Werewolf: There’s a hole in my helmet

"The purpose was to see how the people on the field really reacted to my choice."

“I saw the reactions of those players in the outer positions, and I also saw your attitude as number 11.”

"After you discovered that I suddenly sided with number 12, you no longer wanted to accept number 12 as the good guy."

"To me, you've given me enough information, and I think if you get Cupid, you'll most likely bring me into your camp."

"Therefore, I firmly supported player number 12 from then on, and I guess you understood my strategy."

"So you don't want to acknowledge me and Number 12."

"In fact, you hardly talked about me after that, and instead you were trying to play me like Cupid."

"That's how it turned out. The result proved that I was neither wrong in my judgment nor wrong in my gamble. You really are a Cupid."

Upon hearing Wang Changsheng's explanation, everyone in the outer position was dumbfounded.

In fact, players in the outer position have some experience regarding teamwork.

They must know their teammates' usual thinking style, even their operational methods and habits.

But they really wouldn't dare to try something as daring as Wang Changsheng.

Because in their view, the probability of Wang Changsheng making this bet was extremely low.

How can you determine the direction based solely on a teammate's comment or action?

How could they even have the audacity to consider such an extreme possibility?

However, Wang Changsheng did not intend to say anything more about it.

Even at night, he wouldn't be able to observe the identity of the person in the outer position through the mask with the large hole in it.

In fact, it can be determined that the raven is Cupid.

This is all thanks to the tacit understanding they've developed through long-term cooperation.

"It's really hard to believe, at least for me. I never expected that Cupid wouldn't be your number 7, but this number 11..."

Number 5, Kirigiri, sighed and continued, "Originally, when Number 12 flew the badge to Number 7, I considered you a perfect Cupid. How could you not be a third party?"

"Of course, you are indeed a third party, but you are not Cupid."

"But your actions and statements were very bold, and I have to say, I admire you!"

"If it were me, I definitely couldn't do what you did."

"I can't possibly determine someone's identity based on just a few words they say, and then take bold actions based on that."

"If you succeed, you can gain both fame and fortune like you."

"But if we fail, it won't just be a matter of being looked down upon by others..."

"More importantly, it will disappoint many people who are looking forward to seeing you perform, and I can't do that."

Number 5, Mist Cutter, shook his head.

Sitting next to Wang Changsheng, Glass Sea No. 6 looked at No. 4 with some resentment and asked, "How could you have thought of shooting me dead? Do I look like a werewolf or some kind of third party?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Tide's Message No. 4.

"That makes sense. If we didn't know that number 7 was the witch, we would all have thought that number 3 was the witch too."

"But even if number 3 wasn't the witch, number 6 shouldn't have been shot, right?"

"Moreover, if number 6 hadn't been crushed, and instead number 9 in the outer position had been crushed, or if number 7 had been taken away directly, the situation on the field might have been reversed."

"Because in the end there will only be one werewolf, two good guys, and a third party left, but No. 11 is hiding very well, so it's not certain."

Tide, number 4, scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly and explained, "That's true, but how could I have known back then that number 11 was Cupid from the third party, and number 7 was the witch from the third party?"

"At that time, I thought that the other card of the third party should be dead, whether it was number 1, number 6 which I took away, or number 10 which was taken away by number 12."

"Most people have already been eliminated. I might even be that third party, I just don't know it myself."

"But in any case, at that time I didn't see anyone else on the field besides this number 3 card who would play the witch. So from my perspective, could the witch be this number 5 or that number 11?"

"So it would be unreasonable for me to bring number 5 or 11."

"Moreover, I kept number 9 on the field because I was thinking that if number 9 turned out to be the last werewolf, at least we could have that werewolf negotiate with us good guys."

"If there is a third party on the field, we will deal with the third party first, and then see who the werewolves want to kill at night."

"That way, even if the werewolves win in the end, it's still better than a third party winning."

"So my plan was to keep the werewolf on the field first, and let him join us good guys in banishing the number 7 card."

"Looking back now, I really shouldn't have fired. I should have either pressed down on the hand or, as you guys said, just taken that number 7."

Tide #4 sighed and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, this is indeed my fault."

"If I had been able to take number 7 away back then, he would have been able to expose the perspective at that time. There were at least two good guys on the field, and we had a chance to win."

"It's nothing more than negotiating with the werewolves at the end."

"Even if he just tore off the badge, the two good guys, number 5 and 6, plus the werewolf, number 9, from my perspective at the time, number 11 was also a good guy."

"So I thought that if the two good guys, No. 5 and No. 11, cooperated with No. 9, even if we couldn't win directly, or even if we had a chance to win, we could at least achieve a moderate result."

"I'll take the blame, sorry."

"Actually, I shouldn't have fired that shot and let the werewolf kill people."

"Or just take number 9 away, then only the good guys will be left on the field."

"But I was really unsure at the time. After all, no witch had come forward. Number 6 had claimed to be a civilian, and Number 9 hadn't revealed his identity either. What if he was a witch? If I took him away, wouldn't the consequences be even worse?"

"And I'm also wondering if number 6 and number 12 could be a pair of wolves? Even if number 7 is a third party, that possibility still exists."

"Precisely because I think No. 7 is a third party, I feel that what he talked about is more likely to be true."

"After all, if he could tell that number 6 was a werewolf, and he was actually connected to number 12, then there would be no need for him to protect number 12, who was a werewolf teammate who was a third party."

"So when he singled out number 6, wasn't he also helping us good guys? That's what I thought at the time. There must have been a factional struggle between them."

"I really didn't expect that number 6 would be just an ordinary civilian, and number 7 wouldn't even be Cupid, just a third-party witch." Most of the players in the outer positions could understand the explanation given by number 4, Tidecaller.

After all, they were genuinely shocked by the amazing reversal that "Number 11 is Cupid," so they could understand Hunter Number 4's thoughts at the time.

Only Glass Sea No. 6 shook his head, sighed, and said, "When you shot me dead, I even thought you were the third party."

"That would explain why you took me, an ordinary civilian, away. It was simply to give your third party a chance to win."

"But then I thought, what's the point of you taking me away? Do you want to get rid of Number 9 first?"

"If that's the case, then only numbers 5 and 11 will be left on the field. Even if number 7 has the badge, he can't possibly push them out with only 1.5 votes. Numbers 5 and 11 have two votes."

"So at the time I couldn't understand why you wanted to take me away. Of course I understand now, but there's nothing I can do about it. Sigh."

at the same time.

The audience members outside the venue were all red-faced and excitedly discussing: "Holy crap! What an incredible reversal?! Number 7 and Number 11 are actually two third-party cards?!"

"My God! Isn't Number 11 just a normal, nice person? Can anyone tell me what happened? How did Number 7 suddenly become a third party, holding hands with Number 11?"

"Holy crap! That's incredible! How did they do that? Number 11, being a good guy, not only identified Number 7 as Cupid, but also found his third-party partner, Number 12? But how did he know he would be hit by Number 7 in a row?"

"I don't know, but I think players 7 and 11 are from the same team? I think their name is something like 'Hand Over Your Thoughts'?"

"This 'Hand Over Your Thoughts' team is really something else. How did they produce two god-level players all at once?"

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! After all, they're on the same team, so their teamwork is bound to be better."

"Maybe this was a tactic they practiced in training and just happened to use on the field. They were also really lucky."

"One of my teammates got the third-party Cupid."

"Actually, there's an element of luck involved. If it were a normal team, they definitely wouldn't let you get Cupid and then link it to your own teammates."

"Unless you are certain that your teammate is either a werewolf or a good guy, you will try to find someone from the same side to link up with in an outer position, rather than becoming a third party on your own."

"This operation is quite risky. I guess everyone has been told by their coach to try not to take too much risk."

"But isn't the appeal of Werewolf precisely because of its various risky maneuvers and extremely high rewards?"

"Exactly! Thrilling and exciting battles between people, tactical maneuvers, and shocking reversals—isn't that exactly what we want to see?"

"This match was absolutely amazing! Although it seemed a bit straightforward at first glance, if you really get into it, you can feel the thrill of being pulled back and forth, and there were actually quite a few reversals, making it not as bland as it appeared on the surface."

"Yeah, especially since the game was over, I saw that card number 5 was still confused. He probably didn't even know who the third party on the field was, right?"

"Hahaha, is Number 5 still thinking that he didn't even say a few words before negotiating with Number 7 and successfully bringing the third party to the good guys' side so he can take care of the werewolves first?"

"I'm dying of laughter! And that time when number 4 shot and took away number 6, did he think that with two werewolves, number 6 and number 9, still on the field, the good guys had no chance of winning? So he took away number 6 first, and then pushed out number 9 during the day, so that a third party could negotiate with the good guys?"

"Actually, this idea is quite reasonable. After all, from the perspective of the hunter at that time, he certainly couldn't determine whether the hunter at number 6 or number 9 was the werewolf."

"Even if Number 9 has done criminal things, Number 6 could become Number 12's accomplice because of Number 12's actions."

"Number 7 pointed this out at the time. In Number 4's eyes, Number 7 is a 100% third party."

"And numbers 6 and 7 don't get along."

“哪怕12号是狼人，7号和12号是同伴，7号和6号也不是啊。”

"So, isn't it reasonable for player 7 to help player 12 'kick out' player 6, their werewolf teammate?"

"That's right, it's in the river!"

"And at that time, only the werewolf number 3, who had been eliminated, claimed to be the witch."

"I think when number 3 jumped to the witch, his intention was to lure out the real witch, but no one on the field jumped to the witch."

"So Number 4 thought that Number 3 might really be the witch, but just sided with the wrong person. After all, the witch had a bottle of poison and even poisoned Number 8 to death."

"Doesn't this mean the witch isn't siding with number 8? Doesn't that mean she's siding with number 12? Number 3 voted along with number 12, so it's normal that she can mislead people in the outer positions."

"So, who exactly is the witch?"

"Could it be this number 1 card? He was stabbed to death at night and didn't have a chance to speak, so it's normal that he couldn't reveal that he was a witch."

"Moreover, judging from the order of speaking, he doesn't always speak last, so he can't directly reveal his witch identity, which is acceptable."

"I really don't understand, just release the replay as soon as possible! What exactly happened last night? We had to watch this game from a completely closed perspective, it was so frustrating!"

"Aren't we supposed to have God's perspective? Shouldn't we be shown God's perspective?"

"If I don't get God's perspective next time, I'm going to... I'm going to buy ten more buckets of popcorn! And I'm going to dump this whole place in the trash before I leave!"

"I'll buy it too!"

"Take me one!"

At the same time, the commentator Xingchen's voice rang out throughout the venue: "Wow! An unbelievable scene has occurred! Everyone thought that the two good guys could team up and ultimately win in negotiations with the third party, but the result is completely unexpected!"

"In the end, it wasn't the good guys who won, but the third-party camp!"

"That's truly amazing!"

"I know you're all incredibly curious, so I won't waste any more time."

"The first match of the day is over. Now let's turn our attention to the big screen!"

[WWC 2023 Werewolf Joint Championship, Tianyi Division, Stage 2, Match 1 concludes!]

[This game]

The werewolves are number 3 and 9, and the werewolf king is number 12.

The Idiot is number 2, the Hunter is number 4, the Witch is number 7, and the Seer is number 8.

[The civilians are designated as numbers 1, 5, 6, and 10]

Cupid's number is 11.

[First Night]

[Cupid #11 chooses to befriend Witch #7 and Wolf King #12, establishing a third faction.] (End of Chapter)