Chapter 807: Strategic Game

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It seemed as if they were just casually giving out a number.

Before the round table, Lin An calmly announced the number 19, and the Awakened Ones on his team hurriedly followed suit and voted.

Andre said it nicely, they would take turns voting.

When Lin An voted first, they would even directly abstain, minimizing the risk of a tie or accident, to show the utmost sincerity.

But Luo En and the others remained vigilant.

Before actually voting someone out, no matter how nicely it's said, it's all fake.

Less than two seconds of time.

"Hum-"

As a sound like electromagnetic diffusion rang out, the selected number 19 Awakened One instantly turned into a stone statue on the spot, only his moving eyeballs proving he was still alive.

"19 votes (Lin An): 0 votes (Andre)"

"The number 19 Awakened One is out! Deduct 50% of points!"

"Reward points +5, deducted points: 48 points (50%), already deposited into the system."

As the system prompt sounded, Luo En looked at Andre with some astonishment.

"You actually... played for real!?"

As Andre said, they strictly followed the point‑brushing rules, even handing over the initiative to Lin An.

The points of the number 19 who was voted out were also deposited into the system together.

49 points.. total 98 points.

If Andre had also collected points from the Awakened Ones on his team, then the points of number 19 would roughly meet the standard.

This means Andre really didn't prepare in advance, playing any tricks.

"Your Excellency Lin An."

His voice remained gentle, like a spring breeze, and Andre regretfully shook his head at the opposite seat:

"It seems you didn't select a mutant."

"It doesn't matter; we originally planned to keep voting, didn't we?"

Under the mask, unmoved.

Andre saw Lin An ignoring his repeated overtures, not getting angry, but his smile grew even richer.

They are all smart people.

When Lin An chose to vote out the fringe member of his team, number 19,

he used his actions to tell him...

I agree with your plan.

He has already won.

"Then... I'll also choose number 19.."

More casual than Lin An, Andre casually pointed at the big‑headed dwarf.

This guy was the last to finish the first round task, so his number naturally is 19.

The Awakened Ones on Lin An's side felt a sudden stir in their hearts.

They now have the numerical advantage and could simply force a tie, then use death to compel Andre to reveal the mutant on their team.

Of course, the premise is that Andre knows.

In hesitation, still no one dared to bring it up.

One reason is that it wouldn't mean much, as neither side had found a mutant.

If we die, we all die together; it might not necessarily force Andre.

Second, Lin An has remained silent, and they aren't sure whether their thoughts are correct.

Sitting at the edge.

Number 19, the big‑headed dwarf, had an ugly expression.

Damn it!

He only had time to curse quietly before the system instantly froze him into a stone statue, his protruding eyeballs glaring fiercely at everyone.

I knew it, this bunch would definitely pick me!

Fortunately, he knows he won't actually die, merely becoming a sacrifice between Andre and Lin An.

He now has no other thoughts, just hoping Lin An will return his deducted points after the mission ends.

"0:18 votes"

"Number 19 trialist is out, deduct 45 points."

"Earned 5 points reward, current stored points: 93"

"Number 18 trialist is out, deduct 50 points."

"Number 17 trialist is out, deduct 60 points."

Time flew by, and both sides tacitly prioritized eliminating non‑core Awakened Ones from their respective teams.

Point brushing went unusually smoothly.

With each side having ten people left on the field, the stored points have already surpassed the 1000‑point mark (an average of 500×2).

And the reward points have reached 90.

Wealth moves hearts.

Such smooth point brushing made everyone somewhat frenzied, with many even gratefully looking at Andre, who proposed the plan.

Of course, some also harbored other thoughts.

Be a bit more ruthless; these points could possibly be monopolized.

In the team.

The baseball-cap-wearing man observed Lin An, intentionally or not.

The fewer the people, the greater the probability that Lin An and Andre will be voted out.

The points on these two people are absolutely exaggerated enough to drive all Awakened Ones worldwide mad.

Okay, Andre isn't certain; perhaps it's only a few percent.

But Lin An, at least over 5000!

Among the remaining people, two have a good relationship with him.

Should we... defect to Andre and take out Lin An?

Greed and desire made him uneasy.

But he's also afraid, afraid that Andre will tell Lin An his thoughts, resulting in his own death.

After all, this guy seems to appreciate Lin An quite a bit.

And Lin An's smooth clearance performance also made him feel somewhat fearful deep down.

"Shouyi.."

In the private chat function, the middle-aged man who followed Li Shouyi quickly pulled Li Shouyi and the young married woman into the private chat channel.

"There aren't many people left now.. we have three people... should we..."

Suppressing his inner excitement.

The middle-aged man lowered his head, afraid that Lin An would notice his slight abnormality.

The three of them rebelling could instantly kill Lin An.

The only risk is whether Andre will use them up and then casually kill them afterward.

He caught the middle-aged man's implication.

Li Shouyi's face showed struggle; after a bitter laugh, he unexpectedly and decisively refused:

"Uncle Wang, no need to think about this."

"Lin An and that Andre, the horror level of these two guys' thinking—I don't believe they'd lack precautions."

"Just as the mission began, they thought of such an efficient optimal solution—I suspect they two had already rehearsed all scenarios in their minds!"

Huh?

The middle-aged man slightly startled.

He acknowledged that Lin An is very strong, even the most terrifying Awakened One he has ever seen.

But the solution to this round's mission, in his view, is ordinary and commonplace.

He even feels this mission isn't difficult; rather, the system is giving them these people a chance to kill Lin An.

There are too many restrictions; winning isn't purely a matter of logic anymore.

Voting— whoever has more people wins.

He slightly shook his head.

Li Shouyi sighed, then simply explained to him:

"I also just figured it out..."

"It looks like just taking turns voting, but in fact, Lin An has already begun a game of wits with Andre."