“…… So you can talk. ”

Ivus stopped and looked over with interest, "I thought you had sworn and couldn't speak." Or maybe he will have compassion and let me save him. ”

"Those meaningless words, there is no need to say more. That only weakens the will and makes people weak. ”

When Evas stopped, the monk nodded slightly, and continued to whisper, "Mr. Arest, please be patient and listen to me.

"This ritual has special victory conditions, which are different from the normal crescent ritual, which is a normal crescent ritual, even if you kill everyone, as long as the mission is not completed.

"But this time there is a [Killing Spree] rule, so killing everyone early can also complete the mission. Even if you don't complete the mission, the one who survives to the end will be victorious. The easiest way to win is to reduce the number to three. The giants will pick the corpses first, and the remaining three will automatically win no matter how many points they have.

"But this strategy is flawed. If the other six were not all killed, but someone was alive...... The points he has the potential to get are high. This will result in one of these three people being eliminated.

"Therefore, the most consistent winners, in addition to the number one in points, are also the ones who kill the most. If one person kills one and the remaining seven are alive, then as long as the giant chooses the dead as the ingredient, the ritual person who kills one person will surely win.

"From this point of view, killing one person in each of the three storage rooms is the safest way. This way, no matter which room the giant goes to, it will not choose the surviving ones as food. ”

"You're right," Ivus nodded, "but can anyone else think of it?" ”

"The team I didn't expect was congenitally inferior."

The monk replied calmly.

His pupils shone with a blue glow that symbolized the path of wisdom: "Although the one who has not been killed has a slight chance of victory—when the remaining six people gather, as long as they work together to annihilate one team, they will win a certain victory."

"Because there are four people left, the other team has only one kill, and the teammate has no kill. Even if the opponent gets a second kill, it will deduct the number of people to three. ”

"But it also means that the person who gets the three heads can hide until the end of the ceremony."

Ivus shook his head: "There is no need for him to cooperate with his teammates and help him complete the mission. ”

"If that's the case," replied the monk, "his teammates could join the opposing team, or even betray him." So it's the best way to balance the two of them working together perfectly without worrying about their teammates scoring more than themselves.

"As long as we are in teams of two, we are in front of the other teams. They'll immediately understand - if they don't make any kills, then you'll win outright because 1 is greater than 0. With that in mind, they'll have to get at least one kill to regain their balance, so it will end up being a six-player game.

"But if you kill two people, then you won't be able to fight against a three-man team versus a two-person team. Overall, two-person teams have a better probability of winning than three-person teams, and two-person teams and three-person teams have better probability of winning than one-person teams. But if everyone is on a one-man team, then the remaining three will win outright. ”

After reading the rules of this promotion, it only took less than half a minute for the monk to sort out several possible tactics.

But Ivas only raised his eyebrows and chuckled in a low voice, "However, you have one less situation. That is, if there are multiple kills, it is very likely that they will be targeted by the rest of the people. ”

"No, it won't."

The sun-like monk, who held the flames aloft in one hand, replied, "If we annihilate a team, that is, kill a total of four, then you will have a maximum of five people alive." If someone kills you, they will be the only survivor with the number of kills and a special victory condition. Therefore, to the others, it doesn't really make a difference whether you survive or not - it's just a transfer of the victory conditions of [Killing Spree].

"And if someone has already killed someone at this time, count the remaining four people in you. Then there is no need for them to target you, because the death of any one person at this time means victory.

In other words, points and tasks are just traps that don't need to be bothered with. In any case, as long as a squad is annihilated, the ritual who has killed people will gain an advantage; The smaller the number of people, the greater the advantage. By killing 'Red' and annihilating a squad, we can ensure that the two of us complete our promotion. This is the strategy with the highest total return for both of us out of all the possibilities at the moment. ”

“…… Terrific. ”

Ivus nodded in admiration, "You convinced me. Now that we're teammates, what's your name and how do I call you? ”

"I am a promoter of the path of wisdom. A monk who protects the temple and learns the power of the four elephants. ”

The monk, codenamed "Luriforo", folded his hands, closed his eyes and whispered, "I am an ascetic from the ancient country of Sabbath, and I recently marched to Avalon ......"

As he clasped his hands together, the fire on him gradually extinguished. The flame he had placed in his palm was gradually sucked back into his body.

Luriforo looked down at Red, his dark blue pupils calm and uncompassionate.

However, the red that lay on the ground without saying a word met his eyes, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the next moment, the dense shadows turned into countless sharp blades, directly piercing the monk from his side and piercing him into a hedgehog!

He coughed up a mouthful of black blood.

But before he could make a move, the shadow blade from Aleister was instantly withdrawn.

Then, a pure shadow like a giant knife condensed and fell, splitting him in half in an instant.

This is just the most common attack for Shadow Fiend. But he couldn't withstand even one attack.

"It's a shame he's late."

This is the situation that Red has been waiting for for a long time. She deliberately did not move, just so that the monk would expose her weakness to her allies.

Red gloated, "He didn't know that a few of us had already reached a cooperation - let me out, Mr. Aleister." As you've just heard, it's much more efficient for us to form a two-person team than it is for you to act alone. ”

Ivas, whose whole body was wrapped in shadows, whose pupils glowed with a bewitching purple glow, and whose whole body was torn with many purple wounds, just looked at her in silence and did not say a word.

Looking at his attitude, Red panicked slightly.

She quickly realized why—it was probably the words of the "Knight" that alerted the innocent Aleister to the fact that the three of them had formed an alliance beforehand.

The warrior monk who had just taken the path of wisdom made a mistake...... But that's not really his mistake.

Because he arrived late, he didn't hear about Aleister's story and didn't know that he was a demon possessed by a shadow demon.

Luriflor treats "one person" as a unit of calculation, and defaults to the fact that more people is better than few. But in fact, the strength in this ritual is unbalanced - "Arest", who is possessed by the shadow demon, is undoubtedly the ceiling of strength in this ritual where each person only has the first energy level.

Although she and Antlers and Thunder have higher-level classes, that doesn't mean they can also fight now.

This time, the ritual is very simple - as long as three people survive to the end and kill all the others, you will win. Neither the quest nor the Holy Spear is left to care.

This is the characteristic of the crescent moon ceremony, and you can kill people without knowing how to start. The only thing to consider is that you can't kill everyone in advance...... But this ceremony, because of the special victory, did not even require this request.

"I can work with you, Mr. Alestri."

Hong hurriedly said: "I actually have some work in the Inspectorate of Glass Island, and it doesn't hurt you to know a friend like me, right?" If you usually have some trouble, you can also come to me...... Although Avalon forbids transcendence, you are a demon and not a demon scholar after all, so there is still some room for manipulation......"

But Eivas just stared at her in silence, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

The reckless and brainless temperament on his body disappeared without a trace, revealing an eerie and evil aura.

"Mr. Lurifro reminded me of one thing, one thing that is very important."

"That is, if you kill the most people, you won't necessarily be targeted by others. Because the process of killing you will also result in the number of kills. With only nine people in total, it's easier to eliminate the weak than the strong......

"And the problem of 'killing everyone will cause the ritual to settle early' will also be offset by the special rules of this ritual."

Hearing this, Red finally realizes that something is wrong.

Her skin was swollen red—blood spilled from under her skin, turning into blades that cut the ropes.

But when the monk died, the room lost its only source of light.

She couldn't hide from the Shadow Fiend, or even detect where it had appeared.

The next moment, she felt her throat and limbs being tied, suspended by the silk threads of shadows.

"Goodbye, Ms. Red. Demons don't need teammates. ”

Aleister's voice fell.

Her head was easily severed by the shadows.

(End of chapter)