Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 561 - 541: The more outrageous the lie, the more they believe it
Chapter 561: Chapter 541: The more outrageous the lie, the more they believe it
"Slaves?!"
The players exclaimed in disbelief when they heard this shocking secret. Were humans really slaves to the Gods in the ancient era?
That was just too ridiculous!
"Senior, allow me to elaborate for you."
Standing upright, Qiu Tu stepped forward, first putting himself in the spotlight before speaking with the Cloud-Cloak Skeleton. "Currently, the continent is divided equally between the gods and demons, keeping a delicate balance. However, it’s fortunate that there is no strife on the God-Demon Continent."
"Equally divided? Hahaha, that’s a great humiliation!"
Su Ran’s derisive laughter reverberated through the entire space, his suppressed fury making these players afraid to meet his gaze.
"Back in the day, our human race was independent and had no fear of the so-called gods or demons! Unfortunately, the younger generation of the human race was not strong-willed and allowed the Gods to exploit us. The Gods took over a large portion of our lands and enslaved many of our people! It was despicable!"
Although Su Ran was making things up, he put on a convincing act, and his tone was impeccably persuasive. He felt his acting abilities were Oscar-worthy. Apparently, his act was rather convincing, leaving the players stunned. History couldn’t be verified, so whatever he said was taken as fact. Hahaha!
"The demons also took the opportunity to attack the human race. However, as fate had it, they were chased all the way to this point where an ultimate massacre would have been initiated, except, I fell into a vile trap and was sealed until today. How infuriating!"
"Senior, the ’villains’ you were referring to are..."
Qiu Tu’s heart skipped a beat, a sense of unease slowly spreading through him. Waiting until the Cloud-Cloak Skeleton had calmed down a bit, he cautiously asked the question.
"Despicable! The villain... it was a human who had been bought off by the demons! It was he who told me that the human race had completely succumbed and become slaves to the God Race. This man spoke for the strange race, his sins were unpardonable!!!"
The rage Su Ran expressed appeared genuine, so much so that the players could not detect any discrepancy. They merely listened as he continued his rant: "Regrettably, I became blind with the demons’ blood and fell for the villain’s deceit, ultimately ending up imprisoned by the demons for countless years! This insurmountable rage, there is nowhere to vent!"
For dramatic effect, Su Ran yelled out the last sentence. His loud voice stunned the players below into silence.
"Do you know the name of that villain? Is he still alive?"
Only after the Cloud-Cloak Skeleton had finally calmed down, did Qiu Tu dare to ask.
"Based on my deduction, that person is still at large, leading a life of comfort and leisure, which is simply outrageous! This exactly embodies the old saying, ’Good people don’t live long, while those causing misfortunes linger for years’!"
Su Ran intoned with a nod of his skull. His unconscious movements were interpreted by the players as signs that the skeleton was on the verge of going berserk out of anger.
"While I don’t know the name of the villain, what is vivid in my memory is that he possessed a Divine Technique called ’Splitting’!"
"Splitting Divine Technique?!"
The players yelled out in disbelief. Almost all the players knew that only one NPC among the humans had this technique, and that was the leader of the human race, the Human Emperor!!!
They clearly remembered the system notification that was issued after the Human Emperor’s clone was destroyed. It made them fully aware of that technique, a memory that was still fresh.
But, if as the Cloud-Cloak Skeleton had said, was the Human Emperor not a historical criminal?
Who would dare to scheme against even the ancestors if not a criminal?!
The players fell into deep thought. Could the human race being subjugated under the Celestial Realm be due to the guidance of the Human Emperor?
"NND, I didn’t even know I’ve been a slave for so long, it’s really fucking uncomfortable!"
Old Lu was the first to voice his resentment, the inexplicable anger he felt toward the God Race spreading to the Human Emperor.
"Old Lu, calm down, it might not be him!"
One of the players elbowed Old Lu’s sleeve and hurriedly soothed him.
"Who indeed? Do you know?"
Su Ran quickly seized the opportunity to continue the provocation, heaving a sigh of relief internally. How was he supposed to carry on with the act if none of these players had picked up the conversation?
"I...I don’t know!"
The player regretted his words immediately, he knew the heavy importance of the situation and didn’t dare to reveal any more, lest he caused irreversible consequences that he could not bear the responsibility of!
"If you don’t want to talk, that’s fine. Who knows whether you’re one of his people!"
Su Ran snorted coldly, his suspicious gaze sweeping over the players. His imposing manner, particularly the Bone Soul Ghost Fire emanating from his eye sockets, had the players anxious.
Even Qiu Tu had been led by Su Ran onto this path, continuously brooding over the unsettling relationship between the Human Emperor and the God Race. It was all very troubling to him.
If this was true, then it would indeed be a massive conspiracy!
The Celestial Realm had been controlling the Human Race for tens of thousands of years, their servitude literally bred into them. Content with their present condition and unwilling to advance, they were completely unaware of the impending danger. If the Gods and Demons fought, the Human Race would be nothing more than cannon fodder!
Worse still, the Human Race could face the danger of extinction!
Where would the Human Race players go?
The more Qiu Tu thought about it, the more startled he was. He realized that he had stumbled upon a significant secret. Su Ran had guided his thoughts to such an extent that he was now considering the welfare of the entire Human Race. However, his power alone was not enough to change the status quo of the Human Race. That could only be achieved by overthrowing the rule of the Human Emperor! Though he was a player on the Heavenly List, defeating the ultimate boss Human Emperor was like going against the heavens! How could he possibly save the Human Race?
This issue would require long-term planning!
Su Ran was delighted by the shocked expressions of the players. He truly felt that he hadn’t wasted his breath. Young ones, their ancestor had already shown them the way. Whether they could succeed now depended on them!
"Ahem."
Su Ran cleared his throat, then, with a gloomy face, addressed the players seriously: "Young ones, some of you have had contact with that villain, which is an affront to me! As per the laws of karma, their actions were unpredictable! As long as you kill this person, I will assign you a hidden task."
After an entire circuitous speech, Su Ran finally laid out his true intentions, making them slaughter each other willingly. This was Su Ran’s ultimate aim. Winning a war without shedding a drop of blood was the true essence of war! As he spoke, he deliberately stressed the word "juniors." Who wouldn’t take advantage when it was offered up freely?
"Who among you has... had contact with him?"
Wishing to complete this hidden task, Qiu Tu could only follow the request of the Cloud-Cloak Skeleton. Looking around at the group, he subtly said, "Anyone who’s had contact, come out voluntarily. I’ll bear the loss for your death!"
"I’ve entered the palace and taken up a task from Daoist Wang, does that count?"
"I have too, I once delivered a letter there."
...
The players were honest, coming to the surprising realization in the end that they all had had some involvement with the palace. According to the principle of karma, these players had all been tainted with the so-called karmic effect to varying degrees.
Did that mean... all these people had to be killed?
"Senior, could you tell us exactly how many of us have had interactions with that... person?"
Qiu Tu cautiously asked Su Ran. He feared that the killings would be too excessive and result in severe losses to his comrades. That was not the outcome he wanted to see!
