Chapter 144: The Duel at Muye (Part Two)

"That Number 7 is toxic. Why does he keep staring at me? All I did was claim a power role during the preliminary announcements."

Chen Fan couldn't figure it out. He kept thinking, trying hard to think, but still couldn't understand.

"Shen Gongbao, do you have any opinions?" Zhao Gongming suddenly asked, interrupting Chen Fan's train of thought.

Chen Fan didn't have any ideas about this either. "Neither of you arranged the roles of the witch and the guard, so killing someone on the second night is indeed a bit difficult..."

"The key is the inspection information. Both of you inspected Player 4 first, then Player 8. Do you plan to give Player 4 a secure innocent check or a guilty check?" Winged Immortal's focus was right here.

Zhao Gongming said helplessly, "I can only give Player 4 a secure innocent check. Neither Player 12 nor Player 1 is easy to deceive, and Player 7 suspects Shen Gongbao's power role claim. Giving a guilty check would make the strategy collapse too easily. Rallying some votes might still give us a fighting chance."

Winged Immortal pointed at himself and said, "Doesn't that make my status very low?"

"Let's see your speaking demeanor later. I can only grant Player 4 a double-secure innocent check, and then engage in a showdown with Player 11. If you see the situation turning unfavorable, decisively sell me out and defect. This round is crucial. If we can vote out the true seer, we still have a chance to turn things around," Zhao Gongming explained his arrangement in detail.

Seeing that he was once again being marginalized as they chatted, Chen Fan chimed in to establish his presence, "We haven't agreed on who to kill yet..."

"Both the witch and the guard are well hidden, besides, if both potions are still available..."

"Kill me. I claimed a power role during the announcements; the witch should save me," Chen Fan suggested.

"That works too. Anyway, I've never seen a witch keep the antidote until the third day." Zhao Gongming nodded. The three of them simultaneously gestured the number six, perfectly forming a complete 666.

"Last night, no immortals fell. Please let the Immortal Sealing Grand Master preside over the order."

"Player 1 speaks first."

The wolf pack's strategy had succeeded once again, and Zhao Gongming continued to have Player 11 speak as early in the rotation as possible.

"Barring any accidents, this should be a life-or-death showdown between the two seers. Without saying much else, anyway, it's not my turn; I'll just listen to the inspection results."

Player 12 stated, "I feel the same way. However, I think their definitions of Player 4's status should be the same because the situation is still unclear this round, and the fake seer wouldn't dare issue a guilty check to a good player. Moreover, my intuition tells me that Player 4 is most likely a good player."

"Player 4 has a secure innocent check, which means Player 8 must definitely be a wolf. Players 2, 3, 8, and 10 are the four wolves, right? The wolf-pit I calculated is like this. What are we waiting for instead of tearing up the sheriff badge this round? Tomorrow, I'll inspect... never mind, I won't even live until tomorrow. If there's still a chance, I'll go check Player 1's identity."

Player 8, Winged Immortal, expressed dissatisfaction. "Why am I being categorized as a definite wolf? The wolf-pit positions you calculated are wrong. Let me explain the one I calculated. If you believe Player 11 is the seer, the definite wolves in my eyes are Players 2, 3, and 10, with Players 1 and 5 being one or the other. Conversely, if you believe Player 3 is the seer, it's the same. I think Player 1's speech was very strange, deliberate, and affected. I'm also inclined to tear up the sheriff badge."

"The situation is indeed hard to distinguish, but I'm still paying attention to how you, Player 6, will explain yourself later, and then I'll listen to Player 4's speech and the sheriff's vote consolidation," Player 7's suspicion remained unresolved, and he was still targeting Chen Fan.

"Hey, that's not right. You, Player 7, are just a plain villager, why do you keep suspecting me? I am a power role; do I need to explain myself to you? No, I don't, you understand? I don't even take seers seriously; being free and unrestrained is what makes a true immortal. That's all I'm going to say for your explanation. This round, one of the two seers must be pushed out; at worst, we can just make a blind guess."

It wasn't that Chen Fan didn't want to explain; he was afraid that explaining too much would arouse suspicion instead. It was better to say nothing at all and just strike a pose to bluff people.

"Player 5 knows they are a good player. Player 8 put me into the wolf-pit and placed me in the second sheriff flow; they are very suspicious. However, I still can't tell the two seers apart. I'll wait and see."

Player 4 looked relaxed, especially since they had received a secure innocent check from a suspected seer. "To be honest, I can't tell them apart either, but this round I wanted to vote out Player 8. Surely there's a wolf hidden between you two, Player 5 and Player 1? And Player 7, why do you keep picking on Player 6 when he claimed a role? Never mind him, isn't this game supposed to be about finding wolves?"

"Player 4, with your secure innocent check, you now have the highest status at the table," Zhao Gongming provided the exact same inspection information as the true seer.

"I've found all the wolves: Players 2, 8, and 10. The last deep-water wolf must be Player 1. I still have one inspection left in the flow, so let's inspect Player 1 and see if you panic. This round is definitely a life-or-death showdown between me and Player 11. I am consolidating my vote on Player 11. If you all feel that Player 8 looks more like a wolf, you can vote for Player 8."

On one hand, Zhao Gongming was passing messages to his teammates, rallying them to bind their votes and push out Player 11; on the other hand, he was exploiting the good players' inability to see the situation clearly, inducing the good players at the table to split their votes and eliminate Player 8.

However, Chen Fan didn't understand the hidden meaning in those words and was still living in his dream of being a power role.

Fortunately, the votes were still enough. Players 4 and 5 voted for Player 8, and the two wolf teammates bound their votes together, also roping in the fooled Player 1. With a razor-thin margin of 3.5 votes to 3, the three of them pushed out the true seer, Player 11.

Chen Fan was the only player at the table who didn't vote.

"Player 1, that deep-water wolf, couldn't help but jump out to push votes. It seems the hunter might have shot the wrong target, or Player 2 was the villager pushed out under pressure. In any case, with three wolves currently in play, the witch and the guard need to coordinate well."

Returning to the Immortal Cultivation Altar, the trio's discussion group became lively again. Chen Fan still wandered on the fringes of the topic.

"That Number 7 is toxic. Why does he keep staring at me? All I did was claim a power role during the preliminary announcements." Chen Fan resumed pondering the unresolved question from the previous night.

"Fortunately, we were just a few votes shy of falling short." Zhao Gongming breathed a sigh of relief. However, judging by this, the witch should be on the true seer's side, and the situation was still only slightly advantageous.

"If I die, pass the sheriff badge to Player 1. At least dirty his hands on my way out." Zhao Gongming didn't hesitate. Brother Player 1 had worked hard to board the pirate ship; he deserved a warm hospitality.

Winged Immortal felt a bit apprehensive. "We almost messed up. But I suppose my cover is blown now. Both sides have put me into the wolf-pit, so getting eliminated is just a matter of rounds."

"Let me calculate the rounds: three wolves, two gods, two villagers, that about covers it..." Zhao Gongming thought for a moment and decided, "That Player 12 is a bit clever; they must be an awakened player. Let's gamble a kill and land it on them."

Winged Immortal echoed, "They are the ones who see the situation most clearly. Let's kill them."

Zhao Gongming nudged Chen Fan and said, "Let's unify the target. Kill Player 12. No objections, right?"

"Ah... oh, alright, no objections." Chen Fan was startled for a moment, then chimed in.

"That Player 7—what were his reasons for questioning my power role status over several rounds? And what was his purpose?"

Chen Fan meditated on it for a moment, and finally figured everything out...