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

"free?"

The elf pacing in the open space looked at Lin Yu, uttered two words with difficulty, and then stepped forward to examine Lin Yu.

"You...you are...a 'Seeker of the Way'?!"

The elf's gaze grew increasingly intense as he fixed his eyes on the identity plaque hanging on Lin Yu's chest, exclaiming with delight, "So... there really is a chance for 'freedom'!"

Lin Yu realized what was happening.

Sure enough, the prisoners here could recognize their identification tags and knew that they represented a chance to gain "temporary freedom".

"Moreover, the reason he didn't recognize me at first and only realized it after I reminded him is probably because these elves have been locked up in cells for years, so as the initial area of ​​the trial 'safe zone,' they may not have had the opportunity to come into contact with other people who come here for trials..."

“If it were someone from another area who was frequently allowed to go out for exercise and could communicate with their own kind or other prisoners in the same area, they would probably recognize my ID badge at a glance.”

During this conversation, the elf had completely recovered from her numb state. Because the two were very close, Lin Yu's mental perception range had already covered the other party.

Lin Yu could sense that the spirit of the elf in front of him, which had been as dormant as a dead person and whose soul was only slightly more active than a tree, had been completely reactivated by his approach, his words, and the identity tag he was wearing.

Although his mind was probably still not very sharp, the elf had begun to think again.

Think of countermeasures, think about how to obtain this hard-won opportunity for freedom!

After the initial joy...

The emotion surging from his soul was a resolute fighting spirit!

The elf in prison clothes raised his hand, and without the aid of any staff or magic circle as a medium, without chanting or constructing a spell, magic flowed naturally from his body.

Although the magic flow was extremely weak, and judging by the amount of magic output, it probably couldn't even be considered a second-circle spell, Lin Yu knew very well...

This is the magic after it has been greatly weakened by the "Eternal Cage"!

In other words, the spell the opponent is about to unleash may be a weakened version, but it is very likely to have an extremely complex and excellent mechanism!

These elves have been imprisoned here for thousands of years. Although they now look like a bunch of rotten wood that has been tortured to the point of numbness, Lin Yu doesn't think they had given up thinking before they were even imprisoned.

These mad races, who once dreamed of ruling the entire Night Valley and turning other races into slaves without their own will or intelligence, were certainly not lacking in geniuses.

And those geniuses must have studied the mechanisms here before their will was completely destroyed.

The lessons I learned from my own fall are things they understand ten times better than I do!

Which skills can be used, and which skills cannot be used...

There is even a possibility that they modified their spells specifically for this "eternal cage" environment.

Even if these Pokémon have forgotten most of it now, as long as they still remember even a few scales and claws from their past research, it would definitely be enough to pose a threat to Lin Yu.

and so……

Lin Yu did not give the other party a chance to release the spell.

While the opponent certainly has the "advantage" of playing on their home turf, Lin Yu has another huge advantage over these Pokémon.

He has been to what is now Night Valley.

Although there has been a clear break in the transmission of civilization and extraordinary heritage, Night Valley may not have been able to be called "developing" in recent years, and its magical system may not have been more prosperous than it was a thousand years ago.

However, the Night Valley realm does indeed have some things that these elves may not have encountered much before.

Abyss, Dark Species...

Those disordered, violent, chaotic magic powers.

Lin Yu silently took out the [Bottled Dark Stream Water], unscrewed the cap, and then poured it directly onto the elf.

"Wow!"

The abyssal waters, imbued with chaotic magic, soaked the elf completely. Her already thin prison uniform clung almost entirely to her body, her golden hair hung in clumps, and her long, pointed ears were covered in water droplets.

But what tormented the elf even more than his soaked body was the chaotic and powerful magic that was tearing apart the spell he was about to unleash!

It was as if a bucket of ink had been splashed on a watercolor painting; all the originally exquisite structures were now completely swallowed up.

It's like adding a whole banana to a well-balanced mixed fruit smoothie—the banana flavor instantly makes other fruits like kiwi and dragon fruit just side dishes and complementary flavors, turning the whole mixed fruit smoothie into a slightly more complex... banana smoothie.

The dark currents from the abyss irrationally and brutally devoured the magic, creating a chaotic magical environment.

The elf also suffered from the backlash of this chaotic magical environment. His originally fair skin turned slightly bloody, and then blood gushed from his high nose, dripping down mixed with the dark current.

The elf's emotions shifted again—after joy and determination, he looked at Lin Yu with a look of astonishment on his face.

"You know magic... You're from Night Valley?"

"No, no... This magic is wrong. What kind of magic is this? I've never seen anything like it before... It's disgusting. How can there be such magic? Such chaotic and aesthetically displeasing magic?"

The elf spoke in astonishment, his tone shifting from shock to disgust.

"Is this really magic?!"

Lin Yu looked at the elf and chuckled softly.

“It is indeed magic… but you probably can’t understand what it is, because it only appeared in the Night Valley Lord’s world after you elves came here…”

"Abyss, dark currents."

Lin Yu spoke calmly, while the elf frowned deeply: "The Abyss? The Abyss actually exists?"

"Of course it exists."

Lin Yu answered, somewhat surprised. Since this elf had heard of the Abyss, it seemed that although the Abyss invasion occurred after the elves disappeared, the Abyss must have always existed, only the passage to the human world had not been opened.

Come to think of it, those demonic pillars don't seem like they just appeared out of nowhere.

The elf pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Never mind, it's not important. I need to get back to my hometown before I can even think about these things..."

He slowly calmed the magical environment within and around his body, gently wiping the blood from his face with the back of his hand. He then gracefully flicked his hand, dislodging all the blood onto the ground, restoring the smooth skin on the back of his hand without a trace of blood remaining.

"No matter what other methods you use, I will get that license plate."

The elf spoke more and more fluently, and his tone began to carry the confidence of a natural superior.

Lin Yu remained calm, after all, he still had half a bottle of [Bottled Dark Current Water] in his hand.

Moreover... aside from "magic," Lin Yu has many other means to deal with the elf in front of him.

Moreover, Lin Yu did not intend to fight him.

For Lin Yu, the time it takes for the opponent's magic to become chaotic and temporarily need to be calmed is enough.

He wanted to "communicate" with the other party—since the other party was currently unable to make another move.

So, Lin Yu looked at the elf in front of him and continued.

"You can have the tag on me if you want... but is the tag all you want?"

Lin Yu picked up the rope around his neck, shook the sign, and said.

The elf answered honestly, "Of course not for the sign itself... it's because the sign can be used to exchange for freedom, allowing me to 'temporarily leave' this cage!"

As the elf spoke, Lin Yu nodded.

"Right, so what you really want isn't this 'brand,' but 'freedom'—that's the crux of the matter, don't get confused."

As Lin Yu spoke, the elf frowned: "Is there a difference?"

“That’s a big difference,” Lin Yu said slowly. “After all, the ‘tag’ represents that you can gain ‘freedom,’ but the way to gain ‘freedom’ is not just by taking away the tag from me.”

Lin Yu's nonchalant tone naturally piqued the elves' curiosity.

His magic had not yet returned to normal, but he was already able to cast spells again. However, this time the elf did not make any rash moves.

Instead, he waited for the magic to completely subside before taking the initiative to ask Lin Yu, "So... you mean, there are other ways to gain 'freedom'?"

"Of course, and what you can get in return for this brand is probably 'true freedom'."

Lin Yu said seriously.

The elf was even more shocked and repeated, "'True freedom'?"

"Yes, after all, you just said that the 'freedom' you get in exchange for this brand is 'temporary'... and it's freedom that belongs only to you—when 'freedom' needs to be modified and described by so many preconditions, so many qualifiers, is it really freedom?" Lin Yu said persuasively and seductively. "So, instead of pursuing 'temporary freedom for one person'... why not consider 'freedom' that has fewer restrictions, or even no restrictions at all, that is closer to 'true freedom'?"

Lin Yu asked...

The elf hesitated for a moment.

His long period of imprisonment and the loneliness of having no one to talk to had long since numbed and clouded his mind. Now, under Lin Yu's stimulation, even if he regained his ability to think, it was still far inferior to that of an ordinary person.

Furthermore, the chaotic interference caused by the "Dark Current Water" on the magical environment within the body has temporarily affected the spirit's soul and mind.

Therefore, even though he is now temporarily able to prepare to cast spells at his peak magical state, and having learned from the previous lesson, this elf will definitely choose to unleash a faster spell that cannot be stopped in time...

However, he still hesitated and doubted after Lin Yu's question.

Finally... the elf asked the question again.

"You mean you have a way to bring 'freedom' to people other than me?"

“There’s no need for such careful probing. I’m not playing word games or using psychological suggestion,” Lin Yu said calmly. “I’m referring to the entire elven race—I genuinely have the potential to secure freedom for all elves!”