Chapter 928: National Football MVP

Unfortunately, nothing happened to Catwoman on the first night; instead, Su Xiao was attacked. Because of this, Detective Luoli was dumbfounded. She immediately thought that her initial direction of suspicion was wrong. The leader of the National Football trio choosing to swap cards might just be to have some support with the other two brothers. Therefore, she changed her reasoning direction and pointed the finger at Catwoman. It must be said that Detective Luoli was indeed smart; the targets she suspected were all related to Alice.

The result of the second night was very exciting. On the second night, Alice also felt that her suspicion had been cleared. The suspicion of the three National Football members had reached the end of the line, and she was very safe hiding among them.

Due to personal grudges, Alice chose to give up enjoying the game and instead focused on killing Su Xiao. She immediately "crippled" Detective Luoli, who had strong reasoning abilities, so that the other party could only reason for a short time. In this way, the reasoning would become intermittent and only serve to mislead.

After that, Alice entered the rooms of Fatty, the bespectacled man, and the second of the National Football trio, using force to drive them out of their rooms, thereby causing the three to violate the rules. This was to confuse the situation. Afterward, she killed Catwoman and swapped back the card. Moreover, she would make herself suspicious on the fourth day to lure everyone to verify her. At this time, Alice was actually No. 5 (Catwoman's previous card), but in everyone's cognition, Alice was No. 6, but verifying No. 6 was equivalent to verifying Catwoman.

On the following night, Alice would swap cards again, becoming the verified "No. 6," and commit suicide. In this way, it would be the "leader of the National Football trio" and Catwoman dying one after another. With both dying at the same time, Catwoman would definitely be verified. Of course, this wouldn't verify Alice; Catwoman wasn't Alice, and she would be verified twice. This would completely clear the "leader of the National Football trio" of suspicion, and his connection with Catwoman would fall apart. Both No. 5 and No. 6 would have been verified, and no one would go to verify them again. In reality, everyone had verified Catwoman twice. Afterward, Fatty and the bespectacled man would become the main suspects.

Alice's plan was very insidious, but unfortunately, the 'o+*' clue provided by the leader of the National Football trio was too precise, both circumventing the game rules and providing very clear information.

Thinking carefully, the words and actions of the "leader of the National Football trio" made the three brothers "slack off" throughout the game. No one appeared suspicious, also because the three National Football members were indeed not good at reasoning.

Detective Luoli was too jumpy and not suitable for replacement.

Su Xiao was the target to be killed and could not be replaced.

Fatty didn't fit Alice's aesthetic, pass.

The bespectacled man performed normally, pass.

Catwoman was part of the plan, pass.

The leader of the National Football trio was the most suitable; he could, to some extent, lead the opinions of the second and third.

After the game started, the statements of the "leader of the National Football trio" were basically like this:

"It's unknown whether challenging oneself is effective; there is a certain degree of risk."

"Cough, we three brothers follow the public opinion."

"Doesn't that mean we can win very quickly?"

In the proposal of who Alice was, the leader of the National Football trio disguised by Alice only said these three sentences. Due to the unconscious cover of the second and third, others didn't notice that the leader spoke very little. Including Su Xiao, everyone was used to treating the three National Football fools as a whole. Thinking about it this way, the National Football trio's statements weren't few.

The leader's first sentence was to stir up trouble. Challenging oneself was a good method, and he didn't want it to develop that way. If it started from the third, it would soon reach him, and he could hold on for at most three game days, so he came out to stir up trouble.

Second sentence: "We three brothers follow the public opinion." This was after the situation became favorable for the Alice clone; she began to slack off. Not only did she slack off herself, but she also dragged the second and third along to slack off.

Third sentence: "Doesn't that mean we can win very quickly?" This was completely misleading. Therefore, in the Alice clone's view, the contractors were doomed to lose, and the Catwoman card she had set up would soon come in handy.

Thinking carefully after the game ended, the leader's words were indeed suspicious, but at the time, these words were easy to ignore. This was Detective Luoli's fault; she was reasoning the whole time, and that little mouth basically never stopped.

The truth was indeed only one: Game Participant No. 5, the leader of the National Football trio, was Alice in disguise.

In the lobby, Su Xiao sat on the sofa and received a Reincarnation Paradise prompt.

【Game over, Hunter successfully passed the third game.】

【Hint: Hunter obtained Pan Duola's Box.】

A square box the size of a fist appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This thing had a button on each of its six sides, and the opening method was unknown.

【Pan Duola's Box】

Quality: Gold

Type: Rare Item

Effect (one-time item): After opening, you can obtain equipment, materials, recovery items, bloodlines, potent curses (debuffs), necromancy (debuffs), etc., of white to gold quality.

Hint: Opening Pan Duola's Box carries great danger and uncertainty; it is recommended to open it within Reincarnation Paradise.

Rating: 360 points (Gold item rating is 310–400 points)

Introduction: Unknown represents opportunity, but also danger.

Price: 157,000 Paradise Coins

Seeing the attributes of Pan Duola's Box, Su Xiao's eyes lit up. This thing was a bit peculiar; opening it might yield rewards, or it might result in being cursed or the appearance of powerful necromancy.

Su Xiao put away Pan Duola's Box. It was safer to open this thing within Reincarnation Paradise. Even if something strange really came out, the other party wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble within Reincarnation Paradise.

Su Xiao couldn't help but imagine a scene: after he opened Pan Duola's Box and brought out a demon god or an undead monarch, just as the other party was grinning and preparing to kill him, they suddenly discovered they were in Reincarnation Paradise. What a desperate thing that would be. Of course, desperate for those demon gods or undead monarchs.

Su Xiao leaned on the sofa, with the confused third of the National Football trio beside him.

"So Catwoman was Alice? Hmm—looks like my previous guess was right."

The third tidied his hair. Su Xiao was speechless. He seemed to know why Alice would release the third; this guy couldn't push the game progress at all, and it was good enough that he didn't cause trouble. However, this time the third played an important role; the 'broken egg' information was very powerful.

Not being strong in reasoning didn't mean the third was weak; the third's strength didn't lie in reasoning. Everyone had areas they weren't good at.

Creak—

The room door diagonally above the lobby was pushed open, and Fatty, the bespectacled man, and the second of the National Football trio walked out.

A white light emerged in the lobby, and the leader of the National Football trio was teleported back.

"How was it? Did the clue I drew work?"

The leader of the National Football trio looked around.

"It played a key role."

"Haha, I told you so."

The leader gave a wink to the second and third. The second and third quickly stepped forward, the three held hands, with the leader as the center, and the second and third tilted their bodies to the sides, forming a triangle.

"National Football is here, the MVP belongs to us!"

The game ended, and the three National Football brothers started jumping around again.

"Led around by the nose by that woman Alice."

The bespectacled man leaned on the sofa. If you looked closely, you would find that the lens on one side of his glasses had been removed; it was the previously broken lens.

"Sure enough, I'm not good at this kind of reasoning game."

Fatty chewed on food and sighed.

"I was careless, forgot to consider the swapping of room cards. But... why did Alice attack you on the first night?"

Detective Luoli had returned to normal. She looked at Su Xiao. She seemed to still be unsatisfied with this game.

Nine people participated in the Devil Fruit Castle game, and if seven were still alive, this survival ratio could be considered among the best in the history of the castle games.

Tap, tap, tap...

The sound of high heels stepping on the ground came. Hearing this sound, Detective Luoli's face turned pale, and she subconsciously hugged her shoulders.

With a creak, the door to Room No. 5 was pushed open, and the Alice clone wearing a white long dress walked out of the room. If following Alice's plan, she would definitely be the first to rush out of the room on the fourth day to cover up the fact that she was in Room No. 5. Now, there was no need for that.

After Alice walked out of the room, the door slowly closed. The room looked like it had been swept by a typhoon.

A rope was tied to the center of the ceiling, and Catwoman was hanging in mid-air. The ligature marks on her neck were purple, and she had lost her breath for a long time.

Catwoman died; she died due to insufficient strength + bad luck.

Only those who have gone through hardships and survived can be called strong. The moment you aspire to be strong, be prepared to die in the wilderness at any time. ===== CHAPTER 929 =====