Chapter 727

And players playing backstabs or tricks was possible,

but he wasn't considering the problem from the players' side.

Instead, it was from the organizers' side.

Was this insidious and cunning host really willing to give up his side's certainty of victory and willing to give out the reward of eight hundred Eerie Coins?

As soon as Lin Ye thought of this, he felt the host would never let it go.

The two bets had increased the total by seven hundred Eerie Coins, which were all the host's responsibility; if a player really became first and took away those eight hundred Eerie Coins, the host would definitely not have a good end.

Therefore,

the concession given by the host still couldn't change the outcome.

Once agreed,

the players' side would definitely lose and would definitely be eliminated; there was absolutely no possibility otherwise.

"Guest, time is limited; don't delay any further. Delaying further is not good for your players' side either."

The masked host spoke, "Eerie Erosion; you should know that this dungeon has a fixed total duration. Once you exceed this time, you will have to face the erosion of the Eerie aura."

And being eroded by the Eerie aura would cause negative effects on the body; once eroded to a certain degree, one would become a monster, and eventually, even lose their reason and become a monster.

"Brother Zero, four spots are not bad."

"The other side won't possibly give up more."

"The judges we nominate will definitely be reliable; they will definitely all give two points, ensuring everyone can pass and not be eliminated."

"You choose the candidates, Brother Zero."

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They also knew Lin Ye's worry was the unreliability of the player judges, so they would choose reliable players to serve as judges.

Under the host's reminder, more and more new players became anxious.

That 'Eerie aura erosion' didn't sound like a good thing at all, and they didn't want to be tainted by it.

In the first project, 'Rice Bucket,' several players turned into monsters after eating the food and died; that was a manifestation of Eerie erosion.

The new players certainly didn't want to touch it at all.

Facing the urging of other players, Lin Ye became even calmer.

He became increasingly certain of the trap that existed in the middle.

If they really agreed, the players would be finished.

He reviewed the masked host's statements again.

After a full half-minute, he suddenly thought of a possibility.

If that was the case, then it could be explained.

"Mr. Host, are you really sure about giving us four spots?"

"Yes, giving you four spots is already enough; if any player serving as a judge gives a low score, that is the players' own choice, and it has nothing to do with us."

"How about this!"

The entire venue's attention was focused on Lin Ye.

"Give you organizers three spots, and the remaining judge spots will all be served by us players."

What difference did that make?

Many new players thought subconsciously.

But the veteran players opened their eyes wide, thinking of the possibility Lin Ye was pointing to.

If Lin Ye was really right, then... it was terrifying.

It was just that,

another doubt appeared: as long as the players' side guaranteed four judges giving two points, totaling eight points, they could also guarantee the players' passing, right?

And at this moment,

the masked host fell silent.

He even suspected if Lin Ye could read minds; otherwise, why was he guessing so accurately time and time again, and yet another trap had been discovered.

They had clearly hidden this point from the beginning, but it had still been discovered. This made his mood sink to the bottom.

Wanting to pit the man in front of him, wanting to pit all the players to death, seemed to be an impossible task.

"Guest, this is no different from giving you four spots."

"There is a difference; the total number of judges is not necessarily seven. The maximum number of judges shouldn't be seven, right!"

Lin Ye said.

"The number of judges can be seven, but it can also be more, like eight, nine, or ten."

"No."

Lin Ye immediately denied it again, "The number of judges should be nine, so that the maximum score can be determined to be 14 points."

"Ah!"

Some players made sounds of confusion.

"Why nine people? The maximum score would be 14; shouldn't it be 18?"

Many players didn't understand and felt that Lin Ye might have miscalculated.

The veteran players didn't think Lin Ye was wrong; were there judges who couldn't give points?

Hmm?

Thinking of this, some players realized.

Leng Shuang's voice sounded, "Remove one highest score and one lowest score; after removing the scores of two judges, the total score can only reach 14 points at most."

Once the explanation was out, everyone understood.

"Wait,"

A panicked voice appeared.

"If that's the case, even if we have four judges, we can't guarantee we'll definitely get the passing score of eight points!"

After all, one highest score of two points would be removed.

In this instant,

everyone understood, and many people had cold sweat overflowing on their foreheads and backs.

If they hadn't discovered this,

the outcome they would have faced would only be elimination.

They had been played by the host again, and had almost believed the host's nonsense.

Thinking about how they had welcomed the scoring with confidence and hope, only to find they had only six points, less than eight, and could only be eliminated one by one—that feeling of going from hope to despair was enough to make one collapse.

"Damn host, deceiving us again and again."

"We absolutely cannot believe the host's nonsense; it has to be Brother Zero."

"Zero, Brother Zero is amazing!"

"I will trust Brother Zero one hundred percent from now on."

……

They had almost been pitted again, and pitted to death; if it weren't for Lin Ye's wisdom in capturing the host's trap, they would all be lining up to wait for death now.

"Mr. Host, do you have anything else to say?"

The masked host shook his head, "No."

"Not planning to defend yourself?"

"Is there any meaning to it?"

Now that all the traps had been exposed, his explanations would no longer be trusted.

Struggling no longer had any meaning.

The masked host didn't continue to quibble.

"Since that's the case, then the number and arrangement of judges will be up to us."

"We need at least three spots on our side, and the remaining... six spots can be arranged by you."

This sentence also verified Lin Ye's guess.

At this moment,

the players were fortunate to have a veteran player like Lin Ye who was quick-witted and cautious.

Otherwise, they would truly only have known they had fallen into a trap and entered a snare when they were already dead. ===== CHAPTER 728 =====