Mutual Suspicion

"Putting it that way, we still can't trust the sheriff..."

"Come to think of it, even though all of us were newbies in that round and none of us had learned how to use the Character Cards, if we had heard the Background Story, we might have banded together."

"Then the accomplice in the team might not have acted either—or perhaps he simply wouldn't have known how to act."

An accomplice who didn't even know how to use the Character Cards would actually be a burden to the God Slayer.

"By then, with the God Slayer being the only one left, any action during the hand-holding segment would expose them. So they had to kill two people and throw our thinking into chaos."

"The God Slayer already knew from the start what kind of prompt this carriage would receive. In other words, before obtaining the Background Story prompt, they had to make us understand how to use the Character Cards and skills."

"So this wasn't just to guide us. From the God Slayer's perspective, it was also to help the accomplice adapt to the game as quickly as possible."

"So the sheriff's purpose in helping us remains unclear. He could be the Team Leader, or he could be the God Slayer..."

But if that was the case, the young wife Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green's behavior during the hand-holding segment was somewhat strange.

Since this woman had a side quest and a prompt, even if she had figured out that everyone had ulterior motives, she shouldn't have abandoned the sheriff, who currently appeared to have the highest prestige!

Based on the conditions visible so far, the sheriff at least looked like a good person. There was no reason for her not to choose to stand beside him instead of running to stand beside the little thug!

Just then, Qin Shang's heart jolted.

Prompt: Perhaps the clue is hidden right beneath our eyes.

That was right, the prompt...

As an assistant, Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green had her own dungeon prompt!

In other words, she must have had a reason for abandoning the sheriff, who had the highest prestige, during the hand-holding segment.

Perhaps that reason was related to the prompt.

With that thought, Qin Shang subconsciously glanced around.

There were too many newspapers on the walls. He couldn't take them all in one by one.

Moreover, he had also inherited So Handsome They'll Chop Me's task and clues, which put Qin Shang in a difficult position.

After learning that inheriting the ability's side effect meant that he had to inherit the side quest as well, he instinctively felt resistant.

After all, who knew what So Handsome They'll Chop Me's side quest was...

Taking on an extra task for a single clue was not exactly a worthwhile trade.

For now, Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green, who possessed the teacher's ability to "decode," must have discovered some clue in this carriage. That was why her favorability toward the sheriff had suddenly plummeted.

I need to act alone for a while.

With that thought, Qin Shang raised his eyes and looked toward the others!

At that moment, the teammates had just experienced the terror of someone beside them being erased. Their emotions were extremely unstable, and every one of them was eyeing the others with suspicion.

In particular, the doctor, Heart-to-Heart Sister, had directed the discussion toward the two priests.

Little Loli and Elder Priest had become the targets of everyone's criticism.

"If the priest is the accomplice, then the sheriff might be the God Slayer. He could simply let go and allow the priest to slaughter those two. With the priest's unique Night Vision ability, he could easily kill the noblewoman and the little thug in the darkness!"

"You little brat don't look like a good person either. What if the sheriff was the one who killed Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green? As the God Slayer, he might be very familiar with this dungeon. After the priest killed the noblewoman, you could easily kill So Handsome They'll Chop Me, who was holding hands with her!"

The sheriff narrowed his eyes at that.

"If the culprit is Elder Priest, I have no reason to hide it for him. He really was beside me just now. Although I couldn't see in the darkness, I definitely would have felt him let go."

"And why didn't he kill me? Killing me would have been the best choice, wouldn't it?"

"After all, simply in terms of distance, I was the easiest one to kill!"

Heart-to-Heart Sister's expression froze, and a strange look flashed across her feminine face.

"The prompt only said that there was an accomplice in the dungeon. It never said how many accomplices there were. Who knows whether there's more than one?"

"You and that little brat might have teamed up to trick us and kill us!"

At that, Qin Shang raised an eyebrow.

As expected, there are still some clever people!

Eagle of Justice was suspicious, but he was nowhere near as suspicious as the two priests!

"Couldn't you have killed Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green, then had your accomplice kill So Handsome They'll Chop Me?"

No wonder he was a sheriff. Even his words were so precise.

Although he hadn't directly named Cow Grandpa cosplaying as a maid and seducing Strong Mom as suspicious,

everyone knew who he meant by "your accomplice."

Qin Shang nodded slightly. Indeed, this combination was also among his suspicions.

Little Loli killed the little thug closest to her.

Then Heart-to-Heart Sister beside her killed the noblewoman.

"Actually, Cockroach Jade Feet is also highly suspicious!"

Just then, Elder Priest, Buddha Saves the Predestined, said calmly, directly focusing everyone's attention on Qin Shang.

"Before entering the tunnel, was what he said meant to warn the God Slayer, or was it meant to remind his accomplice?"

"If he and that little girl are the accomplice and the God Slayer, killing someone would be easy for the two of them."

"After all, Fiercely Licking Cockroach Jade Feet could attack the others after Little Loli let go. He's a priest too, isn't he? That is, assuming Little Loli is his accomplice."

At those words, everyone looked at one another, their expressions turning strange.

Is the suspicion pointed at me again?

Qin Shang furrowed his brows.

"Heart-to-Heart Sister really has a talent for debating with a crowd. If you threw her into the Three Kingdoms era, she'd be a genius who could compose a poem in seven steps. Damn, she can single-handedly fight two people in an argument without losing ground. Even the old ladies at our neighborhood market who love haggling probably only reach this level!"

"Especially when she steered the discussion at the end. To escape suspicion, everyone had no choice but to give an explanation..."

Qin Shang complained inwardly, his expression remaining calm.

"I'm neither the God Slayer nor the accomplice!"

"I can't be bothered with unnecessary nonsense. We've lost two teammates in half an hour. I think our team's leader might not be competent enough."

"I hope everyone will report their roles to one another. Two people have already died, and the trust between us is hanging by a thread."

"I'll go first. My identity in this round is Assistant!"

"My task is to assist the Team Leader and lead the entire team to victory!"