129: Chapter 129 Seeing Through the Game: Not Choosing is the Correct Way to Clear the Game!

[Silent Echo]!

Although the content of this Gods Game is simple, it is cruelly outrageous.

Two buttons floated before Lu Chen, radiating a cold and deadly luster.

Button One: Save Xiao Yun, ten thousand people die!

Button Two: Abandon Xiao Yun, ten thousand people live!

The rules of this Gods Game cannot be discerned using the Eye of the Ringed Heavens.

On the screen, the image of Lu Xiaoyun struggling in pain constantly assaulted Lu Chen's nerves.

Her pair of scarlet eyes had lost their usual liveliness and playfulness, leaving behind only beast-like madness and pain.

Shen Xiyun and another mysterious powerhouse were suppressing her with all their might; energy surged, and the situation appeared precarious.

"Xiao Yun..."

Lu Chen's heart was gripped by an invisible giant hand, and he felt as if he were suffocating.

The throbbing deep within his Bloodline made him instinctively want to reach out and press the button that could immediately save his sister.

The lives of one hundred thousand strangers versus the life of his beloved sister—this choice seemed simple, but it struck directly at the most fragile corner of human nature, vicious beyond compare.

The god statue's scarlet eyes looked down at Lu Chen, the playful smile at the corner of its mouth widening; it enjoyed the feeling of placing a job-changed Genius on a moral grill.

Time ticked away, second by second.

The air solidified like iron, making Lu Chen's heart grow heavier.

Lu Chen's fingertips trembled slightly, as if he were about to make a choice.

His gaze was locked tightly onto his sister's pained face on the screen; anyone could feel the anxiety and heartache that threatened to burst forth from him.

However, beneath his exterior, which resembled a volcano on the verge of eruption, his brain was running with frantic calmness.

"Choice..."

"This looks like a choice, but in reality, whichever one I pick will inevitably come with a massive cost."

Lu Chen was conflicted; family came first, but he could not become an executioner for the gods!

If he chose to save his sister, the Karma of one hundred thousand lives would instantly be laid upon him; such a spiritual flaw might haunt him for a lifetime.

Furthermore, who could guarantee that making a choice would lead to clearing the game? Who knew if this was a trap set by the god!

Choosing not to save her... That was even more impossible! Xiao Yun was his untouchable taboo!

But was this truly the only way out?

Suddenly, the Void Behemoth Monge's earlier muttering flashed through his mind like lightning: "Fairness my ass, your game is a total scam..."

A scam! The word instantly illuminated Lu Chen's train of thought!

Immediately afterward, his father's warning from when he participated in the Three-Eyed Mother Goddess's Gods Game echoed in his mind: "In a Gods Game, the gods cannot falsify the rules; at most, they can mislead participants before the game begins."

"Mislead..."

Lu Chen's gaze abruptly shifted from his sister, refocusing on those two cold buttons and the god's face, which appeared majestic but was actually full of malicious intent.

The condition for clearing was: one must choose a button! This was what the god had said personally.

But what if... that clearing condition itself was the biggest lie?

What if the true path to survival in this game was precisely "not choosing"?

Using the crisis of a loved one as bait to force you into making a "choice" that fits its preset while you are in an extremely emotional state—no matter which one you pick, you lose!

This was the most devious trap!

"Hehe... Hahaha..."

A low chuckle escaped from Lu Chen's throat, filled with mockery and the implication that he had seen through everything.

This sudden laughter caused the god statue's scarlet eyes to flicker slightly.

"What are you laughing at?"

The god's low voice resonated, carrying a hint of imperceptible surprise: "Time is nearly up, your sister doesn't have much time left. Make your choice quickly!"

This urging! It confirmed Lu Chen's suspicions even further. It was anxious!

If the game were proceeding according to the rules of the Gods Game, it would have no need to urge him! This impatient reminder was proof that the god was worried he might see through something!

"I'm laughing at..."

Lu Chen raised his head; the anxiety and pain on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by an extreme sense of calm and mockery: "I'm laughing at how mediocre the methods of a so-called god like you truly are."

The god statue's smile froze.

"What do you mean?"

The god's voice remained majestic, yet it revealed a chilling coldness.

"What I mean is—"

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his posture even more relaxed than the god's: "As for this game of yours, I refuse to make a choice!"

"What did you say?!"

The god's voice rose sharply, and the surrounding space trembled with its rage: "The rules have already been stated! You must choose one! Otherwise, it will be considered a game failure!"

"That is only the condition for clearing as stated by you, but I have a brain of my own."

Lu Chen sneered: "If I hadn't already participated in two Gods Games, I might have actually been fooled by you."

"..."

The god's gaze darkened.

Lu Chen's gaze was sharp as a knife as he cast it toward the screen again. But this time, he was no longer focusing on the struggling Lu Xiaoyun; instead, he stared intently at Big Boss Shen Xiyun, who was fully "suppressing" her!

Although Big Boss Shen Xiyun also wore a solemn expression, Lu Chen's legendary insight ability and Eye of the Ringed Heavens keenly captured the most critical detail—Big Boss Shen's eyes!

Deep within Big Boss Shen's eyes, there was not a trace of panic; instead, there was a sense of focused control and calmness!

That was not the look one should have when suppressing someone who had lost control; it looked more like a skilled physician guiding an intense yet controlled treatment!

It even... looked like she was utilizing some external force to help Lu Xiaoyun channel the overly immense power of her Divine Favor Talent!

That was it! This wasn't the first time his sister's Divine Favor Talent had backfired; Big Boss Shen had been prepared!

This situation, while appearing dangerous, was likely entirely within the plans of Big Boss Shen and that mysterious powerhouse! They were taking this opportunity to help his sister channel her power!

The so-called "life-or-death crisis" was simply the result of this god intercepting visual information and then rendering and distorting it to mislead him.

Having figured all this out, the last trace of worry in Lu Chen's heart vanished, leaving behind only cold mockery for the mysterious god before him.

"Your so-called cruel choice is nothing more than a ridiculous scam."

Lu Chen's voice was resolute: "I choose neither! Let's see how the rules of the Gods Game judge this!"

The god statue fell silent, its scarlet eyes flickering violently; it clearly had not expected Lu Chen to see through this.

"This brat has actually participated in two Gods Games?"

The god was astonished, but it did not speak again.

Because this brat's "not choosing" was the correct condition for clearing the game, and he was firmly convinced of it.

Lu Chen, however, simply waited leisurely for the time to run out. The ten-minute countdown soon reached its end.

[Ding!]

A crisp notification sound rang out abruptly through the entire space: [Congratulations, you have successfully cleared the Gods Game 'Silent Echo'!]

On the rule screen, the madness in Lu Xiaoyun's expression receded, and she returned to a state of tranquility. Then, the image vanished instantly, and the two cold buttons shattered and dissipated like phantoms.

Monge: "( ⊙ ˍ ⊙ )!"

A deathly silence blanketed the entire divine space.

The playfulness and majesty on the face of the towering black god statue solidified completely, replaced by an expression of incredulous shock, and... a hint of humiliation and anger at having been thoroughly seen through and toyed with!

Lu Chen's lips curled into a arc of extreme mockery as he laughed aloud: "How about that? Oh, almighty god, is this 'Silent Echo' the wail of your game's failure?"

"Now, where is my 'Gift of the Gods'? Don't tell me you're a sore loser?"