Even so, it's a bit too far-fetched that not a single person from the Northern Alliance survived.
The Dragon Kingdom and the White Eagle survived, while the Iron Tower Kingdom and the British Empire each lost one person. However, the Northern Alliance, one of the world's five tigers, was completely wiped out, which was hard for Jiang Ran to believe.
"This is really strange..."
"Congratulations everyone on successfully returning here alive, without losing your lives to the wolves."
The host made sarcastic opening remarks, yet he seemed detached from the fact that most people ultimately died at his hands.
"Before announcing the rules for the second phase, let's complete the last step of the first phase." The host fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a "ballot"!
"Everyone should have quite a few votes, right? So let's begin the voting process now. Everyone can cast their vote for one person. The person with the most votes will have their identity revealed and will be eliminated!"
"You may choose to use all your votes, or you may choose to save some of your votes for the end of the next phase. I hope you will live to see that time."
"Voting will now begin. Everyone who wants to vote, please drop your ballot into the ballot box and call out the name of the person you wish to vote for. Voting will end in ten minutes."
Jiang Ran realized almost immediately that the rules were against him. Now most people probably realized the truth of the game: they were not the only wolf. Therefore, the one they wanted to eliminate was the one who posed the greatest threat!
Aisha wasn't there, so for them it was just a choice between Jiang Ran and Arceus!
The person who is voted out will die immediately, no matter how many red flowers they have!
Kawaii from the Sakura Country was the first to walk to the ballot box and cast all five of his ballots in!
"I want to join Jiang Ran of the Dragon Kingdom!"
Qi Long snorted coldly: "Are you so sure Jiang Ran is a wolf? You're probably the wolf yourself, so you should take care of the sheep that poses the biggest threat to you first!"
“There’s no point in pretending anymore, you know?” Kawashiro waved his hand. “Everyone knows that perfectly well, so there’s no need for any more sheep or wolf talk. I’m here to deal with the biggest threat, and you all had better vote with me.”
Kawaishi seems to be steering the situation in a way that is very unfavorable to Jiang Ran. As long as everyone votes for Jiang Ran, then Arceus will be safe. Jiang Ran cannot guarantee that White Eagle and Sakura have entered into a temporary cooperation.
"It's true that we need to eliminate the biggest threat, but that person doesn't necessarily have to be Jiang Ran."
Ji Cangshui from Huoluo Kingdom interjected, "Isn't Arceus of the White Eagle more famous? If we're going to deal with a threat, we should deal with him first."
"We have to solve one of these problems first!"
"You take care of one, then let the other go on a rampage, right?"
The two were locked in a heated argument, while Jiang Ran and Arceus, who were at the center of the conversation, remained silent, watching the farce unfold before them.
Ji Cangshui's words made many people understand one thing: Aisha is dead. Now it is a battle between two SSS-level players, Jiang Ran and Arceus. Once either of them dies, the balance will be broken!
What if one of them is so powerful that it would require another SSS-rank to counter it?
"Kawasuke, you should probably stop being so clever."
Ji Cangshui said no more to him, but simply cast his five votes for Arceus.
The two therefore received the same number of votes.
Only the person with the most votes will be eliminated. In other words, if there are two people with the most votes, neither of them will be eliminated.
Most people are prepared to wait and see, while some are actually thinking of eliminating one of them in this phase, then surviving for a while, and then eliminating the other person in the next round.
They only need enough votes; they don't intend to use them.
The two continued to increase their votes, and by the ninth minute, Jiang Ran had 29 votes and Arceus had 31 votes.
"What a boring game."
Arceus shook his head and slowly walked forward to give Jiang Ran two tickets.
Thus, the two candidates received the same number of votes, which remained stable at 31!
“This is the best outcome.” Arceus swept his dangerous gaze over everyone below him. “I can tell you that even if I am voted out, I will not die, and those who dare to vote next will become my first targets.”
"You can choose not to believe it, or you can try it."
Everyone swallowed hard. Arceus was right; no one dared to gamble.
“Then Mr. Arceus, please stay away from that ballot box.” Jiang Ran smiled kindly at him. “After all, if you cast that ballot at the last second, I can’t stop you.”
"Otherwise, it would just be a contest of who gets the most votes."
"Sigh, don't always be so wary of me, Jiang Ran."
"I have no choice but to be wary of you."
Everyone was kept at a distance from the ballot box in the center. Anyone who tried to vote would become the target of everyone's anger and would directly incur the hostility of the two SSSs.
Ten minutes passed just like that, and the first phase finally passed "peacefully".
"It's wonderful that everyone is so friendly and harmonious." The host stepped back onto the stone platform. "Now, I will explain the rules for the second phase."
"I suppose none of you encountered any strange entities during the first phase, because I severed their connections. However, in the next phase, you may encounter any strange entity anywhere in the forest!"
"And their probability of appearing is ten times higher than in other worlds!"
"What?! Ten times?!"
A commotion broke out in the audience. They were already on edge dealing with the sudden attacks from other ghost storytellers, but now even a bizarre individual wanted to get involved?
"Being killed by the strange creature will only deduct one red flower from your name, and you need not panic, for I will grant you the power of ascension!"
The host's voice was filled with fervor as he stretched his arms out to the sky: "Once you have four red flowers, you will be considered to be in the state of either the 'Sheep God' or the 'Wolf God.' In this state, you will possess powerful supernatural abilities. How about that? Aren't you excited?"
Some of the people with very few red flowers already had dark faces. If the attackers were just ordinary humans, they might still have a chance to survive. But what if this person threw a fireball?
If they don't become "gods," they will face a massacre!
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