Cultivation Kill

“I reported the case,” the man using the alias Superman said. “Luckily I stepped in time, otherwise I would have been killed by that assassin, Muscle Man Xiang Yu. Zige, listen to me, if only the two of us good guys are left, and we get rid of Muscle Man, we will win this Secret Realm game.”

"Don't doubt it, listen to me this round, vote for the muscle man. You want to live, not die, right? Then vote for him. He's practically invincible when he transforms, impossible to get close to, definitely the bad guy. If you don't vote for the muscle man, then I'll vote for you and drag you away as a water ghost." The man using the alias Superman added, "Pass!"

The ball of light spun like a colorful ball in a nightclub: "Please select the order of your statements."

Clockwise.

The light on showed the seat of the muscular man, Xiang Yu.

"Zige, don't trust that guy. He's a killer of bad guys. If you don't believe me, you can abstain. If you do, we can vote for him together." The muscular man, using the alias Xiang Yu, pondered for a moment, perhaps realizing he couldn't convince Shen Zige, and then continued, "Hmm... Let me tell you plainly, you good guys have already lost. If you vote for me, there's still one werewolf left. If you vote for Superman, there's still me, the neutral one, left. Think it over yourself. Pass!"

The muscular Xiang Yu was confident that he would win no matter who was left or whether both of them abstained. His attack range was much longer than the assassin's dagger, making it impossible for the assassin to get close to him.

But... if both opponents vote for him... the muscular man realized he had overlooked this point, and cold sweat instantly covered his entire body. He had been too complacent and hadn't considered this!

The light on Shen Zige's seat lit up.

"It's finally my turn to speak, this is dangerous!" Shen Zige said.

Now, no matter which side you choose, the chances of winning are slim. If the opponent runs to the center at the start of the game and stays in the middle of the valley, they can kill him, since neutrals and killers move faster than good guys.

Perhaps if neither of them votes and they abstain, allowing the two opposing sides to hurt each other, there might still be a tiny chance?

rule!

Shen Zige suddenly remembered the rules she had just seen. They said that if all the good guys came out, the killer would win—the killer's victory condition did not require neutral deaths!

The good guys win if both the killer and the neutral player are eliminated!

Shen Zige was startled – there was no need to read what the assassin was saying; it was all misleading. Unless he was completely brainless, he would definitely vote for me!

If they can't throw the spell, the next round of assassins entering the valley won't need to fight the mad cultivator head-on. They just need to find me, a good guy without any attack skills, and kill me directly!

I know the assassin is highly likely to vote for me, and the mad cultivator will never risk his life to vote for me. So the neutral mad cultivator is guaranteed to be eliminated. I don't want to die either, so I have no choice but to vote for the assassin.

Shen Zige analyzed the situation and realized that he needed to win over the wavering, mad cultivator; he needed this vote!

The assassin has determined that he cannot be persuaded, so he now needs to figure out how to convince the muscle man to vote for him.

“Listen to me, Neutral, you still have a chance to lose,” Shen Zige said. “There are three people on the field. If you are voted out, you will lose. If I vote you out, you will also lose. You probably think I’m talking nonsense, but please think back to the rules you saw at the beginning. Didn’t it say that if all the good guys are eliminated, the killer wins? Even if you survive, it won’t matter because there are no good guys left on the field!”

Shen Zige's words struck the muscular man like a thunderclap; he did indeed remember this rule.

Of course, Shen Zige couldn't see the expressions of the people who had finished speaking; he could only see the muscular man's seat shrouded in shadow.

“Don’t think you can win by abstaining from voting,” Shen Zige continued. “If you abstain, I’ll vote for the killer, and the killer will vote for me. That way, no one gets more than half the votes, no one is eliminated, and we go back into the valley next round. It seems like you still have a chance to win, but actually you don’t! Because his movement speed is about the same as yours, he doesn’t need to fight you head-on. He just needs to chase me down. If he kills me, you will definitely lose too! Can you guarantee that you can kill him before he kills me? Pass!”

The muscular man, using the alias Xiang Yu, thought Shen Zige's words made sense. It would be most advantageous for him to vote the killer out in this round. In the next round, he could just kill Shen Zige directly. Moreover, after the two entered the valley, Shen Zige did not report any bodies. Even if he could, with one vote per person, why would he be afraid? Voting out the killer would guarantee his victory!

The ball of light rotates: "The voting process will now begin. Please vote."

Undoubtedly, the vote was very quick, and everyone had already made their decision.

"Now the voting results are tallied. The person who reported the crime has two votes, and the last speaker of this round has one vote. The person who reported the crime is out." The mechanical voice announced, "The next round begins. Please be prepared."

Two beams of light descended from the sky, teleporting Shen Zige and the muscular man Xiang Yu into the valley.

The spirits watching the battle from above the valley all wore expressions of pain. Whether good or bad, they were all extremely frustrated. No one believed that Shen Zige could win against the muscular man in his berserk state. They couldn't think of any other way to win.

Shen Zige kicked a protruding rock on the ground with his toe, stumbled, and almost fell, but fortunately he regained his balance.

"No, Zige, you need to perk up. Dying in the valley is the easiest thing to do." Shen Zige cheered himself up, realizing that he had been in a bad mental state earlier.

No one is invincible in the secret realm, and no one can guarantee a 100% victory. Whether you want to win or survive, you need wisdom and courage—not just a little bit of courage, but the courage to overcome fear and death!

Unfortunately, fate was not on Shen Zige's side this time. On his way to the central stone platform, he encountered the muscular man.

The muscular man was stuck at the narrow pass ahead, with two huge rocks next to him that stretched down to the valley wall. Unless Shen Zige could climb the rocks, he would definitely not be able to get through!

"How did he know I was going to take this route?" Shen Zige asked, puzzled.

The muscular man, using the alias Xiang Yu, fiddled with a piece of bluish-white jade in his hand. Soon, cracks appeared on the jade like spider silk, and then it turned into powder, scattering on the ground.

"The Guiding Jade can be used to point to the person you want to see. It will heat up when you walk in the right direction. It is one of the special objects in the secret realm, hidden in a hard-to-find corner. Those who are interested in it need to search carefully." The muscular man thought to himself, "Unfortunately, it doesn't have much energy. It will run out of energy here."

Seeing the muscular man turn around, Shen Zige quickly hid behind a rock that was just big enough to cover her body. Luckily, there were many rocks in the valley; if it were an open area, Shen Zige estimated that she would be being chased by now.

"There was no other way but to climb the boulder."

Shen Zige hid for a while, but when she didn't see the muscular man leave, she immediately decided to take action.

The muscular man, having failed to find Shen Zige, grew increasingly anxious. He wondered if Zhilu Jue had given him incorrect information, or if Shen Zige had already left and the information was outdated. Should he leave this pass and search elsewhere?

Shen Zige was unaware that the muscular man was in a state of self-doubt. He took advantage of the muscular man turning around and crept under the boulder, blocking the muscular man's view.

Although the muscular man couldn't see Shen Zige from his current angle, he only needed to take a few steps back to find her, so Shen Zige needed to quickly cross the boulder.

The boulder is two and a half meters high. Shen Zige needs to jump to grab the edge of the boulder. Even if he manages to grab it, can he climb up?

The surface of the boulder is smooth and spotless!