Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Silence fell over the outpost.

Afu bit her lip, her nails digging into her palms, blood seeping from between her fingers. She wanted to argue, to yell back, but now, they were in the same boat.

Leon didn't need to say anything; they all understood. At this point, there was no point in thinking about backing out! Otherwise, they'd all be finished!

Afu's words were stuck in her throat, unable to be uttered, leaving her only in a helpless rage in her heart.

"...This isn't for ourselves." From the corner, a small figure spoke up, "This is for everyone, for the victory of the Ascension War."

Leon took a deep breath: "For the sake of final victory, from this moment forward, no member of the 'Eye of Truth' is permitted to reveal any information about Matt, Lily, or those bombs to anyone. This is not an order, but you must understand that this concerns your lives!"

No one answered.

No one objected.

They didn't want to die either. Now that things had come to this, the thought of the Dragon Kingdom players, the Dragon City of Martial Warriors, and Liu Nian's Floating City... suggested that humanity on Earth still had hope.

Therefore, whether they like it or not, everyone present is forced to unite even more closely because of this shameful secret.

But secrets can never be kept by silence alone.

Lily stood on the edge of the ruins of the azure town, the firelight casting flickering shadows on her pale face.

She stood there for a long time.

She has been standing here since the first explosion.

She looked in the direction of the administration hall—there was nothing left there, only a huge, smoking crater.

She recalled her transformation into Wang Mian and swaggered into the building.

The guards had no suspicions.

Who would doubt the Speaker?

She placed the bomb, disguised as a "defense device," under the table in the council chamber and carefully concealed it to ensure it would not be discovered.

Then she went outside and felt she had done something amazing.

Then the second place... the third place...

Lily bent down.

She vomited.

Her stomach churned, and a sour liquid rose to her throat, choking her and bringing tears to her eyes. She knelt at the edge of the ruins, one hand supporting her on the ground, the other tightly covering her mouth, letting out suppressed, broken sobs.

She finally realized that they had been using her all along.

After planting the bomb, she contacted Matt immediately.

Everything is settled! Now we can negotiate a settlement with them!

Matt replied: 【Okay! You did a great job!】

Minutes later, the small blue town was bombed into ruins.

Now that things have come to this, how could she not realize that she had been tricked?

So she started frantically texting Matt while cursing.

But all the messages sent out disappeared without a trace.

She approached Yale, but was rejected.

She approached Rick, but was rejected.

She started cursing and screaming hysterically... Finally, she found Daka—the young druid who always kept his head down and rarely looked her in the eye—and this time the call connected.

"Dhaka! Where are you? Why aren't you replying to my messages? How come the bomb actually detonated? Wasn't it just a deterrent?"

The other side remained silent for a few seconds.

Then Dhaka spoke, his voice low and weary, almost numb:

"Lily..."

"Matt never intended to be a deterrent from the beginning. What he wanted was to blow up the city."

"You've been deceived. Matt and the others have been deceiving you from beginning to end. They betrayed humanity long ago; they are traitors... Speaker Charles was the first traitor."

Wh...what...

Lily trembled all over. She couldn't believe that someone as smart as her could be so easily fooled!

The words Matt had said to her were still echoing in her mind—

"You possess the power to change the situation!"

"You are our hope!"

"Rescue the Speaker! He's a highly respected man! Everyone will be grateful to you if you rescue him!"

"We must keep the Chinese in check and balance, and not let the banner of exile become a tool for them to persecute dissidents."

She believed it.

She truly believed every single word.

"I'm such a complete idiot..."

Lily stood up, the dejection in her eyes gradually fading.

This matter... won't just end like this!!

Damn it, Matt! You're dead! I said it! Even Jesus can't save you!!

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When Wang Mian saw another "Wang Mian" walking towards him, his body immediately tensed up, and then he burst into a raging fury!

How could he not understand? This was the very person who had turned the small town of Azure into what it is today!

"You son of a bitch!!" Wang Mian pulled out the Star Staff.

"Excuse me, please wait a moment and let me finish what I have to say. Could you add me to your channel? Let's get Liu Nian and Wu Zhan together..." "Wang Mian" on the other end spoke up, "I have something very important to say."

……

After listening to Lily's story, everyone on the channel fell silent.

Matt...established the Eye of Truth...planted bombs...struggled for the right to speak?

After hearing this, Liu Nian had only one thought in his mind: A bunch of idiots!

He wasn't angry that the city was bombed, but he was really angry that these guys were so stupid!

Don't you guys have any idea what kind of pathetic you are?

What a bunch of incompetent teammates!! These kinds of people deserve to die!

After hearing Lily's words, Wang Mian's expression became even more unpleasant!

He knew that after Lily's words, the relationship between the Eastern and Western human players would collapse... Given Wu Zhan and Liu Nian's personalities, they wouldn't care about their lives anymore! A split was inevitable!

Wu Zhan hadn't wanted to involve these guys in the game from the beginning. As the original leader, he had harbored resentment towards them ever since he was stripped of power after his death in the first city defense battle. He had only put aside his personal grudges for the sake of the overall war effort.

But you didn't cherish the opportunity I gave you! You're utterly hopeless, and you even pulled this stunt! Go play dumb with yourselves then!

Lily has left the chat room.

Wu Zhan glanced at Liu Nian, then at Wang Mian, suppressing his anger and saying seriously, "I'm not going to play with them anymore. We Dragon Kingdom players will fight our own Ascension War!"

Wang Mian was silent for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Will it work? I heard from Wang Mu that the goblins are building some kind of doomsday cannon. They say it might be like the world wonders in many real-time strategy games—once it's completed, you win the game!"

"It's not that outrageous!" Wu Zhan said. "At most, it's similar to a nuclear bomb, capable of razing a city to the ground from a great distance! But my Dragon City is completely unfazed!"

"But... have you considered that if we don't bring them and fight on our own, won't they just be reaping the benefits? Do you think you can wipe them all out with the Banner of Exile? They outnumber us; the vote won't pass!"

"You've made a good point!" Wu Zhan said, somewhat frustrated, tugging at his hair. "Damn it! My head hurts so much. Someone must be stealing my wisdom so I can't come up with a good solution..."

Liu Nian and Wang Mian: ………

Wu Zhan suddenly asked, "Liu Nian, what do you think?"

Looking at the [Path of the Dragonborn] option in front of him, Liu Nian said indifferently, "I think we might as well skip this Ascension War."