After announcing the start of the game, two beams of light came down, enveloping Lu Ce and the Fake Human, as if two beams of rules had locked them in place.

But after the Fake Human pointed at three people, beams of light appeared above each of their heads too.

Like they'd been chosen.

The three of them froze at the same time, like they hadn’t processed it yet. Then they looked at each other and stepped forward.

【Everyone, sometimes a game needs more participants, and you’ll be randomly selected. You can’t refuse.】

【But don’t worry, winning or losing has nothing to do with you. You’re just participating—it’s a game! Let’s all have some fun!】

“Heh.” Lu Ce scoffed, looking at the skeleton opposite him. “Does this guy always talk so much nonsense? Must’ve been rough on you.”

The Fake Human’s whole body trembled again, and it quickly raised its left hand. In its left hand, a sphere appeared out of thin air.

It was a transparent ball about fifty centimeters in diameter.

The Fake Human held up the big ball and spun around in place, like it was showing it off to everyone.

In the next second, the outside of the ball turned pure black, hiding what was inside. Only the sound of the small balls colliding could be heard.

The Fake Human turned to face Lu Ce. In its hollow eyes, it was like a faint ghostly flame flickered.

That raspy voice echoed once again.

“I’ll only explain the rules once. No questions or objections during the process.”

“After I finish, a countdown for your choice will begin. From the moment I stop talking, you’ll have thirty seconds to decide.”

“Draw Lots Game!”

“There are several small balls inside. There are five of us. We’ll each draw in turn.”

“No matter how many the first four take, the last one will take all the remaining ones. In the end, all the balls will be distributed among the five people.”

“You’ll go first. If the number of balls you end up with is the highest or the lowest, you lose. Otherwise, you win.”

“I’ve explained the rules. You have thirty seconds. Game start!”

By the end, its speech got faster and faster, like it didn’t want to give “Sin” any time to think and just shoved the problem at him.

Above the five-person circle, a thirty-second countdown had already started.

It’s already starting?!

Since no one was in a rush to guess identities at this point, everyone was watching. When the thirty-second timer popped up, they all thought—this is just too unfair.

Wasn’t this because he provoked the Slime earlier? Now they’re targeting him!

“Wait, aren’t games like this rigged to be unwinnable?”

Jiu Tian’s teammate whispered beside him.

“Don’t get too close to me. What if someone sees?” Jiu Tian was speechless.

Among the crowd, the Lust Mask made a thoughtful expression, then flashed a smile again. o(￣︶￣)o

“As expected, such a perfect person like me—you fell in love with me at first sight, didn’t you?”

“To think you’d go this far for me.”

The Fake Human might’ve been confused too. A cold voice came from the skeleton:

“Twenty-five seconds left.”

“To think you’d even remind me of the time... I really think you love me.” The smile on the Lust Mask got more and more suggestive.

“What the h*ll is he wasting time for?!” Jiu Tian’s teammate was digging into the floor with his toes, grinding his teeth.

“Can you not be more anxious than the emperor himself?”

Jiu Tian had played the same game as Lu Ce before. He knew this guy probably wasn’t as crazy as he acted, so he stayed calm.

Right now, watching the timer tick down, everyone thought—yep, it’s hopeless. This First Player probably doesn’t even care about winning or losing.

But just then, Lu Ce suddenly reached out his left hand and grabbed the Fake Human’s right skeleton hand.

Held it tightly. The Fake Human reflexively tried to pull away, but with Lu Ce’s strength? If he really wanted to hold on, there was no getting away.

“They say there’s a vein in the ring finger of the left hand that connects to the heart.”

“I’m grabbing you with my left hand, hoping you’ll feel my sincerity.”

As he spoke, he reached his right hand into the big sphere.

Half the time had already passed!

Under the gaze of two hundred people, under the spotlight in this golden hall, Lu Ce held the skeleton’s hand with his left while reaching into the ball with his right.

That scene, that atmosphere—perfectly executed.

If only the other party wasn’t a terrifying skeleton.

Xie Antong, who had been staring the whole time, couldn’t hold it in anymore. Compared to the last game instance, this was way too different! What the h*ll? You’re spitting pickup lines now??

And like, if you want to use your dominant right hand to draw, just say so. What’s with all that “vein in the ring finger leads to the heart” crap? Isn’t every blood vessel connected to the heart?!

She held herself back from reacting differently than the others, trying not to attract attention.

In her mind, “Sin” had probably won. She was just curious what he’d request from the Fake Human.

Surely he wasn’t actually going to hook up with a skeleton, right? He couldn’t be that insane... right?

“Do you want me to win?” Ten seconds left. Lu Ce was still talking nonsense, and the Fake Human was basically frozen.

It had tried pulling its hand away a few times but couldn’t! This guy’s strength was insane...

“Of course I want to win.” Reluctantly, the Fake Human replied along with his topic.

“Don’t lie. I know you’re just giving me a reason to win. After all, women always fall in love with the man who defeats them.”

Fake Human: ......

This guy’s mentally unstable. I’m done talking. It looked up, focusing on the countdown.

“Three.”

“Two.”

At the very last second, Lu Ce pulled his right hand out. Every gap between his fingers held a ball, with more clutched in the center of his palm.

“Take a look. Are you satisfied?”

The Fake Human lowered its head to count the balls in Lu Ce’s hand, its body stiffening slightly.

“I think you love me. Otherwise, why give me a guaranteed win and let me show you my sincerity too?”

“If perfection is a crime, then I apologize. But falling for me—that was the right choice.”

A wide grin spread across the Lust Mask. That narcissistic voice had never stopped since the game began. But now, to the Fake Human, it sounded like the voice of a demon.

The next moment, a hoarse voice came from the skeleton.

“You won. No need to keep playing.”

“State your request.”

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