As soon as the bell rang at twelve o'clock, everyone stopped talking.

The moment I've been waiting for has finally arrived.

"When-when-when-"

The hands of all the rooms of the hotel pointed to 12, and at this time, the bell tower at the back rang loudly in the sky.

After the sound of three brass bells, the first alarm sounded abruptly.

[Warning: Enter a state of innocence.] 】

At this time, at the end of the long banquet table, the chair that had been facing away from everyone slowly turned around, and a man wearing a black dress and a wide-brimmed hat appeared in front of everyone. The man bowed slightly, his hands rested on the back of the chair, and a pure white mask appeared under the brim of his hat, and the next moment, the voice changed the voice in the banquet hall—

"Congratulations to all of you for making it to Round 13, Game 2, I'm the judge."

Belvoir Inn, 7th Floor Banquet Hall

Unexpectedly, the judge was in the banquet hall from the beginning, and everyone was taken aback.

The first alarm had sounded, and chaos could be heard inside the hotel. The desire to commit crimes, which was originally hidden in the depths of human nature, began to be unleashed unscrupulously. The screams of women, the laughter of men, and the sound of several gunshots, mixed with the roar of thunder, could be faintly heard, all indicating that purgatory had descended.

"Dah."

The judge snapped his fingers, and the long banquet table, which had been flat, recessed by 12 gaps, and then the recessed part was raised, and the recessed part was placed with 12 name tags, each with a different code name, and a black wireless headset in front of the name tag.

The judge gently raised his hand and motioned for everyone to take their seats.

12 name tags, 6 on each side, with old players on the left and new players on the right.

After hesitating for a few seconds, the group took their seats by their code names - on the left, in order: Caesar, Blackblade, Icarus, Beauty, Duke, and One-Eyed. On the right, in order, are: Colin, Arthur, Mars, Lorraine, Ogar, J. Everyone took their seats according to their code names, raised their eyes, and looked at the people around them.

"It seems that the old players are seated according to the blood ranking score." The beauty leaned back in the chair, crossed her right leg, and squinted her eyes across everyone's name tags, "It's a pity, I almost made it to the upper circle." ”

When Icarus heard this, he smiled faintly: "It means that you are still too weak." ”

"Yes." The beauty lowered her eyes and muttered, "Maybe this round will have to be reshuffled." Icarus, I've got my eye on you. ”

"Cut, if we say that we are seated according to the score, in what order are those rookies arranged?" One-eyed looked at the new faces on the other side with disdain, as if he didn't take them seriously.

"Order of Death."

This time, the judge answered the question in a rare way.

The voice processed by the voice changer sounded a little harsh, the lightning pierced the night sky outside the window, and the judge sat with his back to a diamond-shaped window, and the whole person was shrouded in the shadow of the black robe.

“…… I see, J was the first to die, and Colin was the last to die. The Duke was silent for a long time, and muttered.

"I think you've already met. In the last game, new players should have some understanding of the rules of the game. The judge looked at the somewhat confused faces of the newcomers on the right, "In order to let all new players have a better game experience, the [Minghe System] has set up a Q&A time before the start of the second game of each round. If you have any questions, you can ask them now, but you only have one chance, and next time, I will read out the rules of the game directly and will not answer any more questions. ”

The new players looked at each other, and although there were many questions in their hearts, everyone hesitated, not knowing whether to ask or not, and not knowing whether to be the first to ask.

There was silence for a minute, and J spoke first: "Judge...... I'll call you that what you call you...... You say that everything here is virtual, and our physical bodies are not actually here? ”

"Not bad." "In 2040, led by the U.S. federal government, countries will join forces to convene the world's top software engineers, biomedical experts, electronic information experts and other high-tech talents to establish a biotechnology company, and successfully develop an electronic biotechnology system, which can connect human consciousness into the computer world, live forever in the computer world, and let the real body fall into a state of sleep." After the advent of the system, it has been used in the punishment of felons, death row prisoners and international terrorists in various countries, transplanting computer chips into the human brain, so that the bioelectric rhythm of the human brain is similar to the computer electrical rhythm, so as to ingest consciousness, and through the external transmission device, and integrate personal consciousness into the host, so as to achieve the purpose of different people existing in the same virtual world. ”

“…… What harm does this do to the human body? Lorraine asked, "I mean...... If we really entered the world in this way, would our bodies be damaged by it? Is it possible for us to return to the real world? ”

"According to the theory of use-in-and-out, skeletal muscles that have not exercised for a long time will atrophy, and here the same theory applies. If you wander in the [Minghe System] for a long time, your flesh will also shrink, the most typical atrophy is the gradual decline of body fat, atrophy of limbs, sunken and folded skin, although the government has also built a [Nutrition Room] to store your flesh, but the location is limited, the equipment is limited, and the people who are eliminated by the [Minghe System] and stay in the game forever will naturally lose the possibility of returning to reality. The government will then remove your body from the nutrition room, so you don't have to think about the possibility of physical damage. ”

“…… How to clean up? Lorraine asked nervously.

"To put it simply, it's like a shredder, thrown into a meat grinder and minced, and that puree is a good nutritious feed that can be used to make organic fertilizers, or to feed livestock, and to reuse waste." The judge explained lightly.

Upon hearing this, everyone shuddered.

"If you were left here forever...... It is tantamount to a death sentence. Lorraine's face turned white.

"Yes, but not all. The Minghe system is fundamentally different from the execution of the death penalty. The original intention of the research and development of the "Minghe System" is to respect human rights. Each round of the game offers a place to leave the system, and if you can win, you can leave here and return to the flesh. "According to the existing law, when you return to the flesh, you will not be held accountable for the punishment you once had. ”

“…… You mean, as long as you can get out of here, it is equivalent to acquittal? Mars narrowed his eyes at the judge.

A bolt of lightning sliced, illuminating the scar on his face.

"Not bad. But the premise is that you have to survive and survive to the last round. The judge replied indifferently.

He mentioned something that was almost impossible to do.

“……”

"Your flesh is placed in its own container in the [Nutrition Room], and there is a nutrient solution and an infusion tube to maintain the normal supply of nutrients required by the body, but once the player loses the qualification to continue playing in the game, the system will send a signal to the [Nutrition Room], and the staff will check the information and remove your body. The consequence of the removal is the destruction of the physical body, the complete disappearance of the real world. But don't worry too much, your consciousness will still wander in the system, become an NPC of the system, and at the first alarm you can do whatever you want, do whatever you want, here, there is no law, no police, no anti-terrorist forces, you are not constrained to do anything. ”

"But when the third alarm goes off, the NPCs turn into zombies, right?" Colin looked at the judge and answered in a deep voice.

"Looks like you've learned a lot from the veteran players."

The judge affirmed his remark.

"But why do some NPCs play the role of the victim and some NPCs play the role of criminals?" Colin frowned puzzled.

"This is the result of a systematic evaluation. Your personality will be analyzed based on your performance in the game, as well as personal criminal information and background information provided by the government, combined with the opinions of psychological experts. If you turn out to be an aggressive personality in the final assessment, you will most likely play the role of the perpetrator after the first alarm. On the other hand, if it is a defensive personality, it is generally the victim. The judge raised his hand and gestured to the two closest men, "For example, you, Colin, are the typical defensive personality, and Caesar is the typical offensive personality. If you become an NPC at the same time, it means that she will kill her every time you meet her. ”

Colin subconsciously looked at Caesar sitting across from him and shuddered.

Caesar added calmly, "Don't worry, I can let you choose your favorite way to die." ”

Wait, why does this sound so familiar?

Colin subconsciously glanced at Icarus.

"Julius Caesar is more straightforward than I am, Spectacles Boy, and you should be satisfied." Sensing Colin's gaze, Icarus smiled at the corner of his eye.

"No...... Thanks, I don't want to. Colin pushed the lenses, and his already pale face was even more bloodless.

“…… Judge, I remember you said a term earlier, which is called a single-phase system. Arthur interrupted Colin, turning his face slightly and looking at the judge, "What does that mean?" ”

"Good question." The judge leaned back in his chair and looked in Arthur's direction, "In order to better reflect the original design intention of humanization, the [Minghe System] is not the same as real death. Even criminals should be given a chance. Therefore, three sets of life algorithms have evolved: [death system], [single-phase system], [reincarnation system], in the [death system] game, the player's death is recorded in the real number of deaths, the old player has two lives, and the new player has only one life, in the [death system] game, death is death, which means elimination, obliteration, when the personal health is exhausted, there will be no chance to participate in the next round of the game, directly reduced to NPC. ”

"In a [single-phase] game, each player, whether new or old, has only one life, but it is not counted as a true death, which means that the player can be resurrected in the next game and continue to participate in the next game."

"And the [reincarnation] game means that you can be resurrected infinitely in this game. Once killed, the player can regain health at a random location and continue to participate in the game, and the number of deaths in this game does not count towards the real health. ”

"In this way, [Death System] is the most disadvantageous for the player." Mars frowned and looked at the judge, "But how do you calculate the victory or defeat of the [Reincarnation System] and the [Single-Phase System]?" ”

"Winners and losers are determined by the end of the game." The judge replied succinctly, "Different games have different endpoints, for example, in the previous game, if all the Big Three or all other players die, the end of the game will be reached, and once the end of the game is reached, the game will end." If the end of the game is not reached, the game will continue indefinitely. Some games end with death, and some end with the completion of specific game tasks, and the different game rules will correspond to one of these three life calculation systems, and I will remind you when announcing the rules of the game. ”

"What if the players are all dead and the game isn't over yet?" Lorraine asked.

"There will be no rules like that, [reincarnation] exists to prevent such a situation from happening." The judge added.

"To put it simply...... "The beauty looked at Lorraine as if she were looking at a rookie who didn't know anything about the world, "The end of a game with [Death] and [Single-Phase System] is usually the death of some or all players. The end of the game using the [reincarnation system] will generally be some special mission, as long as this task is reached, the game will end. Until then, all players can reinstate in an unlimited round. ”

Lorraine dragged her chin with her right hand, pondering the beauty's words.

There was so much information today that it would take her a while to digest.

"It's okay little sister, you may still be a little uncomfortable when you first arrive here, follow along and play a few games, and you will understand." The beauty played with the ends of her hair and smiled charmingly, "Don't think too seriously about the result, just relax and have fun, it's actually quite interesting." ”

“…… Hmph, is the fourth-ranked person qualified to say this. The black blade, which had been silent, spoke a rare taunt.

"Oh, Black Blade, you're really mean, maybe fourth place is of course the lower circle for you, but not for others." The beauty raised her eyebrows and looked at the duke beside her, "You're right, duke." ”

The Duke glanced at her, silent.

"Beauty, don't be sarcastic about the canary." Icarus squinted at the beauty beside him.

"Oh? Has our beautiful man taken a fancy to the Duke? "The beauty is provocative.

Icarus indifferently withdrew his gaze and did not answer.

The beauty laughed and ended the topic.

"Please, how are your rankings calculated?" Colin spoke timidly.

"A composite score calculated according to the system." The judge continued to answer Colin's question, "The [Minghe System] will comprehensively calculate the final score of each player, which includes the player's score for each game, the number of unknown creatures killed, the number of other players' kills, the order of death in the final battle, etc., after a complex algorithm, each person's score will be obtained, according to this score, ranked from high to low, the first player can get the opportunity to leave the game, and the next six players can enter a new round of the game, and the remaining five players are eliminated. The order of the six surviving veteran players is the order you see now, and the next round of the game's [Upper Circle Chase Battle] will hunt down the top three of these six people. The [Blood Ranking] in their mouths is actually a score ranking. Score changes from moment to moment, killing a zombie, a beast, or killing a player will increase the score, winning a certain game will also increase the score, and the order of death in the final battle will also be given a certain bonus ratio...... The algorithm is complex, but our software engineers have set the score for each case, and you just have to slaughter as much as you can, and survive and win, and you will naturally get a high score. ”

Colin silently remembered the judge's words and fell silent.

No questions were asked, and the judge continued.

"In the game, different mobs are different in their aggressiveness, and the more aggressive the mob, the higher the kill score. ACCORDING TO THE AGGRESSIVENESS OF THE CREATURE, IT IS TEMPORARILY DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING LEVELS C (COMMON), A (ATTACK), V (VIOLENTE), R (RESTRICTED), U (UNKONWN), EACH LEVEL IS SUBDIVIDED INTO PLUS AND MINUS TWO SUB-LEVELS, C.A.V.R.U, THE HIGHER THE LEVEL IN THE BACK, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT IS TO KILL, AND THE HIGHER THE SCORE OBTAINED FROM THE KILL. ”

"You say all living things...... Gamers as well? J thought for a moment and asked a question.

"Yes. Everyone here has their own rank. As a new player, except for Ogar, who is C-level and Colin is C+-level, the rest of the players are A-level......" The judge looked at the old player to the side, "Can you introduce your level." ”

One-eyed: "A+"

Duke: "A+"

Beauty: "A+"

Icarus: "V-"

Blackblade: "V-"

Caesar paused and spoke: "V+"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and J asked, "Is the level also calculated by the system?" ”

"Yes."

"And how do we know the level of the creature we're dealing with?" J continued to ask.

The judge looked at the headsets placed in front of everyone: "So each of you has a headset, and when you encounter an organism, the system will give you a hint through the headset, and as for whether to fight or not, it is up to you to decide." If you want to get a high score, you can't take risks. ”

"I have a question." Colin raised his hand slightly, asking questions.

"Please."

"Is there a fixed 12 gamers per round?"

The judge nodded: "If nothing else, there will be 6 old players and 6 new players." ”

"So the winner of the last round wasn't Caesar?" Lorraine blinked.

"No, it's me." Caesar interrupted coldly, "Not only that, but the winner of the last round is also me." ”

"Then why are you still here?" Colin frowned suspiciously, "Shouldn't you have been given two chances to leave the [Minghe System]?" ”

"I got that qualification, but I don't want to leave." Caesar replied calmly.

Hearing this, all the new players were shocked.

The veteran players have mixed expressions.

"The system only provides an opportunity, and it is up to the player to decide whether to use this opportunity or not." The judge added.

"You...... If you don't leave, why do you want to occupy the first place? Mars also spoke, puzzled.

"That's because they're all too weak to beat me." Caesar glanced at the underdogs beside him, "If they can kill me, I have nothing to say." Otherwise, I won't leave until I find what I'm looking for. ”

"But what you're doing is really breaking the rules of the game." Icarus looked at Caesar, looking at the little girl's side face, the blonde man's eyes were even deeper, "Caesar, you should know that here, the rules are the first, you forcibly occupy the top of the blood list, but you don't use the opportunity to leave, you will only become everyone's enemy, you are equivalent to cutting off everyone's only hope." ”

"So?" Caesar raised an eyebrow and looked sideways at Icarus.

"So, our goal is to kill you." One-Eye said, thrusting his ordinary dagger into the banquet table, "Only by removing your roadblock will we be able to escape from this hellish place." ”

Hearing this, Caesar smiled faintly and withdrew his gaze with a little disdain: "Interesting, you can try." ”

“…… Wait, I have a question. Arthur was silent for a long time and then spoke, "What does the [Code Name Battle] mean at the beginning. ”

"Literally." The judge replied without emotion, "Just like you did, beat the other 11 players and qualify for the game." If one of those 11 players had won that game, he would have been the one sitting here now codenamed 'Arthur'. ”

"After my victory, where did those 11 go?"

"Directly become an NPC."

Thinking of those people who were on the same side, Arthur shuddered.

"But some of them were directly ground into pulp, how can they become NPCs?"

"That's just their consciousness, it doesn't mean they've really become puree. The so-called 'meat paste' or 'human form' is just a form of existence, and to put it bluntly, it is just a code of the system. Judge Yun replied lightly, "In every subsequent round of the game, they will also appear, and here, there is no real death." ”

Code......

It's chilling that he said it so easily.

Arthur sighed silently.

"The 12 players here have all survived the [Code Name Campaign], I hope you will cherish this opportunity."

“…… Judge, I have a question. Lorraine glanced at Mars and Ogar sitting beside her, one was a fierce-eyed man, the other was an innocent child, the contrast was so great that it was confusing, and she couldn't help but ask, and asked a question that everyone wanted to ask—

"Forget about the others, Ogar is only seven years old, why is she here? Also, she doesn't have attack power at all, how can she survive in the [Codename Conquest]? ”

"Why each player enters the [Minghe System] is a confidential question, and I can't answer it. But Ogar was indeed chosen by the system to stay. ”

"Choose?" Blackblade's eyes narrowed slightly, and those eagle-like eyes stared at Ogar sitting in a chair with a bewildered expression, "Don't tell me she's crying to get someone else to give her a spot." ”

"Nope. Under normal circumstances, the rules set in the system are that the law of the jungle is the strong, and the survivor and the person who draws the stone sword automatically becomes the winner of the [Code Name Campaign]......" The judge looked at the six new players, "Ogal was the same as the five of you, and she also found the key in her stomach, and she also used the dagger next to her to cut open her abdomen and found the key. It stands to reason that she would win if she used that key to open the lock and pull out the stone sword. ”

"'It stands to reason'...... What is the meaning? Lorraine frowned and looked at Ogar in bewilderment.

Feeling Lorraine's eyes, Ogar pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, lowered his head, and replied in a subtle voice: "I was ...... I gave the key to a big brother next to me, he was crying desperately and very sad, I think he wants to live more than I do......"

As soon as these words came out, they shocked everyone.

"Yes, although she died at the time, [Minghe System] judged that she was the only one with a sacrificial spirit and deserved to be redeemed." The judge looked at the seven-year-old girl, "She is also the only deceased to win in so many [Code Name Battles]. ”