I am a reincarnation player.

"If I had known earlier, I would have covered you, sniped from a distance, and led the guards away." Kaguya Shinomiya sighed. She wanted to follow but was stopped by Yuki, wasting several hours in vain.

"Do you think I'm too slow?"

"No, I just feel bad." Kaguya glanced to the side and muttered, "The guards will only come after me, so she can go in smoothly."

It would be strange not to.

Yuuki glanced at her and felt something was a little strange. He was thinking in this direction...

"It's hint number four. Yes, the intelligence we gathered points to hint number four."

A soft and slightly excited voice was heard, and everyone turned around to see Shiina Hiyori with a glimmer in her eyes.

She has been activating her special features and using her extraordinary skills to repeatedly deduce information, making her thinking faster than anyone else.

Tip 4: Deathmatch is sacred, untouchable, and inescapable.

The message automatically flashed through Yuuki's mind, and he was looking forward to the girl's explanation, but Hiyori did not rush to answer.

"Hayasaka-san, have you activated the multi-dimensional battle?"

"It's on."

"Hayasaka!" Yuki's voice suddenly became stern. For safety reasons, he specifically reminded them not to initiate a fight.

The blonde girl acted as if she hadn't heard anything and just stared at Hiyori. "That's what I find most strange. Two enemies were chasing me, yet they fought me one after another."

Huh? That's ridiculous?

No one reacted. According to common sense, the chances of winning would be higher if everyone rushed in. Could it be that the people here have mysophobia?

Yuuki also forgot about settling accounts with Hayasaka, and suddenly realized that this was related to the hint.

Unable to intervene? Also, unsupportable? Difficult to escape, so they're entangled?

Everything you saw and heard today unfolded in your mind one by one, and then you analyzed hint four word by word and deduced it in reverse.

Yuki's eyes lit up, and he caught the fleeting inspiration. He looked at the open door, the strange buildings, and the busy streets, muttering to himself:

"Is this city just a giant death arena?"

Chapter 6: On Stage (K)

This was definitely key information, and even made Yuki feel a little lucky.

The reason why Kaguya Shinomiya was not sent to provide cover was simply because she was too weak in close combat. If she accidentally stepped on someone's foot on the road, it would be difficult to say whether she could survive a close combat.

But as Hiyori analyzed, it is different when combined with tip 4.

[Hint 4: Deathmatch is sacred, untouchable, and inescapable]

I thought the reincarnation game had changed, but it turned out to be still as sinister as ever.

If this "death fight" does not refer to those death fighting arenas, but the entire city in a broad sense, then what we saw along the way was not road rage at all, but a series of sacred death fights.

No wonder no one tried to stop the fight. They beat the other party to death, and the other party exploded on the spot after losing the ability to resist.

This phenomenon has gone far beyond the scope of 'anger'.

"But even if it's a rule, this is too absurd."

The previous rules only prohibited the characters from doing anything, but never required them to do something. Upon closer observation, these citizens did not seem like ordinary humans.

It's an absurd stage play, and in this case, how can we gather intelligence from the city?

Even walking in this damn place would involve the risk of fighting. Once the battle started, you would be bitten to death. Just take today's "tour" as an example. Without Abate leading the way, so many meaningless battles would have occurred.

"There's no way to conduct simultaneous investigations. Do we really have to fight our way through the entire quest like we did in the main storyline?"

Yuki sat back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and stared at the skull on the wall in a daze.

The rest of the people had no intention of disturbing them and dispersed. The lounge was very large and even without beds, it could easily accommodate more than ten or twenty people.

No one was chatting. After entering the dungeon, everyone quickly got into the state and switched their personality to the player side.

Games are games, reality is reality. This is what Yuuki has always advocated. You can laugh as much as you want when having a barbecue party with the diving club, but you have to be focused and serious when entering a dungeon.

Kaguya found a corner, constantly pulling and releasing the bowstring, trying to familiarize herself with the upgraded longbow. Hayasaka Ai sat upright in a chair, her fingers moving unconsciously, summarizing the battle she had just encountered.

The senior student took out food from the storage space and handed it to everyone one by one, concentrating on the team's logistics.

Hiyori stood at the door, activating features and skills, carefully observing the flashing large screens, and occasionally taking a few photos.

With everyone doing their job, this makeshift team is becoming more and more professional. As the core of the team, Yuki can focus all his energy on making judgments.

"Since this is a plot mission, we must follow the plot and not be too impatient."

After half an hour, Yuuki looked away and made up his mind.

From observation, he can choose to disappear from the world, jump out of the plot, and find the secret in his own way, but doing so is very risky, at least for now his understanding of this copy is not deep enough.

"Then let's just wait for Abate to come?" Mai handed over a bottle of water and unscrewed the cap.

Yuki thanked him, raised his head, and took a sip to moisten his throat. "We need to find a way to progress both main quests simultaneously. We can't just sit around and wait. This is a combat-focused dungeon, so we need to be prepared."

"Also, try not to get into conflict with the citizens. Since their battles can't be interfered with, this should also apply to the players."

"But we still have to verify the conjecture, this is very important." Mai shook her head. Hint 4 can be said to be the core of the entire copy and determines the battle plan.

"The fighting on the streets is secondary. I think there's plenty of fighting to do in the Death Arena. Besides—" Yuuki blinked and gave a sinister smile, "There's definitely more than just our group of players. We just need to wait for them to explore the way."

"Are you letting another player be the scapegoat again?"

"Haha, that's called making rational use of one's own kind. We all face the same problems. Besides, there aren't any newcomers holding us back this time. They're all smart people."

As she was smiling, Shiina Hiyori walked in. She took the water handed to her by her senior and gently placed the tablet on the table.

"I just observed the screens on the street. Some of them look like billboards. The people on them should be our opponents. I selected some for reference."

In fact, I noticed it when I was 'touring' the city. These huge screens that took up the entire wall were very eye-catching, but there were too many people, so there was no need to analyze them at the time.

The team strategy is convenient and saves a lot of effort, especially with a considerate and smart teammate like Hiyori.

Yuki nodded with satisfaction. Taking notes and eliminating targets were too tedious. It was easiest to just pick up the ready-made ones.

He picked up the tablet. The content on the big screen was simple, just a photo and a record, as well as which deathmatch the match took place in. There was nothing wrong with the photo.

There were both men and women, with all kinds of equipment and clothing, and many of them wore masks, helmets and other things to cover their faces.

"There are too many people and no characteristics. It seems that it will not be easy to find the players among them." Yuki rubbed his head. Even if acquaintances like Tyrant and Phantom Thief who had worked together came, they would not be able to be distinguished from the photos with a little disguise.

"Hey, we don't seem to have taken any photos? Didn't Abate say we should enter the information?" At this point, he remembered something.

"Maybe the problem lies with the 'seed team'? Are all players seeds? There are too many deathmatches. How long will it take to start from zero?" Hiyori gave a reasonable guess.

It should be, then it would be a waste of effort to find players from it.

Yuki was bored and found that Hiyori had already discovered the pattern and most of the people he photographed were strong men with high records and high number of matches.

There should be no players here, because all players enter together. Even if the battle starts as soon as they enter the dungeon, there won't be many battles.

"We have to find a way to get the list of seed teams. I want to know who is on it." Yuki said lightly. He had not forgotten Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's warning.

Mai, who was distributing mineral water, immediately turned around and said, "Let Hayasaka and I figure this out. Since we're entering data, we should have a computer or something. Hayasaka's hacking skills might come in handy."

"Okay, please."

Yuki is confident in the work of his senior sister. Besides her suitable abilities, the key is that she has learned the essence of "hiding". It is unlikely that she will have any bloody plot where she underestimates the enemy and rushes forward, leaving him to fight desperately to save her.

He continued to flip through the pages, discussing with Rihe as he read. Their thoughts sparked new ideas and he discovered some clues.

For example, the introductions of these warriors only mention victories, not defeats. Combining what we have seen and heard along the way, we know that the losers will die directly, so there is no such thing as failure.

As for the significance of hint 5's chance of defeat, it is still unknown, and it is most likely related to battles between players.

Yuki flipped through the photos one by one, recording the information in his head like a copier, and then his fingertips paused.

Hey, this person?

His expression changed slightly, and Hiyori, who was sitting opposite him, immediately stretched his head over to see that the picture showed a sturdy man with short, needle-like hair and a ferocious face.

"Mr. Yuki, do you know him?" Hiyori didn't think this person was any different from the previous ones, but she knew that Yuki had a special ability, just like he recognized her at the first sight.

"I don't know him, but I can't mistake his features." Yuki narrowed his eyes and studied the photo again and again. "Look carefully at his eyes."

Hiyori had already seen that those eyes were indeed different from those of ordinary people. In addition to being fierce and violent, his eyeballs were black and his pupils were silver.

This is very strange, but the previous photos also show people with horns on their heads and sores all over their bodies, which makes it not so strange.

These eyes should belong to the Wu clan in "Kengan Ashura", but I don't know this person.

Yuki is not an encyclopedia of the two-dimensional world, so it is normal not to know him. Take a closer look at this person's information.

Codename Majin? This title is too common. As long as Buu is not added at the end, it will be fine. Judging from the number of victories, he is probably not a player.

The number of matches is the best way to judge the identity of the players. Yuki himself has not officially started the plot, so the other players must be similar.

"But this isn't the set of Kengan Ashura, so why are the Wu clan here?"

He thought about it carefully and found that this was not a problem, because he had seen tyrants, witches, smokers, lickers, etc. in Bloodthirsty Red Moon. Their abilities were different, but their appearances were similar.

However, the later enemies were a bit abstract, and only the shadow of some monster could be seen.

"I thought the reincarnation game had forgotten this setting, but this is a human being, different from those zombies. At least he should be a small boss." Yuki tapped the screen lightly and put him in the list first.

He didn't see any familiar faces in the other pictures. Even if there were, it would be difficult to distinguish them among the crowd of muscular brothers. After looking at them so many times, he even felt a little face-blind. He finally understood why the players were not on the big screen.

The style of the painting is different. Can you imagine Mai Sakurajima or Ai Hayasaka showing off their muscles in a vest? Or Hiyori Shiina wearing heavy armor and roaring with an axe?

"Hiyori, how many did you filter out?"

Shiina Hiyori was also screening. She didn't have Yuuki's "foresight", but she looked more carefully and held the tablet upright.

"I did pick out one person, uh, I noted down the order of the photos when I was touring the city, and this person seemed to have suddenly been inserted into the middle."

Wow, you are really meticulous. You memorized the order of dozens of photos, and when you look at them a second time, you can actually find the differences.

Yuki was also convinced. What does a professional mean? This observation ability itself is an extraordinary skill.

"Look, this is the man."

Looking at the photo, there was a bald man with dark skin, strong muscles, wearing a blood-red fang mask, and his eyes were full of bloodthirsty pleasure.

Another muscular guy?

Yuki is almost immune to this kind of appearance. He hasn't even fought a single match, but seventeen victories means he's probably not a player, just a code name...

Yuki's pupils shrank slightly and he recited it softly.

"Adam."

......

boom!

The huge arena shook when he stepped on it, raising a huge wind blade that split the incoming purple laser into two.

A huge figure was advancing, stepping on the tattered corpses with bare feet, and moving forward step by step against the beam of light, with white smoke billowing from his crossed fists, slowly, heavily and uncontrollably.

Opposite the figure, a silver-white mecha over two meters tall raised its hands, and purple lasers were emitted from its palms.

At maximum power, the high heat caused the surface of the mecha to show signs of melting. Its legs were slowly retreating, and it bent down as if under tremendous pressure, and the module behind it suddenly disintegrated.

Boo hoo hoo...

A miniature missile was fired, it looked the size of an arm, but the power of the explosion was enormous. Mushroom clouds rose up, and while bombing, the beam of light finally penetrated the defense.

boom--

An orange-red fireball enveloped the arena, with flames mixed with arcs of electricity raging. Various sensors were scanning, but the signals fluctuated due to excessive energy noise.

how?

The mecha leaned forward, and the next moment, two lightsabers suddenly extended from its palms. Its knees bent, and the jets behind it started up, but a dark hand was faster and pressed down on his head.

Swish.

Two bright sword marks were left in the air, and the lightsaber pierced into the arm, cutting flesh and blood everywhere, but it did not cut it in two.

beep.

The alarm inside the helmet sounded shrilly, and nothing could be seen on the screen. The operator only felt himself flying up, being tightly grasped by that arm, and slammed to the ground.

boom--

This explosion was more violent than the previous one. The dark arena was almost shattered. A humanoid beast with flames all over its body appeared in the dust and madly threw the warriors back and forth.