Chapter 31: Heavenly Court: The Three Major Rebels (2/2)

Prison, Warden, chains, capture…

She felt like she was on the edge of uncovering the truth: “Is the Warden here… to capture prisoners?”

“To lock us all back in prison?”

Jiang Qingyu paused for a moment: “That’s what I suspect too.”

“Our true identities as candidates should be…”

“Fugitives.”

Lin Mingxi broke down: “I don’t want to go to jail! Boss, save me!”

“I’m still young, I still have exams to take, I…”

“Stop!” Su Fu interrupted him, “Stop wailing for now.”

Jiang Qingyu asked, “Should I step in?”

“I can exploit the gap each time it grabs someone and changes positions to launch a long-range attack, creating an opportunity for you.”

Lin Mingxi was thrilled: “Yes, yes! With the two of you working together, it’s definitely going to work!”

Su Fu felt a pang of envy.

Look at her, that’s the advantage of long-range attacks.

Jiang Qingyu was the farthest from the Warden, so the rules had the least effect on her.

And her words clearly indicated she was seeking my opinion.

“Alright!”

Su Fu declared, “Let’s do it this way. Don’t worry, Lin Mingxi, we’ll definitely save you.”

Losing such a useful Prophet would be such a waste.

“But I’ve noticed something odd, and I have an idea to test it. There’s no time to explain in detail, do you trust me?”

“Yes, yes, I trust you!” Lin Mingxi’s voice instantly rose,

“Boss, I believe in whatever you say! I’d go through hell and high water…”

“Speak.” Before Lin Mingxi could finish, Jiang Qingyu cut him off.

Su Fu stroked her chin, “Next, the focus is on your actions, Jiang Qingyu. Your advantage in this instance is too great.”

“So your primary objective is to hide yourself well.”

Jiang Qingyu replied succinctly, “Don’t worry.”

Su Fu coughed twice, as if the reminder was of little use.

After all, from the start until now, Jiang Qingyu had watched the chaos below without being affected in the slightest.

What a reliable teammate!

And she provided the most crucial information—the prison.

“Alright, then let’s save Lin Mingxi first,” Su Fu said quickly, “Use three as the signal. From now on, the moment the third person is locked in and Lin Mingxi’s position is swapped, Jiang Qingyu, you strike to create an opportunity.”

“But remember, only one strike, then leave immediately. I’ll guide you to the safest exit route through the crows.”

She emphasized with added weight, “No matter what happens, don’t look back!”

Jiang Qingyu was silent for a moment, then said, “Alright.”

“Boom!”

The deafening sound of chains rang out again, and another unlucky candidate was dragged into the chains.

“Three.”

Lin Mingxi was extremely nervous.

Although he had nothing to do in the entire rescue process, he was still very tense.

“Crack=”

Another candidate was ensnared by the chains.

Immediately after, Lin Mingxi felt his position begin to loosen; the chains were adjusting, moving him backward.

Here it comes, another one!

Lin Mingxi felt his heart was about to leap out of his throat.

“Now!”

“Attack!”

Almost instantly, the crows circling in the sky scattered.

In the next second, countless silver arrows poured down like a torrential rain!

The arrows, imbued with the pure power of moonlight, shot straight toward the Warden.

TheWarden’s deep blue eyes suddenly lit up, and countless chains unfolded around it, blocking all the arrows.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!”

The arrows collided with the chains, producing sharp metallic clangs.

At the same time, the [Hecate’s Curse] attached to the arrows immediately activated, attempting to disrupt the Warden’s rule-based power!

Now was the moment!

Su Fu instantly pushed her divine power to its limit, and the flames of her Wind-Fire Wheels surged violently.

She streaked across the sky like a meteor, leaving a blazing trail!

“[Quicksand Crossing Technique]!”

Lin Mingxi had just fallen out of the chains when the quicksand arrived, instantly enveloping him.

His reaction was incredibly swift, and at the same time, he cast a layer of emerald-green protective shield around himself [Serpent God’s Protection]!

Just as Lin Mingxi was about to be swept away by the quicksand, victory seemed within reach—

A sudden turn of events!

A surge of black divine power erupted from the shadows, sweeping forward like solidified darkness!

“[Dance of Destruction]!”

Su Fu instantly realized it was Lily Waters from the Four Highs!

The divine power of the goddess Kali erupted, and the frenzied dark energy transformed into blades, wildly tearing through the air, heading straight for Su Fu and Lin Mingxi!

At the same time, a brilliant golden light suddenly lit up in mid-air.

A way out!

“[Elephant God’s Protection]!”

The golden light condensed into a massive golden barrier.

Originally meant for protection, the barrier now completely blocked Su Fu and Lin Mingxi’s escape.

Darkness and light, chaos and order.

The two of them coordinated flawlessly-one focused on offense, the other on control-almost instantly forming a perfect encirclement!

Meanwhile-

“Boom!”

The Warden had already reacted, and the surrounding rule domain abruptly expanded, making the divine suppression even more terrifying!

But now, Su Fu and Lin Mingxi were the closest to the Warden, bearing the brunt of the strongest suppression.

The flow of divine power within their bodies became sluggish, almost impossible to mobilize.

In contrast, Lily and Sam, hiding in the distance, were barely affected.

The raging dark energy and the radiant power of the God Ganesh intertwined, creating a terrifying spectacle!

“Bang!”

A surge of black energy directly struck Su Fu’s Wind-Fire Wheels, causing the flames to shake violently.

The Warden had already raised its chains, but Su Fu had no idea where Lily and Sam were positioned, leaving her to passively endure the attacks.

At that moment-

“Boss! Right rear, 57 degrees, 15 meters above!” Lin Mingxi’s voice exploded in her mind. “Three seconds!”

He had used the divine skill [Prophecy of Destiny], which predicted the future three seconds ahead!

Su Fu’s pupils constricted sharply.

Good, got it.

The dark energy wove into a net in the air, and the violent aura of the Dance of Destruction almost tore the atmosphere apart.

The golden light of the God Ganesh Protection solidified like a tangible barrier, sealing off all escape routes.

The Warden’s rule domain spread wildly.

Three seconds-this was the final countdown.

A triple assault?

Just as Lily’s Dance of Destruction was about to hit-

Su Fu whispered, “Great Sage…”

“Ruyi Jingu Bang!”

Boom!

A golden light descended from the heavens!

The Golden Cudgel in her hand instantly enlarged, and in that moment, the heavens and earth seemed to lose their color!

“Boom!”

The Golden Cudgel swept through the air.

The dark energy of the Dance of Destruction was instantly torn apart!

Immediately after, the golden light of the Elephant God’s protection shattered upon contact!

Goddess Kali?

Ganesha?

Smashed with a single strike!

But it wasn’t over yet.

Su Fu’s Golden Cudgel suddenly left her hand, flying towards Lily and Sam!

At that moment, the three seconds were up.

The two hidden figures had just appeared when they were violently blasted away by this ambush!

They crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood.

“You… you’re insane!”

Lily wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, looking at Su Fu in disbelief. “How dare you fight back?!”

Shouldn’t she have taken the hit to escape?

That way, they could have severely injured Su Fu, and without her and Lin Mingxi, the Seven Highs would only have Jiang Qingyu left, who was no threat at all!

But Su Fu actually fought back?

Didn’t she know that even a moment’s delay would allow the Warden to capture her?

How could she dare?!

Sure enough, in the next second, the Warden’s chains arrived.

Like a terrifying python, the chains surged forward with unstoppable force!

Su Fu definitely couldn’t dodge!

But at that moment, Su Fu smiled.

“Who said I was going to run?”

What?!

Before anyone could react, the Golden Cudgel in Su Fu’s hand had already dissipated.

Then, with a wave of her hand, she manipulated the Quicksand Crossing technique, pushing Lin Mingxi into the path of the oncoming chains!

“Boom!”

The quicksand scattered, and the emerald green protective shield around Lin Mingxi shattered with a loud crack.

“Snap!”

The chains mercilessly wrapped around Lin Mingxi’s body.

Su Fu, however, turned to face the Warden-

“I surrender!” Her voice was loud and clear. “And…”

She pointed at Lin Mingxi, who was now bound by the chains and said:

“This criminal almost escaped, but I managed to stop him in time! Doesn’t that count as atonement through meritorious service?”

The scene fell into dead silence.

Everyone: “???”

Lily was momentarily stunned, forgetting what she was supposed to do, while Sam looked as if he’d seen a ghost.

The candidates who were already bound by the chains were collectively petrified.

“???……….”

Someone managed to utter these two syllables, their voice as ethereal as if they were dreaming.

Su Fu was truly-insane?!

After all that, they thought she had some trump card, but instead, she loudly declared her surrender?

She wanted to go to prison voluntarily?

Was she out of her mind?!

Lin Mingxi, utterly bewildered: “???”

“Is anyone going to speak up for me?”

Su Fu, of course, wasn’t acting impulsively.

As everyone knew, the C+ level exam paper had a rule field, and even the most powerful anomalies had to abide by it.

Otherwise, these candidates wouldn’t have been so easily captured, and Lin Mingxi wouldn’t have been able to use his divine skill while being bound by the chains.

…Since when did anomalies give their captives a chance to use divine skills?

Moreover, Jiang Qingyu had mentioned that there was a massive prison phantom in the mist…

The answer was almost obvious.

While the Warden’s identity was useful, anomalies also had to follow the rules.

The prison was a massive rule field.

As the Warden, it was his duty to capture the fugitives, but he couldn’t kill them.

Therefore, that seemingly dangerous place was actually the safest.

Of course, this was just her speculation.

So she let Jiang Qingyu escape and made sure she wouldn’t be caught.

Jiang Qingyu had a natural advantage in long-range combat and was among the candidates whose strength had been least diminished.

She was the most suitable to stay outside the prison and handle the wilderness.

As for herself, she could venture into the prison to investigate.

Such a glaringly obvious map-she had to go in.

Who knows, the secret to the exam might be hidden inside.

As for Lin Mingxi…

Forget it.

This fragile prophet was better off sticking with her.

No need to disturb Jiang Qingyu’s wilderness operations.

“You’re insane! Absolutely insane!” Lily screamed.

“Do you think this is some kind of game? A prison game?”

“Surrender? Redeem yourself through meritorious service?”

“What do you think the Warden is? A prison guard?”

The candidates bound by chains looked at her as if she were a lunatic.

“Holy crap! The lunatic from Seven High!”

“Has she lost her mind?”

“This is just too ridiculous…”

“Do you think this is real life, where you can reduce your sentence by doing good deeds?”

“This is the exam! A real prison!”

Not some small-time cell where you’re released after a couple of days!

Who knows what kind of torture and torment awaits them inside!

Has Su Fu lost her mind?

She actually wants to go in voluntarily?

After her initial breakdown, Lin Mingxi also realized that the boss must have her reasons for doing this.

Was this the idea she mentioned earlier, the one she wanted to test?

The risks were just too great!

Just when everyone thought the Warden wouldn’t be swayed at all, they noticed something strange.

Wait, why hasn’t the Warden made a move yet?

The imposing bronze armor stood motionless, its eerie blue eyes fixed on Su Fu, as if deep in thought.

Suddenly, it slowly turned its head, emitting a grating metallic sound-

“You…” Its voice was hoarse, as if it hadn’t spoken in a long time. “Surrender?”

Su Fu nodded solemnly, straightening her posture, putting on a show of repentance.

“Yes! I’ve deeply realized my mistakes. I’m willing to accept punishment for my past actions!”

Her tone couldn’t have been more sincere. “And I even helped you catch a prisoner who tried to escape. Doesn’t that prove my sincerity?”

The scene fell into complete silence.

Hiss…

Something’s off.

The Warden’s reaction is off!

Shouldn’t it have mercilessly restrained Su Fu, forced her to shut her nonsense-filled mouth, and then dragged her away like a dead dog along with the others?

But now, it’s actually thinking?

Holy crap!

The Warden’s reaction…

Could it actually believe her?!

Wait!

Su Fu is obviously spouting nonsense.

Who in their right mind would voluntarily ask to go to prison?

Just then, the Warden moved.

“Crack-Boom!”

Three massive chains suddenly shot out!

The first one went straight for Su Fu, while the second and third targeted Lily and Sam!

Sam hastily activated his [Elephant God’s Protection], but the golden barrier shattered like paper!

It turned out these two had tried to take advantage of Su Fu distracting the Warden to make a run for it!

Unfortunately, it was too late.

From the moment they were forced to reveal themselves, it was already too late.

Three chains, three people, clean and efficient!

“Pfft-hahaha!” Someone burst out laughing.

“This is hilarious!”

“And she was talking about surrendering!”

“Putting on such a big act, and yet you still got caught!”

“Well, this is great! Three at once! What a haul!”

The candidates bound by chains were gloating with schadenfreude.

“Hilarious! You were acting so convincingly, I almost believed you.”

“Who knew the Warden wouldn’t buy your act at all!”

Lin Mingxi wiped away her tears in sorrow:

“It’s over. Now, even the boss got caught trying to save me.”

But the next second, a grating voice rang out.

“Surrender…” The Warden suddenly spoke, his hoarse voice tinged with contemplation. “Alright.”

His eerie blue eyes turned to Su Fu: “You, take charge of them. Be their leader, the Warden.”

Everyone: “???”

What?

What’s going on?

What leader?

Warden?

“Holy crap!”

“Did my ears just malfunction?”

“This can’t be real!”

“She actually managed to bamboozle the Warden?!”

Their expressions looked as if they’d been struck by lightning.

What had they just heard?

Almost the moment the Warden spoke, Su Fu felt it-the rules of the chains binding her had changed.

The power of the rules was shifting, and her suppressed divine energy began to recover rapidly!

Even though she was extremely close to the Warden, that terrifying sense of divine suppression had vanished without a trace.

She lowered her gaze, her heart shaken.

These chains were even more absurd than she had imagined.

And such immense rule power was completely under the Warden’s control!

But most importantly, she had gambled right.

The next second, with a thought, the Golden Cudgel materialized in Su Fu’s hand.

Everyone’s pupils constricted-Holy crap!

Su Fu’s about to cause trouble!

“It’s over, it’s over!”

“What’s she going to do?!”

“Help!”

They had seen it clearly earlier this Golden Cudgel had nearly wiped out Lily and Sam in one swing!

And now, Su Fu was planning to use it again?

Su Fu looked up, giving everyone a disarmingly kind smile.

“Weren’t you all just laughing at me?”

“Keep going!”

She tilted her head, her smile radiant. “Why is everyone so quiet now?”

Everyone:”…….”

It’s over!

This is really the end!

If only we hadn’t mocked her earlier!

“Want to live?”

Su Fu felt she was being quite reasonable.

She twirled the Golden Cudgel in her hand, then pointed it at the group.

They immediately nodded like frantic quails: “Yes, yes, yes!”

Lin Mingxi’s heart suddenly sank.

It’s over.

The boss is about to stir up trouble.

But with so many people here, isn’t she afraid of provoking their wrath?

“Two hundred thousand!” he immediately shouted. “Two hundred thousand credits! Boss, don’t settle for less!”

Su Fu, who had been about to ask for a hundred thousand credits, paused.

“Five hundred thousand credits,” she blinked, “to buy your lives.”

Everyone:”…………..???”

Don’t think they didn’t notice-Su Fu’s lips had clearly moved from “ten” to “fifty.”

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Seriously, sis!

What kind of move is this?!

What kind of critical moment is this, and you’re still thinking about money?!

Can money really buy lives?

Huh?

Most importantly, they all saw it-you were clearly about to say a hundred thousand!

How did it become five hundred thousand the moment Lin Mingxi spoke?!

This is way too obvious!

Pi Chu Xi and Fang Bo Han, tied up at the front, exchanged a strange glance.

No, the garrison commander granted her such extensive authority, and she used it to… demand money?

This is just too absurd!

With such authority, you could kill!

Eliminate all your competitors!

But the next second-

“I’ll pay!” Pi Chu Xi suddenly shouted hoarsely, “I’ll pay the 500,000!”

Su Fu: “…..”

You kid!

You’re sensible!