Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1570 The Lies of an Accomplice

"Ha ha ha, what nonsense are you talking about... I am a god, how can a god die?"

Faced with Lin Yu's questioning, Shen Bingmiao on the TV screen seemed to have heard something very funny and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Then, she waved her hand and looked at Lin Yu, saying, "Alright, junior, you're really overthinking things..."

Lin Yu looked at Shen Bingmiao, his expression showing no sign of softening.

"This is the best performance you've ever given, senior... If I didn't know myself well enough, I might not have been able to tell that you were lying to me."

"You just said it yourself, even gods can die."

Shen Bingmiao shook her head: "But I really don't have that—although gods can die and fall, they don't have any 'lifespan limit' or anything like that."

"Therefore... a god cannot foresee his own death."

As Shen Bingmiao explained, Lin Yu's expression grew increasingly serious.

Indeed, what Shen Bingmiao said might be true...

But telling the truth doesn't mean you're not lying.

The more Shen Bingmiao explained, joked, and tried to put Lin Yu at ease, the more Lin Yu became certain of her intentions…

This petite senior student was indeed arranging this operation in the "eternal cage" in the manner of "handling the aftermath".

Lin Yu did not reply, but stared at Shen Bingmiao through the screen made of LCD tubes, looking at Shen Bingmiao's face and figure.

Even though the hotel's TV is high-end and has a high enough resolution, if you look closely at the image, you can still see a little bit of distortion at the edges and in the details.

Moreover, apart from children, most mentally sound adults can realize that the characters on TV cannot see themselves, so over a long period of time, this will naturally lead to a certain viewpoint in people's minds.

That means the people on TV aren't real people.

All these details combined meant that even though Lin Yu knew Shen Bingmiao was on TV, she was still someone he could communicate with and could be considered to be by his side.

But he still intuitively felt that Shen Bingmiao was not by his side, as if there was some dimension or world barrier between him and her.

Especially when Lin Yu realized that Shen Bingmiao seemed to be facing some insurmountable trouble, he felt as if the senior in front of him might disappear at any moment when the TV screen went out.

He wanted to question Shen Bingmiao further—but even if he wanted to grab her, he couldn't do it through the screen.

But Lin Yu still stepped forward and placed his palm on the television screen.

“Senior, club president… Shen Bingmiao, stop lying to me. You know you can’t hide it from me, just like I can see through your divine identity. You can’t hide the fact that you’re in ‘trouble’ from me either,” Lin Yu stared at her. “Even if you’re not about to ‘die’… it’s just a different way of saying it, right? Although you won’t die, something else will happen to make your existence disappear, or at least make you forever unable to interfere in the affairs of the real world, right?”

"Your time is almost up."

Lin Yu almost pressed his face against the screen, staring at Shen Bingmiao as he spoke.

Shen Bingmiao didn't respond directly to Lin Yu, but just laughed to herself: "Oh, junior, are you worried about me? I'm so touched—you've really grown up, you even care about your senior now!"

However, Lin Yu was not fooled by Shen Bingmiao's clumsy joke.

"I've always cared about you, senior, I've always cared about you—so stop making excuses."

“You said we were ‘accomplices,’ the most reliable relationship in the world… Even though you’ve hidden so many things, I’ve never doubted that statement was true—so, at least this time, tell me what really happened.”

"If you weren't lying to me back then, then tell me, Shen Bingmiao!"

Lin Yu gripped the top frame of the television with both hands, speaking forcefully as if he wanted to crawl into the television or reach out and grab Shen Bingmiao from it.

Seeing Lin Yu's appearance, Shen Bingmiao knew that she could no longer hide the truth today.

She let out a long sigh.

"Okay, Lin Yu... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide this from you... I just... didn't know how to bring it up."

“I certainly won’t die… but I really don’t have much ‘time left to operate’,” Shen Bingmiao walked towards Lin Yu, slowly approaching the television screen from the other side. Her figure, which was originally in a long shot on the television, had now become a close-up. “I told you before that you might not awaken the ‘Heart Domain,’ but you can skip the ‘Heart Domain’ and become a god… The reason I’m so sure is because that’s how I became a god.”

“I’m not lying to you when I tell you I’m a ‘third-tier’ ‘player’—because I was indeed only a ‘third-tier’ player and hadn’t activated my ‘Heart Domain’.”

"I also skipped the 'fourth order' and directly embraced authority to become a god."

As Shen Bingmiao spoke, she leaned forward and gently placed her head on the television screen, as if using her head to block Lin Yu's hands.

"Furthermore, this method of 'becoming a god' is also the method that allowed me to 'resurrect' after dying in the 'final trial'... This was accomplished by the [Cyber ​​Ghost's Electronic Coffin] left behind by Sister Lin Zhao."

"Although she initially said it was for herself, considering Sister Zhao's meticulousness, now that I think about it, perhaps it was actually something she specifically left for me... Anyway, let's not dwell on that—judging from the results, this method is indeed killing two birds with one stone."

"This [item] not only gave me a second life, but also made me lose my identity as a 'player'. It also allowed me to skip the step of opening the 'Heart Domain' and directly merge my soul with the 'Rule Authority', turning me into a higher life form similar to the 'Gray Zone's' right to live. However, because I was not restricted by the 'Gray Zone's' world will regarding the right to live, I quickly and naturally became the 'God of Rules'."

"And... after mastering the authority of 'rules,' the [Cyber ​​Ghost's Electronic Article] also attracted the authority of 'game' once again—in short, because after mastering 'rules,' I had a thorough understanding of authority, and because 'game' and I were even more compatible than 'rules,' I quickly completed the containment and control of the second authority, becoming a true god who possessed two authority."

Shen Bingmiao explained that this was the first time she had told Lin Yu how she became a god.

Lin Yu was also somewhat moved...

As expected, although Shen Bingmiao was belittled as an idiot by her past self a few years ago, it must be admitted that... her senior is indeed very talented in many areas.

In her brief description, Shen Bingmiao clearly omitted some of the parts she resolved herself and emphasized Lin Zhao's contributions.

but……

Whether it was the so-called "natural" acquisition of the first "rule" authority after the fusion of life and authority, or the subsequent acquisition of the "game" authority by attracting it, Shen Bingmiao spoke these words very easily, but Lin Yu would never ignore them. These were not "simple" matters.

Although Shen Bingmiao made it sound easy, in reality, these things... are probably impossible for ordinary people to do.

It could even be said that only Shen Bingmiao could do these things!

Of course, upon hearing this at this time, Lin Yu not only marveled at Shen Bingmiao's talent, but also realized the purpose behind Shen Bingmiao's words.

"Is the reason you are now 'approaching your end' foreshadowed from the very beginning when you 'became a god' and embraced and merged with authority?"

Lin Yu asked softly.

Shen Bingmiao nodded silently, and said with some helplessness, "Yes... Although there are many ways to become a god, and 'players' do not necessarily have to follow the path of advancement given by the 'Death Game' to become a god, the 'Heart Domain' can indeed be skipped. There are also many ways in the Ten Realms to accommodate the power to become a god—after all, most of the gods in these Ten Realms are not 'players'."

"But... no matter what, just hearing about the path and method of simultaneously pursuing 'resurrection' and 'godhood' is enough to make it clear that it involves some shortcuts."

"First, take advantage of the fact that the 'player' has the will of the 'death game' in him, and when he is on the verge of death, his authority merges with his own soul, and then he becomes a god. This method of becoming a god is much simpler than other methods of becoming a god, and it is almost like cheating. However, it also leaves a hidden danger and a price to pay."

"That is... my soul and authority are highly bound together—compared to the authority of other gods, I am 'symbiotic' with authority."

"Because I was only at the 'third level' before becoming a god, and I didn't improve my soul's rank much, to some extent, my soul's rank is too low compared to 'authority'."

"This leads to the fact that after my soul merges with the authority of the rules, my soul is actually being constantly devoured and assimilated by the authority of the rules."

"So... in order to maintain the integrity of my soul, I needed to quickly acquire a second authority—fortunately, I did attract the 'Game' authority immediately."

"With two powers, theoretically my 'soul' can reach a state of balance between the two powers, and will no longer be assimilated and devoured."

"But... as I said before, the 'Game' authority is rather special."

"The previous 'God of Games' was so powerful that he may have traveled to a place further than most of the gods today, and even the 'God of Fate', before his fall. Therefore, the 'Game' authority he left behind is not an ordinary 'authority'."

"So... after I acquire this 'authority,' this authority will not reach a balance with the 'rules'—it will slowly peel my soul away from the 'rules' and devour it completely."