"Rewind?!"
Lin Yu's words imdiately excited Chen Zhuo the most.
"I get it, Lin Yu... you an you can go back to the past and start over like the protagonists in 'Re:Zero' or 'Edge of Tomorrow'?"
Lin Yu nodded slowly.
"Exactly."
"That's impossible," Xu Xiui exclaid. "Wouldn't that make you 'invincible'?"
"As long as you don't win, couldn't you just keep rewinding?!"
"So I don't believe—at the very least, he can't rewind arbitrarily. There must be so restriction to this ability," Yu Longguo said coldly. "We just need to..."
Before he could finish speaking, he lunged forward and punched Lin Yu in the face.
"...restrain him before he activates the rewind!"
This punch carried Yu Longguo's enhanced physical strength!
Though perhaps not his full fivefold power, it still nearly knocked Lin Yu unconscious, sending him sprawling to the ground.
Blood spilled from his mouth as dizziness overwheld him, sharp pain radiating from his jaw.
The overwhelming tallic taste and agony almost completely consud his awareness.
But Lin Yu forced himself to stay conscious—he couldn't afford to black out now.
"Pah!"
Lin Yu spat out blood and a broken tooth.
Yu Longguo looked down at him contemptuously.
"Why haven't you rewound yet? What are the conditions for your rewind?!"
"Tell now, and I'll make it quick for you!"
Lin Yu raised his head, grinning through bloody teeth at Yu Longguo.
"Why haven't you killed yet? Not using your weapon... do you particularly enjoy 'bludgeoning' people to death?"
He then turned his gaze to the stunned Chen Zhuo, Xu Xiui, and Yao Zhengye, laughing wildly.
"HAHAHAHA—ow... damn that hurts!"
"Did you know this 'honorable' soldier brother is actually a murderer?"
"I'm genuinely curious—why is Bao Liu's profession 'Ruffian' and Yao Zhengye's 'Thief', but yours isn't 'Traitor' or 'Criminal' or sothing similar!"
Yu Longguo growled, "Enough!"
His fist smashed into the floor beside Lin Yu's head.
Struggling to his feet, Lin Yu roared back at him.
"Hit properly—just like you smashed your squad leader's skull in back then!"
Lin Yu's face flushed crimson as he scread.
Blood-flecked saliva sprayed from his mouth.
Yu Longguo's eyes beca bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead.
"I'll fucking kill you!"
He drew the curved knife from his waist!
At this mont, Yao Zhengye suddenly shouted, "Wait, Soldier! His 'rewind' condition might be getting killed!"
But it was too late. Lin Yu provoked again:
"Co on, A'Guo, you smuggling traitor!"
"Using smuggling money to treat your mom's illness—she must've been so proud, right?"
Yu Longguo completely lost control, slashing Lin Yu across the chest: "Don't you fucking ntion my mother! Don't you dare insult her!"
The blade struck deep, and Lin Yu's body collapsed.
Yet his face showed no pain—only faint mockery: "Dumbass, you're the one who insulted her."
His expression looked almost accustod to death.
As blood gushed from his chest, Lin Yu addressed everyone present:
"Pretty clever deduction, Yao Zhengye... figured it out again..."
"Next ti, I hope you'll vote out... this endless cycle is too painful."
With these final words, Lin Yu fell backward.
He exhaled.
"Perfect—Yu Longguo, see you next ti."
The rewind was imminent!
Next ti... how to win this "ga"?!
Lin Yu had absolute faith in his "rewind" ability.
After all, to deceive others, one must first deceive oneself.
His own "belief" could beco the crucial factor in determining whether sothing would 『manifest』.
And as an actor who embraced thod acting...
Lin Yu was exceptionally skilled at "fooling himself".
At this mont, he believed more strongly than anyone present that his profession was 『Player』 and his ability was 『Rewind』.
Holding onto this intense conviction...
Lin Yu embraced "death"!
Infinite darkness and void assaulted him again, the primal terror chilling him to the bone.
But this ti, Lin Yu faintly heard sothing like... "praise"!
"Truly... magnificent!"
As if so deity was applauding his performance.
Whether it was a "god" or not...
"Hah!"
Lin Yu exhaled sharply and opened his eyes.
Once again... he had returned to the ga's beginning!
Back in that conference room, facing the long table!
The familiar faces were still unconscious. Lin Yu checked the wall clock.
Five minutes to 7 AM—last round had started precisely at seven.
Lin Yu understood.
They must still be receiving their "professions"!
"So our bodies arrived here first..."
This "rewind" had actually granted him five precious minutes of free movent!
But...
Even with this advantage, even knowing the ga's "narrative traps"...
Lin Yu still lacked confidence in "winning"!
His identity was "human"—and with fanatics like Yu Longguo possessing the awakened "Soldier" profession on the "werewolf" side...
Victory seed nearly impossible.
His "Fraudster" ability also warned that another 『rewind』 wouldn't work!
Such reality-defying, rule-breaking 『manifestations』 had limits—no matter how strong the 『belief』, they couldn't be activated twice in quick succession.
Lin Yu found this reasonable... Since this ga was clearly created by "gods", whether for amusent or benevolence.
That deity probably wouldn't tolerate soone repeatedly using "ti reversal" to cheat their way to victory.
"Last round I did everything possible, but it wasn't enough..."
"As I realized before dying, the 'human' faction walks on thin ice—even without mistakes, bad luck ans failure!"
"What now? Should I trick them into thinking I have so powerful profession to face Yu Longguo one-on-one... since 'Detective' is useless now."
"Or swap identities with Yu Longguo during this ti... no, if he finds he can't open the box, he'll realize sothing's wrong."
Lin Yu felt his brain might explode from the pressure.
There had to be a way...
As a Unique Class, 『Fraudster』 must have so thod to overturn this unbalanced ga.
Abandon conventional thinking—cast off all restraints.
Beyond the 『Fraudster』 Unique Class, there was his proudest asset—his "acting"!
Plus this being his "second" attempt... stacking all these advantages together...
A "mad" idea suddenly flashed through Lin Yu's mind!
"Heh... might as well go crazy—this ga is insane enough already!"
Lin Yu stood up—one minute remained.
He collected the envelopes before each person, then swaggered out of the conference room.
Closing the door, he counted down silently...
"Bang!"
Lin Yu kicked the door open.
The others had begun waking up, exchanging confused glances.
With elegant flair, Lin Yu flicked the brim of his fedora, sweeping his gaze across them with a haughty, mocking smile.
He strode to the table and knocked twice.
"Tap tap."
Even without the knock, all eyes had locked onto him the mont the door opened.
Their expressions held wariness, scrutiny, and unease.
Bathed in their collective gaze, Lin Yu spoke like a descending deity:
"Not bad, everyone's 'survival instincts' are strong—waking up so quickly..."
"Regardless, lost lambs—welco to my ga—"
"'Who Is the Outsider'!"
This was Lin Yu's conceived "winning strategy"...
To play God!
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