formed by the Calamity Mist Card.
In that case, the Spade Person had likely used some special concealment method to escape the detection of the two Sacred Realm existences.
Jin Yangtian looked at pillar number nine thoughtfully. He had to admit, this guy was not only good at disguise but also surprisingly skilled at concealment.
Fine, if he’s alive, he’s alive. Jin Yangtian shook his head, narrowing his hawk-like eyes as he scanned the crowd. “So, who is in the Unsinkable Sea Area?”
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
“Your Excellency, the Right Wing, I recall you were the one who fled in the direction of the Unsinkable Sea Area just now.” Ms. Mi smiled faintly, a playful glint in her eyes as she hooked her delicate chin.
Hearing this, everyone’s gaze swiftly shifted to pillar number four, focusing on the six-winged angel.
Uphiel’s expression was indifferent, his golden pupils radiating a sacred glow. He produced a card, which transformed into an image that detached and magnified from his right pupil.
[Level 0 Recording Card: For one hour, all images you see will be recorded, and cannot be falsified by any means]
“This is the scene when I first arrived at the Unsinkable Sea Area.”
In the video, he saw the Spade Person standing on the beach, and the beautiful blue treasure chest suspended above the sea.
Everyone’s attention turned back to pillar number nine.
Xia Feng narrowed his dark eyes, wishing he could curse. This birdman was trying to drag me down with him.
“That is to say, one of you two must be the Red King,” Jin Shiyin said with a light laugh, leaning casually against the control panel.
“Let’s all guess, who could it be?”
“Guess? Guess what!” Zong Yue twisted his neck, a bloodthirsty smile gracing his lips. “Let’s all meet in the Unsinkable Sea Area later and kill both the birdman and the black-robed figure!”
“Patience.”
The Black Moon Pope’s aged, slow voice came from the shadows. “Everyone, let’s first state our locations and see if anyone can vouch for each other.”
“This Seat and Her Highness the Imperial Concubine are in the Blood Thunder Heavenly Sea. We can vouch for each other.”
As the Pope finished speaking, the remaining individuals reported their locations. Zong Yue and Ms. Mi were acting together, while Jin Shiyin, Jin Yangtian, and Tu Lin of Burning Heaven Dao were acting together.
They could all vouch for each other.
Jin Yangtian nodded. “Since that’s the case, let’s make a designation. It’s a fifty percent chance.”
[Designation Rules—]
[Each player has one vote. The voting results are not public. The identity of the player with the most votes will not be revealed.]
[If the player with the most votes is the Red King—then the Red King’s entire Ember Stone earnings for this round will be halved, and they will be delayed from entering the Sumeru Realm for three minutes.]
[If the player with the most votes is not the Red King—that player will be delayed from entering the Sumeru Realm for three minutes.]
Seeing that these people were convinced the Red King was either him or the birdman, Xia Feng couldn’t help but tap the platform and say coldly, “Don’t you all know that seats are bound to spirit artifacts? Wherever the spirit artifact is, the location naturally follows.”
“Oh?”
“Are you implying that the Red King intentionally placed the spirit artifact in the Unsinkable Sea Area to frame you?”
Jin Shiyin mused, “But esteemed Spade Person, unless it’s highly divine, even for a Sacred Realm expert, the range of separation from a spirit artifact is at most a hundred kilometers. The areas where the seven of us are located are far beyond a hundred kilometers from the Unsinkable Sea Area.”
A hundred kilometers? Xia Feng’s eyes twitched slightly. No, the range of separation from their spirit artifacts is limited?
But if it wasn’t for the spirit artifact to frame other players, could Uphiel really be the Red King? Xia Feng was confused and looked at the six-winged angel opposite him.
Uphiel’s expression was indifferent, but he suddenly spoke, “Everyone, the moment the Red King’s location appeared, I had only just escaped Ms. Mi’s pursuit a few minutes prior. Even with extreme speed, it would be difficult to reach the Unsinkable Sea Area.” He then looked at the bare-chested strong man. “Zong Yue, you also witnessed my battle with Ms. Mi earlier, correct?”
The strong man nodded casually.
“Therefore, it’s quite obvious who the Red King is.”
As Uphiel’s cold, indifferent words fell, all eyes firmly settled on Xia Feng.
Xia Feng sighed inwardly. Alright, alright, Red King, you win.
Beneath the Spade mask, he chuckled softly. “As you wish. If you truly believe I am the Red King, you can directly submit your ‘Guessing the Result’.”
The vote targeting the Red King is divided into designation and guessing.
Designation is a public vote during the scoring phase. Whoever gets the most votes will be punished.
Guessing is when players privately guess who the Red King is. If they guess correctly, they will receive a massive reward, but they can only guess once.
Therefore, ‘designation’ is, in a sense, not guessing who the Red King is, but voting for someone to be punished.
The players might not actually believe 100% that Xia Feng was the Red King, but the tide was turning, and all signs pointed to Xia Feng, so they went with the flow.
As long as they weren’t punished themselves, it was a good thing.
Everyone lowered their heads to operate and vote on their panels, though the voting results would not be made public.
[Designation of Red King phase ends—]
[You received eight votes, becoming the ‘Designated Red King’ for this round. You are not the Red King, so you do not need to suffer the penalty of halved earnings, but you will be delayed from entering the Sumeru Realm for three minutes—]
[You have not yet made a guess. Do you wish to guess? (You can guess at any stage of the game, only once)]
[Note: If the first guess is successful, you will receive a reward of 100 Ember Stones. This reward will decrease with each subsequent round—]
Although from his perspective, everyone else had an alibi, and Uphiel was likely the Red King.
However, Xia Feng felt something was not quite right, so he did not choose to guess.
After all, he only had one chance to guess, and he couldn’t afford to take the risk.
[Returning to Sumeru Realm, entering the second round of the game. Three-second countdown, 3—]
[21—]
The figures of the eight people on the eight tall pillars simultaneously flickered and vanished from their spots.
Xia Feng remained standing on pillar number nine, temporarily unable to leave. He would have to wait three more minutes before returning to continue the game.
Three minutes was not a long time, but on the battlefield, sometimes a few seconds could completely change the situation.
For example, at this critical juncture of snatching the novice airdrop treasure chest, less than half a minute remained before the chest would open!
Uphiel’s soul returned to his physical body, and the dazzling light of the beautiful blue treasure chest surged into his eyes.
Without hesitation, he released his Dao Comprehension Domain to speed up the process of breaking the formation. At the same time, he glanced at the black-robed figure in the distance.
The black-robed figure stood motionless with his head lowered, not yet returned.
Uphiel ignored this ant, flapped his pristine six wings, and the transparent light layer outside the treasure chest shattered with a bang!
“Click—” The lock opened, and the lid flipped open.
Inside, eight cards shone with unrestrained light.
