Of course, it was pitiful.
But even more detestable!
Finally, they reached the entrance of Exam A.
“Boss!”
Lin Mingxi’s shout came from afar.
Su Fu turned and saw two familiar figures-Lin Mingxi and Jiang Qingyu.
But before he could continue his cry, Jiang Qingyu had already spoken first, her voice slightly breathless:
“Three minutes.”
“At most three minutes, the army of Wardens from Exam B will catch up.”
“And they’re at least three times stronger than the Wardens we encountered before,” Lin Mingxi quickly interjected.
“Those massive chains were swinging with such ferocity, Boss! It’s like the deluxe limited edition of the Wardens.”
Su Fu:”….”
Suddenly, she understood the level of combat power.
“So, what exactly is going on? Have you figured it out?”
She had just dealt with Situ Yu not long ago and hadn’t had time to do anything else when she suddenly saw the phantom of a palace appear
in the sky above.
Su Fu suspected that this was likely the work of the provincial academy examinees, especially their top students.
But the specifics still depended on the investigation results from Lin Mingxi and Jiang Qingyu.
At this moment, Jiang Qingyu nodded with a grave expression:
“We’ve figured it out.”
Su Fu breathed a sigh of relief.
Good, they found out.
It seemed this move was the right one.
Ever since she smoothly advanced to the position of law enforcer, she had felt something was off.
Everything had been too smooth.
Too smooth, like poison wrapped in honey, but the honey was so sweet it was hard to believe.
After all, when had fate ever dropped good things on someone like her?
Or rather, why should she believe that those standing above her, feasting on all the resources, would leave such a big loophole for her to exploit?!
So even after obtaining the identity of a law enforcer, she hadn’t let her guard down for a moment.
She immediately sent the prophet Lin Mingxi and the long-range archer Jiang Qingyu to investigate Exam B.
From a safety perspective, this duo was absolutely reliable.
After all, they were first-class when it came to running away!
Jiang Qingyu’s opening words were a bombshell:
“We… might really be finished.”
Su Fu: “???”
Even the usually talkative Lin Mingxi fell silent.
“You know the core setting of this instance, right?” Jiang Qingyu explained.
“The Wardens are resurrecting, attempting to rebuild the order of the Heavenly Prison.”
“But Lin Mingxi and I discovered in Exam B that all the law enforcers are dead.”
Su Fu’s pupils contracted.
“And,” Jiang Qingyu continued, her voice grave, “that top student is collecting the Codex.”
“The law enforcers’ Codex must hold some secret.”
“I had Lin Mingxi make a few predictions, and combined them with our investigations from various angles, I suspect…”
Her voice trembled slightly, “The Chief might be following the path of anomalies. He is…”
“Rebuilding the complete Heavenly Prison!”
“And the phantom palace above us is the best evidence.”
“Moreover, he has likely already succeeded. Otherwise, the Wardens wouldn’t have suddenly become so powerful. Only under the true rules of the Heavenly Prison could gain such immense enhancement.”
“This is common knowledge in the exam.”
It’s true that anomalies are constrained by rule domains, but conversely, the right rule domain can also make anomalies stronger.
It’s a double-edged sword.
Clearly, the situation has reached its worst possible point.
The Chief from the Provincial Institute, using some method, has directly taken control of the entire Heavenly Prison.
By leveraging the enhanced Wardens, he’s slaughtering all the examinees, and sooner or later, he’ll come after those in Exam A.
Su Fu fell silent.
“Boss…” Lin Mingxi couldn’t help but speak up, “You don’t actually believe this, do you?”
He quickly explained, “I know this sounds outrageous, but it’s the only explanation. You have no idea what we’ve been through on our way here those anomalies were even stronger than Warden No. 1!”
“But how is that possible? Unless they’re being empowered by the rules of the Heavenly Prison…”
Before Lin Mingxi could finish, Su Fu nodded, “I believe it.”
The two of them were stunned.
They had expected to spend a lot of effort convincing Su Fu, but she just accepted it?
Of course, Su Fu believed it because it perfectly aligned with what Situ Yu had said.
Previously, Situ Yu had mentioned that the Chief had already set everything up and that a massacre would follow, leaving no one able to escape.
Now it seemed that the massacre was real and had already succeeded.
But why was Situ Yu so certain that she would die if she didn’t join?
It must be because the Chief had gained control of something utterly unstoppable.
The complete reconstruction of the Heavenly Prison!
She looked up at the phantom palace in the sky-this was the only explanation.
Lin Mingxi cried out, “Boss, we’re done for! How the hell are we supposed to fight this?”
“He’s in control of the entire Heavenly Prison! No matter how strong you are as an Enforcer, you’re still just working for the Heavenly Prison.”
“Ugh, I’ve never heard of any employee overthrowing the entire company!”
Isn’t this just turning the world upside down?
Jiang Qingyu’s expression was equally grave.
Now, the entire rule system of the Heavenly Prison was on the opponent’s side.
How could they possibly fight this?
But at that moment, Su Fu’s expression turned slightly peculiar.
She murmured, “So now, the exam site has become a map of the Heavenly Prison?”
Then, isn’t the Heavenly Prison part of the Heavenly Court?
If we were to attack the Heavenly Prison, wouldn’t that, by extension, mean we’re attacking the Heavenly Court?
Hiss… If we’re attacking the Heavenly Court, would the three great rebels join in?
Maybe… we should try calling them?
Su Fu felt a bit more confident.
She hadn’t used any divine shadows other than the Great Sage so far, not because she didn’t want to, but because she was afraid the gods might be displeased.
After all, this wasn’t entirely her own summoning; it was all thanks to the Supreme Lord Laozi!
Among the three great rebels in the Heavenly Court, her Monkey Brother was the most gentle and kind-hearted.
After being trapped under the Five Finger Mountain for so many years, he was sent on a journey to retrieve scriptures, fighting wave after wave of demons.
Even when he was furious, he’d just say, “This is so annoying,” and at most, he’d disband and return to the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain.
But what if we tried with another rebel?
They’d scatter your ashes on the spot!
And restart the journey to retrieve the scriptures!
But now, attacking the Heavenly Court?
Don’t say it, but you really shouldn’t say it—the three great rebels might actually support her!
Su Fu immediately straightened her chest.
Based on her understanding of the gods, this round was in the bag!
“Boss!”
Lin Mingxi was anxious, “The situation is critical, why are you spacing out? We need to come up with a plan quickly!”
He really didn’t want to die, and suddenly, his eyes lit up, “Wait, there’s another way.”
“Boss, why don’t we go cling to the Chief’s leg? Talk to him properly, beg him to let us off?”
“Exactly!” Lin Mingxi clapped his hands, feeling this plan was very feasible, “After all, we don’t have any grudges with them, so there’s no need to wipe out our District Twelve, right?”
Lin Mingxi and Jiang Qingyu had been running in Volume B for most of the latter half, completely unaware of what Su Fu had done later under the guise of an enforcer.
He thought he had found a glimmer of hope.
Just as Lin Mingxi was about to continue persuading, “Ahem.”
Klaus beside him suddenly coughed lightly and asked, “Do you know about the Fourth Team of the Provincial Institute?”
Lin Mingxi was stunned, then quickly realized, “Of course I know! Team Leader Xiao Bai of the Fourth Team, he’s one of the top twenty in the Provincial Institute-“
Before he could finish, Klaus interrupted him expressionlessly, “The entire Fourth Team is dead. They died right here.”
Lin Mingxi’s voice abruptly stopped:”…..”
Jiang Qingyu was also stunned:”…..”
“Wait…” Lin Mingxi’s voice began to tremble, instantly thinking of a possibility, “Died here?”
He suddenly turned to look at Su Fu, his voice sharp, “Holy crap! Boss, did you… kill them all?!”
Su Fu remained silent, just touching the divine artifact in her pocket.
Lin Mingxi trembled: “…I know you’re fierce, Boss, but can we not be this fierce? Now…”
At this moment, Asuka Amakawa also spoke softly, “Do you know about the Second Team Leader?”
Lin Mingxi shuddered all over.
He had already learned to infer from one example, his voice trembling, his hands shaking.
He swallowed hard, “The Second Team Leader… was also done in by the Boss…”
The surroundings fell into complete silence.
But everyone was nodding slightly.
“Thud!”
Lin Mingxi almost collapsed on the spot.
Boss, you’re really a bit lawless.
“Wait… don’t say it…”
He hadn’t felt this weak in the knees even when he saw the imposing palace shadow in the sky earlier.
Now, he felt his vision darkening, wishing he could just faint and be done with it.
How could this happen?!
In such a short time, the fourth and second teams from the provincial institute had been completely wiped out by the boss?!
“It’s over, it’s over, it’s over…” Lin Mingxi’s face turned ashen.
“What ‘holding onto the boss’s leg’? The chief probably wants to grind our bones to dust to vent his anger now!”
Damn it.
This is really the end.
They had completely annihilated the elite teams of the other side!
This feud had truly escalated to the extreme!
***
Meanwhile, in the B exam hall.
Zongzheng Wujiu gazed up at the massive palace phantom that enveloped the entire exam hall.
His pupils reflected the golden light shimmering off the glazed tiles and jade railings.
A majestic and vast aura poured down from the heavens, but his eyes only grew more fervent.
“Is this the complete form of the Heavenly Prison?”
The magnificent structure before him, formed by golden light, was likely the true appearance of the Heavenly Prison at its peak, if he wasn’t mistaken.
At this thought, his breathing quickened.
If he could refine this phantom… it might even be possible to steal a portion of the Heavenly Prison’s authority!
This was the greatest reward of this dungeon!
What divine power infusion?
What divine skill grants?
None of them could compare to the allure of divine authority!
As everyone knew, the exam paper was a real battlefield for anomalies.
Since it was a real battlefield, it meant that the fused authority was real a spoil of war.
And this incomplete Heavenly Prison authority was the greatest spoil on the entire battlefield!
He sighed, “The Ministry of Education is really too generous.”
How could they just put such a treasure in as a reward?
If he could truly control a portion of this authority, he might even gain a rule-related divine skill!
With this in mind, he took a deep breath.
“Then let’s gamble!”
Divine power, activate!
***
At the same time, in the invigilation room.
The invigilators had finally figured it out-Zongzheng Wujiu’s goal was to obtain the Heavenly Prison’s authority!
Although their first reaction was shock, upon closer thought, it seemed truly feasible.
“Now, there’s no one in the exam hall who can stop him,” one teacher said.
“To be honest, he’s probably the only one in the entire hall who knows about this.”
How many examinees knew that this was divine-no, divine object authority?
So-called authority involved the essence of things.
When manifested in deities, it was the unique divine abilities granted to humans, sharing a portion of divine authority with them.
When manifested in objects, it was the sharing of their usage rights with humans.
For example, with the Heavenly Prison, those who possessed its authority could control it.
And how many knew that this authority could be actively obtained?
Examinees could use divine power to subdue divine objects, and for an incomplete, consciousness-less Heavenly Prison authority, the difficulty of subduing it would be greatly reduced.
“This is the depth and heritage of the aristocratic families.”
Someone glanced meaningfully at Su Fu’s figure on the screen:
“As for Su Fu from District Twelve… she does have some courage. It’s already remarkable for a commoner to reach this level.”
“But in the end, her vision is too limited.”
The person stole a glance at Dean Zhang, seeing no reaction, and continued:
“The cognition and perspective of commoners have limited her imagination. She probably thinks…”
Becoming a law enforcer was supposed to be the end, but little did they know…
Others chimed in, “That was just Zongzheng Wujiu’s test!”
“He was verifying whether the examinees could steal the identities of anomalies,” someone suddenly realized.
“If identities can be stolen…”
“Then authority naturally can too!”
“Now that the rules are fully understood, it’s time for him to close the net.”
Individual intelligence and strength are ultimately limited, mere ants struggling within the confines of the rules.
But Zongzheng Wujiu is different; he has already seized control of the Heavenly Prison’s authority.
How can we fight against that?
“Now, District Twelve is doomed to fail.”
Unless the examinees can oppose the Heavenly Prison, but…
That’s absolutely impossible!
***
Inside Exam Paper A.
“Boom-!”
The ground suddenly shook violently, and the sharp sound of metal chains grinding echoed from afar.
Everyone’s faces turned pale.
“It’s coming…” Lin Mingxi murmured.
Only then did everyone see just how many prison guards there were!
A dense army of Wardens pressed forward, their bronze armor forming an unbroken sea of green.
Countless chains danced in the air, completely covering the sky!
“Bang!”
As the army marched, the once towering prison gates were instantly shattered, debris flying everywhere!
Everyone struggled to their feet.
By now, District Twelve only had its top three-Klaus, Asuka Amakawa, and Zhou Tinlin; the fifth- ranked Mingyue Shuang and Shan Yue Hua; the sixth-ranked Pi Chu Xi; and the seventh-ranked Su Fu, Jiang Qingyu, and Lin Mingxi.
Just nine people.
But not a single one stepped back.
Everyone held their weapons tightly.
Even in death, they would die standing!
“Su Fu…” Klaus suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse.
“Do you regret it?”
If you had accepted Situ Yu’s invitation back then, would you have survived?
So, do you regret it?
But before he could finish, he suddenly noticed that Su Fu’s aura… had completely changed!
“Regret?” Su Fu chuckled softly.
“What is there to regret?”
She took a step forward, her smile radiant.
“Now, it’s their turn to regret.”
“My gods!”
“Follow me “
“And crush the Heavenly Prison!!”
Screw this!
We’re flipping the table!