The Archdemon's Self-Destruct (2-in-1)

The terms of the agreement that Bai Xiaowen finally stated were unanimously approved by everyone at the round table. This method of agreement could indeed allow the prophet to provide additional information about the person being verified.

After Bai Xiaowen finished speaking, Li Shuyi did not withdraw from the leadership election. This relieved Bai Xiaowen, as it seemed that Li Shuyi understood the meaning behind his message.

The next speaker is number 9, Mr. Monkey.

Mr. Monkey had a black leather eyepatch over his right eye, a rugged appearance, and a full beard. He said nonchalantly, "Little Sheep Number 8 didn't even give his name, are you that guilty? If it weren't for both the real and fake prophets reporting you as a good person, I would definitely have suspected you."

The one-eyed man introduced himself, "My name is Gote. You heard me right, Gote, the executioner of the Camelot Resistance Army. Some of you should have heard of me, right? Like Miss Dog Number 11 behind me... Hahahaha!"

Gote let out a series of shrill laughs.

After laughing, Gote paused for a moment. "I don't believe either of the two prophets who have jumped out so far. Miss Mouse Number 1's speech was terrible, I don't need to indulge her. Number 5, well, she seems quite convincing, but who told Number 8, the highest-ranking person in the room, not to acknowledge you as a prophet? Anyway, in the leader election, only the five people who didn't participate in the election have the right to vote, it has nothing to do with me. As for who should be executed today, we'll talk about that after the leader election is over."

"One last thing, this guy next to me... yes, I'm talking about this number 10 chicken. I seriously suspect he's a Profaner; he's been trembling nonstop ever since his identity was assigned. If you can't tell the real prophet from the fake one, just to be on the safe side, you can execute this number 10 first."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chicken Number 10, whose complexion had already been rather poor, turned even paler.

After expressing his neutrality, number 9, One-Eyed Gote, concluded his speech.

The last speaker in the leadership election phase was number 11, who was also the "Miss Dog" whom the one-eyed Gote had just mocked.

Number 11, whose coffin was a dog-shaped relief of a beautiful woman with flaxen hair and slender phoenix eyes that gleamed coldly, glanced at Number 9 Gote had just spoken. "Just a lowly soldier of the rebels, he has no right to speak to me."

"I am a descendant of the King of Hero Tier, the seventh monarch of Camelot."

Camelot Queen, with her long flaxen hair and somewhat aloof voice, ignored the provocation of Number 9, One-Eyed Gote, and instead calmly analyzed the situation on the field, continuing, "Mr. Sheep, Number 8, makes a lot of sense. I believe in Miss Mouse, Number 1, and her prophetic abilities."

"However, regarding the order of verification, I don't think Mr. Sheep #8's suggestion of verifying 4 and 7 is appropriate. Mr. Rabbit #4's statement basically indicates that he is a good person, so my suggestion is to verify Miss Horse #7 first, and then choose the second verification target based on the results of the leader's vote and the execution vote."

Finally, Camelot Queen gave Number 9, Gote, a look of disgust and said coldly, "Number 9's criticism of Number 10, Mr. Chicken, is completely illogical. Number 10's state of fear is very much in line with the mentality of a good person who is afraid of being attacked and killed at night. Therefore, I believe that Number 10, Mr. Chicken, is a good person. That concludes my statement."

The notification sound said, "All seven candidates have finished speaking."

"Please raise your hand if you are withdrawing from the leadership race."

"The members who insist on running for leader are: No. 1 and No. 5. Please..."

Just as the notification tone reached this point, the tall, thin man sitting in seat number 12, whose coffin relief behind him was of a "pig," suddenly raised his right hand.

"Number 12 requests self-destruction. I am the Archdemon, and I request the elimination of one surviving member."

The "God" notification paused for a moment. "Number 12, of the Blasphemer Faction, identified as the Archdemon, is required to self-destruct. Who do you want to kill?"

The tall, thin man, number 12, took a breath and gave a helpless smile, "May I say a few more words?"

The voice of God decisively refused. "No."

"Alright. I choose to kill number 1." The tall, thin man stood up.

"As you wish."

With that notification sound, the image of the tall, thin man number 12 vanished silently from the hall, like Yeti bathed in sunlight.

As his soul dissipated, Li Shuyi, number 1, paled for a moment. She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word. With her last glance, she looked at Bai Xiaowen.

A second later, Li Shuyi also disappeared from the hall.

The round table that used to seat twelve people suddenly had two fewer people.

The "God" notification sounded again, "Last night was Christmas Eve, no one died. Day 1, due to member number 12's self-destruction, the daytime speaking phase will end, and we will proceed directly into night."

Bai Xiaowen took a breath, forcing herself to calm down, and looked at the empty space where Li Shuyi, number 1, had disappeared.

"I will definitely win," Bai Xiaowen told herself.

The familiar darkness descended once again.

After a while, the notification sounded again, signaling that it was the prophet's turn to act.

Bai Xiaowen chose to check number 4. The order he told Li Shuyi during the day—4 first, then 7—can actually be seen as the order in which he, as the true prophet, checks people. In Bai Xiaowen's view, Mr. Rabbit number 4's speech did seem to be for the sake of the Guardian Faction, but the point he made by attacking Li Shuyi at the end was something Bai Xiaowen could not agree with.

It's worth noting that Mr. Rabbit #4 was the first to suggest that there might be newcomers in the game, so based on Li Shuyi's SpongeBob-like remarks, Mr. Rabbit #4 must have realized that she was a newbie.

However, unlike Bai Xiaowen, Mr. Rabbit did not use reverse thinking to analyze the logic that Li Shuyi had no teammates and could not be in the Profaner' camp. Instead, he used this point to attack Li Shuyi, and that is the problem.

Of course, Bai Xiaowen couldn't be completely sure whether Mr. Rabbit's statement was unexpected or a deliberate attempt to mislead people. Therefore, he decided to investigate Mr. Rabbit once more.

God's voice prompt: "Member number 4's faction is... the Blasphemer Faction."

Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly; this made things clearer.

"On the first day of the leader election, the Archdemon self-destructed and killed Shu Yi. Everyone will then regard Shu Yi as the true prophet, while in the eyes of the Blasphemer Faction, Mylo, the imposter prophet number 5, has been exposed. If I'm not mistaken, the Blasphemer Faction's next tactic will be a series of self-destructions to deprive the player of their leader for this game!"

According to the rules, if Profaner self-destructs during the first day of the leadership election, the election will be postponed until the daytime of the second day.

However, if another Profaner self-destructs during the leadership election on the second day, the leadership election will be cancelled.

The next day.

Just as Bai Xiaowen predicted, during the leadership election, contestant number 5, Mylo, chose to self-destruct.

A notification sounded, "Profaner Minion #5 has chosen to self-destruct, entering the night. The squad will be leaderless."

"Last night, member number 11 died. He left no last words."

Complex gazes were cast toward Camelot Queen, who was in position 11.

Camelot Queen's face paled slightly as her scrutinizing gaze swept over the remaining nine people in the room, finally settling on Bai Xiaowen.

Without any last words, Camelot Queen was unable to speak, nor could she reveal her identity, before disappearing into the hall.

The third night has arrived.

"Camelot Queen was killed... In this life-or-death game, the Blasphemer Faction's choice of target must have been a well-thought-out decision, a choice unanimously agreed upon within the team."

"As for the Blasphemer Faction, given the clear situation, killing ordinary believers will hardly lead to victory; the only way is to prioritize eliminating the four priests."

"In other words, from the perspective of the Blasphemer Faction, Camelot Queen must be one of the four priests."

Bai Xiaowen slowly deduced. The Blasphemer Faction clearly knew more information than he, the prophet. Besides the fact that the four Profaner shared the same identity, they also knew who the targets were each night, something Bai Xiaowen did not know.

The first night is Christmas Eve.

"The chances of the guard protecting the central target are too small to be considered. The most likely explanation is that the witch used the Dragon's Heart's resurrection prayer to revive the members who were ambushed on the first night."

"From the perspective of the Blasphemer Faction, they identified Camelot Queen as the witch based on her statements."

Bai Xiaowen recalled Camelot Queen's speech. With his Super Brain operating at full speed, every word Camelot Queen spoke, every syllable, even her expression and gaze at the time, appeared in Bai Xiaowen's mind like a movie rewinding.

"The feud between them and Gote No. 9 is a personal matter and should not be used to make Gote a suspect."

"If Gote were Profaner and wanted to kill Camelot Queen, he would have done so on the very first night. As a witch, Camelot Queen cannot resurrect herself, so the first night wouldn't have been a peaceful one. From this perspective, Gote's identity actually seems better."

"Next, those who side with Number 1 and agree with my statements are all speaking from a normal perspective and do not reveal that she is a witch."

"Finally, Camelot Queen preserved Mr. Chicken Number 10's identity. Wait..."

Bai Xiaowen frowned slightly. To be honest, during the first day's leader's speech, Bai Xiaowen didn't have a good impression of Mr. Chicken No. 10. His timid appearance made him very suspicious. If it weren't for No. 12's self-destruction, which eliminated a bad guy's spot, Bai Xiaowen might have included No. 10 in the Blasphemer Faction as a backup option.

So, why was Camelot Queen able to recognize Number 10 as a good person?

Bai Xiaowen felt she had grasped the key point.

"That's the reason. Camelot Queen wouldn't have protected a member in such poor condition for no reason. The only possibility is that she is a witch. On the first night, Mr. Chicken Number 10 was chosen as the target of the blasphemous Blasphemer Faction, and Camelot Queen used resurrection to save him!"

"The Profaner knew they had killed Number 10, so they were naturally extremely sensitive to Camelot Queen, who had saved Number 10. Based on this information, they targeted the witch."

"In that case... Number 10 was the target of the attack on the first night, so he shouldn't be Profaner. Therefore, I don't need to verify Number 10; I can just verify Number 7's identity in the previous order."

When it was Bai Xiaowen's turn to verify the identity of the person, he chose to verify the identity of "Miss Horse" Leona, number 7.

The notification sound said, "Member number 7's faction is... the Blasphemer Faction."

"Phew... Just as I expected! With that, all four members of the Blasphemer Faction are now complete."

However, Bai Xiaowen wasn't overly excited. He was now considering a second question: would he survive the night? Who would the Profaner kill that night?

"From the perspective of the 12th Archdemon, Number 1, Shu Yi, is the Prophet, and Number 11 Camelot Queen, is the Witch. The identities of the two most threatening priests have been confirmed. He rose and self-destructed, killing the Prophet during the daytime, and then his Desecration minions killed the Witch at night. Two of the four priests are gone! The next day, Number 5, Mylo, whose identity has already been exposed, will self-destruct... Next, they only need to find the remaining two priests among the surviving members and kill them one by one to win. So they definitely want to kill the priests."

Of course, the Profaner's perspective is flawed, namely, the misjudgment of Li Shuyi's identity. In Bai Xiaowen's view, Li Shuyi is not a prophet, not a witch, not a hunter, and the possibility of her being a guardian is actually very low. If she were a guardian, there would be no reason for her to jump out and make herself the focus of attention; she could quietly stay in the background and take turns protecting herself and Bai Xiaowen.

Therefore, Li Shuyi is most likely an ordinary believer.

However, the Blasphemer Faction's misjudgment of Li Shuyi's identity is not important.

Because the Profaner were already in a "mouse with a knife looking for a cat" situation, they needed to find a member suspected of being a priest to kill. Among those participating in the leader election, the probability of a priest appearing was naturally higher, so Bai Xiaowen was also within the Profaner ' sights.

If Bai Xiaowen were killed, without his leadership status or any last words, he wouldn't be able to provide the information he gathered from the two consecutive nights of investigations. In that case, Li Shuyi's act of shielding him from the Archdemon's self-destruction would be largely meaningless.

This is also the frustrating aspect of the Seer role in Werewolf Kill: you clearly identified a hidden werewolf at night, but the information about that werewolf was smothered by the werewolf's series of self-destructions...

Of course, even if Bai Xiaowen is killed, it doesn't mean the Guardian Faction will lose. On the contrary, the Guardian Faction still has a considerable chance of winning.

Because Bai Xiaowen had already pointed out in her speech on the first day that Number 4 and Number 7 might be Profaner, and given that Li Shuyi's identity as a prophet was acknowledged by everyone (she was killed by the Archdemon's self-destruction), Number 4 and Number 7, who had previously attacked Li Shuyi, were naturally considered to have a lower status in everyone's eyes.

As long as the Guardian Faction has two or three capable individuals who can guide the situation, executing these two individuals one by one should not be a problem.

However, Bai Xiaowen still did not want to entrust her fate to others.

Just as Bai Xiaowen was lost in thought, the voice of the Shadow Labyrinth, the "God" of this game, sounded again:

"Day three begins."