Chapter Summaries

The verdict confirmed that Gangge Luo was the killer and an Awakened. Some Forgetters relaxed, knowing the judgment was correct, and waited for the trial to conclude.

• The trial announced that Gangge Luo was the killer and an Awakened.
• Some Forgetters visibly relaxed because they would not face the punishment for an incorrect judgment.
• The Forgetters waited for the verdict to conclude so they could witness it.

The chapter opened as the third trial ended and the Awakened finished speaking with Uncle Wang around six in the evening. The sky had darkened in the late autumn, and there was no time left to dawdle before the next trial.

• The third trial ended at around five in the afternoon.
• The third Awakened spoke with Uncle Wang after the trial.
• By around six in the evening, the sky had darkened in the late autumn.

Blank resisted as Euphemia held her in a narrow passageway and bit her neck. The excerpt ended with Euphemia continuing to bite Blank until she bled.

• Blank resisted Euphemia in the narrow passageway.
• Euphemia overpowered Blank and bit her neck.
• Blank felt Euphemia's even teeth press against her neck as she bled.

On the tenth night of the game, Uncle Wang and the others were starving and unable to find Euphemia. When an Awakened approached Uncle Wang to discuss the game, Uncle Wang struck first as the Awakened reached for his knife.

• On the tenth day of the game, Uncle Wang and the others had been without food for two days.
• They had been unable to find Euphemia.
• On a stormy night, an Awakened approached Uncle Wang to discuss the game.
• As the Awakened drew his knife to attack, Uncle Wang pulled out his dagger and stabbed at him.

On day 11 of the game, Uncle Wang's corpse was discovered in D Prison Area Cell No. 17. All surviving players were summoned to the location for an investigation.

• The game announced that one or more players had discovered Uncle Wang's corpse in D Prison Area Cell No. 17.
• The game directed all players to proceed to the scene and said the investigation would begin once all surviving players arrived.
• The scene was set on day 11 beneath a cloudless sky.

The chapter presented a fragment of a prison death report concerning Uncle Wang. It left the circumstances of his death unclear.

• The report identified Uncle Wang and located him in D Prison Area, Cell No. 17.
• The report described the corpse as a man in his forties wearing a black leather jacket and blue jeans.
• The report noted multiple knife wounds, including a fatal wound near the heart area of the spine.
• The report stated that he died outside his own prison area and cell, where multiple bloodstains were found.

Hu Xiaopang examined the evidence at Uncle Wang's death scene and proposed a trial that would end in a tie. The damaged knife-fighting outfit and bloodstains left the scene's clues unresolved.

• Hu Xiaopang called for a trial and proposed a double judgment ending in a tie.
• Hu Xiaopang noticed clear bloodstains from two people in several places at Uncle Wang's death scene.
• Hu Xiaopang observed damage to the knife-fighting outfit, while none of the three had newly torn clothing.
• Hu Xiaopang considered that the fitness instructor's largely bare body would make the S&M bandages difficult to tear.

Clownfish and Blank's secret struggle ended when Euphemia happened to arrive at the crucial moment. Blank noted that Euphemia did not seem like an old flame, though the encounter still felt like a first meeting.

• Clownfish and Blank engaged in a secret struggle.
• Euphemia arrived at the crucial moment and ended the match.
• Blank thought Euphemia did not look like an old flame, avoiding any misunderstandings.
• Blank felt the opening line resembled a first-meeting scene.

Yimo recovered a flood of memories when the system notification chimed, but stayed composed as he watched the screen in the meeting hall. A system page appeared before his eyes.

• The system notification chimed.
• Memories flooded back into Yimo's blank mind and were released in an instant.
• Yimo continued studying the screen as though he were new to the murder game.
• A system page appeared before Yimo's eyes.

Eleven unfamiliar players remained, and the group began identifying suspected Demon Banquet members as they investigated the trap. Nosferatu, a towering player in a black cloak, stood out among the others.

• Eleven unfamiliar players remained.
• The group decided to start with the suspected Demon Banquet members.
• Nosferatu, a super-heavyweight over 2.3 meters tall, stood out in plain clothes and a massive Black Cloak.

The chapter listed all 22 people as players, naming them in a long sequence.

• The narrator named Yimo, Euphemia, Suger, Ning Yuyu, and Hu Xiaopang as players.
• The narrator listed Yuan Hua, the Mexican girl, Carol, Gorgeous, Nuli Xiaoge, and Antu.
• The narrator named Toreador, Nosferatu, Debauched, Whore, Researcher, and My Heart Soars.
• The narrator finished the list with Black, Purple, Frostfall, Moon, and White.

Yimo encountered Euphemia around the corner and realized she had been following him. Seeing her after recovering his memories felt entirely different from seeing her while he had amnesia, leaving him bewildered.

• Euphemia appeared around the corner.
• Yimo realized Euphemia had been following him.
• Yimo found that seeing Euphemia after recovering his memories felt inconceivable compared with seeing her during his amnesia.

Yimo received a greeting from Suger instead of Bai and felt disappointed. Ji Ran showed no reaction, leaving Yimo anxious about her younger sister’s soul form.

• Suger greeted Yimo, rather than Bai.
• Yimo felt disappointed by the greeting.
• Ji Ran showed no reaction, making Yimo anxious.

Ning Yuyu visited Pool No. 2 in Paradise Base’s hot spring area, a pool complex with one large pool and two smaller pools. The excerpt ended as the stocked shelves were introduced.

• Ning Yuyu chose Pool No. 2 in the hot spring area.
• The pool complex was described as having one large pool and two small pools.
• The shelves by the entrance were described as stocked with various items.

Yimo stayed in Pool Hall No. 2, considered the players there, and waited for Bai’s message. After talking with Whore, he learned more about her, but she argued that he was the one in danger.

• Yimo stayed in Pool Hall No. 2 and thought about the players present.
• Yimo waited for a message from Bai.
• Yimo chatted with Whore and gained a rough understanding of her.
• Yimo suggested Whore look for fun elsewhere, but Whore argued that Yimo was unsafe there.

Yimo found no historical borrowing records in the library; the only entry was for the novel he had recently taken. The chapter ended after he confirmed this result.

• Yimo checked the library's borrowing records.
• Yimo found no historical records, only the latest entry for the novel he had taken.
• Yimo confirmed the result.

Yimo cautiously returned indoors after observing outside. He considered checking whether Euphemia had eaten and inviting her to dinner, but decided against it.

• Yimo observed outside and cautiously went back indoors.
• Yimo noted that it was already eight o'clock.
• Yimo considered messaging Euphemia to ask whether she had eaten and invite her to dinner.
• Yimo decided not to message Euphemia.

A player had died before the first midnight of Day One, and the base-wide announcement drew the other players toward the second-floor crime scene. The scene's vast surroundings made it difficult to find without help.

• A player died less than seven hours after the game began.
• A base-wide announcement reported the death.
• The players began gathering to search the second-floor corridors for the scene.

Yimo and Euphemia argued over what they were playing, despite both being top-tier players and former leaders of major organizations. They were left acting like children playing house.

• Yimo asked what they were still playing.
• Euphemia said she was angry and could not be coaxed out of it.
• The narrator noted that Yimo and Euphemia had both been top-tier players and leaders of the Secret Alliance and Entropy in the previous run.
• Yimo and Euphemia seemed like children playing house when they were together.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The second day of the game begins at 4 AM, less than 24 hours after the first round.
• Players gather in the first floor's assembly hall for the first trial.
• The trial is a broadcast, not requiring players to sit in fixed seats.

Character Developments

• No significant individual character developments are shown in this chapter.

Significant Themes

• The theme of unity and cooperation is subtly introduced as players find their own places to sit, rather than being forced into fixed seats.

Character Interactions

• Players find their own seats, suggesting a level of comfort and familiarity with each other.
• There's no direct interaction described, but the atmosphere is one of mutual understanding and acceptance.