God's imitator

Chapter 495 Advantageous Identity
The same rules apply to the "Farmer's Walk," "Hermit's Trial," and "King's Trial," but they present two completely different situations.

All players spontaneously pressed the button in the last two seconds, so there was plenty of time.

Although physical strength was rapidly declining, all players were able to complete the task smoothly without triggering the spikes on the mechanism due to timeouts, as the distance of each stage was also shortening.

However, this situation changed in the latter half of the third stage.

Gao Jialiang was still in a relatively far back position, so he could see the situation ahead more clearly.

Cai Zhiyuan still maintained a certain lead, but his speed had slowed down significantly compared to before, whether due to exhaustion or some other reason was unknown.

But Song Xiao, who was not much different from him before, suddenly started to speed up!
Although he was still carrying the heavy machinery, Song Xiao's pace quickened noticeably, which meant that he had conserved some energy beforehand.

Gao Jialiang was startled: "He wants to seize the advantageous identity!"

Playing the game the way it is now will create such hidden dangers.

In the "King's Trial," Ding Wenqiang left all the other players far behind, so it was no surprise that he ultimately won the title of "King."

Even if other players wanted to catch up in the end, they simply couldn't.

However, because there was plenty of time in this game, the three or four players at the front actually had some stamina saved up.

If they suddenly surge forward at the last moment, they could very well snatch first place and gain an advantageous position for themselves.

This game is called "The Trial of the Hermits," so the dominant role is also called "The Hermit." Although it's unclear what the relationship is between "The Hermits" and "The King," it's at least certain from the game rules that "The Hermits" can decide who enters the prison cell, while "The Spectators" can only passively accept it.

These cells clearly present a risk of death.

More importantly, this set of rules will be superimposed on the "super privilege player" effect, producing unpredictable consequences.

According to the game rules, if a player with super privileges does not enter any cell, they will be immediately killed.

When entering the same cell, players with super privileges will suffer more severe punishments, while ordinary players will be punished more leniently.

Even if one is 100% certain that they are not a super-privileged player, being forcibly placed into a dangerous cell by the "Hermit" is still something that is hard to accept.

Moreover, no one can be 100% certain that they are not a player with super privileges.

What if I am one of them?

In that case, if one cannot obtain the status of a "hermit," and the "hermit" refuses to place them in a prison cell, it will be a dead end.

Or perhaps the 'hermit' deliberately places himself in an already dangerous cell, which would double the danger, making it still a matter of life and death.

So in the end, although everyone knows that gaining an advantageous status may lead to new traps, it doesn't necessarily mean that they can simply give it up.

Because once you give up, it's like handing over the initiative to someone else, and you lose control of your own destiny.

The more someone suspects they are a "super privilege player," the more they will care about this.

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After a brief hesitation, Cai Zhiyuan also began to accelerate.

He was clearly conserving his energy and was wary of that possibility.

The two sides took turns stepping, locked in a tight chase.

This shocked Gao Jialiang. He felt like he could just lie down on the spot, every muscle in his body was completely drained, but these two people could still walk so fast.

Ultimately, it was difficult to tell with the naked eye which of the two crossed the line first.

[Cai Zhiyuan has obtained the "Hermit" status. Please swipe your visa to continue the game.] After confirming the game rules, Cai Zhiyuan ultimately prevailed.

All the players were panting and exhausted.

Cai Zhiyuan glanced at Song Xiao, who had suddenly turned on him, his expression somewhat complicated, but ultimately he said nothing.

Clearly, he had hesitated, considering whether to relinquish the advantageous status of the 'Hermit,' but ultimately he was driven by his physical instincts and snatched the advantageous status back.

The players looked toward the actual game area.

In the center area there is a striking glass case, but instead of the crown and golden scepter that symbolize the king's status, it contains a 'staff' and 'lantern' that represent a hermit.

Cai Zhiyuan stepped forward and extended his wristband into the visa swiping area.

With a "click," the glass cabinet unlocked.

Immediately afterwards, new rules were displayed on the large screen in the venue.

Within the facility, there are six different cells, each corresponding to a different punishment.

All cells are initially unlocked by default and can be entered freely, but only one player can enter each cell.

As a 'hermit,' you can choose to use your 'lamp' to light the way for everyone.

Players other than the "Hermit" can seek help from the "Hermit" before entering a cell. The "Hermit" can use a lantern to assess the danger level of the player in the current cell.

[For players whose cell content is directly related to the cell's contents, entering that cell will significantly reduce the level of danger.]

Conversely, it could also see a significant increase.

After the "Hermit" uses the "Lantern" to assess the level of danger, the lantern will generate a certain degree of vibration, which only the "Hermit" can detect.

The "hermit" can choose to tell the truth or choose to conceal it.

[The "Hermit" cannot use this function on themselves, nor can they verify any additional dangers that a "Super Player" might face.]

The Hermit can also use their cane to force players into a specific cell, but can only do so once.

[After all six cells have been assigned to six players and each player has used them once, the "super player" will be revealed and will exercise their privileges. The game will then end.]

As a 'recluse,' you shouldn't need any advice.

Now, please make your choice.

In terms of game rules, "Trial of the Hermit" presents more differences from "Trial of the King".

Although there are still 6 cells, they are all unlocked from the start, and the privileges of the 'Hermit' have changed compared to those of the 'King'.

Moreover, this game did not involve injecting chronic toxins, nor did it limit the game time.

Theoretically speaking, it seems that players could stay in this position for a very long time if they wanted to.

Furthermore, the cells are no longer subject to multiple uses; as long as any 6 out of the 7 players enter a cell and complete the game once, they have passed.

After a moment's consideration, Cai Zhiyuan, holding a lantern in one hand and a cane in the other, walked around the area to check the condition of all the cells.

The other players followed silently behind.

(End of this chapter)