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

Chapter 822: Underwater Battle

"A stroke of genius." Though he had only locked onto a rough area, Old Zheng couldn't help but praise as he sensed the information Lin Yu transmitted back. "Boss, the art of mental manipulation in your hands... it's truly making the best use of everything and everyone!"

Although Lin Yu had made rapid progress in his mental strength, Old Zheng had seen many players and natives wield it before. In terms of total growth or skill proficiency, Lin Yu was excellent, but his pace had never been extraordinary.

But at this moment, Old Zheng realized Lin Yu's talent on another level.

His application of his existing abilities... was pushed to the absolute limit.

Even with Old Zheng's mental strength now several times greater than Lin Yu's, he still couldn't have locked onto this area so quickly.

Using mental strength to "capture emotions" was a good method, but it was extremely difficult to achieve in such a chaotic environment.

What Lin Yu had done was...

He first predicted the emotions the target might produce, then went to capture those predicted emotions.

Moreover, he used "fear" to fill in the "chaos" part.

Ultimately, this was because Fish's continuous pressure had greatly consumed the mana and souls within the water.

But still... Lin Yu's method had vastly accelerated the process.

This ability to instantly generate inspiration and immediately produce actionable plans made Old Zheng feel, for a moment, a certain pride of having taught an outstanding disciple.

Lin Yu himself, however, was far more composed. He simply put away the torch.

Though it was nearly impossible to be detected underwater, Raymond probably couldn't recognize the Fear Torch, and even if he did, this item wasn't a unique one—it was just theoretically discontinued.

But better safe than sorry.

After putting away the torch, Lin Yu reminded Old Zheng.

"That area—find him completely!"

"Got it, got it, Boss—don't worry, I didn't slack off while praising you."

As Old Zheng spoke, his mental strength spread out like an invisible net.

And just as Old Zheng began to draw the net closed...

Another tremor came from above the water!

The snake descendant's legs, standing in the water like two stone pillars, had finally begun to move!

Lin Yu's expression turned serious.

"The fusion is almost complete!"

Fish's attacks were indeed effective... but this monster, using the snake descendant as its shell and the stitched soul as its core, was finally about to fully merge!

But...

Once Lin Yu had given Old Zheng the area to lock onto, Old Zheng was indeed highly efficient.

"Locked the position—Boss, that guy's exact coordinates are right there!"

Old Zheng marked the pitch-black water ahead with his mental strength.

Lin Yu immediately communicated with Raymond.

"Right in front, a bit to the right—fire directly!"

Raymond, who had been swimming around behind Lin Yu and getting drowsy, finally perked up at Lin Yu's sudden instruction.

This big guy, who studied under the same master as Fish, was just as quick with his gun as Fish herself!

"Bang!"

A white light cut through the dark water. Though it seemed its full power was diminished by the mana interference, it still accurately hit the spot Lin Yu had indicated.

"Crack!"

The white light flashed, briefly illuminating what it had struck.

There was a semi-transparent spherical dome, quietly suspended underwater like a safe house.

And the Inquisitor of the Tribunal was right behind that dome!

It seemed the Inquisitor hadn't brought them here on a whim.

"This old geezer probably had plans to use this thing to silence people all along!"

Lin Yu's thoughts raced as he shot forward like a squid, charging toward the Inquisitor's direction.

He whipped out his long spear and thrust it underwater like a harpoon toward the dome he had just memorized!

"Crack!"

A crisp sound came through, and Lin Yu could tell from the feel...

"As expected, this thing is mainly anti-mana!"

Each profession had its specialty. The Inquisitor probably never imagined that when he built this "underwater safe house," someone would jump into the water and charge with a spear from Prison Mountain Realm.

The spear tip vibrated, piercing through the shattered dome and breaking most of it apart. Lin Yu could now see the Inquisitor's figure with his own eyes.

The old man's hair and beard floated in the water as he faced Lin Yu and his spear. Instead of retreating, he drew a long sword and advanced.

Between them floated broken translucent fragments, their engraved magical runes still glowing brightly.

And on the Inquisitor's sword, an even more dazzling light flared up.

"This old man is actually a magic swordsman! Tsk—I thought all high-ranking Tribunal officials were from the Church!"

Old Zheng remarked as the spear and sword clashed underwater.

"Clang!"

The impact rippled through the water. Though the opponent's sword was enhanced with mana...

Lin Yu's spear strike still sent him flying quite a distance upward.

There was no special spear technique—just pure brute force!

If Fish or other players had been watching, Lin Yu might have held back a little.

But underwater... he could go all out!

He figured Fish wouldn't have the energy to focus on what was happening down here.

"Swoosh!"

Raymond, now closer as well, could also see the Inquisitor's old figure with his own eyes, so he fired directly.

The white light collided with the mana released from the old man's sword, sending the Inquisitor flying upward again.

Lin Yu pursued relentlessly, closing in immediately.

The Inquisitor was certainly no weakling, but he seemed somehow restricted, fighting extremely cautiously as if deliberately holding back.

But Lin Yu didn't care what excuses the old man had...

He swung his spear with full force, flicked it to knock the sword aside, then stabbed straight for the heart.

The Inquisitor immediately formed mana shields around his body, creating a barrier the spear couldn't pierce.

But Lin Yu instantly used the momentum to shift his stance, flicked the spear up, and sent the old man flying upward again.

And this distance...

"Just about right!"

After making his judgment, Lin Yu hurled his long spear directly—throwing the Soul-Chasing Life-Severing Spear like a javelin!

Not only that, but the Assassin's Wrist Crossbow and Implanted Single-Finger Living Silver Prosthetic also shot out. In an instant, these ranged attacks all converged on the Inquisitor's direction.

Raymond's shots were mixed in as well.

"Whoosh!"

The mana shield rose again. His abundant mana made it easy to block these attacks.

But...

Lin Yu had noticed that the opponent preferred using "mana" to defend rather than dodge, which was exactly why he had launched so many ranged attacks at once.

"Finally took the bait!"

Lin Yu showed a satisfied expression.

The next moment...

He mobilized the last of his mental strength to activate the Prayer Water Necklace's water-control function!

A powerful surge of water suddenly intensified, pushing the old man a great distance toward the surface!