Deceitful Game

Chapter 224 Betrayer and Deadly Situation

Chapter 224 Betrayer and Deadly Situation

Shen Yiqi was somewhat uneasy after Qingfeng was killed by Mingpo.

Shen Yiqi then asked:

How did you know that Qingfeng is a game designer?

Mingpo replied, "I actually don't know."

—I tricked her.

[—There has to be some basic logic, right? So why not contractors?]

At that time, Shen Yiqi was clearly somewhat unwilling to accept this answer.

He wanted to frame the designer's identity as that of a contractor.

Because "Qingfeng" is a pure and straightforward swordswoman, she is clearly unlike the style of this game in every way.

If Mingpo truly considers Qingfeng a designer, then as he becomes more familiar with the game's characteristics, he will discover an increasingly strong sense of incongruity.

Why would an "agile warrior" who is relatively better at fighting in the Balance Realm design a game where they would almost inevitably have to fight head-on against the deceivers of the Slaughter Realm and the Power Realm?

Although her attributes are well-balanced, she is clearly not well-suited for this type of game.

Moreover, her weapon itself glows.

If you're fighting in the dark, shouldn't you be completely matted?

Compared to her, the "pirates" who can use various firearms seem more suitable for this game.

Would a game designer intentionally design a game that puts them at a disadvantage?

of course not.

So it's quite obvious that she's not a designer.

However, if the designer is the contractor, then it makes much more sense.

Because the contractor was killed by Minpak before he could even display his power.

If he were a designer, it could be categorized as "Mingpu's abilities just happen to counter him." In other words, "He's indeed very talented, but he's very unlucky." That's certainly a possibility.

While this claim is still far-fetched, it is at least much more credible than the assertion that Qingfeng is a game designer.

At that time, Mingpo also subtly said a few words to Shen Yiqi:

[A game of balance must be fair. If the game is completely unfair, even if she wins in the end, the game of deception will only steal her title.]

—Because she will no longer win through her own abilities, the Deceitful Game will bestow upon her a new title. And the worse her performance, the weaker the new title will become.

The implication is—

Is Qingfeng performing really well right now?

Qingfeng's reckless behavior was clearly an attempt to preserve her title of "Qingfeng." As long as her victory was entirely due to her own three-foot-long Qingfeng sword, her title would not be diminished.

But at the time, Shen Yiqi gave this answer.

So even though she's a designer, she didn't choose to lock the door.

"If they choose that way, then the Designer might be a contractor of Black Flame." But if they force their way in to fight—then the Designer is reduced to three possibilities: her, the Pirate, or the Watcher. If the Pirate is Lu, then only Qingfeng and the Watcher remain as possibilities.

He was forcibly considering the possibility that "Qingfeng is a designer," and even used the process of elimination.

Finally, when Mingpo said, "The probability of 50% is very high," he actually said, "Indeed."

As someone in the realm of wisdom, Shen Yiqi did not refute this at all!

Mingbo used the title of the Realm of Wisdom.

He knew, of course, that the title of the Realm of Wisdom would significantly increase intelligence.

Shen Yiqi was already a smart person, and if the title were added, his intelligence would definitely surpass that of Ming Po now.

But he didn't say anything.

From that moment on, Mingpo was certain that something was wrong with Shen Yiqi.

So from then on, Mingpo began to subtly deduce the rules of the game with Shen Yiqi. In order not to reveal his abnormal vision, Shen Yiqi could only follow Mingpo's perspective and try to make some "contributions" to create the feeling that "this answer was deduced by us together".

"Aren't you surprised?"

Mingpo said quietly, "Why didn't the Black Flame's contractor attack right away?"

Shen Yiqi's pupils dilated slightly.

Upon hearing this name, Shi Yue held her breath.

The pirates were very respectful and watched Mingpo's performance in silence.

Mingpo smoothed his sideburns with his missing fingers and said calmly, "Because he is also a smart man, he has already sensed that something is wrong."

"Before entering the Deceitful Game, they seemed to be in a relationship of passionate love. And young people in this kind of relationship are very sensitive to changes in their partner. Especially changes in 'love or not love me,' or rather—an instinctive sensitivity to 'infidelity.' Not to mention, the Realm of Balance itself is a title that enhances instincts and inspiration."

"Qingfeng must have said a lot to him in order to get his help. But she seemed a little guilty—the more she talked, the more silent the contractor became."

Mingpo's mind control can only affect people whose minds are in a state of chaos and confusion. Otherwise, he would have directly manipulated Qingfeng to kill the contractors around her.

The fact that Blackflame's contractor could be so easily controlled by Mingpo shows that his mentality was already very fragile.

He probably realized that something had happened to his girlfriend.

They've even realized it—

He might be used and then discarded.

"If Qingfeng is the host, and she can act with the contractors this time, what about last time? What about next time? Are the contractors and she playing together?"

"If it's not a duo queue, how can she ensure her advantage? If it is a duo queue—their teamwork during battle is too poor. Old Shen at least provided some symbolic damage output, but Black Flame's contractor didn't even make a single move."

"Qingfeng doesn't even know the abilities of the contractors, otherwise she would have had the contractors weaken us first before launching a surprise attack. For an assassin like the Deceiver, the most threatening attack is always the first strike. Once in a prolonged fight, she herself is equally vulnerable."

"Besides, if she and I were duo queuing, I definitely wouldn't reveal that we know each other right away." Revealing information out of thin air would also eliminate two potential teammates. As a powerful support, the Contractor is harmless and perfectly safe; he could be assigned to another team, allowing the team to control the overall situation.

"If I assume that charlatans of Zhou Zhiqing's caliber are already quite adept at playing the game, then this situation is clearly very unusual."

"Or rather, it's because everyone knows how to play—so the contractors familiar with Qingfeng obviously considered this possibility, and deduced from it that her real teammates were on another team," and suspected that they might be betrayed and sacrificed in the end. After all, Qingfeng clearly knew the map—yet she didn't tell him the whole truth."

Mingpo looked at Shen Yiqi: "So, Qingfeng clearly knew you were powerless, yet she stubbornly ignored you, this easy target. She could have easily killed you with one sword, creating a two-on-one advantage—but she stubbornly left you alone, even after you blew her up, she still completely disregarded you, this backline mage of the Intelligence Domain," and instead got entangled with me, who was clearly not easy to deal with.

"Your acting skills may be okay, but that little girl's acting skills are full of flaws."

In this game, everyone's abilities can be countered; there is absolutely no ability that is unsolvable.

For the "Mechanical Pioneer" who can control all technological equipment, his greatest nemesis is obviously Qingfeng, who wields a cold weapon.

For Qingfeng, her greatest nemesis is the pirates who can launch attacks beyond visual range.

For the pirate, his equipment could be easily destroyed by Shen Yiqi.

The three of them formed a perfect cycle of restraint.

Therefore, other wild charlatans who can perfectly counter their abilities will not "spawn".

This game was doomed from the very beginning.