3.9 per cent for option I, 34.6 per cent for option two, 53.8 per cent for option three and 7.7 per cent for option IV.

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[Option 3]

[Venture up to the attic, take the saw blade, and ambush at the staircase.] 】

……

"Ambush...... ? ”

Zheng Zhuo froze.

Ambush is the option with the highest percentage.

He wasn't sure if he could do it with what little strength he had left, but ......

“…… If you escape and are discovered, you will not have the physical strength to resist......"

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhuo no longer hesitated. He used his hands and feet together and climbed up the stairs.

……

The door to the roof was ajar.

Zheng Zhuo didn't look at the situation outside the door, but focused his attention on his ears.

Footsteps...... It's messy. Moreover, it is still far away.

He groped forward.

The only ornament in the attic is a dusty wooden shelf. Above the wooden frame, there are several saw blades scattered around.

Zheng Zhuo wrapped his hand in the sleeve of his sweatshirt and pinched the saw blades.

Fearing that his whereabouts would be exposed, he didn't dare to stay and immediately returned to the second floor.

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………………

After a long time.

Footsteps quickly approached the attic.

A dark shadow almost swooped into the attic. The shadow staggered a few times and quickly closed the wooden door.

"Ha, ha, ha......"

The shadow breathed heavily.

"That'...... The crazy woman...... Ha ha...... I wouldn't have thought I'd come back here...... Ha ......"

It is a familiar sound.

It was the thief.

"Idiot. Did I trick you into the cave? Haha, go, go. The maniac with the gun is waiting for you. Oh no, there's a guy with a knife......"

He groped his way downstairs in the dark.

"There's no [teleportation] - it's a shame to think about it. It's all that guy's fault, where to throw him? It's nice to throw it away as bait, I think-"

The thief stepped down the next step.

Subsequently.

He tripped over a hemp rope that was stuck across the staircase.

Boom!

"Goo-"

"Don't move!"

Zheng Zhuo punched the thief in the face. Before the thief could react, he cut the thief's hands behind and knocked him to the ground.

Immediately afterward, a saw blade was pressed against the thief's throat.

"Tell me everything you know."

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…………

………………

"Let me go, let me go! - Big brother! I'm sorry, I'm sorry - let me go! ”

Zheng Zhuo looked at the thief who was threatened by the saw blade and began to beg for mercy in fright, and only felt that the world was impermanent.

Just now, he still wants to kill himself. And now, he has become the one who wants to take his life.

However, to say that things are impermanent......

The fact that he would come to this quirky town is the most incredible.

“…… Tell me everything you know. ”

Zheng Zhuo lowered his voice and repeated.

“…… Know...... Know what? ”

"What kind of place is this? What are you doing here? How can I get out? ”

“…… Ha? What does this do, you ask? It's all on the page, right?

Page?

"What page?"

"It's software, huh? [Collective Subconscious] - The next page of [Subconscious World], isn't it [Explanation of Rules]? Everyone's the same, right? That's just two pages! ”

What are the rules?

Zheng Zhuo's heart moved.

His second page doesn't say that. His second page is [Subconscious Voting].

But listening to the thief, others don't seem to have this voting feature.

It's weird......

If this is really some kind of experimental project, the voting part should be the focus, right? How could anyone else ...... None of them?

Zheng Zhuo was puzzled.

But he didn't say it.

"I only have one page. The page of "The Subconscious World". ”

Zheng Zhuo lied.

"Really? You...... There must be something wrong with your software - it hurts, it hurts! Big brother, big brother, you move the saw blade out of the way - my neck is broken-"

“…… Read me your Explanation of Rules. ”

"Huh...... ......"

The thief hesitated. Zheng Zhuo tightened the saw blade, so frightened that he obediently did it.

……

【Explanation of Rules】

Find the truth.

The closer you get to the truth, the higher the progress bar value.

Every night at 12 o'clock, the person closest to the truth of the day is announced.

The first person to reach 100% will be the winner.

Those who die in the field will be eliminated.

……

“…… Is it really that simplistic? ”

Zheng Zhuo frowned and asked.

"Really, really!"

The thief kept begging for mercy.

"Yes - a buddy introduced me to make money doing this, so I just came here - I've only participated in it three times! I've heard the rest of the stuff from others—"

"Anything else?"

"It is said that the first place can get glory and wealth! Whatever the wish, it can be realized! Don't, don't! I'm going to die-"

"Isn't death just out? What happens when you're out? ”

"It's not going to be good. It's just back to reality. But it hurts! It hurts a lot! ”

“……”

"Really! This is my third time participating. The first time, I died in a daze and was out! I thought I was done - but I'm back to reality! I thought it was a dream. Unexpectedly, the software invited me to participate for the second time! No one died in the second game, but in the end, the system ruled out the winning girl - I saw it with my own eyes! With a big red letter [out of the game for violating the rules], hit her directly! Then, she vanished—"

"The rules were violated. You didn't say that. ”

Zheng Zhuo still remembers that when the thief read the rules and regulations, he only said that death would be out, but he did not say that he would be out if he violated the rules.

"What kind of rule violation will get out?"

"W-how do I know this?"

The thief screamed.

"Anyway, I haven't seen a second person who broke the rules and went out!"

“……”

"I—I answered! Can you let me go? We can work together ......"

"I can't trust you yet. You didn't say it all. ”

Zheng Zhuo still has questions. He's not going to stop here.

"I-"

"Listen to this rule, the more people who are out, the better. But you didn't kill me just now. I need to know why. ”

"Because I've seen some sessions that require multiple participants to work together to get through!"

The thief hurriedly said.

"I'm not sure — not sure if there are enough people left. Besides, I don't think I'm alone – the first time, I died before 10%. The second time I lived for three weeks and only made 17% progress! They say that if none of the people involved find out the secret, no one will ever be able to get out of the world. I don't want to stay here forever! ”

“……”

Zheng Zhuo still couldn't fully believe it. Because from this explanation, the situation is completely reversed.

"If it's as you said, then why are so many people out of the game in the early stage? In the early stages, most people should be able to cooperate. ”

"I don't know! Actually, the relationship between the participants in the first and second rounds I participated in was not so bad...... At least at first, they will cooperate with each other. Especially in the second round, until the end, everyone is working together to solve problems. The thief frowned, "At least like this time, I've never seen a shot without seeing each other." Now this is not an investigation of the truth at all, it is a brawl! ”

That's right, guns.

"Where did that gun come from? Brought in by yourself...... I don't think anyone can get their hands on a gun. Also, what's going on with your token? ”

Hey.

This time, the thief made a puzzled sound.

"You really don't know anything. So why did you attend? ”

"Hmm...... Only...... Because of some problems. ”

It can't be said that it's because of a few dollars of iron hooks.

Zheng Zhuo sloppily looked at it and fooled the past.

"Don't change the subject. What are those? ”

"Before participating, we will choose an [ability] that can be carried forward to the next game based on the performance of the previous game. I got a token that allowed me to move within 500 meters! However, it can only be used three times...... You saw it too! When it runs out, it's gone—"

“……”

Seeing that Zheng Zhuo no longer asked, the thief grabbed the conversation.

"Big brother! Big brother, let me go - yes, let's work together! Let's look for clues together—"

“…… Together? Not so long ago, you wanted to kill me. How can I trust you? ”

"I've told you everything I know – I'm out of power! I don't really have any harm......"

“……”

Zheng Zhuo also didn't have [ability]. Even if what the thief said was true, it only meant that the two of them had the same combat power.

He didn't dare trust a thief easily.

But.

As he pressed the saw blade against the other man's throat, he realized that it was almost impossible for him to kill someone who was incapable of resisting.

"I have some questions for you."

Zheng Zhuo said this, but in fact, he didn't know what else to ask.

However, at this very moment.

The panel of the software pops up.

He saw the [Subliminal Voting] interface and began to scroll through various options......

No.

Issue.

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