Chapter 799: Chain of Suspicion

They crowded close to the small door of the storage room.

Apart from Lin An, Fiona, and the survivors in Li Shouyi's team, the other twenty survivors were now crowded together.

Their thoughts varied; many people quietly shifted, hoping to take the nearest position.

Follow Lin An's opinion? Perhaps.

What that person just said was quite right; as long as they snag the second or third prize, they actually don't need Lin An anymore.

If they have more than ten points, and aren't greedy, they can quit the trial right after grabbing them.

If it weren't for still having some reservations in their hearts...

At this very moment, the battle has already begun.

"Grandma thought of... stone"

The second round begins.

Squeezing into the crowd, the big-headed dwarf, with a grim expression, tried to move forward, drawing cold stares from everyone.

He didn't care at all; he was already used to being ostracized.

It's fine; anyway, he hates everyone.

The dwarf clenched his fists, feeling resentful, his sickly complexion shifting.

Listen to you, Lin An? Hand over half the points?

What a joke.

First of all, in his view Lin An's earlier idea was just a clever trick, good luck.

If he weren't led astray, how could he not think of a way to break the situation?!

I also saw that lamp!

That simple... just that simple!

Moreover...

This round only has three chances left to earn points; if this time we don't get any...

In the subsequent trials, can he Lin An guarantee to keep guessing right?!

Rather than pinning hopes on later, better to go all out now!

Grab it and run!

I myself had just doubted that kid.

He glanced sideways at the girl standing beside Lin An, a flash of jealousy crossing his eyes.

Why... why does he get all the benefits?!

He turned his head, his slender neck straining to hold up his head; projecting his own feelings onto others, he didn't believe Lin An bore him no grudge.

"Grandma thought of... scissors"

The light suddenly went out.

It's the third round!

People unconsciously couldn't help but step closer to the iron door, many enviously listening to the sounds inside.

They seemed to have forgotten what Lin An had just said.

"I choose..."

Focused, holding breath.

Inside the storage room, the man's voice trembled with excitement.

He struggled to stay calm, his mind full of the idea Lin An had mentioned.

He took a deep breath, then in the darkness resolutely stretched out his hand.

Second... is mine!

"Zi-zi"

The current was chaotic.

"Ah!!... Ahhh!! Ah!"

Intermittent miserable cries came from the crack in the door, instantly frightening the crowd outside into stepping back several paces.

"Ka-cha-ka-cha"

Just like cutting pork.

One after another, the fine, rapid cutting sounds drowned out the wails.

Soon, the world seemed to quiet down.

"Gudong"

"Dead... died?"

"Did he get it wrong?"

Saliva swallowed, hard to believe.

People trembled all over as they stared at the iron door; before them, the narrow storage room seemed like the entrance to hell.

Footsteps, dragging sounds.

Bright red blood slowly seeped from the crack in the door.

Finally, when the blood submerged an Awakened One's feet, fear was completely detonated.

"Dead... he died!!"

"Fake, it's all fake! Haha... ahhhhh!!"

Stumbling, he turned and fled.

No one paid attention to this mentally collapsed Awakened One; they just stared at the iron door with wide-eyed fear.

Knocked to the ground by a fleeing Awakened One, the big‑headed dwarf seemed to have gone stupid, his whole body shaking like a sieve.

The next second.

"Bang!"

The door opened.

The old woman wore a smile, her hunched body darting quickly through the dazed crowd.

In that hand she held half a corpse, the right hand still keeping two fingers extended.

"How could this be... how could this be!!"

Looking at the corpse's right hand.

Those two withered fingers shattered their last sliver of hope.

The dead man had made no mistake; he followed Lin An's instructions step by step, and his final move was also scissors.

As the madman ran out of the old house, the people barely came to their senses.

Stiffly turning their heads, their gazes all fixed on Lin An.

Seeing the calm eyes beneath that mask, the crowd couldn't help but shiver.

(Don't go in yet..)

That was something Lin An had said before.

So..

He had long known this scene would happen!?

Indeed..

The crowd gave a bitter smile, their hearts filled with bitterness.

Lin An foresaw that we wouldn't keep our promise, so he simply proved it with facts.

Those who don't listen to him will die..

Realizing this, the people either regretted or begged Lin An with their eyes.

At this moment, no one dared to harbor any hope anymore.

"Plop‑thud"

Unexpected.

A middle‑aged woman who looked like an Awakened One from the Brahma War Zone suddenly faced Lin An.

She put her palms together, somewhat collapsed, and knelt on the ground.

Her lips trembled, her eyes full of pleading.

The crown‑like equipment on her head jingled as she trembled.

"My lord... we were wrong.."

"Tell us... tell us the true answer..."

"Jialan... Jialan will protect you.."

Crawling on the ground, she truly couldn't bear this pressure.

No one present knew that she was merely the most ordinary Awakened One of the Brahma War Zone, without even a specialty attribute.

Her strength came entirely from devotees donating equipment, painstakingly piled up to the very edge of trial eligibility.

Quite absurd.

As a spokesperson for the "god," she had witnessed the most horrific scene after the Apocalypse—nothing more than when the zombie virus first broke out, seeing the former goddess bite the high priest to death.

The crowd was silent.

A few seconds later, an Awakened One from the Europe War Zone wearing a baseball cap forced a bitter smile and said:

"Lin An."

"I admit we lost."

"Tell us... the true answer.."

"Points—I will definitely share them with you."

Completely disheartened.

The man sighed inwardly; they could only rely on Lin An.

Now thinking back, Lin An's method he just mentioned was so simple—how could it possibly be the correct breakthrough idea?

I suppose it must be extremely difficult..

Beyond everyone's expectation.

In a pleading gaze, Lin An merely shook his head slightly:

"I haven't lied to you, nor have I withheld any information."

"You just need to..."

Before he could finish, Li Shouyi—almost forgotten by everyone—suddenly red‑eyed, abruptly cut Lin An off and shouted loudly:

"You're just too stupid!"

"It's the doubt chain!"

Seeing the crowd startle and look at him, the youth seemed to regain his confidence.

His fingers flew as he opened and closed the old pocket watch at his fingertips, unable to wait, his face ferocious as he continued shouting:

"You bunch of idiots!"

"This guy even stated the breakthrough idea right in front of the ghost hag!"

"How could that ghost hag possibly still follow the first‑layer logic? She's stupidly letting you win!"

"The first person to enter needs to reason only once, but everyone after must reason twice!"

"By that logic!"

Having said that, Li Shouyi stared fixedly at Lin An, trying to find a hint of shock in Lin An's gaze.

"Lin An..!"

"You didn't expect that, did you! You can fool others, but you can't fool me!"

"In this round, I at least don't count as a loss!"

He gave a sinister smile, his fingertips turning blue as they pressed against the edge of the pocket watch.

The two locked eyes.

Two seconds later, Li Shouyi's smile suddenly froze on his face.

He seemed to... understand the meaning in Lin An's gaze.

That calm gaze, tinged with mockery, was clearly saying..

You're just a..

idiot..