God's Imitator-Chapter 481: The Tarot Game Ends (Bonus)

According to the rules, as long as one player from an edge community exits through the Exit Area to the Main Community, the other players in the community will not suffer an instant death penalty.

However, most edge communities are not well-organized enough and may not be able to determine who the wealthiest player in their community is, so to be safe, some edge communities might send more than one person into the zone.

Of course, choosing to exit through Zone D might present a new problem:

Once you go to Community 4, a split is bound to happen.

Because the original players of Community 4, and the subsequent players entering through this game, are likely to split into two factions, one being the ’Indigenous People’ and the other the ’Outsiders.’

This will naturally cause conflict, and a re-integration must occur.

The result of this integration is completely unknown, which means risk.

For players seeking stability, it might be better to go through zones A, B, or C to the other three main communities, whose power structures won’t change much.

But for ambitious players, going to Community 4 offers a greater chance of seizing power than the other three communities.

Movement between Exit Areas is still occurring slowly, but it is generally stabilizing.

Some players simply stand in the center of this ’grid pattern,’ which makes it convenient to change their Exit Area at any time. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

[15 seconds until the ’wealthiest Exit Area’ leaves.]

[Afterwards, this area will be completely sealed off. Eliminated players should choose a different area.]

[15...]

[14...]

Huge countdown numbers appeared on the big screen, and the area was quiet, no one spoke.

The moment the countdown ended, eight players in Zone A suddenly disappeared.

The players who were left behind looked a bit disappointed, but there was nothing they could do; they didn’t get enough Wealth Coupons.

The original Zone A disappeared, meaning it became like an out-of-bounds area, no longer capable of serving as an Exit Area.

He Xiaojun let out a breath, feeling slightly complicated.

In fact, if he wanted to, just standing in would guarantee entry into Community 17, but after hesitating for a long time, he ultimately chose to forgo it.

He wasn’t sure if Community 17 would accept him, as during this game, he hadn’t received any olive branch from any of the players there.

And forcing his way in might push out the weaker original players of Community 17, something he didn’t really want to see happen.

"Forget it; let’s consider the other main communities."

He Xiaojun looked around at the other players from his community, including ’↑Moon’ Huang Ming, ’↓World,’ and Dr. Shen.

They didn’t rush or suggest any options, only nodded at He Xiaojun, indicating he should make his own decision.

The countdown on the big screen changed to 5 minutes, meaning that after 5 minutes, the second wealthiest Exit Area would depart.

He Xiaojun’s gaze swept over the remaining three zones.

In Zone C, ’↑Priestess’ Jiang Chenyan gave him a nod.

Previously, the two of them encountered each other in the game. Although Jiang Chenyan’s deception was exposed, he somewhat admired He Xiaojun and extended an olive branch.

And Jiang Chenyan’s current response seemed to confirm this.

For Jiang Chenyan, eliminating Wang Weidong in the game was just step one. After returning to Community 15, he might not be able to fully control it, even with Xu Zhao’s help.

To fully resolve Wang Weidong’s remaining loyalists would definitely require some effort.

Neither completely eliminating them nor converting them to his side was easy.

If he could bring back capable players from the edge community in this game, it would certainly facilitate developing his own loyalists, which would greatly help him in quickly gaining community power.

He Xiaojun took another look at Zone B.

’↑Magician’ had left a deep impression on him in the first game. Community 3 might be a good choice as well.

He had heard some rumors about Community 3, but it was hard to determine if they were true or merely bait information intentionally released.

After all, inter-community intrigues could lead to any kind of deception.

If the rumors were true, Community 3 would definitely be a good choice, but thinking about his confrontation with ’↑Magician,’ He Xiaojun felt an inherent reluctance.

Indeed, it’s a tough decision.

Just then, a voice sounded in his ear.

"Seems like you’re a bit lost.

"Interested in teaming up with me and starting over?"

He Xiaojun turned his head and saw the speaker wearing the ’↓Emperor’ mask.

He was stunned because he’d previously had the impression that ’↓Emperor’ stood in Zone A, presumably a player from Community 17.

In the game, ’↓Emperor’ was the player who proposed the ’Digital Prisoner’ rule, which had left a deep impression on He Xiaojun.

No one would doubt his abilities.

"...Aren’t you a player from Zone A?" He Xiaojun subconsciously asked.

’↓Emperor’ was silent for a moment, then smiled: "Heh, plans can’t keep up with changes."

He Xiaojun considered his words and then nodded: "Okay, I’ll go with you.

"Though, I’m not that strong of a player."

’↓Emperor’ just smiled and said nothing, merely gestured for him to stand in Zone D.

The 5-minute countdown ended, and Zone B exited.

The second 5-minute countdown ended, and Zone D exited.

The final 5-minute countdown ended, and Zone C exited.

Some players remained in the venue because the four main communities could only accommodate a limited number of players, and there would inevitably be edge community players who couldn’t get in.

If no player from an edge community exits through the Exit Area, the entire community will still suffer an instant death penalty.

Some players, still confused by now, haven’t even identified other players in their community, hence couldn’t ascertain their safety.

However, with the final broadcast, the players who lingered felt reassured.

[Each of the four edge communities has at least one player successfully exited through the ’Exit Area,’ so no additional instant death penalty will be applied.]

[Players from edge communities who are retained in the game will return to their original communities.]

[Players from main communities who are retained in the game will be randomly assigned to any of Community 5, Community 8, Community 13, or Community 14.]

[Players who survived the game will receive total visa time rewards equal to ’twice the total visa time of deceased players in the game,’ distributed based on the number of ’Wealth Coupons’ each earned in the game.]

[Personal ranking, community ranking, and faction victories (decided by the faction’s ’wins’) will all affect the exact value of the visa time reward.]

[Please check specific gains in the community lobby.]

[Game over.]