God's Imitator

Shen Bowen frowned: "So, Wei Changfeng ultimately chose to enter the game.

"That makes sense. Based on the outcome, both sides have clearly reached a point where neither will back down, so betraying teammates is unwise.

"Regardless of what Gao Teng said or did, Wei Changfeng could only choose to follow brainlessly.

"But in the end... was it still a misstep?

"Is the opponent that strong?

"Based on previous descriptions, Wei Changfeng is also a top player. Did he really lose when playing seriously?"

Qin Cheng frowned: "Because the game’s rules aren’t fair, we’re at a great disadvantage.

"Let’s review the current situation once more.

"Under such extreme circumstances at the time, what ultimately decided the game’s outcome?

"First is luck, which is uncontrollable, so let’s not discuss it.

"Secondly, sins. Each round, you must provide a confession content that ’shocks all three opponents.’

"If you can’t provide one, the opponent’s points will fluctuate between ±4, allowing them to adjust flexibly to get closer to 21, thereby increasing the chances of winning.

"This is absolutely not acceptable.

"Moreover, you must strategize the confession content, breaking it down and presenting it in a specific order.

"Once all confessions are exhausted, it’s like running out of ammo, and certain defeat is unavoidable.

"Next is trust and cooperation; all three of our players must enter the field.

"Each person’s hand is different. If you have a big hand, drawing an extra card carries a high risk of busting. So only the player with the smallest initial hand should safely draw a card.

"Also, since Zheng Qingyun can count and swap cards, once the number of cards consumed in each round is fixed, he can use previous methods to cheat. Cards must be drawn irregularly to avoid this.

"Finally, try to ensure that the number of punishments each of our three players receives is equal.

"If all punishments focus on one player, even if he’s prepared to sacrifice, he’ll put the team at a huge disadvantage and potentially cause a total collapse by being eliminated first."

Lu Qi was a bit puzzled: "I understand the disadvantage, but is it really that significant?"

Huang Shengjie quickly nodded: "Of course!

"Because reaching this point means both sides have pushed the rules to their limits; the margin for error is very low.

"Ultimately, it comes down to one’s hand; it can’t be too big or too small. The probability of getting a suitable hand drastically decreases when reducing from three sets to two."

Qin Cheng added: "Moreover, the confession content will likely be affected as well.

"Judging from Zheng Qingyun’s actions, players can choose to confess sins of other players from the same Community.

"But if this player is already dead, this rule likely won’t apply."

Lu Bingjun nodded, adding: "Some rules weren’t clearly stated at the beginning but can be inferred from game records.

"For instance, using the sins of a deceased player for confession is invalid; the cards of a player who dies in the current round aren’t reclaimed and may still win that round but won’t receive new cards the next round."

Qin Cheng continued: "Wei Changfeng ultimately siding with Gao Teng seemed irrational at first glance, but in that situation, it was indeed the only option.

"Gao Teng stated he once thought of killing another Community player and put it into practice. This means he was mentally prepared to die in the game, so abandoning him wouldn’t have severe repercussions back in the Community for Wei Changfeng.

"Ordinary players might consider betraying teammates.

"But the problem is, what if after Gao Teng’s death, Zheng Qingyun decides to eradicate them completely?

"If Gao Teng confesses and draws every time, once he loses, the number of punishments doubles for Wei Changfeng and Xu Yili.

"Going one versus three, Gao Teng’s winning chance is slim.

"In this case, when Gao Teng dies, Wei Changfeng and Xu Yili’s mechanisms become extremely dangerous.

"If it’s still a long way until the 30th round and the situation turns to 3 versus 2, then whether Zheng Qingyun will finish them off depends entirely on his mood.

"Though there’s a theoretical chance that Zheng Qingyun might hold back to avoid Wei Changfeng’s desperate retaliation, it’s uncertain. Betting on the kindness of a cheater is utterly foolish.

"Furthermore, no matter how much darkness Gao Teng may reveal, to Wei Changfeng, he’s still a comrade through many games and can’t be easily abandoned.

"Even if Gao Teng has sins, that’s for a public trial back in Community, not a reason to abandon him in-game directly.

"So considering the situation and Wei Changfeng’s character then, he could only choose to go all out, sparing no effort to win.

"Either all three survive together or die together."

Shen Bowen nodded appreciatively: "Yes, that’s the rationale. So, although Wei Changfeng’s decision seems impulsive, it’s actually the inevitable choice he had to make.

"The game’s rules aren’t fair, but he had no choice but to accept them.

"Under these game rules, sins turn into ammunition and resources.

"But the opponents are three heavily criminal individuals, whereas Wei Changfeng and Xu Yili, even if they have sins in reality, can’t shock the opponents much.

"As for sins within the Community? Even if they exist, they can’t be used many times.

"That’s a huge disadvantage.

"If luck also doesn’t favor us just then... losing is indeed possible."

Huang Shengjie quickly asked: "Brother Lu, so was the loss due to bad luck or insufficient sins?"

Lu Bingjun sighed silently: "If it were just luck, why bother keeping it low-key?

"Subsequent developments entirely exceeded our expectations.

"There’s nothing much to say about the game process; both sides chose fitting players to confess and draw, not just Old Wei. Xu Yili also took part.

"Both sides chose to have three players share the punishment to avoid having one eliminated prematurely.

"Sometimes, to ensure victory or disrupt card order, both players would draw.

"The only difference lies in the specific sins exposed by both sides.

"On the side of Community 6, all three are complete scumbags.

"Zheng Qingyun is a casino cheater, the player to his right is a domestic abuser, and the player to his left is a fraudster.

"Worse, their sins can be divided repeatedly.

"For example, the domestic abuser to Zheng Qingyun’s right.

"His first confession of sin was driving his wife to suicide.

"His second confession was having a short prison term.

"His third confession was the reason and details of a particular incident of abusing his wife.

"In extreme cases, this single sin can split into three parts.

"Though theoretically, after the first two confessions, Old Wei and the others would have mentally prepared for this abuser’s sins, hearing the extremely cruel details of the specific incidents still leaves them unable to truly be ’unmoved.’

"And to win, Old Wei, Gao Teng, and Xu Yili had to reveal more substantial sins."

Huang Shengjie froze: "When you say substantial sins, do you mean...

"Was Wei Changfeng actually the Imitator within the Community?

"After all, his last confession was that his good performance in the game was due to knowing the rules beforehand.

"But if that’s all, it can only be used once, right? Can it really always make the opponents choose ’shocked’?"