Infinite weird games

Lin Chen had never seen a tiger like this before.

The two-story-high giant looked up and walked slowly in the bamboo forest. Its sharp and angular texture like a rock formed the shape of a tiger in common sense, but the hair on its surface grew wildly like a needle tip, emitting a sacred golden light.

The patterns on its hair faded under the polishing of time, and its body was damaged in many places, revealing the eerie white bones under the skin and flesh, but it did not reduce its majesty at all, but made it more terrifying.

It walked towards the players step by step, and the originally dense bamboo forest retreated to both sides, leaving a path wide enough for it to pass.

Even the fog shrank and curled up in the corner, fearing that it would touch its body.

The ferocious tiger monster stopped in front of the players, slowly lowered its head, which was three people wide, and proudly looked down at the four people below.

On the towering cheekbones are two pools of green flames, forming huge tiger eyes. The breath from the nose pulls the wind in the mountains, scratching the players' skin and flesh, bringing a faint sting.

It is no longer just a ferocious animal, but more like a tool for executing divine punishment, or a natural disaster born from the anger of nature.

The power of the mountain forest is condensed in the most terrifying creature in the mountain. Individuals are like ants shaking trees in front of it, unable to resist or touch.

At this moment, everyone truly understands the meaning of the word "mountain god".

Calling the tiger monster a mountain god is not a respectful term, but an objective description.

Dominating the entire mountain forest under his feet, enjoying bones and flesh in his belly, and steaming thousands of dead souls behind him, such an existence living in this small mountain is naturally a god.

As soon as the players saw the tiger monster, they gave up the idea of ​​dealing with it. The instinct of seeking benefits and avoiding harm told them that escaping was the only option to save their lives.

"Run!" Someone shouted, and someone quickly grabbed Lin Chen's sleeve, turned around and ran along the way he came.

Lin Chen staggered, as if waking up from a dream. He raised his feet to run, but found that he could not move.

The person who pulled him was Tang Yu. Seeing that he did not move, he shouted angrily: "Run! What are you still standing there for? Are you feeding the tiger?"

Lin Chen tried to lift his feet again, but still could not move.

He looked up and saw the blood-colored vines hanging from the sky, passing through the barrier of the flesh and burying deep into the soul. The thoughts were swallowed by the invisible things in the process of transmission, and they could not be transformed into actions.

What is this? Did it trigger some mechanism? There is no clue mentioned...

Lin Chen felt cold in his heart, and said to Tang Yu as calmly as possible: "Brother Tang, I may not be able to walk, look at my head..."

"Bullshit! Nothing!" Tang Yu cursed, ignored Lin Chen, and ran away.

After all, everyone's life is their own. In times of crisis, no one is obliged to risk helping others.

Except for the initial moment when Tang Yu dragged him a few meters away, Lin Chen never moved again.

As the tiger approached step by step, he calmed down and carefully looked at the blood-red vines that entangled him.

The appearance is similar to the world tree in the Ruins of Sunset, which cannot be seen by Tang Yu. The effect is similar to "puppet silk", which directly acts on the soul...

Could it be...

Lin Chen was shocked by his own thoughts and looked in the direction of Qi Si with wide eyes.

The latter was dressed in red like a ghost, standing quietly in the depths of the white fog, with blurred face and figure outlines, like a dream that would be blown away.

Such calmness, such a strategic plan, and a careless attitude are the best evidence.

It's a soul contract...

Qi Si activated the effect of the soul contract to prevent him from leaving...

Qi Si wanted him to die...

But... why?

Countless bubbles of thoughts flew and exploded in his mind, and Lin Chen's brain was left blank after the chaos.

He suddenly remembered a sentence he had heard before-

"If you encounter a bear in the forest, you just need to make sure you run faster than your teammates."

So, did Qi Si want him to be a scapegoat?

"Brother Qi..."

Lin Chen called out in his heart, but he didn't continue.

Qi Si's words echoed in his ears: 'No one can be trusted by you, including me. '

So this is what this sentence means? But which ones are true and which ones are false?

Lin Chen didn't want to believe that the young man who patiently analyzed clues for him in the Rose Manor and lent him weapons and props would deliberately harm his life.

But the facts are in front of him. Did Qi Si become alienated in the copies again and again, or did he never know the real Qi Si?

Lin Chen laughed at himself.

After all, his life was given by Qi Si, and there was nothing to be dissatisfied with returning his life to him now.

It's just a pity that he can't take care of his parents until the end of their lives.

There are still some points left in the account. I wonder if I can exchange them for something and leave them to my parents at the last moment of my life.

But forget it. There will be no good results if I get involved in weird games.

It's too late to rush home in the last half hour of my life. I'll call my parents first, and then find a place where I won't affect anyone and die quietly...

Lin Chen thought about his funeral in a second, smiled bitterly and closed his eyes.

Under the stench of the tiger's mouth, the intense pain like tearing the spirit body spread from his neck, probably because the tiger bit off his head.

Lin Chen closed his eyes and waited for the final death.

The light gray system interface quietly appeared in the darkness, and large and small drops of blood oozed out from the edges, squirming and converging into one place.

[Your camp has changed]

The silver-white prompt text slowly emerged, and the blood drops condensed into exquisitely carved cards, hanging in the upper right corner of the field of vision.

On the card, a skeleton in blood-clothed clothes grinned ferociously at Lin Chen, with two green flames in his eyes dancing with playful light.

[Your identity: Ghost]

[Identity effect: ① When you are in the same room with a single person and the distance is no more than three meters, you can choose to kill him or her;

②You can kill someone by directly touching their shoulder anywhere;

③You must kill one person every day, otherwise your soul will be scattered and turned into a Xiyi;

④ If you accidentally kill a player from the same camp as the 'Ghost', you will be wiped out by the mountain god. 】

The lines that originally wrote about the main mission fell into silver crumbs and reorganized into new words in two seconds:

[The main mission has been changed]

[Main mission: Eliminate all humans among players]

Lin Chen opened his eyes and saw that the tiger and the bloody vines had disappeared, leaving only broken bones and bloody corpses in the bamboo forest.

What's going on? Isn't he dead?

No, he is already dead, he just became a ghost, and he can still continue to participate in the game...

Bamboo leaves were rustling in the air, and a few fell lightly on Lin Chen's shoulders.

Lin Chen squatted on the ground without any strength, staring at a place in front of him in confusion.

Qisi walked to him silently, bent down slightly, and brushed the bamboo leaves off his shoulders: "What are you afraid of? I said, I will definitely let you live."

When Lin Chen didn't respond, he sighed and said in a joking tone: "Look, you don't believe me this time."

Lin Chen raised his head and looked at the young man in red. The latter seemed completely unaware of how bad his behavior was, and said matter-of-factly: "Now that we are all ghosts, I can tell you the follow-up plan.

"But judging from your current state, you probably aren't in the mood to think about the problem. Let's talk about it after you calm down."

There is no emotion, no pity, it seems that they are just executing the planned plan accurately, and everyone is just a pawn that can be calculated.

Lin Chen felt inexplicably frightened, as if he was living among the rodents of an inhuman creature, and his whole body felt cold.

He still had some illusions, and said nonchalantly: "Brother Qi, were you transformed into a ghost later? I remember yesterday we deduced that the enemy was a ghost, and the side task of finding the ghost was completed. …”

"Well..." Qisi smiled, "Do you still remember when I patted your shoulder?"

"Remember, you said there were leaves on my shoulders."

"Well, at that moment you were frightened, and doubts about me flashed in your mind, which happened to be captured by the weird game. Therefore, the side mission is judged as completed." Qis said with a smile, "As for that bamboo leaf, it's me I picked it casually in the bamboo forest before, but it was because of its barrier that I didn’t beat you to death.”

Lin Chen hugged his knees and squatted, suddenly realizing that Qisi had been planning it from the beginning, including last night's outing and this morning's return to the team with hatred, they were all part of the plan.

He is the one in the game, reasoning at a loss in the absence of information, and his thoughts are influenced by a few words.

I'm afraid Qiss has long thought about gathering the players in front of the tiger's den and transforming him into a ghost...

Lin Chen clenched his fists and murmured, "Why?"

Why didn't you discuss anything with him? Why do you want to plot against him like this?

"The reason... you should have seen the main mission, right?" Qisi touched his chin and answered patiently, "The mission of the ghost camp is to eliminate all humans among the players. I think, transform the humans into ghosts. , should also be a kind of 'elimination'.

"Then there is a classic game problem: everyone must choose one between red and blue. If more than half of the people choose blue, then everyone will survive; if less than half of the people choose blue , then the one who chooses red will survive, and the one who chooses blue will die.

"Many people think this is a psychological question that tests three perspectives, but it is not. As long as everyone is a rational person, the outcome will inevitably lead to the survival of everyone - can you understand?"

Lin Chen was not stupid, and he figured out the logic in one second: "As long as everyone chooses red, then everyone will survive. Correspondingly, as long as everyone becomes a ghost, then everyone will survive... …”

He was silent for two seconds and asked in a pensive voice: "But Brother Qi, why didn't you tell us earlier? This plan is obviously beneficial to all of us. If you tell us directly, we will definitely cooperate..."

Hearing this, Qisi smiled coldly: "I remember I told you on the first day that I couldn't trust you or anyone else.

"The 'Ghost' camp is located on the hostile side of the entire Yanghua Town, and the error tolerance rate is extremely low. Once the identity of the townspeople is known, even I can't guarantee that I can escape unscathed.

"I also said the next day that I doubted that the invisible and intangible Xiyi could not see and hear our behavior and speech as they claimed. I did not dare to take the risk of confessing my identity and being tipped off by them. .

"Taking a step back, even if the information will not be leaked, I can't ensure that everyone agrees with my plan. For players in the 'human' camp, no one can guarantee that they will become a ghost after dying once. Rather than just disappearing into ashes, who would be willing to take the gamble now that they can wait and see what happens?

"Considering these points, if I announce my plan in public, there is a high probability that I will be caught by the townspeople in the next second. Therefore, I have no choice but to do it myself."

These words were not unreasonable, and they were indeed in line with the interests of the group rationally, but emotionally, Lin Chen still found it difficult to accept them.

Do you feel sad because you feel you are not trusted?

Or are you feeling disillusioned after discovering that Zeiss is not as beautiful as you imagined?

Lin Chen couldn't understand.

He was silent for a while, then asked in a low voice: "So, Brother Qi wants me to take the risk of becoming a rogue, right?"

Reason told him that the result was good and there was no room for too much pretense in the copy; but he was uncontrollably overwhelmed by a strong sense of weariness and exhaustion...

"What are you thinking about?"

In the long silence, Qisi grabbed Lin Chen's hand and lifted him up from the ground without any explanation.

"I'm not asking you to take risks." The young man retracted his hand and said in a serious tone, "If something goes wrong with you, I will activate the time-rewind effect of the destiny pocket watch. You won't die."

He paused and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that if Tang Yu was there, I wouldn't be willing to spend the props to save him. This is undoubtedly very uneconomical, isn't it?"

A very inappropriate joke.

Lin Chen did not laugh and asked: "If it turns out that humans cannot be transformed into ghosts and we are in different camps, will you kill me?"

Zeiss shook his head and nodded: "If I still have hope of winning, then I will do my best to survive. If I am destined to lose, then I hope you can survive.

"Anyway, when you clear the final dungeon, you might be able to make a wish to bring all the dead back to life - that's what the Kyushu Guild promotes, isn't it?"

He said sarcastically, stopped paying attention to Lin Chen, and walked out of the bamboo forest with messy footprints.

It's best if Lin Chen can figure it out, but it's okay if he can't. His soul has been mortgaged through the contract, and the extra freedom is just a charity from his creditor.

As long as he is still alive, and his camp is the Mage, it will be fine if his head can be counted; in the next few days, step by step can ensure the clearance of the level to the maximum extent.

Lin Chen couldn't help but froze in place when he saw Qisi leaving without looking back.

‘Huh? Why don't you explain a few more words? Is it possible that there is really nothing wrong with what he did and that I am too sensitive and naive? ’

Lin Chen doubted life for a second, and suddenly realized that in a copy of the weird game, too many thoughts would only cause internal friction.

Living is the first priority. Does the process really matter?

After all, his life was saved by Qiss. Even if Qiss really asked him to die, he had nothing to complain about.

What's more, since he was in a different camp, Qisi not only did not intend to kill him, but instead tried his best to find a way for him to change his camp. This was an act of kindness and righteousness.

He still has too many unrealistic fantasies, so much so that he feels inexplicably unhappy because of his insatiable greed...

Lin Chen convinced himself and quickly followed Qisi, half a step behind.

He opened his mouth to say something, but no sound came out.

Qisi listened to the approaching footsteps and knew that Lin Chen was not untying the knot in his heart. He was just deceiving himself and letting go of his grudge for the time being out of consideration for the overall situation of the dungeon.

He remained calm, raised his hand to push aside the bamboo leaves covering both sides, and continued to move forward step by step.

After walking a few steps, the road in front of us opened up.

A scholar in Tsing Yi stands outside the bamboo forest, acting as an anchor and landmark.

Tang Yu was held by Qiu Xin's neck and stood next to the scholar with a look of despair on his face.

——This is also part of the plan, and the hatred is executed perfectly.

Qisi walked over with a smile and patted the scholar on the shoulder.

The scholar fell down with a thud, leaving behind a sallow scarecrow.

Qisi lowered his hand and turned to Tang Yu, grinning his white teeth: "Now, you are the only 'human' here."