After the first night, two number plates, "16" and "26", were marked with a red cross in the floating boxes of all Challengers.
The floating notifications for both players also showed a message: "You are out of the game. Please leave the village. If your teammates are unable to win in subsequent games, you will be eliminated."
The stone benches arranged in a circle in the middle of the square, benches numbered 16 and 26, were empty. It was unknown where the two players who were killed had gone.
The remaining players looked at the two empty stone benches, feeling uneasy, especially those who hadn't drawn the werewolf card, who couldn't help but worry—would they be the ones to die next night?
After everyone was seated, the old village chief walked to the center of the square and said, "Two more Villagers have been murdered. These werewolves are truly unforgivable! For the peace of our Rhodes Village, we need to elect a sheriff to lead us in finding the werewolves hiding in the village!"
This village chief is an NPC in the Werewolf Kill game, responsible for organizing the daytime games.
There's even a "sheriff election" segment! If the werewolves get the sheriff position, their team could easily control the game's pace. Normally, one vote equals one vote. But the sheriff's vote is equivalent to 1.5 votes. When two players have a tie, the sheriff's 1.5 votes become crucial, sometimes even deciding the fate of their faction.
The village chief said, "Next, those who want to run for sheriff, please raise your hands and give your campaign statement. Those who are not running for election cannot speak, but they can vote."
There was a few seconds of silence, then several hands were raised.
Normally, on the first day, Prophet should stand up to run for sheriff, lead the good guys, and point them in the right direction. Of course, there are also werewolves who pretend to be Prophet and deliberately cause trouble.
Xiao Lou didn't participate in the election this time because the person he investigated on the first night was Yu Hanjiang, who turned out to be a werewolf. He couldn't just jump out and tell everyone, "Number 1 is a werewolf," could he? If he did, the other teams would definitely vote Yu Hanjiang out.
According to the Guardian's instructions, Xiao Lou needs to protect his teammates from being driven out of the village. Seven days later, more than half of them, that is, at least five people, must remain in the village for the game to be considered complete.
Not knowing the identities of his other teammates, Xiao Lou decided to wait and see.
But to his surprise, Yu Hanjiang actually raised his hand to run for police chief.
As a werewolf, Captain Yu is actually running for sheriff during the day. Is he trying to take the initiative and stir up trouble?
There were a total of seven people running for sheriff.
They are No. 1, No. 3, No. 13, No. 18, No. 22, No. 31, and No. 34.
The village chief said, "Please let number 1 speak first, and we will rotate clockwise."
Yu Hanjiang stood up and said calmly, " I think many people have played the werewolf kill game. Even those who haven't played it can roughly understand how to play after hearing the rules. Our good guys need to drive out all the werewolves in order to win. The sheriff's responsibility is to organize the speaking order and voting process during the day."
"I'm running for sheriff to lead everyone to victory in this game."
"The key to this game is to find logical loopholes in other people's speech to analyze whether the speaker is a good guy or a werewolf. If you are confused and cannot judge the identities of others, you can abstain during the voting stage. Don't vote wrongly and accuse good guys. Because if you vote wrong and drive the good guys out of the village, the number of people will decrease, and it will be easy for Werewolf Faction to control the game."
"I have some experience playing Werewolf Kill, and I can find logical flaws and perspective problems based on people's statements. If you trust me, you can vote for me to be the sheriff."
After Yu Hanjiang finished speaking, he returned to his seat.
Most of those who drew the werewolf card and knew Yu Hanjiang's identity broke out in a cold sweat.
Player #1 is the biggest wolf king in the den!
As a result, when he ran for sheriff, he actually spoke from the perspective of a good person, and his voice was deep and steady, without the slightest hint of guilt. Every word he said was very convincing.
Xiao Lou couldn't help but admire Captain Yu. As expected of a police officer, his calm tone was enough to deceive many good people in the audience. He estimated that Captain Yu would get a lot of votes after his speech.
If Yu Hanjiang and Werewolf Faction control the game, what's the next move?
Xiao Lou frowned and fell into deep thought.
Number 3 is a girl with a sweet voice. She said timidly, "Hi everyone, I'm not very good at Werewolf Kill. I just wanted to try my luck running for sheriff. Since there are some skilled players who can help us win, I'll quit."
Xiao Lou: "..."
This girl must be really nervous; her voice was trembling slightly. She doesn't even know how to play, yet she knows such a technical term as "refund rate"?
In the game Werewolf Kill, "retreating" refers to initially claiming a certain identity, then denying it, indicating that it was just a bluff.
For example, if a regular Villager claims to be the Prophet, and then the real Prophet steps forward, the Villager, in order to avoid confusion, says, "I was just faking it." This is called "retiring."
In the sheriff election process, someone who initially raises their hand to participate in the election but then withdraws is also known as "retiring."
Girl number 3 is definitely a pro at the game, so she used the technical term "receding tide" out of habit. It's highly likely she was assigned to a special...
Because of my special identity badge, I was a little nervous and didn't pay attention to some details of my vocabulary when I spoke.
Xiao Lou instinctively felt that she was part of the werewolf team, and after seeing Yu Hanjiang running for sheriff, she quickly withdrew from the race.
Next up is speaker number 13.
Number 13, a man with a somber voice, chuckled and said, "I'm running for sheriff so I can speak on the first day. Since Number 1 says he can play Werewolf Kill and lead everyone to victory, I think those who don't know how can temporarily follow the strategies of those who do. Anyway, the sheriff isn't completely safe. If we find something amiss with him, we can vote him out and tear up his badge. I've also withdrawn from the race. Everyone, vote according to the situation and see who's more capable."
Although this person appeared to be relatively neutral, he was subtly campaigning for Yu Hanjiang.
Is this another Werewolf Faction fan? Xiao Lou turned to look at number 13; the man's eyes were smiling, and there was nothing wrong with him.
Following closely behind was number 17, a middle-aged man with a booming voice and imposing manner. He declared loudly, "I'm Prophet. I checked number 5 last night. Number 5, you're a good person, so I'll give you a 'golden water' (a lucky draw). Also, number 3, you just said you don't know how to play? If you don't know how to play, how come you know such a professional term as 'refund'? I've been playing for half a month and it took me half a month to learn the difference between 'golden water,''silver water,' and 'refund'!"
"Golden Water refers to those whose identities have been verified by Prophet and confirmed to be good. Silver Water refers to those who were killed by Werewolf Faction but were saved by the witch. Among them, Golden Water has the strongest evidence because Werewolf Faction could very well have killed his teammates to trick the witch into giving him the antidote, while Silver Water cannot be guaranteed to be 100% good. This explanation is for those who don't know how to play."
"Number 5 is a confirmed good person, I've checked her identity. Number 3, I strongly suspect she's a wolf. Everyone, elect me as sheriff, I, Prophet, will lead the charge! Tonight, I'll check my next victim, number 18."
"That's settled then. Those good guys in the camp who know how to play the game, all they'll do is choose me as sheriff!"
The man on the 17th sounded like a Prophet in his speech. Xiao Lou was surprised that there were two Prophets in this game. Perhaps due to the large number of players, the Protoss faction had two Prophet agents to investigate separately. This could easily lead to misunderstandings, as the good guys didn't know exactly how many Prophets there were, or who was genuine and who was not.
The number 5 he found was Shao Qingge.
Shao Qingge is a good guy, and Yu Hanjiang is a werewolf; this is currently confirmed. Xiao Lou is still unaware of the identities of the other teammates.
The next speaker, number 18, completely shirked his responsibility, saying he was just watching the show and voluntarily withdrew from the race for sheriff.
Number 22, with a cool and aloof voice, suddenly said, "I am the Prophet. Number 17 is probably a werewolf, pretending to be the Prophet to mislead people. I checked Number 31 last night and confirmed that Number 31 is a good person. Number 31, you can check your identity card to see if I'm right. Number 17 is a bluffing werewolf, don't be swayed by him. Vote for me, I'll be the sheriff. Tonight I will check my next player, Number 18."
The players at the scene were all a bit confused.
On the 17th, someone claimed to be the Prophet; on the 22nd, someone claimed she was the Prophet. Who is the real one and who is the fake one? Or are there two Prophets?
Hearing this, Xiao Lou knew perfectly well that there couldn't possibly be three Prophets present; otherwise, Werewolf Faction wouldn't be able to function. It was highly likely that the first Prophet was genuine, and his assessment of number 3 aligned with Xiao Lou's. The second, number 22, was fake, deliberately designed to confuse the audience and make them waver in their votes.
But Number 2 Girl was quite clever; she sent the gold water to Number 31, who happened to be running for office.
Sure enough, when number 31 spoke, he said, "I am indeed a good person. Miss number 22, you said you checked me last night. It's possible that you were indeed the Prophet and happened to find me. However, you could also be a werewolf, deliberately giving me a 'good person' card to try and get my votes. Werewolf teams can see each other. Apart from the werewolves, everyone else present is a good person. You can randomly give out 'good person' cards without making a mistake. I'll observe for another round. As for you and number 17, I won't even stand up."
The last speaker, number 34, also withdrew from the election.
After all the candidates had spoken, excluding those who withdrew voluntarily, candidates number 1, 17, and 22 were selected to run for sheriff.
The village chief announced, "Numbers 1, 17, and 22 will participate in the final showdown. Please vote!"
Because contestants number 17 and 22 are opposed to each other and both claim to be Prophet, many people cannot tell the difference between them—on the contrary, contestant number 1, Yu Hanjiang, who pretends to be very righteous, received the most votes.
Xiao Lou abstained from voting this round, and he carefully observed the people who voted for Yu Hanjiang.
Liu Qiao, Lao Mo, and Long Sen all voted for Yu Hanjiang, Shao Qingge voted for Prophet #17 who had investigated him and said he was a good person, and Ye Qi and Qu Wanyue both voted for #22.
After thinking about it carefully, Xiao Lou quickly realized what was going on.
Xiao Ye and Teacher Qu might be Werewolf Faction friends with Yu Hanjiang, and they deliberately voted for others to avoid making their stance too obvious during the voting process.
CEO Shao is undoubtedly on the good guys' side. As for Liu Qiao, Long Sen, and Lao Mo, it's still unclear. They could be werewolves, voting for Yu Hanjiang because they support him; or they could simply be influenced by their teammates, voting for Captain Yu because they trust him.
Ultimately, Yu Hanjiang was elected police chief with an overwhelming majority of 13 votes.
Day 1: Voting for exile.
Yu Hanjiang arranged for the speeches to proceed counter-clockwise. When counting the votes at the end, he summarized: "Number 3's speech did have inconsistencies and contradictions, possibly due to nervousness. Villager and God Card holders wouldn't normally be this nervous. Currently, she's highly suspected of being a werewolf, and I suggest everyone vote her out."
"As for numbers 17 and 22, the two Prophets are jumping the gun; we can wait and see how things go tonight. I think the werewolf is very likely to appear tonight."
Kill Prophet directly. If Number 17 dies, it proves Number 22 was lying. Conversely, if Number 22 is killed by Werewolf, then Number 17 was lying.
The sheriff's vote was very convincing; everyone voted for number 3, and number 3 was immediately expelled from the race.
The girl was on the verge of tears. She was indeed too nervous to pay attention to the details, after all, this Werewolf kill was a matter of life and death for the team! She shouldn't have run for sheriff, but it was too late to regret it now.
It got dark quickly.
[Blood Moon Witch, Day Two, Night]
[Your identity is Prophet. Activate your skill to verify someone's identity?]
Xiao Lou activated his skill, intending to investigate number 13, who was the person who quietly campaigned for Yu Hanjiang during the daytime election. However, upon further reflection, he realized that number 13 was highly likely to be a werewolf, and there was no need to waste the opportunity to investigate his identity.
Xiao Lou checked Ye Qi —and it turned out to be a werewolf again. Every time he checked, it was accurate!
[Your identity is Dream Catcher. Activate skill to put someone into a sleepwalking state?]
Shao Qingge felt that there was a high probability that the 17th was Prophet, and that he might suffer the wrath of Werewolf Faction tonight. Dream Catcher could make sleepwalkers immune to all harm at night.
For the good guys to win, they need to protect Prophet.
Thinking of this, Shao Qingge said, "Choose number 17 to enter a sleepwalking state."
[ The Werewolf Faction communication channel has been established.]
Yu Hanjiang said calmly, "I got the sheriff position. Now, both number 17 and number 22 are prophet. Number 22 is our Werewolf Faction ally. We can kill number 17 tonight and then vote number 22 out tomorrow. Number 22 is Wolf Beauty. If she is eliminated during the day, she can activate her skill."
Everyone: "..."
This approach guarantees a profit.
If we eliminate the real Prophet, number 17, then the fake Prophet, number 22, will be suspected by the good guys. Tomorrow, everyone will naturally vote number 22 out of the game. Yu Hanjiang will lead the vote for number 22, firstly to clear himself of suspicion that "he and she are teammates," and secondly to allow her to activate her "charm" skill.
Wolf Beauty's "Charm" ability allows her to charm someone at night. When Wolf Beauty is banished from the village, the person she charmed will also be banished, meaning she can take someone down with her even if she dies.
Number 2 Girl said decisively, "No problem, everyone kill number 17 and vote me out tomorrow, who else should we kill?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "Number 35, stay a bit further away."
The remaining wolf companions all agreed with Yu Hanjiang's decision and plunged their knives into cards 17 and 35.
...
[It's dawn]
[Last night was Christmas Eve, no one was killed!]
Everyone was quite surprised to see this result.
Werewolf Faction clearly killed two people last night, so why is it invalid?
Yu Hanjiang quickly realized that in the game werewolf kill, at night, some God Cards can activate skills.
For example, a guard can protect a player, a Dream Catcher can put a player into a sleepwalking state, and a witch's antidote can save a killed player—so, Werewolf Faction can kill someone, but it doesn't necessarily mean it will succeed.
Werewolf Faction can kill two people every night. Last night was Christmas Eve, and no one was killed, which means that two God Cards activated their abilities at the same time.
It's highly likely that the player in the [Guardian] role was protecting a target that Werewolf Faction was trying to kill, thus negating Werewolf Faction's attack.
Or [ Dream Catcher ] puts someone into a sleepwalking state, making them immune to nighttime damage. Or [Witch] uses an antidote to save a player who has been killed.
The fact that number 17 wasn't killed is most likely because Dream Catcher or the Guardians thought he was Prophet and could be killed, so they gave him a Guardian aura or put him in a sleepwalking state.
The innocent number 35 may have been saved by the witch's antidote.
Yu Hanjiang frowned slightly— God Card began its operation the following night, which would make Werewolf Faction's plan to massacre the village more difficult.
He couldn't directly say, "Everyone give up resisting, let the werewolves slaughter the village, and lead you through the game." He could only continue to guide public opinion and eliminate the Protoss faction as quickly as possible. Fortunately, this time he was the sheriff.
Yu Hanjiang took a deep breath and said calmly, "Speak counterclockwise."
Xiao Lou (No. 11), Shao Qingge (No. 5), and Ye Qi ( No. 7) will speak last if we go counter-clockwise.
Yu Hanjiang wants to hear Xiao Lou's opinion, but he doesn't know what Professor Xiao's thinking is.
They haven't exchanged a single word yet, and he needs to reach a unified strategy with Xiao Lou as soon as possible!