Deadlock

Yin Ge recalled what had happened earlier. There was indeed bad blood between the Head Teacher and the School Beauty.

That was enough to justify the Head Teacher's Discernment of others.

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

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

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

At that moment, the Head Teacher held her chin slightly high, looking at the Grade-Level Head as though he were already dead.

As though having a Godhead and revealing it meant she had already won.

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

Since the Head Teacher had already revealed her Godhead, the most 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 the Grade-Level Head's face. "What about you? What Godhead do you have?"

The chaotic room fell silent at those words.

Everyone looked at the Grade-Level Head.

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

"I'm not Beasthood." The Grade-Level Head did not hesitate in the slightest. "I'm a Feudal Lord. Last night, I partitioned myself."

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

"Feudal Lord..." The Head Teacher frowned.

"You have a Godhead, and so do I. But during Godhead Time, I observed everyone. Aside 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 the Grade-Level Head, she no longer kept pressing him.

Yin Ge stared at her for a long while, also trying to judge whether the Head Teacher was acting or genuinely thinking things through.

But that was not something she could see through so easily.

The moment Yin Ge looked away, the PE Representative spoke.

"Talk is cheap. Who knows if you're telling the truth?" He climbed onto a desk and looked down at everyone.

"Since you've been arguing forever without reaching a conclusion, I'll sort this out for everyone."

"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 PE Representative pinched his chin in thought. Noticing the School Beauty looking at him, he even raised his chin at her.

Seeing this, the School Bully shot the PE Representative an impatient look and spoke directly. "Don't forget, the Poor Student is dead."

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

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

"Tch." The PE Representative was unconvinced.

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

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

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

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

She deliberately emphasized the words "Beasthood."

Because she had always been quiet, no one paid much attention when she spoke.

The Principal and the Grade-Level Head both looked at her, seemingly thinking about something.

There's no chance to speak alone. I don't know whether they understand what I mean... Yin Ge was uncertain, but it was not appropriate to say more.

The PE Representative was getting irritated. "So by your logic, the Head Teacher and Grade-Level Head are both still suspicious?"

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

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

"That way, it'll be easier for us to determine the Poor Student's identity."

The Grade-Level Head nodded. "I agree."

"I disagree!" The PE Representative jumped down from the desk. "What if you're Beasthood and you're deliberately trying to bait us into revealing our Godheads?"

The 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." The 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, the Principal could not explain himself even though he was in the right.

This was the situation Yin Ge least wanted to see.

Knowing too much meant inevitably being suspected. The Best Man had faced the same situation before.

To survive, many people lost their minds in the game and became deeply suspicious of everyone.

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

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

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

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

"There are only ten minutes left." After thinking it over, Yin Ge spoke anyway.

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

"At the same time, exclude the School Beauty whom the Head Teacher has already discerned, then make an accusation among the remaining four."

"What do you all think?"

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

The School Bully shrugged. "I'm fine with that."

The Principal nodded. "I'm fine with it too."

Yin Ge looked at the PE Representative, the last one remaining.

The PE Representative gritted his teeth. "What if... what if all of you accuse 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 him, the Head Teacher spoke. "That's too random. I disagree. I want to accuse 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 became somewhat angry.

"Who doesn't want to live? It's because I want to live that I choose to trust my own eyes. 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, if Beasthood comes after you tomorrow and the Feudal Lord is already gone, then what will you do?"

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

"Since the Poor Student is dead, that means the Court Minister didn't save anyone. If I'm killed by Beasthood, wouldn't that prove I'm the Son of Heaven? The Court Minister would definitely save me!"

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

The PE Representative spoke up. "I also think we can accuse 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's fine if the Grade-Level Head makes a sacrifice, right?"

At this rate... the Grade-Level Head is very likely to be accused!

No!

Yin Ge trusted the two soldiers fairly well, so she did not want to see them eliminated early. Otherwise, she would have one less source of support.

A sacrifice?

Yin Ge thought of her [Death Immunity] Law, took a deep breath, and spoke directly. "My Godhead..."

"Wait!"

As though he had seen through Yin Ge's intentions, the Grade-Level Head interrupted her.

"Everyone should make their accusation according to their hearts." The Grade-Level Head took a deep breath. "I believe someone will lead the Daylight Faction to victory."

He looked at Yin Ge and gave a slight shake of his head. "No one else is saying it, so you shouldn't either."

"Revealing it would only hand information to Beasthood 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 the risk until the very end.