Plan Changed, the Deception Begins Early

Stiller sat next to the female Player whose breathing was gradually stabilizing, deep in thought.

"This team is really hard to manage."

Although Stiller was quite experienced in leading a small team, the situation he was in now was completely different from what he had been doing at Truth Company.

Back then, he had President Paris behind him, and President Paris had the Nightless Sky Family behind him.

Even if the sky were to fall, these two would be there to hold it up.

Moreover, he has a complete logistics system and company structure to guarantee this.

And now, without even realizing it, Lin Yu has dragged her out of her world...

Although he was originally a rootless duckweed, Artificial Humans born from a gene Cloning Vat, Stiller was relatively quick to accept his current situation.

However, he had to admit that the current conditions were indeed very poor.

Although his "emotion perception" device was far inferior to Lin Yu's [Mind-Reading Mirror], being only a single-person portable type, Stiller was still able to sense the Emotion Energy around him.

As time went on, especially after the woman from the original trio got injured, the atmosphere within the group became strange.

The guy we needed to be wary of after being warned by Old Zheng seems to have finally started to make his move... He's been doing a lot of dirty tricks, and it seems he's been playing a role in pushing things along among the trio.

Another new Player applied to join along the way—judging from their self-introduction, this person seemed to be a Player active as a "Bounty Hunter."

Although Stiller agreed to his inclusion and the other Player had no objections, everyone was more wary than cautious towards him.

The main reason this team hasn't disbanded yet is because of Stiller's impressive skills and generous personality, which have temporarily won over all the other Player.

After all, everyone's top priority is to clear the level and survive.

"If things continue like this, it's questionable whether these people can maintain their rationality."

Stiller rubbed his temples and sighed.

Old Zheng comforted Stiller.

"Brother Shi, this isn't your fault. These 'Death game' Player are in a repressive environment for a long time, which easily breeds all sorts of extreme personality and emotional problems... Moreover, the Game's selection criterion for Player is a 'strong will to survive'—the people selected themselves may be a bit paranoid and eccentric."

"So leading this group of people is indeed full of all sorts of trouble... especially the initial team of two men and one woman—this kind of three-person group with one person of the opposite sex is simply the most unstable structure, and it's very easy for it to explode."

"What's more, there's a nasty bastard stirring things up behind the scenes. The new Player may seem fine at first glance, but Bounty Hunter have a terrible reputation among Player."

Stiller sighed. "I know these things weren't caused by my mistakes, but... whatever the cause, these situations are problems I have to solve and take responsibility for."

Just as he was thinking about how to continue maintaining this makeshift team until the task assigned by Lin Yu was completed.

Stiller felt a wet sensation on his ankle.

Stiller had become somewhat familiar with this feel over time.

He pretended to adjust his trouser leg and placed his hand there, and sure enough, he felt some invisible creature crawl up his arm.

Immediately, Stiller heard Hannah's voice in his mind.

"Quack! Mr. Stiller, the Director has some instructions for you!"

"What would you like to say, Director Excellency?"

Stiller asked quickly.

The next second, Lin Yu's voice rang in his mind.

"Spread the rumors about these people as soon as possible... including, but not limited to, the Player around you and those two barbarians."

"The peace here won't last much longer."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's instructions, Stiller even felt somewhat ashamed.

"I'm sorry, Director, I didn't lead this team well... I was hoping to find a better opportunity to spread the rumors in a more natural way."

Lin Yu's voice rang out again. "The reason I'm saying all this isn't because of your team... although your team is also uncertain, but more because of the impulsive barbarians over there, and that fire spirit that absolutely can't control the situation... In short, this place is a Gunpowder Barrel that could explode at any moment."

Stiller was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then understood Lin Yu's intention.

"So, instead of wasting all this time and effort on nothing, why not take advantage of the large user base now, reap the rewards, and cut your losses in time, right?"

Lin Yu did not deny Stiller.

"Yes, so... do it as soon as possible."

"It doesn't matter if it's a little awkward or clumsy. Since I'm here, I'll help you fill in those parts—I'll improvise the script later depending on the situation."

"Don't worry, we won't have very high expectations for your acting skills."

After saying that, Stiller did not reply to Lin Yu directly through Hannah.

He simply nodded silently in Lin Yu's direction, indicating that he understood.

Lin Yu looked at Stiller and let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, he could have started telling Stiller what to do step by step right now. Lin Yu had at least thought of several methods that were somewhat "abrupt" but would still allow the rumors about "Rakshasa" to spread.

But if that happens...

Then Lin Yu's goal would not be achieved.

What he wanted wasn't simply to make everyone believe that a demon had infiltrated the Game; he wanted everyone to believe...

He is a Rakshasa.

Any script that's too natural won't achieve the effect Lin Yu expects—after all, Stiller is now spreading rumors in his presence.

Therefore, Lin Yu will leave it to Stiller to develop freely.

"If I'm lucky enough, this performance might be enough to get the 'belief' quota—once I really have the ability to transform, completing the 'Tier Advancement' requirements won't be a problem at all."

"To gain belief by using things that have already 'Make It Real,' all you need to do is spin the word a few more times."

Lin Yu thought optimistically.

Of course, this is all contingent on the "Fraud" being successful enough.

He looked at the fern lying to the side, its eyes closed in rest.

Since Stiller hasn't started taking action yet, we need to start laying the groundwork on our side as well.

So Lin Yu nudged the fern and woke her up.

"Hello."

Fern opened her eyes. "What? I was about to fall asleep again!"

She spoke in a muffled voice, and Lin Yu pointed to the other side.

"Be careful, things aren't looking good over there."

"Perhaps we need to be prepared... this Healing Place might not be as safe as you think."