What was going on?
Lin Ya's expression changed drastically.
Why would soone of this caliber appear in such a low-level ga?
Her face imdiately flickered with uncertainty, and she clenched her hands tightly.
The other two also felt uneasy. They subconsciously exchanged a glance but did not say anything else.
"I have a question."
Ming Po suddenly spoke up. "If two people wager the sa 'maximum' ti, how is the dealer determined? Is it passed down? Rerolled?"
"..."
"If there is a tie for the most," the Host replied, "then the dealer position passes to the person with the second-highest amount.
"If all four people wager the exact sa amount, and it is the maximum, then the round is voided.
"I highly advise you not to do that. I will add an extra rule: if the round is voided, one person will be randomly selected to be shot to death.
"Alright, please place your wagers—"
However, the Host did not leave them much ti to think. Barely five seconds had passed since the rules were explained.
Let alone fully formulating a strategy—they were still processing the rules and had not completely grasped how the ga even worked.
The fat man codenad Protector steeled his resolve and decided to follow the example provided by the Host.
He wagered thirty seconds!
Lin Ya, anwhile, bit her lip.
She had lost too many tis in a row. Ever since the beginner ga ended, she had barely earned any chips.
She could not afford to lose again!
In the past few gas, without exception, she had fallen into a passive state because she lacked perspective, lacked intelligence, and lacked initiative!
She was still sowhat imrsed in the ga that had just concluded. Anger burned in her mind—Lin Ya believed she had done her absolute best; it was only because she lacked perspective that her deductions were wrong.
Since her argunts had been acknowledged by everyone present without any doubts raised, Lin Ya felt this proved her train of thought was clear and correct. Her words were an unquestionable truth! The only reason her deductions fell apart was a flawed premise—the player acting as the Seer had absolutely no idea how to play and failed to investigate as previously agreed. That was why she deduced everything incorrectly.
Such a failure obviously had nothing to do with her!
Because attacking her would expose flaws and easily draw suspicion, no one was willing to do it! Even when a person targeted by the entire group was saved by her—a re commoner—no one attacked her for it.
This was why she had ultimately survived despite her failure.
After that ga ended, a highly dissatisfied Lin Ya imdiately started the next round.
These were her very last chips.
In this ga, she was determined to seize the initiative. However, the 'wolf' from the beginner ga, who had dragged everyone into a gamble with their lives, still left a psychological shadow on her.
Lin Ya was a little afraid. What if she chose sixty seconds and everyone else also chose sixty seconds? What if they had to play that damned ga of Russian roulette again?
But if sixty seconds was dangerous, and others thought the sa way, then fifty-nine seconds might also be dangerous.
She hesitated for a mont before finally wagering fifty-five seconds.
"The dealer is Diplomat," the Host announced.
Imdiately after, with a whirring rush, the Sunflower spun around to face Lin Ya.
"Please enter the ti within five seconds. Five, four, three—" The Host's voice rang out once more.
Lin Ya hesitated for a split second, her mind racing.
Her shortest wager ti was fifty-five seconds, and the maximum... should be one hundred and fifteen seconds!
A thought popped into Lin Ya's mind—
Can I just bet it all?
Just go all-in!
This way, the earlier soone presses [Terminate], the more ti I can have removed!
If I get terminated in the first round, my ti might instantly decrease by over a hundred seconds!
In that case, even though I have the longest ti right now, I might actually have the chance to be the first one out!
Just like... Fight the Landlord!
The landlord has the most cards, but they are the easiest to empty out!
Although she had not fully figured out the specific rules, ti was running out.
She rapidly punched in 115, wagering the maximum amount of ti!
"Two, one—"
Right at the mont the Host said "one," Lin Ya hit confirm.
With a humming hum of energy charging, the Sunflower raised its head, emitting a chilling, trembling sound of a gun chambering a round.
"I..."
Lin Ya originally wanted to smile and say sothing like, "I actually didn't wager that much ti," to bluff.
But only then did she realize that her palms were completely drenched in sweat.
The cute Sunflower she was facing was a vicious weapon capable of shredding her to pieces in an instant!
The words caught deep in her throat; it felt like she had a severe case of pharyngitis, unable to spit them out or swallow them down.
"Please press [Pass] within five seconds. Five, four—"
Ultimately, she could only dejectedly press the button, turning the Sunflower toward the next person.
As the Sunflower rotated to the position of the young man codenad Monkey, a beeping sound like a tir about to detonate began to ring out:
Beep, beep, beep...
The numbers on the digital watch hanging from the young man's forehead finally began to drop.
Starting from 60, it decreased by one every second.
He visibly began to tremble. His brain, which had just been trying to think, instantly turned to mush.
Seeing this, the expression of the middle-aged man, Protector, relaxed. "Since we can see the ti, this makes things much easier—"
"Seven—"
"Wait, we can see the ti?"
The skinny and frail Monkey was still a bit confused. He cast a pleading gaze at the middle-aged man. "What ti?"
Even now, he still failed to comprehend the rules of the ga.
He seed to want to call for help, but clamped his mouth shut at the last second.
He did not want to expose the fact that he knew the other party—because that might cause them to be targeted.
"Tell a number lower than the ti you just wagered!" Protector asked sternly, "Hurry!"
"Then... twenty-five! Fifteen!" Monkey said without hesitation.
The middle-aged man nodded, seemingly relaxing a bit.
He stared at the ti above the young man's head, silently counting down in his heart.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man ordered, "Pass!"
Monkey pressed the button without hesitation, turning the Sunflower toward the middle-aged man.
The number above his head had dropped from 60 to 45.
"I see..."
Ming Po nodded slowly and spoke, "The dial only displays everyone's base ti—the ti added through wagering is not shown here.
"In that case, the personal ti added by pressing [Terminate], as well as the ti deducted from the dealer, are probably hidden as well."
"I understand now, too."
Lin Ya also realized what the middle-aged man was doing.
Or rather, she was the person who could most easily realize it—
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