God's Imitator-Chapter 491: Simple Roulette

"Beep——"

The sharp buzzing echoed in the cramped space, waking Lin Sizhi from his slumber.

He gradually came to his senses, and then realized that he was securely locked. There were specially made iron rings securing his wrists, ankles, and waist, and the iron chair was welded directly to the floor.

A dim, old incandescent lamp hung solitary from a rusty steel frame.

A CRT television, a somewhat dilapidated heavy wooden square table, a silver revolver.

Everything was set up exactly like the ’Wheel of Redemption’.

This was a game designed by Lin Sizhi himself, and one he had personally experienced, so everything in front of him was all too familiar.

The only difference was that Lin Sizhi was in the position of the judged.

On the other side of the wooden table, where Lin Sizhi once sat, there was now a simple mannequin, dressed in the same standard suit as Lin Sizhi.

On the mannequin’s face was a photo of Lin Sizhi.

It was like facing his reflection in the mirror.

Lin Sizhi lifted his only movable right hand to touch the sides of his head. Sure enough, there was that special mechanism, like a giant clamp, accompanied by a coarse and complex gear system. The two heavy iron blocks felt ice-cold, carrying a breath of death.

Simultaneously, the snowy CRT television began broadcasting the rules of the game.

[Hello, Lin Sizhi.]

[You will now undergo judgment and participate in a game called ’Simple Roulette’.]

[The following are the rules of the game:]

[As you can see, in this enclosed space, there is a mannequin, a revolver, and one live bullet.]

[The revolver has 6 chambers, with five empty chambers distributed randomly in the cylinder.]

[On either side of your head is a special mechanism. The gap on each side between the mechanism and your head is 6cm in total, averaging 3cm per side.]

[You have only two choices: either shoot at your own forehead or shoot at the mannequin opposite.]

[If you fire an empty bullet at yourself, nothing happens.]

[If you fire an empty bullet at the mannequin, the mechanism on either side of your head will move inward, 1.29cm on each side.]

[The third time the mechanism moves, it will cause you harm.]

[If hit by a live bullet, you will die instantly.]

[After six shots with the revolver, the game ends, and the mechanism unlocks completely.]

[You have 5 minutes to complete this game. Any violation or exceeding the time will result in instant death punishment—the iron blocks will crush your head directly.]

[You have always seen yourself as a god, judging others from a high and lofty perspective. But can you pass the same judgment on yourself?]

[Do you truly possess a trace of divinity, or are you just a crude imitator, a self-deceiving murderer?]

[Regardless of the outcome, everything will be laid bare after the game ends.]

[The game begins now, good luck!] 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The image on the TV disappeared, turning back into a screen full of static.

At the same time, with a "pop" on the table, an old-fashioned LED electronic timer sprang out, with bright red numbers starting to count down.

05:00...

04:59...

...

Everything in front of him was so familiar, as if he had returned to the very beginning, only this time with the roles of Lin Sizhi and Wei Xinjian reversed.

In a very short time, Lin Sizhi confirmed that the rules of this game were actually completely identical to the ’Wheel of Redemption’, without any changes.

It was just that the name had changed to ’Simple Roulette’, and the Lin Sizhi who used to be on the opposite side was replaced by a mannequin with a photo of Lin Sizhi on its face.

However, the information contained in the game was definitely not limited to this.

Lin Sizhi hadn’t received any game invitations in advance; he was directly pulled into the game while sleeping.

This meant he was chosen by the ’Special Game’.

Since it was a ’Special Game’, it meant that the imitator designing the game could actually see Lin Sizhi’s player profile and, naturally, could also see the crimes identified by Walkway.

They could design a brand-new judgment game targeting those crimes.

But the imitator who designed this game did not do that, which meant wasting the privilege of ’viewing player profiles’.

This certainly wasn’t because the other party was lazy and simply copied the ’Wheel of Redemption’ rules directly, nor was it because they weren’t capable of designing a targeted judgment game in a short time.

The opponent was an imitator of the same level as Lin Sizhi; these were not issues.

There is only one explanation: after considering all possibilities, this was the best plan the other party could think of.

Which means the plan most likely to put Lin Sizhi to death.

Lin Sizhi picked up the silver revolver on the table, feeling its familiar weight, unchanged.

If following the original game rules, there were actually many safe ways to clear it; this was already discussed thoroughly in the Community at the very beginning.

In general, if the word game still held, the bullet should actually be in the mannequin’s pocket. As long as Lin Sizhi picked up the revolver and fired six shots at his own forehead, he could pass perfectly.

If six consecutive shots were too harsh, he could consider firing three to four shots at himself; the game still had plenty of fault tolerance.

However, the problem is that the word game doesn’t necessarily still apply.

[In this enclosed space, there is a mannequin, a revolver, and one live bullet.]

This live bullet could be in the mannequin’s pocket, but it could just as well be in the revolver—everything depending on how the imitator designed this game specifically arranged it.

They could directly place the live bullet in the first chamber of the revolver.

In that case, as soon as Lin Sizhi fired the first shot at himself, the game would be over.

The player designing this game undoubtedly knew Lin Sizhi very well and was very familiar with all the variations of this game.

So in this game, understanding the game rules had become the least important part.

The red numbers on the LED timer flickered rapidly, as Lin Sizhi stared at the silver revolver in his hand, lost in thought.

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"Beep——"

The sharp buzzing sounded, as Cai Zhiyuan lifted his head and looked around at the surroundings.

He hadn’t been sleeping at all, and there was no hint of drunkenness on his face.

There were several other players around, each with a name tag on their chest, indicating their Community and name.

But even without the name tags, Cai Zhiyuan could roughly recognize or guess most of them.

[Community 7 - Sun De].

He was originally a player from Community 4, having participated in the ’Wealthy Dynasty’. Now, it seemed he was randomly assigned to Community 7 after the game ended.

[Community 1 - Gao Jialiang].

He had participated in the ’Matchmaking Game’ and ’Simple Q&A’, having directly faced Cai Zhiyuan in ’Simple Q&A’.

[Community 10 - Fu Yujun.]

He participated in the ’Lifting Game’, and is Fu Chen’s father.

[Community 14 - Huang Ming.]

In the recently ended ’Tarot Game’, he wore the ’↑Moon’ mask.

There were also two players that left no impression.

[Community 15 - Song Xiao.]

[Community 19 - Cui Yifeng.]

Including Cai Zhiyuan, there were a total of 7 players.