God's Imitator-Chapter 499: A Different Arrangement

This indeed surprised Song Xiao.

Since the beginning of the game, he has been figuring out ways to attack Cai Zhiyuan, whether by trying to seize the ’Hermit’s identity or stirring up trouble later, he has already amassed quite a bit of hatred.

But now, Cai Zhiyuan is willing to use the game’s mechanism to give him a pass.

Song Xiao’s voice noticeably lowered, "Thank you. But... is it really unnecessary to verify with the lantern again?"

Cai Zhiyuan shook his head, "No need."

He lastly looked at Cui Yifeng, "You enter Cell 5."

This time, it was Cui Yifeng’s turn to lose his composure.

Because even though Song Xiao provoked Cai Zhiyuan the most, Cai Zhiyuan left the most dangerous Cell 5 ’Death Surveillance’ to him but spared Song Xiao.

"Ha, in the end, you didn’t arrange it according to the ’perfect judgment game rules’ either?

"Still pretending to be thinking."

Cui Yifeng was certainly unwilling, but he had no other choice because Cai Zhiyuan could entirely use the cane to force him in.

——Although the cane only had one forcible opportunity, if used properly, it could also be used to command everyone.

Cai Zhiyuan finally got a bit annoyed, "Can you shut up?

"Please, don’t misunderstand; players like you are trash, not deserving of my thought.

"Whether you live or die, I don’t care at all.

"Song Xiao, I am not a good person who rewards grievances with favor; I just have no reason to kill you in such a crucial judgment game.

"Cui Yifeng, you’re sure to suffer a bit in Cell 5, but you won’t die.

"The imitator who designed this game targets only me, as for letting you suffer a bit, it’s my personal decision.

"You caused too many issues in the ’King’s Judgment.’"

Cui Yifeng was stunned, seemingly wanting to say something but pressed his lips, ultimately swallowing it.

At the beginning, Cai Zhiyuan didn’t understand all of the game rules, so he pretended a bit, temporarily shaking off the suspicion of being a ’Super Authority Player.’

But now, since all the rules are clear, Cai Zhiyuan somewhat reluctantly took on the identity of ’Hermit,’ thus there’s no need to pretend anymore.

Other players gradually understood the situation: although unclear of the reason, this was clearly a judgment game targeting Cai Zhiyuan alone.

And other players were just foils.

There was one cell left unallocated, Cell 6 ’Destined Fate.’

Gao Jialiang glanced at Cai Zhiyuan; now that the allocation was done, only the two of them were left.

Gao Jialiang originally thought Cai Zhiyuan would surely throw him into this cell, but on second thought, it seemed wrong.

Because the ’Super Authority Player’ must enter a certain cell, if not, they would suffer an instant death penalty.

That means players not entering the cell would also bear the risk of death, since nobody knows if they are the ’Super Authority Player.’

From the current situation, it seemed more likely that Cai Zhiyuan himself was the ’Super Authority Player.’ 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

If he wasn’t, then he just has to stay outside to pass smoothly, which would be too convenient.

Sure enough, Cai Zhiyuan first closed the iron doors for other players entering the cells, then walked into Cell 6 himself, closing the iron door.

All cells had players allocated.

The last one left outside, Gao Jialiang, was actually somewhat unaccustomed.

Because he rarely enjoyed such treatment in the game.

Gao Jialiang’s looks were too outstanding, so in the game, as long as he showed his face, he would basically receive ’special attention,’ sometimes positive, sometimes negative, but rarely ignored.

"But... why did Cai Zhiyuan choose this cell?

"This isn’t the most dangerous, but clearly not the safest either?"

Gao Jialiang scratched his head in confusion, unable to figure it out.

...

In Cell 1, Sun De was still diligently pushing the horizontal bar, seemingly with no danger.

Cells 2 and 3 had transformed into the same rules, both ’All the money is spent,’ thus Fu Yujun and Song Xiao inside didn’t need to do anything.

In Cell 4, Huang Ming’s ’Heart-piercing Questions’ had begun.

Other players in the cells were also free to ask questions and vote.

"Are you a male player?" The person speaking was somewhat breathless, this was Sun De.

Obviously, he didn’t intend to give Huang Ming a hard time, just wanting to ask a couple of random questions, a mere formality.

"Yes." Huang Ming answered truthfully.

The green light in the cell illuminated, symbolizing the lie detection passed without triggering the betrayal mechanism.

"Have you ever had thoughts of killing players from the same community in the game?"

Gao Jialiang was surprised that this question was asked by Fu Yujun.

Fu Yujun had no conflict with Huang Ming in this game, but he still intended to act impartially, unlike Sun De who deliberately asked harmless questions.

Apparently, in Fu Yujun’s view, it was good that Huang Ming actively entered ’Heart-piercing Questions,’ but it couldn’t prove he was as kind and harmless as he appeared.

If he really were kind, then such questions wouldn’t pose a threat to him.

If he was pretending to use his acting skills to play innocent and avoid the game’s punishment mechanism, then such a player couldn’t be kept.

"No."

Huang Ming gave a definitive answer, the green light still shone.

Huang Ming also breathed a sigh of relief, as people inevitably have some messy thoughts; fortunately, the Walkway’s lie detection mechanism remained accurate as always.

In Cell 5, Cui Yifeng had already nervously started the game.

Similar to the ’Surveillance’ in the ’Lifting Game,’ players could choose different positions in this cell, while the ’Surveillance Puppet’ acted randomly within the cell.

But the biggest difference was the Surveillance Puppet’s head, transformed into a nail gun mechanism.

Cui Yifeng had seen the power of the nail gun in the ’King’s Judgment,’ if shot in the head or any vital part, it meant instant death, impossible for even gods to save.

Therefore, every time the Surveillance Puppet spotted him, he would directly face the risk of death.

Although Cai Zhiyuan was quite certain the Imitator who created the game targeted him alone, and Cui Yifeng would suffer a bit but wouldn’t really die in this cell...

For Cui Yifeng, he couldn’t fully believe it.

He still had to remain incredibly vigilant, focusing intensely to complete the game.

Cui Yifeng chose a position relatively close to a corner, offering the best visibility, allowing him to better observe the Surveillance Puppet’s movements.

But unfortunately, even then it couldn’t ensure absolute safety, as the Puppet’s movement was entirely random.

"Click!"

Before Cui Yifeng truly reacted, the nail gun on the Surveillance Puppet’s head already fired, a sharp nail instantly pierced his left shoulder.

"Ah!!"

Cui Yifeng let out a horrific scream, hurriedly releasing the button-pressed hand.

The Surveillance Puppet stared at him for two more seconds, then turned away, continuing its patrol at varying speeds within the cell.