"Hmm?" As soon as these words were spoken, both of them were stunned.
The fat pig was already on the verge of death, groggy, and thus, wasn’t able to think much.
Kerry, however, imdiately said, "So, if a ghost removes the collar, it won’t be instantly killed?"
Gao Xin replied, "The rule is... those who remove their collars before the end of the ga will be instantly killed."
"Note it says ’people,’ not ’ghosts.’
"This... are you sure? It could an that nobody is allowed to remove their collars," Kerry frowned.
Gao Xin earnestly said, "This is not a word ga, you have to compare and see how other rules are phrased."
"Everywhere else in the rules, identities are strictly referred to as ’person’ or ’ghost,’ so ’person’ strictly denotes identity."
"There are two instances of instant killing in the entire set of rules, one is here and the other is ’one must not leave the apartnt before the end of the ga, violators will be instantly killed.’
"Following the sa format, it should say ’one must not remove the collar before the end of the ga, violators will be instantly killed.’
"Yet, the rule does not use ’violator’ but ’person’; I don’t think this is a careless use without special aning."
"Plus, the main point is... I don’t care whether it’s certain or not, why don’t I just try it and see?"
Kerry nodded, his eyes blazing.
He thought that Gao Xin made a lot of sense, but it was indeed necessary to test it, as it was a matter involving instant killing.
No wonder Gao Xin had to defeat the fat pig; he wanted to use him as a guinea pig.
Kerry imdiately stepped forward and grabbed the collar.
Gao Xin raised an eyebrow and said, "Aren’t you afraid that whoever tries to remove the collar will instead be instantly killed? That’s the real word ga, although the possibility is very small, but letting him do it himself is the safest."
Kerry laughed, "I’m just having a look."
He examined the collar and sure enough, there was a direct opening chanism, which could be easily opened with a pull.
He promptly forced the fat pig to remove the collar himself, and although the fat pig understood, he sneered, "I’m going to die anyway, you guys do it."
Gao Xin threw the water bottle he’d just drunk from at him: "I’m not a ghost, why would I kill you? I’m even afraid you’ll die too soon... Here, this is a Grade-C Healing Potion."
"You’d better hurry up, or by the ti you turn back into a person, you won’t be able to remove it."
Shocked, the fat pig had seen that Gao Xin drank the stuff inside, and after drinking, his body started to heal faster, which indeed was the effect of a Grade-C Healing Potion.
Although he had fallen into this predicant, the likelihood of Gao Xin not killing him was virtually nonexistent, but indeed now was not the right ti to kill him.
As long as he didn’t die right now, there was still a glimr of hope for escaping death, especially since removing the collar was beneficial for him, and they were only using him as a guinea pig; if he refused, they lost nothing.
He imdiately lifted the bottle and guzzled it down, but sothing felt off, and he said, "Why does it taste like plain water?"
Gao Xin countered, "Does a Grade-C Healing Potion have a taste?"
"..." The fat pig didn’t make a sound; normal dicine was indeed colorless and tasteless but had a faint fragrance when slled.
This one slled just like water, but after all, he had seen Gao Xin consu this dicine himself, so perhaps the fragrance had dispersed due to being stored too long.
With no other options, he drank it all and then reached out to remove his collar.
As expected, instant killing did not occur!
Kerry’s smile grew wider: "It really is possible."
Since the fat pig wasn’t instantly killed, it was confird that in this ga, people could indeed survive.
Gao Xin said, "You previously said instant killing was just a bluff, which I accept, but saying instant killing will definitely fail is nonsense."
"Instant killing must also possess trendous power, and its difference from instant kill lies in the fact that it’s the collar that triggers it."
Kerry agreed, "Yes, instant killing is the Silver Tower’s doing, whereas collar execution is the collar’s doing... as long as the collar is removed, no matter the supposed power of the execution, it is bound to fail."
"Plus, there’s no need to gamble on this one; it’s possible to verify it with others in advance."
"Since the ga was designed for ghosts to be able to remove their collars, as long as the collar is gone, it doesn’t matter if you end up being a human in the end."
"Hmm, but this is still very harsh, as you must first beco a ghost to take the opportunity to remove the collar."
"Therefore, in this ga, the Demon Blade absolutely cannot be destroyed, otherwise, if the identity of the ghost is locked in, it truly becos a solo survival ga."
Kerry pondered, this path to life seed simple, yet it was also very difficult.
Being a ghost was already a role everyone fought over. So far, all ghosts thought about hiding the Demon Blade, or throwing it away, or even destroying it at a critical mont, to prevent their ghost identity from being taken away.
And how could a person who was already a ghost want to remove their own collar?
The worst outco would be instant elimination! Ghosts wouldn’t joke with their lives.
Moreover, being a ghost was the best identity in the field, the only source of reward, and it was certain not to be eradicated in the end.
Who, being a ghost, would think about removing their collar? They would only think about chopping others! The more they killed, the more rewards they earned!
So, under normal circumstances, the strong wouldn’t consider this.
Even if ghosts knew about this, they could still play the ga of hide and seek and hunting, which was the most lucrative choice.
Yet Gao Xin had been considering this direction from the start, and even went to the extent of specifically capturing a ghost to verify it.
Thinking of this, Kerry looked at Gao Xin in surprise, "You’ve really been thinking about surviving with others all along, haven’t you?"
"Otherwise, I wouldn’t have thought about verifying a path for multiple people’s survival right away."
Gao Xin said calmly, "That’s my style, I like to lead fragile teammates to survive."
Kerry frowned, "Even if the fragile ones survive this round, there are no rewards for them, only for ghosts."
Gao Xin scoffed, "That’s not important, soone will pay the bill."
"Huh? Who’s going to pay?" Kerry was startled.
Gao Xin didn’t answer, but said, "I only intended to earn a bit of pocket money at first, but this ga beca more difficult because of , I have to achieve the best ending."
"Uh... you?" Kerry raised his eyebrow and realized, "Did you also receive a tip last round?"
Gao Xin stated indifferently, "Yes, I received the maximum tip."
Kerry was surprised, "Damn, the maximum tip? No wonder, with two people getting tipped in one ga, a re beginner’s ga has to force all Radiations to fight to the death."
The beginner’s gas he had been through before were not this challenging.
If Radiations couldn’t be bothered with rewards, they often just sat sowhere watching others kill until the ga ended, then they could leave.
But in this ga, even the basic act of surviving required a fight with a ghost first, and ghosts certainly wouldn’t give up their identity, so in the end, it was still a fight to the death.
Gao Xin looked at the increasingly fierce and weak Fat Pig, who still hadn’t received the effects of the Healing Potion, and said calmly, "After finding a way to avoid eradication, the next goal is very clear..."
"Get the Demon Blade, beco a ghost, remove the collar."
"And then continue to capture people, give the Demon Blade to them, let them remove their collar, and have the new ghost continue the succession."
"Repeat this process, capturing all the people, removing all the collars. The final state of this ga would be to return to this ’ghost catching people’ scenario, where everyone could avoid being eradicated in the end."
"Whoever disagrees, just slaughter them, turn them into redemption tickets."
Gao Xin spoke calmly, filled with the intent to kill while also choosing a very peculiar strategy, with this approach there wouldn’t be much reward.
Kerry looked deeply at Gao Xin and asked seriously, "May I inquire as to who you are?"
Gao Xin cocked his head and said, "Tai Sui."
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