Preparing

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"Do you get a bonus every time you complete a Son of Heaven Game?" Yin Ge asked.

"That's right." The researcher nodded. "The amount depends on the difficulty of the Son of Heaven Game."

Yin Ge nodded slightly, setting that matter aside for the moment before asking another question. "Can Sage bind a Godhead?"

"No." The researcher's expression turned solemn. "The power of a Godhead exceeds our imagination."

"Many people have wanted to obtain a Godhead as well, but as far as I know, no one has succeeded so far."

"Godheads really are powerful." Having experienced a Son of Heaven Game herself, Yin Ge understood that.

"I don't have any more questions. When can I enter a new Son of Heaven Game?"

"Now?" Gu Jin looked somewhat worried. "The last game only ended recently. Are you really all right?"

"Of course." Yin Ge stood up. "Time waits for no one."

"Come with me." The researcher got up and headed out. "I'll take you to collect Sage."

"As for the process of joining a Son of Heaven Game, your personal advisor will explain it to you."

"All right." Yin Ge nodded.

Before long, she received the Sage wristband.

The wristband was entirely blue. Once she put it on, it immediately blended into her skin, as though she was not wearing anything at all.

Yin Ge flicked her wrist. After confirming that it did not feel uncomfortable in any way, she turned to leave.

"Wait." Gu Jin called after her.

Yin Ge turned around. "Hm? What is it?"

"Be careful. Come back alive." Gu Jin's face showed his concern.

"I will," Yin Ge answered without hesitation.

She smiled at Gu Jin, then went back the way she had come.

Qin Li had been waiting for her.

When he saw her come out, he asked with concern, "How did it go? Did everything go smoothly?"

Yin Ge waved her wrist. "I got Sage. I want to join a Son of Heaven Game as soon as possible. What do I do next?"

Qin Li replied, "There are currently two Commoner-level Son of Heaven Games in the area under my charge."

"The researcher has already given me the information on the nearest one."

"I'll send the information to you. Take a look first. The situation is urgent, so we need to get there as quickly as possible."

As her phone chimed, Yin Ge took it out, sat down in the lounge, and carefully reviewed the Commoner-level Son of Heaven Game file titled "Deadly Mall."

After reading for only a short while, she realized it was an extremely detailed, foolproof guide to clearing the Son of Heaven Game.

The file included the entire game's setting, every character, their personalities, and the relationships between them.

It even clearly marked who the Beasthoods were.

Beasthoods were actually another variation of Personhood, and Godheads were as well.

Personhood, Beasthood, and Godhead were three parts of one whole. They were merely called different things because of the different factions within the Son of Heaven Game.

But Personhood and Beasthood could be transferred between people.

The guide was already available, yet the Son of Heaven Game had not ended.

That meant the Night Faction had won.

In other words, the Personhood had already transferred through the defeated members of the Daylight Faction.

Even if those who entered the Son of Heaven Game later identified the Beasthood, they would still have to identify the Beasthood transferred in the second game before they could end it.

If they failed the second game as well, there would be a third and a fourth.

The more people failed, the farther the Personhood spread, the larger the scope of the Son of Heaven Game became, and the harder the game grew.

Using the Bride's Son of Heaven Game as an example, it would be like the child winning the game while the best man, bridesmaids, and everyone else died.

The Observation Persona and Control Persona on the Bride and the child would transfer to the dead bridesmaids.

Then, a new Son of Heaven Game would break out around the bridesmaids.

At that point, after Yin Ge entered the Bride's Son of Heaven Game and identified the child as the Beasthood, she would immediately enter a second Son of Heaven Game involving the bridesmaids.

It was practically a vicious cycle.

That was why White Nighters like Yin Ge were needed to follow the guide, bind the Personhood, end the game, and prevent the Personhood from spreading.

Thinking of this, Yin Ge once again felt how difficult it was to complete a Son of Heaven Game mission.

But she had no way back now.

Yin Ge organized the entire process of a White Nighter completing a Son of Heaven Game in her mind.

After a Son of Heaven Game broke out, if the Beasthood survived and transferred, the researchers at the Neutrino Persona Order Center would compile the game data and hand it over to the White Nighters.

After entering the game, the White Nighters first had to identify the Beasthood in the first stage—the Original Beasthood.

Once the first-stage game ended, the White Nighters had to compare the common traits between the Beasthood and the deceased members of the White Night Faction to determine who had received the transferred Beasthood.

The second-stage game would unfold through the memory scenes of the Beasthood's recipient. The White Nighters then had to determine the common traits between the recipient and the new White Night Faction, confirming the Beasthood.

After confirming the Beasthood, the White Nighters needed to use Sage to bind the Personhood—that was, the Beasthood—and end the game.

At that point, the White Nighters' Son of Heaven Game mission would be complete.

Of course, successfully identifying the Personhood within the Son of Heaven Game could also end the game, even if they failed to bind it.

It was just that this method did not bind the Personhood, so it did not count as completing the mission and earned no points.

After listening to Yin Ge, Qin Li nodded with an approving look. "Correct. That's exactly it."

"But I still need to remind you: if you're assigned to the Night Faction after entering the game and become the Beasthood, then you don't need to do any of that."

"Instead, hide your identity as much as possible and survive."

"All right." Yin Ge was not foolish. Only by staying alive could she have hope.

That was also one reason White Nighters were not allowed to enter Son of Heaven Games as a group.

If two White Nighters who had studied the information and knew who the Beasthood was entered the game, and one of them was assigned as the Beasthood, then they would face certain death.

When it was either you died or I lived, who would willingly give up their chance to survive?

Yin Ge also felt it was better to act alone.

After finishing the file, she followed Qin Li to the site of the Son of Heaven Game called Deadly Mall.

But the situation at the scene was far more chaotic and complicated than she had imagined.

"What? There are still people on the fourth and fifth floors?" After hearing the captain of the security station explain the situation, Qin Li realized how grave things were.

Although the security station had begun evacuating the crowd and preparing to seal off the mall as soon as the Son of Heaven Game broke out, the mall's foot traffic was enormous. There was no way to get everyone out in such a short time.

And the Son of Heaven Game ended once every five seconds, which meant new victims would appear every five seconds.

"We can't wait any longer." Yin Ge frowned. "I'm going in now!"

Qin Li spoke up again to warn her:

"Make sure you protect yourself. If you die in the game too, two Personhoods will appear in this Son of Heaven Game! Then no one will be able to get out alive!"

"I understand!" Yin Ge said calmly. "See you later!"

After saying that, she stepped into the mall without looking back.