Stalemate

Yin Ge recalled what had happened earlier. It was true that Head Teacher and School Beauty were at odds.

That made Head Teacher's reason for using Discernment valid.

But whether Head Teacher was truly the Son of Heaven was still open to question.

Amid the chaos, Yin Ge did not forget to watch Head Teacher's expression.

Grade-Level Head was one of their own, so Yin Ge had already ruled him out. That made Head Teacher the most suspicious person.

At that moment, Head Teacher slightly raised her chin and looked at Grade-Level Head as though he were already dead.

It was as if having a Godhead and revealing it meant she had already won.

This couldn't go on... Yin Ge took a deep breath.

Since Head Teacher had already revealed her Godhead, the urgent matter was to get everyone else to reveal theirs, then determine who might possess Beasthood.

With that thought, Yin Ge's gaze settled on Grade-Level Head's face. "What about you? What Godhead do you have?"

The chaotic scene fell silent at those words.

Everyone looked at Grade-Level Head.

"He should be the one with Beasthood. Aside from him and me, no one else seems particularly suspicious," Head Teacher said to herself.

"I don't have Beasthood." Grade-Level Head did not hesitate in the slightest. "I am a Feudal Lord. Last night, I used Partition on myself."

The confusion in everyone's eyes deepened at his words.

"Feudal Lord..." Head Teacher frowned.

"You have a Godhead, and so do I. But during Godhead Time, I observed everyone. Apart from the two of us, no one else had much conflict with Zhang Zichen."

"If it isn't one of us, then who could it be?"

She remained fairly calm. After hearing Grade-Level Head's words, she stopped pressing him.

Yin Ge stared at her for a long time, trying to determine whether Head Teacher was acting or genuinely thinking things through.

But that was not something she could discern so easily.

Just as Yin Ge looked away, the sports committee member spoke.

"Talk is cheap. Who knows whether any of you are telling the truth?" He stepped onto a desk and looked down at everyone.

"Since you've argued for so long without reaching a conclusion, I'll help everyone sort it out."

"Is anyone else a Feudal Lord or Son of Heaven? Raise your hand if you are!"

No one spoke, and no one raised a hand.

"This is getting complicated..." The sports committee member pinched his chin in thought. Noticing that School Beauty was looking at him, he lifted his chin at her.

Seeing that, School Bully shot the sports committee member an impatient look and spoke directly. "Don't forget, Poor Student is dead."

"What if Poor Student was the Son of Heaven or Feudal Lord? Then what do we do?"

"Right, that's possible too!" School Beauty nodded, staring intently at School Bully.

"Tch." The sports committee member was unconvinced.

School Bully did not care about him and said nothing more.

After hearing School Bully's words, Principal took a deep breath. "Don't overlook the numbers. There are eight of us. What if there's an extra Godhead or Beasthood?"

This one was smart... Yin Ge considered it. Now was a good time to pass along a message.

So she echoed him. "Right, I think that's possible too. If there's an extra Beasthood, that would be terrifying."

She placed particular emphasis on the word "Beasthood."

Because she had always been quiet, few people paid much attention when she spoke.

Principal and Grade-Level Head both looked at her, seemingly pondering something.

There was no chance to speak privately, and she did not know whether they understood what she meant... Yin Ge was unsure, but she could not say much more.

The sports committee member grew irritated. "So by your logic, the Head Teacher and the Grade-Level Head are both still suspicious?"

"They always have been." Principal looked around at everyone.

"Since the situation is complicated, the best option now is for everyone to reveal their Personhood."

"That way, it'll be easier to determine what identity Poor Student had."

Grade-Level Head nodded. "I agree."

"I don't agree!" The sports committee member jumped down from the desk. "What if you are Beasthood and are deliberately trying to bait us into revealing our Godheads?"

Principal patiently explained, "I have to reveal my own Godhead too. Even if I get yours out of you, what use would that be?"

"Not necessarily." Head Teacher narrowed her eyes. "From beginning to end, everything about the Son of Heaven Game has come from you."

"What if you made it all up? For example, you said you're a Court Minister, and that Court Minister is a Godhead. But what if Court Minister is actually Beasthood?"

After being twisted around like that, Principal could not explain himself even though he was in the right.

This was the situation Yin Ge least wanted to see.

Knowing more information meant being suspected. The former best man had faced the same situation.

To survive, many people lost their reason in the game and became deeply suspicious.

Even though the Principal had told everyone beforehand that if one person from the Daylight Faction won, everyone could come back to life, some still feared that it was a lie.

What was more, everyone present had already played the Original Son of Heaven Game. They had more thoughts, and they were more complicated.

Yin Ge turned to glance at the clock. There were only ten short minutes until eight o'clock.

No one was willing to talk about Godhead, and there were no new clues about the incident. So who were they supposed to identify tonight?

"Only ten minutes remain." After some thought, Yin Ge spoke anyway.

"Since we can't determine whether the Head Teacher and the Grade-Level Head are the Son of Heaven and Feudal Lord, why don't we rule both of them out?"

"At the same time, we can rule out the School Beauty whom the Head Teacher used Discernment on, then identify someone among the remaining four."

"What does everyone think?"

The Head Teacher frowned and looked at the Grade-Level Head without speaking.

The School Bully shrugged. "No problem with me."

The Principal nodded. "No problem with me either."

Yin Ge looked at the sports committee member, the last one remaining.

The sports committee member gritted his teeth. "What if... what if you all identify me?"

"And I didn't do anything during Godhead Time. I'm not suspicious at all, so why should I take the risk?"

Before Yin Ge could answer, the Head Teacher spoke. "That would be too random. I disagree. I want to identify the Grade-Level Head."

Yin Ge frowned at her. "Do you even want to live?"

"W-what?" The Head Teacher had not expected Yin Ge to speak to her like that. Once she recovered, she grew somewhat angry.

"Who doesn't want to live? I'm choosing to trust my own eyes because I want to live. I think the Grade-Level Head is the Killer. The dead Poor Student might have been the Feudal Lord."

Yin Ge took a deep breath. "What I mean is, what if Beasthood comes after you tomorrow, but the Feudal Lord is already gone? What will you do then?"

"There's still the Court Minister. What am I afraid of?" The Head Teacher's tone was full of confidence.

"Since the Poor Student died, that means the Court Minister didn't save anyone. If Beasthood kills me, wouldn't that confirm I'm the Son of Heaven? The Court Minister will definitely save me!"

"Besides, if the Grade-Level Head is the Feudal Lord, would he use Partition on me just because I said that about him?"

The sports committee member spoke up. "I also think we can identify the Grade-Level Head. The Court Minister is here anyway, so we can treat it as a test."

"Didn't the Principal say that as long as someone from the Daylight Faction wins, everyone can come back to life?"

"It doesn't matter if the Grade-Level Head makes a little sacrifice, right?"

At this rate... it was highly likely that the Grade-Level Head would be identified!

No!

Yin Ge trusted the two soldiers fairly well, so she did not want to see them eliminated early. Otherwise, she would lose valuable help.

A sacrifice?

Yin Ge thought of her Death Immunity Law. Taking a deep breath, she spoke directly. "My Godhead..."

"Wait!"

Seemingly seeing through Yin Ge's intentions, the Grade-Level Head interrupted her.

"Everyone should identify whoever their heart tells them to." The Grade-Level Head took a deep breath. "I believe someone will lead the Daylight Faction to victory."

He looked at Yin Ge and shook his head slightly. "No one else is saying anything, so you shouldn't either."

"Revealing it would only give Beasthood information for free."

Yin Ge understood what he meant.

He was telling her not to take the risk, to keep her trump card hidden, even though he did not know whether Yin Ge had a Godhead or Beasthood.

Yet he still chose to protect Yin Ge, refusing to let her take that risk until the very end.