Chapter 234 The sure way to win
As long as the characters played by the seven people died prematurely on a certain level, the ascenders who landed from the higher level would directly jump to the lower level through the gap.
"This means that judging the number of floors by the number of drops is no longer accurate."
Pure White said calmly, "In other words, each descent could result in a drop of any number of levels. Therefore, we can only know the relative relationship between the upper and lower levels."
As the old supervisor spoke, he drew the elven dagger from his waist and picked up a few empty cups from the round table.
With incredible skill and dexterity, he used the tip of his sword to carve the names of several people in Elvish on the rim of the cup.
Fox. Pure White. Jacaranda. Living Silver. Detective.
The font is small, but delicate and clear.
"Based on your testimony, this is the current situation."
Junbai said softly, placing the cups starting from the side away from him.
They are Living Silver, Detective, Jacaranda, Fox, and Pure White.
"The detective and Jacaranda killed the living silver in the middle twice. So he went down at least three levels, jumped directly to the fox level, and came to my level with Jacaranda.
“The Jacaranda also fell twice, but only by two levels.
"The detectives fell three times in a row: Jacaranda, Fox, and me."
“Three times…”
Aiwass sighed. "There's no way I can explain this away. How could you make such a simple mistake?"
Under everyone's gaze, Aiwass looked at the "detective".
"When we first met, you told me... 'Jacaranda had come down from a higher floor to my level.'"
—Have you seen the couple arguing in Room 204? That woman is Jacaranda, but she's not yet. She came down from a higher floor to my level a while ago, and we've already compared intelligence. I think she'll be down here soon... She can corroborate my story.
The reporter's words echoed in Aiwas' heart.
"But you soon realized that I was the Fox and on your side. So you immediately revised your testimony. You said you had actually descended twice. And after the first descent, you saw Jacaranda and killed the receptionist. After the second descent, you saw me."
"Because we hadn't recognized each other's identities at that time."
The reporter grinned and said, "I don't know if you're friend or foe... so of course I have to lie. If you can see right through my lies, then you're Merlin—that makes sense, right?"
It is indeed reasonable.
In the absence of any evidence, Aiwass's train of thought should have followed the reporter's lead, because this was the only intelligence he had at the time, and it was his only logical basis.
"Look, after I discovered you were a fox, I immediately revised my testimony..."
The reporter said, looking pitifully at Jacaranda: "I did see you, right? Not only that, I also killed the receptionist in front of you——"
“…That’s right.”
Jacaranda was also a little hesitant: "I did meet the reporter at that time."
"But we can't rule out the possibility that these two 'reporters' were played by Merlin."
Pure White said calmly and rationally.
Aiwass folded his arms across his chest, leaned back in his chair, and said, "You did amend your testimony, but new loopholes have appeared in it."
—On my first floor, I didn't see anyone. To avoid meeting anyone else, I immediately committed suicide and headed down one floor. On the next floor, I saw Jacaranda. At that point, I suspected Merlin was the receptionist... because he was stalling, making excuses to keep me waiting.
This is the version of the testimony updated by the reporter.
"You didn't see anyone, how did you kill Huoyin?" asked Aiwass.
"Ah, that explains it."
The reporter crossed his fingers and sat on the table, smiling, "This is a setup, and also an open conspiracy.
“What if I tell you that I follow a certain pattern to kill or induce the ascenders of this level to kill certain people in certain levels, so that the number of times they fall has nothing to do with the level.
"How can you deduce which level you are on now?"
At this point, the reporter raised his chin slightly and pointed at Chunbai: "Take him for example.
“He said he was born on this floor, is that true?
"Maybe he was actually born on a higher level, killed everyone with that sword, and then committed suicide... and now he's actually on a lower level?
"As a result, a layer of knowledge is missing from all of your minds. And the existence of this layer is only known to Pure White.
"So is there a possibility that we are now on level zero?"
"So you admit it?"
Pure White said calmly, pointing the blade in his hand at the "reporter".
But at this moment, Aiwass suddenly raised the gun in his hand and put the muzzle against the pure white temple.
"Don't move, Mr. Pure White... or Miss."
Aiwass narrowed his eyes and said softly, "It's better not to use force until everything is clear..."
"You believe it?"
Pure White turned around, looked at Aiwass and asked back.
“Because it’s a possibility.”
Aiwass nodded, the corners of his mouth rising slightly. "Who do you think Merlin was talking to when he revealed his identity?"
"He's talking to you."
Huoyin suddenly spoke, his lips curled up: "Because he knows you are very suspicious."
"It was indeed said to me, but not because I was paranoid."
Aiwass replied: "It's because he knows that my companions are not around. So I can't afford to gamble."
If the current reporter is Merlin, it means there are still three people missing.
Aside from Topa, Aiwas's two teammates were not present. In other words, they were all on other floors.
Although everyone's mission is different, there are also some common missions. For example, in this mission, "Kill Merlin" and "Kill Merlin on the Zero Floor" are probably the tasks assigned to everyone.
"If someone dies on a certain level, it will cause the ascenders from the higher levels to skip that level when descending...
"So, does that mean that as long as we're on level zero, the reality level, then even if Merlin is killed, the person he possessed will be eliminated immediately?"
Aiwass said slowly.
It was like a hole was dug in the zeroth floor. People on the first floor jumped down and fell directly through the hole into the bottomless abyss before they even hit the ground.
"Similarly. If this is Level Zero, then no matter how Merlin flatters, all he needs to do is survive. And if he kills anyone, then the person whose identity Merlin has stolen can simply reach Level Zero before the end and force Merlin out."
Aiwass narrowed his eyes and looked at the calm Pure White: "In other words--
"If this is Level Zero, then it doesn't really matter who Merlin is. You just need to find an excuse to kill any one of us three.
"Whether he's Merlin or not, you all have a chance to clear the level."
This is the deep logic hidden in this ceremony.
In other words, this is the winning formula for this ceremony.
(End of this chapter)
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