The Warrior of Love

"Is there something missing?"

"What a beautiful solution. I have to admit that you have more talent here than I thought. But this game is not that simple."

Whether pretending to be calm or really disdainful, Pest laughed coldly and said, "It's impossible for you to solve the puzzle. You should think of other ways to pass the game. For example, kill me? Haha..."

Everyone's expressions turned ugly.

Generally speaking, if there are more than two victory conditions in a gift game, you can complete the game by meeting just one of them.

However, the Demon King's Gift Game is different. As organizers, they have the ability to impose restrictions on the rules. Some things are not directly stated, but hidden conditions do exist.

For example, Pest imprisoned the leader of the contestants, Bai Yasha, right from the start... This was almost like cheating no matter how you looked at it, but it became reasonable because of some hidden matters.

Pest is so confident, I think she has some backup plan. Ending the game is not just about defeating her, and Shiroyasha cannot be rescued before the end of the game.

"hateful……"

Suddenly, Leticia asked, "The seal on the contract document belongs to [Grimm GimoireHameln], but you are not the demon king who originally led [Grimm GimoireHameln], right?"

Pest met Leticia's gaze, expressionless and without any reaction, which made the vampire princess frown slightly.

Feeling a little strange, Izayoi Sakamaki turned his head and whispered to Sandra beside him.

"Why? Is this community [Grimm GimoireHameln] famous?"

"Don't you know? [Grimm GimoireHameln] is a community led by the Demon King." Sandra said in surprise.

"He was a demon king who summoned demons from more than 200 demon books and formed a community mainly composed of demons. He was once a powerful figure.

But after this demon king lost the gift game with a certain community, he seemed to have fallen, and there has been no news from his community for a long time."

"I see." Izayoi Sakamaki nodded in understanding.

"So that's why you think that spotted loli isn't the demon lord who originally led Grimm GimoireHameln?"

"This has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with this game."

Pest glanced at everyone indifferently, and when he saw Jiang Liu, he smiled inexplicably.

"Since such a long time has passed and you still haven't gotten started, I will tell you a hidden condition - this game has a time limit."

"Ok?"

Everyone was slightly stunned. Someone as smart as Izayoi had immediately thought of something.

"You are from the Black Death... Could it be that!"

"That's right. When the contract was signed, the bacteria of the Black Death had already begun to spread in everyone's body." Pest said confidently, "If the game is not cracked, more than 90% of the people can be killed in about 20 days. By the way, even if you kill me, the bacteria will not disappear."

"really!"

Mandela slammed the table, his whole body was filled with anger, and his eyes seemed to be spewing fire.

"Is this the source of your confidence? No wonder you are so fearless!"

"But isn't this cheating? There's no time limit in the game rules..."

"No, this is just her own ability, and it is not within the scope of the rules of the game... So this is what "Demon King" means, a guy who uses the rules but does not abide by them."

Izayoi also frowned: "But if we want to crack the game... Is there something else in the puzzle that I haven't noticed?"

Pest said contemptuously: "You don't have much time. The longer you delay, the better it will be for me... However, if you want to survive or save your companions, there is another choice. That is to surrender to me!"

"Uh..." Indeed, the organizer's victory condition is to "capture or kill" all contestants.

The words used here are not that everyone must be killed, but there is an additional option to conquer...

In other words, if you are willing to bow to Pest, you can also end the game - with the victory of the Demon King.

"Are you kidding?" Sandra was the first to retort, "How could 'Salamander' succumb to the devil!"

"Besides, Master Bai Yasha is also a contestant. Do you still want to make him bow his head?" Mandela was incredulous. "Are you crazy?"

"Forget about other people, but I must get this man."

Pest was indifferent to their words and just looked at Jiang Liu.

"If you submit to me, it doesn't matter if the others die. My community is still very weak, and I need people like you to join."

"Holding the Gift Game to recruit talents? The Demon King's ideas are really unique... However, my price is very high, and you may not be able to hire me."

Jiang Liu smiled slightly: "Besides, who said this game would drag on for twenty days... I have already solved it."

"what?"

Pest's pupils shrank: "What did you say?"

"Nothing surprising."

Jiang Liu smiled cheerfully: "You have already laid out the conditions. If you still can't solve them, wouldn't it be a shame to the education I received?"

"educate?"

Who do you think i am?

I’m from China—the kind that gets full marks on reading comprehension!

Chapter 859: Breaking the False Inheritance

The first thing to make clear is that Jiang Liu is not stupid.

Just because he likes to use knives doesn't mean he doesn't use his brain. In fact, he has obtained the blessing of "wisdom" more than once.

Not to mention that both his hometown Type-Moon and "God Slayer" are basically worlds based on myths and legends, and fighting is more about compatibility than strength. Jiang Liu has a lot of experience in the study of "inheritance".

Maybe he is not as good as a professional like Athena, but ordinary problems are not difficult for him, especially since this gift game has provided enough conditions.

“In The Pied Piper of Hamel, the town is infested with rats, and the Pied Piper, who drives out the rats, takes the children away.

This appearance does point the root of the problem to "rats" - the plague, also known as the Black Death.

However, fairy tales are like Russian nesting dolls, with new shells added over time.

For this kind of story, you can find the loopholes if you just take a quick look at the timeline.

The events of the town of Hamel took place in the 1280s, and the story of "The Pied Piper of Hamel" was formed in the 16th century. God knows what has been added to it in such a long time! "

Jiang Liu sneered, glanced at the three demon kings who looked nervous, and continued speaking to the charming woman.

“Pest, Latine, and Weser are indeed the main elements of the story of The Pied Piper of Hamel.

But if you think about it carefully, leaving aside the Black Death, the person who appeared on the original stone tablet was the "Pied Piper", and there was no mention of the rat plague or the people who drove it away from beginning to end.

The real meaning of the name Ratten is "rat catcher".

Although you try your best to highlight the characteristics of the "Pied Piper" in your dress and weapons, your essence is not like that. It is just your deliberate misleading.

You are not the "Pied Piper" born from the "Death of 130 Children", but just the "Rat Catcher" born from a fifteenth-century adapted fairy tale - a fake demon! "

La Ting was shocked all over, not daring to look at Jiang Liu, and quickly turned her head away, obviously her weak spot had been hit.

Everyone looked at each other. After listening to Jiang Liu's analysis, Izayoi and others suddenly felt that they seemed to have made a misunderstanding and failed to completely distinguish "The Pied Piper of Hamel" from "The Hamel Children's Disappearance Case".

Yes, although the origins are the same, the difference in time makes fairy tales and reality very different. This is where the difference between "truth" and "falsehood" lies!

Izayoi initially believed that Peste (the Black Death) was the cause of the death of Hamel's children, largely because of the existence of Latin - from the "rat catcher" to the "plague".

But if La Ting is fake, then did the plague really break out in the town of Hamel in history?

Thinking further, they originally thought that the second victory condition was just to prove that "the Black Death caused the death of children."

But now it seems that this conclusion was also induced by fairy tales!

“The Black Death pandemic began in 1340, at least half a century after the Hamel Massacre in 1284!

The timeline is the Hamel Massacre - the outbreak of the Black Death - the birth of the fairy tale "The Pied Piper of Hamel".

It is very clear now that after the outbreak of the Black Death, people with psychological trauma linked the Hamel tragedy with the Black Death, using rat plagues and rat catchers to imply the Black Death and the god of death, and adapted "The Pied Piper of Hamel".

However, "rat plague" and "rat hunting" were not recorded on the original stone tablet, and this is your fatal weakness - in the original record, there is no element that can be linked to the "Black Death"! "

"Well!"

There was a slight fluctuation on Pest's cold little face, and she stared at Jiang Liu as if she was angry and helpless.

If the Loli Demon King could have been defeated, he would have shut him up long ago!

"What is the truth?" Fei Niao asked Jiang Liu anxiously, and this is what everyone, including Sandra and Mandela, wanted to ask.

Jiang Liu was speechless for a moment: "Miss... you can figure it out by the process of elimination."

"Ah!" Asuka suddenly came to her senses and her face turned red.

The rest of the people also realized the truth sooner or later.

Yes, since Latin (rat catcher) is not it and Peste (Black Death) is not it, then the only one left is Weser (river)!

Oh, by the way, there was also a giant puppet that appeared with the trio at the beginning—

Shustrom, but that thing obviously had no consciousness and was not a real demon. It was solved by Izayoi with one punch.

"Only Weser——You appeared in the earliest records. You are the inheritor of the "Flute Player", the demon who is responsible for the death of one hundred and thirty children!"

"Uh..." The man in military uniform was silent for a moment, then smiled and did not deny it.

"Beautiful... Master, it seems we have to admit defeat this time."

"No!"

Pest pursed her lips and said, "We haven't lost yet! He hasn't figured out the last key point yet!"

"Yes, the game is not over yet."

Black Rabbit suddenly realized: "Mr. Jiang Liu has defeated Pest. If the second victory condition is really achieved and the true inheritance is unlocked, then the game is over, which means..."

"What? Brother, there are things you didn't expect too." Izayoi teased.

Jiang Liu glanced at him calmly, which immediately made Shizaye feel uncomfortable: "What's wrong?"

"I haven't finished yet." Jiang Liu smiled slightly, "I just sorted out the logic. To truly achieve the second condition, it is not enough to just talk about it. We must take actual action."

“There must be real action…”

Shizai slowly chewed over Jiang Liu's words, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.

"You mean-"

"Well, it seems you understand it too."

[Second victory condition: Break the false inheritance and establish the true inheritance.]

Generally speaking, the first impression would be that the focus of this sentence is on "hypocrisy" and "truth".

But Jiang Liu, who had been baptized by the Chinese language test papers of the Celestial Empire, understood that sometimes the questions and the real answers would not follow your logic at all...

"The point is not the falsehood or truth, but the action of 'breaking'!"

Jiang Liu sighed, "It's not about solving a puzzle, it's about breaking something that actually exists!"

"Break things?"

"Actually existing?"

"Wuming" Everyone is not stupid, and Fei Niao can be said to be extremely smart. With a slight reminder, they realized that they had entered a blind spot of consciousness before, and now they naturally thought of the answer that emerged in Jiang Liu's mind.

"Breaking... The action is associated with vases, glass, and walls... I remember that in the story of Hamel, the town not only recorded everything on a stone tablet, but also described the story in the stained glass of the town church."

Asuka stood up suddenly: "It's stained glass! In this festival, there is a stained glass depicting the "Pied Piper of Hamel". Only the glass that shows the Weser River is real, while the glass of the Rat Catcher and the Grim Reaper is fake!

As long as you break these stained glass windows, the victory conditions will be met!"

Chapter 860: Your Highness

"Oh my, this time I really made a fool of myself."

The gift game was over, and the freed Baiyasha sat in a room, tapping his head with a folding fan and speaking embarrassedly.

"I originally thought that with me in charge, no one would dare to cause trouble. I asked you 'Wuming' to come here because I wanted you to use this opportunity to make a name for yourselves. I didn't expect that... Haha, I still have to thank you very much.

Especially Jiang Liu, if you hadn't stopped the devil in time, and let the devil of the black death continue to wreak havoc at the festival, I'm afraid even if we waited for reinforcements, most people would have died."

Pest's game was cracked, and she had no strength to resist Jiang Liu, so she and her men were imprisoned in the "Salamander" prison. Bai Yasha used the gift that could bind prisoners to guard them.

After Baiyasha escaped, everyone combined the information and understood the nature of Pest's sponsor authority.