Chapter 778: Identity Exposed?!
Chapter 778. Identity Exposed?!
He put aside thoughts of Jiang Qiue for now.
Xia Feng continued to receive the game’s rules.
[Rule 1: Within the Sumeru Realm, there are a large number of Calamity Mist zones, which will continuously expand into safe areas over time.]
[Rule 2: The {Ash Seal Land} requires two players to activate. How the Ash Stones are distributed after activation is up to the players.]
[Rule 3: There are no limits to the game rounds until a single winner is decided.]
[Rule 4: Each game round is divided into three stages: ① Ash Stone Collection Stage; ② Red King Position Reveal Stage; ③ Item Card Exchange Stage; this cycle repeats.]
[Rule 5: If the {Red King} dies, the {Black King} automatically transforms into the {Red King}; if the {Black King} dies, they may drop a {Black/Red King} identity card, and the player who obtains the identity card will gain the corresponding identity.]
[Rule 6: Sages and above cannot participate in the Throne contention, but players can be promoted to Sage after the game begins.]
[Rule 7: Each player has one resurrection opportunity. After resurrection, they will automatically exit the game and enter spectator mode. If a player’s Reason is less than 30, they will lose their resurrection opportunity and die.]
[Rule 999]
A large amount of information flooded in. The victory condition of the game was easy to understand, but the specific rules were numerous, detailed, and complex.
It required forming teams for mutual benefit, yet also contained elements of cunning and deception.
However, no matter what, it ultimately came down to personal combat power.
As for personal combat power… Xia Feng wanted to raise a hand to his forehead, but ultimately held back.
He was currently the weakest player, his Venerable First Realm Spirit Pressure even being exposed, but he still needed to maintain his dignity.
At the same time, the other eight players also received the rules.
Everyone understood that the identities of the Red King and the Black King were crucial to this game.
As for who was the Red King and who was the Black King, the eight individuals remained calm, observing each other without revealing any abnormalities.
Xia Feng also quietly observed the eight, silently repeating in his mind, *I am not the Black King, I am not the Black King.*
He had to admit, the Black King identity did have an advantage, allowing him to hide for a while.
As for the Red King, they were in a more unfortunate position. Although they had the first-mover advantage and could win directly if they quickly gathered 1,000 Ash Stones,
it was a pity. Rule 4 stated that as soon as someone found the ‘Red King Exposure Card,’ they could activate the Red King position reveal stage, showing the approximate range of the Red King’s location to all players.
Thus, it depended on how quickly the Red King could collect Ash Stones, whether they could gather 1,000 Ash Stones before being discovered and attacked by everyone.
And the owner of the Black King identity, Xia Feng, hoped the Red King could live longer, giving him time to collect Ash Stones, but also didn’t want the Red King to live too long, otherwise, if the Red King truly collected enough Ash Stones, it would be game over.
As Xia Feng pondered the Black King’s game strategy based on the game rules, the countdown began.
[Descent Countdown: 109]
Simultaneously,
[You possess 2100 Life Points, which have been automatically converted into 21 Ash Stones, usable for exchanging item cards—]
[Round Zero Item Card Announcement (Level 0 Cards): Ash Land Scan Card, Active Position Reveal Card, Ash Stone Multiplier Card]
[321——]
The solid pillar under his feet scattered like a phantom, and Xia Feng plunged into the abyss, his vision going black.
However, light immediately poured into his eyes, and his sight rapidly recovered.
He found himself standing on a dusty yellow sand dune.
Looking around, he saw an endless desert. The sun in the sky was incredibly dazzling, as if he were in a furnace, with ambient temperatures reaching 70 degrees Celsius.
[The game officially begins—]
[You have one minute to exchange for item cards. The shop will close after one minute—]
[Level 0 · Ash Land Scan Card
Effect: Activating this card allows you to sense the Ash Seal Land within a hundred-kilometer radius.
Duration: 1 hour (Card disappears after the time is up).
Price: 1 Ash Stone]
This card was very useful, as the Sumeru Realm was larger than Jupiter. Finding an Ash Seal Land in such a place wouldn’t be easy.
[Level 0 · Active Position Reveal Card
Effect: Using this card will expose your location information to all players within a hundred-thousand-kilometer radius.
Price: 1 Ash Stone]
The Ash Seal Land requires two players to activate. This card could help players with cooperative intentions quickly find each other.
[Level 0 · Ash Stone Multiplier Card
Effect: For every 10 Ash Stones you absorb, you will gain an additional 1 Ash Stone (stackable).
Duration: Effective immediately upon purchase, expires after one month.
Price: 5 Ash Stones]
Huh? 5!
It was expensive. Xia Feng couldn’t help but frown. Although 5 was insignificant compared to the final goal of 1,000, it was considered a high price at the beginning of the game.
At this price, he would need to find at least 50 Ash Stones within a month just to break even.
The risk was that the difficulty of finding Ash Stones was currently unknown, as was the amount of Ash Stones stored in each Ash Seal Land, and the duration of each game round – everything was a mystery.
Purchasing the {Ash Stone Multiplier Card} was clearly a very high-risk endeavor.
“However…”
“I like it.” Xia Feng rubbed his chin. He had already decided on his game strategy. He was the weakest player overall; without taking some risks, winning was impossible.
And…
[Note: In the shop, item cards are divided into Levels 0-3. Level 1 cards will be announced during the first exchange phase, Level 2 cards during the second exchange phase, and so on. Furthermore, in each round, previously announced item cards will increase in price—]
The item cards would increase in price!
This was quite interesting. The further into the game, the more expensive the Ash Stone Multiplier Card would become!
With this in mind, Xia Feng no longer hesitated.
He would go all out!
[Consuming 21 Ash Stones, you have purchased ‘Ash Stone Multiplier Card *4’ and ‘Ash Land Scan Card *1’.]
His initial Ash Stones were related to Life Points. Xia Feng wasn’t sure how many initial Ash Stones other players had, but he couldn’t be bothered to think about it, choosing to spend them all.
He would buy everything he could while the prices were at their lowest.
[Level 0 · Ash Stone Multiplier Card *4
Effect: For every 10 Ash Stones you absorb, you will gain an additional 4 Ash Stones (stackable).
Duration: Effective immediately upon purchase, expires after one month.]
Total spent: 20 Ash Stones]
The more Ash Stone Multiplier Cards he bought, the greater the multiplication, and the effect was exponential.
And he could break even by collecting 50 Ash Stones.
High risk, high reward.
As he contemplated, a calm, indifferent voice, devoid of gender, suddenly echoed in Xia Feng’s mind: “Found you, Black King.”
“?!” Xia Feng’s pupils contracted imperceptibly.
What was going on? Had he been exposed already?
However, he didn’t make any significant moves, only slightly lifting his Spade mask. His black robe rustled as his spiritual sense quickly scanned his surroundings.
“No need to look, you can’t find me.”
Xia Feng narrowed his black eyes, remaining silent.
“You can probably guess, I am the Red King.”
“You have two choices now: either, cooperate with me. Or, I will immediately expose your identity to them.”
