MTL - Cataclysm King

Chapter 292 S-level plot

Ji Xun's wisdom when he broke into the city and his bravery in leading the crowd to attack the consul's mansion were all noticed by the rebels.

  Gladiators are mostly **** and reckless men, and they also respect warriors very much.

This "trust" that has been developed in advance has also become a necessary condition for planning.

Moreover, no one would think that a fatal injury like a dagger stabbing the heart was a disguise.

 No one would have guessed that it was his own shadow that severely injured Ji Xun.

Ji Xun handed over the secret message in his hand.

 This was what he had written before using the pen and paper in his study to imitate the handwriting of the consul.

There are several pieces of information above, the general content of which is that someone secretly reported on the situation of the rebels in Warren City.

 Ji Xun is not sure what content will be blocked by space rules.

 So I wrote a little bit from various angles.

 No matter which one the NPC can "see", this is the case.

 At this time, the people who went out to chase the shadow also came back.

“Chief, that guy ran away just now and was not caught!”

“He has a very good dark stealth ability and is a professional assassin. This method can only be used by professional espionage personnel in the military.”

"This is terrible. Our actions may have been targeted by the military. Even Wallen City is a bait."

"What should we do now? There is still so much food in the city. If we don't transport it, it will be difficult for us to hold on. But if we do, it may be too late."

ˆ “.”

 A group of rebels circulated the letter, and their faces became very ugly.

 At this time, enlightenment also appeared.

"A-level hidden plot trigger: Your actions have attracted the attention of military spies hidden in the rebel army. They realized that the decoy plan was exposed, and the city-state coalition led by the famous general Marcus is accelerating to close the encirclement. The main line of the mission has changed. Before the battle is over, , you can’t leave the space”

Ji Xun looked at Qidi and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: "It's done."

Now as long as these rebels realize that there is something wrong with this operation, it doesn't matter who the "traitor" is.

 Because the purpose of finding the traitor is to change the plot of being surrounded and annihilated by the rebel army and gain some initiative.

 The main plot has now changed.

This is exactly the best result Ji Xun wants.

If the original A-level main plot develops, Ji Xun and the others will have to wait for the encirclement before breaking out.

Whether you can survive such a large-scale war in the end depends entirely on luck.

  And the "collar key" was not found.

 There is a high probability that you will not receive an S-level evaluation.

Even if he survives, that kind of clearance is completely meaningless to him.

At the same time, Alice and Allen, two teammates who have actually teamed up, also saw inspiration.

In an instant, the flashing eyes of the two people all showed their surprise: can the plot still work like this?

Their original idea was very simple, which was to use the information they knew to find "Gron". Then follow that guy and survive as long as you can. Only by surviving can you think about finding keys and triggering hidden plots.

However, this guy actually directly changed the main plot?

　　The assassination, directed and performed by himself, directly turned the plot into an uncontrollable one.

 But they have some control over the plot.

"Amazing"

After seeing the result, Alice and both of them were filled with emotion.

 They were also greatly shocked when they saw the subtlety of the layout.

 No wonder the hero Aragorn spoke so highly of this Eastern Wasteland spy.

 Also asked them to cooperate throughout the process.

 Looking at it now, there is indeed something special about it.

A card master in the [wisdom] sequence?

 Alice could not help but guess.

What surprised her the most was that she had tried mind reading many times and found that this guy was extremely calm throughout his thinking.

Even though he was stabbed in the chest, he did not show any unusually painful mood swings.

 This is what she finds most outrageous.

This guy has a kind of absolute confidence and madness in his own plan.

Dare to think, dare to do!

 Without any hesitation!

"Hurry up and transport the food, and don't let this matter leak out for the time being. I'm going to confirm some things. Let's wait for the news."

 “Yes, chief!”

ˆ “.”

 The food reserves in Warren City are related to the lives of millions of rebels.

 So even if you know there is danger, you cannot give up immediately.

Ji Xun also carefully observed the expressions of this group of people throughout the process.

 He also noticed that "Blooded Blade" Badis's expression was obviously abnormal after he got the letter.

 Not only dignified, but also a touch of complexity.

When he caught a glimpse of the surprise in Alice's eyes from the corner of his eye, Ji Xun also guessed that the "traitor" was really here.

 “Is the leader of this rebel army a traitor?”

Ji Xun’s first reaction was the same.

 But it was quickly rejected.

 The **** nature of Badis cannot be disguised by a hidden traitor.

  There is a high probability that this guy may have realized who the "traitor" is.

And the embarrassment and regret between his eyebrows may be the relationship between the traitor and him, which is extraordinary.

 Everyone paid attention to the injured Ji Xun and then dispersed.

Everyone knows that a fierce battle is coming.

Ji Xun and three others were left in the dilapidated study.

Alice then dared to ask: "Are you okay?"

As she spoke, she couldn't hide her anxious expression.

  After all, there are no professional medical professionals here, so this kind of fatal injury cannot be effectively treated at all.

However, before she could say anything else, Ji Xun pulled out the dagger from his chest without any care and responded casually: "It's okay."

Blood arrows shot all over the ground. Alice and Allen looked at each other in shock: Is this all right?

  The power of the "Immortal Curse" secret method gathered rapidly at the wound, and the internal organs also healed quietly.

Ji Xun didn't want to explain his ability.

 In order to make the wounds more realistic, he preserved the skin wounds.

 He also took out the surgical needle and thread and neatly sutured himself on the spot.

While sewing, he asked in a calm tone as always: "Miss Alice, did you see anything just now?"

"ah?"

 Alice was obviously stunned for a moment.

 She looked at Ji Xun, whose hands were covered with blood and who was suturing his own wounds, and was shocked by this operation.

There is no modern medicine in the Southern Continent, but she can understand the skill in the suturing technique.

 This is definitely a very skilled Healing Path Card Master.

She was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what she had just asked, and responded: "Well. Well, leader Badis may know who the traitor is. I have already used the magic spirit to follow him."

Just after finishing speaking, the curse spirit seemed to have discovered something, and she reported again: "Batis went to a private house three hundred meters southwest. Some people were imprisoned there."

"oh?"

Ji Xun listened as Badis went to the private house and suddenly stood up: "Let's go and take a look."

 If nothing else, Alice’s investigative ability is really good.

 The range of perception is even further than one's own shadow.

Hearing this, Alice still had an expression of disbelief on her face and asked: "But, is there really nothing wrong with your health?"

Ji Xun said calmly: "Yeah."

 Speaking, he walked out of the door first.

Although he felt that it didn't matter who the traitor was, his intuition told him that this line might be able to dig out some other hidden plots.

 Alice also knew that now was not the time for small talk.

 The two of them also followed.

At this age, Allen had the most respect for heroes, and he was finally completely impressed by Ji Xun's skills.

The **** scene of calmly suturing one's wounds was engraved in my mind like a brand.

 After all, he couldn't help but be curious and asked sincerely: "Well, how did you do it just now? Why did I tell those people before and they ignored me?"

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun fell into silence.

 It’s not that he is arrogant.

 But it is simply impossible to explain that kind of logical deduction ability.

 If you understand, you will understand.

 I don’t understand, no matter how much I explain, I won’t understand.

 Alice on the side also guessed that it might be related to his professional ability.

 It's rude to ask like this.

Before Allen could finish speaking, she stopped her companion's reckless behavior and said, "Whenever you dare to stick a dagger in your chest like Mr. Ji Xun, you will know why."

Allen's expression was strange when he heard it: "Huh?"

Ji Xun smiled but said nothing.

This can pretty much explain it.

Not long after, the three of them came to a residential area made of white stones.

At the door of a certain room, there are two gladiators holding torches guarding the door.

 The three of them did not get too close.

However, Ji Xun's shadow could sneak in quietly at this distance.

Alice's "white crow" spell spirit also flew in and reported: "There are more than a dozen women inside, and they look like nobles."

Ji Xun nodded: "Yeah."

 He saw it too.

And heard the conversation.

This is the female family member found in the consul's residence before.

 Bartis deliberately protected him.

 The inner ghost is also among them.

As Ji Xun speculated, the leader Badis really knew the "ghost".

 But he himself was unaware of the conspiracy.

Batis hurriedly entered the house, found the red-haired woman directly, and asked sadly: "Miss Mania, did you give me this information on purpose?"

The red-haired aristocratic woman named Manyia was surprised for a moment, but did not deny it, and then asked calmly: "You know?"

"you!!"

 When Badis heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

This time's plan to plunder Wallen City was only known to a few high-ranking rebels, so it stands to reason that the possibility of being ambushed is extremely low.

  But there is another possibility!

 Then the problem lies at the source!

 And the source of the information is this Miss Manyia!

 The daughter of the grain storage officer of Warren City!

 The relationship between the two people has to start a long time ago.

 A few years ago, Badis was a prisoner of war and later became a gladiator slave in Warren City.

 A noble lady and a handsome young slave had a love affair that was destined to be fruitless.

 The process is not important.

 The important thing is that after the rebel army ran out of food, Badis thought of the rich granary in Warren City.

 Previously, in order to confirm the food reserves in the city, he even disguised himself and sneaked into the city to gather information.

 When he inquired from the grain merchant that there would be a bumper harvest this year and a large amount of grain was stored in the city.

Bartis's vigilance also gave him a hint of conspiracy.

  But coincidentally, at this time, he met his former lover.

 Then accurate information was obtained.

This allowed him to dispel his doubts and decided to attack the city.

 Looking at it now, this was a far-reaching conspiracy from beginning to end.

When the matter was exposed, the red-haired woman's tone suddenly became sharp and she no longer tried to hide it: "Yes! Not only was I leaking the information to you on purpose, but even during this bumper harvest in Wallen City, so much food was stored and not transported away. , all arranged by the military in advance. It’s just a bait to attract you!”

"you"

 Hearing this, Badis staggered.

The strong gladiator was barely able to stand.

　　From the moment the spy was exposed just now, he had actually guessed the result.

Now that I hear it with my own ears, it feels like my soul has been pulled out of my body.

He murmured and asked: "Why are you doing this?"

 He knew that his wrong decision this time would lead to the death of hundreds of thousands of rebels.

The red-haired woman only had hatred and grief in her eyes, and shouted angrily: "Those **** slaves killed my father, my brother, and my brother. Badis, why do you think so!"

 But that was not the casualty caused by the destruction of the city.

But died on the battlefield. Batis wanted to explain.

 It is a war, and there must be death.

 But he knew it was pointless.

 At this moment, he only saw a pair of eyes full of anger.

The red-haired woman said again: "The nature of human beings is not to hate power, but to hate that power is not in their own hands! Even if you succeed, when you sit in that position, you will find that there is no difference between you and them! You didn’t realize that you rebels went around **** and plundering, treating the plundered women as playthings, and collecting the looted treasures into your own treasury. What is the difference between this and the nobles who you thought were the source of the evil? You hate the nobles and kill them Noble, I can understand. But do you regard **** women, killing innocent people, and causing endless bloodshed as righteous acts?"

ˆ “.”

 Bartis could not refute.

 Aristocrats are not all bad people.

 But again, not all rebels are good people.

 Once the war machine is in operation, in many cases it is not subject to change by individual will.

Batis knew she was right.

 After fighting for several years, he has long seen through the nature of war.

 There is also a lot of human ugliness among the rebels.

 Even if he tries his best to restrain it, war will ultimately bring endless pain and death.

After finishing speaking, the red-haired woman raised her neck with determination and anger, and shouted: "Kill me! Just like you killed my father and brother!"

 Bardis sighed, but he did not kill these women after all.

 He walked out of the room with a gloomy look.

 Before Bardis entered this house, he was like a fearless and bloodthirsty lion.

 But the moment he walked out of the room, he looked more like an old man at the end of his life.

“Complete the B-level hidden plot: Find the traitor in Wallen City. Extra card drawing probability +30%”

Ji Xun and the other two people in the distance looked at this scene and understood the whole story.

 It turns out that the traitor is not one of the rebels, but this red-haired woman.

 No wonder Aragorn’s ancestors did not say who the traitor was.

Even if Batis knew it, he would not say anything.

 After all, his former lover was a traitor.

 The wrong decision was his own fault.

 This is no different from him being a traitor.

After Alice reported the information that Crow had inquired about, she also sighed: "So that's how it is."

Alan muttered: "No wonder my teacher always warns us that love will make people lose their minds."

ˆ “.”

While Ji Xun listened to those words, his eyes gradually darkened.

At this moment, the causal line of the story of "Warren City Rebel Camp" has almost been completed.

The previous clues about severed heads can now be used to deduce the complete cause and effect.

At this moment, in his eyes, he saw lines of fate intertwining and extending before his eyes.

But the plot is one aspect.

Ji Xun thought of what Toad said before.

 Detached from the plot itself, observe this war from the perspective of a bystander.

 He saw certain phenomena that would inevitably occur after some "wars" occurred.

 Plague, famine, endless violence, sinful greed, envy, unbridled lust, unearned greed, and inflated **** for power.

All the ugliness of human nature is like a rat in the gutter. It can be covered up on a daily basis and it doesn’t matter. And war is like a crowbar that lifts the cover of a sewer manhole, exposing all the darkness and stench.

Ji Xun was thoughtful and murmured to himself: "Is it an inevitable rule after a war?"

 The most important point of "I am the world" is that there must be a cause and an effect.

 This is a law of the universe that can be deduced to the end just by looking at the beginning.

 But Ji Xun could not accurately describe what he realized at this moment.

I can't grasp the feeling that is as nihilistic as mist.

And his intuition told him that the toad wanted him to observe something else.

ˆAbout the deeper rules of "war" and "layout".

 Alice on the side looked at Ji Xun's thinking expression and thought he was thinking about the next plot.

She also thought about it and put forward her own opinion: "The woman inside is from the military. Wallen City will definitely not be able to be defended. If we can rescue her, even if the city is destroyed later, we may be able to rely on her. Survive.”

Hearing this, Allen rolled his eyes and agreed: "Yeah! Sister Alice is right. Although we are in the rebel camp, the core of the plot mission is 'survival'. This is also the most likely way to survive at present. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xun spoke, shook his head and said, "It's not difficult enough."

 He did not deny this statement.

 This is indeed a key breaking point to increase the probability of survival.

If you choose to use this method, there is a high probability that you can leave the extradimensional space alive.

This is almost as difficult as the A-level plot itself.

However, it definitely cannot reach S level.

and.

 Once they choose to surrender to the military, they will completely lose the possibility of finding the "slave collar key".

 The key is in the rebel camp.

 If you follow the main line, you will definitely not get it.

Ji Xun's words "It's not difficult enough" instantly brought Alice and Alice's minds back to reality.

yes.

The idea of ​​​​decoding the different-dimensional space normally is correct.

 But this time they are not trying to survive.

 The two of them were also very distressed.

 But they couldn’t imagine what else to do besides this?

Alice turned her gaze to Ji Xun who was thinking, and read the calmness in his brows, and said: "Mr. Ji Xun, what do you mean?"

Ji Xun responded with one word: "Wait."

"wait?"

 Alice and the other two didn't understand what they were about to say.

At this time, Enlightenment appeared: "The main plot has changed: a difficult choice. Batis realized that his decision-making errors had brought devastating disasters to the rebels. In order to let more people survive, he planned to fight against the enemy before the encirclement. Before gathering, lead the troops to break out and attract military firepower. Optional missions: 1. Follow Batis to attract military firepower; 2. Stay in the city and break out with the large army; after selecting the mission, you can trigger hidden story missions of related difficulty; "

"this"

 Alice's crystal eyes were startled.

 She instantly understood that this was what Ji Xun was waiting for.

Alan was pure-hearted. While shocked, he asked directly: "Did you know that there would be enlightenment?"

"Um."

Ji Xun nodded.

 This is the result he derived from observing the leader Badis.

The kind of **** gladiator who knows he is wrong will do his best to make up for the mistake.

And now that the encirclement has not been completely closed, leading the army to break out will immediately disrupt the military's deployment.

The people in the military most want to kill these high-level slaves who are proficient in combat skills, not ordinary slaves such as miners and masons.

 So there will definitely be heavy troops to chase Badis.

 In this way, more of the rebels in Wallen City may escape.

 It seems that the plot development is uncertain.

  But after understanding Badis’s character, you will find that this is his only and inevitable choice.

Ji Xun didn't explain much, just said: "You two choose to go with the large army. It will be safer. If you can't leave, rescue the woman in the house. As long as you can survive in the end."

While speaking, he decisively chose the follow-up mission branch, and enlightenment immediately appeared: "S-level plot trigger: follow Badis to break through to attract firepower. You need to follow the main breakout team until the end."

 It takes an S-level evaluation before the extradimensional space disappears.

  But it makes no difference whether this evaluation is completed by one person or three people together.

Ji Xun chose to bear this risk alone.

 Furthermore, he also felt that it would be more convenient for him to fight alone in the subsequent battles.

Upon hearing this, Alice immediately understood something and expressed her stance without flinching: "I'll go with you!"

 How could she not understand that this person wanted them to "lie down" again.

But after all, this time the space is to save them, Alice will not stay out of it and let an outsider bear the risk!

 She felt she could help.

 And there is no choice.

 In order to survive, she must risk everything this time.

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun glanced at her.

I secretly praised in my heart, this woman has quite a lot of courage.

 But courage is courage.

 For him, teammates who are not strong enough are actually a burden.

Alice understood the concern in Ji Xun's heart and quickly explained: "My ability is more suitable for surviving in battle."

 Speaking, in order to show her determination, she directly chose the breakout mission, and the triggering enlightenment of the S-level plot also appeared immediately.

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun glanced at Alice and said nothing.

None of the fifty-two magical mysteries is simple.

Since she dared to say this, she must be somewhat sure.

 As soon as Alice expressed her stance, Alan wanted to follow her.

But before she could speak, Alice was interrupted: "Ellen, you are in the city, and a hidden plot may be triggered here. Someone among us needs to be in the city."

"But."

Eren wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by his eyes.

 The three of them are divided into two camps. This is indeed the most reasonable choice.

 The news hasn’t spread yet, but leader Badis is already gathering troops.

Ji Xun and Alice chose the breakout mission and rushed towards the assembly point.

After all, this was the first time she encountered an S-level difficulty plot, and Alice couldn't hide her worry.

She also knew that if she rushed out this time, she would definitely escape death.

However, what surprised Alice even more was that even at this critical juncture of life and death, she was so stressed by death that she felt like she was breathing heavily.

 She turned her head.

But he was surprised to find that the guy next to him still had a calm but profound look in his eyes.

Where does this guy get his confidence?

 Or is he not afraid at all?

 At this moment, Alice was really surprised.

She was no longer reserved and asked directly: "Mr. Ji Xun, are you sure?"

Ji Xun laughed at himself and said: "Who dares to say that you can pass the S-level mission with confidence?"

 Alice's expression was startled when she heard this: "But."

 Not sure, are you too calm?

 Alice changed her mind again and asked: "Do you have an idea for this plot?"

After all, they were teammates who were going to break out together. Ji Xun didn't want to hide it and said, "Yeah. I have some guesses."

 Alice cast an extremely expectant look: "Huh?"

But now that the plot has developed, she has sincerely admired the card master from the Eastern Wasteland in front of her.

Ji Xun didn’t write any ink, and said meaningfully: "[Heroes] will not retreat. I suspect that 'Gron' should be in the breakout team."

Alice is also very smart and can understand everything at once: "That's right!"

 The card master inheritance in the Southern Continent is more complete than that in the Eastern Wasteland.

She immediately understood what this meant.

  【Hero】Before you become a hero, you will not die so easily.

With the blessing of a heroic fate, even if the plot changes, he will still not die easily!

 This is "fate", one of the supreme rules of the universe!

  In other words, if that Gronn is a hero, there is a high probability that he will choose to break out together.

Moreover, there is a high probability that he will not die!

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun looked at the sudden look on Alice's expression, grinned, and felt that he had saved his words.

To others, S-level plots are mostly just hearsay.

 But for Ji Xun, he has enough practical experience.

 Outside, he will definitely choose carefully in this situation.

 But in an extradimensional space, even if it is an S-level difficulty plot, there must be a glimmer of hope for the will of space.

 It just depends on whether the adventurer can grasp it.

 The information obtained from the toad allowed Ji Xun to basically guess where the "glimmer of hope" was.

He took a gamble.

Bet that "Gron" will appear in the breakout team.

 Being right can give you a chance of survival.

 If you make a wrong bet, you will die.

 (End of this chapter)