"Beep——"
The sharp buzzing echoed in the cramped space, waking Lin Sizhi from his slumber.
He gradually ca to his senses, and then realized that he was securely locked. There were specially made iron rings securing his wrists, ankles, and waist, and the iron chair was welded directly to the floor.
A dim, old incandescent lamp hung solitary from a rusty steel fra.
A CRT television, a sowhat dilapidated heavy wooden square table, a silver revolver.
Everything was set up exactly like the 'Wheel of Redemption'.
This was a ga designed by Lin Sizhi himself, and one he had personally experienced, so everything in front of him was all too familiar.
The only difference was that Lin Sizhi was in the position of the judged.
On the other side of the wooden table, where Lin Sizhi once sat, there was now a simple mannequin, dressed in the sa standard suit as Lin Sizhi.
On the mannequin's face was a photo of Lin Sizhi.
It was like facing his reflection in the mirror.
Lin Sizhi lifted his only movable right hand to touch the sides of his head. Sure enough, there was that special chanism, like a giant clamp, accompanied by a coarse and complex gear system. The two heavy iron blocks felt ice-cold, carrying a breath of death.
Simultaneously, the snowy CRT television began broadcasting the rules of the ga.
[Hello, Lin Sizhi.]
[You will now undergo judgnt and participate in a ga called 'Simple Roulette'.]
[The following are the rules of the ga:]
[As you can see, in this enclosed space, there is a mannequin, a revolver, and one live bullet.]
[The revolver has 6 chambers, with five empty chambers distributed randomly in the cylinder.]
[On either side of your head is a special chanism. The gap on each side between the chanism and your head is 6cm in total, averaging 3cm per side.]
[You have only two choices: either shoot at your own forehead or shoot at the mannequin opposite.]
[If you fire an empty bullet at yourself, nothing happens.]
[If you fire an empty bullet at the mannequin, the chanism on either side of your head will move inward, 1.29cm on each side.]
[The third ti the chanism moves, it will cause you harm.]
[If hit by a live bullet, you will die instantly.]
[After six shots with the revolver, the ga ends, and the chanism unlocks completely.]
[You have 5 minutes to complete this ga. Any violation or exceeding the ti will result in instant death punishnt—the iron blocks will crush your head directly.]
[You have always seen yourself as a god, judging others from a high and lofty perspective. But can you pass the sa judgnt on yourself?]
[Do you truly possess a trace of divinity, or are you just a crude imitator, a self-deceiving murderer?]
[Regardless of the outco, everything will be laid bare after the ga ends.]
[The ga begins now, good luck!]
The image on the TV disappeared, turning back into a screen full of static.
At the sa ti, with a "pop" on the table, an old-fashioned LED electronic tir sprang out, with bright red numbers starting to count down.
05:00...
04:59...
...
Everything in front of him was so familiar, as if he had returned to the very beginning, only this ti with the roles of Lin Sizhi and Wei Xinjian reversed.
In a very short ti, Lin Sizhi confird that the rules of this ga were actually completely identical to the 'Wheel of Redemption', without any changes.
It was just that the na had changed to 'Simple Roulette', and the Lin Sizhi who used to be on the opposite side was replaced by a mannequin with a photo of Lin Sizhi on its face.
However, the information contained in the ga was definitely not limited to this.
Lin Sizhi hadn't received any ga invitations in advance; he was directly pulled into the ga while sleeping.
This ant he was chosen by the 'Special Ga'.
Since it was a 'Special Ga', it ant that the imitator designing the ga could actually see Lin Sizhi's player profile and, naturally, could also see the cris identified by Walkway.
They could design a brand-new judgnt ga targeting those cris.
But the imitator who designed this ga did not do that, which ant wasting the privilege of 'viewing player profiles'.
This certainly wasn't because the other party was lazy and simply copied the 'Wheel of Redemption' rules directly, nor was it because they weren't capable of designing a targeted judgnt ga in a short ti.
The opponent was an imitator of the sa level as Lin Sizhi; these were not issues.
There is only one explanation: after considering all possibilities, this was the best plan the other party could think of.
Which ans the plan most likely to put Lin Sizhi to death.
Lin Sizhi picked up the silver revolver on the table, feeling its familiar weight, unchanged.
If following the original ga rules, there were actually many safe ways to clear it; this was already discussed thoroughly in the Community at the very beginning.
In general, if the word ga still held, the bullet should actually be in the mannequin's pocket. As long as Lin Sizhi picked up the revolver and fired six shots at his own forehead, he could pass perfectly.
If six consecutive shots were too harsh, he could consider firing three to four shots at himself; the ga still had plenty of fault tolerance.
However, the problem is that the word ga doesn't necessarily still apply.
[In this enclosed space, there is a mannequin, a revolver, and one live bullet.]
This live bullet could be in the mannequin's pocket, but it could just as well be in the revolver—everything depending on how the imitator designed this ga specifically arranged it.
They could directly place the live bullet in the first chamber of the revolver.
In that case, as soon as Lin Sizhi fired the first shot at himself, the ga would be over.
The player designing this ga undoubtedly knew Lin Sizhi very well and was very familiar with all the variations of this ga.
So in this ga, understanding the ga rules had beco the least important part.
The red numbers on the LED tir flickered rapidly, as Lin Sizhi stared at the silver revolver in his hand, lost in thought.
...
...
"Beep——"
The sharp buzzing sounded, as Cai Zhiyuan lifted his head and looked around at the surroundings.
He hadn't been sleeping at all, and there was no hint of drunkenness on his face.
There were several other players around, each with a na tag on their chest, indicating their Community and na.
But even without the na tags, Cai Zhiyuan could roughly recognize or guess most of them.
[Community 7 - Sun De].
He was originally a player from Community 4, having participated in the 'Wealthy Dynasty'. Now, it seed he was randomly assigned to Community 7 after the ga ended.
[Community 1 - Gao Jialiang].
He had participated in the 'Matchmaking Ga' and 'Simple Q&A', having directly faced Cai Zhiyuan in 'Simple Q&A'.
[Community 10 - Fu Yujun.]
He participated in the 'Lifting Ga', and is Fu Chen's father.
[Community 14 - Huang Ming.]
In the recently ended 'Tarot Ga', he wore the '↑Moon' mask.
There were also two players that left no impression.
[Community 15 - Song Xiao.]
[Community 19 - Cui Yifeng.]
Including Cai Zhiyuan, there were a total of 7 players.
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