The Administrator's authority was even more powerful than Lin Yu had imagined.
Not only did he have access to the castle's full map at all times, but Lin Yu was surprised to discover that the map was updated in real time.
The locations of the others and any chests they opened were all reflected on it in real time.
At present, no one happened to be in the storage room on the first floor.
So Lin Yu did not hesitate. He left the meeting room and headed straight for the storage room.
Then...
In the storage room, Lin Yu opened the chest.
The heavy pistol, gleaming with a cold light, fell into Lin Yu's hand. He actually felt as though it were unreal.
At the same time...
It brought with it an indescribable sense of security.
With this pistol, he would at least have the ability to protect himself if he faced Yu Longguo again!
"Phew... That's great!"
Lin Yu tucked the pistol into his waistband and looked at the map again.
On the map, Yao Zhengye's name overlapped with Bao Liu's—they were at opposite ends of the first floor.
Lin Yu immediately became interested.
"Even if you two aren't acting in the same group, it seems you're still quite fated to meet."
A moment later...
Yao Zhengye's name disappeared, leaving only Bao Liu's.
Lin Yu understood at once.
"Ah, as expected, without the initiative to launch a sneak attack, the 'Thief' can't defeat the 'Gangster.'"
With that thought, Lin Yu decided to go over personally and take a look.
In any case, with the "pistol" on him, he was not afraid that Bao Liu would lose himself to bloodlust and attack him.
Lin Yu left the storage room and headed toward the other side of the first floor.
Soon...
At the entrance to the restroom, Lin Yu saw Yao Zhengye's corpse lying on the ground, his face covered in blood, while Bao Liu stood beside him, breathing heavily.
Bao Liu's hands were covered in blood—and he was not even holding a werewolf weapon!
The two of them had fought with their bare hands!
In the end, Bao Liu had beaten Yao Zhengye to death with his fists!
Seeing Lin Yu approaching from a distance, Bao Liu panted heavily and straightened up.
"Well, if it isn't Administrator! Sorry I couldn't welcome you properly..."
Lin Yu smiled and spoke.
"Ahaha, this batch of players really can give me quite a few surprises... I truly didn't expect the first person to die so soon!"
Hearing this, Bao Liu laughed. "Ha... Is there any kind of first-kill reward?"
"In theory, no. But since you brought it up, I'll give you some free information—the restroom behind you has a 'werewolf weapon chest' beneath the sink. I hope you can make use of it."
Lin Yu said this with a smile.
Bao Liu narrowed his eyes. "Oh? Didn't you say you didn't know our 'faction identities'?"
"I don't know them, but I can make guesses." Lin Yu smiled. "You acted so quickly... And from the looks of it, you were the one who attacked Yao Zhengye first. That means you must belong to a faction that needs to 'kill people' in the first place. From your perspective, you would have had to act sooner or later anyway, right?"
Bao Liu nodded meaningfully.
He turned and walked into the restroom. Sure enough, he found a hidden werewolf chest beneath the sink.
Bao Liu did not bother hiding it from Lin Yu. He opened the chest directly and took out a hammer.
"It's a bit underwhelming, but... better than nothing."
Bao Liu weighed the hammer in his hand and gave his assessment.
Holding the hammer, he looked at Lin Yu, a savage glint appearing on his face once more.
"Administrator, don't I still have one 'question' left to use?"
As Bao Liu spoke, Lin Yu nodded and answered calmly.
"Of course. Do you want to ask me now?"
"Good... My question is—where is the other player closest to me?"
An excited, bloodthirsty smile spread across Bao Liu's face.
Lin Yu glanced at the map and answered casually.
"At this moment... there's a 'Veterinarian' on the spiral staircase between the first and second floors, in the middle of the castle."
"But she's moving, too."
As Lin Yu spoke, Bao Liu narrowed his eyes, a murderous glint flashing in them.
"The Veterinarian? I understand..."
He licked his lips and hurried toward the stairs in the center of the castle.
Lin Yu more or less understood Bao Liu the Gangster's strategy—it was simple and brutal.
Before the bodies of the people he had killed were discovered...
Kill as many people as possible!
It did not matter whether they were teammates...
What mattered was killing!
Kill everyone else, and the game would be won!
"Excellent, Bao Liu. I'm starting to like you a little..."
Lin Yu watched Bao Liu's departing figure and murmured to himself.
Without a doubt...
Bao Liu's thoughts and actions were exactly what Lin Yu most wanted to see at that moment.
That was why, after seeing Bao Liu kill Yao Zhengye, Lin Yu had taken the initiative to approach him and had even thoughtfully told him where he could find a "weapon."
Once someone had started killing, it was easy for them to go on another killing spree.
He looked at the map again...
Bao Liu's name quickly approached Xia Yue's.
Then...
In the next instant, Bao Liu's name suddenly disappeared.
Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, then...
He shrugged.
"Well, this works, too!"
Lin Yu headed toward the stairs.
Before long, Lin Yu saw Bao Liu's corpse—a gruesome wound on his neck was gushing blood, and there were two cuts on his arm as well.
His eyes were wide open, as though he had died unwilling to accept his fate.
Beside him, Xia Yue, who had already left, had returned from the second floor.
She saw Lin Yu and let out a sigh of relief.
"Ah, so it was you, Administrator..."
Xia Yue was holding a dagger—the same kind she had carried last time.
This made Lin Yu sigh once again...
Fate truly was impossible to predict.
"Hello. Is there anything you'd like to ask?"
Lin Yu looked at Xia Yue and spoke with a smile.
Xia Yue thought for a moment, blinked, and asked a question.
"Administrator, may I ask—which players are still alive?"
"Besides you, there's the 'Lone Wolf,' the 'Soldier,' the 'Teacher,' and the 'Otaku'..."
Lin Yu looked at the map as he spoke, but suddenly paused at this point.
"Ah, wait. The 'Teacher' just died."
On the map, among the overlapping names of Xu Xiumei and Yu Longguo, Xu Xiumei's name disappeared.
To be honest, when Lin Yu saw Xu Xiumei's and Yu Longguo's names overlap again just now, he had been genuinely startled.
Fortunately, because of Lin Yu's "speech" and the fact that Xu Xiumei no longer had a pistol...
The two of them...
Did not have another chance to talk.
Only Xia Yue and Yu Longguo remained as werewolves in the game.
It was truly astonishing... The game had only been underway for a short hour, yet so many people had already died!
Last time, no one had died throughout an entire day.
But...
This was a good thing. It meant that this game was about to be won.
Lin Yu looked at Xia Yue and smiled.
"Then, Miss 'Veterinarian,' I've answered your question."
"I'll continue looking around elsewhere. Good luck."
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