I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 128 If you don't uphold martial ethics, I won't uphold morality.

[Rank C Item: Scarlet Eye]

[Legend has it that vampire royalty are born with bewitching eyes, capable of exerting mental influence through eye contact, making their enemies willingly submit to them.]

As a result, vampire royalty gradually became rare and protected species... No demand, no killing.

[Effect 1: Equipping this item will slightly increase your charm and charisma.]

[Effect 2: You can apply charm by making eye contact for 10 seconds, causing the target to submit to you and obey all your commands]

[Note: The charm effect weakens over time; the higher the target's mental strength, the weaker the charm effect.]

After reading the information, Cao Yu temporarily stored the prop, which looked like a marble, in his storage space.

This item has no direct combat capability and is not suitable for permanent use.

He doesn't have any particular hobbies and wouldn't use this thing to do anything indescribable.

For him, the only use case for "Scarlet Eyes" was robbery.

He has a strong opinion about the fact that killing players only allows them to inherit items.

Fortunately... he doesn't have any B-level players as targets for robbery right now, so this item is enough for the time being.

'Speaking of which... equipping this item can actually increase your charm and charisma?'

Cao Yu recalled the previous owner of this item, a bald man... fierce-looking and utterly unappealing.

It seems the effect of this charm enhancement is negligible... Of course, it's also possible that the bald man's original charm was negative.

"It seems this instance won't be peaceful."

After Luo Feng absorbed the spirit lion into his spirit, he said to Cao Yu and Su Mei:
"I don't know if you guys noticed, but the second message in the dungeon is clearly implying that players can steal the winner's badges from others. Now that it's just started, some people can't help but resort to violence... The players who entered this time aren't very well-behaved."

“Those three unruly guys are probably trying to pool their strength and gain a team advantage in the early stages of the dungeon,” Cao Yu said. “You all heard what Xiao Fan said earlier; that bald man has a mind control item.”

"Did you inherit that item...?" Both Luo Feng and Su Mei wanted to ask this question, but under the influence of rational thinking, they restrained their impulses.

The other party's nonchalant attitude in tearing the human body apart without even blinking was truly frightening... It's best not to ask about such things, or you might step on a landmine and things could get messy.

“Even if other players misbehave, you shouldn’t be afraid, right?” Su Mei reminded him, “I feel that your strength has already exceeded the category of D-level players.”

"Miss Su, there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding." Luo Feng laughed, "Look at Brother Cao, didn't he just give us a surprise?"

"I was just using the item for my own benefit," Cao Yu said in a friendly compliment. "If we're really talking about it, Brother Luo Feng is much better than me. His 'Meditative Domain' has a serial number of 95. I've never seen such a high serial number since I became a player."

"Ahem...so-so," Luo Feng said. "Anyway, let's keep a low profile until we've confirmed the strength of the other players. Even if we get the winner's badge, we should pretend we didn't."

“That’s certainly how it should be,” Su Mei nodded.

“Getting badges won’t be that easy,” Cao Yu reminded the two. “There are so many buildings in this dungeon, there must be countless competitive events, but our main quest only requires winning 3 badges… It’s foreseeable that each competitive event will be quite difficult.”

"I really can't imagine how difficult a rock-paper-scissors competition could be." Su Mei pointed to the rock-paper-scissors hall next door: "Should we choose this as our first competition?"

“Sure. We were going to choose this place anyway, but we were delayed by some trouble.” Cao Yu said, “Let’s go in and check it out first.”

After saying that, he led the way to the main entrance and pushed it open.

The rock-paper-scissors hall has only one floor with a huge open space in the middle, surrounded by strange and wonderful creatures, making it look very lively.

Upon seeing someone open the door, all the creatures turned their heads and their gazes fell on Cao Yu and his two companions.

Cao Yu looked over and saw a giant cheetah standing upright, a rabbit-man sitting with his legs crossed eating sunflower seeds, and a dog-headed man with a blank look in his eyes... This strange group was mixed with a small number of normal humans, but the most numerous were bear-men.

Cao Yu then looked toward the central area surrounded by these "spectators"—in the very center sat a huge brown bear, its height estimated to be over 5 meters, its muscles bulging so much that the word "bloated" could be used to describe it, and its ferocious mouth seemed capable of biting through anything, giving it an oppressive presence.

"This is the rock-paper-scissors arena. You can participate in the competition for free if you have a ticket."

The enormous brown bear suddenly turned its head, looked at Cao Yu and the other two, and spoke in human language:
"I'm the owner here. Come here, I need to see your tickets first."

"No rush." ​​Cao Yu didn't immediately enter the hall, but said, "We don't know the rules of rock-paper-scissors yet. Could you explain them to us?"

"What's there to explain about rock-paper-scissors?" the brown bear said impatiently. "Don't you know how to play? Didn't you have a childhood?"

"How is victory or defeat determined?" Cao Yu asked.

"Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats rock, let's decide the winner in one round."

At this point, the brown bear's massive mouth opened wide, revealing a slightly ferocious smile:
"Win and you get a winner's badge. Lose and you lose a hand! Dare to play?"

A severed hand... Cao Yu and the other two looked at each other, becoming wary.

A severed hand is nothing to a D-rank player.

Many E-rank items have the effect of limb regeneration... Even if you don't have such items in reserve, it's not a big problem to continue participating in dungeons despite the injury of a severed hand. After all, most D-rank players rely on items as their main means of combat and rarely engage in close combat.

The severed hand here is likely not a simple hand injury.

“Are there any other rules?” Cao Yu said. “I need to make sure this competitive game is fair and just.”

"All competitions are fair and just!" Brown Bear pointed to the onlookers: "They are the audience and the witnesses. Under their watchful eyes, no one can break the rules."

At this point, its patience seemed to run out, and it roared:
"If you want to play, come on in! If not, get out!"

Cao Yu did not rush in.

The brown bear seemed eager to lure them into the rock-paper-scissors arena.
He directly activated the "Life-Slaying Curse," targeting Su Mei and extending the causal lines of her fate to examine her short-lived future.

In the most likely 10-second future, he saw Su Mei enter the boxing gym, and the door immediately closed, preventing her from entering or leaving. Su Mei quickly showed surprise and said, "The props are restricted from use."

Cao Yu: "..."

It is indeed a scam!

"Will the use of props be restricted when participating in rock-paper-scissors?" Cao Yu asked the brown bear with a smile.

"Kid, it seems you've already been to other places," the brown bear said coldly. "When participating in competitions, your players' items are indeed unusable; this is a rule set by Mr. Pingzheng."

"Who is Mr. Pingzheng?" Cao Yu asked.

"Want to play rock-paper-scissors?" The brown bear was getting a little angry: "If you don't want to play, then get lost!"

With that, it swung its giant claw, creating a violent gust of wind that slammed the door shut.

"This bear is so irritable," Su Mei complained.

"This dungeon actually has rules restricting the use of items?" Luo Feng asked in surprise. "That's rare in a D-rank dungeon... Brother Cao, how did you know that?"

"Guess."

As Cao Yu answered, he once again targeted Su Mei and activated the "Life-Slaying Curse" several times. As a result... within 10 seconds, there was no start of the rock-paper-scissors game. He only learned that "once players enter the rock-paper-scissors hall, they will be forced to participate in the game and cannot refuse."

Feeling that his mental energy had been significantly depleted, he had to stop using his future perspective.

With Yang Chan gone, he couldn't use his superpowers in a luxurious way.

'No wonder that bear was in such a hurry to let us in; it turns out we had to participate in a competition after entering...'

Cao Yu began to ponder.

The instance's warning explicitly points to "Mr. Pingzheng's malice," suggesting that this is the greatest crisis.

If the crisis in competitive events is greater than this, according to the "dungeon balance rules," it will definitely be mentioned in the background or in the prompts.

In addition, the background information mentioned that fairness and impartiality are essential in any competition... Cao Yu decided to try out rock-paper-scissors first.

"A guess...?" Su Mei's eyes were complicated.

Don't you even bother to act when you lie?

Cao Yu laughed and said, "I'm going in to participate in the rock-paper-scissors competition. What about you guys?"

"Count me in," Luo Feng said.

“Let’s do it together,” Su Mei said. “My props don’t offer any advantage in rock-paper-scissors, so it doesn’t matter whether they’re restricted or not.”

After agreeing on the plan, the three reopened the door to the rock-paper-scissors gym and went inside. *Bang!* The door closed automatically.

Cao Yu sensed an unseen force enveloping the area, meaning he wouldn't be able to leave until the game ended.

He didn't use the "Immortal-Slaying Curse" to confront it head-on, but instead tried to break through the wall and get out.

The instance has just opened; there's no need to be reckless and provoke the instance rules right now.

The next second, all three of them simultaneously received an evolution game notification:
Your items have been restricted from use.

"Hmph, I thought you were three cowardly pieces of trash, but I didn't expect you to have some competitive spirit."

The brown bear's gaze returned to Cao Yu and the other two, and it said:

"Once you're through this door, you're not leaving without playing rock-paper-scissors with me. Come on over, I need to check your tickets."

Upon hearing this, Su Mei tried pushing the door with all her might, then threw a punch... She said to her two teammates:
"There's really no way to get out. I never expected it to be a forced competition..."

"We can only try it out for now," Luo Feng said.

Cao Yu wasn't surprised, after all, he had already obtained the information through a future perspective.

He led the way to the central area surrounded by strange creatures and handed the ticket in his hand to the brown bear for inspection.

Upon closer inspection, Cao Yu discovered that the brown bear's imposing presence was significantly stronger than when viewed from a distance.

The mere beating of his heart can exert immense pressure on a D-level player... It's easy to see that his strength is truly astonishing.

After checking the tickets, the brown bear said:

"Let me explain the rules first."

The first rule is that I will give the command for throwing a punch. If you do not throw a punch after I give the command, you will automatically lose.

Article 2: During the rock-paper-scissors game, non-competitive players are not allowed to interfere with the competition; otherwise, they will be automatically disqualified.

Who of you will go first?"

"I'll go first," Luo Feng said.

He has the highest level of evolution and the fastest reaction speed, so it would be more appropriate for him to take the lead.

"Okay." The brown bear got into position.

Cao Yu and Su Mei vacated the space.

Luo Feng tensed up, focusing intently on the brown bear's movements.

If he were to play rock-paper-scissors with an ordinary person, he would be confident of maintaining a 100% win rate. This is because he can see through the ordinary person's movements, clearly see their hand gestures, and at the last moment of the game, he can strike first and win the game.

But he wasn't particularly confident about facing this brown bear.

The opponent's physical attributes were terrifying, and his reaction speed was likely on par with, or even surpassed, his.

To win the rock-paper-scissors game, besides relying on quick reflexes, he'll probably need to use deceptive tricks and a bit of luck.

With his mind highly focused, Luo Feng felt his heart pounding and his emotions soaring... Is this what competition feels like?

He was getting a little excited about facing such a formidable opponent.

The next second, the brown bear spoke:

"You go first."

Luo Feng: "?"

Holy crap... this damn brown bear has no sportsmanship!

Luo Feng didn't have time to question why the rules were unfair.

You go first—that must be the order given by the brown bear.

If he doesn't throw a punch, he will automatically lose and face the penalty of having his hand severed... Based on previous speculation, the hand injury here is probably not that simple.

The dungeon's background clearly states that all competitions adhere to the principles of fairness and impartiality. How could this bear violate... no! Fairness and impartiality... fairness...?

Luo Feng suddenly guessed the answer to the riddle and came up with a way to win.

Then he threw a punch.

At the same time as he threw the punch, he activated his superpowers, releasing a spirit monster that he had previously stored within his mind.

It was a grotesque monster that roared at the brown bear the moment it appeared.

The next second, Luo Feng drew his scissors.

Upon seeing this, the brown bear grinned maliciously, its mouth wide open.

Although Luo Feng's summoning of the spirit monster bothered it somewhat, the monster only roared and did not attack, so it ignored it.

It swiftly swung its bear claws and threw a punch—it threw cloth.

Scissors against cloth.

The former wins.

"I won," Luo Feng said with a smile.

"...Kid, what tricks did you play?" the brown bear roared angrily.

“Your rules didn’t say anything about not being able to use tricks,” Luo Feng said. “Anyway, I won, so here’s the winner’s badge.”

"Hmph... You'll automatically get a badge after winning the competition. Just look for it yourself!"

Although the brown bear was angry, it also acknowledged Luo Feng's "cheating" behavior.

It waved its paw impatiently and said:

"Get out of here! Move on to the next one!"

"Friendship comes first, competition second." Luo Feng said with a smile, "Mr. Xiong, don't be angry."

As he spoke, he recalled the spirit monster he had released, then rummaged through his storage space and found a badge slightly larger than a coin, engraved with an image of a person standing on a podium holding a trophy.

Upon touching the badge, he immediately and instinctively recognized it as the winner's badge.

Luo Feng put away his badge again, retreated to Cao Yu and Su Mei's side, his expression turned serious, and said:

"I misled its perception. This tactic is only effective for one or two seconds. If it had thrown its punch two seconds later, I probably would have already lost."

According to it, off-field intervention automatically results in a loss... In short, I can't intervene to help you win anymore, so you'd better be careful.

"This bear actually let someone throw the first punch... That's outrageous!" Su Mei frowned and said, "Didn't the dungeon's background description say that competitive events are fair and just?"

She's not a superhuman player; she doesn't have any superpowers with mental attributes, so she can't use the same methods as Luo Feng.

If she wants to win, she will probably have to rely on tough measures.

But this bear... just by looking at its size and muscles, you can tell it's incredibly fierce. Trying to win by suppressing it through combat won't be that easy.

“No, in a way, this rock-paper-scissors game is indeed fair and just,” Cao Yu said. “Although the rules are unfair, the players are not restricted in their means of winning.”

“That’s right, that’s exactly what I thought of, which is why I dared to attack,” Luo Feng said. “I just used mental interference, so it should be on guard. If you want to win, you’ll probably have to use some other unorthodox methods. Next, who wants to go first?”

"I'll go first." Cao Yu revealed a rather amiable smile: "My unorthodox methods can indirectly help the people playing rock-paper-scissors later."

Upon hearing this, both Luo Feng and Su Mei showed expressions of curiosity.

Cao Yu offered no explanation and walked straight toward the brown bear.

What kind of person is one who doesn't uphold martial ethics?
He'll show this bear what it means to be immoral today!

(End of this chapter)