Chapter 2754 - 1866: Rule Modification (Ancient Scrolls IV Remastered Released)

Chapter 2754: Chapter 1866: Rule Modification (Ancient Scrolls IV Remastered Released)

When Duanmu Huai pushed open the large door and walked into the final checkpoint, the first thing he saw... were familiarly familiar figures.

And there were three of them.

Ann, Mary, Hei Chuan Chi Yin.

The three were sitting on the chairs in the "rest room," gazing intently at the letter on the table in front of them.

"What’s up? What are you looking at?"

"Oh, Mr. Duanmu, you’re here."

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s voice, the three girls quickly turned around and looked towards him, a sense of relief appearing on their faces.

"You’ve already defeated the Evil God?"

"Yeah, I also took care of the Obsessive Sin, though my methods might have been a bit extreme, but it’s better than nothing..."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand and walked over to the three of them.

"What is this?"

"It’s a letter."

Ann stared at the letter.

"When we arrived in this space, this letter was already placed on the table."

"............?"

"This letter is for you, Mr. Knight."

"For me?"

Duanmu Huai picked up the envelope and examined it carefully. Indeed, this envelope was exactly the same as the ones that appeared at the beginning of the game. He opened the envelope and took out the letter inside, which read as follows.

[Note: Detected player actions in the previous world violated regulations. Therefore, special restrictions apply to this game — both sides must not leave the designated map area; those who leave are considered eliminated and will be completely obliterated.]

"........."

So I went a bit overboard in the last world, huh?

Of course, Duanmu Huai had no regrets. To deal with the Obsessive Sin, this was the way to go. However, clearly, for the creator of this game, blowing up an entire planet into fragments was a bit too much.

But now to stay within a designated range — no problem, if necessary, just kill everyone; with a limited map, I might even end up killing fewer people.

With these thoughts, Duanmu Huai continued reading.

[Territory and identity have been designated. Please enter the game map according to your specified identity.]

Inside the envelope was also a map and four cards, which seemed like some form of identification card, but they were blank.

Duanmu Huai looked at the map first, then furrowed his brow.

"Private Hope Peak Academy?"

So this time the designated map is a school? That makes it much easier. Just find a place to set it on fire and turn the entire map into a sea of flames; let’s see where that idiot can escape to.

With that thought, Duanmu Huai picked up a card, and soon it displayed his name, portrait, and title. Apparently, he was supposed to be a teacher at this school. After all, it was clearly written as faculty... but what’s so great about being a teacher?

"You guys grab one too."

Duanmu Huai nodded at the three of them, and the girls picked up the cards and examined them attentively.

"Ah, our information appears on the card."

"That’s right, it seems like we’re all students?"

"And we’re all in the same class."

"Oh?"

Hearing the three girls talk, Duanmu Huai leaned over to take a closer look, and saw that their cards had also transformed into something like student IDs, with names and portraits, along with some strange information.

"But what does this mean?"

Mary looked puzzled at the last bit of information on her card.

"Super High School-Level Literary Writer?"

"Ah, me too... mine says Super High School-Level Drama Actor..."

Hei Chuan Chi Yin also raised her hand, while Ann tilted her head in confusion.

"I have it too, Super High School-Level Magician? What does this mean? Are they underestimating us?"

The three were clearly displeased with these titles. Although they were approximately high school age, their abilities were way beyond school level. Hei Chuan Chi Yin was a genius superstar in the theater world, Mary was a bestselling author globally whose politically incorrect works might have even won literary awards.

Ann, even more so, was the millennia’s magic prodigy from Manaria.

And yet, they were merely labeled as ’Super High School-Level’?

This surprised them, what kind of world was this where their abilities were only slightly better than average students?

If it were an evaluation in some other area, they might not care as much, but this was their strongest field, and being rated only slightly above student level was understandably dissatisfying.

"Don’t think too much about it, whatever it is, we’ll find out when the time comes."

In contrast, Duanmu Huai appeared quite calm; his thoughts were straightforward. Since this is a limited map, what Duanmu Huai needed to do was to not compete in wits with the opponent. Moreover, Duanmu Huai was certain that at least for now, he didn’t know what Cunning Deception looked like, and Cunning Deception didn’t know what he looked like either. This meant that, under the current conditions, both sides were essentially blind-boxing. Although Duanmu Huai desperately wanted to push forward and eliminate everything that could move except himself, he knew that according to Cunning Deception’s usual nature, if he made the first move, it would surely attract the opponent’s attention.

Hence, the best approach was to first observe what that guy intended to do, and then decide how to proceed. After all, according to Duanmu Huai’s understanding of Cunning Deception, as the Lord of Change, the most intolerable thing for it was monotony. Therefore, it would inevitably take action to alter everything.

As for himself, all he needed to do was play the role of the mantis stalking the cicada, only to be caught by the Yellow Sparrow, lure it into making a move, and then finish it off.

Moreover, since the area was restricted to the school this time, it meant that guy couldn’t escape, and Duanmu Huai just couldn’t believe it. How big could a school be? With a carpet search, how could he not be found?

But before that, Duanmu Huai had some matters to clarify with the others.

"Before entering this world, there’s something I need to explain to you all."

Duanmu Huai stared at the three, specifically—Ann and Mary.

"In this world, you absolutely cannot use magic."

"Huh? Why?"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s request, both were somewhat surprised.

"The God of Change is also a Deity in charge of magic, and from my experience, your proficiency in magic is absolutely not as good as its. In fact, now that we have our own identities, it means we’ve all been hidden away. It doesn’t know our true identities, nor how many of us there are. From the school introduction, this world doesn’t seem to be one where magic exists. Therefore, if you use magic in that world, it will immediately reveal your presence to it."

"I see......"

Mary nodded while Ann frowned in dissatisfaction.

"But that’s very disadvantageous for me......"

"Also, although I don’t want to say this, after entering that world, it’s best for us to act alone and not trust others."

"Huh?"

It must be noted, this statement shocked the three again.

"Why is that?"

"The God of Change masters transformation. It and its subordinates can easily transform into anyone’s appearance, so even our own people might be disguised, thereby extracting information."

"But, but Miss Mary has the Golden Pupil, doesn’t she? She should be able to see through those monster disguises, right?"

Ann frowned, retorting.

"Indeed, Mary can see through, but how do we verify that? Let’s put it this way: if two Marys appear before us, each claiming the other is the impostor transformed by the Lord of Change, what should we do then?"

"This........."

It must be said that upon hearing this, both Ann and Hei Chuan Chi Yin were momentarily at a loss for words. Indeed, Mary’s Golden Pupil was formidable, but the problem with the Golden Pupil was that only Mary had it. The rest didn’t. Essentially, who was the disguised one was entirely dependent on Mary’s word. Of course, given Mary’s character, she naturally wouldn’t deceive everyone.

But the problem is—what if the Mary we see isn’t the real Mary?

Who can guarantee that?

The issue is, there’s no way to guarantee it.

As Duanmu Huai said, if two Marys with the Golden Pupil both claim the other is the fake one, there would be no way to discern.

"So, what are we supposed to do in that world?"

"Just live according to your identities."

Duanmu Huai waved the credential in his hand.

"You act like students of that school, receiving education, attending classes, just being ordinary high school students. If anything happens, just act according to your own thoughts... In that world, you can trust no one but yourself."

"Wouldn’t that make things chaotic?"

Ann looked troubled, clearly finding it difficult to accept such an arrangement. Because this meant they had to go their separate ways, unable to rely on their companions for help, maybe even unable to communicate and collaborate deeply...

"It’s the Evil God."

Duanmu Huai spread his hands.

"The most important thing for it is to cause chaos, and it doesn’t care about the success or failure of its plans. As long as they can work, great; if not, it’s fine too. So, chaos is best. Just do what you want to do without thinking about joining forces with others. Don’t come looking for me either, because likewise, you can’t be sure if I’m disguised... Mary, this applies to you too. Your Golden Pupil is a trump card. Until the final moment, never expose it. Even if you see something you shouldn’t, pretend you didn’t."

"This... alright."

Mary nodded reluctantly.

"Though I’m not sure if I can do it, I think I can give it a try."

"When it comes to acting, I am quite adept at it."

Compared to Ann and Mary, Hei Chuan Chi Yin was filled with confidence this time. Indeed, as an actress, performance was her forte, and she was the only legitimate high school student among the three—if she hadn’t joined the Tribunal, she would still be attending high school now.

"Alright, that’s all I have to say."

Duanmu Huai nodded and then looked towards the exit in front of him.

"Once prepared, let’s set off."

Having said this, Duanmu Huai walked forward and pushed open the closed door.