bayedsolid Chapter 24 You Dare Not
Chapter 24 You Dare Not
Xu Lina looked at the system notification on the screen and laughed desperately: "Zhao Wei, you'll die a horrible death! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
Lu Xiaohu swallowed hard and whispered, "Hey, how do you guys plan to carry out this execution?"
As if the system had overheard the whisper, a hemp rope suddenly dangled from the roof beam of the stage. Without warning, it wrapped around the woman's slender neck, the force so great that it dragged Xu Lina into the air.
Zhao Wei was so frightened that he took several steps back and fled as if avoiding a plague.
"Cough cough cough..." Xu Lina struggled instinctively, her feet were forced off the ground, and she made painful sounds.
The hemp rope tightened more and more like a live snake, mercilessly depriving Xu Lina of her right to breathe. Her face visibly turned purple, her eyes bulged, and her mouth opened wide, gradually losing its sound.
The process was terrifyingly long. Lin Zhi turned her head away, unable to bear watching any longer, but the sound of Xu Lina struggling and the tearing of her clothes pierced her ears like steel needles stabbing into her heart.
It was the first time Wang Weiwen had witnessed someone being hanged alive. He trembled with fear, thinking that it would be better to be killed quickly with a knife than to be hanged.
"That's too cruel." Lu Xiaohu, who was standing next to Ji Xingyi, hid behind him and muttered quietly.
"Do you want her to die, or do you want to live?" Zhang Xu'an scoffed at the cowardly behavior of the group.
Jiang Lin: "So, you're satisfied with this result?"
Zhang Xu'an said with an arrogant expression, "Number 9, are you not satisfied with this result?"
Jiang Lin nodded slightly, his eyes playful: "Not bad."
Zhang Xu'an's lips drooped as he tried to find a flaw in the young man's eyes, but to no avail.
Did I make a mistake? Zhang Xu'an instantly extinguished this unrealistic thought in his mind. No. 6's output before his death was completely illogical from beginning to end. He only said that he was not, without explaining why he was not, and without mentioning the person he suspected.
Of the three, 5, 6, and 9, there must be a crow. Number 5 has Number 1 as a witness, and Number 6 can only be a sure thing!
But why did Zhang Xu'an feel a little uneasy looking at Jiang Lin's smile?
No, I'm absolutely not wrong.
Zhang Xu'an clenched his fist, the stinging pain from his nails digging into his palm only strengthened his conviction in his judgment.
The second round of meetings has concluded.
Time was of the essence, and the good people were busy searching for the next round of offerings. Jiang Lin also began preparing for the next step of his plan when he saw Zhao Wei, whose eyes were filled with gloom, around the corner. Zhao Wei glared angrily at Jiang Lin with a dark face. If there hadn't been other players nearby, Zhao Wei would have loved to rush up and punch Jiang Lin a few times.
After Jiang Lin followed Zhao Wei to a secluded spot, Zhao Wei immediately pinned him against the wall.
"Are you looking for death?!" Zhao Wei tried to lower his voice, but every word he uttered was filled with intense anger.
Jiang Lin showed no fear, raised his hand and grabbed Zhao Wei's wrist, applying force at the joint.
The intense pain immediately made Zhao Wei release his grip. Zhao Wei gritted his teeth in hatred: "You did this on purpose!"
Jiang Lin said with a light sneer, "She's a survivor, I'm a ghost, how could it be an accident?"
Zhao Wei: "We agreed that she would vote for us, so why did you do this!"
"Do I really need to answer this question?" Jiang Lin crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame, occasionally using his X-ray vision to check if any players were approaching.
Zhao Wei's eyes turned sinister: "So you really were in cahoots with Number 10!"
Upon hearing Ji Xingyi's name, Jiang Lin's smile turned cold: "You struck first."
During the second Scarlet Night, Zhao Wei expressed his intention to kill Ji Xingyi. Although Jiang Lin managed to fool him at the time, after losing track of Number 1 during the Scarlet Night, Zhao Wei still harbored murderous thoughts towards Ji Xingyi.
Fortunately, just to be on the safe side, Jiang Lin had Ji Xingyi buy the Zhong Kui statue prop; otherwise, it wouldn't have been Tan Yu, number 7, who died that night.
The reason why Zhao Wei wanted to kill Ji Xingyi was the same as the reason why Jiang Lin wanted to push Xu Lina.
The conditions for opening an extraction point are as follows:
[Survivors win: Condition 1, complete 6 rounds of sacrifices (possessed individuals and ghost servants cannot be evacuated). Condition 2, successfully execute 2 possessed individuals during the meeting (ghost servants cannot be evacuated).]
[Possessed by the demon servant, the victor wins by killing or executing at least 6 survivors.]
Interestingly, the rules state that when the survivor wins, neither the possessor nor the ghost servant can leave. However, when the possessor wins, there is no indication that the survivor cannot leave.
This game has 10 players, with 7 survivors. This means that in the final round, if the ratio of the infected to the survivors becomes 2:1 or 1:1, the infected player wins, and the sole surviving survivor can leave the instance!
Jiang Lin guessed that this was the system giving the three teams of players, 23, 56, and 910, a chance to clear the level. Therefore, from the very beginning of the game, it wasn't a 3 vs 7 match.
Unfortunately, there was only one spot available, and Zhao Wei had considered this, which was why he wanted to kill Ji Xingyi first. Similarly, Jiang Lin had to deal with Xu Lina in order for Ji Xingyi to survive.
However, Jiang Lin's plan was also a spur-of-the-moment decision. At the moment the crimson light faded, Jiang Lin used his X-ray vision skill to capture everyone's positions. The opportunity was too good, so he decisively transformed into a crow.
The two cooperated effectively during the meeting because they had a set of covert communication methods. For example, when Jiang Lin held the flashlight, he would tap his right thumb three times, which meant "6". By using these seemingly insignificant body language, they managed to completely manipulate the innocent man.
"I gave you a chance. If you had dared to reveal your identity and threaten me back then, Number 10 and I would have had no choice but to vote for you. Adding Number 6's vote, the result would have been a tie, and no one would have been executed." Jiang Lin said, looking at the man before him with disdain.
"But you don't dare!"
"Because you don't trust Number 6 at all."
This can be seen from the beginning of the game, when Zhao Wei chose to hide his identity from Xu Lina.
Zhao Wei felt as if a piece of burning coal was stuck in his chest, and he couldn't vent his anger.
Because of what Jiang Lin said, he loved Xu Lina, but he loved himself even more.
Suddenly, Zhao Wei had a flash of inspiration. The angry expression on his face disappeared, replaced by a meaningful sneer: "Heh, you think you're so smart?"
Zhao Wei walked up to Jiang Lin, his eyes filled with an air of absolute confidence: "I'll wait for you to kneel down and beg me!" With that, he strode away with his head held high.
Shuer and Ji Xingyi walked in, followed by number 4, Lü Xiaohu.
"He seems very happy?" Ji Xingyi gestured to Zhao Wei, who had just left. He had just brushed past Zhao Wei on the way, and the other man had given him a strange smile.
Jiang Lin tilted her head and chuckled, "Then let's send him on his way happily."