"Time Reversal?!"
At Lin Yu's words, Chen Zhuo was the first to grow excited.
"I get it, Lin Yu... You mean you can return to the past and try again, like the protagonists in RE0 and Edge of Tomorrow?"
Lin Yu slowly nodded.
"That's right."
"That's impossible," Xu Xiumei exclaimed. "Wouldn't that make you 'guaranteed to win'?"
"As long as you haven't won, couldn't you keep using Time Reversal?!"
"That's why I don't believe it—I just don't think he can use Time Reversal whenever he wants. There must be some restriction on activating his ability," Yu Longguo said coldly. "All we need to do is restrain him before he can use Time Reversal..."
The instant he finished speaking, he lunged forward and punched Lin Yu in the face.
"...and that'll be that!"
Yu Longguo had put his enhanced physical abilities into that punch!
Although it might not have been his full strength multiplied fivefold, it was enough to leave Lin Yu nearly unconscious with one blow, sending him tumbling to the floor.
Blood spilled from his mouth. His head spun, and intense pain surged from his lips.
The strong smell of blood and the pain nearly robbed him of all awareness.
But Lin Yu forced himself to stay conscious. He knew he couldn't pass out now.
"Ptooey!"
Lin Yu spat out the blood and teeth in his mouth.
Yu Longguo looked down at Lin Yu from above.
"Why haven't you used Time Reversal yet? What are the conditions for activating it?!"
"Tell me now, and I can still give you a quick death!"
Lin Yu raised his head to look at Yu Longguo and gave a cold, bloody grin.
"Why haven't you killed me yet? You have a weapon but don't use it... Is it because you're so fond of 'beating' people to death?"
He looked up at the stunned Chen Zhuo, Xu Xiumei, and Yao Zhengye, then burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha—ouch... It hurts like hell!"
"Do you know that this 'upright' soldier is actually a murderer?"
"I'm curious. Why is Bao Liu's profession 'Thug,' and Yao Zhengye's profession 'Thief,' while yours isn't something like 'Traitor' or 'Criminal'?"
Yu Longguo growled, "Enough!"
He slammed his fist into the floor beside Lin Yu.
Lin Yu struggled to rise from the floor and roared back at him.
"Hit me in the head—just like you did your company commander back then!"
Lin Yu roared, his face flushed red.
Spit mixed with blood sprayed from his mouth.
Yu Longguo's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his face bulged.
"I'll kill you!"
He drew the curved blade from his waist!
Yao Zhengye suddenly shouted, "Wait, soldier! His Time Reversal condition might be being killed!"
But it was already too late. Lin Yu roared again.
"Come on, A-Guo, you smuggling traitor!"
"You used smuggling money to pay for your mother's treatment. She must be so proud of you, right?"
Yu Longguo completely lost control. He slashed Lin Yu across the chest. "You son of a bitch, don't bring up my mother! Don't insult her!"
After that slash, Lin Yu's body went limp and collapsed.
Yet there was still no pain on his face, only faint mockery. "What a fucking idiot. You're the one who insulted her."
His expression looked as if he had grown accustomed to death.
Blood gushed from Lin Yu's chest. He looked at everyone around him. "You're pretty clever, Yao Zhengye. You figured it out again..."
"Next time, I hope you can vote me out... Otherwise, going through this cycle over and over is too painful."
After saying that, Lin Yu fell backward onto the floor.
He exhaled.
"Wonderful—Yu Longguo, see you next time."
He would be able to turn back time soon!
How should he win this "Game" next time?!
Lin Yu had no doubt that he possessed the ability of Time Reversal.
After all, the most important thing when deceiving others was to deceive himself first.
His own "belief" could also become an important condition for determining whether something would "come true."
And as an actor who followed the immersive school of acting...
Lin Yu was extremely skilled at "deceiving himself."
At that moment, he believed more firmly than anyone else present that his profession was "Player" and his ability was Time Reversal.
And carrying that intense conviction...
Lin Yu sank into "death"!
Endless darkness and nothingness swept over him once again. That extreme terror made Lin Yu shudder.
But this time, he seemed to faintly hear "praise"!
"Truly... splendid!"
It was as if a god were praising his performance.
But whether it was a "god" or not...
"Phew!"
Lin Yu let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
Once again... he had returned to the very beginning of the Game!
To that conference room, before that long table!
The familiar faces were still asleep. Lin Yu looked at the clock on the wall.
Five minutes before seven in the morning—the previous Game had begun at exactly seven.
Lin Yu understood.
Those people were probably still acquiring their "professions"!
"So our bodies had already arrived here ahead of time..."
His Time Reversal had actually given him the advantage of being able to move freely for five minutes first!
But...
Even with those five minutes of advantage, even knowing the "Narrative Trap" in this Game...
Lin Yu still had no confidence that he could "win"!
His identity was "Human"—and as long as that lunatic Yu Longguo, who had awakened the "Soldier" profession, was on the "Werewolf faction"...
It would be extremely difficult to win, no matter what he did.
The "Fraudster" ability in his mind was also telling him that using Time Reversal again wouldn't work!
An act of "coming true" on the level of defying fate and toying with the world's rules was limited—even with sufficiently strong "belief," it was impossible to activate it twice in a short period.
Lin Yu found that reasonable as well... Since this Game had clearly been created by a "god," whether for amusement or out of goodwill,
that god probably wouldn't be pleased to see someone repeatedly use an almost-cheating ability like "Time Reversal" to turn the tables.
"I did enough last round, but it still wasn't enough..."
"Just as I realized before my death, the 'Human' faction is walking on thin ice. Even without making a mistake, bad luck alone can make us lose!"
"What should I do? Should I trick them into believing I have a powerful profession, then face Yu Longguo one-on-one at the end... After all, the detective is useless now."
"Or should I simply use this time to switch my identity with Yu Longguo... No, if Yu Longguo realized he couldn't open the box, he'd definitely notice that something was wrong."
At that thought, Lin Yu felt as though his brain were about to explode.
There had to be a way...
As the Unique Profession, "Fraudster" had to possess a method of turning around this completely unbalanced Game.
Abandon conventional thinking. Abandon those constraints.
Besides the Unique Profession "Fraudster," there was also the "acting" he took pride in!
Combined with the fact that this was already his "second time"... stacking all those advantages together...
A "crazy" idea suddenly flashed through Lin Yu's mind!
"Heh... So what if it's crazy? This Game is crazy enough already!"
Lin Yu stood up. There was only one minute left.
He picked up the envelope in front of each person, then swaggered out of the conference room.
He closed the conference room door and silently counted down one minute...
"Bang!"
Lin Yu pushed the door open and entered.
Everyone had gradually awakened and was looking at one another in confusion.
Lin Yu elegantly flicked the brim of his soft felt hat. His gaze swept across the room as he revealed a proud and teasing smile.
He entered the conference room and walked to the table, knocking on it.
"Knock, knock."
Even if Lin Yu hadn't knocked on the table, everyone would have stared at him the moment he pushed open the door.
Their gazes held wariness, scrutiny, and unease.
And as Lin Yu basked in their gazes, he spoke like a descending god.
"Not bad. All of you have a strong 'will to survive,' and you woke up quickly..."
"Anyway, lost lambs, welcome to my Game—"
"'Who Is the Outsider?'"
This was the "winning strategy" Lin Yu had come up with...
Play God!
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