Chapter 125 Rules: Crazy Killing

“…So you can talk.

Ewass stopped and looked over with interest: “I thought you had sworn not to talk. Or maybe you would be merciful and let me save him.”

“There is no need to say those meaningless words. It will only weaken your will and make you weak.”

When Ewass stopped, the monk nodded slightly and continued in a low voice: “Mr. Aleister, please be patient and listen to me.

“This ceremony has special victory conditions, which is different from the normal New Moon Ceremony. In the normal New Moon Ceremony, even if you kill everyone, you will be judged as a loser as long as the task is not completed.

“But this time there is a [Crazy Killing] rule, so you can complete the task by killing everyone in advance. Even if you don’t complete the task, the person who survives to the end will win. The simplest way to win is to reduce the number of people to three. The giant will give priority to picking corpses, so the remaining three people will automatically win no matter how many points they have.

"But this strategy is flawed. If the other six people are not all killed, but one survives... he may get a lot of points. This will cause one of the three people to be eliminated.

"Therefore, the most stable winner, in addition to the first point, is the one who kills the most. If someone kills one person, and the remaining seven people are alive, then as long as the giant chooses the dead as food, the ritualist who kills one person will definitely win.

"From this perspective, killing one person in each of the three storage rooms is the safest way. In this way, no matter which room the giant goes to, it will not choose the survivors as food."

"You are right," Aiwas nodded, "but can others think of it?"

"The team that didn't think of it is inherently inferior.

The monk answered calmly.

The blue light that symbolizes the path of wisdom flashed in his eyes: "Although the person who didn't kill has a chance of winning by nature-when the remaining six people gather together, as long as they work together to annihilate a team, they will definitely win.

"Because there are four people left, the other team only has one kill, and the teammates have no kills. Even if the other team gets a second kill, the number will be reduced to three."

"But this also means that the person who gets three kills can hide directly until the end of the ceremony."

Evans shook his head: "He doesn't need to cooperate with his teammates to help him complete the task."

"If that's the case," the monk replied, "his teammates may join the other team or even betray him. Therefore, this is the best way to check and balance, allowing two people to cooperate perfectly without worrying about their teammates' scores being higher than their own.

"As long as our team of two appears in front of other teams. They will immediately understand-if they don't make any kills, then you will win directly, because 1 is greater than 0. Taking this into account, they must kill at least once to restore balance, so it will eventually become a six-person game.

"But if you kill two people, you will be powerless against a team of three or two. In general, a team of two has a better chance of winning than a team of three, and a team of two or three has a better chance of winning than a team of one. But if everyone is a team of one, the remaining three will win directly."

After reading the rules of this promotion, the monk sorted out several possible tactics in less than half a minute.

But Aiwass just raised his eyebrows and laughed softly: "However, you forgot one situation. That is, people with multiple kills are likely to be targeted by the rest of the people."

"No."

The monk, who raised a flame in one hand and was like the sun, replied: "If we work together to annihilate a team, that is, we kill four people in total, then there are at most five people alive, including you. Then if someone kills you, he will become the only survivor with a number of kills and obtain a special victory condition. Therefore, for others, whether you survive or not actually makes no difference - it's just that the victory condition of [Crazy Killing] has been transferred.

"And if someone has already killed someone at this time, there are four people left, including you. Then they have no need to target you, because any death at this time means victory.

"In other words, points and tasks are just traps, and there is no need to pay attention to them. In any case, as long as a team is annihilated, the ritualist who has killed people will gain an advantage; the fewer the number, the greater the advantage. If we kill 'Red' and annihilate a team, we can ensure that both of us complete the promotion. This is the strategy with the highest total benefit for both of us at present."

"...Great."

Ewas nodded and praised: "You convinced me. Since we are teammates, what is your name and how should I call you?"

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"Xilifuro, I am an ascendant of the path of wisdom. A temple-protecting monk who practices the power of the four symbols."

The monk code-named "Xilifuro" put his hands together, closed his eyes and whispered: "I am an ascetic from the ancient country of Parthia, and I have recently traveled to Avalon..."

When he put his hands together, the flames on his body gradually extinguished. The flames he placed in his palms were gradually absorbed back into his body.

Xaliphoro looked down at Hong, his dark blue eyes calm and without mercy.

However, Hong, who had been lying on the ground without saying a word, met his eyes and a strange smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

The next moment, the dense shadows turned into countless sharp blades, directly piercing the monk from the side, turning him into a hedgehog!

He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of black blood.

But before he could make a move, the shadow blade from Aleister was instantly retracted.

Then, a pure shadow like a huge knife condensed and fell, splitting him in half instantly.

This is just the most common attack for Shadow Demon. But he couldn't bear just one attack.

"It's a pity he's late."

This is what Hong has been waiting for. She was deliberately immobile in order to expose the monk's weakness to her allies.

Hong gloated and said: "He doesn't know that we have reached a cooperation - release me, Mr. Aleister. You just heard that it is more efficient for us to form a two-person team than for you to act alone." Much more.”

Aiwass, whose whole body was wrapped in shadows, whose pupils glowed with a coquettish purple light, and whose whole body had many purple wounds, just looked at her silently without saying a word.

Seeing his attitude, Hong panicked a little.

She quickly realized why this was—it should have been the words spoken by the "Knight" that reminded the simple Aleister and made him realize that the three of them had formed an alliance in advance.

The monk who had just started on the path of wisdom made a mistake...but it was not actually his mistake.

Because he arrived late, he didn't hear about Aleister's experience and didn't know that he was a demon possessed by a shadow demon.

Salifro regards "one person" as a unit of calculation, and assumes that more people are better than fewer people. But in fact, the strength in this ceremony is uneven - "Aleister", who is possessed by the shadow demon, is the undoubted strength ceiling in this ceremony where the average person only has the first level.

Although she, Antlers, and Thunder have higher-level professions, that doesn't mean they are good at fighting now.

The ritual this time is very simple - as long as three people survive to the end and kill all the others, they can win. There is no need to worry about missions and holy spears.

This is the characteristic of the new moon ritual. You can kill people without knowing how to get it. The only thing to consider is that everyone cannot be killed in advance... But this ceremony does not even have this requirement because of the special victory.

"I can work with you, Mr. Aleister."

Hong said quickly: "I actually have some work in the Inspectorate of Glass Island. It doesn't hurt to have a friend like me, right? If you encounter some troubles, you can always come to me... Although Avalon is forbidden to go beyond the road. However, after all, you are a demon rather than a demonologist, so you still have some room for maneuver..."

But Aiwass just stared at her silently, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

The reckless and brainless temperament in him disappeared completely, revealing a sinister and evil aura.

"Mr. Salifro reminded me of something, something very important."

Aiwass said quietly: "That is, if you kill the most people, you will not necessarily be targeted by others. Because the process of killing you will also produce the number of kills. There are only nine people in total. Next, it is actually easier to eliminate the weak than to target the strong...

"And the problem of 'killing everyone will cause the ritual to settle early' will also be offset by the special rules of this ritual."

After hearing this, Hong finally realized that something was wrong.

The skin all over her body was swollen red - blood overflowed from under her skin, turned into a blade, and cut the rope.

But when the monk died, the room lost its only source of light.

She was completely unable to avoid the shadow demon, and she couldn't even detect where the shadow demon appeared from.

The next moment, she felt that her throat and limbs were tied, and she was hung up by silk threads made of shadows.

"Goodbye then, Ms. Red. Demons don't need teammates."

Aleister's voice fell.

Her head was easily severed by the shadow.