The third night

Had ordinary people who had never experienced an instance world come here, those repeated cries for help would surely have lured them in.

Everyone present, however, was either a seasoned veteran or a freak whose emotional processing worked differently from most people's.

Bearded Man merely lay on the floor and peered through the gap beneath the door.

Liang Chen stood far away and asked, "What is it? What is it? Is it a ghost?"

Only then did Bearded Man push himself up from the floor. His brows knitted tightly as he shook his head. "No. There's nothing in there. It's an empty classroom."

The moment he finished speaking, the familiar melody of "Für Elise" began playing over the speakers.

For some reason, Yin Chao felt that the music sounded far more mournful this time than it had before.

It echoed through the hellish campus like a death summons from the devil.

After a stretch of darkness, everyone gathered in the judgment hall once more.

"Judgment begins."

"Night has fallen. Please close your eyes."

"Werewolves, please choose whom you wish to kill."

"Witch, please open your eyes. This is the person who died tonight. Will you use the antidote? Will you use the poison?"

"Witch, please close your eyes."

"..."

"Day has broken. This is the person who died tonight."

Everyone regained their sight, and the only beam of light in the judgment hall fell on Liang Chen.

The werewolves had played so poorly over the first two nights that not a single person had died at their hands.

As a result, everyone assumed the eliminated player would be burned alive like Number Four on the second night, and sympathetic gazes settled on Liang Chen.

Compared with being killed outright by a ghost, being burned alive was truly cruel.

Yin Chao frowned. He disliked that kind of death.

It was a work of art, certainly, but it polluted the environment far too much.

At that moment, everyone's attention was focused on Liang Chen, yet his face betrayed no fear of death or torture.

He was nothing like Number Four on the second night.

"Wait. I have something to say."

Liang Chen raised his hand.

A voice came over the speakers. "Do you wish to exercise your role's special privilege?"

A card appeared in his hand. "Yes, I want to exercise my privilege!"

"I'm the hunter! I'm taking him with me!"

Liang Chen pointed at Skinny Monkey beside Square Face, and the beam of light immediately fell on Skinny Monkey.

"Me? Are you fucking sick in the head? I'm one of the good guys!"

Skinny Monkey unleashed a torrent of curses, only to be muted outright by the judgment hall.

Liang Chen laughed at the sight, looking utterly innocent and harmless, then said slowly, "I don't care what your role is. I just don't like you!"

As soon as he finished, both of them burst into raging flames.

The flames around Skinny Monkey visibly danced and leaped, while those around Liang Chen were eerily still, as though they were burning some kind of dried-out firewood.

Liang Chen did not move at all within the fire.

Or rather, he had no fear of being burned.

The flickering flames reflected in Yin Chao's eyes, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

Liang Chen's decision to take Skinny Monkey with him seemed like a whim, but in reality, it kept the overall balance of power in check.

Nine people remained. The butcher and the member of the Ares Guild belonged to one faction; Luo Lingyue, Yin Chao himself, and Midnight belonged to another; and Moqi Xinzhi, Skinny Monkey, and Square Face belonged to a third.

That left Zhao Guojun, whose allegiance was unknown.

One thing was beyond doubt, however: he would never side with Yin Chao.

If he joined Moqi Xinzhi's faction, Yin Chao and his companions would be at a serious disadvantage during the exile vote.

But with Skinny Monkey taken out, Moqi Xinzhi's faction would be reduced to two. As long as they did not ally with the butcher, Zhao Guojun would pose little threat.

Besides, the butcher did not seem particularly close to Zhao Guojun.

Yin Chao clicked his tongue softly. Fortunately, Liang Chen had still taken Zhao Guojun's status into account and had not taken him out directly. Otherwise, Yin Chao would have lost the chance to exact revenge himself.

"Players, please begin speaking now."

Bearded Man was first again. His expression was somewhat stern, and he seemed displeased with what Liang Chen had just done.

"I hope everyone will exercise their powers responsibly, rather than treating people's lives as a game."