Chapter 48 Betrayal 1

  Everything familiar is once again before one's eyes.

  Her eyes scanned around, and An Wei's expression changed slightly.

  It's no longer the dress that An Yi had an impression of, but that face is one that An Yi has some recollection of. It was exactly the suspected mental patient that An Yi came into contact with during his second game.

  It turned out that the other party had also entered the professional arena, causing An Yi to be slightly surprised at running into a 'familiar face'.

  This minor interlude caused An Yi's mind to wander slightly, and at the same time, a dull voice suddenly appeared: "Detected special identity entry, regular match mode entering adjustment..."

  "Detected special identity as Scarecrow, camp good guys; detected that this round does not have core special identities; detected that the total number of special identities in this round is less than 2; conditions are not met, regular game mode cancels overall adjustment, enters fine-tuning..."

  "Reduce civilian count by 1, add a special identity scarecrow, for four constables, four thieves, seven civilians and one scarecrow."

  A dull prompting sound continued to appear, and the bonfire went out into darkness.

  Just then, in a series of unexpected events, An Yi's face suddenly changed again.

  The vibrating phone in his pocket made An Yi's face full of surprise.

  "What's this?" An Yi took out a small object from his pocket and looked at it, his eyebrows twitching involuntarily.

  A prompt indicating a "defective five-pointed star" mysteriously appeared on the screen of the terminal, flashing incessantly.

  With a flicker, the port shook slightly with a slight vibration.

  The inexplicable situation made An Yi's face change color repeatedly, and he couldn't help but be distracted.

  "Hey, I'm talking to you! Search for people!" The little girl's high-pitched voice brought An Yi back to his senses instantly.

  "Hmm... nothing, just listening." An Yi put away his phone and tried to cover up his unusual behavior, attempting to change the subject: "By the way, what's with that scarecrow?"

  An Yi spoke while glancing at the position where he and the other three were located.

  The fake voice little girl is in 16th place; Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse are once again right next to the fake voice little girl, in the No. 1 spot behind the fake voice little girl; while Uncle Zhongshan is in 4th place.

  As for An Yi...

  Noticing that he was in the 9th position, An Yi also noticed the first place qualification, and immediately assigned it to himself. No wonder the fake little girl would specially urge him on.

  Zhongshan dressed uncle, Tang old duck Mi old mouse body T-shirt girl probably also noticed An Yi's abnormality, but intentionally avoided this issue to avoid An Yi's embarrassment.

  "The Scarecrow is a special identity, belonging to the good camp." Zhongshan dressed uncle carefully chose his words and briefly explained: "The function is a bit like a chicken rib... Every night, you can silence one person, and the silenced person cannot speak during the day."

  "Of course, even the most useless special identity is still a special identity. As long as the scarecrow plays well, it's still very helpful to the good people's camp." The uncle in the Zhongshan suit thought for a moment and added another sentence: "Because the scarecrow doesn't belong to the core special identity, and there are less than 2 special identities in this field, so actually it's still roughly according to the standard regular match."

  "What if the total number of special identities is greater than or equal to 2, or a core special identity appears in the scene?"

  An Yi's original intention for joining the team was to learn more about this strange world. However, at this time, the so-called regular season adjustments and that core special identity were undoubtedly unclear to An Yi.

  "The core special identity is the love god," said Uncle Zhongshan, "Uh... I think there's only one core special identity, which is the love god. As for its function, it's a bit complicated, I'll tell you later when we have time."

  "When the total number of special identities is 2, the regular game mode will remove one yin and change to three yin, four thieves, two special identities, and seven civilians. If there are more than 2 special identities or if the core special identity Ai Shen appears, the version will be corrected to five thieves, one yin, four special identities, and six civilians."

  The uncle in the Zhongshan attire suddenly smiled and said, "It's because of the game 'Yao Yao Shang' that I happened to meet you. During the game, our team encountered a regular season correction, and only one person could stay as a reserve, so the three of us were forcibly split up. If we had been given a choice, we would have either disbanded the team and continued playing in the same arena or been reassigned to different arenas. After all, we're a team, and if we continue playing in the same arena after being split up, who knows, we might even end up on opposite sides..."

  Yao Yao is Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse's nickname for the little girl, previously known in contact with An Yi, only this alias is a bit...

  At least An Yi felt that calling her "Yao Yao" was a bit too intimate, after all, the two people were not much different in age, so An Yi generally wouldn't call Tang Laoyan and Mi Laoshu's daughter by such a familiar name.

  An Yi nodded lightly after organizing Uncle Zhongshan's explanation.

  Encountering regular season adjustments, especially the kind of large-scale adjustments that leave only one official in a pattern, teammates from the same team, if they insist on staying in the same field, may be assigned to different camps, which is indeed very embarrassing.

  "Stop stalling, it's getting late!" A little girl chimed in with a fake voice, although her tone wasn't very polite, but undoubtedly reminded An Yi that the night was already advanced.

  "Hmm... I want to check number twelve." An Yi hesitated for a moment and asked the others.

  Number Twelve is where that suspected mental patient was located. Although I only had one encounter with him, his mind might be a bit...

  But it cannot be denied that in the first contact, the suspected mentally ill patient who played the role of a thief indeed left a deep impression on An Yi. In terms of language or logical analysis, An Yi felt that the level of the suspected mentally ill patient was really good.

  Even at that time, if there wasn't a careless thief, the outcome of that battle might not have been the thieves' defeat.

  "Oh?" The girl in the No. 1 position, Tang Old Duck Mi Old Mouse, looked at An Yi with a surprised expression.

  After all, through the contact of the game, whether it's Uncle Zhongshan or Tang Old Duck Mickey Mouse sweater girl, it can be seen that An Yi is obviously trying his best to integrate into this team. So, like An Yi taking the initiative to speak out and ask who, especially on the first night which is not very important, it's hard not to make people curious.

  "Do you know him?" asked the uncle in a Zhongshan suit at position 4 with a thoughtful expression.

  "Hmm... I had a brief encounter with him, and the feeling is...” An Yi paused for a moment: “The feeling is that he's quite skilled. If he were a civilian, he might be able to lead a team; of course... if he's a thief, it would be better to take him out early on, more suitable that way."

  A bizarre slaughter game, with only two outcomes: either survive or die.

  If it was just for entertainment purposes, An Yi wouldn't have minded letting that suspected mentally ill patient stay on the field to compare their levels. But...

  Losing means death. In this case, it is absolutely inappropriate to decide the team's decision with just personal preferences and ideas of being brave and fierce.

  Who's the strongest! Should be the first target! This is the shortcut to victory! Maybe a bit impolite, but An Yi wasn't interested in joking with his own life or his teammates' lives.

  Zhongshan-clad uncle exchanged a glance with Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, his face slightly serious as he nodded.

  An Yi understands the truth, and as a more senior Zhongshan suit uncle, he naturally also knows.

  Against An Yi's special request to check No. 12, neither Zhongshan Uncle nor Tang Old Duck and Mickey Mouse T-shirt girl had any opinion.

  Of course... The little girl hummed softly, seemingly having some other thoughts, but seeing that the Zhongshan suit uncle and the Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse sweaters didn't refuse, she also obediently didn't say anything to refuse.

  Because the first draw qualification was allocated to An Yi's hands, a row of blurry cards floated in front of An Yi, with a number printed on the back of each card.

  Seeing others didn't refuse, An Yi slightly raised his arm and pointed at the paper card marked with the number 12.

  A smooth mirror surface appeared above the extinguished bonfire, and with a beam of light shining down, it illuminated the location where No. 12 was in the darkness.

  The figure did not appear under the illumination of the light column, but at the moment when the light column fell, in front of the position where No. 12 was located, the number 12 slowly changed and finally fixed into a civilian character.

  "Cut, it's a waste of time. What's the point of investigating? I'd rather see you persist in investigating him and what value that would bring." The fake little girl at position 16 suddenly chimed in, seemingly because she had been displeased with An Yi all along, and also made a sarcastic comment about number 12.

  "Ahem." The middle-aged uncle wearing a Zhongshan suit coughed twice, chuckled, and tilted his face to the side, smiling wryly at An Yi as he spread out his hands.

  As for the rebellious personality of the fake voice little girl, An Yi didn't mind it at all. Even if Uncle Zhongshan didn't come out to mediate, An Yi wouldn't take it to heart.

  Taking advantage of the last bit of time at night, An Yi's right hand unconsciously reached into his pocket and pinched the terminal in his pocket.

  The inexplicable vibration of the port, especially the sudden and frequent flicker of the "broken five-pointed star" on the screen, indeed made An Yi's mind somewhat distracted.

  The incomplete five-pointed star prop was obtained from the hidden honor lottery, and no matter what way it was obtained or how vague the annotation was, An Yi was certain that it was absolutely not a simple prop. Therefore...

  Furrowed his brow, temporarily unable to figure out the twists and turns, trying to gather his scattered attention.

  The bonfire in the middle ignited on time, and the dark night retreated quietly. A figure emerged from the darkness at position 13.

  The skin is dark, if it weren't for the huge difference in other aspects from the impression of an African person, the skin color alone would be enough to create a misunderstanding...

  A white short-sleeved shirt with black polka dots was open at the chest, and No. 13's pectoral muscles were shaking up and down, making the white vest underneath bulge out.

  It's just... it seems like he's intentionally showing off to others, with a self-satisfied expression on his face, like a peacock spreading its tail.

  Two steel plates covered with sharp metal spikes suddenly appeared in the darkness, one in front and one behind, slamming shut and trapping the body of Muscle Man No. 13.

  The steel plate was knocked away and did not stay in place, but was stained with blood and separated again to hide back into the darkness.

  Metal spikes on the steel plate thoroughly pierced through No. 13 Muscle Man's body, and even his proud pectoral muscles were replaced by two fist-sized cavities.

  The muscular man No. 13's body was mixed with blood flowing out, twisted and fell to the ground, while a loud roar appeared: "Damn it! I'm a civilian!"