Erotic Survival Game - Chapter 343

Chapter 343: Rookie Knight

The players running for Sheriff this round of Werewolf are: Player No. 1, Player No. 4, Player No. 5, Player No. 6, Player No. 8, Player No. 9, and Player No. 10.

That's seven players on the Sheriff ballot, and five players off the ballot.

【Speeches will proceed in reverse order, starting randomly from Player No. 5. Player No. 4, please prepare.】

Hearing that the owner of her Silver Water would be the first to speak on the Sheriff ballot, Ji Ning had a legitimate reason to join everyone else in openly focusing her gaze on Player No. 5.

After all, before she revealed her role, she still had to keep her identity as the Witch a secret.

Player No. 5 looked like a newbie entering a game for the first time, but their emotions were relatively contained. It was a rare calmness among rookie players.

He glanced back at the speech countdown behind him, then turned and pressed the button to end his speech.

His first mic turn passed just like that, and the speaking order moved to Player No. 4.

Player No. 4 spoke: "How did Player No. 5 pass the mic so fast? Running for Sheriff and staying silent, I'm treating that as a wolf play. Even if the first speaker position has no information, you can still analyze the Sheriff ballot and off-ballot dynamic. I don't believe in a newbie halo; I only analyze behavioral logic. If someone knows to run for Sheriff, they definitely know how to play Werewolf. If it really is their first time, a Villager wouldn't recklessly run for Sheriff. So, Player No. 5 is either a Power Role or a Werewolf."

After hearing Player No. 4's speech, Ji Ning, with her nighttime information, could basically conclude that Player No. 4 had a high likelihood of being in the Town Faction.

Because Player No. 5 was the night's Kill Target, the Witch's Silver Water. If the Wolf Team saw Player No. 5 pass the mic so fast, they would comment on it, but they wouldn't pressure him this hard. One reason is that it would invite the Witch's displeasure; another is that after deciding he's either a wolf or a Power Role, they'd be even less likely to target him like this, because the Wolf Team fears being noticed by the Power Role cards.

Only someone with completely closed eyes would dare to grill Player No. 5 so intensely.

Next came Player No. 1's speech.

Player No. 1 claimed to be the Seer, gave a Gold Water to Player No. 10 in the back of the Sheriff ballot, and announced an investigation order of first 5, then 2.

In a situation with no Counterclaim on the Sheriff ballot, giving a Gold Water to a later speaker in the running order was a high-stakes move. Especially from Player No. 1's position: if he were a werewolf, with only four people left to speak after him, giving Gold Water to a later spot ran a high risk of landing on the real Seer, who could then reveal and Claim Out right there to nail him.

However, there was another possibility, which would be discussed after Player No. 9 made his claim.

"I am the Seer, Wolf Check on Player No. 8. Badge Stream: first, Player No. 10; then, Player No. 7. If Player No. 1, this Counterclaim wolf, dares to make such a high-stakes play, I think Player No. 10 is definitely a colossal problem. In my eyes, Player No. 10 is already a confirmed wolf, but I still have to check him. There's no big backstory for checking 8—I checked him, and he turned out to be a wolf. I think this round is going to be very easy to play. Player No. 1, Player No. 10, and Player No. 8: three wolves already found. The off-ballot players, vote for me."

Immediately after, the recipient of the Wolf Check, Player No. 8, stood up to speak: "Player No. 9, you say Player No. 1 is bluffing with a high-stakes move, but your own high-stakes move is wrong. I am the Guard card. I didn't want to reveal, but your lie is so absurd that if I don't reveal, the Town Faction will be completely led astray by you, and this round will be unplayable. Last night I used an empty guard. I won't say who I'm guarding tonight. Wolves, bring your knife and try to read me. All off-ballot players, cast your votes for Player No. 1. Even if he is a wolf, I'll send you to the finals. Anyone who doesn't vote for 1 eats poison, no exceptions. Also, isn't Player No. 9's investigation order a perspective slip-up? You've already decided Player No. 1 is a wolf, Player No. 10 is a wolf, and Player No. 8 is a wolf. Why are you still checking 10, checking 7? Why aren't you looking at the right half of the lower-numbered players?"

The Sheriff ballot phase was getting intense. Ji Ning decided not to jump out just yet. One reason was to protect her own identity. The other was to find wolves by observing how others defined Player No. 5's identity.

So her speech merely circled around the two Seer claims and their respective investigations. She commented on the problems each side presented.

For now, Player No. 1's case had fewer issues than Player No. 9's. The probability of the former being the true Seer was higher than Player No. 9.

In the final Sheriff vote, Player No. 1 received four votes—all except Player No. 3—and Player No. 9 lost.

Player No. 1 chose reverse order for the post-vote speeches.

During the off-ballot speeches, the overly one-sided situation triggered the players' caution. Player No. 12 and Player No. 11 both said they were waiting for the Knight to reveal and duel someone to clarify the viewpoint. If the Knight didn't duel, they would vote to Banish someone from the outer positions.

In a setup like this, the Knight usually chose to duel between the two Sheriff-claiming players, and typically, they would duel the one who had won the Sheriff Badge.

This choice had become an unspoken understanding among the players.

When it was Player No. 8's turn—the one who had received the Wolf Check from 9—he spoke with heightened emotion: "You've got to be kidding me? Just because of the vote, you suspect Player No. 1 might not be the Seer? You even want the Knight to duel 1, break his sword, is that it? Are Player No. 12, Player No. 11, and Player No. 9 just three wolves openly giving themselves away? It's obvious Player No. 9's perspective is messed up, which is why he couldn't get the Sheriff Badge. Do none of you have the logical reasoning skills to see beyond 'whoever gets the badge gets dueled'? If you don't trust 1 or me, then keep both Seers, and Knight, simply don't duel anyone! Let's just see who falls at night, okay? Let's Banish from an outer position today. Most of the votes off the ballot cast were clean, so let's Banish from the Sheriff ballot..."

"Activating skill: duel and eliminate Player No. 8."

Before Player No. 8 could finish his speech, a somewhat unsteady, cold voice suddenly rang out from Ji Ning's right.

The entire assembly's gaze gathered in disbelief onto the face of Player No. 5, who had spoken these words. No one had anticipated that the Knight role had landed on this newcomer entering a Survival Game for the first time.

Even more unexpected was that this rookie hadn't heeded the advice to choose between the two Sheriff-claiming players, but instead had dueled Player No. 8—the one who received the Wolf Check and claimed Guard.

Could it really just be because Player No. 8 said they should Banish from the Sheriff ballot, which offended him?

That was way too careless, way too much of a throw!

And then, to the surprise of many, the female voice announced: 【Player No. 8 is a Werewolf. The game continues.】

The Town Faction players all breathed a collective sigh of relief. Thankfully, the newbie had blindly stumbled onto the right target. Otherwise, the start of this round would have been a total collapse—Guard tricked into revealing, Knight's sword broken. They might as well have just surrendered their cards to the wolves.

Ji Ning also went through a huge, tense gasp, her heart settling back into her stomach before she let out a sigh of relief.

Player No. 5 dueling 8 had truly deviated from the standard gameplay in a Knight variant match, let alone in a round where Player No. 1 really did look like a true Seer who had won the Sheriff Badge.

But sometimes, the choices made by veteran players locked into templates might not be as accurate as the unconventional decisions of a new player.

Just like in this round: if the Knight had been anyone other than Player No. 5, most would probably have chosen to duel Player No. 9.

At this moment, the livestream comments were buzzing with unprecedented fervor.

Livestream comments:

"A classic wolf in sheep's clothing."

"He's playing the part too well. If I didn't recognize that face, I'd really think he was a newbie."

"He left the Sheriff-claiming players alone. His real goal was to hit the Wolf Beauty, bet you didn't see that coming?"

"He's still just as strong."

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