Number Two''s eyes turned vacant as she thought about it.


    "As long as, as long as we all trust each other, there won''t be a situation where only one person takes the lion''s share..."


    She was still racking her brain, talking to herself meaninglessly. This matter was actually very simple.


    As long as everyone trusts each other, as long as everyone can trust her, how could they only get such a small benefit!


    But just this bit of suspicion had everyone stuck here.


    "Stop thinking about it, Number Two."


    At this moment, Lu Ce spoke again, interrupting her thoughts.


    "Can you really face your own heart? Would you trust yourself, that if I died, you wouldn''t think about taking the most?"


    "And, if you really found some way to make everyone trust you, and threw me out to put yourself in the best position."


    "Don''t you think Player Three would use the same method to throw you out too?"


    The light in Number Two''s eyes gradually dimmed. Hearing this, she finally realized it was unsolvable.


    Originally, she thought she could turn the tables with her ''intelligence.''


    If only...


    But there was no ''if.''


    Lu Ce was now playing with the little bugs that had crawled in. One, which looked like a scorpion with a huge tail, climbed onto his body at his beckoning.


    He picked it up and squeezed it slightly. The seemingly strong giant bug was instantly powerless.


    After a brief thought, Lu Ce brought the bug closer to his wounded leg.


    Suddenly, the scorpion''s tail shook violently, and something unexpected happened—it spewed fire!


    [Chosen of Pain! Pain Value +6!]


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    "Holy! What the hell is this alien creature!"


    Lu Ce was shocked, looking at the charred and raw edge of his severed leg. He hadn''t expected the bug to be so powerful.


    "It even spews fire? By the way, its hemostatic effect isn''t bad."


    Hemostatic? You call charring a severed limb hemostatic?!


    The other players, watching him play here and witnessing the bug''s power, felt an even heavier weight on their already pressured hearts.


    "Can we take this thing with us? Can you give it to me? Where are the organizers? Why aren''t they saying anything?"


    [...]


    Lu Ce''s voice received no response.


    Whether it was the previous escape game or the current loot distribution game, they weren''t inherently difficult.


    It''s just... a severed leg, lava, a rusty saw.


    A swarm of bugs, death, a door to poisonous insects that could open at any time.


    All constantly adding pressure to one''s heart, breaking down all psychological defenses, making you collapse, make wrong choices, or even give up on life.


    But all of this was ineffective against Lu Ce.


    "Number One, I have a question for you."


    In the silence, Player Three, who hadn''t spoken, finally spoke, as if in a last struggle.


    "You analyze well, but this distribution method relies on everyone being in a rational state."


    "What if, among us, someone doesn''t care about benefits, doesn''t care about anything, just wants to vote you out and let you die?"


    As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and Number Five, like a madman, forcefully blew on the chair beneath him.


    "I don''t care! I don''t care! Why is it that I''ve also lost a leg, suffered so much, and now in the safest position, yet haven''t gained any benefits!"


    "I want at least ten points! It doesn''t matter who''s distributing, as long as I don''t get it, I won''t agree! We might as well all die! Anyway, I''m the last one, I can''t die!"


    Number Five shouted crazily, like someone who had been driven mad.


    It was unclear whether he was pretending or had really gone insane.


    In this type of game, dealing with such people is the most troublesome.


    Number Two''s previously dim eyes lit up again, staring intently at Number Five. As long as Number Five went crazy, as long as Number Five was a fool! For whatever reason, as long as he disagreed!


    And at this moment, Number Four, who had been allocated 0 points, suddenly spoke:


    "Number One! Give me five points! Don''t worry about Number Five''s thoughts, I can agree!"


    ...


    Silence.


    Quiet.


    In the empty room, it seemed as if even people''s breathing had stopped, and the buzzing of insects was gradually ignored by everyone.


    Number Five''s eyes widened, his previous crazed expression completely vanished, staring incredulously at Number Four!


    His act of madness, which didn''t even pressure Lu Ce, was effortlessly broken.


    "Hahaha."


    "Hahahahaha!"


    In Number One''s room, Lu Ce laughed heartily, the expression on his mask full of amusement.


    He hadn''t done anything, just watched a weak alliance fall apart on its own.


    Turning to Player Three, he gave his answer:


    "Rationality may not be expected, but greed and human nature are eternal."


    "You will believe from the bottom of your hearts that no matter who distributes, once they get that power, they will make the choice I mentioned before."


    "You want to maximize your own benefits, but don''t want others to have the chance to maximize theirs."


    "Greed and suspicion are eternal."


    "Whether I live or die doesn''t matter. For your own benefits, the choice you have is between life and death, 0 or 1."


    "This is a hell game, the difference between the rewards of 0 and 1 can be significant."


    "The things I showed you earlier, those that ignite your deepest desires, won''t let you give up the gap between 0 and 1."


    "Moreover, after this experience, you might never dare to enter this game again."


    "In other words, this might be your last chance to gain benefits and change your reality..."


    In the end, only Lu Ce''s voice echoed in the room.


    It was like he was speaking to others, but also like a self-review.


    No one responded, and the organizers said nothing. In the extremely oppressive atmosphere, every player hoped for an unexpected event.


    But nothing happened.


    When the second five minutes passed, a giant spider entered Player Three''s room.


    Soon, Player Three and Number Five silently changed their votes to agree, without any approval or resistance, as if completing a silent contract.


    [Game Over!]


    [Hell Difficulty Instance, Magma Cavern, Five Players Cleared! One Perfect Clear!]


    [Game rewards distributed according to the results of the bonus game!]


    [Welcome to Chosen''s Paradise!]