The Only Way to Win--Play God!

"Rewind?!"

As soon as Lin Yu spoke, Chen Zhuo was the first to get excited.

"I get it, Lin Yu... are you saying you can go back to the past and start over, like the protagonist in Edge of Tomorrow?"

Lin Yu slowly nodded.

"That's right."

"That's impossible," Xu Xiumei exclaimed. "Then wouldn't that mean you're 'guaranteed to win'?"

"As long as you haven't won, can't you just keep rewinding?!"

"That's why I don't believe it—at least he can't just rewind freely. There must be some kind of restriction on activating this ability," Yu Longguo said coldly. "As long as we do it before he activates the rewind..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he lunged forward and punched Lin Yu in the face.

"...we just need to control him!"

Yu Longguo used his enhanced physical abilities for this punch!

While it might not have been five times his full strength, it was enough to make Lin Yu almost faint and fall to the ground.

He spat blood, dizzy and disoriented, the pain radiating from his mouth.

The strong smell of blood and the intense pain almost completely overwhelmed his senses.

But Lin Yu forced himself to stay alert, knowing he couldn't pass out now.

"Ptooey!"

Lin Yu spat out blood and teeth.

Yu Longguo looked down at Lin Yu from above.

"Why haven't you rewound yet? What are the conditions for your rewind?"

"Tell me now, and I can give you a quick death!"

Lin Yu looked up at Yu Longguo and let out a cold laugh, his mouth full of blood.

"Why aren't you killing me? You have a weapon but you're not using it... are you really into 'smashing' people to death?"

He looked up at the stunned Chen Zhuo, Xu Xiumei, and Yao Zhengye, and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha—Ouch... it hurts so much!"

"Do you guys know? This 'upstanding' soldier brother is actually a murderer!"

"I'm curious, why is Bao Liu's profession 'Thug', Yao Zhengye's is 'Thief', but yours isn't 'Traitor' or 'Criminal' or something like that!"

Yu Longguo growled, "Enough!"

He punched the floor next to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu struggled to get up from the ground and yelled back at him.

"Hit me on the head—just like you hit your squad leader's head back then!"

Lin Yu roared, his face flushed red.

Saliva mixed with blood sprayed from his mouth.

Yu Longguo's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging on his face.

"I'm going to kill you!"

He drew the saber from his waist!

At this moment, Yao Zhengye suddenly shouted, "Wait, Soldier, his 'rewind' condition might be getting killed!"

But it was too late. Lin Yu roared again.

"Come on, A'guo, you smuggling traitor!"

"Using smuggled money to treat your mom's illness, she must be so proud, right!"

Yu Longguo went completely insane and slashed at Lin Yu's chest with his saber. "You're not allowed to mention my mom! Don't insult her!"

With that slash, Lin Yu's body went limp.

But his face still showed no pain, only a faint sneer. "What a joke, you're the one who insulted her."

His expression looked as if he was accustomed to death.

Blood gushed from Lin Yu's chest. He looked at everyone around him. "Clever, Yao Zhengye, you figured it out again..."

"Next time, I hope you'll vote me out... otherwise, repeating this over and over is too painful."

Lin Yu finished speaking and fell back onto the ground.

He let out a breath.

"Great—Yu Longguo, see you next time."

He could rewind any moment now!

Next time, how should he win this "game"?!

Lin Yu was absolutely convinced he possessed the "Rewind" ability.

After all, to deceive others, the most important thing was to deceive yourself.

His own "belief" could also be a crucial condition for determining if something would "come true."

And Lin Yu, as an actor who followed the "Immersionist" path...

He was extremely skilled at "deceiving himself."

At this moment, he believed more than anyone else present that his profession was "Player" and his ability was "Rewind."

And with this strong conviction...

Lin Yu fell into "death"!

Endless darkness and void attacked once more, the extreme fear making Lin Yu shiver.

But this time, Lin Yu vaguely seemed to hear "Admiration"!

"Truly... magnificent!"

It was as if a Deity was marveling at his actions.

But regardless of whether it was a "Deity"...

"Hoo!"

Lin Yu let out a long breath and opened his eyes.

He had once again... returned to the very beginning of this game!

In that meeting room, before that long table!

Familiar faces were still asleep. Lin Yu looked at the clock on the wall.

Five minutes to seven in the morning—the last time the game started was exactly seven in the morning.

Lin Yu understood.

These guys were probably still acquiring their "professions"!

"So our bodies arrived here a step ahead..."

His "Rewind" had actually given him an advantage of five minutes of free activity!

But...

Even with this five-minute advantage, even knowing the game's "Narrative Trap"...

Lin Yu still had no confidence of "winning"!

His identity was "Human"—and as long as "Yu Longguo," a fanatic who had awakened the "Soldier" profession, was in the "Werewolf Faction"...

Winning would be difficult no matter what.

The "Deceiver" ability in his mind also told him that another "Rewind" wouldn't work!

This kind of world-rule-bending "coming true," which defied fate, had limitations—even with sufficiently strong "belief," it couldn't be activated twice in a short period.

Lin Yu found it reasonable... since this game was clearly created by a "Deity," whether out of amusement or goodwill.

That Deity probably wouldn't be happy to see someone repeatedly using an ability like "Time Reversal," which was akin to cheating, to turn the tables.

"Although I did a lot in the last round, it still wasn't enough..."

"As I realized before I died, the 'Human' faction is too precarious. Even without mistakes, a single stroke of bad luck could lead to defeat!"

"What should I do? This time, should I trick them into thinking I have a powerful profession and then have a one-on-one with Yu Longguo at the end? After all, the Detective is useless."

"Or, should I just use this time to swap my identity with Yu Longguo... No, if Yu Longguo finds he can't open the box, he'll definitely realize something's wrong."

Thinking this, Lin Yu felt his brain was about to explode.

There had to be a way...

As the only "Deceiver," there must be a way for him to reverse this completely unbalanced game.

Discard conventional thinking, cast aside restraints.

Besides the sole profession of "Deceiver," there was also his proud "acting"!

Coupled with the fact that this was already his "second" time... stacking all these advantages together...

A "crazy" thought suddenly flashed through Lin Yu's mind!

"Heh... so be it. This game is crazy enough anyway!"

Lin Yu stood up. There was one minute left.

He picked up the envelopes in front of everyone and then swaggered out of the meeting room.

Closing the door to the meeting room, he counted one minute...

"Bang!"

Lin Yu pushed the door open and entered.

Everyone had gradually woken up and was looking at each other in confusion.

Lin Yu elegantly flicked the brim of his fedora, his gaze sweeping across the room as he flashed a proud, mocking smile.

He strode into the meeting room, walked to the table, and rapped on it.

"Knock, knock."

Even without Lin Yu knocking, everyone had been staring at him the moment he pushed the door open.

The gazes that met him were filled with vigilance, scrutiny, and unease.

Lin Yu basked in everyone's attention and spoke as if he were a descending deity.

"Not bad, everyone's 'will to survive' is strong, waking up quickly..."

"In short, lost lambs, welcome to my game—"

"'Who is the Outsider'!"

This was the "winning strategy" Lin Yu had conceived...

Play God!