After bidding Xia Yue farewell, Lin Yu's next target was naturally Yu Longguo!
Even after obtaining the pistol, Lin Yu still did not particularly want to face Yu Longguo, this "soldier"...
But sooner or later, they had to meet.
After all, the bullet in the gun would most likely be reserved for him!
There were only two "werewolves" left now: Yu Longguo and Xia Yue. Lin Yu naturally planned to wait for the two of them to kill each other, then execute whichever one ultimately survived.
Lin Yu arrived on the third floor.
After killing Xu Xiumei, Yu Longguo had not immediately changed locations.
So Lin Yu found Yu Longguo in the third-floor library without any trouble.
The soldier was easily carrying Xu Xiumei's corpse, trying to stuff it onto the very top of the bookshelf and hide it.
Lin Yu walked to the library entrance and politely knocked on the door, announcing his arrival to Yu Longguo.
"Knock, knock. Hello there, 'soldier.'"
Yu Longguo first turned around warily. When he saw Lin Yu, he relaxed.
"It's you, Administrator. What do you want?"
Lin Yu smiled at Yu Longguo.
"Of course, I saw that you'd successfully made your move, so I came to ask... Do you have any questions now?"
Yu Longguo was somewhat surprised that Lin Yu had come looking for him on his own.
"Hmm, I didn't expect Comrade Administrator to be so enthusiastic." Yu Longguo muttered, then stroked his chin. "As for questions..."
While Yu Longguo was thinking...
A burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind Lin Yu.
"Huff—"
"'Soldier,' don't rush to question him!"
Xia Yue's voice suddenly rang out from behind Lin Yu.
Yu Longguo and Lin Yu turned around together and looked at the panting "veterinarian."
In her hand, she was openly carrying a bloodstained dagger.
Yu Longguo frowned at Xia Yue. "You're that... veterinarian. What are you trying to do?"
Xia Yue did not answer Yu Longguo's question. Instead, she looked up at the corpse that had not yet been completely hidden above the bookcase. "As expected, you really did kill the 'teacher'... Don't rush to argue or attack me—listen to what I have to say!"
"I killed the 'ruffian,' and the 'ruffian' killed the 'thief' on the first floor just now—the corpse was found by me."
"So now, only you, me, the 'otaku'... and this 'Administrator' are still alive."
Xia Yue spoke calmly.
In an instant, Yu Longguo caught the most crucial piece of information in her words.
"You mean the 'Administrator' is also one of the players, and the 'Lone Wolf' doesn't exist?"
He looked at Xia Yue, his eyes filled with wariness.
Clearly, Yu Longguo still suspected Xia Yue more than Lin Yu.
Lin Yu also looked at Xia Yue with interest.
"Accusing the 'game Administrator'? As expected, this batch of newcomers is quite interesting!"
Xia Yue looked at Lin Yu and said coldly, "Stop pretending... You're actually the 'Lone Wolf.' This game probably doesn't have an 'Administrator' at all!"
As she spoke, Lin Yu folded his arms with interest.
"How did you reach that conclusion?"
"Because people are dying far too quickly... It's made all those 'complicated' rules recorded in the letters before the game meaningless!"
"Faction assignments, meeting votes... Even the missions have become pointless—because everyone will be dead within a single day."
"So I find it extremely 'abnormal'... And the source of all this is the hint given by this 'Administrator.' His hint turned this game into nothing more than a game of mutual slaughter in an enclosed space."
"In other words, if we removed the 'hint' given by this game Administrator... Don't you think we should be playing the game normally right now?"
"There's another point. After we entered this 'game,' the game itself had gone out of its way to avoid emphasizing that it was a 'game'... Even the rules were explained through a letter."
"But this guy barged in and openly claimed to be the 'game Administrator.' Isn't that strange?"
Xia Yue spoke calmly, and Yu Longguo gave a slight nod.
"That does make some sense, but... it's not enough to convince me."
"Because based on that alone, you shouldn't be so certain."
Hearing this, Xia Yue smiled. "Good, 'soldier'—you're very clever. Those things indeed aren't why I'm so 'certain.'"
"My ability as a 'veterinarian' is to speak with animals." Xia Yue pointed toward the crows outside the window. "Just now, after I began to suspect this 'Administrator's' identity, I had a brief conversation with these crows... I asked them two questions."
"First, I asked whether they had seen an eighth person in this manor besides the six of us and the 'Administrator'... The answer was no."
"Second, I asked about the 'Administrator's' actions after the game began—he went straight to a utility room on the first floor and opened a supply crate."
"If he's the Administrator... why would he open a supply crate?"
As Xia Yue spoke, Yu Longguo nodded.
"That does make me suspect that you, 'Administrator,' might be the so-called 'Lone Wolf'... But I'm curious. Why do you understand us so well?"
He looked at Lin Yu, his suspicion obvious in his eyes.
"He may not necessarily be the 'Lone Wolf.' His knowledge of our personal information could very well be his occupational ability." Xia Yue raised one finger. "Or perhaps... this guy isn't a newcomer player, so he has some special methods of his own."
Yu Longguo narrowed his eyes.
"Then your suggestion is—"
"Let's try challenging the 'Administrator' together. After all, his goal seems to be for all of us to die on the first day."
Xia Yue bared her teeth and proposed it with a smile.
"What brilliant reasoning, Xia Yue. You've truly exceeded my expectations."
Lin Yu looked at the "veterinarian" and muttered.
So this woman was this clever and decisive too...
To infer from such limited information that he was actually the "seventh player" was indeed remarkable.
Although her conclusion was not entirely correct... it was already impressive enough.
And considering the previous round, this woman had actually announced a "fake ability" that no one suspected from beginning to end!
In the previous round, even Lin Yu had not imagined that her true ability was to "speak with animals."
Although she had been the first to die last time, that was only because her acting was terrible and she had foolishly tried to perform in front of him.
Or rather, there was only one true reason—she had simply been too unlucky last time and had been assigned to the same group as him.
"Xia Yue, I really underestimated you."
Upon being praised, a sweet and innocent smile once again appeared on Xia Yue's face. "Thank you for the compliment, Brother Administrator... But honestly, I just wanted to survive too badly."
Lin Yu smiled as well.
"Is that so? Then achieving this much is still far from enough."
"Because no matter how brilliant the reasoning is... the underlying nature of this game is violence."
As he spoke, Lin Yu raised his hand.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out, and behind him, Yu Longguo fell to the ground in shock.
Then Lin Yu aimed the gun at Xia Yue.
"Checkmate."
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