It is not unfair that Wen Shi became a public enemy.
Upon arriving on deck, he first offended a family of three, and then a young girl was nearly broken by a small octopus, which Wen Shi had personally pulled aboard. The relationships between these stowaways were ordinary, but their attitudes towards the passengers were surprisingly consistent.
The two Liu sisters looked over curiously, wondering how he could have offended so many people in such a short time.
Wen Shi sighed, just wanting to end the game as soon as possible, and was the first to stand up and draw a card.
The moment the card left her hand, the girl's smile remained unchanged.
[civilian].
When he turned over and saw these two words, Wen Shi's face remained calm. He did not feel surprised at all. According to the girl's words, the civilians just had to wait to be killed.
The stowaways were not very enthusiastic about drawing cards. The players drew their identity cards one after another. Ji Yuanzhi shook his head slightly when he rushed to Wen, and so did the others.
There was no need to hide their identities; it was practically a straightforward Werewolf game, with all players being civilians. Of course, being a killer wasn't easy; if they didn't succeed on their first night, there would surely be corresponding penalties.
"I've played this game many times before, and finally it's my turn to be the judge." The stowaway who hadn't appeared on the deck before laughed heartily. He had a square face and a burly build, and looked quite imposing. "If you're all ready, let's get started."
He seemed unwilling to wait even a moment longer and said directly, "It's dark, please close your eyes."
The system prompt sound will appear a few seconds earlier:
[The killer will kill a civilian every night. Please keep your character card safe and do not let it be opened within 40 seconds. Please protect your personal safety and do not let it be cut open within 40 seconds.]
Everyone closed their eyes. This was a system that had to be followed. Only the judge kept his eyes open.
Wen Shi placed his fingertips lightly on the character card, and when the judge closed his eyes after speaking, the whole person and the card disappeared in an instant.
Instead, a small black cat in a cloak jumped to the ground nimbly, closed its eyes, held its head high, and walked forward gracefully.
The rules of the game are very broad. There is no requirement to be in position. If you have the ability, you can even go out, as long as you come back before dawn.
But the door was locked the moment they entered.
Wen Shi is now trying hard to save his life. Sitting in his original position poses certain safety risks. If any stowaway gets impulsive and tries to attack the air, he will be finished.
If you stand up from a chair as a human, it will make a noise, but it will be much easier if you become a cat.
"Of the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best."
It was difficult to maintain a good sense of direction with eyes closed, so Wen Shi moved to the corner by feel. Ji Yuanzhi and Li Nan's abilities were unquestionable; the Liu sisters' [Bubble] could protect them from all harm for half a minute, making the remaining ten seconds easy. As for Song Yan, he would surely use an invisibility gadget or transform into a mirror. In short, paddling through the first round wouldn't be a problem.
"Killer, please open your eyes." The judge continued to perform his duties without any emotion. Not knowing who opened his eyes, he paused for a second, "Killer, please kill."
From the moment he said "please kill someone", Wen Shi's five senses were temporarily lost for a moment, and he was completely unable to judge who would do the action.
About twenty seconds later, icy air currents were rushing around, and the attack seemed to be getting more and more violent. Wen Shi could feel the killer's urgency from the drop in room temperature.
The loss of the five senses is very unfriendly to players, and they have no idea when they are being attacked.
Occasionally, the air currents would sweep across the silky fur, causing a tingling sensation.
"It's too bad."
I don't know how many of the three killers can take action each time, but if he were to be the killer, he could solve the problem with one sword. The smuggler is not strong enough.
Forty seconds is neither long nor short, especially in this environment.
Then it was the police's turn. This part ended very quickly, almost without explicitly stating that the police and the killer were in cahoots. There was no verification process at all.
"It's dawn, everyone please open your eyes."
As his five senses returned, Wen Shi could smell the strong scent of blood. Across from him, the painter had lost his proud hand, his limbs broken and lying on the ground.
Wen Shi's original chair was also shattered into pieces. The other broken chair belonged to Song Yan, who was nowhere to be found at the moment. There was a mirror in Liu Yun's pocket next to him.
The painter would die, either by being killed or as punishment for a failed attempt. The advantage of teaming up with familiar players emerged: there was no need to worry about anyone on the team concealing the truth. After a glance, they decided it was a punishment.
Liu Yuan whispered, "This time the game finally stops testing human nature."
It doesn't put a killer among the players and force them to kill each other.
Liu Yun shook her head: "Not much better."
The mission required everyone to vote correctly at least once. Now there were only two killers left. Every time they failed to hunt, one would die. Maybe the killers would be wiped out before they could successfully identify the person. As the number of killers decreased, the probability of screening them out from the police would also decrease.
Three policemen and two assassins.
Liu Yun narrowed his eyes, he had to find a way to make the right shot in the first round.
His originally serious expression was instantly broken when he saw the sudden appearance of the black cat.
Before Song Yan transformed into a mirror, he and Liu Yun had discussed it in advance: living creatures couldn't enter the bubble, but mirrors could. Because she had been mentally prepared, Liu Yun didn't find Song Yan's transformation strange. However, she was startled by Wen Shi's pure cat breed; he had clearly been in a half-transformed state before.
"Go on." Seeing that no one spoke, the black cat lying on the table urged in a voice familiar to everyone.
The judge's eyelids twitched and he looked at the empty seat where one person was missing.
Liu Yun: "He's here. You can see him when he speaks."
They are clearly the most vulnerable passengers, yet their behavior is weirder than that of monsters.
The judge said in a deep voice, "Please express your opinions in clockwise order."
In the eyes of the monster, whether it was a human turning into a cat or an octopus being able to talk, it was nothing new. After a brief moment of shock, it regained its composure. The girl lowered the brim of her hat and said weakly, "It wasn't me."
The painter was dead, and the second stowaway spoke up: "It wasn't me either."
Everyone made perfunctory statements, and finally it was Song Yan's turn to take the empty seat.
The girl smiled and said, "If you don't state your opinion, you will be considered to have forfeited and eliminated."
Liu Yun calmly took out a mirror and placed it on the table. A sentence appeared on the mirror: [Here], followed by another line of scribbled words: [I can't be a killer because the mirror has no hands].
The air fell into silence for two seconds.
Mirror: [Why don't you smile?]
This joke is obviously very appropriate.
"…"
The sudden appearance of the black cat was already eye-catching enough, but when the stowaways suddenly discovered there was a mirror, their expressions became unnatural for a moment.
Liu Yun broke the silence: "My sister and I are Buddhists."
The stowaway's attitude was perfunctory, the players were outrageous, and Wen Shi was the last one in line. He remained in a prone position, and spoke in human language from his cat mouth: "First, I am not a killer, second, the judge is not a judge, and finally, the judge is a killer."
The burly man never revealed his character card, but the stowaways all liked to come forward and introduce themselves to others.
Ji Yuanzhi and Li Nan looked at him one after another, not for any other reason, but because Pei Wenwei was the only normal spokesperson today.
Burly man: "Nonsense."
The black cat said lazily, "You just need to speak the host's lines loudly, and the real judge can whisper them with his mouth or ventriloquism at the same time. It will be difficult to be noticed."
"Unfortunately, after closing your eyes, you had to close them too, so there was a loophole. When it was the killer's turn to open his eyes, you spoke a little late. That was because you were surprised to find that I had disappeared."
The burly man said coldly, "I got stuck because I saw an unexpected killer."
Not only his appearance, but also his words gave people a super strong sense of conviction. When the burly man said this, Wen Shi was dazed for a moment.
But he soon came to his senses.
Wen Shi had had more than one conversation with the God of Fraud, who had the ability to speak spirits, so every time he had a similar feeling, Wen Shi would form a conditioned reflex.
"Vote." The burly man quickly threw out two words, not giving everyone more time to think.
[Please vote for the killer within 20 seconds]
"Actually, it's not hard to guess who the real judge is." The black cat jumped to the other corner of the table. It looked at the little boy and said without hesitation, "Hello, little judge."
The little boy stared at Wen Shi with his overly dark eyes.
"Stop pretending. I know it's you. Do you know where your biggest flaw is?"
This was the second time he had been exposed. Looking at the cat-like eyes that seemed to see through everything, the little boy reflexively gritted his teeth and asked, "Where?"
The next second, Black Cat was shocked: "You really are a judge."
"!!!"
"I'll just give it a try."
Wen Shi just found a stowaway who was the hardest to associate with the role of a judge to trick him, and it was easier to fool a child.
I didn't expect it would be so easy to fry the fish successfully.
The cat's ears trembled, and he looked at his teammates suggestively, "What are you standing there for? Kill them!"
The main point is the surprise.
Li Nan is usually unhurried, but he is the fastest when it comes to taking action. Before the black cat trembles its ears, he has already pulled the trigger.
Guns are the most common form of weapon. Their attack method can be determined from their appearance, and they also have strong recoil. However, guns also have advantages. For example, at this moment, the bullet was much faster than Liu Yun's whip, and it shot directly through the boy's eyebrows with lightning speed.
The little boy was still glaring at Wen Shi, but his brows felt cold, his mouth opened wide, and an extremely foul smell of blood spurted out.
Taking advantage of the second that the monster was shocked, Li Nan shot again without changing his expression.
Seeing this, Liu Yun turned the whip in the air at the right time and stopped the monster parents who were furiously standing up nearby.
Wen Shi didn't join the fight, but jumped to the other side with the mirror. He also reminded rationally: "Remember to vote."
When another stowaway fell, the smile on Cat's face disappeared. The rules no longer restricted the violent elimination of stowaways, which meant that they were just appetizers. There must be something else hidden on this cruise ship.
In the first round of "Close Your Eyes Before Dark," you saw through the stowaway's plot.
The game's prompt sound interrupted Wen Shi's thoughts.
"Congratulations on your achievement - Agent Black Cat."
Wen Shi was stunned. What the hell?
[Black Cat Agent: When you expose someone's conspiracy head-on, this character will automatically be activated. After you confess to the suspect, you have a 50% to 80% chance of uncovering a clue. The weaker the suspect, the higher the success rate.]
The moment the prompt sound ended, the black cat changed into a half-transformed body state, the agent's skin was applied to the body with one click, and there was a bit more wisdom in the mandarin duck eyes.
Wen Shi looked at the place where the little boy fell with a complicated expression. The suspect was already dead, how could he ask?
...Or else just pretend to be dead first.