Infinite spooky game

The light beams dissipated, and the players' figures gradually stabilized. No matter whether they were in the glazed tower or somewhere else before, they were now standing firmly on the beast fighting chessboard.

Chang Xu used Duan Ming to support his body. He was covered in blood and his face was pale. His black sweatshirt had long been torn to pieces by the rats' sharp teeth, revealing the hideous wounds underneath.

Fresh blood dripped onto the marble floor and soon formed a pool.

The players already knew everything that happened in the underground courtyard from the images projected on the stone slabs, and they all looked at Chang Xu with a bit more sympathy and awe.

They clearly saw how Chang Xu was frantically besieged by those ratmen who fanatically believed in Qis.

There were a few moments when Nian Fu could not see Chang Xu's figure from her perspective, and could only see the wriggling snake body and rat head.

From Chang Xu's own perspective, the world was constantly stained with blood, and filled with broken flesh and body parts.

No one expected that under such circumstances, Chang Xu could still hold on for half an hour and return to the Colosseum alive.

"Today's beast fighting game has ended successfully. I believe everyone has adapted to the rhythm of our game and has a clear plan for the next game process."

The goat dutifully acted as the host, speaking empty, formal words: "Some teams have recovered from their disadvantages and achieved good rankings; some teams have maintained their advantages and accumulated more resources on the original basis; and some teams have been lying dormant, waiting to catch up.

“Who will win the crown? It’s really exciting!”

The players clearly felt that the Goat was a little absent-minded, as if his rhythm was disrupted by some sudden situation, and he was urgently thinking of ways to deal with it.

They immediately recalled the scene presented on the stone slab, in which when Nian Fu asked the rats about their past experiences, the rats truthfully told them another layer of background hidden beneath their superficial worldview.

At that time, their attention was all on Qis, and they paid limited attention to other information, but now they needed it, and they could still remember roughly:

In the earliest animal fighting games, animals were oppressed and played with by humans, and the fiercest animals were selected and thrown into the Colosseum to fight with human slaves. Weak animals were not among the selected ones, including rats and snakes.

After hearing and seeing the pain of death, the animals developed a desire to survive and the empathy that has always been considered unique to humans. The mice, which had the largest population, were the first to obtain the wisdom bestowed by God, and completed the ritual of offering sacrifices to God together with the snakes, which were already loved by God.

They use their bodies to draw the runes in their dreams, arrange rituals to communicate with the gods, and sacrifice a large number of their own kind in exchange for the favor of the gods for all animals, eventually making animals replace humans and become the followers of the new gods.

After the old gods disappeared, they left behind a lot of residual authority, and animals had the opportunity to become gods, but the new gods required them to vote to determine their rank and divide the benefits.

Almost all the animals believed that they had been favored by the gods because they had won the beast fighting game, and they blamed the rats and snakes for not participating in the game.

The gods just watched quietly without saying a word, and never explained the truth or facts to the rat and the snake. Therefore, the rat and the snake's explanations were considered to be lies to evade the truth.

Therefore, in the animal fighting game, the elephant, which trampled several humans to death, had the highest status, followed by lions, tigers, leopards, and wolves. Dogs and cats were also able to get a share because they had a close relationship with humans and had passed on information.

Because of their "lies", rats and snakes were collectively hated and rejected by other animals, and eventually turned into the most disgusting and ugly monsters. They were cursed with "turning to stone if they had desires" and could only roam in the dark underground.

Not only that, they will also be used as slaves to fight humans in animal fighting games, and as sacrificial offerings to the gods in annual sacrifices, and will often be abused in order to create the "evil" that the gods require.

Having suffered such unfair treatment, once the shackles of the curse are removed, it is conceivable that they will not continue to be content with the fate of being oppressed, and will most likely create some unrest.

In order to make the beast fighting game more tortuous and interesting, the goats and the animals allowed Qis to be chased by Changxu and escape into the underground courtyard where the ratmen lived, which led to serious consequences.

A word pops up in the minds of all players - "entertainment to death".

Green whispered this information to Chu Xun who had just arrived beside him.

Although I don't know whether a copy of the slate's broadcast has been sent to the Glazed Tower, it always helps to be thoughtful.

He knows his own strengths and weaknesses, so it's better to leave the thinking to intellectual players.

"This background is quite strange. Gods are divided into different levels. How are they different from humans?" Green muttered after describing the experiences of the rats. "I don't know why not all animals can become gods, but have to choose one or two to become monsters."

Chu Xun shook his head slightly: "In this instance, the so-called gods are nothing more than powerful beasts. And a group of beasts needs a tail wolf.

“In a group, there must be a group of people who are oppressed and exploited, so that other classes can put themselves in the position of vested interests and consciously maintain the existing rules and order.

"There must be some people who have a terrible and miserable life, so that they can serve as a warning and negative example to others, and warn them to either abide by the rules or contribute value, just to avoid ending up in the same situation in the future."

He raised his face, his lenses reflecting white light, hiding the brilliance in his eyes: "I just don't understand why all the fuss is needed when humans abandoned by God can play the role of 'tail wolf'."

Green scratched his head and thought: "Could it be that humans are still worth winning over? Otherwise, why would they provide us with the opportunity to become gods but not those ratmen?"

Chu Xun heard this, as if he was reminded of something, and his pupils suddenly shrank and then dilated.

Two seconds later, he exhaled lightly and waved his hand: "Green, something is not right. Let me think about it first, and think about it carefully..."

Seeing Chu Xun's ugly expression, Green tactfully shut up and kept quiet.

On the other side, Nian Fu silently said to "that person" through the pendant: "Sister, I always feel that the new god in the background of this instance is not a good thing. According to the description of the rat people, He deliberately let the rat people become the 'tail wolf'."

"Never believe in the mercy of God." The man said with a smile, "He came because of the sacrifices of rats and snakes. If he allowed them to ascend to high positions, how could he obtain satisfactory sacrifices? If the living beings were not in pain and despair, how could they pray to God? I think God is happy to see the tragic fate happen."

Nian Fu shuddered for no reason: "Why does He like rats and snakes as sacrifices? I remember that cattle and sheep are the traditional sacrifices."

"Because of 'sin.'" That person said, "When the number of individuals reaches a certain level, sufficient sin will be generated."

On the high platform, Goat seemed not to notice the players' private discussions, and said loudly: "First of all, congratulations to everyone for getting a total of four portions of food in today's game. Let us thank Lin Ye for his contribution to everyone!"

Most players would choose rewards such as points after completing the mini-game. Only Lin Ye, out of rebellion against Fan Zhanwei, chose the option of [two portions of food] after completing the game twice.

Now listening to what the goat said, the decision to choose food was not wrong, and it seemed to have made a great contribution to all players.

Lin Ye glanced at the expressionless Fan Zhanwei, not hiding his pride and sarcasm.

Fan Zhanwei looked at the smiling goat, pursed his lips and said nothing, with heavy worry brewing in his eyes.

But the goat continued: "Unfortunately, four portions of food are still too little. Each of you needs two portions of food to survive today. Although Zhang Mo's death provides each of you with one portion of food, you still lack one portion. "In order to ensure fairness, these four portions of food will be distributed to the team with the most points, ensuring that the top-ranked friends will have enough energy to cope with tomorrow's game."

Everyone was shocked. They really didn't expect such a development.

"Fair? You call this fair?" Lin Ye clenched his fists and asked loudly, "Those foods are my rewards, why should I give them to them?"

He pretended to rush towards the goat, but was restrained in place by an invisible force. He could not move and could only stare at it angrily.

The goat spread his hands apologetically and said in a helpless tone: "The team with the highest points should get more privileges. Otherwise, it would be so unfair to those friends who have worked so hard to accumulate points."

His pupils drooped strangely as he stared at Lin Ye coldly, exuding an aura of death and ominousness.

Lin Ye's heart trembled, his anger dissipated in an instant, his rationality gradually returned, and he broke out in a cold sweat out of fear.

He took a few steps back dejectedly and stood behind Fan Zhanwei, avoiding the goat's sight.

Fan Zhanwei glanced at him coldly: "Are you satisfied now? You are self-righteous and act on your own, and you will suffer the consequences."

"You're so damn proud, aren't you?" Lin Ye's temper, which had just subsided, flared up immediately. "You knew that the points were useful, but you didn't tell me. Are you waiting to see me get into trouble?"

He was defeated by the goat and was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger, so he raised his fist and hit Fan Zhanwei in the face.

Fan Zhanwei dodged sideways, grabbed his wrist with his backhand and twisted it backwards, causing him to scream in pain.

He bent his other elbow and was about to hit Fan Zhanwei, but the latter reacted very quickly and kicked him in the knee, knocking him to the ground.

Fan Zhanwei suppressed Lin Ye, his tone unchanged: "As teammates, our interests are basically the same, I didn't expect you to be so stupid as to not see this clearly.

“I wasn’t sure in advance that the points ranking would determine the distribution of food, but I knew that it was the first chip in the hands of the players, and the more the better.

"My only mistake was to underestimate your stupidity and ignore that you couldn't think of this."

"Who are you calling stupid...hiss!" Lin Ye didn't want to give in, but considering that he seemed unable to beat Fan Zhanwei, he didn't dare to be too tough.

He had only one thought in his mind: How come people who use their brains are so good at fighting these days? You call them "intellectual players"?
"I'm calling you stupid." Fan Zhanwei answered meticulously, "I'm wasting game coins to help others."

Lin Ye: “…”

Some of the animals sitting in the audience watching made mocking sounds, obviously amused by Lin Ye's behavior of shooting himself in the foot.

More animals roared in dissatisfaction, their annoyance with Lin Ye had reached its peak.

A guy who has no ability but jumps around and only drags the team down is undoubtedly unpopular in competitive games. Many viewers are already clamoring for him to be eliminated.

"Fan Zhanwei and Lin Ye's teams are constantly in conflict. I hope there won't be any bloodshed tonight!"

The goat commented exaggeratedly and continued the previous topic, "Let me see, the team with the most points is Chu Xun and Green, with a total of 3,700 points. Congratulations to them for obtaining the right to dispose of four portions of food!"

Next to the golden triangle icon in front of Chu Xun, the original number "1" instantly turned into "5".

The goat turned to him and advised, "Lack of food will lead to loss of life. Maybe if you don't share the food with other teams, by this time tomorrow, your team will be the last winner standing on the field.

"Do you intend to keep all this food for yourself, or share it generously with your companions?"

Chu Xun had already figured out some things, his eyes were burning.

At this moment, he did not answer the goat's knowing question, but looked around at all the players: "You should remember what I said before. Points can be lent, and I will distribute the excess food to the team willing to lend me the most points."

The players all looked unhappy.

They have realized that in this copy, points mean power, ranking is class, food is resources, and game coins are opportunities.

Players initially have the same number of opportunities and can choose to accumulate resources or climb to power.

They are divided through repeated choices, and only those at the top of the power pyramid are qualified to allocate resources.

In order to obtain the resources necessary for survival, players will have to spend a lot of points on exchange, which will lead to class decline and is just drinking poison to quench thirst.

The team ranked second today will definitely win the auction for the food, but what about tomorrow?
If this continues, all teams ranked second and below will face a slow death.

"Oh my goodness, we are back to square one, an infinite cycle, right?" Dong Xiwen couldn't help but complain, "You guys are playing the winner-takes-all game here, the more points you accumulate, sooner or later you will eat us all up."

"You misunderstood me." Chu Xun pinched the frame of his glasses and said with a wry smile, "Things won't be that bad. I've already thought of a way to keep everyone alive as long as possible. I'm sorry, but I have something I have to finish, so I have to resort to this desperate measure and want to borrow your points."

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is." Dong Xiwen looked sad, "Our team has 3,201 points."

Three thousand two hundred and one, just one point more than the total points of Fan Zhanwei's team ranked third.

There is no longer any doubt about where the food belongs.

The goat snapped his fingers, and the numbers representing food in front of Dong Xiwen and Lenaan all turned into "2", meeting the minimum requirement to survive the day.

Chu Xun's points became 3,601, and Green's points became 3,300, and they can both ask the Sphinx to fulfill their wishes.

The other players were silent and dazed.

Without sufficient food, even if you don’t die immediately, you are one step closer to death.

What should we do tomorrow? Does each team have to choose food options twice after clearing the level to ensure that the total amount of food is sufficient?
But who knows if Chu Xun will continue to exploit them by taking advantage of the points?

"The food distribution phase is complete. It seems that most of my friends are very regretful. I believe that you will make different choices tomorrow." The goat clapped his hands twice in a pretentious manner and sighed, "But next, I will announce a new rule that will benefit everyone..." (End of this chapter)