Split into Two Groups

But this deduction had one prerequisite: I had to fully understand how the God Slayer and the accomplice killed people.

What if they had other skills that could kill?

In the game, Qin Shang did not know the skills of the other classes.

What if there really was a class skill called "killing with a glance"? Wouldn't that mean that, as a lone wolf, he would completely become the scapegoat!?

Qin Shang frowned. He could not simply give up the chance to search for clues, so he instinctively asked,

"I want to know... If the God Slayer was once a player who died in this dungeon, can they retain the class skills they had while alive?"

His understanding of class skills was limited to what he had heard from the Sheriff. If a special NPC group like the God Slayer also retained the skills they had in life,

then it was possible they could use those skills to cheat within the rule that required several people to hold hands in pairs.

"Yes!"

As soon as he heard that, Qin Shang's heart sank.

"But according to my understanding of the various classes, this quadrilateral hand-holding method is nearly foolproof. That's why I said that if someone else in our team dies, you will definitely be either the God Slayer or the accomplice."

"When that happens, I'll deal with you personally. After all, as the lone wolf, you are the most suspicious..."

"Deal with Big Brother!? No!"

Just then, the Little Loli in the pink dress hesitated for a long while before moving her feet. She then ran over to Qin Shang in her little pink shoes, pitter-pattering, her gaze toward him carrying a trace of gratitude.

"He's the only one who trusts me. If Big Brother leaves alone, the whole team will suspect him. I'm not leaving either!"

"I'll stay with Big Brother!"

The whole thing about "Grandpa Niu cosplaying as a maid to seduce Strong's Mom" was probably her way of thanking the young man for what he had said before entering the tunnel.

After all, even the most awkward person could figure it out after so much time had passed. Those words had certainly intimidated the accomplice and the God Slayer for a moment, making them hesitate.

Perhaps the Little Loli had been their target from the beginning.

But after Qin Shang said that, it was possible that the two werewolves had thought it over and decided to change targets!

Qin Shang raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

Actually, letting the three of them leave together was not a bad strategy.

If someone died, the other two could be directly identified as the God Slayer and the accomplice.

The prerequisite was that the person who died could not be the Team Leader.

If the Team Leader was the Little Loli, that would be easy enough. But if the Team Leader was one of those three and got killed later, then the mission...

Wait, that wasn't right either. I could inherit it. Could I also inherit the Team Leader's mission and identity?

If I helped my Team Leader complete the mission as a passenger's assistant, could I clear the dungeon?

As soon as this thought appeared in Qin Shang's mind, he instinctively shook his head.

"That's a bit like exploiting a bug. It probably won't work!"

"Still, looking at it from another angle, if there's only one innocent person among the three, and among those four, assuming the Little Loli isn't lying and really is a passenger, then if someone gets killed, I can be one hundred percent certain that the other two are the God Slayer and the accomplice."

Everyone had called themselves passengers just now because they did not know what danger the Team Leader—the target of everyone's hostility—would face if their identity were exposed.

In other words, even if I kept calling myself an assistant, they might not actually believe that I'm an assistant!

In the werewolves' eyes, I could also be the Team Leader!

"Suppose that among the Sheriff, Heart-to-Heart Sister, and Elder Priest, there are the God Slayer and the accomplice, while the remaining person might be a passenger, an assistant, or the Team Leader..."

"Then they don't know what identity that innocent person has!"

Passenger, assistant, Team Leader?

Look at it from another angle. Think from their perspective.

What if the three-person group consisted of an ordinary passenger? If the God Slayer and the accomplice acted rashly and only killed a passenger,

they would also risk exposing their identities to me and the Little Loli.

From the God Slayer and the accomplice's perspective, the Team Leader could also be me or the Little Loli!

Without knowing exactly what passenger information we each had,

the three-person group was actually the safest...

Put that way, having one innocent person stay with two traitors was the optimal solution!

Of course, this premise depended on ruling out the possibility that the Little Loli was a traitor or the God Slayer.

But that would not affect things. If the Little Loli was the God Slayer or a traitor...

then if she followed me, there would be only one werewolf on the three-person side.

In that case, during the hand-holding segment, facing two innocent people, that werewolf definitely would not act.

After all, from his perspective, letting go in front of two people and preparing to kill someone would basically be the same as courting death.

The moment someone died, it would be equivalent to the remaining two coming clean!

And if we assumed that the Little Loli was a werewolf, then while she was with me, if I died,

it would be one hundred percent certain that there was a traitor in the three-person team. The remaining innocent person would also know that the Little Loli was one of the two werewolves.

"There's some gambling involved in this, but not much. For the God Slayer to win, they have to kill the Team Leader."

"If someone in the three-person group dies, but the person who dies isn't the Team Leader, then they'll have lost everything..."

Thinking this, Qin Shang felt slightly relieved, but his expression remained grave.

"However, I didn't catch the liar at the beginning. Just who exactly is 'Green Grass by the River'?"

Just then, a steady voice came from not far away.

"Fine. This is your own choice, and I have no right to interfere. As long as neither of you dies, then we can be certain there's a werewolf on our side!"

The Sheriff glanced over here, then looked at the time on the carriage clock.

Every carriage had a clock hanging at the very front. More than an hour had already passed.

Hearing this, Qin Shang thought to himself,

"If you're not the God Slayer or the accomplice, you'd better worry about your own side!"

But to give credit where it was due, the Sheriff—Eagle of Justice—was indeed clever. With one sentence, he had completely intimidated the God Slayer and the accomplice.

Whether the two of them acted together and infiltrated the three-person group, or split up and infiltrated the three-person and two-person groups, they would both be constrained by the Sheriff's words.

If someone in the three-person group died, it would be certain that the killer was one of the two survivors.

Only one person would die in the three-person group.

After all, the three people would be holding hands. Unless two of them worked together, whether it was the accomplice or the God Slayer acting alone and infiltrating their group, they would be exposed by the survivor after making their move.

If there was a werewolf in the three-person group, then the two werewolves would definitely act together.

If someone in the two-person group died, it would directly and one hundred percent confirm that the killer was the other survivor...

Thinking of this, Qin Shang felt that things were secure. From the God Slayer and the accomplice's perspective, no player would probably die again in the short term. Thus, he said flatly,

"Goodbye."

The Sheriff and the others also let out cold laughs.

"Goodbye!"