God's imitator

Chapter 493 "The Hermit's Trial"

"what's the situation?
"what's the situation!
"Am I dreaming? I must be dreaming, right?"

Gao Jialiang stared at everything in disbelief, unable to comprehend what had happened.

He even slapped himself twice to make sure he was sober.

For ordinary players, they did not know the rules of the "special game" in advance, so they were completely unprepared.

Being pulled into a dangerous trial game while asleep can cause players with weaker mental fortitude to break down instantly.

Cui Yifeng's breathing became rapid, and as he looked around the entire venue, his body trembled involuntarily.

Sun De looked around at everyone and subconsciously leaned slightly closer to Cai Zhiyuan.

Clearly, his experience in the "conglomerate nation" made him see Tsai Chih-yuan as someone he could curry favor with in this game.

Fu Yujun appeared the calmest, while Huang Ming looked bewildered, clearly not quite understanding the situation, and momentarily appeared to have lost his train of thought.

Cai Zhiyuan has confirmed that this is indeed the game scene for "King's Trial," although some details have changed.

In the initial area, there is still a long corridor. Each person's personal corridor has a "farmer walk" mechanism. At the other end of the corridor is the main scene of the game, where you can see several different prison cells.

However, unlike the "King's Trial", there is no area for spectators like the second-floor stands.

The game rules began playing on the big screen.

【Hello, players.】

Now, you will be playing a game called "The Trial of the Hermits".

Before entering the main game area, you will play a simple pre-game to determine your subsequent roles: 'Hermit' or 'Spectator'.

As you can see, ahead is a passageway with a total length of 45 meters, divided into three sections: 20 meters, 15 meters, and 10 meters.

You must carry a mechanism equal to your own weight and pass through the passage within a time limit.

Each stage has different time limits and rest periods. Please pay close attention to the timer on your current path.

[If the time limit is exceeded, the spikes on the mechanism will pierce your body. If the time limit is exceeded by more than twice, you will suffer instant death.]

The first player to cross the passage will become the 'Hermit,' while the other players will become 'Spectators.'

The hermit can decide who enters the cell, while the spectators can only passively accept it.

However, in this game, there is a player with "super privileges".

[This player's identity is 'completely hidden,' and the player themselves are unaware of it.]

[Players with "super privileges" will suffer instant death if they do not enter any cells throughout the game; once inside a cell, they will face more severe challenges than other players, depending on the cell type.]

The game consists of six different cells. Once all six players have entered all the cells and completed the game, the "super player" will learn their identity and gain the same privileges as the "super player" in the "lifting game."

[That is, you must choose one of the following two options.]

[1. Select any surviving player in the arena and inflict an instant death penalty.]

[Second, inflict an instant death penalty on yourself, and send any surviving player out of the arcade and back to the real world.]

[More rules will be revealed once we enter the official venue.]

This is a test of will and belief; finding the answer to "Who am I?" is the key to success.

The game will officially begin in ten minutes. Good luck!

Unlike the original "King's Trial," this game doesn't immediately jump into the "Farmer's Walk" phase after the rules are explained. Instead, players are given ten minutes to think about the rules and discuss strategies. However, this actually amplified some players' fears.

If the game starts immediately, players will be under pressure to survive and will have to carry the traps and move forward without having time to think about anything else.

Now, a sense of panic is beginning to spread.

Gao Jialiang looked somewhat distraught: "How could this be... This is clearly a trial-type game, why didn't I receive an invitation beforehand... Where am I? Is this still the arcade?"

Cui Yifeng from Community 19 also looked a bit off, but he tried his best to stay calm.

He looked at Cai Zhiyuan: "Aren't you going to say anything? This situation is most likely related to you, right?"

"Why did you enter the trial game twice? As far as I know, there doesn't seem to be any precedent for this in the arcade..."

All eyes turned to Cai Zhiyuan.

Fu Yujun quickly pondered the meaning behind those words: "You mean... 'King's Judgment'?"
Was Tsai Chih-yuan a witness to the "King's Trial"?

Upon hearing this, the other players' expressions also turned somewhat unpleasant.

Although most of these players did not witness the game firsthand, they all knew or studied the rules of "King's Trial" to some extent.

Because the rules of games that have already been played in the arcade will be updated for all players to see, and "King's Judgment" is one of the very few S-level games, it will inevitably be studied by most of the community.

These players can see the game rules, but they cannot see the specific scenes and processes in the game.

If you want to get more information, you have to spend a lot of time researching visas, and not every community will do the research.

This was the first time a "second trial" had occurred, and it was also linked to the "King's Trial," which gave all the players present a very bad feeling.

Sun De subconsciously took a half step back, maintaining a certain distance from Cai Zhiyuan.

Song Xiao from Community 15 stared at Cai Zhiyuan and asked, "...Are you really a witness to the 'King's Trial'?"
"So that means you're the 'super privileged player' in this game?"
"A 'second trial' like yours has never happened before. Given this special status, the copycat would surely have designated you as a 'super-privileged player,' right?"

He harbored obvious hostility towards Cai Zhiyuan.

After all, Community 15 had suffered heavy losses in both "Simple Q&A" and "Tarot Game", and Cai Zhiyuan was involved in both of them.

As a player from Community 15, Song Xiao's hostility was understandable.

Worse still, Cai Zhiyuan could sense that, apart from Song Xiao, the gazes directed at him from others were also more or less affected.

Song Xiao's speech had an effect.

After the "lifting game", many players are already clear about the rules of the "super privilege player".

If the "super-privileged player" is allowed to survive to the end of the game, then a choice must be made between two options:
Either kill one person, or commit suicide and send one person out of the country.

However, players also know that the latter possibility is infinitely close to zero, and it will only be true under very special circumstances.

In other words, if the "super privilege player" survives to the end, he may kill himself.

This is tantamount to adding extra risk of death to oneself.

Therefore, don't dream of a "super-privileged player committing suicide to send you out of the game." The best option is to find a "super-privileged player" and kill them directly.

Cai Zhiyuan's expression didn't change. He looked at Cui Yifeng and said, "Your reaction speed is indeed very fast, but unfortunately, being hasty won't help."

"Shouldn't you be more guilty now, audience member number 1?"

　There may be some adjustments to the details of the rules later, but they shouldn't be major changes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)