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

Chapter 1390 Coming for you

In terms of the accumulation and application skills of mental strength, Lin Yu admitted that he was still far behind Lao Zheng.

At the same time, Lin Yu currently doesn't have many of the advanced skills that Lao Zheng can use with his mental power, such as wide-area scanning.

But similarly... because of Lin Yu's own opportunities, there are some things he can do that Lao Zheng cannot.

such as……

In Lao Zheng's hands, although the [Hypnotic Pendant] can plant "spiritual seeds" in the consciousness of others, Lao Zheng has no way to completely cover others with his own consciousness, nor can he use this to call upon the spiritual power of others for his own use.

But Lin Yu can do that.

Thanks to his experience of 'coming true' after activating the 'Trickster' ability in the Gray Zone, Lin Yu believes that the soul fragments separated by the [Hypnotic Pendant] are enough to completely suppress the will of the hypnotized subjects, allowing him to temporarily regard them as extensions of himself.

This also means...

At this moment, Lin Yu's mental strength was equal to the sum of all the unconscious people in the room.

Furthermore, each person is an independent node—this is different from the model of absorbing the spiritual power of more than ten people and summing it up into oneself.

By utilizing these mental energy nodes, Lin Yu can accomplish even more.

such as……

He used the most basic mental attack technique, "Mental Impact," taught to him by Lao Zheng, to launch attacks at different times and with varying intensities from different mental energy nodes, thus achieving continuous, wave-like attacks.

Lin Yu named this move... "Mental Tide"!

The continuous mental shocks swept over Su Muzhe. Normally, even a regular third-tier cultivator would be affected by a single mental shock, experiencing headaches and dizziness.

Under constant mental stress, it becomes even more difficult to remain rational and calm.

but……

Just as Lin Yu guessed, although Su Muzhe could not use mental power, her mental resilience and soul strength were indeed beyond imagination!

Although a hint of displeasure did appear on the other person's pale face, it was nothing more than displeasure.

This "mental tide" cannot directly deprive the other person of their ability to act; it can only have an effect on them.

But for Lin Yu, causing any impact was enough!

After all, Lin Yu's goal was never to directly eliminate the opponent—this was, after all, the territory of the "Player Mutual Aid Association," and he couldn't possibly kill an important member of the "Mikan" team on the very first day!

Especially given that "Iced Americano" had just been murdered.

Therefore, this was not a battle, but merely a means for Lin Yu to confirm the other party's identity!

The impact of the "spiritual tide" was enough to allow Lin Yu to see the soul that the other party had concealed.

Although the other party did not use any of the methods Lin Yu had seen to resist the "mental tide", it revealed a mental fluctuation that Lin Yu was somewhat familiar with.

This fluctuation comes from...

""pen name"?"

Lin Yu looked at the other person in surprise and immediately revealed their identity.

Standing opposite him, Su Muzhe, or rather, his pen name, stood firm in Lin Yu's "spiritual tide." His pale and ordinary face began to "melt," turning into a pool of "ink," which then solidified into some standard printed characters.

The ink writings were all descriptions of her appearance. Lin Yu glanced at them and saw words such as, "She had a rather ordinary appearance, her skin was pale and unhealthy because she hadn't seen the sun for a long time, and her lips had chapped skin and scars from being bitten off..."

Clearly, this is why the appearance of the "pen name" is completely different from what we've seen before—these ink characters are her means of changing her appearance.

No wonder... the other person's expression was so stiff and lifeless before!

As Lin Yu sighed inwardly, the ink characters faded from the skin of the pen name's cheek, as if shrinking back into her bones, revealing the face of the pen name Zuo Xi, which was absolutely beautiful, delicate, and intellectual.

Although the other party's appearance here was indeed unexpected, Lin Yu hadn't even anticipated that this 'Su Muzhe' was someone he had seen before...

But after seeing that the other party was indeed using a pseudonym, Lin Yu understood why the other party had seemed a little strange earlier.

No wonder this guy showed more interest in me than the information from the 'Player Mutual Aid Association'... No wonder he recognized me right away!

After all, Lin Yu knew that... this 'pen name' seemed to have been secretly investigating him for a long time.

Although this guy was somewhat annoying to Lin Yu, and Lin Yu would definitely get rid of him if given the chance, since someone who liked to spy on and investigate him was definitely a big problem for him, a "fraudster".

But... judging from the other party's attitude when we met last time, this guy doesn't seem to have any hostility towards me.

In other words, the other party is unlikely to attack you.

As expected, despite being impacted by the "mental tide" and having his identity exposed, Zuo Xi did not make a move against Lin Yu.

She simply pressed her temples lightly and calmly said, "I was a little unsure last time, but I'm certain this time... It seems you've mastered methods related to 'mental power'?"

"This should be an exclusive ability of the original 'Freud' among the 'players'..."

Lin Yu looked at Zuo Xi and stopped the impact of the "Mental Tide" - after all, maintaining the "Mental Tide" would consume his mental energy very quickly, and obviously this move was not particularly effective against Zuo Xi.

When asked why he had mastered mental power, Lin Yu looked at Zuo Xi and asked frankly.

"This is, of course, because I inherited the mantle of the first 'Freud'."

Zuo Xi sighed helplessly after hearing Lin Yu's words: "Although I don't pay much attention to the news in the player community, I am aware of a certain 'Schreber' who claims to be the successor of 'Freud'."

"He's the one who inherited the legacy of the original 'Freud,' isn't he?"

Lin Yu didn't continue the topic and instead asked Zuo Xi.

“I’m a little curious as to why you appeared at the ‘Player Mutual Aid Association’ president election venue under the identity of ‘Su Muzhe’ and also became a member of ‘Mikan’s’ election team.”

Zuo Xi looked at Lin Yu, her expression remaining calm: "Why should I answer your question?"

Having witnessed the self-destruction of the other party's "information life form," Lin Yu had come to understand Zuo Xi's personality, which was completely different from ordinary people and almost twisted. Therefore, Lin Yu had already anticipated that the other party had no intention of answering his questions.

He immediately said, "Because I am the deputy commander of the operation to assist the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' in holding the election smoothly. As a 'Tier 3' player, and a 'Tier 3' player ranked in the top 30 on the leaderboard, you are powerful enough to affect the safety and stability of this election. Now that a murder has occurred... I must find out why you are using a false identity and a false code name to carry out your activities here."

Listening to Lin Yu's grand and righteous words, Zuo Xi silently took off her hair tie, let her braided hair fall down, and neatly gathered it with her hands before slowly speaking.

“This isn’t a fake identity or a fake code name. I’ve always used the code name ‘Su Muzhe’ in the ‘Player Mutual Aid Association’… Many people in the ‘Player Mutual Aid Association’ or the ‘Hunter Association’ use different code names than those on the ‘Forum’.”

"Besides, I am a 'writer' by nature. Isn't it normal for me to have multiple pen names and code names? Does 'Order' really care what organization I'm in or what code name I'm using?"

"As for why I came to the 'Player Mutual Aid Association'... as I described earlier, I have been active in the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' under the code name 'Su Muzhe' for a long time, and naturally I have my own stance and friends in this organization—so, my choice to join 'Mikan's' election team and want to help her become the next president, does that violate the rules of 'Order'?"

As Zuo Xi spoke, he looked at Lin Yu and narrowed his eyes: "Or is it that this has nothing to do with the rules of 'Order,' but rather that you, 'Director,' have any opinions about my personal life and interpersonal relationships?"

Lin Yu was questioned by Zuo Xi. Staring into the other's eyes, he felt as if he were gazing into a bottomless abyss.

The more the other party explained the "reasonableness" and "legitimacy" of her presence, the more uneasy Lin Yu felt, as if she had fallen into a trap.

Lin Yu trusts his intuition, but he doesn't rely on it entirely.

“All ‘intuition’ is a conclusion drawn subconsciously from ‘details’ that one is unaware of… So, where does the incongruity of the ‘pen name’ lie?”

Although they had only met once, he had indeed seen the most important and secret memory in Zuo Xi's life, and he probably understood this girl's obsessive and strange personality better than any other "player".

Thinking along these lines...

Lin Yu suddenly realized something.

This guy may be quite active in the "Player Support Association," and he might even have a good relationship with one of the candidates, "Mikan"...

But how could she possibly be actively involved in something like an "election"?

Although Lin Yu dared not say that he knew Zuo Xi well, even setting aside Zuo Xi's memories, just based on the indifferent and empty aesthetic concepts revealed in her books, Lin Yu was certain that she was definitely not the kind of person who would actively participate in the future development of the "Player Mutual Aid Association".

Moreover, her nonchalant attitude towards "Iced Americano" and her desire to collaborate with "Mikan" just now is enough to illustrate this point.

Lin Yu looked at Zuo Xi and prepared to test him again.

But once the words were on the tip of my tongue...

For some inexplicable reason, Lin Yu used a more direct approach.

In that instant, he felt that his roundabout and probing tactics were having no effect on the 'writer' lady in front of him.

So, Lin Yu paused for a moment before speaking directly.

"No... you're here not because you want to help 'Mikan' with her election."

"You must have come here specifically for me, right?"