Chapter 134: The Demon-Hunting Lemon with a Keen Eye
If the Demon Hunter hunts a werewolf correctly, the werewolf dies. If they hunt a townsperson by mistake, the Demon Hunter dies.
After hunting No. 9, Ji Ning felt both anticipation and anxiety, waiting for the next day to see who would fall first—her or No. 9.
【Day breaks.】
【Last night, Player No. 4, Player No. 5, and Player No. 9 were eliminated. No last words.】
Ji Ning looked completely calm on the surface, but inside, her heart had soared halfway to the sky. Her judgment wasn't wrong! No. 9 really was a wolf! No. 4 really was a fake Witch!
【Player No. 9 has chosen to pass the Sheriff Badge to Player No. 10. The Sheriff, please choose the speaking order.】
【No. 10 has chosen to start speaking in reverse order. Player No. 8, please speak. Player No. 7, please prepare.】
Three deaths in one night. Aside from Ji Ning, the Demon Hunter, and the Witch and werewolves who knew the real situation, the other vanilla villagers could only speak based on speculation.
Those on the field who believed No. 9 was the real Seer couldn't figure out how this elimination pattern could have happened overnight, no matter how they tried.
If No. 9 was the real Seer and No. 4 was the real Witch, No. 4 wouldn't have poisoned No. 9. Yet the wolves only had one kill. How could an extra town card have died?
And what about the remaining No. 5 card? No. 5 had voted for No. 1 during the banishment vote and sided with No. 9. It was impossible for three town cards to die on the same night.
No. 8 and No. 7 couldn't sort out this situation even when their speaking time of one hundred and twenty seconds ended.
When it was Ji Ning's turn to speak, she decided to continue hiding her identity and hunt another wolf on the third night.
Because she was speaking in an earlier position, if she claimed out now, she could easily be counter-attacked by the wolves, pushed onto the chopping block, and voted out during the day by both town players who couldn't see the situation clearly and the wolves. That would be too great a loss.
The Sheriff Badge was in No. 10's hands. Ji Ning didn't trust him.
There was another reason: the majority definitely believed No. 9 right now. Even if she revealed her identity, it might not convince everyone. Better to hide it for now.
So she didn't report the information she knew. Instead, she chose to play dumb, attempting to blend into the ranks of the vanilla villagers.
"I believe No. 9 is the real Seer. I think No. 9 might have been killed by the wolves, or might have been poisoned. If No. 9 was poisoned, then No. 4 is a fake Witch. Is there a possibility that No. 4 was a Villager card who randomly put on the Witch's clothes? Because they felt they couldn't beat No. 3 by claiming Villager, they claimed a Power Role. The real Witch saw No. 4 was fake, so they sided with No. 3 and poisoned No. 9. The wolf kill was on No. 4, the fake Witch. No. 5 is a Demon Hunter who poked the wrong person and died, or a wolf poked to death by the Demon Hunter. We can analyze that later. In short, today is the round to vote No. 1 out. There's no mistake, right?"
Ji Ning tried her best to suppress her pounding heart, glancing at Jiang Ting without any particular expression in her eyes.
Seeing him smile at her, Ji Ning almost gave herself away. She steadied herself forcefully, not flinching, and slowly shifted her gaze to No. 2, who was speaking.
Beneath her calm demeanor, Ji Ning's brain was racing.
She had correctly poked No. 9 as a wolf, but that didn't mean she should trust Jiang Ting as a townsperson. Because the Blood Moon Apostle card existed, a wolf giving a Wolf Check to another wolf had a very, very high payoff. Whether Jiang Ting was the Blood Moon, or No. 9 was the Blood Moon.
If No. 9 was the Blood Moon, self-destructing could build Jiang Ting's identity, making Jiang Ting the reverse Gold Water of the real Seer.
If Jiang Ting was the Blood Moon, Jiang Ting receiving a Wolf Check and self-destructing could infinitely elevate the identity of No. 9 or other wolf teammates.
And Ji Ning also felt that No. 10, holding the Sheriff Badge as the Gold Water of No. 9's Hard Claim wolf, had a lower probability of being a wolf than Jiang Ting!
Of course, judging from this speaking order, Ji Ning believed Jiang Ting, No. 9, and No. 10 were three wolf cards from the same faction!
Because No. 10 chose reverse order, placing Jiang Ting in a later position. Speaking in a later position offered a lot of room for maneuvering.
No. 2 seemed to lack independent thought, echoing Ji Ning's words and also saying No. 1 should be voted out.
When it was Jiang Ting's turn, he stood up and revealed his identity: "An Idiot card. No. 3 was the real Seer who died during the voting phase. No. 4 was a fake Witch poisoned to death. No. 9 was poked to death by the keen-eyed Demon Hunter. No. 5, outside the main conflict, was killed by the wolves. I didn't claim Idiot in the first round off the Sheriff ballot because I was speaking in an earlier position. I thought a Witch would come out to counterclaim No. 4, and I didn't want to nakedly expose three Power Roles. This round is my turn; if I don't claim now, I'll be eliminated."
As he said this, he glanced at Ji Ning, the corner of his lips curving slightly.
"Today, we vote out the No. 10 card. No. 9 had been laying groundwork earlier, pointing at No. 10 as part of the Wolf Pool, and now gives him Gold Water. He cannot be accepted. No. 11 and No. 12 have been speaking rather slippery, x-identity. If there is a Demon Hunter or Witch card, they can claim out to verify the perspective, and No. 10 will definitely walk ahead of everyone else. If you don't believe me, you can verify the Idiot, but then the town won't have enough rounds, because No. 5 might be the Witch card."
Ji Ning thought to herself, Jiang Ting indeed claimed the Idiot Power Role. This was the play with the greatest payoff for him.
But now that Jiang Ting was directly confronting No. 10, was it because he wanted to push No. 10 onto the chopping block, or was it a wolf-stepping-on-wolf play to build each other's identities?
The following No. 11 and No. 12 didn't claim any identity. No. 11 expressed trust in Jiang Ting, while No. 12 expressed doubt.
It was No. 10's turn for the concluding speech.
"I'm claiming. I am the Witch. That's why I always believed No. 3 was the real Seer, and why I voted for No. 4 in the banishment vote. I poisoned No. 4 last night. I didn't claim during the day yesterday, and I didn't poison No. 9 last night, because I wanted to see what identity definition this No. 9 would ultimately give me. If I woke up today receiving a Wolf Check, and he wasn't dead, then the remaining Wolf Pool could be identified all at once. Understand? This payoff is the reason I didn't poison him. But when I woke up and saw No. 9 was dead, and he'd passed the Sheriff Badge to me, I was actually stunned for a long time. But later I figured it out. He wanted to trick me into his faction to vote No. 1 out. That's why I let No. 1 speak late. Another point: if No. 9's game collapsed, he could also frame me as his wolf teammate. Today, I'm consolidating the vote on this No. 12 card, because he doesn't believe No. 1, which means he's No. 9's wolf teammate. They set up a format during the night."
Ji Ning noticed that although No. 10's speech didn't quite match reality, he managed to explain everything to a plausible point. So as he spoke, some people even nodded silently.
But there were actually holes in his logic, and more than one. The first hole was that he claimed Witch but didn't report the Silver Water. Even if the Silver Water was already dead, it still had to be reported.
Secondly, and the biggest hole, was that he wanted to vote out No. 12, ignoring the several people who still believed No. 9 in their speeches.
Because from No. 10's perspective, as long as someone believed No. 9, they would believe he was Gold Water. Since No. 9 was already dead during the night, all he needed was to keep his own spot in the town pool safe.
Although very reluctant, Ji Ning still followed No. 10 and voted for No. 12, because No. 12 seemed like a Villager card without an identity. As long as they didn't vote out a Power Role, the town still had rounds.
In the end, No. 12 received four votes and was eliminated.
【Night falls. Close your eyes.】
【Demon Hunter, open your eyes】
"I want to hunt Player No. 1," Ji Ning stated the decision she had made after much consideration.
In Ji Ning's view, Jiang Ting and No. 10 were the two remaining wolves.
She chose to take Jiang Ting away during the night because if she died tonight and could no longer speak, leaving No. 10, who held the Sheriff Badge, on the field would eventually draw suspicion onto him as long as he didn't die.
And Jiang Ting, whose identity had been built up by No. 9, was more likely to survive to the end, especially since he was very likely the Blood Moon Apostle.
Recalling her reasoning once more, Ji Ning grew even more resolute.
She sat on Jiang Ting's lap, wet her fingers, pulled them out, and slowly brought them to his mouth.
Compared to when she hunted No. 9, Ji Ning was much more relaxed this time. She even rather enjoyed playing with Jiang Ting's tongue.
Remembering how he had lured her into naked chatting, she felt a mix of shame and indignation.
Ji Ning secretly decided that once they entered the Survival Game, she would definitely tell Jiang Ting that during the night phase, she had made him lick her juices clean.
…
Earlier, during the werewolves' night.
"Why kill No. 2? I think No. 6 is more like the Demon Hunter." No. 10 frowned slightly, not quite trusting Jiang Ting's words.
Jiang Ting's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "A Demon Hunter trying to hide their identity wouldn't analyze this much. No. 6 dared to analyze, which means she's a Villager or the Idiot. No. 2 went along with No. 6's words, so No. 2 is the Demon Hunter. Don't hesitate. Trust me. Make the kill."
Livestream comments:
"Hahaha, trust you my ass!"
"Boss Jiang's skill at lying with a straight face is improving daily."
"He clearly knows Ning-Ning is the Demon Hunter, yet he's secretly praising the Demon Hunter for having a keen eye. Tsk, men."
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