Final Vote

The moment the notification that the challenge had been successful lit up, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, followed by cheers.

If they pass all three levels, they can get the highest-level reward!

However, whether or not you will receive this reward depends on the final round of voting...

"Come on, everyone, throw out this ball! We'll just wait to collect the prize!" Zheng Ji clapped his hands, his mouth practically stretched to the back of his head in a grin.

Luo Jun looked at Zheng Ji. If the challenge hadn't ended, he would have loved to kick the kid back inside and let him have a heart-to-heart talk with that Lava Monster.

Since violence was forbidden here, Luo Jun could only glare at Zheng Ji, his imposing aura instantly causing the guy to break out in a cold sweat. He quickly scurried behind Du Jincai.

"I think the performance in this round just now has proven that Ye is not the mole," Lao Miao Miao said, speaking up for Luo Jun.

"Then how do you explain his strange behavior?" Cui Zheng Hai said, "He threw Elisa out for no reason before, and just now, he could have easily completed the first leg, but he insisted on running into the cave first. I don't know what he was doing."

"Well..." Lao Miao Miao knew the reason, but she couldn't say it.

"Didn't he claim to be a prophet, saying it was Hidden Mission?" Zhu Sanyang suddenly said.

The box was opened, and inside was a Potted Plant.

At this point, the voting process had begun, the ballot box was raised, and a red clue box was placed on top of it.

Luo Jun glanced at them and shook his head. "I can't say."

This is essentially tantamount to admitting it.

"If you've already received it, what's the point of calling it Hidden Mission?" Cui Zheng Hai sighed and looked at Luo Jun: "Is Zhu Sanyang right? Your return to the Tracker's cave this time was also Hidden Mission?"

What is the connection between this Potted Plant and these two people?

The Dice of Heavenly Secrets is activated; draw a photo of Mimic Person from it!

The dice have rolled!

"Are you never going to stop?" Luo Jun stepped forward, raising his foot as if to kick, which startled Zheng Ji so much that he turned and ran away, dropping the Potted Plant in his hand. Luckily Lao Miao Miao caught it with quick reflexes.

Everyone stared at the Potted Plant, studying it intently, but couldn't discern anything, unsure what the clue referred to.

"What does the Potted Plant represent?" Zheng Ji picked it up and examined it closely, pointing it at the white wall from several angles. "Hey, look, from this angle, doesn't the silhouette of the Potted Plant's branches look like the Chinese character 'night'?"

"Why don't we take a look at the clues first?" Lao Miao Miao suggested.

"Hidden Mission?" Zheng Ji asked curiously, "Why didn't I receive one?"

The privileges gained from collecting Hidden Key? The ability to directly replace the Blue Box clue with the Red Box? With this, things become much easier.

Du Jincai!

It was him!

Very good, this proves that there really is only one Mimic Person!

Luo Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Event Difficulty 51 points, Final Points 95 + 5 points, Event Success!"

Red Box?

Luo Jun looked at Lao Miao Miao with some surprise, while she smiled at him and took out a complete Hidden Key.

"This Double Insurance is truly a marvel!" Luo Jun thought to himself, then picked up one of the two photos.

Luo Jun analyzed it from another angle: firstly, after verifying with dice, Du Jincai and Cui Zheng Hai are still suspects...

"But I can tell you, there's a traitor among us. If we don't get rid of him, the mission will fail!"

He held photos of Du Jincai and Cui Zheng Hai in his hand. "Let's verify them first."

Luo Jun looked up at Du Jincai, who was holding the Potted Plant, frowning as he examined it carefully. He looked very serious. If it weren't for the dice, probably no one would have connected this honest older brother with the Mimic Person monster.

Potted Plant... Du Jincai...

Luo Jun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stepped forward to snatch the Potted Plant: "Potted Plant, the plant is wood, and the bottom is soil. What character is formed by combining wood and soil?"

"It's... Du!"

The group quickly moved a step away from Du Jincai.

"Hey... how did this suddenly become my problem?" Du Jincai looked completely innocent. "To claim that this Potted Plant belongs to the Du family is a bit of a stretch, isn't it?"

"The clues from the last round pointed to a male," Luo Jun said, looking at Du Jincai. "Moreover, the toy's image is that of a warrior, which likely represents Martial Combat Faction."

"There are five men here, and you're one of the Martial Combat Faction too," Du Jincai retorted.

"I'm not." Luo Jun shook his head. "Besides, the relay in the Third Checkpoint went awry on your leg. You're a local security chief with considerable strength, how could you be swept down the mountain by an avalanche?"

After one cycle, Luo Jun also knew that the rules had been distorted. The real Mimic Person might not interfere with the competition, but others didn't know that. As long as they could smear Du Jincai, any excuse could be used.

"No, those two exercise balls from the second round of clues have nothing to do with me, do they?" Du Jincai also tried to argue.

"An exercise ball?" Lao Miao Miao stepped forward. "Isn't it usually used by middle-aged and elderly men? Captain Du is fifty this year?"

"I'm only forty-eight..."

"That's the oldest among us." Lao Miao Miao chuckled, "What else do you have to say?"

"We already have four clues, and each one can be linked to you. We almost failed the Third Checkpoint because of you, so it's perfectly reasonable to suspect you!"

As she spoke, she picked up Du Jincai's photo.

Seeing Luo Jun targeting Du Jincai, Lao Miao Miao knew that he was certain Du Jincai was Mimic Person. Moreover, the clue about the Potted Plant did indeed match Du Jincai's. As for the previous clues, others might not know, but Lao Miao Miao knew that only the clue about the Red Box truly pointed to Mimic Person!

This is her last chance, and her closest opportunity to succeed! In the previous six cycles, she had fought alone, even falling into despair. Until this man awakened and led her to this point, to the point of imminent success!

She decided to trust the night's judgment!

She took a deep breath and, in front of everyone, stuffed Du Jincai's photo into the ballot box!

Seeing Lao Miao Miao's resolute attitude, the others were somewhat swayed. At this moment, Luo Jun seized the opportunity and came to the ballot box. "My performance in the last round was already very obvious. If I really were the 'mole,' I could have just watched you all fail. There was no need for me to take the most dangerous step at the last moment!"

"Now, all the known clues point to Du Jincai!" With that, Luo Jun picked up Du Jincai's photo and stuffed it into the ballot box. "Believe me, all my strange actions were to verify who the real mole is! Vote for Du Jincai with me!"

At this moment, Du Jincai also stepped forward and cast his vote for Luo Jun: "You haven't even given a proper explanation, so why should we believe your previous unusual behavior? I firmly believe you are the mole!"

Zheng Ji decisively followed the vote, firmly believing that Ye was the mole.

The score is now 2-2.

Cui Zheng Hai and Zhu Sanyang are the only two who have not yet voted.

"Brother Cui, Xiao Zhu, we've walked this path hand in hand, you have to believe me!"

"Justice resides in the hearts of the people. Think about it carefully: would you have been able to overcome these three hurdles so smoothly without me?"

"Think about the First Checkpoint, who held the little boy back!" Lao Miao Miao also made a final effort. "And just now, who almost caused us to fail, and who turned the tide!"

Both sides were vying for the final votes, and after much hesitation, they finally cast their votes at the last minute.

The photo was slipped in with its back to the camera; neither Luo Jun nor Du Jincai saw who it was...

The results have been announced.

Du Jincai received three votes.

The night received two votes.

Zheng Ji received one vote.

"Why am I on this list?" Zheng Ji's eyes widened. "Who voted for me?"

"I voted..." Zhu Sanyang raised his hand. "You're too noisy, it's annoying to watch..."

"You want to fight, huh!" Zheng Ji rolled up his sleeves, but Luo Jun glared at him and made him shrink back.

"How could this be..." Du Jincai shook his head, trembling all over. He looked at Cui Zheng Hai, who had cast the final, decisive vote. "Why did you vote for me? You didn't trust Ye before, did you?"

Cui Zheng Hai- hae chuckled and shrugged. "No reason. I only look at logic and evidence. While Ye's actions are strange, based on the current situation, you are indeed more suspicious than him."

"How could this happen!" Du Jincai gritted his teeth and said, "You bunch of idiots, how could you..." Before he could finish speaking, the cage suddenly opened, several iron chains shot out, tightly bound him, and dragged him inside.

As the cage disappeared, the door to the final treasure vault opened.

Success or failure hinges on this moment. Lao Miao Miao trembled, both excited about the impending victory and worried that if anything went wrong, she would be put into the Annihilation Program...

As she walked step by step toward the treasure vault's entrance, the girl, who had experienced seven reincarnations, unconsciously grasped Luo Jun's hand. At this moment, perhaps only this mysterious man, who knew what she had been through, could offer her final support.

Feeling that Lao Miao Miao's palms were sweaty, Luo Jun patted her shoulder. "Trust me, it'll be alright."

Lao Miao Miao stared at him blankly. His face, covered by a mask, was not very clear, and she could hardly see any expression. But for some reason, he made her feel extremely at ease.

Luo Jun sighed inwardly, thinking how versatile this "Spirit Hundred Effect" effect was—not only intimidating, but also capable of Soothing others.

The five of them arrived at the treasure vault's gate, where two keys lay. Adding the last key passed down from the Third Checkpoint, they inserted all three keys into the gate and pressed the button.

With a heavy clanging of machinery, the gate slowly opened, revealing a magnificent treasure vault.

Luo Jun was also stunned by the luxurious furnishings. Compared to the previous round when two keys were used to open the treasure vault, this one was clearly more magnificent.

But the core element is still the five treasure chests placed in the center.

According to the description, there is one Legendary Treasure Chest, two Epic Treasure Chest, and two Rare Treasure Chest.

What you get is purely a matter of luck.

Just as the group approached, they were blocked by an invisible barrier. At the same time, a mechanism rose from the ground, with a huge keyhole on it.

What does this mean? The group was taken aback, but then they saw Lao Miao Miao step forward, take out the assembled Hidden Key, and insert it into the keyhole.

"There's another key?" Cui Zheng Hai, Zheng Ji, and Zhu Sanyang looked surprised, but then Lao Miao Miao explained, "That's the reason for Ye's strange behavior earlier."

Just now, she received the mission information, captured all the Mimic Person, the Hidden Mission was completed, and she can now release the information to the public!

The girl was so excited that she sobbed, and her hands trembled as she turned the key.

Clatter...

As the key turned, the barrier didn't open; instead, a purplish-black space suddenly unfolded, enveloping the group!

"What's going on?" The group immediately became alert. Luo Jun glanced at Lao Miao Miao and noticed that she also looked terrified, clearly not expecting this outcome...

"Hehehe... I never expected that someone would actually be able to complete the distorted mission..."

"Yes... but unfortunately, our understanding of this mission has exceeded your expectations... If it were just failure, leaving you with a reward would have allowed you to leave. Now that the mission is complete, then we can only ask you to die..."

Two somewhat familiar voices came from behind, but their tone was strange and didn't sound human.

Following the sound, everyone looked and discovered two cages standing in the purple space, where Du Jincai and Elisa were imprisoned!

However, as they continued their conversation, the two abandoned their human forms, their bodies began to crack and deform, and they eventually became two twisted, bizarre, and disgusting monsters!

Luo Jun had only ever seen this kind of creature at the Midnight Hotel.

Chaos Creature!

(End of this chapter)