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After Wang Yimei finished speaking,

not only did the trust in Chen Yi not increase amongst those present, but the suspicion in the depths of their eyes intensified.

The opening was somewhat disadvantageous.

It was just the beginning, and Chen Yi's identity was quickly becoming the target of everyone's attention.

Standing still, Chen Yi faced Wang Yimei's earnest eyes silently without speaking, merely clenching his right hand, which was in his pocket, slightly — this was the first time he really wanted to twist someone's head off.

Wang Yimei's words had almost instantly turned his identity into a focal point card.

Originally, the others did not recognize him.

But since Wang Yimei had revealed his identity, the identity of a super big shot, this would make the other players even more cautious and skeptical, thinking that if such a person deceived them, they would all die.

In such a map, the identity of a super big shot would definitely not become an endorsement of trust.

Instead, it would attract even more attention.

When he wanted to make some small moves, countless pairs of eyes would be watching him.

Most importantly, Wang Yimei forcefully linked his own identity with Chen Yi's — what does unconditional alliance mean?

A duo?

It was simply harming him.

He simply didn't speak anymore, standing silently; it was already inappropriate to say more now. Since he didn't seize the initiative at first, it had brought about suspicion, so it would be improper to speak further.
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"Heh heh,"

And just when the atmosphere turned awkward, the middle-aged man who was taking a puff of his cigarette mocked and said, "We don't need to make the situation so tense, regardless of whether this big shot is a spy or a villain."

"Among the 10 of us, there will definitely be spies and villains."

"This is unavoidable."

"I say there's nothing wrong with what the big shot said; the 10 of us should move together and kill those lone hostile camp players, so even if we have spies within us, it'd be useless."

"They can only watch helplessly as we kill their fellow camp players, and as we take down enough hostile camp players, they will naturally reveal their slip-up in their haste. Right now, suspecting blindly without any information is illogical."

"And let's not place too much faith in psychology, especially the psychology learned in universities,"

Although the middle-aged man didn't sneer, his words still carried a hint of clear disdain, "That stuff is good enough to deceive HR on a resume, but surely you don't really believe you've got a grip on psychology after four years of college, do you?"

"Moreover, shouldn't it be this older lady who should have spoken first?"

"This older lady was talking quite a bit before the big shot said anything."

"Is that the same?"

The young man in shorts and a T-shirt was somewhat angered by the middle-aged man's contemptuous tone, his voice involuntarily rising, "That older lady was just speaking nonsense, whereas this so-called big shot clearly took over the initiative when he spoke!"

"An ordinary person, would they dare to fight for the initiative when their identity is unknown on the field?"

"Only spies and villains have the audacity to do so because their perspective is different from ours. Our perspective is complete chaos, not knowing who is friend or foe. Their perspective is that everyone on the field is an enemy, which is why they dare to speak up like that."

"If you're uneducated, can you please not say that psychology is useless?"

"Hey, hey, hey, hold on there."

The middle-aged man said seriously with a straight face, "I've never said psychology is useless; I'm just saying that the psychology you learned in college is useless."

"You've graduated, right? How's the job market for you? Would you choose to stay as a teaching assistant or work as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital?"

"You...!"

Just as the two were about to continue arguing,

"Ah!"

A shrill scream came; the middle-aged woman covered her buttocks in horror and jumped to the side, pointing at the old man behind her and yelling, "Pervert!"

During the conversation just now, the old man couldn't help but reach out with his lecherous hand towards the middle-aged woman's butt.

"What are you up to now?"

The middle-aged man looked at the old man with some irritation, "At your age to be doing this? Aren't you ashamed? Judging by your frailty, one hit would probably put you down, and yet here you are, making a move."

Chen Yi's eyes narrowed as he looked towards the middle-aged man who was not far away, who had somehow subtly taken over the lead in the discussion. He began to suspect that the man's identity might be a villain.

If this man's identity was that of an ordinary person,

then upon seeing his teammates being either old men, young girls, or women, he should have felt at least a bit irritated, given that such teammates with weak combat capabilities would definitely be a drag.

But he didn't see a trace of irritation on the man's face.

It's as if he didn't care at all about the weakness of his teammates.

To say one is so strong as to not care about the weaknesses of teammates is simply unrealistic.

It is very likely that this man's identity is that of a villain, and he doesn't care whether the players are weak or strong; in fact, the weaker they are, the happier he is.

His goal is to eliminate all players of the hostile camp,

including the villains of the hostile camp as well as those of his own camp.

After the debate, the atmosphere became somewhat more lively; it was not as stagnant as it was at the beginning.

The group finally decided to move together.

Soon, they all pushed open the courtyard gate; outside was a road paved with green bricks, about three meters wide, not very spacious.

The ground was slightly damp as if it had just rained.

The rain had not long ceased, leaving some puddles on the ground.

Under the moonlight, the puddles faintly glinted.

The moon hid behind the dark clouds.

The ancient town, full of blue bricks, didn't exude an overly eerie atmosphere. Instead, it felt like an ancient town after the rain. If it weren't for participating in a Werewolf Kill map but rather walking hand in hand with a loved one on the town's blue brick streets, it would have been quite romantic.

Not a soul was on the blue brick streets.

But it was far from silent.

One could occasionally hear the sounds of birds singing and cicadas chirping, reminiscent of a hidden paradise.

However, once everyone left the courtyard, they were somewhat at a loss for where to start looking for the players from the hostile camp. The small town was not tiny by any means, covering the area of around 10 football fields.

Twenty people thrown into it wouldn't even make a ripple.

In such a situation, without a map or indication of the enemy's location, finding the enemy was no easy feat.

After stepping out of the courtyard, the group stood on the street, looking at each other in bewilderment, as if blindsided by the fact that, despite discussing moving as one unit for quite a while, they were indeed all together but had no clue which direction to move towards.

Then, at that moment—

"Look over there!"

At the far end of the blue brick street, there was a signpost.

It bore four bold characters.

"Absolute Darkness Silence!"

Upon closer inspection, the group realized there were a few additional words written below.

"Upon entering the courtyard to the left, you will be enveloped in absolute darkness and silence. There is a Prop inside that players may collect."

"We can't go in," Wang Yimei immediately judged and shook his head in denial, "This 'absolute darkness and silence' is basically akin to the loss of all senses. Once you enter this courtyard, the chances of finding your way out are virtually nil."

"It's easy to go in, but coming out will be difficult."

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly while standing still, his mind rapidly weighing the pros and cons. To be honest, he wasn't very keen on acquiring any Prop. He always felt that there might be a Prop that could directly reveal the identities of the other players.

If such a Prop exists,

his situation would be extremely dangerous.

But after pondering for a moment, he still spoke up, "We must go in. Every Prop is a foundation for our victory. Our strength is already weak, including two young girls, a middle-aged woman, an old man, and a child."

"It's as if the fighting strength of five people is weakened."

"If among these five people there's a spy or a mastermind, it could actually be beneficial for us. But if not, our situation as ordinary people becomes very tricky."

"We don't know the strength of the players from the hostile camp, but our overall combat strength is weak. To win, we need to rely on Props for help."

"Although the courtyard is pitch-black, there's a way to deal with it."

"Get a rope. Nine people hold onto the rope outside the courtyard while one person holds onto the rope and searches for the Prop in the darkness inside, then brings it out successfully."

"This method is relatively safe."

As his words fell, the middle-aged man with the cigarette spoke up first, "I think this method is viable, but the question is, where do we find a rope?"

The group scanned the surroundings and couldn't spot any rope within their field of vision.

To look for a rope, they would have to go door to door.

Whether they could find one was uncertain.

"Take off your clothes and tie them together to use as a rope," Wang Yimei offered his suggestion.

The two girls who had been silent from the start objected for the first time.

"Impossible!"

"Are you a pervert? You're actually asking us two girls to take off our clothes in front of so many men?"

"Did nine years of compulsory education produce a pervert like you?"

"Hmmph."

Wang Yimei, seemingly indifferent, put his hands in his pockets and shrugged, indicating that he was just making a suggestion.

"Hold hands then," Chen Yi offered his suggestion, "One person stays outside, and the remaining nine go into the courtyard, hand-in-hand, forming a human rope. The last person in line is responsible for controlling the direction of the human chain and finding the Prop."

"The issue now is deciding who stays outside."

"You stay," the young man majoring in psychology stared intently at Chen Yi and said assertively, "All you have to do is let go and kick a few times, and the nine of us could get lost in the courtyard and never find our way out."

"It's not that serious," Chen Yi shook his head, "It's just a courtyard. Even with absolute darkness and silence, you can still follow the walls to find the exit. At most, it would just take some time."

"Even if the person staying outside is a spy, it won't affect us. On the contrary, it would be more advantageous, potentially helping us to identify the spy or mastermind among us."