God's Imitator

Chapter 606: Chapter 605: The End of "One Word Breaks the Prison

Lin Sizhi paused slightly, then continued:

"The reason Xu Guangxin doesn’t end the game is because of a very straightforward and brutal purpose:

"He wants to kill as many players in this game as possible.

"As for his specific motives, whether it’s revenge or gaining visa time, it’s not easy to guess. But his actions are indeed aimed at achieving that goal.

"While other players tend to protect themselves, Xu Guangxin was the first to initiate an attack, accelerating the game’s pace abruptly at the start; when other players started attacking each other, Xu Guangxin instead took a defensive stance, somewhat diminishing his presence.

"The Disguiser can end the game at any time, so no matter how chaotic the scene is, it poses no threat to him.

"Furthermore, there’s a crucial point: the Disguiser can view other players’ voting situations in real-time, allowing him to ’control the vote’ to a certain extent.

"The final result of the last round of the game was five people each getting one vote, which is obviously problematic.

"Because the voting in the last round was quite free, players could vote based on either ’crime’ or ’health’, and the optimal solution for Community 2 and Community 7 would clearly be to vote for each other.

"Because if the other side loses one person early, our side will receive one less Sudden Death Ticket in the subsequent games.

"In this situation, excluding Xu Guangxin’s vote, the voting patterns have only three possibilities:

"2020, 2011, or 1111.

"In this way, no matter how Xu Guangxin votes, as long as he votes for other players, it can’t result in a 11111 outcome.

"So the answer is Xu Guangxin voted for himself.

"As the ’Disguiser’, Xu Guangxin can view other players’ voting situations in real-time. A four-way tie carries a certain randomness, but upon seeing this voting pattern, he immediately realized it was an excellent opportunity and decisively voted for himself.

"Because only in this way, can all players experience a ’heart attack’, significantly increasing their probability of sudden death.

"Clearly, the two punishments in this game are additive: heart infarction is a chronic addition, while heart attack is not only a real-time punishment but also increases the damage based on the infarction situation, in turn exacerbating the severity of the infarction.

"The same heart attack is not fatal for a player like Xu Guangxin who hasn’t received many Sudden Death Tickets, but it’s not the case for other players.

"In each previous vote, Xu Guangxin also used this vote to balance the voting results, achieving a state where ’three players are simultaneously dying’.

"Because the Disguiser can ignore all lie detection mechanisms, this doesn’t just mean he can arbitrarily change the lie detection situation on the drawing board for the transcripts but can also vote for anyone at will.

"The reason I say you should have sought help from me earlier is because now it’s the time for Xu Guangxin to close the net.

"But if you vote appropriately, you might still be able to regain some losses.

"I won’t impose any restrictions on this voting’s standards, because restricting any standard can’t ensure you’ll inevitably cast the Sudden Death Ticket to Xu Guangxin.

"I can only hope you make the right choice yourself."

...

Xu Guangxin’s expression remained unchanged, seemingly unaffected.

But the other players were all staring at him.

Deng Xiao deeply regretted that he should have sought Lin Sizhi’s help earlier.

If he could have clarified Xu Guangxin’s identity as the Disguiser earlier, they could have concentrated their votes sooner.

As the Disguiser, it’s impossible to voluntarily end the game when he isn’t under the threat of death.

Conversely, if the Disguiser believes he’s under the threat of death, he will immediately stop the game.

By that time, everyone can be saved.

Deng Xiao unhesitatingly pressed the button, casting a Sudden Death Ticket to Xu Guangxin.

"This round of the game, four Sudden Death Tickets plus a heart attack are enough to pose a threat to him.

"He might not die, but he certainly won’t dare continue the game, because in another round, he’ll surely die.

"And once he chooses to end the game, everyone will be free..."

Xu Guangxin also completed his vote through the drawing board, no one knew exactly whom he voted for, but whoever it was received only one vote, no harm done.

The sword corresponding to the area where Xu Guangxin was located fell heavily on the round table and pierced deep.

Xu Guangxin’s face turned pale immediately, but he didn’t just cling to his chest and hold on like the others, instead, he tried hard to lift his head to look at the other players, as if confirming something.

Lu Bingjun’s expression changed drastically: "Deng Xiao!"

Deng Xiao heard someone calling him, but the voice seemed very distant, ethereal, and fleeting.

Without any preparation, Deng Xiao’s vision suddenly went dark, and he slumped forward.

Not only that, but Li Hui also grabbed his chest in disbelief, struggled twice unwillingly, and then his body crumpled.

Xu Guangxin continued to stare at Shi Guoliang intently, but then frowned slightly.

Shi Guoliang’s condition was poor, he remained silent, his body tense, his arms firmly supporting himself on the chair.

But he didn’t die.

...

Unnoticed, a new round of the game had begun.

The game still hadn’t ended.

Xu Guangxin was chosen as the host.

Logically, in the last round, Deng Xiao initiated the attack on other players first, but now that Deng Xiao was dead, the host role was passed onto the second player who initiated the attack on others, Xu Guangxin.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Xu Guangxin arranged himself to speak first.

He endured discomfort as he looked at Shi Guoliang: "It feels terrible now, doesn’t it?

"As it turns out, you wealthy people, the traditional success stories in the original world, with so much Wealth, are just the best interpretation of ’virtue failing to match the position.’

"As long as the rules change slightly, changing the gameplay, you can only be stepped on by ’losers’ like us as if you’re a stray dog.

"Of course, I’m not targeting everyone.

"In the Walkway, I’ve also encountered very smart wealthy people who, after changing the game rules, can quickly become strong again.

"But you’re different.

"Clearly, your proud career and achievements are just shamelessly stealing society’s Wealth under the luck and backroom operations, claiming it for yourself.

"So now you’ve been exposed, this is the position where you truly belong.

"Just like the idle Huang Mao and that chatty aunt in our Community who, apart from collecting rent and arguing, are good for nothing.

"You’re essentially the same breed: parasites meaningless to society. Without you, this World would only be better."

Already with three players dead, the host’s speaking time is extended to 8 minutes.

Xu Guangxin showed no sign of stopping, he didn’t use many dirty words, but every sentence felt like real damage.

It was apparent that Shi Guoliang tried hard to control his emotions, to avoid listening or thinking.

But he had no choice but to listen. Even when attempting to cover his ears, Xu Guangxin’s voice still came through the speakers and reached him.

Shi Guoliang’s face turned red, finally, he couldn’t tolerate it anymore, pointing at Xu Guangxin, eager to wait for the mechanism to unlock, and cursing.

But before the mechanism unlocked, Shi Guoliang’s movements suddenly froze, and the redness in his face quickly faded.

He weakly clutched his chest, then slowly and gradually slumped to one side.

These words ultimately became the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Xu Guangxin exhaled deeply, while simultaneously, the system broadcast sounded.

...

In the audience room, Tang Qing sighed silently.

"Ah, somewhat hard to carry.

"Upon returning to the Community, there might be some fuss."

He listened quietly to the final system broadcast, finishing his tea with a sense of relief: "But that said, I indeed didn’t do my best in this game, either."

Bai Zilan glanced at Tang Qing and Lin Sizhi: "See you next time."

[Settlement Condition Triggered: Inner Court Player has died, and ’Disguiser’ has decided to end the game.]

[All surviving Inner Court Players will have their hearts healed and will receive 300% of the ’visa time carried by the deceased players’ as a reward. Shared equally.]

[The audience will additionally receive 40% of the total Inner Court Players’ gains as personal proceeds.]

[The game ends!]