Chapter 161: The Buddha Opens His Heavenly Eye

"It's over, there's no way to play this," Player 2 said, leaving behind that single sentence without adding anything else.

"It seems the right person was voted out." Chen凡 paused, refusing to be swayed by the opponent's parting words.

Night fell, and his thoughts tossed and turned like a ship forging ahead against the wind. Pacing back and forth within the room, Chen凡 felt the threads of the two opposing logical lines gradually become clear.

If JY and the Seer could be trusted, the situation would become much easier to handle. Chen凡 wasn't worried about dying tonight anyway; pointing his gun at Player 8's barrel was bound to be correct.

As for the remaining deep-water wolves, he would leave it to the good townspeople to figure them out.

However, Chen凡 also considered a low-probability scenario: if JY was a wolf, and Player 12 (the Seer) was a sheriff coerced by "public opinion," then Player 2 was simply an unjustly executed civilian...

Unless Player 9 wasn't a wolf who self-stabbed, this game was already lost, and the wolf pack's only task moving forward would be to slaughter the remaining civilians.

"That's impossible, right? Then who would be the wolf teammate cooperating with JY... Players 1 and 8, who were lightly nudged? Or was there a hidden one lurking in the shadows?" Chen凡 pondered deeply for a moment, deciding it couldn't possibly be such a coincidence.

Yet the pattern of the kills would not lie.

"Last night, Player 8 died."

Chen凡 was taken aback. A wolf card he had suspected had actually fallen during the night, and the Witch hadn't even used her potion.

"Sequential speaking." Player 12 the Sheriff wore an unsightly expression, as if he had realized something.

Player 1 blustered, "I'm just a blank vanilla civilian. You, Player 12, can only give me a sane-check result; if you give me a guilty-check, I certainly won't accept it. I originally wanted to push out 8 this round, but since 8 is already dead, let's listen to what the people afterwards have to say."

Player 3 pondered for a while and said, "I think it's possible our previous judgment was wrong—we were led astray by the wolf pack's incitement and voted out an innocent townsperson. Now, if we logic this out based on the premise that Player 8 was a good person who was voted out, then Player 7 is a confirmed wolf. If that's the case, all four wolves are still in play, and we've already lost."

"Player 7, if you really are a wolf, just admit it. Regardless of whether Player 9 self-stabbed or not, you at least have a tempo advantage. With all four wolves still alive, we might as well just concede. The Nightmare is still in play, and you guys should have already figured out who the Witch and the Guard are; there's simply no way to catch up now."

Player 3's words were somewhat disheartening, and Player 4 was equally listless. "Is no one going to report the Nightmare's terror message? There should be at least one person in the late positions. I refuse to believe that person is already dead. I'm begging you all to give some hints; I feel my intuition was right."

"If Player 7 really is a wolf, then his teammates must be 1, 6, and another deep-water wolf hidden among you two, 3 and 4."

Player 5 blurted out a conclusion, only to immediately overturn it himself. "If JY is a wolf, would he arrange for his teammates to play a cowardly wolf strategy? That doesn't really fit his usual style... Besides, why wouldn't he self-stab, relying solely on incitement to run a civilian-slaughter route?"

"No, no, something must have gone wrong. I'm completely confused now. Those of you speaking later who know what's going on, enlighten us." Player 5 shook his head repeatedly, utterly unable to make sense of it.

Seeing the situation, Chen凡 felt he couldn't quite see through it either, so he simply laid bare everything he knew.

"I'll clear myself from Player 7's faction first. I am the Hunter, and I was terrorized by the Nightmare on the first day. The hint given to me told me that the Nightmare's position is somewhere between Players 7 and 12."

"The reason I didn't report the terror message on the first day is because I felt there was only one focal card that round, and reporting it wouldn't have made much difference. Furthermore, Player 7 hinted to me that the Seer might have gone into hiding because he was terrorized, and I wouldn't have my gun sealed on the second night—I wasn't afraid of dying—so I wanted to take a hit."

After explaining his previous actions, Chen凡 continued his analysis: "If we're talking about shared alignments, we can only link Players 1 and 7 together. No one here dares to claim the Hunter card this round. We have plenty of power roles left; even if I can't fire my gun tonight, taking a hit won't put us at a loss."

"If we're casting a vote for execution, I still recommend choosing between 1 and 7. As the Hunter, I'm taking charge of leading the team this game. I've had my say." Chen凡 decided to make a forceful push to turn the tide.

Finally, it was JY's turn to speak. He pressed his palms together in an apologetic gesture and said, "First of all, I want to say I'm sorry to everyone. I've tricked you for so long. Many viewers who watched the show in the past used to complain that my incitement play was a bit weak, so lately, I've been trying hard to practice my incitement skills."

Chen凡's mouth twitched slightly. He hadn't expected this guy to genuinely be a wolf, but he was immediately stunned by what the other person said next.

"The four power roles on the field are now clear: Player 6 is the Hunter, Player 10 is the Witch, and Player 11 is the Guard. Add myself—a Seer card—and I don't know if you still trust me at this point. Let me first announce my inspection results: the person checked on the first night, Player 6, is sane; the person checked on the second night, Player 4, is also sane."

"It's true that it looks very strange for the Seer to only claim role on the second day. It was mainly because I was deliberately practicing my pressure-resistance and incitement techniques. Again, I apologize for causing you all trouble."

"My perspective might be different from yours, and it's reasonable for you to suspect that I'm manipulating the information flow. I'm just responsible for telling you the results of my analysis, and then you can make your own judgments later to decide whom to vote out."

"The reason you suspect me and Player 1 is because Player 8 fell during the night, and moreover, he fell after the Witch and Guard had finished arranging their work yesterday. That leaves only three possibilities: either the Witch died, the Witch was terrorized, or the Witch was terrorized and then hacked to death."

"Player 9 couldn't possibly be the Witch card; if he were the Witch, he would have definitely tossed a poison before dying, and his parting words wouldn't have been a plea to be accepted as a civilian. If Player 8 were the Witch, he must have been terrorized, otherwise today would have been a double death. But Player 8's state yesterday didn't look like a Witch card in my eyes; I think both 6 and 10 played better than him."

"I know the Witch is still alive. You can come forward later to report the terror message, and I have a bold hypothesis: right now, there might only be Player 12 left as the last surviving wolf, or perhaps Player 1 plus one more. In any case, we have more than enough rounds."

JY analyzed the wolf pack's nighttime kill psychology further: "I guess they wanted to use the Witch's healing potion to elevate Player 8's status, while simultaneously using two rounds of terror messages to smear me. Who would have thought the Nightmare happened to terrorize the Witch? The wolf pack completely ruined their own game this time."

"Player 12, who made a fake claim as the Seer, shouldn't be the Nightmare. After all, fake-claiming cards tend to get eliminated early, so the Nightmare can only be this fallen Player 8."

"Heh, the reason I dared to point out all the power roles is because this game is actually already won. I carefully savored the meaning of Player 10's remark earlier; I think Player 9 might actually have been poisoned out by you. Player 10, if you really are the Witch, go ahead and report the Nightmare information now, and state the status of your two potions."

"Whether you trust me this game or not, we've already won. If you logic me as a wolf, there would have to be at least three wolves present. In that case, I definitely would have told the Nightmare to terrorize the Seer, then self-stabbed at night to fake a poison save, and during the day called upon a teammate who speaks poorly—say, Player 1 here, right?—to self-destruct and seal away the sheriff badge flow."

"However, if you want to play it safe with a balanced approach, that's fine too. The Witch's antidote is still there anyway, and the Guard can just protect a civilian. I'll pass."

Uncle Player 10 grinned and laughed, "An expert is truly an expert. In an instant, you've unraveled all the confusion in my heart. I am indeed the Witch. The part of the terror message that overlapped with Player 6 the Hunter points to only you, 7 and 8. I had already pegged you as the Nightmare card, but it seems that's no longer necessary."

"Player 9 was poisoned out by me because I took a hit on the first night—it was probably related to what I said during my pre-game speech. I never expected the Guard to successfully protect me from an outside position; that was a brilliant move."

"We concede, we concede. There's no playing this anymore; there's simply no arguing against it."

Before Player 11 could even open his mouth, Player 12 the Sheriff hastily revealed his werewolf identity card and tossed it casually onto the tabletop.