Chapter 40

"See that? This is the consequence of being soft-hearted; do you choose to be a sacrifice, or a shameless animal?" A female voice came from beside him, mixed with a hint of mockery.

Su Yang turned his head and saw Lin Yang grabbing the iron bars, his eyes full of complexity and fear.

The test of human nature was fully embodied at this moment, the choice between life and death.

Either use someone else's life to exchange for your own.

Or choose 'kindness' and wait to be drawn for execution.

"Sleeping time has arrived, all players must be silent immediately!"

A sudden broadcast sound broke the silence, the lights went out immediately, and the entire prison returned to darkness.

Su Yang looked at the blurred figure in 211 and dismissed the idea of persuading her.

This kind of question never has an answer, but he knew that only by being selfish enough could one laugh until the end.

【Administrator】 appeared again, patrolling the cells on each floor.

Su Yang lay on the bed without any sleepiness, the scene of the execution just now constantly appearing in his mind.

"What is the purpose of execution? Expelling bad money?"

"The rules were added temporarily; the intention of the person behind the scenes is obviously to force players to perform better in the death game."

"But everyone plays different games, and the scoring standards are different; killing everyone is probably not the only evaluation standard."

"If the game difficulty is different, then it is unfair to some players."

"In 11 days..."

Su Yang felt more and more uncertain in his heart.

After experiencing this, he felt that the entire prison was like a game with a large number of participants.

People who perform poorly may be killed, while those who perform well get better resources and life experiences.

For example, his personal score was high, so he got higher-level food.

It also included the axe; these were all treatments brought by the rating.

"Transferring the contradictions of players?" A terrifying thought appeared in Su Yang's mind.

Obviously, at the beginning, all players hated the mastermind who 'kidnapped' them here.

Most people in the game also thought about entertainment first, living as many as possible, and helping each other.

But as the condition that the top hundred can leave the prison was added, the taste changed.

Now there is a new rating rule, and players no longer hate the mastermind, but transfer their resentment to others.

"What exactly does He want to do?" Su Yang felt sleepiness rising and closed his eyes without knowing it.

7 o'clock the next day.

【Administrator】 exited, the lights were all on, and people slowly got off the bed to wash up and start a new day of life.

Life in the cell is very boring, no short videos, no TV series to watch, and no entertainment projects.

The only solace is chatting with players in the neighboring cells.

And some unlucky ones, with no one in the cells on the left and right, can only hide in the bathroom and do some unspeakable things.

Su Yang came out after washing up and saw Lin Yang still sitting on the ground, in the exact same posture as yesterday.

"Didn't sleep all night?" Su Yang asked.

Lin Yang was slightly stunned, slowly turned his head, revealing dark circles and bloodshot eyes.

"Do you think... we can return to the real world in 11 days?"

"I thought about this question yesterday too." Su Yang said.

Lin Yang looked at him quietly, waiting for the rest.

Su Yang tore open the packaging and ate a piece of chocolate, the bitterness and sweetness intertwined in his mouth, "Perhaps, this is the only hope."

Lin Yang opened his mouth, wanting to speak but stopping, and dragged his stiff body into the bathroom.

Before long, bursts of crying came from inside.

They say men bleed but don't cry, but at this time, Su Yang didn't mock him, just shook his head.

At this time, a scream suddenly came from the cell above.

"Someone died! Someone committed suicide!"

As soon as this was said, everyone immediately lay on the door and looked toward where the sound came from.

He saw a person standing on the iron bars of cell 64 on the third floor, arms stretched out of the cell, holding a blood-stained dagger in his hand.

There was a fatal knife wound on his neck, blood flowing like a stream.

The wax-ball-like eyes stared at the leaderboard, as if leaving behind a longing for freedom.

"When did he die? Why didn't the administrator stop him?"

"Suicide is a personal choice; the administrator doesn't give a damn, it wishes more people would die."

"So many hurdles have been crossed, why be so unable to think it through?"

Everyone had different evaluations of this, but more were just watching the fun.

Soon, the 【Administrator】 on the 3rd floor appeared and pulled open the iron bars to drag the corpse away.

The number of surviving players on the leaderboard immediately decreased by one, and the rankings changed.

Su Yang noticed that the ranking of the 500th player did not change.

This meant that the person who committed suicide was a player who hadn't gotten a double S.

"Would you commit suicide?" The female player in 212 suddenly asked.

"Are you talking to me?" Su Yang turned his head.

He saw her sitting on the ground, hair tied high, revealing a fair neck and a beautiful side face.

"Of course."

"No."

"Why?"

"Where are there so many whys? If I won't, I won't." Su Yang said.

"If suicide could exchange for a relative's life, would you?" The woman asked again.

Su Yang pondered for a while, "... If there were such a mechanism, then the death game would be meaningless, so this assumption cannot happen."

"Living so rationally, isn't it tiring?"

"It's tiring, but a person must have something to look forward to while living; otherwise, what are they living for?"

"Something to look forward to?" The woman suddenly fell into silence.

Su Yang looked at cell 364 again; this suicide was just the fuse, and it would continue to spiral out of control.

"It depends on the third death game..."

He had a premonition that if the third death game couldn't achieve the results the players expected.

Suicide incidents would definitely grow explosively.

Rather than being executed, it's better to end it yourself.

Soon, the time reached 12 o'clock sharp, and a new round of 'lottery' began.

The named players begged for mercy, but the 【Administrator】 turned a deaf ear and killed them directly.

10 fewer people on the leaderboard, and the entire prison was plunged into fear.

Some even hoped that the death game would come quickly.

Thinking, this way they wouldn't have to be drawn.

The third day arrived quickly, during which Su Yang insisted on doing push-ups and crunches every day.

5 sets a day, 20 times per set.

Of course, leg training was also indispensable; he chose to stand in a horse stance.

"Clang—"

Finally, with the sound of a bell, the struggle began again.

【Third round death game started】

【Game name: Fear and Hunger】

【Clearance condition: Kill all players of different factions or escape the glacier】

【Clearance reward: 400 points】

【Number of players in this game: 8】

【Game starts in ten minutes】

"Different factions?" Su Yang raised an eyebrow, discovering a familiar point.

The last death game had similar clearance conditions.

The only difference was that there was an extra condition of escaping the glacier.

Su Yang tucked the axe into his waistband for the first time, then ate all the chocolate.

Reaching a half-full state.

"Let's start!" A sharp light flashed in Su Yang's eyes.