Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1443 The True Face of the Trial Grounds

"【Team Card】? Does this mean I need to form a team?"

After catching the black card, Lin Yu was somewhat surprised when he saw the name of the [item] that appeared in the prompt.

He had thought it would be something like a ticket or admission pass.

After all, the "trial" to go to the "Trial Grounds" sounds like a single-player additional [dungeon] prepared just for him.

In response to Lin Yu's question, Yin Lan calmly nodded.

"Yes, you need to team up. Just use it."

Lin Yu was even more confused: "Why do we need to team up... Isn't going to the 'Trial Grounds' a [dungeon]?"

Yin Lan chuckled softly.

"I guess so, but the format might be a little different."

"Anyway... you'll know once you use the [Team Card]."

Hearing Yin Lan say this, Lin Yu knew it was impossible to get any more information out of her, so he simply used the [Team Card] as well.

Even as a "team-up" item, this "team-up card" is rather strange, considering that its name is indeed "team-up card" and it looks quite rudimentary.

And after Lin Yu used it...

The blood-red message also appeared before his eyes.

Team formed successfully!

Then, Lin Yu glanced at his teammates and looked at Yin Lan with some surprise.

"Is that what you mean?"

He now understood why the "Trial Grounds" were located in the "Divine Realm" and why they were used as [instances] to test players, but for "Order" it was a relatively reliable means of improving the strength of internal personnel, and could even be used as a reward.

Because after the message "Team formed successfully" appeared...

Lin Yu was then able to see the code names of the people who would become his teammates.

And the "player" who successfully teamed up with him had the following code name...

"General".

The next moment, the blood-red notification reappeared.

Along with this comes the slight dizziness that occurs every time you enter a [dungeon] or cross a world.

[The copy is loading...]

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[Game Title: Eternal Trial]

[Completion conditions (completing two of the three options will complete the level): Survive within the Trial Grounds for seven days; Reach the core area of ​​the Trial Grounds; Win fifteen duels]

[Number of players in this game: 1]

When Lin Yu opened his eyes again, he found himself in a dimly lit room.

The room was small, probably less than ten square meters, with simple furnishings. The walls, floors and ceiling were all gray-black. The room was divided into two areas by an iron railing.

Lin Yu sat on a metal chair on one side of the iron railing, while on the other side was a long table with a lamp on it.

The desk lamp was not on at the moment, and no one was sitting in the chairs behind the long table.

"It looks like I'm in some kind of 'interrogation room' in a prison cell..."

Lin Yu observed the surrounding environment and came to a conclusion.

However, he didn't seem to be a prisoner. He was still wearing his regular clothes, and the restraints on the chair he was sitting on were not turned off for the time being.

Although the exit of this room, the heavy metal door, is still on the other side of the railing, Lin Yu is not like a prisoner who has to sit in a chair and cannot move. On the contrary, he can stand up and move around at any time.

After analyzing the environment, Lin Yu also began to analyze the information in the blood-written words.

The name of this "instance" is "Eternal Trial," indicating that I have indeed entered an "instance."

Meanwhile, the format of the "Clearance Conditions" was rather unusual. It was the first time Lin Yu had ever seen a "choose two out of three" type of "Clearance Conditions" that allowed him to select which two to complete.

This is probably a perk of the "Order" bonus stages.

As for the three conditions themselves, Lin Yu currently knows too little about the "Trial Grounds" to judge their difficulty level.

However, what Lin Yu cared about most was...

There is only one player in this [dungeon].

This was his solo [dungeon]—although he had expected this, he had used a [team card] before entering and had seen the name 'General' in his teammate list...

This made Lin Yu somewhat expectant.

But as expected, the unexpected good thing did not happen.

I didn't actually gain a 'General' as my "trial" teammate...

That's true. If that were the case, this experience wouldn't be considered a "trial" at all!

However... even though the 'General' himself didn't actually come, Lin Yu still knew that he was under the other party's protection.

Because the "team" status still exists—this "team" status will probably not disappear until the end of this [dungeon].

He could still see the name "General" in the team list.

Of course, while this gave Lin Yu more confidence, it also made him feel somewhat restricted.

After all... the "General" might be able to confirm his status through this team-up relationship.

Then some methods become less effective.

However, even without this "team" relationship, considering that this "Trial Grounds" is the territory of the "God of Fairness and Judgment," and that the "God of Fairness and Judgment" seems to have a rather deep cooperative relationship with the "General," Lin Yu already had to use his various methods with caution.

"In short... even disregarding the 'dramatic' authority that may have already been placed in, and considering it merely as a normal 'trial' to meet the conditions for clearing the level, what I should do now is leave this room?"

Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then walked towards the iron railing, attempting to break it with brute force.

However, Lin Yu knew as soon as he gripped it tightly that his idea might not work at all.

This seemingly ordinary iron railing, with its metal bars, is imbued with some kind of "sacred and inviolable" power, containing energy that may be greater than the entire bottle of Dark Current Water.

"As expected, this place has been blessed by a special power... perhaps it's the power of the God of Judgment or His retinue?"

Lin Yu pondered and began trying to find key-like decryption tools in his room.

But just as he was turning the chair over...

The door to the room opposite the iron bars, which appeared to be an interrogation room, opened.

A humanoid being dressed in a black suit, looking very gentlemanly, and carrying a folder walked in.

The reason it is described as a "humanoid life form" rather than a "human" is that although the body parts covered by clothes and the general shape of this creature look no different from ordinary humans, its exposed head, hands and feet are covered with warm orange-red flames.

His head was enveloped in leaping flames, with darker flames forming the outline of facial features.

Lin Yu sized him up, and after thinking for a moment, he took the initiative to ask, "May I ask... what is your relationship with Lord 'Ear of the Flames'? Are you related or something? Or perhaps you are Lord 'Ear of the Flames', only now in a different form?"

"Snapped!"

The folder was placed on the table by the visitor, who, dressed in a suit and a man ablaze with flames, said cheerfully, "Good eye, 'Director'... truly good eye!"

“That’s right, I am ‘Er of Flames,’ and we meet again!”

“I thought that if we had only met once, you wouldn’t recognize me so quickly—after all, we weren’t standing very close back then, and I look completely different now!”

Earl began to speak, and although his cheerful voice was the same as the passionate voice of the host that had echoed in the venue that day, he did look quite different from how he had appeared that day.

Earl wasn't wearing a suit that day; the rest of his body was engulfed in flames, and the fire was much fiercer than this.

If Earl back then was like a bonfire burning brightly at a bonfire party, then Earl now is more like an ordinary torch.

Lin Yu was able to recognize him, rather than treating him as someone of the same race or an unrelated individual, not only because Earl was the only "Blazing Man" Lin Yu had ever met, but also because he sensed some familiar energy fluctuations emanating from the other person.

Therefore, Lin Yu was able to conclude that this guy was not Earl himself, but someone who was very close to Earl.

"I recognized you by your aura, since recognizing someone by their appearance is far less reliable than relying on their aura."

Lin Yu answered Earl directly.

Earl laughed: "I see... but it's still quite remarkable that you remembered my scent after only meeting me once."

Then Earl paused, sat down on the chair on the other side of the iron railing, opened the folder and turned on the desk lamp.

Although turning on the lights was a pointless action—after all, the firelight emanating from Earl's body had already illuminated the entire room as soon as he walked in—Earl still did it properly, as if going through a procedure.

After he sat down, he cleared his throat.

"Alright, enough of the reminiscing, let's get down to business..."

"Director, my lord, entrusted by the God of Power, has set up a special trial for you. You will receive a reward upon passing the trial... However, you will not be able to leave this place until the trial ends."

At this point, Earl paused and looked at Lin Yu: "Just to confirm... do you know where you are right now?"

Lin Yu nodded: "I have a rough guess..."

Based on his understanding of the "God of Fairness and Judgment," the long-term cooperative relationship between "Order" and this god, and the hints from Earl's words, Lin Yu knew roughly where he was now.

"Although I was told before I came that I was going to the 'Trial Grounds,' this so-called 'Trial Grounds' doesn't seem to be a completely new location like the 'Death Grounds'..."

"Are we currently located inside... the 'eternal cage'?"