Spending over 700,000 in less than twenty days, honestly, this feeling is just damn satisfying.
Thanks to Xiao Lin's arrangements, there were various roles—pure college students, new office workers, soon-to-be brides, newlywed women, seasoned professionals...
Uh—let's just say the rest of it isn't suitable for discussion.
In short, Yu Tu was 10,000% satisfied with Xiao Lin and even started thinking about hiring her as his full-time secretary.
Of course, all this could only wait until after this game. Taking lessons from past experiences, Yu Tu deliberately dressed in sportswear and put on a jacket, checked himself in the mirror—handsome!
"Loading the game…"
"Game loaded successfully, welcome to the God's Cage space!"
"Player Tie Zhu has triggered a talent and entered the divine time!"
When the white light dissipated, Yu Tu looked around. This environment was much larger, looking like a villa, and it seemed like they were currently in the first floor's living room.
As usual, on one of the living room's walls, blood-red text displayed the rules of the game:
[Welcome to the God's Cage Game: True and False Knife Cages, Game Rules:]
[1. The villa contains the same number of knife cages as the current number of surviving players, one of which contains a real knife, the rest are false knives.]
[2. The game lasts three hours. Players must enter one of the knife cages before the game ends. Anyone who doesn't enter a cage will be erased by the system when the game ends.]
[3. At the end of the game, the guillotine on top of the knife cages will fall. The person in the real knife cage dies, while those in the false knife cages live.]
[4. There is a prophet in the game, and the real knife cage appears red to them.]
[5. Every time a player dies, a knife cage will be destroyed. If the prophet dies, the game ends early, and the remaining players survive. Otherwise, the system destroys a false knife cage.]
[6. Survivors can share 200 exchange coins. If the prophet is eventually killed by the real knife, the survivors will receive double the exchange coins. Outstanding players will receive special rewards.]
[Note: Do not attempt to leave the villa or break the game rules, or you will be executed immediately!]
Yu Tu had plenty of time to review the rules this time. Damn, it looked like "Who is the Undercover," but in this game, you couldn't vote to kill someone.
After reading the rules again, he realized there were significant differences compared to the previous two games.
This time, the rules didn't say anything about forbidding players from attacking each other, and it clearly stated that dead players would destroy knife cages, but there was no rule for voting to kill someone.
So—
Dead players could only be killed by other players!
Killing would destroy the knife cages.
—Damn, this game has a bug!
All it would take is one person who isn't a prophet to kill everyone else except themselves, and they could potentially survive, right?
So this wasn't a game of intelligence, it was a game of brute force.
Yu Tu instantly felt depressed. He was an intelligence-based player, not a physical one!
Thinking about the last game with characters like King Kong and the Overlord, Yu Tu felt despair. If he faced people like them, he had no chance of survival. He would be killed immediately.
Yu Tu roughly calculated the time, realizing there were still a few minutes left. Since he couldn't fight, the only choice was to run, hide, and wait for the right moment.
The villa was so large, so he decided to search for a place to hide.
Fortunately, Yu Tu might not be great at fighting, but his physical fitness was always good. He quickly ran to the second floor, searching every room to familiarize himself with the layout, looking for hidden compartments or secret rooms.
Next would definitely be a bloody battle, and the more familiar he was with the environment, the higher his chances of surviving.
He quickly passed through various rooms—bedrooms, bathrooms, terraces—nothing special, all very ordinary...
Just as Yu Tu felt like time was running out, in the last utility room, he found something faintly glowing. As soon as his hand touched it, a cold mechanical voice sounded:
"Game exclusive item…"
Before he could hear more, another mechanical voice interrupted:
"Divine time ends!"
"Player Tie Zhu has triggered the talent, Divine Power. Please state the false rule you wish to add to the game, countdown begins, 3 minutes."
The familiar white light returned.
When Yu Tu opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar bathroom.
The moment he opened his eyes, a cold voice echoed:
"Player Tie Zhu has been selected as the prophet. You may choose to kill everyone and end the game early!"
Damn, he was the prophet. This was exciting?
Also, it turned out the rules weren't flawed; only the prophet knew they could kill everyone and end the game early.
Yu Tu immediately became excited. He checked his body—there was a dagger tied to his calf, and a gun on his waist. Taking out the magazine, he saw it already had three bullets inside.
He held the dagger in his hand and covered the gun with his jacket. The bullets were limited, so the gun would be a last resort.
Knowing the rules ahead of time, Yu Tu didn't rush to confirm the game's setup downstairs.
Since this was a game allowing killing, it was better to stay hidden for now.
There was a small vent in the bathroom, and standing on the bathtub, Yu Tu could see the outside of the villa.
Unlike the bloodbath outside the last suite, this time, from the window, it looked like the villa was at the top of a high mountain, surrounded by endless forests. Apart from the trees, there was nothing else.
Yu Tu remembered there was an item that glowed during the divine time. This bathroom, which he hadn't seen before, was probably on the third floor.
He searched the entire bathroom but found nothing.
After waiting for two or three minutes, a loud gunshot came from downstairs, followed by some panicked shouting. Yu Tu carefully cracked open the bathroom door and confirmed no one was around before sneaking out.
The noise downstairs was growing louder, and someone was yelling at others to stay calm.
Crouching low, Yu Tu confirmed that he was indeed on the third floor. There were likely fewer people upstairs now.
Clenching his teeth, Yu Tu knew he had to head to the second floor immediately to get the unknown game item.
The commotion downstairs covered his movements, allowing him to make it to the memory of the utility room, where he touched the glowing object.
"Game exclusive item: Reformed Edict, can simulate divine speech and send a notification to any player."
After the cold voice finished, Yu Tu was overjoyed. This thing had a special effect at certain times. He placed this button-like item inside his clothes and continued to search the utility room, but found nothing else.
He sneaked into the adjacent bedroom and found five hand grenades under the bed.
He had seen these in simulation games before. They were similar to the domestic 82 grenades, but this was his first time holding one for real.
Damn, this game had prepared players to kill each other from the start, or why would there be these lethal weapons?
He sneaked back into the hallway, ready to search other rooms for more items when a booming voice came from downstairs:
"Damn it, the numbers don't match, we're short three people! Go search for those rats, don't let them take advantage!"
Yu Tu quickly retreated back into the bedroom, pretending to have been there all along. He took out a grenade, carefully pulled the pin. He remembered that as long as he held it, it wouldn't explode.
After doing all this, Yu Tu's forehead was already covered with sweat. Damn, playing with live weapons, one wrong move could cost him his life!