God's imitator

Chapter 244 Elimination Games

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.

A game genre worse than trial games?

Now that things have come to this, Wei Yinzhang no longer needs to keep us in suspense and tells us the truth: "Last night, when I returned to my room, I found that Youlang had sent me a new invitation."

"Or rather, it wasn't an invitation, just a notification, because I wasn't asked to design the arcade at all."

Li Renshu frowned and said with some concern, "How could this be?"
"Could it be because he revealed information he shouldn't have, leading to the copycat's access being blocked?"

Wei Yinzhang shook his head: "That shouldn't be the case."

"The explanation given by the 'walking gallery' is roughly this: you have already stated your position to the 'walking gallery,' and other copycats have also stated their positions. And next, it's the other side's turn."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.

Zheng Jie was a little confused: "Does this kind of thing even have a turn-based system?"

Cao Haichuan thought for a moment and said, "This means that our previous speculation was correct."

"The rule that copycats can alter the arcade is already clear."

"However, this change is not only slow, but it is also possible for it to regress."

"Because both types of copycats will try to push the arcade in a direction that benefits themselves."

"Some copycats tend to coexist peacefully with players and prefer games with low mortality rates; they will strive in this direction."

"Other copycats tend to kill players in large numbers to harvest visa time, preferring survival of the fittest, and wanting to gain greater authority and advantages in the new world."

"What the arcade will become in the future depends on which of these two imitators wins."

"Judging from the previous situation, it is clear that the former type of copycat has temporarily gained the upper hand."

"Both the 'Blind Date Game' and the 'April Fool's Game' can prove this point."

Everyone nodded in agreement; this was not difficult to understand.

Whether you participate in these games or simply look at the rules, you can get a general sense of the copycat's design intent.

Some games are obviously malicious, while others are well-intentioned.

There are even games like "April Fool's Day" that deliberately favor a certain type of player.

Previously, well-intentioned copycats had a temporary advantage, and even in selection games that allowed for high mortality rates, there were instances of copycats being kind to players.

However, it is clear that the arcade will not allow one side's advantage to continue indefinitely, and will "take sides" at certain times, making the tug-of-war between the two sides last longer.

That's why the arcade says, "Next is the opponent's turn."

Cai Zhiyuan pondered: "So, Youlang didn't send you a game design invitation at all, but only sent invitations to those copycats with more malicious intent?"
"So can we assume that the next game, no matter which copycat's plan wins, will be an extremely brutal game with a high mortality rate?"

"After all, that's what the arcade wanted."

Wei Yinzhang nodded: "Yes."

"Moreover, the arcade also conveyed a very important message this time: the theme of this game is 'elimination' and 'judgment'."

"So I think it's possible that a new type of game will emerge."

"Elimination-type games".

Qin Yao asked curiously, "Game theme? Did the previous games also have themes?"

Wei Yinzhang explained: "Of course there are. For example, the topic of 'screening' is 'screening', and the topic of 'allocation' is usually 'redistribution' and 'community conflict'."

"Judging from the literal meaning alone, this game may be more dangerous than a typical trial game."

Zheng Jie visibly panicked: "Did they say who will be tried? Have you seen the information about the criminals?"

"Wait a minute, when you used me as an example earlier, weren't you already hinting at something to me?"

Wei Yinzhang shook his head: "...No, I was just giving a random example. After all, when I first came out of the game, I couldn't recognize everyone. I only remembered that you wore a woodpecker mask and were a doctor."

"In this game, the arcade didn't show me the criminals' files at all, so I don't know who I'm going to be judged."

"It's up to everyone to think for themselves whether there's anything that warrants judgment."

The atmosphere in the hall instantly became much more somber; this was indeed very bad news for everyone.

Although Wei Yinzhang revealed the information in advance, it did not help the group at all; instead, it plunged them into panic even earlier.

After considering for a moment, Li Renshu said, "There's nothing we can do. Since this is the decision of the pleasure corridor, we can only accept it."

"In any case, this game could be extremely dangerous, so we need to carefully consider who should participate. If necessary, we could even send two strong individuals in at the same time to ensure safety as much as possible."

No one said anything more.

Although many people are hoping that specific players will come into the game to help, this game is different from the past, with extremely high risks, so it is not easy to make such a request.

Moreover, it is currently completely unknown who will be selected.

We can only wait until the game starts and then improvise.

……

……

three days later.

In the lobby of Community 17, a broadcast notification appeared on the large screen announcing the start of the game.

Good morning, players!

The gallery will open in 5 minutes.

The game is titled "Shelter Game" and is a knockout game.

[Five players will be selected from the community to participate in this game based on the following priority:]

[1. The sinner players who will be judged in this game.]

2. Players who participate in fewer games. (Participation without receiving a reward is not counted.)

[3. In cases where there are multiple attempts, players who have spent less time obtaining visas in allocation-type games will be given priority.]

[The following players are required to participate in this community: Fu Chen, Li Renshu, Cao Haichuan, Zhou Guifen, and Zheng Jie.]

Please prepare yourselves, players.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

This is because there were no voluntary spots available for this game; instead, participants were selected through a mandatory selection process based on certain rules.

Especially the latter two: first select players who have participated in fewer games; if there are players with the same number of games, prioritize players who have spent less time obtaining visas in allocation-type games.

These two points almost guarantee that the weaker individuals will be screened out.

Because weaker players tend to avoid games, they won't participate in any game where there's a risk of death, especially while they still have time left on their visa.

In contrast, allocation-type games involve everyone and serve as a unified standard; the shorter the time required to obtain a visa, the weaker the player.

Fu Chen was somewhat stunned: "I'm at the top of the list, does that mean I'm a sinner who's going to be judged?"

Lin Sizhi shook her head: "Not necessarily. This order seems to be based on the player's number."

"How many times did each of you participate in the game?"

Everyone answered, "Three times."

Besides the two distribution games, "Blood Poker" and "Chaebol Nation," which involved all participants, Fu Chen and Li Renshu participated in "Wealth Game," while Cao Haichuan participated in "King's Trial."

Zheng Jie did not participate in "Blood Poker", but he did participate in "Blind Date Game", "Chaebol Nation" and "Fool's Game", so he also participated 3 times.

Zhou Guifen has participated in "Blood Poker", "Blind Date Game" and "Chaebol Nation".

The five people who enter as spectators in the "Trial of Fertility" do not have their participation counted because they receive no benefit or risk, unlike the situation in the "Trial of the King".

In fact, there are other players in the community who have only participated in the game 3 times, such as Wang Yongxin, Cai Zhiyuan, and Qin Yao, but they spent more time obtaining visas in the allocation type game.

Fu Chen, Li Renshu, Cao Haichuan, and Zheng Jie happen to be the group that earns fewer visas in the "chaebol nation," so they will still be given priority in selection if the number of visas is the same.

Lee In-sook frowned slightly: "But that also means we can't quickly determine who the culprit is."

If one of these five people has an unusually high number of game appearances or an abnormally long visa period, then he can be directly identified as a criminal in the game.

Unfortunately, no.

Lin Sizhi instructed, "Identifying the sinners and their crimes is the top priority. After entering the game, pay close attention to the first sinner's file and think carefully about whether it is related to you."

"You must consider game strategy around this point as much as possible."

Five minutes is too short to discuss anything further.

The countdown ended, and the five players instantly disappeared from the lobby.

(End of this chapter)