Excessive ferocity due to caution

"Players who win the game will receive three talent points, while others who teamed up with the player but did not have a chance to participate will receive one talent point."

"If you are sure you want to team up and participate in the game, please sit at the round table inside the shop. Our game will begin soon."

Zhao Yi stepped into the general store. The space here was actually quite large, already considered a medium-sized supermarket. In the middle were some entertainment facilities, and various cards were displayed on the shelves.

Those cards were unopened; it was clear that no one was playing with the clown.

After all, everyone who had ever associated with him is dead.

Zhao Yi sat down, and the cute girl Tian Tian also sat down next to Zhao Yi, hugging her teddy bear, looking around, seemingly very curious about everything around her.

The remaining three members of Fang Bai's group exchanged glances, somewhat hesitant.

Their participation in the game meant that if they didn't win... they would die!

Moreover, it is a complete death, with no possibility of resurrection!

However, if they participate in the game and Zhao Yi happens to win, then they can gain some talent points for nothing.

This stuff is very precious, especially in the early stages. Every bit of power it brings brings a visible improvement!

To go or not to go?

This is a problem.

Fang Bai took out a bronze divination plate and performed a divination.

"How is it?"

Liu Han inquired.

Fang Bai replied:

"The worst possible outcome."

Liu Han's face was pale.

Bai Shuiji glanced at Zhao Yi and gritted his teeth, saying:

"I'm going to give it my all!"

Fang Bai scratched his head and said:

"Have you thought it through?"

Bai Shuiji raised a willow-leaf eyebrow:

"For a woman like me to gain a foothold in this place, I inevitably need to make some investments."

"That's obvious."

"Besides, we've already given away 1000 points. If we don't go, wouldn't we be missing out big time?"

She walked over to the round table, took a deep breath, and sat down.

Fang Bai and Liu Han exchanged a glance, a ruthless glint flashing in their rat-like eyes.

"Oh shit!"

"Let's give it our all!"

"Whether I'm a master or a servant, this is the only time!"

In the end, all five of them sat down at the round table, and the Joker came to sit opposite them.

At this point, those outside could no longer see what was happening inside the grocery store; everything was shrouded in darkness.

They knew that either everyone inside would complete the game, or they would all die, and the general store would only reopen after the game ended.

And this process... won't last too long!

...

Inside a unique and elegant room.

The warm yellow light was dim, and there were surveillance cameras in the four corners.

On the round table, a strange machine stained with blood appeared out of nowhere. It resembled a sewing machine, but instead of needles, it had blades on it.

Without a doubt, this is a tool used to cut fingers.

The clown took off the floral cotton-padded jacket his grandmother had sewn and put on a very formal suit. He gripped the back of a chair with one hand and smiled at the crowd:

"Well then, gentlemen, the game is about to begin."

"To prevent you from doing anything foolish, I'll repeat the important points about the game once again."

"During the game, you have three minutes each round to think about what to choose and you can discuss it with each other."

"But during the game, do not attempt to escape this room, nor attempt to cut off my fingers or kill me, otherwise you will be considered to have broken the rules of the game and will be executed."

"In addition, you can only choose one hand to play rock-paper-scissors, and you cannot switch hands midway through the game, no matter how many fingers are left on that hand."

"If we play the same rock-paper-scissors game three times in a row, then I win."

At this point, the clown pulled a remote control from his pocket and turned on the surveillance camera.

The television hanging on the wall played videos of players who had previously violated the rules and met a gruesome end. The piercing screams in the background sent chills down one's spine.

The mental values ​​of the other three were slowly decreasing, while Zhao Yi and Tian Tian's mental values ​​were stabilizing.

Even Tian Tian, ​​this adorable little girl, giggled after seeing the players being dismembered on TV!

Zhao Yi glanced at the girl with some surprise, but said nothing.

"Alright, now... who wants to play with me first?"

The clown extended an invitation to the group, but after what they had just seen on television, a thick shadow had fallen over Fang Bai and his two companions, and they dared not be the first to charge forward.

Tian Tian seemed completely unconcerned, and just kept kneading the little bear in her arms.

Under these circumstances, Zhao Yi raised his hand and smiled:

"Mr. Clown, I'll play with you."

The clown let out a gleeful laugh.

"You are such a straightforward person, and to be honest, I really like you."

With a wave of its hand, the seats of the others naturally moved to both sides, while Zhao Yi sat opposite the clown at the round table.

"Well then... the game begins."

"You have three minutes to discuss and decide which rock-paper-scissors game to play."

"Once you've made your decision, you can put your hand in the black bag in front of you, and the machine will open the bag at the same time... Of course, I can assure you that there are no surveillance devices in the bag, and I wouldn't stoop to doing such things."

Zhao nodded and said:

"I trust you."

Then he looked at Fang Bai beside him and said:

"What should I offer?"

Fang Bai was stunned for a moment, not quite able to react.

"what?"

"Ask me...me?"

Zhao nodded.

Fang Bai fell silent.

Requesting outside help right at the start of the game doesn't seem like Zhao Yi's style, does it?

Does it have some special meaning?

It can't be just to confuse the other side, can it?

After hesitating for a moment, he stammered:

"I told you, don't blame me if you lose!"

Zhao Yi: "Of course!"

Fang Bai glanced at the clown with the eerie smile on his face, gritted his teeth, and whispered:

"Bring out the scissors."

Zhao Yi reached his hand inside the black cloth and said to the clown opposite him:

"I'm all better."

He also slipped his hand under the black cloth, revealing a small scandal.

They decided on their own rock-paper-scissors game.

The mechanical arm above their heads descended, gently grabbed the black cloths from their hands, and suddenly lifted them up!

Zhao Yi is a pair of scissors.

The clown is made of stone.

The group of people were pale-faced, and the clown said to Zhao Yi with great regret:

"I'm sorry, sir, it seems you've had some bad luck."

"So..."

Without saying much, Zhao Yi directly inserted his left index finger into the cutting machine next to him.

A flash of blood appeared, and Zhao Yi's index finger, which had been with him for more than 20 years, used for picking his nose and scratching his cat, said goodbye to him!

"Fang Bai, what should I play for the second time?"

Zhao Yi turned his head and looked at the chubby boy with a smile, causing the soft flesh on the latter's face to tremble.

He's gone mad!

The teammates standing nearby had no idea what Zhao Yi was trying to do.

"I...I...I don't know, you decide for yourself!"

Fang Bai was completely clueless and dared not speak any further.

Zhao nodded and smiled at the clown:

"Next, I'll play the stone."

The clown looked at Zhao Yi with a curious gaze.

To be honest, it felt that the man in front of it was quite different from its previous prey.

Zhao Yi gave it a...uneasy feeling.

The clown knew, of course, that Zhao Yi couldn't hurt him, and that's precisely why it was even more curious about the source of this unease.

The two were ready.

In the second round, Zhao Yishitou and Xiaochou Bu were the opponents.

The former cut off his own finger again.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Zhao didn't even blink.

Clearly, Zhao Yi had no intention of winning against the Joker in the first two rounds.

A faint red light flickered in his eyes.

Nobody saw it.

Even the clown sitting directly in front of him.