The next night, two players died.
On the third night, four more players died.
If the players could still control themselves on the first day, now on the fourth day, they are all starting to get nervous.
Because sometimes, even if you did nothing, you might still be chosen to die. The four players who died on the third day were the ones who hadn't said a word during the day.
The rules of death for players in this castle change every day.
However, these players did not make no progress at all. At least they found another follower of the Demon King, Orange.
Juzi was just one of the believers chosen by Ning Buyun. He was ruthless and black-hearted, which was good in the rules room, but now that everyone was gathered in the hall, it didn't seem so good.
In particular, someone recognized the person named Orange.
Juzi once again went to the devil Ning Buwen for help, but Ning Buwen did not respond to him.
Because there is no need.
There is no need to expose yourself for such a small believer.
"Hahahaha, do you think you can pass this copy by killing me? I tell you, it's impossible, absolutely impossible!" Orange knew he was going to die and felt a little crazy.
Why him
There are so many followers of the devil, why was he chosen
But now, there is no point in saying all this.
The only thing that can be done is to make life difficult for those who killed him.
The only one who can win in this copy is the Demon King, not these murderers who want to kill you!
Orange's words before his death had a considerable impact on the players.
"Why are these followers of the devil so confident?"
"Do they all think we're going to lose?"
"No, this should just be the result of their unwillingness before death."
…
Having said that, who wouldn’t feel nervous
Because of his sweet talk, Orange has a good relationship with many players, but now he is discovered to be a follower of the Devil.
If this is the case for him, then could it be that his teammates are also followers of the devil
No one can guarantee it.
Hmm... Big crisis.
I feel like I'm about to win.
Although Ning Buwen guessed that he was almost exposed, it was just because Wen Duoduo and the others had no direct evidence to identify him, so this copy would probably end with his victory.
It's already the fourth day, and eight more people will die today.
In other words, if the Demon King is not found by tonight, the dungeon will be declared over, and the Demon King will win. And they haven't even seen the Demon King's true face.
The evening of the fourth day.
The lights in the castle have begun to go out one after another.
Many of the remaining players were in a trance.
Every morning when they woke up, they would find that the people around them were dead, even if they tied their hands together with theirs before night fell. But even so, they could not find any clues, and the people died quietly.
The devil's followers laughed before they died, saying that none of them would survive.
They tried to destroy the castle in various ways, but failed to get out.
It seemed that their survival paths had been completely blocked, and they could only slowly wait for the final moment to come. When only seven players were left, they would be able to get out of here naturally.
Among them, there were players who tried to kill others and limit the number of people to seven. However, such players would be discovered and killed before they could take any action.
The current situation is that everyone wants to survive and wants to kill others to fight for their own chance of survival, but no one dares to act, because once they act, the first to die will be the person who acts.
Thus, a strange and delicate balance is formed.
It just depends on when this balance will be broken.
Ning Bu Wen sat alone in a corner of the hall, slowly observing the situation around him, somewhat curious about what Wen Duoduo and the others would do next.
Soon, Wen Duoduo and the others came over.
But this time when they came, Wen Duoduo and the others tied up An Buli and the others.
An Buli, Xiao Liu, Han Xinbo and Ka Suo, all four of them were tied up tightly.
Ning Buwen quickly stood up.
"What's going on?" Ning Buwen was very curious, "Aren't you good friends? Or are you planning to attack your good friends first today?"
"They are not my good friends." Wen Duoduo said indifferently, "Ferdinand and I have long suspected them, so we deliberately pretended to be their teammates to get close to them."
"What does that mean?" a player couldn't help but ask.
"All four of them are followers of the Devil! Ferdinand and I have confirmed this in the past few days." Wen Duoduo replied, "The four of them should be the last followers of the Devil. As long as we kill them, the Devil will definitely appear, and then we will find him and clear this dungeon. Even if the Devil doesn't appear, it won't be a big loss for us to have these followers buried with him."
Such words are undoubtedly very inspiring.
yes.
If they must die, why not take a few more people with them
"Wait." Ning Buwen certainly couldn't just watch An Buli and the others die like that, "Did you really misunderstand something? Even if they really are followers of the Devil, the chance of you catching four of them in one go is too low."
"It can't be wrong." Wen Duoduo looked at Ning Buwen and said, "Because of them, they want to turn Ferdinand and I into believers, but we don't want to. We don't want to work for the devil, so we know their identities."
this…
Ning Buwen almost suspected that Wen Duoduo and Solomon were out of their minds.
"There is one thing I have never told you." Wen Duoduo bowed deeply. "Ferdinand, I, and these four people were originally teammates. Or rather, I thought these four people were our teammates, but I didn't expect that they were not."
Wen Duoduo's words caused quite a stir among the players.
They are actually all on the same team
It’s really, really shocking.
This means that perhaps no one in their team died.
How is that possible? !
In this dungeon, a team is lucky to have two people left, and most of the time the entire team is wiped out.
"You said they are not your teammates?"
"Yes, not only are they not our teammates, but it is very likely that they killed our real teammates and transformed into their appearance to deceive us." Wen Duoduo said, his eyes almost red, "So, I will never forgive them!"
"If they are really my teammates, they would never become followers of the Devil!" Solomon said excitedly, "I know what kind of personalities my teammates are. But not only did they become followers themselves, they also wanted to convert me and Bat into followers. This is what makes us sure that they are definitely not our teammates, but followers of the Devil disguised as our teammates!"
Solomon's logic is very simple. He feels that if they are his teammates, they will never work for the Demon King.
This makes sense.
Solomon's suspicion was well-founded.
If An Buli and the others were really like this, the probability of them becoming believers of the devil would be very low.
But this demon king would rather not ask.
Ning Bu Wen knew what kind of people they were, so he took advantage of their own weaknesses and made them become believers of the Devil willingly.
"To become a follower of the devil, you must be willing." Wen Duoduo looked at them, no longer as gentle as before, "I know my teammates very well, they are not such people."
"Yes, although becoming a believer might help me survive, my teammates are all dead, and Ferdinand and I don't have the face to go back." The light gradually faded in Wen Duoduo's eyes, and he looked as if he was heartbroken.
Solomon also looked like he agreed.
"Instead of doing that, we might as well kill them first and lure out the Demon King. If we are lucky enough and can defeat the Demon King, we can bring the fragments back with us, at least to honor my teammates." Solomon also added, "But we have a request."
"What do you want?"
"If you really want to do something to them, I hope you don't let us see it. I'm afraid I won't be able to help but save them." The dilemma on Solomon's face was almost visible.
It must have taken him a lot of effort to make this decision.
"We've already said that we are your teammates. But you have reason to doubt us." An Buli looked at Solomon and Wen Duoduo helplessly, "Yes, we are indeed followers of the Devil."
Admit it
Ning Buwen simply wanted to squeeze the water out of An Buli and the others' heads.
Is this the time to be honest
The price of honesty is game over.
"They have admitted it themselves, so there is nothing more to say." A player stepped forward and pushed Ning Buwen away. "If you continue to talk, I will doubt whether you are also a follower of the devil."
"Come with us." Solomon and Wen Duoduo walked up to Ning Buwen, "If you go to the other side with us, they won't doubt you. There are only four of them left among the Devil's followers."
"You...you..."
Ning Buwen wanted to ask more, but was met with the red eyes of Wen Duoduo and Solomon.
Did they cry
Perhaps, they did not know that these people might be their real teammates, but compared with defeating the devil and obtaining the fragments, the latter was more important.
It is probably because of this that An Buli and the others so readily admitted that they were believers.
Ning Buwen thought it was a little ridiculous.
But that's the fact.
"You really won't regret it?" Ning Buwen wanted to try again, "Even if they are followers of the Devil, they can still be your teammates."
"Stop talking. We have thought of all the possibilities you mentioned." Solomon growled in a low voice, "But there is nothing we can do."
It’s better not to ask and just keep silent.
"It's... It's about to start. I smell blood." Wen Duoduo squatted down in pain. "Ferdinand, can you knock me out? I don't want to know how they will die."
"Okay." Solomon walked to Wen Duoduo and was about to take action.
thump.
Solomon was knocked unconscious by Ning Buwen.
"you… "
"Sorry." Ning Buwen knocked Wen Duoduo unconscious, "I can't just watch them die like this!"
It was my fault.
I shouldn't have turned them all into followers of the Devil, which led to this situation.
Wanting to turn all teammates into followers of the devil was originally an impossible idea.
Ning Buwen wanted to go back to save An and ignored them.
Therefore, Wen Duoduo and Solomon can only faint for now.
Ning Bu Wen reached the other end almost in the blink of an eye.
An Buli and others over there were being beaten by the players.
One punch and another.
Ning Buwen was very angry.
These players were clearly venting their anger on An Buli, which was malicious and without any reason. If they really wanted to kill the Demon King's followers, they could just kill them directly, why bother to torture them like this
Although An Buli and his friends were followers of the devil, they had hardly ever harmed anyone.
Ning Buwen took out a prop card.
"Mist."
The entire castle was suddenly surrounded by thick fog that came from nowhere, and only Ning Buwen was able to walk through the fog.
"Where does the fog come from?"
"Oh no, someone wants to rescue these followers of the devil."
"There is still one fish that slipped through the net!"
…
Ning Buwen avoided those players who had no idea where they were and walked smoothly in front of An Buli and the others.
"Get up and come with me first." Ning Buwen pulled An Buli up.
"Who are you?"
"You don't need to care who I am." It's already this time and you're still worrying about these things.
Ning Buwen grabbed An Buli's hand and wanted to leave.
"The only one who will come to save us at this time is the Demon King."
"You are the devil."
"you… "
Suddenly a strong wind blew up in the castle hall.
The strong winds blew away the fog, and the image of Ning Buwen pulling An Buli was exposed to everyone.
"We found you, Demon King." Solomon and Wen Duoduo walked over together, and they didn't look like they had been knocked unconscious just now.
All of this is just a trap set up by Diao Ning Bu Wen.
Ning Buwen laughed.
"It looks like I lost."
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"That bird should be the devil, but the problem is that we have no evidence. Even if we identify him as the devil, as long as he denies it, we can't do anything to him." To find the devil, first of all, we must have evidence.
For example, their original idea was to find out the devil's followers one by one, and then take the opportunity to capture the devil when he rescued his followers.
But now, two believers have died, and the devil is still indifferent.
"Perhaps, it's because the number of believers who died was not enough." An Buli looked at his teammates and said, "If the Demon King is a player, it proves that the Demon King also has his own preferences. Perhaps, it's because the dead players are not valued by him at all, so he ignored the believers' rescue."
The biggest difference between NPCs and humans is their emotional tendencies.
If the Demon King is an NPC, then he may not care about all the believers, or he may care about all the believers. But if the Demon King is a player, it is not certain.
Two believers have died, but the devil has not come out. Either the devil does not care about the life and death of his believers, or he does not care about the two dead ones.
But if the Demon King really didn't care about the believers, there would be no need to create the identity of the believers. The relationship between the believers and the Demon King must be inextricably linked.
"I guess, maybe the number of the Demon King's followers must be maintained at a certain level. So it doesn't matter if one or two die occasionally, but they can't all die. If he doesn't have any followers, even if he wins this instance, he probably won't get anything." An Buli continued to speak out his speculation, "We players can win by finding the Demon King, and the more people who survive before finding the Demon King, the richer our rewards will be. So the Demon King is played by the players, and he may get more rewards the more followers survive. This can explain the current situation."
The devil is also a player.
This clue, from a certain perspective, directly affects the approach that players need to take to fight the devil.
"But there are not many believers left." Wen Duoduo frowned and said, "There are only three of you left."
An Buli, Xiao Liu, Han Xinbo and Ka Suo.
There are only these four, no others.
They have confirmed repeatedly over the past two nights that the devil has not developed any new believers.
"So, if the lives of these four believers are in danger at the same time, the devil will definitely come out." An Buli said firmly, "I am a person who likes to take risks. This time, I think being cautious will not allow us to pass. If you believe in me, accompany me to take a risk."
"No, if the devil doesn't show up, you might really die." Solomon firmly objected, "If we don't take risks, it will be easy for us to become the last seven if we get together."
There simply aren't that many players left.
If the six of them get together, could they lose to such a group of scattered players
"But if this happens, we will never be able to get the derivative fragments again." An Buli said solemnly, "Our team was originally formed for the fragments. Now, we only need these last two fragments to open the ultimate copy. For this, any sacrifice is worth it."
"But we still have a chance to find the fragments, but we only have one life." Solomon grabbed An Buli's hand, turned to look at Xiao Liu and the others and said, "You three should also persuade him."
"I think what he said makes sense." Han Xinbo said slowly and methodically, "It's just a risk. I think we can give it a try."
"Yes." Xiao Liu also nodded quickly, "It's the last day. I don't want to give up the fragments and go back like this. I can't get over this hurdle."
"You Pangu Corps people are really weird." Solomon was a little angry, then looked at Ka Suo, "Ka Suo, why don't you say anything?"
"We are already members of the Pangu Army." Kaso looked at Solomon and said, "So, our thinking must also change accordingly."
The reason why Pangu Legion is so powerful is that their belief is far stronger than that of the other two legions.
In order to achieve the ultimate ideal of redeeming the earth, the players of Pangu Corps can sacrifice everything, including themselves.
Such an idea was considered extremely stupid in the eyes of the other two legions.
Because of their different cultural origins, the legions they created are naturally different.
Before the end of the world, there were all kinds of conflicts between countries because of the different ideas of solidarity and individual masters. Now, the scene has changed, and it is actually the same.
The education that Solomon and Casso received since childhood was different from that of An Buli.
They could understand it before, but now that they are in the same team with An Buli and the others, they can't let it go so easily.
Who can pretend nothing happened when watching teammates die
"I'm willing to give it a try." Casso stood on the side that An ignored them, "So, let's do it this way."
"We have a saying here, 'You must face death in order to survive'. It is impossible for us to fight the Demon King head-on. Our only advantage is that we have enough people and we are willing to risk our lives. As long as the Demon King doesn't risk his life, we can win!"
Players would rather not ask about rescue failure
Ning Bu Wen heard a familiar voice.
Now that he has been recognized and his identity as the Demon King has been confirmed, it is he who has lost this time.
Since the rescue failed, he would naturally have to return to Pandora's space and suffer the punishment for the failure of this operation.
No, it can’t be said to be a failure, because An Buli and the others made it through, it was just Ning Buwen’s personal rescue operation that failed.
He was basically like a smuggler. There would be no reward if he won the copy. Although there would be punishment if he lost, the punishment was still within Ning Buwen's tolerance range.
Ning Buwen met Pandora's fish customer service again.
"The player could have turned the tables." Customer service Yu looked at Ning Buwen and said, "The believers cannot identify the Demon King. The player only needs to use the Demon King's authority to kill the believers in an instant and pass the dungeon."
"I came here to save them, not to kill them. Winning or losing is not that important to me." Ning Buwen smiled happily, "They grow faster without me. I feel a little complicated now."
In fact, when they pushed An Buli out, Ning Buwen guessed that this was a trap.
But he was still willing to jump into this pit.
Because An Buli and the others are setting up the game with their own lives.
They didn't remember Ning Buwen, and Ning Buwen's appearance was already quite suspicious. It would be a waste of Pangu Legion's cultivation of them if they just trusted him.
On the last day, An Buli and his team set up such a trap, which really surprised Ning Buwen. If he didn't take the bait, then An Buli and his team might really be beaten to death by those players.
Even though I know it's a trap, I still jump into it without asking.
But Ning danced happily, even proudly.
The crisis in the castle did not end there.
The next moment after Ning Buwen left, all the lights in the castle went out.
Without the Demon King's suppression, the NPCs in the castle are all ready to make a move.
An Buli and the others also need to survive this last wave of crisis before they can successfully leave this copy and get the derivative fragments!
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"I was wondering, is the Demon King really the Demon King?" After going through untold hardships, Solomon and his friends successfully heard the voice from Pandora's customer service. Similarly, they also got a derivative fragment in this copy.
However, Solomon and his companions had other ideas in their minds.
Did the devil let himself be identified on purpose
If he didn't come out to rescue people, the player playing the devil would have won the copy, but he took the initiative to expose himself for them.
Is there really such a stupid demon king in the world
The author has something to say: Simply put, the main purpose of this copy is to allow Ning Buwen to observe the growth of his companions from the perspective of a bystander. His personal role is already sufficient, so I don’t really want to continue writing about him in the end.
Ning Buwen knew it was a trap, but he had to jump, otherwise An Buli and the others would really die. And An Buli and the others, without remembering Ning Buwen, used their lives to gamble on the possibility of breaking through, which was really a huge gamble.
If possible, I could actually write a longer and more exciting paragraph, but I really don’t have much motivation (why haven’t I finished this article yet qaq), so let’s just leave it at that for now~