Deceitful Game

Chapter 212 Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation

Chapter 212 Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation (Third Update)

"I see----"

Shen Yiqi murmured, "So even though she's a designer, she didn't choose to lock the door."

"Hmm. If they choose that way, then the Designer might be Blackflame's contractor." But if they force their way in to fight—then the Designer is reduced to three possibilities: her, the Pirate, or the Watcher. If the Pirate is Lu, then only Qingfeng and the Watcher remain."

Mingpo said calmly, "A 50% probability is already quite high."

"really."

Shen Yiqi nodded in agreement, saying, "The probability of drawing cards in many games is less than 1%."

"—You still play mobile games?"

"I play all kinds of games. I need to eat nutrition, and I need to eat poison too, only then can I be considered healthy!"

"I feel like I've heard this phrase somewhere before—"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Shen Yiqi let out another hearty laugh.

Hearing the laughter, Mingpo felt much more at ease.

"I'm telling you," Mingpo said softly, "do you really have to use your pseudo-personality?"

"It's alright," Shen Yiqi laughed, "If you won't let me use your mom's, I'll go back and use your dad's!"

"You fucking—"

Mingpo cursed, "What nonsense are you spouting!"

He rarely swore, because he usually hit people before he swore. As the saying goes, the weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons.

Shen Yiqi is quite an extraordinary person for being able to force Mingpo to curse without getting beaten up.

Of course, it's also possible that he's a bit listless right now because of blood loss. If he were outside, Mingpo would probably kick him right away.

Now, as the adrenaline subsides, Mingpo is beginning to feel the pain in her left arm becoming increasingly intense.

The pain spread from his wrist down his entire forearm. His forearm felt burning hot, as if he had a fever. It was even a little swollen.

Pain is like tree roots, intricately distributed throughout the flesh and blood.

Mingpo's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. If he hadn't been distracted by joking around with Shen Yiqi, he probably would have been in so much pain that he couldn't even think straight.

He had previously lost a finger in a game. But the pain was more than ten times worse than having half his hand chopped off.

Mingpo felt that his current combat power had probably been reduced by at least 30%.

I don't know how those people who lost limbs on the battlefield survived.

If Mingpo had been slashed in the leg, she would probably be unable to move at all now.

"----etc."

Thinking of this, Mingpo suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Yiqi was startled and turned around.

"I've realized something."

Mingpo said in a deep voice.

Perhaps because of the pain, his ability to think was impaired.

Now, he realized something—

"Even if—Qingfeng is a game designer."

Mingpo frowned, muttering to herself, "Why did she rush over at this time?"

"—What do you mean?"

Shen Yiqi also realized that Mingpo was serious.

He stroked his chin and began to think seriously.

However, Shen Yiqi in his "hehe" state, perhaps due to distraction, had a noticeably lower thinking efficiency than when he was "not hehe," and was unable to immediately come up with the answer to the question.

"They were the first to enter the Gate of Life, so they shouldn't know that we entered the Gate of Wounds."

Mingpo said, enunciating each word clearly, "Then why are they advancing at full speed—heading straight for us?"

"—You mean, they have X-ray vision?"

Shen Yiqi said thoughtfully, "They knew we chose this path, so they came here?"

"That's possible, but it's pointless. If she really has X-ray vision, then waiting in ambush is definitely more advantageous. When they find out we chose the right fork in the road leading to the Xiu Gate, and then try to catch up, she'll be at a disadvantage. We'll be the ones lying in ambush."

Mingpo said, "What reason would she have to deliberately choose a disadvantageous matchup when she has X-ray vision?"

"Then there's only one possibility."

Shen Yiqi said in a deep voice, "She has to do it—even if it's a disadvantageous choice."

"Then why does she have to make this choice?"

Mingpo countered, "What if Spider happened to choose our 'Injury Gate' in the first round, and we went full speed ahead, rushing straight into the 'Doom Gate'? She'd be trapped here and die. Isn't it more absurd to be eliminated by a trap you set yourself than by a player?"

"Unless, she knows that the Spider will definitely not choose the door of injury."

Shen Yiqi continued.

They exchanged a glance.

Mingpo asked seriously, "When you hear the Eight Gates, what comes to mind?"

"Eight Gates Formation? Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation? Qimen Dunjia? Bagua?"

Shen Yiqi gave one example after another.

Mingpo shook his head: "If it were the Eight Gates from Naruto, the last gate would be the Gate of Death. But here the last gate is the Gate of Shock, and the Gate of Death is opposite the Gate of Life, so we can rule that out first. And fortune telling—that obviously doesn't fit this situation either."

"Then it can only be the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation."

Shen Yiqi pondered: "I remember this seems to be an original formation from Romance of the Three Kingdoms—originally Cao Ren's formation, which was later learned by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang."

Do you remember the original text?

Mingpo countered, "What does the original text say?"

Shen Yiqi pondered, "I don't remember clearly, but it seemed to say that entering through the Life Gate, View Gate, or Open Gate brings good fortune; entering through the Injury Gate, Shock Gate, or Rest Gate brings injury; and entering through the Block Gate or Death Gate brings death—"

That's not what I meant.

Mingpo shook her head and pressed further, "What I meant was—how do I navigate this formation?"

"The original text doesn't mention how to proceed in Zhuge Liang's version. But in Cao Ren's version, it involves entering through the Shengmen Gate in the southeast corner and exiting through the Jingmen Gate in the west—that is, taking a '4:45' route to break the formation."

Shen Yiqi said with great certainty.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized something.

"Yes, enter through the Gate of Life and exit through the Gate of View."

Mingpo said meaningfully, "Didn't they enter through the Life Gate? If Qingfeng entered through the Life Gate and immediately went into the Wound Gate because the Spider definitely wouldn't enter the Wound Gate in the first round—"

"That means the route of Life-Injury-Du-Jing is absolutely safe, because the spider was always at the door in front. They deliberately rushed into the Life door first to prevent anyone from following them in."

"In other words, the spider's first two rounds must be through the Gate of Death and the Gate of View! Since it entered through the Gate of View in the second round, it definitely won't enter through the Gate of View in the third round. Therefore, entering through the Gate of Life and exiting through the Gate of View" is the correct route!"

Although the third round might lead back to the Du Gate or the Death Gate—knowing the danger gates of the first two rounds already gives us a significant advantage.

The other con artists they encountered were either people who had escaped from the next door or dead people killed by spiders.

Because they seized the life gate, they could move forward without worrying about encountering enemies from behind.

"If Qingfeng is a designer, then this might be her advantage—she knows the Spider's random movement patterns!"

"Because this is the only possibility that will allow her to avoid losing her title in this random game and continue to win until the end!"

"She only needs to fight her way from the Gate of Life to the Gate of View, and she'll encounter at least one group of corpses. Then she can kill her own teammates, take out her own eyeballs, and that will be enough to complete a whole token!"

"—And," Shen Yiqi also realized something, "because this route itself has a story behind it," so it's very likely that others would think of it too—therefore it's fair!"

The two of them looked at each other again.

If Qingfeng is the designer, then this rule is very likely known only to the two of them!

Although Mingpo's fighting strength has been halved—this is undoubtedly their greatest advantage!

"Now we just need to see—whether the Spider Spirit chooses the Gate of Death."

Mingper's contemplation made him increasingly weak.

He leaned against the wall, catching his breath for a moment, before slowly continuing, "If that's the case—"

"—Then let's follow her lead and keep going forward."