As despair engulfed everyone, the countdown came to an end.

Suddenly, the entire venue was illuminated by a red light.

[Since you failed to produce enough 'Fertility Badges' within the allotted time, the 'Barbarian Race Invasion' has been triggered.]

[You have 10 minutes to reach the new Judgement Room and undergo a full trial. If you fail to enter the Judgement Room on time, you will face instant death punishment.]

With a "bang," the door that originally led to the No. 1 Judgement Room opened, but behind it was no longer the No. 1 Judgement Room, but a more spacious and eerie Judgement Room.

Fei Xiong looked in Jiang He's direction full of resentment. He was originally next to the No. 2 mechanism, closest to the Judgement Room, so he went there first.

The others also struggled to get up from the ground and headed for the new Judgement Room.

10 minutes was quite ample, so even though most people were already exhausted, it didn't pose much problem.

Jiang He lightly patted Yang Yuting's hand, softly reassuring her, "It's okay, it's okay, 6 female players, 2 male players, only one person will die, we'll be fine…"

Yang Yuting abruptly shook off her hand: "Enough!"

After speaking, Yang Yuting limped after the female driver Zhao Dong towards the Judgement Room.

Jiang He stood there stunned, and moments later, she numbly got up and also walked towards the Judgement Room.

However, at that moment, a cry of astonishment erupted from the crowd.

Because Fei Xiong, the first to enter the Judgement Room, had returned!

Moreover, he was holding a sharp dagger in his hand.

Every judge's stand in each Judgement Room had a dagger embedded in it, and the new Judgement Room was no exception.

Bai Yanyan was at the forefront, colliding head-on with Fei Xiong, who then drove the dagger directly into her neck and sliced viciously!

The major artery ruptured, and blood sprayed like a fountain, coating the walls and ceiling in red.

Earpiercing screams exploded again, and all the female players scattered in terror!

Fei Xiong, with bloodshot eyes and holding the dagger, once again set his sights on the closest taxi driver, Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong tried to flee in panic, but she was injured, and the space was too narrow to find any cover.

But just as she was in utter despair, seemingly waiting for death, someone beside her seemed to pull her aside.

Zhao Dong was startled for a moment, and then she saw Fei Xiong changed his target and charged at Chen Xin.

She, still shaken, glanced at the person who pulled her, realizing that Yang Yuting was also terrified, her face pale, and still hadn't returned to her senses.

- According to the game's rules, any violent actions against members of the Judicial Council are strictly prohibited; any violation will incur instant death punishment.

But violence against others is not prohibited in the game.

Fei Xiong had intended to kill Zhao Dong, but he feared accidentally touching Yang Yuting might cause instant death punishment to himself, so he chose another target instead.

Sister Zhao's mind was a complete blank: "He's gone mad! What is he doing? Why is he killing people!"

Yang Yuting, though quite terrified, was still trying to think: she figured out the reason.

"Because of the vote for the 'Barbarian Race Invasion'...

"It's now 6 females and 2 males. Fei Xiong knows he's universally hated by all the female players, and once voting resumes, he will surely die!

"Therefore, he wants to kill as many female players as he can to lower his death probability...

"This Imitator intentionally left us with 10 minutes before the all-member trial, just to make us kill each other!!"

Clearly, Fei Xiong indeed went mad, because the more he killed, the more likely he would receive 'death' votes; no one would allow a murder maniac to leave the game alive.

Yet, to Fei Xiong, dragging a few down with him before his death might be a reasonable thought birthed out of madness.

Although Yang Yuting realized this, she couldn't do anything.

Even though she was a member of the Judicial Council and Fei Xiong couldn't do any violence upon her, she equally couldn't stop Fei Xiong.

Because Fei Xiong could just bypass her and kill others.

Chen Xin screamed loudly; she was cornered by Fei Xiong with no escape.

Fei Xiong swung his dagger down, slicing through Chen Xin's defensively raised arm, carving a deep wound to the bone.

Yet, just as he was about to strike again, a tremendous force gripped his neck from behind, dragging him to the ground.

Fei Xiong tried to break free, but the force was too strong, leaving him unable to escape.

He could only reflexively elbow the person behind him, trying to get free.

But the next second, a broadcast voice echoed.

[Violent behavior against a Judicial Council member detected; violator will face immediate death punishment.]

Fei Xiong felt a prickling pain at his wrist, followed by a black line that rose up along his artery, instantly sapping all his strength.

"Cough! Cough, cough! Ugh…"

Fei Xiong spat out a mouthful of black blood, and after a couple of dying breaths, went completely silent.

Behind him, Li Jiang also panted heavily, only standing back up after a moment.

He looked at Chen Xin, who was huddled in the corner.

Chen Xin's arm bore a wound deep enough to see bone, with blood everywhere; she could only press down hard with her other hand.

Seeing Li Jiang look at her, Chen Xin felt her heart nearly stop.

Because Li Jiang could easily kill her, it would be as simple as that.

But Li Jiang didn't look at her again, only kicked Fei Xiong's dagger far into a remote corner.

...

Everyone stumbled into the Judgement Room disheveled.

In the Judgement Room, there were 10 different judge stands, scattered throughout the room.

But at the moment, only 6 players remained in the arena.

They each chose a judge stand to stand on, and the ceaseless loud clanging sound filled the air as everyone was trapped in iron cages that descended from above.

Jiang He, Yang Yuting, Chen Yumei, Li Jiang, Chen Xin, Zhao Dong.

Jiang He trembled as she held onto the bars of the cage, but she continued to reassure herself that absolute despair had yet to come.

According to game rules, a death vote exceeding half must occur for the instant death punishment to apply.

This means that among the 6, there must be 4 'death' votes.

Jiang He was sure not to cast a death vote on herself, and Yang Yuting, no matter how angry she was, likely wouldn't cast a death vote on her.

Among the remaining 4, as long as Chen Yumei, Chen Xin, or Zhao Dong didn't cast a death vote for her, she would remain unharmed.

Especially Chen Xin and Zhao Dong, these two were saved by her during a trial; both emotionally and logically, they shouldn't cast a death vote, right?

In Jiang He's view, the most likely to die was the only surviving male player who had killed someone by his own hand, Li Jiang.

With a "thud," the lighting in the venue dimmed until only a few spotlights illuminated the tops of everyone's heads.

[Judgement begins.]

[Among all currently surviving Inner Court Players, at least one must trigger the instant death punishment through voting, or all will face the instant death punishment.]

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