Lu Daoxing shook his head, "Who would bring this useless thing when leaving the safe zone?"
"Then can you use a God-Hunting Tool to make something similar to a lie detector?"
"Ah... I can, but I'd have to dismantle several high-level God-Hunting Tools…"
"How much does it cost? I'll compensate you when we return to the safe zone. I must prove that I'm not lying."
"It's not about the money…"
"I'll give Professor Lu some more Vine Core."
Qin Siyang spoke up.
"Hmm?"
Lu Daoxing suddenly looked at Qin Siyang.
"Uh, hmm… how much is 'some'?"
Qin Siyang scratched his head and gestured with his hand, about the size of a glass bead: "About this big?"
"No way! Too small, make it bigger! This big!"
Seeing Lu Daoxing gesturing something larger than a bowl, Qin Siyang shrank his neck, "Professor Lu, are you joking with me? Even if I gather all the Vine Core I have, it's not that big."
"Then make it smaller, this big!"
"Professor Lu, you'd better not dismantle the God-Hunting Tool. I don't think I can afford it."
"Come on, let's negotiate again!"
Li Tianming shouted at Lu Daoxing: "Stop wasting time! Do you know what situation we're in? Just dismantle it! Whatever you need, I'll compensate you after we return!"
Lu Daoxing scratched his garlic-shaped nose: "Why are you yelling? I never said I wouldn't do it."
Saying this, Lu Daoxing took several God-Hunting Tools from his backpack and started assembling and disassembling them.
After about two hours…
The wait was long, but everyone remained patient.
Lu Daoxing wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"It's done."
"This is definitely the most expensive lie detector ever."
"It's even more advanced than the ones in the safe zone. No need to ask questions, just answering will reveal the truth."
Lu Daoxing placed a bird-shaped God-Hunting Tool on his shoulder.
"Let's test it. I betrayed Li Tianming."
The bird opened its sharp beak: ["Lie."]
"I think Li Tianming is a good person."
["Lie."]
Lu Daoxing nodded: "Test passed. Who else wants to try?"
Li Tianming glanced at Lu Daoxing and said: "I don't know who the traitor is."
["Truth."]
"But I believe there is definitely a traitor."
["Truth."]
Zhao Longfei also spoke: "Apart from Wu Yu and Hao Liang, I have been tracking everyone the whole time."
["Truth."]
"Alright, let's test the two of them now."
Seeing this, Wu Yu was the first to speak: "I was attacked nearby."
Everyone immediately stared at the bird on Lu Daoxing's shoulder.
["Truth."]
Wu Yu continued: "I don't know why the traces of the fight disappeared. Maybe Hao Liang has some special God-Hunting Tool."
"But, you are definitely the traitor."
"Do you dare to take the lie detector test?"
Seeing that Wu Yu passed the test, Hao Liang's expression became even more puzzled.
He spoke to the bird: "I was always searching for Qin Siyang and never attacked Wu Yu."
Again, everyone stared at the bird-shaped God-Hunting Tool.
["Truth."]
Hao Liang passed the lie detector test as well.
"How is this possible?"
Wu Yu looked at Hao Liang in disbelief.
"Lu, is there something wrong with your lie detector?"
Hao Liang shouted angrily: "Are you done talking nonsense? You pass the test, and it's fine, but when I pass, it's a problem? Do you just want to fight me?"
Everyone was confused.
If both Wu Yu and Hao Liang passed the test…
Then where was the problem?
Chang Tianxiong asked doubtfully: "Could one of them have had their memories altered?"
Li Tianming shook his head.
"Impossible. Memory alteration requires someone to cast the skill up close."
"They don't have a single wound on them. With their abilities, who could have gotten close enough to cast such a skill?"
"By the way, Principal Zhao, how did you know that the traitor was from the Samsara Church?"
Zhao Longfei answered calmly: "I received some intelligence. Recently, the [Deceivers] group seems to have allied with the Samsara Church."
"Judging by what happened today, all the enemies you encountered were using [Deceiver] skills to disguise themselves."
"So, I believe the Samsara Church is behind this."
Li Tianming's eyes flickered: "The Samsara Church and the [Deceivers] are working together? What are they trying to do?"
Zhao Longfei rubbed his scarred head: "Not sure. But for now, it seems they're trying to kill you all."
"You've provoked the Samsara Church and the [Deceivers] before?"
Hearing this, Chang Tianxiong laughed: "The word 'provoked' isn't quite right. Li and those two groups are basically mortal enemies."
Li Tianming sighed.
Zhao Longfei nodded: "Then it's no wonder they want to kill you."
Hearing their conversation, Wu Yu said: "I have never collaborated with the Samsara Church or the [Deceivers]."
["Truth."]
Hao Liang followed: "I have also never collaborated with the Samsara Church or the [Deceivers]."
["Truth."]
Now, even Wu Yu was completely dumbfounded.
"Could I have falsely accused Hao Liang? Was my memory altered?"
Zhang Kuang, seeing this, muttered to himself: "The Samsara Church and the [Deceivers]… why are they so desperate to kill us all? What's their goal?"
"Killing me makes sense, but killing all of you… there's no benefit at all."
"They went to such great lengths, mobilizing so many people—just for the thrill of it?"
"That makes no sense…"
Zhang Kuang scratched his messy hair, then suddenly widened his half-closed eyes.
"Li, what if today's trouble wasn't caused by those two groups?"
"Hm? What do you mean?"
Zhang Kuang immediately turned to the bird-shaped God-Hunting Tool and said: "I am Zhang Kuang."
["Truth."]
Zhang Kuang nodded, then looked at Wu Yu and Hao Liang.
"You two, do what I did—state your name."
Li Tianming's eyes suddenly widened: "You mean?"
Zhang Kuang sighed.
"For the past two years, you and I have been stuck, making no progress."
"Looks like he has succeeded."
Qin Siyang was completely confused. Who had succeeded? What were they talking about?
But the other professors immediately became serious.
Zhao Longfei asked: "Professor Li, Professor Zhang, is there something you can't disclose?"
"Yes. Please understand, Principal Zhao."
Zhao Longfei thought for a moment: "Does this have to do with Guo Jiuxiao?"
Li Tianming nodded.
"Fine. I won't ask about your internal affairs. I just want to know who the traitor is."
"Thank you for understanding, Principal Zhao."
Li Tianming then looked at Wu Yu and Hao Liang.
"I need you both to state your names, like Zhang did."
Wu Yu, without hesitation, complied:
"I am Wu Yu."
["Truth."]
Once again, everyone's gaze focused on Hao Liang.
Hao Liang lowered his head, hesitated for a moment…
Then let out a long sigh.
"You people are really troublesome when you gather together."
"What a pity."
"Just a little more… just a little more, and I would have gotten away with it!"
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