I am a reincarnation player.

At that time, the Night's Watch will act as a good hound, letting the players eat the small fish first, constantly setting the pace, and leading the decisive battle to the edge of the continent within the tide of night. In the end, both sides will perish together, and the catastrophe will end, which is cause for celebration.

Watching everyone quietly retreat, Yuuki waved his hand with a smile:

"Alright, let's continue looking through the records to see which players have participated in this dungeon and which have ventured into the Eternal Night. The Night's Watch should have kept archived information."

There have been six catastrophes so far, and each time the Night's Watch left behind information. Those who died were plundered, and those with vague descriptions were plundered. The remaining information is already good, and the players present all have networks of connections, so they have actually found some problems.

"The Fourth Catastrophe, a giant robot? This should be one of the Mechanical Believers."

"Oh, this catastrophe might be related to the subjugation mission, because players require the Night's Watch to jointly subjugate the Night King."

"The Judge may have come during the Fifth Cataclysm. This is based on a player's account, who mentioned the Judgement."

Crusade? Judgment?

Yuki sat up straight and accidentally looked at Manas who kept blinking at him. The word "punishment" had appeared in the witch god's mouth before. According to speculation, it should be the reincarnation game organization that was punitive against its enemies.

For example, the Lost Ones, the existence of other "games" that fell into his territory. He already knew that there was another layer of nesting dolls outside of the reincarnation game. Combined with the "legacy" mentioned by Ryougi Shiki, doesn't this mean...

There is an 80% probability that the King of the Night is related to Taiyi itself, so the Reincarnation Game cannot be unaware of this. Why did it choose this place as the stage for the hunting mission?

"Do you think there are players whose missions are different from ours?"

Everyone turned their heads to look. The data room was dead silent. Everyone was thinking about the possibilities and couldn't help but look at the panel.

57 players, this is the number of survivors at this moment. As the copy enters the tenth day, the rate of players' death is getting slower and slower, like the sand being washed away by the waves.

"Quick, check how many players the Night Watch can find traces of, including the suspected ones."

This is what Sekiro is doing. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Players have vague information about their peers, but the Night's Watch has found much more clues because of their characteristics and the intelligence network built over thousands of years.

Perception does not necessarily mean tracking, and tracking does not necessarily mean finding, but in this dungeon, most people do not have extraordinary powers, so players can easily stand out.

The ninja flipped through the pages one after another. Many of the statements were vague, or could not be confirmed, or could not be distinguished, but there were still results.

"Excluding those confirmed dead, there are a total of 52 people." Sekiro said concisely.

"There must be some double counting here, or perhaps players who specialize in disguise can't be detected. Look again at how many clues are there inside Tide of Night?"

"15, six of which can be confirmed to have never entered the safe zone."

"That is to say, there are at least six players or factions staying within the tidal range and watching the fight." Yuki rubbed his chin. At first, he also thought that this was the best tactic of taking advantage of others, but after checking the information of the Night Watch, he found that things were not that simple.

The crusade was clearly mentioned. According to the experience of "Wizard's Tower", the Witch God had also been attacked by players many times. This information was crucial. He had to be thankful that the reincarnation game could not directly interfere with the copy, otherwise a fire would have erased the information and he would still be kept in the dark.

Are they here for the Night King? Why not just cooperate with the Night's Watch? Well, it seems they don't want to get involved, lest they have to fight the players. It's also possible that the Night's Watch is too weak to bother them.

"By the way, how many times has the powerful soul lamp been cast? Has anyone seen it?" Yuki was not in a hurry to draw a conclusion and asked the second question.

[Tip 4: Every two days, a powerful soul lamp will fall from the sky outside the tide and notify players within 1000km]

Today is the eleventh day, which means there are five airdrops in total.

"I've seen it happen. A soul lamp was cast in the southeastern swamp, and all players within 1000 kilometers received a notification." Homura Akemi raised her hand and briefly explained, "A total of 20 players participated in the battle, and nearly half of them perished during the light process. The lamp was too bright and very eye-catching."

"Well, in that case, grabbing the airdrop is another way of attacking. You can't lurk in the safe zone with a searchlight." Irina continued, as if she had cleverly learned the inference from her previous experience. Then, seeing Yuki's calm look, she immediately stuck out her tongue.

"If I'm not mistaken, the powerful soul lamp can be concealed." Yuki looked at Homura Akemi.

"Well, but it can't be put into the storage space, so we can only find a way to block the light." Homura Akemi was a little surprised. She was guessed before she even said it. She was silent for a while and mentioned another detail.

"The man used a disguise so I couldn't tell who he was, but he put the light inside a box and it gave off the same glow."

Ok?

Yuki stood up. This meant someone was collecting powerful soul lamps. There were many reasons for this. For example, if they grabbed one more, there would be one less person who could take advantage of the situation. And then, comparing it with the information from the Night Watchmen—

"Wolf, how far apart are the five confirmed clues?"

The ninja immediately presented a map. The Night Watchmen were not very afraid of the tides. The Inquisition and the secret forces stayed within the tides to collect intelligence. In the pitch-black night, it was not difficult to find a few overly bright lights.

Very far apart.

Yuuki smiled when he saw the map. He had personally experienced the onslaught of the night tide. Even if he slaughtered ten players and combined their lights into one, he might not be able to survive a day. The last information update was two days ago.

Five airdrops, five powerful soul lamps, one person grabbed at least two of them, and then the Night Watch could confirm six clues.

"The number of people doesn't match?" Manas blinked and discovered the problem.

"Well, it seems some players don't even need to pick up airdrops. They can hide in the Dark Tide right from the start."

"Cheating?"

"There's no cheating in the reincarnation game. It's just that the game assigns different tasks, giving them the option of not wasting energy in fighting each other."

Yuki found that he made the right move. Using the Night Watch, he discovered a piece of information that was deliberately hidden by the game, which represented countless possibilities.

Who is grabbing the airdrops? Is it to deprive players of the right to be the fishermen, or to prevent them from hiding in the tide and affecting themselves?

Is this looting? Or collecting? Since players' lights can be fused, can the powerful soul lamps dropped from the air be fused as well?

If so, what can be done with the bright lights bestowed upon us by so many games?

He looked at the piles of documents around him, the maps covered with various symbols, and finally landed on a top-secret document.

[A lighthouse can illuminate the eternal night, but it cannot illuminate the end of the eternal night.]

There's no need for a lighthouse to fight each other. If they really go to war with all their might, the outcome will be decided before the poison circle covers the entire continent. But read hint six again.

[Hint 6: Understand the secrets of the night and destroy the King of the Night. You can return only when only three factions or only one player team remains.]

Someone is hiding in the night tide. Even if they cannot safely distinguish the winner and loser, they cannot return and can only be poisoned to death. The powerful soul lamp does not have infinite energy. Otherwise, staying in the tide will cause a bug and the copy will never end.

Is there a clear distinction between the hustle and bustle of the day and the silence of the night?

With enough information, Yuki seemed to be standing outside the copy, overlooking the entire chess game. There was an ever-shrinking circle dividing the copy into two worlds.

Sooner or later, players in the circle will meet each other, and they will definitely kill each other and seize each other's lights in order to survive when the tide of darkness covers them.

In theory, players outside the circle can sit back and watch the fight, but in reality the game cannot give them such a great convenience. Otherwise, if a rookie grabs a powerful soul lamp and hides, the strong ones can only watch from across the dividing line.

The tide of darkness will eventually cover the entire continent, erasing the safe zone. Then it will depend on whose lights can last longer. What can last the longest in the endless darkness?

Lighthouse, in order to survive, even if I find a problem, I must light the lighthouse, and then some players will appear.

Why not deliberately control the Night Watch? Because you don't have to spend any effort, the main path will eventually open up, the poison circle will shrink to the Night City, and players will fight for their lives to eliminate the Night Watch and dig out the secret of the lighthouse.

While players in the circle are fighting desperately, they can prepare other things, such as illuminating the last period of eternal night.

dong dong.

Phonina walked into the room at this time and felt a little nervous when she saw the minions in deep thought all over the room.

"Lord Robertson wants to see you. Please follow me."

Everyone's expression brightened up, as they were about to discuss the core secret. The lighthouse was obviously a key prop, which could make their side invincible even without advancing the main storyline.

As for how to activate the lighthouse and where it is, this is top secret.

Yuuki glanced at her, then looked at the others and shook his head slightly.

"No hurry, I want to ask the Night Watchman for a favor."

"What?" Finina was incredulous. Shouldn't this man's face be filled with greed when he heard the word 'lighthouse'? Why did he look so uninterested?

"Tell Lord Klein that the Inquisition has sent most of its forces to explore the Tide of Night. There's no need to engage in battle. Just observe from afar how many powerful soul lamps there are." Yuuki gave the instructions and looked at Emiya next to him.

"You should also go out and do your best to grab a powerful soul lamp."

"I want to verify my previous guess."

Chapter 14 The Nameless King!

Speculations are based on intelligence, and intelligence needs to be verified.

It is undeniable that there is some appreciation for the cooperation with the Night Watch, and there is also the intention of completing the main mission, but what Yuki really wants is the huge information database and data network that has been built over thousands of years.

He can find clues from the previous catastrophe, and use the Night Watchman's fearlessness of the night tide to penetrate the clear dividing line and explore the world outside the circle. This is what makes Yuki different from other players.

No matter how intelligent a creature is, it is always easily attracted by the crisis in front of it.

Stupid players will think of borrowing the power of the Night's Watch, smarter ones will think of using this line to attack the main line and return in another way, and only real old villains will put intelligence first and explore any possible threats.

The immediate crisis has not been resolved yet, but Yuki is already studying the outcome, immediately adjusting his plan and making clear arrangements.

First, the Inquisition will focus its main efforts on exploring the Tide of Night. They are numerous and good at stealth and disguise, so this task is not difficult.

Second, the Night Watchmen continue to shrink and maintain their strength, and never touch the sensitive nerves of the players in the safe zone.

These two points are in the interests of the Night's Watch. It doesn't matter as long as they are not forced to fight with the players. However, because Yuki took the initiative to defeat the Sloth Bishop and others, it is not so easy for the remaining players to unite.

Third, Valhalla is mobilized in large numbers, waiting for the sixth powerful soul lamp to fall. Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving, and Yuki must get this thing in his own hands.

The timing is just right now. The poison circle has shrunk to 900 million square kilometers. No matter where the airdrop falls in the safe zone, there is no need to search everywhere like before.

"Then this is the second temptation. It would be best if we could fish out the one who collects the powerful soul lamps."

In the cafe, Yuki, dressed like a gentleman, continued to read the newspaper. The increasingly tense situation seemed to have nothing to do with him, even beyond the imagination of many players.

The fake conspirator hid in a small dark room, looking at the map and biting his fingers, with messy hair and dark circles under his eyes.

A true conspirator, listening to soothing piano music, dressed respectably, is more relaxed than the ignorant ordinary people.

"I'm really curious about how you found clues from those materials." Liang Yi Mo Na sat opposite, eating cake in small bites, afraid that any player passing by would not dare to believe their eyes.

It's already late, and you're still eating cake and coffee?

"Careful observation, followed by vigorous verification of the hypothesis, but before verification, the groundwork must be laid."

Act decisively and swiftly?

Mana glanced at Yuki, who was wearing a neat suit, holding a cup of coffee in one hand and flipping through a newspaper with the other, and wondered how these four words came out of his mouth.

"Tsk, you really know how to order people around. Anyway, the manas can't see anything. Hey, pass me the juice."

You're the one who orders people around.

Yuuki rolled his eyes, pushed the juice over, and shook his head, "You rely too much on future vision. In a game world full of supernatural powers, observations made by supernatural powers are the most unreliable. There are ten thousand ways to distort the future or interfere with vision."

"That's because your guess is too incredible!" Mana pouted. Her treasure really couldn't see anything, or she didn't think about it at all.

The players were all focused on killing each other. The smarter ones could think of the main storyline, but this guy was unable to draw inferences from one example and jumped from the main storyline to some player who received a subjugation mission. The latter had no trace of existence at all. If it were not for the historical records of the Night's Watch, who would have thought of this.

But then again…

The girl bit her straw and glanced at the other people in the cafe. Most of them were well-dressed, but none of them could hide their fear and panic.

The catastrophe continues, the tide of darkness approaches, and more and more people die in the darkness.

"If your guess is true, then those players are the embodiment of justice."

Yuki paused holding the newspaper and nodded slightly.

That’s right, they are the saviors chosen by the reincarnation game to defeat the King of the Night and end the catastrophe. In a sense, they are the saviors chosen by the reincarnation game.

According to the Messenger of Justice, both parties should contact each other immediately and jointly resolve the main line.

But this concerns Taichi and Yuki's vital interests. He is not a saint and cannot do such a great thing as feeding an eagle with meat.

So he concealed this key clue and was glad that he had mastered the Night Watch in advance.

"They lack justice. They only care about defeating the Night King. Saving the world is a byproduct. If they truly wanted to be messengers of justice, they should have contacted the Night Watch immediately and united with the majority of players."

"Then why not?"

"Because they don't care about the loss of lives, any action they take will leave traces. It's better to hide behind the scenes and let the winner take all."

Yes, it's a winner-takes-all game. Not only do they have to complete the raid, they also need the soul materials and chaos items of over a hundred other players. It's not impossible to unite and save the world, but that depends on what the game says.

"We are such a despicable and shameful group of players." Mana supported his head and blew bubbles into the juice.

Yuki didn't respond. He knew that his personal sense of good and evil had been distorted by the game, and all he could do was maintain himself within this framework.

Just like he really can't be the savior, but he won't wait until the last moment to step forward for "absolute safety". Instead, he will leisurely calculate all the time.

It doesn't matter if you complete the dungeon a day earlier, a night earlier, or an hour earlier.

The newspapers were full of bad news. The Jedi counterattack that the people of the Dark Continent had been looking forward to never came. The Night Watch continued to shrink, but at Yuki's suggestion, they began to actively evacuate residents to the Night City.

Those who don't want to leave don't have to be forced. They will be judged by the night tonight. Those who leave will form torrents and converge towards the core of the continent.

This has caused many related problems, but the Night's Watch, as the only beings with extraordinary powers, is trying their best to solve them, and the reason is very simple.

Yuki told Eriksson that he wanted to be the king of the new world, and now was the best time to accumulate fame, so that the oath-taking faction, the transition faction, the radical faction, and the conservative faction would all be satisfied, and the residents who were protected would be even more grateful.

Large areas of land have been cleared, giving players ample opportunities to kill each other. No one can handle the crowded Night Watch, and the deadly poison circle is chasing them from behind. Why not seize the time to grab the lights?