The Game Master's authority was even more formidable than Lin Yu had imagined.
Not only did he have real-time access to the entire castle's map, but Lin Yu was astonished to discover that this map updated continuously.
The positions of other players and opened containers were all displayed in real-time.
Currently, the storage room on the first floor happened to be unoccupied.
Without hesitation, Lin Yu left the conference room and headed straight for that storage room.
Then...
Inside the storage room, Lin Yu opened the container.
A heavy, coldly gleaming pistol fell into his hands, giving him an almost surreal sensation.
Simultaneously...
With this pistol, even if he faced Yu Longguo again, he'd have the means to defend himself!
"Phew... perfect!"
Lin Yu tucked the pistol at his waist and checked the map again.
The names of Yao Zhengye and Bao Liu overlapped on the map - at the far end of the first floor.
Lin Yu's interest was immediately piqued.
"Even if you two aren't in the same group, you sure seem destined to meet."
Moments later...
Yao Zhengye's name disappeared, leaving only Bao Liu's name remaining.
Lin Yu understood immediately.
"Well, without the element of surprise from 'ambush', a 'Thief' simply can't defeat a 'Ruffian'."
Having reached this conclusion, Lin Yu decided to go see for himself.
With the pistol on him, he wasn't afraid of Bao Liu going berserk and attacking him.
Lin Yu left the storage room and headed toward the opposite side of the first floor.
Soon...
At the restroom entrance, Lin Yu saw Yao Zhengye's corpse lying in a pool of blood and Bao Liu panting heavily beside it.
Bao Liu's hands were covered in blood - he hadn't even used any Werewolf weapons!
Their fight had been bare-handed!
In the end, Bao Liu had beaten Yao Zhengye to death with his fists!
Noticing Lin Yu approaching from a distance, Bao Liu straightened up while catching his breath.
"Well, if it isn't the honorable Game Master... I wasn't expecting company!"
Lin Yu smiled as he spoke.
"Haha, you players never fail to surprise me... I truly didn't expect the first death to come so quickly!"
Bao Liu chuckled at this: "Heh... any first blood rewards or something?"
"Not officially, but since you asked, here's some free information - behind you in the restroom, there's a 'Werewolf weapon container' under the sink. Hope you find it useful."
Lin Yu said with a smile.
Bao Liu narrowed his eyes: "Oh? I thought you didn't know our 'faction identities'?"
"I don't know for certain, but I can make educated guesses," Lin Yu replied cheerfully. "Attacking so quickly... and judging by how you initiated against Yao Zhengye, you must belong to a faction that requires 'killing' - in your view, you'd have to do it eventually anyway, right?"
Bao Liu nodded meaningfully.
He turned and entered the restroom, indeed finding a hidden Werewolf container beneath the sink.
Without bothering to hide from Lin Yu, Bao Liu opened it and pulled out a hammer.
"Bit underwhelming, but... better than nothing."
Bao Liu weighed the hammer in his hand as he commented.
Gripping the hammer, he turned to Lin Yu with renewed ferocity in his expression.
"Say, Game Master, don't I still have one 'question' left unused?"
As Bao Liu spoke, Lin Yu nodded calmly.
"Of course, would you like to ask now?"
"Alright... my question is - where is the nearest other player?"
Bao Liu's face twisted into an excited, bloodthirsty grin.
Lin Yu glanced at the map and answered casually.
"At this exact moment... the 'Veterinarian' is on the spiral staircase between the first and second floors in the castle's central area."
"But she's moving too."
As Lin Yu spoke, Bao Liu's eyes narrowed with murderous intent.
"Veterinarian, huh? Got it..."
He licked his lips and strode purposefully toward the central staircase.
Lin Yu could roughly guess Bao Liu's strategy as the Ruffian - his approach was brutally simple.
Before the bodies of those he killed were discovered...
Kill as many as possible!
Whether they were teammates didn't matter...
What mattered was killing!
Eliminate everyone else, and the game is won!
"Excellent, Bao Liu, I'm starting to like you..."
Lin Yu murmured as he watched Bao Liu's retreating figure.
Without question...
Bao Liu's mindset and actions were exactly what Lin Yu wanted to see right now.
That's precisely why Lin Yu had approached Bao Liu after seeing him kill Yao Zhengye, even helpfully pointing out where to find "weapons."
Once someone starts killing, it becomes easier to keep killing.
He looked at the map again...
Bao Liu's name rapidly closed in on Xia Yue.
And then...
In the next instant, Bao Liu's name abruptly vanished.
Lin Yu was stunned for a moment before...
He simply shrugged.
"Well, that works too!"
Lin Yu headed toward the staircase.
Soon enough, he found Bao Liu's corpse - a gruesome wound on his neck gushed blood, with two additional slash marks on his arm.
His eyes were wide open, as if he couldn't rest in peace.
Nearby, Xia Yue, who should have left already, had actually turned back from the second floor and returned.
Seeing Lin Yu, she relaxed slightly.
"Oh, it's you, Game Master..."
In Xia Yue's hand was a dagger - identical to the one she'd carried before.
This coincidence made Lin Yu sigh inwardly once more...
Fate truly worked in mysterious ways.
"Hello, do you have any questions you'd like to ask?"
Lin Yu smiled as he addressed Xia Yue.
After some thought, Xia Yue blinked and asked:
"Game Master, may I ask - which players are still alive currently?"
"Besides you, there's the 'Lone Wolf', 'Soldier', 'Teacher', 'Otaku'..."
Lin Yu recited while checking the map, but suddenly paused mid-sentence.
"Oh wait, the 'Teacher' just died."
On the map, among the overlapping names of Xu Xiumei and Yu Longguo, Xu Xiumei's name had disappeared.
Honestly, seeing Xu Xiumei and Yu Longguo's names overlapping again had given Lin Yu quite a scare.
Fortunately, due to Lin Yu's earlier "announcement" and the fact that Xu Xiumei no longer had a pistol...
This time, the two...
Didn't get another chance to talk.
Now the only remaining Werewolves were Xia Yue and Yu Longguo.
It was astonishing... in just one short hour since the game began, so many had already died!
Last time, no one died throughout the entire day.
However...
This was good. It meant this game was nearing its conclusion.
Lin Yu turned to Xia Yue with a smile.
"Well then... Miss Veterinarian, I've answered your question."
"I'll be going now to check other areas. Good luck."