Deceitful Game

Chapter 202 Two Strategies

Chapter 202 Two Strategies

After reading the rules, the brightly lit hall suddenly fell silent.

"Is this... the game of the Realm of Slaughter?"

In that terrifying silence, Mingpo was the first to speak, sighing softly, "How interesting. This killing intent is practically seeping out of the rules themselves—"

As Mingbo spoke, he glanced at each of the "contestants" out of the corner of his eye.

Aside from the "Chainsaw Killer" and the "Bomb Pirate," everyone's expression changed upon hearing the rules. Only those two revealed cruel smiles, some of which were expressions of pleasure, others of interest.

Everyone else seemed shocked by the rule.

"You've just advanced, you don't understand yet, do you?"

Shen Yiqi grinned, a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, and said, "In games like Zhou Zhiqing's, the mortality rate is indeed very high."

It seems like they're mocking Mingpo for being ignorant.

But Mingpo could see through his true intentions at a glance.

Shen Yiqi wanted to help cover up Mingpo's identity.

He stated that Mingpo "had just been promoted," which means that Mingpo is definitely not the designer of this game, because a newcomer who doesn't even understand Zhou Zhiqing's rules wouldn't be able to design this kind of game.

Although Mingpo knew Shen Yiqi, they were clearly not teamed up to enter the game together—which inadvertently elevated Shen Yiqi's own status. Because in games that require teamwork, the host, to ensure their victory, has no choice but to "bring their own assistant."

So Mingpo is his "assistant".

Since Mingpo is a "newcomer" of Zhou Zhiqingqian's level and is clean—then he is most likely clean as well.

Of course, none of them are entirely innocent. In the game of Werewolf, they could only be considered "silver water" and "bronze water" at most—but when everyone knows nothing about each other, the "first impression" is very important.

Mingpo looked at Shen Yiqi with some surprise.

This guy—

That's really not simple.

Just a few seconds after reading the rules, he immediately realized that the game was actually an alliance game, and he immediately took advantage of Mingpo's unconscious words to try to distance himself from Mingpo's and his own identities.

It's not that he's particularly smart —

That's a really quick reaction.

Although the host, Greta, emphasized that this was "her game" as soon as they met, Shen Yiqi clearly didn't believe it.

It's right not to believe.

Considering the host's impartial stance—this might actually be a deliberate attempt to conceal the designer's identity and create confusion. Because her statement was too deliberate.

Unless the designer of the competitive game is dead, its "copyright" will not become public domain, allowing the host to use it freely.

However, according to Mingper's analysis, the game was clearly "too normal" for Greta's mental state.

If she had a choice, she would probably choose the more insane and cruel type.

But this game is a bit too fair.

Choosing the right strategy to evade the Spider Spirits requires "intelligence"; invading and quickly defeating the deceitful ones on other paths and grabbing attention requires the most direct "strength".

The fact that eight eyeballs are needed to complete the "mission" suggests that betraying teammates can be rewarding, but being outnumbered is a clear disadvantage. Therefore, the deceiver needs to form alliances—which in turn requires social skills and a high level of trust.

However, if you choose to lie in wait until the very end, until everyone has finished fighting, and then reappear when it's time to copy the tokens, only to fight the last battle, trying to steal the tokens or force the other party to copy the tokens for you, then you need the ability of "Slaughter".

Even initially, without any intelligence or logical basis, avoiding the "door" randomly chosen by the Spider Spirit required a bit of "luck".

If Mingbo is not mistaken.

This bloody, murderous combat game might not even be a game of the Realm of Slaughter, but rather a game of the Realm of Balance.

Because it's so "balanced." Everyone's talents and strengths can be utilized in this game—just as the game doesn't restrict charlatans from any field from entering.

Mingbo deliberately mentioned "the Domain of Slaughter" to give some information and see how others would react.

It's just a pity.

These level of con artists all have pretty good acting skills.

Everyone is now on high alert. Mingpo couldn't detect anything amiss from their expressions or their underlying emotions alone.

"Impressive," Mingpo thought to himself, a hint of interest piqued.

"actually----"

Immediately afterward, Shi Yue hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, it's not necessary to kill someone to take their eyes."

"The rule is just that it has to be an eyeball," right? But it doesn't say it has to be the eyeball of a corpse, nor does it say it has to be the corpse of someone you killed—"

"no?"

[The Pirate with Bombs] crossed his arms, spat to the side, and sneered, "Young Miss, have you descended to the mortal realm to observe the people's conditions?"

"In a game where only three people can survive at most, you expect everyone to unite? Although I know the hypocrisy of the charlatans in the Realm of Virtue—but this is just too hypocritical!"

As soon as he spoke, Mingpo recognized his accent. It was clear that Mr. "Pirate" was from Tianjin.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yue's expression tightened, and he clenched his fists, but he didn't say anything.

"Because there are two possible decisions here."

Shi Yao's father took half a step forward, blocking half of Shi Yao's body, and slowly spoke.

His tone was calm as he held up two fingers: "First, that's 2222. We'll split into four groups and enter different passages."

"The game's map is disc-shaped, with roads branching off in the middle and leading to adjacent passages at the ends. In other words, the game map is like a circle divided equally by eight lines, with the lines splitting in the middle and intersecting in pairs at the ends, resembling a lotus flower."

"So, when the spider chooses to enter a door—perhaps we can hear a sound."

Seeing that this "Moon Watcher" was seriously analyzing the game rules, everyone turned their attention to him.

"The best-case scenario, of course, is to immediately open the door and enter the next passageway after confirming that the spider is right behind you."

Therefore, at least two people are needed to open a one-way door. So each team needs at least two people to ensure safety.

"And even if we can't be sure—we can at least confirm whether the screams, roars, or sounds of battle are coming from our left or right."

"In the next round, the spider will only go to the next door. That means if you hear the spider on the left, going right is always safe. The reverse is also true. This is the game strategy for 2222 mode."

"What about the other kind?"

Shen Yiqi was very accommodating.

He took the initiative to speak, asking what seemed like curiosity.