Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Impersonating a God
Chapter 27

Werewolves Annihilated, Game Over!

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After killing Yu Longguo, Lin Yu felt a wave of relief.

That most troublesome "soldier"... had finally been dealt with by his own hand.

And so easily, too!

But Lin Yu still did not completely let down his guard.

Because Xia Yue was also a troublesome character.

Lin Yu did not lower his guard just because he had killed Xia Yue last time.

After all, he had been killed by Yu Longguo last time. This time, Yu Longguo had still died by his own hand.

Facing Xia Yue this time, he no longer had the advantage of terrain or Xia Yue's instinctive contempt for him...

Killing this seemingly frail girl was not going to be easy.

After all, she had a knife in her hand.

And the gun in Lin Yu's hand was out of bullets.

However...

Lin Yu still aimed the gun at Xia Yue.

Just as the "teacher," Xu Xiumei, had said in the previous round—the muzzle of a gun could calm people down.

Xia Yue, who had just drawn her knife and prepared to charge, had already abandoned her action after the gunshot and seeing Yu Longguo's lifeless body collapse.

Once Lin Yu aimed the gun at her, she did not dare move in the slightest.

But...

Lin Yu did not fire for a long time.

Although Lin Yu himself knew that he was not firing because he had no bullets,

Xia Yue did not know that.

Time passed little by little. Under the pressure of "death," Xia Yue could not help speaking first.

"Why was I the one who made the deductions and judgments just now... yet you shot and killed the 'soldier' first?"

Xia Yue asked.

Hearing this, Lin Yu answered naturally, "Oh, that? Because I felt he might have been persuaded by you."

"His profession as a 'soldier' and his experiences in reality determined that... as long as he 'might' be hostile toward me, then between the two of you, killing him would have infinitely higher priority."

"Even if I could confirm that you were one hundred percent hostile toward me, I would still kill him first."

Lin Yu spoke calmly.

"So I was looked down on," Xia Yue said with a frown. "And are you indirectly admitting it... that you really aren't the 'Administrator'?"

"I really am not the 'Administrator.'"

Lin Yu nodded in admission.

"Tsk, I really got played," Xia Yue sighed. "But why haven't you killed me yet?"

She narrowed her eyes. "Could it be that your gun... only has one bullet?"

When Lin Yu heard Xia Yue's words, he laughed.

At last...

She had steered the conversation in this direction.

He was very pleased.

Although Xia Yue had never suspected that the gun held only one bullet, Lin Yu had not "deceived" Xia Yue before. Since she had reached this conclusion through her own "deception," it was merely a mistaken judgment on her part and could not allow Lin Yu to activate the "Fraudster" ability and make the existence of a second bullet in the gun become reality.

"A revolver has a limited number of bullets. Isn't that only natural?" Lin Yu said with a laugh. "Would you like to make a bet... and bet that my gun has no bullets left?"

Xia Yue stared at Lin Yu and tightened her grip on the dagger again.

"To be honest, because you've delayed firing for so long, I've actually started to doubt it... Do you really only have one bullet?"

"Because you have absolutely no reason to let me live until now..."

"You hit Yu Longguo's vital point with a casual shot just now, proving that your marksmanship is good. You don't need to aim excessively carefully."

"Even if we go by curiosity about how I saw through your disguise, I already explained all the reasons to you just now..."

When Xia Yue reached this point, she took a step forward.

"So... I now suspect that your gun only has one bullet."

Lin Yu watched Xia Yue approach and laughed.

His smile was confident and composed.

"Your deduction really is impressive... Xia Yue, you've truly exceeded my expectations!"

This seemingly beautiful and delicate girl really was the smartest person in this game!

However... it was a pity.

Lin Yu continued aiming the gun at Xia Yue and calmly said, "But unfortunately, your deduction was only half right."

"This gun really doesn't have many bullets, but... the number isn't one. It's two."

"I was merely hesitating over whether to save this bullet for you or the 'Otaku'!"

Lin Yu spoke coldly.

He could clear the game without killing the "Otaku" on his own team.

But Xia Yue naturally could not realize this.

In her subconscious, Lin Yu had gone to such lengths to make them kill one another. The Clearance Conditions had long since defaulted to killing everyone else.

That also fit her understanding that Lin Yu had an advantage over every other contestant.

A strong person's victory conditions were always supposed to be more difficult, weren't they?

But even in the face of Lin Yu's explanation, Xia Yue still took another step forward.

She met Lin Yu's eyes.

"I don't believe you—your handgun should also be some kind of 'Item'... The number of bullets in an Item like that is either a full load or one bullet..."

"Two bullets is simply too strange!"

Xia Yue spoke again.

But...

The eyes of the youth before her were mocking yet composed, as though he were looking at a dead person.

There was also something strange about him, an aura that sent chills down her spine.

But things had already reached this point. Whether or not he had bullets...

She could only bet that he was out!

Xia Yue raised the dagger in her hand!

"Bang!"

The next moment, a gunshot rang out. The muzzle of the revolver blossomed with gunfire as magnificent as fireworks.

Xia Yue suddenly felt time slow for an instant—she saw the metal bullet shoot from the flames and rush toward her.

So there really was a second bullet...

That was the final thought that surfaced in Xia Yue's mind.

Then...

The bullet tore diagonally through her upper abdomen. After several seconds of massive blood loss, Xia Yue lost consciousness.

She collapsed heavily to the ground, and the dagger fell beside her.

Lin Yu walked over and lowered the gun. Looking down at Xia Yue's pupils, which had already begun to lose focus, he sighed.

"Although you kept saying you didn't believe it... deep down, you actually believed I had a second bullet."

"But I can't blame you."

"After all, my acting really was... too good."

Lin Yu put away the handgun and spoke with emotion.

His tone in the lines just now, and even his expression and demeanor right up to the instant he fired, had all been perfectly within Lin Yu's "acting state."

Anyone who saw him would believe that he had fired with the resolve to "kill without fail," rather than merely bluffing.

So...

The moment Xia Yue grew suspicious and brought up the "number of bullets" herself...

She was already doomed to die.

A few seconds later, Xia Yue on the ground completely stopped breathing.

The "veterinarian" was dead.

This was also the second time Lin Yu had killed Xia Yue with his own hands.

But this time...

[The Werewolf faction has been completely annihilated!] [Game "Who is the Outsider?"—over!]

Lin Yu gently closed his eyes.

The next moment, he sank into endless [Void].

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