Their eyes went dark, and Bai Wu, Lin Wurou, Yin Shuang, and the others felt as if they were suddenly in a dark room.
The room was simply furnished with only a huge round table and seventeen corresponding chairs.
The round table was just an ordinary stone table, and seemed to be made of the same material as the stone tablet outside, and so were the seats.
The enhanced vision allowed Bai Wu to see everyone present clearly.
"Is the second game the death puzzle?" The dark-skinned evil man said this, and it was obvious that this was not his first time participating.
Bai Wu and the other two were confused. When Bai Wu was about to use the Eye of Prell to investigate, a strange electronic synthesized voice announced the rules of the game.
"Fourteen dead and three alive, hello."
"There are many familiar faces here, but as usual, I still have to explain the rules. As you can see, a living person has come to the second game after a long absence. Will you continue to live with the filthy and smelly things in the filthy land and endure the fear of death, or will you become one of the three people and survive? The chance is in your hands."
Bai Wu frowned. These words almost instantly put the three of them at odds with the others.
"You just completed the running game where one hundred people are selected into seventeen, but now you have to complete the survival game where seventeen people are selected into seven. Of course, the reward will be generous. The rules of the game are very simple - your images and voices will all be unified, and your positions will be disrupted. At the same time, you will play two roles, the judge and the defender."
"You will be given two minutes for each session, one minute for the defender session and one minute for the judge session. In the defender session, you need to tell the story of ten things that happened in the year of your death, which must be during the apocalyptic era. These ten things must be true. Make sure that after you have told these ten things, everyone can clearly understand the reason for your death."
"In the judgement phase, you need to guess the real cause of a person's death before the other people finish telling their ten stories. As long as you guess correctly, you will be eliminated from the group whose cause of death was guessed."
"But if you guess wrong, you will be eliminated directly. The game ends when there are only seven people left. In addition, you can choose not to speak during the defender phase."
The electronic synthesized voice in the darkness made a strange rhythmic laugh:
"Kokokokoko, you have also noticed that there are three living people here. They will also tell the reasons for their deaths. Of course, all of this is fabricated. The restriction that everything must be true is invalid for three living people."
"As the dead, as long as you can correctly guess who among them is lying, you can eliminate them. If you successfully advance and eliminate the living, then congratulations, you will be reborn with a new body. I hope you will never come back to this place again."
The evil ones were instantly excited. If they could be reborn as living people and steal human bodies, this would be more tempting than getting a "new life" through all the games they played.
Each of the evil ones stared at Bai Wu, Yin Shuang and Lin Wu Rou with greedy eyes.
Bai Wu also confirmed his guess. The special physical rules of this island should be related to life and death.
Here the boundary between life and death can be blurred, and the dead can survive in a special way here - in the dirty land.
There are not many living evil beings here, most of them have been dead for a long time.
Their eager eyes seemed to want to complete their resurrection through the special rewards given by this game. It was obvious that the filth or evil spirits had suffered some kind of pain on this island.
This kind of pain is no less than that of the passengers shrouded in reincarnation, the difference is that the owner of the island gave them hope.
As for the rules of the game, Bai Wu and the other two were also very clear about them.
In short, before your opponent tells you all the information about his death, you should determine the real cause of your opponent's death in advance. If you succeed, you will be eliminated.
At the same time, you have to make up a story about your own death to make the other party believe that you are dead. If the lie is discovered by the evil ones, you will be eliminated directly.
He was very familiar with this kind of game, but the problem was, what about Lin Wurou and Yin Shuang
"If you have no questions, the game will begin in ninety seconds, and you will speak in a clockwise order according to the randomly assigned seats. Good luck."
"I have a question."
Bai Wu suddenly stood up.
Although the enhanced vision can see the details of the scene in the dark, the white fog cannot see the source of the sound.
He just followed the general direction of the sound and had a conversation with the commentator of the game, or possibly even the organizer, across the air.
It seemed that he had not expected someone to ask such a question. He was obviously a little uncomfortable. After a few seconds of silence, he asked:
"What questions do you have?"
"Will the props of the person who was eliminated by me belong to me?" Bai Wu asked.
"Of course, just like what you experienced outside the house, once you are eliminated, everything on it will belong to you."
"Each of us has the same voice and looks, but we are human. Evil can sense it, right?" Bai Wu was very worried.
"You don't need to question fairness. If you think all this is unfair, it's only because you are too weak." The voice in the darkness did not respond directly, but the disdain in the tone made Bai Wu feel slightly relieved.
Yin Shuang and Lin Wu Rou also suddenly realized that they could not be afraid of these evil eyes. They had to calm down.
"If you have no doubt..."
"I have." Bai Wu interrupted the spell again.
“… Go ahead.”
"After the game starts, can we communicate freely?"
"No, everyone can only tell stories and question others. But you can also use your one minute to give your partner a hint. Kokokokoko, if you really want to do this, you'd better think it through."
Bai Wu frowned. If he used the one-minute storytelling time to communicate with his friends, it would undoubtedly increase the possibility of Yin Shuang and Lin Wu Rou dying suddenly.
But there may not be no room for maneuver.
"If it's one thing, how specific should it be?"
“The time, the place, what you or someone is doing.”
"What about the precision of time and place?"
“The time needs to be accurate to the month, but the location only needs to mention the city.”
Bai Wu understood that this boundary was very vague, and he continued:
"Excuse me, everyone who comes here is committing suicide, right? So what details does the so-called method of death include?"
The voice in the darkness was a little unexpected. This was the first time that someone determined that all the people on the island died of suicide after just one round of the escape game.
"You need to find out why they want to die."
The sound in the darkness was mechanical yet unusually detailed.
"Can't we all reply with 'this world isn't worth it' or 'I'm tired of love'?"
This sentence inexplicably made Yin Shuang feel that the atmosphere was ruined, and she wanted to laugh. Bai Wu was really a person who was very good at arguing and had a strange imagination.
"You can try to do this, but the price will be very high. Can you ask one last question?" The voice hidden in the dark was obviously angry.
"During the ninety seconds of preparation time, can we communicate freely?"
"Can."
"I have no doubts."
The others had no doubts either. Most people here had participated in the game many times. The cost of failing the game was extremely painful for them. It meant that they would have to continue to experience the fear and regret of death for the next few decades.
In order to stand out in the game, they know the rules very well.
The ninety-second countdown began, and Bai Wu spoke quickly in a voice that only Lin Wurou and Yin Shuang could hear, using an almost toneless tone:
"Don't interrupt me. I'll only say this once. Among the props I exchanged, there is a card called Global Perception Card, so I already know how everyone died. I will deal with the others, but all you have to do is make up a reasonable enough story."
"Listen, the way they pass the level is to wait for others to make mistakes, that is, to reveal the real reason why they want to die. These people are all veterans, and most of them are not playing this game for the first time. According to the rules, they will tell nine real events, but these nine events most likely have nothing to do with death, and logically it is impossible to guess the reason why they want to die. Only when the tenth event comes, they will directly tell the truth about their desire to die."
Yin Shuang also thought of this. Lin Wu Rou had an expression of "I see," but in fact she still didn't understand.
"The best thing about this situation is that if we say something wrong, we will be eliminated. So they don't dare to question us rashly. You just need to follow our instructions. Remember not to speak carelessly."
"Don't think of using special skills to win. This game is actually a test of patience and the ability to make up stories. Lin Wurou, the card in your hand is called the Silence Card. When someone is talking halfway, you can use this card to stop them from talking, giving the illusion that they didn't know how to make up the story."
"I will open with a sneer, and Yin Shuang will open with a cough. If there is more than one person who opens like this, just avoid them. This card is best used after the fourth round. Remember, the year is fixed, but the month can change."
Seventeen people eliminated ten people. As long as Lin Wurou made good use of the cards, he could eliminate one person steadily.
As for Bai Wu, he already knew how everyone here died.
The ninety seconds passed quickly.
The already dark room suddenly became dark.
Everyone felt a little dizzy, and the world was spinning. After an unknown amount of time, the sound of dripping water was heard in the house. Everyone gradually regained consciousness, and the dim light came on in the house again.
The game begins.
There are seventeen people, and in a clockwise direction, Bai Wu is at position five.
Yin Shuang is in position 14 clockwise. Lin Wurou is very dangerous, in position 2 clockwise.
As a sound of the game starting came from the depths of darkness, the first "person" began his speech.
"The end of the world has come. It's June of the year 2127. I'm driving on the streets of Baichuan."
Number One's voice was steady. After it finished its story, there were still dozens of seconds left in a minute, but it was determined not to say another word and waited in silence for the time to end.
As for the judge segment, it also chose not to speak.
Soon, it was number two's turn to speak.
Lin Wu Rou was still a little nervous. This was a life-and-death moment. Fortunately, as a member of the vanguard group of the Survey Corps, she had experienced many life-and-death moments.
All he had to do was imitate the previous sentence. Lin Wurou rarely started to use her brain.
"In May of the year 2126, my sister was waiting for me outside a manor in Food City."
It was clearly just a made-up lie, but Lin Wu Rou felt it was more difficult than killing a level five evil creature.
Bai Wu, who is number five, breathed a sigh of relief, but Lin Wu Rou wanted to have a younger sister? This is really the idea of the male protagonist.
One minute later, it was the judge's turn, and Lin Wu Rou also chose not to speak.
The game continues.
Bai Wu originally thought that everyone would continue to say some meaningless words, but No. 3 was different:
"The most important thing about this game is to prove that you are not a living person, right? It is impossible for a living person to live for more than 700 years, so why don't we talk about the major events that happened in the year of death? Let me tell you, in 2128, on August 11, the Ninth Mental Hospital in Baichuan City was separated by a special force."
This person actually lived until 2128
On August 11, 2128…
Bai Wu remembered what Hong Yin had written in her diary: The doctors were constantly calling for help, and it was very noisy outside the hospital. But people outside couldn't get in, and people inside couldn't get out.
What this person said is true. He died in 2128, which means he came to this island in 2128.
Before the Seven Days Disaster, Baichuan City was in chaos, with a hospital full of monsters, a campus full of strange stories, and a zoo full of mechanical creatures... You have experienced all of this, but what you cannot imagine is that at that time, most of the security members in Baichuan City who did not board the ship or enter the tower had already begun to degenerate, while a small number of them - the dead in front of you - were still executing justice. The reason it committed suicide was because the city was beyond redemption. So the Seven Days Disaster left the entire city in disaster. Was it a salvation for it, or a punishment for it
No. 3's words were just a suggestion. Whether to respond to them or not depends on the thoughts of the evil ones.
Even though No. 3 should have been a righteous security member who deserved to be redeemed during his lifetime, Bai Wu now had to admit that he was an evil being with a very aggressive mind.
During the judge session, No. 3 did not speak.
Number Four responded to Number Three and told a big story.
"In July of 2126, in Shudu's commercial street, planes dropped leaflets in the sky. There were advertisements for this island in many busy places throughout the city. I was reading the information on them. This was a big event in Shudu."
What No. 4 said aroused Bai Wu's interest. The island had been active for at least two years.
After 2123, cities around the world began to experience some changes, and the degree of these changes has been rapidly expanding with each passing year.
In 2128…
The streets of Food City are full of monsters.
Baichuan experienced seven days of catastrophe.
The four people in Denglin Market created a black area.
In 2128, the tower was closed and all cities suffered an extinction-level blow.
The island is still active in 2128. Does this mean that the island may have long been a place with special rules
The next person to speak was Bai Wu.
It was not difficult for Bai Wu to mention a major event, but for Yin Shuang and Lin Wu Rou, the next round was more difficult, so Bai Wu first refuted No. 3:
"Heh, tell me a major event at that time? This can indeed prove that we have lived, but if I deliberately don't say it, can you conclude that I am human? What if I am not human, but I deliberately don't say it to lure you to speak in the judgement stage? If the judge is wrong, you will be eliminated, number three, you have sinister intentions...
But I still responded to you - in June 2128, in Denglin City, a group of people and I delivered the stolen food to the door of the science and technology building. In that building lived scientists who were still willing to keep people for this world. I believe everyone in Denglin City knows about this. "
The defender's session ended quickly and the judge's session began. At least in the eyes of everyone, no one would be stupid enough to speak in the first five rounds, and Bai Wu did not speak in the first round.
But the judgment came much earlier than these evildoers had imagined.