Rationality May Not Be Worth Expecting, But Greed and Humanity Are Eternal!

The second woman's eyes went a bit vacant as she thought of this.

"As long as, as long as each of us trusts each other, there won't be a situation where only he gets the lion's share..."

She was racking her brain, muttering to herself pointlessly. The matter was actually very simple.

As long as everyone trusted each other, as long as everyone could trust her, how could the four of them only get such a small benefit!

But it was this sliver of suspicion that had everyone stuck.

"Stop thinking, Number Two."

Just then, Lu Ce spoke up again, interrupting her thoughts.

"Can you truly face your own inner self? Would you believe yourself, if I died, you wouldn't try to take the most?"

"And, if you really found a way to make everyone believe you, to throw me out, putting you in the optimal position."

"Don't you think Number Three would do the same to you, throwing you out?"

The light in Number Two's eyes gradually faded. After hearing his words, she finally realized there was no solution.

Originally, she had thought she could turn the tables with her own "cleverness."

If...

But there were no "ifs" anymore.

Lu Ce had already started to tease the small insects crawling in. One, resembling a scorpion with a massive tail, climbed onto his body at his beckoning.

He reached out and pinched it. With a slight squeeze, the seemingly exceptionally strong, giant insect was instantly rendered powerless.

After a moment's thought, Lu Ce, holding the insect, gradually moved it towards the wound on his severed leg.

Snap. The scorpion's tail twitched violently, and something unexpected happened—it spewed fire!

[Chosen of Suffering! Suffering points +6!]

"Whoa! What the hell is this alien creature!"

Lu Ce was genuinely shocked, looking at the charred, raw end of his severed leg. He really hadn't expected the insect to be so potent.

"It breathes fire? And this thing's hemostatic effect is pretty good, huh."

Hemostasis? You call cauterizing a severed limb hemostasis?!

The other players, seeing him come here to play and experience the insect's power, felt an already heavy burden on their hearts grow even heavier.

"Can this thing be taken away? Can you send it to me? Where are the organizers? Why aren't they saying anything?"

[...]

No one responded to Lu Ce's voice.

Whether it was the previous escape game or the current division of spoils, the essence of the games wasn't that difficult.

It was just... the severed leg, the lava, the rusty saw.

The swarms of insects, death, the door of poisonous creatures that could open at any moment.

These were all constantly weighing on people's minds, crushing their psychological defenses, making them break down, and leading them to make wrong choices, or even give up on life.

It was just that none of this affected Lu Ce.

"Number One, I have a question for you."

In the silence, the third player, who hadn't spoken, finally broke the quiet, as if making a last desperate attempt.

"Your analysis is very good, but this kind of distribution method must be based on everyone being clear-headed and rational."

"What if, regardless of profit or not, someone just wants to vote you out, to kill you?"

As the words fell, there was an immediate, loud bang. The fifth person, as if driven mad, forcefully blew on the chair beneath him.

"I don't care! I don't care! Why should I get nothing when my leg is broken, I've suffered so much, and I'm in the safest position right now!"

"I want at least ten points! It doesn't matter who distributes them! If I don't get it, I won't agree! We can all die for all I care! I'm the last one anyway, I can't die!"

Number Five screamed wildly, like someone driven to the brink.

It was unclear whether he was faking it or truly insane.

In these kinds of games of strategy, dealing with someone like this is the most troublesome.

Number Two's previously dimmed eyes instantly regained their luster. She stared intently at Number Five. As long as Number Five went crazy, as long as Number Five was an idiot! No matter the reason, as long as he rejected it!

And at this moment, Number Four, who had previously been allocated 0 points, suddenly spoke:

"Number One! Give me five points! Don't worry about Number Five's thoughts, I can agree!"

Silence.

Absolute silence.

In the vast, empty room, it was as if even the sound of breathing was gone. The chirping of the insects was gradually ignored by everyone.

Number Five's eyes widened, his previous frantic expression completely vanishing. He stared at Number Four with utter disbelief!

His act of feigning madness and foolishness, which hadn't even managed to pressure Lu Ce, had crumbled so easily.

"Hahahaha."

"Hahahahahaha!"

In Room Number One, Lu Ce burst into laughter, the expression on his entire mask one of uncontrollable mirth.

He hadn't done anything; he'd simply watched a good show, the process of a fragile alliance collapsing on its own.

Turning to Room Number Three, he delivered his answer:

"Reason may not be worth expecting, but greed and human nature are eternal."

"You will believe from the bottom of your hearts that no matter who is in charge of the distribution, as long as they hold the authority, they will make the choice I mentioned earlier."

"You want to maximize your own interests, yet you don't want to give others the opportunity to maximize theirs."

"Greed and suspicion are eternal."

"My life or death isn't important; for your own interests, your only choices are life and death, 0 or 1."

"This is a hell game, and the difference between the rewards for 0 and 1 could eventually be vast."

"What I showed you just now, what ignited the desires deep within your hearts, won't make you give up the difference between that 0 and 1."

"Moreover, after this experience, you might never dare to step foot in this game again."

"In other words, this might be your last chance to gain benefits, to change your reality..."

In the end, Lu Ce's voice was the only one echoing throughout the entire room.

It was as if he were speaking to others, and also as if he were reviewing his own actions.

No one responded, and no one from the organizing party spoke. In the suffocating atmosphere, every player anticipated a possible surprise.

But none occurred.

When the second five-minute interval arrived, a giant spider entered Room Number Three.

Soon, the votes from Room Number Three and Room Number Five silently changed to "agree," without any affirmation or other form of resistance, as if fulfilling a silent contract.

[Game Over!]

[Hell Difficulty Dungeon, Lava Demon Cave, Five Players Cleared! One Player Perfect Clear!]

[Game reward distribution will be based on the results of the bonus game!]

[Chosen Paradise, Welcome!]