Playing the Foolish Beauty in a Deadly Game - Chapter 68

Nelson made a gesture of surrender and honestly said, “At that time, I thought of killing all of you and leaving me as the only one.”

In that case, there would be no need to choose the top five; the game would end directly. If the plan succeeded, aside from the Perfumer who would be difficult to kill, the other players would be insignificant.

Perhaps it wouldn’t take more than ten days for Nelson to leave the scenario.

The initial intention of setting Lin Qiao as the target was also for this reason. Killing all the players would be equivalent to losing sacrifices for the NPCs; they definitely wouldn’t be pleased.

If Lin Qiao’s significance outweighed that of a sacrifice and he attracted the attention of all NPCs, then Nelson could do whatever he wanted to the other players without the Church having time to intervene.

Thinking this through, Nelson spoke up: “We don’t need to wait for the final passing line to be announced; let’s take action now.”

By killing players outside the top five, during the big escape, they would only have to deal with evil spirits and the Church’s NPCs, significantly reducing the pressure.

“Anyway, players below the top five are going to die. What’s the difference between dying at our hands and dying at the hands of evil spirits?”

After speaking, Nelson didn’t dare to look at Lin Qiao’s expression, but he could only think of this method as a way to remedy the situation.

“Players with high pet emotional values will be accepted by the Church. If the high emotional value is due to abuse, the Church might even personally eliminate that player.”

“If it’s the former, then we must ensure that each of them is willing to stay here, but the possibility is slim.”

Staying in the scenario means no horror game, but there are rules for resisting evil spirits, which means no freedom.

Some people, after being tormented by horror games, hope for a peaceful life, while others can’t let go of their real world and are addicted to the golden fingers brought by points, such as money and beauty.

Instead of persuading the other party and giving them a way out, it’s more efficient and convenient to kill directly.

Everyone is in a competitive relationship. After all, the essence of gamers is to kill each other; there should be no psychological burden.

How can one truly tell the other party that there is a way to survive? Who can guarantee that the other party doesn’t have the same thought?

What if the other party thinks: “Why should I stay as an NPC in the scenario? Since you are so kind, why don’t you stay yourself?”

When the negotiation has only a thirty percent chance of success, killing is actually easier to achieve the goal. This proposal, when spoken, was immediately opposed by Dao Zhang.

Nelson thought in his heart that Dao Zhang was hypocritical, but he didn’t dare to say it in front of Lin Qiao.

Yatagarasu, on the side, was very interested in Nelson’s proposal. In his view, this was indeed the most efficient method.

So he looked at Lin Qiao eagerly, but he also knew that Lin Qiao had a soft personality: “You just need to not help the other players; leave the rest to us.”

The atmosphere in the forest Taoist temple was very tense, as everyone discussed how to survive until the end and how to pass through.

Lin Qiao’s real body, the little white cat, lived very comfortably. When hungry, there would be food and water, and the room was filled with toys and living supplies related to cats.

In order to make Lin Qiao live happily here, the black cat had used all its tricks.

Lin Qiao’s real body wouldn’t really relax, as he sifted through the internet for information about the “Best Streamer Competition.”

However, Lin Qiao noticed that the black cat seemed busier lately, but he wasn’t worried about the “turning into a human” secret being exposed.

Although the black cat’s personality was domineering, jealous, and a bit childish, it knew what could be said and what couldn’t.

Lin Qiao shifted his focus back to the game. Yatagarasu and Nelson’s plan was essentially to reduce the pressure from other players. Such behavior of harming other players might also cause the game to delay the announcement of the passing line.

In this way, the start time of the big escape would be later, which would be relatively safer for the top five.

After the decoy prop’s effect disappeared, Lin Qiao temporarily couldn’t know the current situation of Yatagarasu and the others.

However, the number of players was decreasing every day, and the hunting behavior soon attracted the Church’s attention.

The Church guessed what the top five wanted to do, but during the live broadcast, they couldn’t interfere with the struggle between players.

Lin Qiao’s main body, turned into a white cat, stayed indoors. Fortunately, there was also the internet in this world, so he wouldn’t be completely isolated in the room.

Nowadays, there are only a few people left in the top 50. Besides NPCs and the top five, there are only 18 players remaining.

They also realized that someone was hunting them, so they began to form small groups, showing a tendency to stick together for warmth.

In the Perfumer’s live-stream room, the number of viewers remained high.

“Now that other streamers have stopped broadcasting, isn’t it usually only in the last three days of the year that they stop? Why did they all stop now?”

“I heard it’s because the competition among streamers this time is too fierce. They didn’t properly accumulate likes and went to kill people instead.”

“That’s one way to do it. Kill the others and leave only five; that way, you’re definitely in the top five. Hehehe.”

The Perfumer had a premonition. The last time the other top four gathered at “Dawn Middle School, No. 458 Chaotian Road” had already raised her alarm.

Later, when the live-stream was interrupted, the Perfumer guessed that there must have been a betrayal among the collaborators.

Although she didn’t know what happened that led the other four to re-form an alliance, the current situation was indeed unfavorable to the Perfumer, who was the only one left alone among the top five.

While the Perfumer was deeply engrossed, a viewer placed an order in the chat: “I want 500 incense sticks flavored with roast chicken, plus 1000 with the taste of strong liquor. The designated location is Qingyun Temple. Don’t write to anyone; just burn them at midnight.”

“If this deal goes through, we will give you ten thousand likes. If it doesn’t, be careful; we will all come to chat with you!”

This was the first time such a large order had come in, and it couldn’t help but catch the Perfumer’s attention.

Without understanding the situation, she wouldn’t act rashly. After all, the viewers in the live-stream were ghosts. Who knows what these ghosts were really up to?

Moreover, making these incense sticks wasn’t easy. What if, after she finished, the other party couldn’t come up with the likes? There wasn’t even a deposit. Who would she complain to?

In the live-stream, transactions usually involved giving likes first and then making the incense. This person came in and wanted to break the rules. Naturally, the Perfumer wouldn’t agree.

Lin Qiao was watching the Perfumer’s live-stream. When he saw “Qingyun Temple,” he couldn’t help but perk up his ears. Wasn’t that where Yatagarasu and the others were hiding?

In ancient warfare, when two armies faced off, they would judge the enemy’s numbers based on wheel tracks or cooking smoke. This ghost’s request for 500 and 1000 sticks of different flavors allowed Lin Qiao to roughly estimate the number of ghosts.

Before the decoy prop failed, Lin Qiao had discussed with Yatagarasu and the others to create the illusion that “Lin Qiao was still in Qingyun Temple.”

The combined likes of Yatagarasu, Dao Zhang, and Nelson naturally outweighed Lin Qiao’s, attracting most of the ghosts to gather at Qingyun Temple.

This was also one of the reasons why the Woof Woof Church mistakenly thought that Lin Qiao, who was with the player, was the real Lin Qiao. It was just unknown how long this ruse could last, as the Church’s representatives were not fools and would likely see through it soon.

When a streamer enters the streamer room, there is a prompt, but they cannot speak. Only when streamers connect can they converse. However, so far, Lin Qiao could not possibly go live and reveal his location.

The ghosts in the live-stream had clearly seen Lin Qiao, but they spoke without any reservations.

“I heard that the Church’s bunch of beasts are trying to capture an NPC who can turn pets into humans. Is that true? I remember Lin Qiao wasn’t a player, right?”

“Who knows what they’re up to. Maybe it’s because the Woof Woof Church’s enforcement team’s 08 has taken a liking to him and wants him to stay as a wife?”

“I didn’t expect the animal Church to be so corrupt. But humans never treat players as humans anyway, so they probably won’t interfere.”

“The Woof Woof Church wouldn’t do such a thing, right? Only those cats could pull something like that off.”

The ghosts’ words were not baseless. Most members of the Woof Woof Church were selected based on their abilities, and the Church was never a one-man show by any representative.

However, the Meow Meow Church was different. It was more like a family business with a feudal system.

This led to the Meow Meow Church having a family head, also known as the church leader, and the black cat was the successor to the family head.

The Perfumer would not stop the viewers in the live-stream from speaking. Through their words, she could gather a lot of information.

Sometimes the Perfumer would also guide the viewers to reveal more information, making it easier to know what other players were doing.

For example, now, the Perfumer glanced at Lin Qiao’s name and spoke with a hidden meaning: “I heard that the Church people can’t determine where Lin Qiao is and have to rely on you all to figure it out.”

“Last time, a viewer in my live-stream said that the likes in Qingyun Temple were very high, but the likes on the Meow Meow Church’s side were also high.”

“Is it possible that Lin Qiao has turned into two? We are all players, and this kind of skill to create a decoy might be Lin Qiao’s path. Why do you only surround Qingyun Temple and not the Meow Meow Church?”

This was also something Lin Qiao was curious about. However, the viewers in the Perfumer’s live-stream explained: “Because the Meow Meow Church is currently preparing for a wedding, for their young master who cannot turn into a human.”

“It is said that the Meow Meow Church also wants their young master to hand over Lin Qiao, so they directly held a wedding for him, trying to break up the couple.”

The Perfumer didn’t understand at first. How did a wedding come into play?

Lin Qiao also found it strange. No wonder the black cat was so busy; was it getting married?

It turned out that the reason the Meow Meow Church didn’t get involved was that both Doberman 08 and the black cat young master were said to be infatuated with someone named Lin Qiao. The Meow Meow Church would never allow their young master to be with a man.

They attempted to marry off the black cat, cutting off any possibility with Lin Qiao.

“He is marrying the daughter of the Church’s vice leader, a beautiful Persian cat.”

“The black cat young master is tight-lipped about Lin Qiao’s whereabouts and is impervious to others’ persuasion. He owns many properties and does not allow anyone except his confidants to get close.”

“Is the Persian cat young lady, who can turn into a human form, really willing to marry a black cat who cannot turn into a human?”

Lin Qiao was completely unaware of this. He was indeed hiding in the black cat’s residence, but he had never heard any rumors about a “fox spirit player.” How come both the little cat and the little dog were being gossiped about?