Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

Chapter 725: A Crime Punishable by Death

Under the night sky, with Xiaoyun's assistance earlier and no longer underestimating Good Night, Phantom truly unleashed his full strength.

On the garden terrace, spotlights materialized out of thin air, tracking Phantom's position one by one.

This was Phantom's [Exclusive Item · The Miracle Stage Focused on You], obtained upon reaching Third Tier!

The effect of this [Exclusive Item] was simple...

Under the spotlight, Phantom could transform any object he touched within the light into [Magic Props], while his own [Items] could appear in any "blind spot" of vision!

Clearly, without activating this [Exclusive Item]'s effect, Phantom's strength hadn't been pushed to its limit.

But once he activated this [Exclusive Item]...

Phantom's flexibility was greatly enhanced.

The already nimble [Assistant] rabbit needed no further explanation-now it was flying wildly through the air between Phantom and his hat, occasionally striking Good Night's calves and the back of his neck with its cane.

At the same time, Phantom himself was constantly dodging and weaving, transforming various flower pots and cobblestones into items and tossing them into the air, evading Good Night who was relentlessly pursuing him.

Though Good Night was fast, he still hadn't even touched the hem of Phantom's clothes this time!

Once a [Magician] was prepared, his abilities were absolutely not to be underestimated!

And whether it was the [Assistant] or Phantom himself, both were only for harassment.

What truly formed the core synergy with this [Exclusive Item · The Miracle Stage Focused on You]...

Was the playing cards.

[Magic Playing Cards]-cards that could already be manipulated by Phantom's will-were now becoming even more unpredictable due to [The Miracle Stage Focused on You].

They hid in the shadows beyond the spotlight's reach, in the corners of floating [Items], and in every angle Good Night couldn't see.

One sharp playing card after another sliced across Good Night's skin, causing his blood to drip drop by drop onto the ground.

When both sides were fully prepared and going all out...

As the one with greater strength and deeper foundations, the [Magician] was nearly overwhelming [Good Night]!

Phantom didn't even need to personally land a hit on Good Night to continuously drain his stamina and inflict wounds.

The elegant youth in his bright performance attire, forever standing under the spotlight, and the middle-aged man with a twisted expression, engulfed in black flames and shadows...

"If you showed this to someone, who would dare believe that Team Leader Good Night was from [Order]?"

Lin Yu marveled inwardly, but he also knew...

Though it seemed Good Night was at a disadvantage now, the two should be able to stalemate for quite some time.

Good Night wouldn't be in any life-threatening danger anytime soon.

After all...

Whether it was Phantom, who had nearly been beaten into two dimensions earlier, or Good Night, who looked furious as if fighting for his life, neither side had killing intent.

Phantom didn't seem to want to raise his priority on [Order]'s radar again, while Good Night still remembered the leadership's instruction to "take them alive"...

Of course, at the root of it, neither of them was the type to enjoy wanton killing.

But on the other side...

Lin Yu looked at Paper Kite and Xiaoyun, who were still standing, neither having made a move against the other, and knew that these two were the truly most "dangerous" ones!

Because...

Both Paper Kite and Xiaoyun clearly lacked respect and reverence for life to some extent.

Moreover, because of Lin Yu's earlier words, the two had obviously developed an interest in each other.

Paper Kite looked at Xiaoyun and spoke softly: "Your ability is related to corpses, isn't it?"

"Yes, my [Class] is called [Undertaker]. I can borrow the abilities of 'corpses' from when they were alive. It's a [Unique Class]," Xiaoyun calmly introduced her ability to Paper Kite, who was clearly her enemy, "The fresher the corpse, the more powerful I become."

"And for my First-Tier [Class Item], I chose [Autopsy Knife], which can dissect corpses and understand the ability information they had in life. For my Second-Tier [Specialized Item], I chose [Mortuary Compartment], which allows me to store corpses and keep them fresh in my [Item Space], and also lets my main body master one skill stored in a special compartment. But the cost is that my [Item Space] can only hold at most three [Items] at a time."

Xiaoyun introduced her abilities to Paper Kite in exhaustive detail, as if Paper Kite wasn't her opponent but a trusted close friend.

Paper Kite frowned: "Why are you telling me all this in such detail?"

"Because I hope you'll let go of your resistance and understand that if you're killed by me, you won't truly die," Xiaoyun said seriously, "On the contrary-you'll live forever in my care. I'll always remember you and use the skills and abilities you honed with gratitude."

"This isn't death; it's another form of life extension."

Hearing this from Xiaoyun, Paper Kite nodded.

"I see. You really aren't mentally stable... Then, let me ask you this-have you ever killed people specifically for this ability of yours? Killed those who wouldn't have died otherwise, and collected their corpses?"

Xiaoyun looked at Paper Kite, whose tone was solemn, and a faint, delighted smile appeared on her pale face.

"I think I guessed you'd ask that... I know who you are now. You're that former [Order] East China Region Inspector who killed your own comrades, evaluated as 'dangerous' and 'extreme' by the [Psychological Society]-Paper Kite, Qi Han!"

Paper Kite remained silent, only continuing to ask: "Answer my question."

"What's there to answer? Isn't it obvious? Your companion over there already told you. Since I have this ability, of course I kill," Xiaoyun said calmly, "It's like seeing a fun toy when you happen to have money-how could you resist buying it?"

"Some people have such interesting abilities... but precisely because their abilities are interesting and powerful, they're almost impossible to kill. Just waiting for them to die is way too slow-moreover, I worry their corpses might end up in places I can't retrieve them."

Speaking of this, Xiaoyun revealed a regretful expression: "Like that [Detective]-he clearly died in Jiangcheng, but there's no idea where his corpse is. Such a pity."

Seeing the killing intent growing increasingly intense in Paper Kite's eyes, Xiaoyun spoke softly again.

"Oh, by the way, that's a good feeling... Keep it."

"And for the record, there are currently sixty-five corpses in my [Item Space]. Can you guess how many of them were innocent?"

Paper Kite shook her head: "That no longer matters. I still don't care about the specific weight of your sins. I only need to know one thing..."

"That your crime is punishable by death-that's enough."