Settlement Complete! Return to Reality! Lin Yu's Plans!

In a pitch-black space, lines of bloodstains reappeared before Lin Yu.

[Congratulations on your victory in the "Who is the Outsider?" game!]

[Calculating your game rewards!]

[You have received the base reward: 7 days of Survival Time.]

[Based on your performance in this game, you have received the evaluation "Master of the Situation" and an additional reward.]

[Additional Reward: You may choose one "non-exclusive Item" from this game as your reward!]

As Lin Yu was settling his rewards, a scream suddenly came from beside him.

"Ah, f*ck—why only 7 days?"

Lin Yu looked towards the source of the commotion.

This [Settlement Space] was similar to the space before entering the game, but with slight differences.

The difference was...

Besides himself, Chen Zhuo was also present.

After screaming, Chen Zhuo looked at Lin Yu beside him.

"Administrator big brother, what about the seven years you promised..."

Lin Yu looked at Chen Zhuo's pathetic, wailing state and shrugged, "Ah, I just told you a well-intentioned lie before so you wouldn't fall into too much despair."

"Seven days is only enough for me to watch one more episode," Chen Zhuo wailed again. "Can... can you extend it a bit?"

"Sorry, Chen Zhuo," Lin Yu said helplessly. "Although I am the 'Administrator,' I'm just a Player with a special identity. I don't have that high of a privilege."

"Rather than being a Deity, I'm just its 'representative'—otherwise, I wouldn't be appearing in this settlement space with you."

Lin Yu said to Chen Zhuo.

Chen Zhuo was dumbfounded. "Ah... Administrator, then... will your balance be a bit more?"

"Yes! The time I received is double yours!"

Lin Yu said with certainty.

This was why he had "partially confessed" to Chen Zhuo just now.

When Lin Yu saw Chen Zhuo still treating him as the "Administrator," he had an idea...

Would the "Deceiver's" ability work in the game's settlement space?

After all, it was a Unique Profession!

But unfortunately...

After Lin Yu spoke, he felt that although Chen Zhuo believed him, and it seemed like the "Deceiver's" ability was indeed working...

It hadn't "come true."

A faint realization dawned on Lin Yu: Chen Zhuo's "belief" alone was far from enough to make his wish of "receiving double Survival Time" come true.

"This is actually quite difficult," Lin Yu muttered to himself.

However, after proving that the "Deceiver's" ability was effective, Lin Yu became energized.

"Of course, besides this 'Survival Time'... I can also get an extra ten non-exclusive Items that appeared in the game each round!"

"Ten?!"

Chen Zhuo exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, actually, as long as you perform well in the game and get a 'Special Evaluation,' you can also get Item rewards," Lin Yu patted Chen Zhuo's shoulder. "How about it, pretty good, right?"

Chen Zhuo said in shock, "Is that so..."

He naturally "believed" Lin Yu's words.

Lin Yu felt Chen Zhuo's "belief," but unfortunately, it still didn't "come true."

It was still that the "degree of belief" was insufficient to support "coming true"... However, this time Lin Yu could feel that it wasn't far off.

Lin Yu thought for a moment, looked at the very gullible-looking Chen Zhuo, and spoke again.

"I was joking just now, actually, it's not ten, only six."

If it were someone else, Lin Yu would definitely not dare to change his words so casually; it would surely arouse suspicion.

But Chen Zhuo...

This little fatty actually believed him again!

"Whoa, that's still great, 'Administrator' big brother, I think you're awesome!"

But...

It still didn't "come true" this time!

However, Lin Yu could feel that this time it was only a little bit short.

So, he decided to continue changing his story to fool Chen Zhuo.

However, with this change, Lin Yu no longer planned to state the quantity directly.

"Actually, it's not unconditionally obtained. As the 'Administrator,' I can just get 'double' rewards when I receive them!"

"So, I've just doubled the 'extra rewards' I got this game!"

As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Zhuo suddenly understood.

"So that's how it is... A 'Game Administrator' is truly an amazing profession!"

"But I think you were chosen by a Deity because you're also very strong... You hosted this game very well!"

Chen Zhuo gave Lin Yu a thumbs-up.

Then, he realized something was wrong.

"Wait a minute... According to what you said, Administrator, this [Settlement Space] should be where all the players who cleared the game are, right?"

"Why aren't others here?"

Lin Yu spread his hands. "Oh, they're all dead—because I added special rules, they couldn't help but kill each other—and the last two just happened to kill each other, so the game ended quickly, and only one player survived."

"Ah?!"

Chen Zhuo was shocked, then asked, "Even that 'Lone Wolf' is dead?!"

As he spoke, Lin Yu paused, realizing Chen Zhuo still believed "Lone Wolf" existed.

Lin Yu nodded sadly.

"That's right, that 'Lone Wolf' was killed by the 'Veterinarian'—a swift knife to the throat."

Chen Zhuo was horrified.

"Damn, I didn't expect that 'Veterinarian,' a mere woman who looks so gentle with her glasses, to be so ruthless!"

Lin Yu paused.

Xia Yue doesn't wear glasses either?

Then, he realized.

"You're mistaken, that was the 'Teacher'."

"Oh, oh," Chen Zhuo scratched his head, then said with some emotion, "Sorry about that... I was just shocked by how cruel this game is."

"Yes, it is very cruel,"

Lin Yu also said softly.

It was indeed mostly luck that Chen Zhuo survived—this little fatty, as the only Human identity card besides himself, had been diligently completing tasks until the end of the game.

However, luck is also a part of strength.

"I wish you good luck next time—cherish this hard-won opportunity now that you have a second chance at life."

"It's only seven days, brother..."

Chen Zhuo said with a crestfallen face.

But before he could finish, the [Settlement] also ended.

Lin Yu opened his eyes in a daze and found himself lying in the center of a stage.

He took out his phone and saw that it was already past midnight.

Overlapping almost perfectly with the 00:01 on his phone was the bloodstain floating in the upper right corner of his vision.

"Time until the latest start of the next game: 06 days 23 hours 59 minutes"

Lin Yu let out a breath.

"Although I guessed the 'time' wrong, it's true..."

This death game really would have another round.

Although, compared to Chen Zhuo, Lin Yu didn't feel that seven days was a short amount of time at all.

But...

"It's still tight enough."

He got up from the ground and touched the "gunshot wound" on his chest, which was no longer there.

Everything felt like a dream.

What proved it wasn't a dream, besides the bloodstain countdown in his vision...

Was the storage space within his soul, where the "Infallible Revolver" and "One-Sentence Lie Detector" items now lay quietly.

And—

The "Deceiver" ability, which could still take effect.

With these as his foundation...

"It's time to figure out who that 'lunatic' who killed me really is."

Even though the other party had a gun, he did too!

Lin Yu muttered, taking a step forward.

Then, he suddenly felt something off about the touch of his right pocket.

It felt like someone had slipped a card in there.

He reached in and pulled out a pure black card.

In the middle of the card were two lines of small, silver printed text.

"Welcome, 'Resurrection', dear Senior."

Upon seeing this text, Lin Yu's hair stood on end.