Chapter 2: Matching Game of Death

Chapter 2: Matching Game of Death

Tang Cuo got a debt of 8 points after two rounds.

At the beginning of the third round, as before, the crow paced on the stone pillar, straightened his chest and shook his head in pleasure. He shot a playful, arrogant glance at the crowd in the arena and seemed to intentionally stop at Tang Cuos direction for two seconds, but moved away disdainfully.

Lets see what the next round of punishment will be? He deliberately prolonged his tone and forced everyone to look up at him.

The turntable slowly listened to his words and the pointer pointed to a huge yellow grid The Great Soul Pendulum.

What is it now?! Chi Yan clutched his head and cried out desperately, but he didnt dare to make a loud noise. He approached Tang Cuo subconsciously, as if it would give him some security.

The crow flapped his wings: The Great Pendulum is good. I love the Great Pendulum! Three minutes of pure bliss. Are you ready?

Everyone looked around in panic and saw that the stone pillars suddenly became strange as the dark figure of a huge black pendulum emerged from each pillar. The 49 pendulums began to swing around the stone pillars in different directions, different orders and different speeds, but somehow there seemed to be a wonderful rhythm.

Albeit called a pendulum, it wasnt actually the same as the pendulum ride in the amusement park. Rather, it looked more like a judges hammer, except that this hammer was so large that it could sweep away a dozen people at once.

Swoosh the strong wind from the pendulums oscillation could make people feel the pain creeping up their face even from a distance.

Run!

Avoid, avoid it!

Be careful!

The people scattered around desperately to avoid the pendulums, but the moment they turned their heads from one pendulum, they met another. Boom! As the pendulum hit one man, before his blood even splashed, his whole body was thrown into the thick blackness outside the arena. He completely disappeared.

Another man was so frightened he crumbled on the ground, stiff and unable to move, with only the reflection of the pendulum growing larger and larger in his pupil.

Then another was so scared he slumped to the ground with both his hands clutching his head, but he luckily escaped. The people all looked up to see the pendulums swinging everywhere, creating a hurling wind so loud it could blow up everyones eardrums. There was absolutely nowhere to hide.

Wham! Boom! Crash!

Screams filled the entire space as blood splattered.

For the ones that had been lethally hit but hadnt left the arena, a black hole that was exactly the same as the first rounds appeared below their bodies, swallowing them down in complete silence.

Many lives were lost, yet the crow sang that cheerful song again.

God, lambs and crow,

Had fun playing on the cliff together.

They sang and danced,

Flowers bloomed in the stone.

The god said, look

It was my flower.

One lamb ate the flower,

Let it go die quickly

Chi Yan couldnt remember how many times he got up from the ground. The continuous swings made him unable to stop to think. He could only run and run desperately. His nerves were so tight that he thought if he relaxed just for a split second, he would be smashed by a pendulum.

But why is this happening?!

Chi Yan rushed forward and fell to the ground. The big pendulum swept over the top of his head with a fierce wind. He almost choked on his own breath, streams of cold sweat dripping down his back.

The pendulum on the west side swang again.

Chi Yan hurriedly got up from the ground, then right at that moment, from a short distance away, he saw the little girl in the hospital gown being pushed by another person. The man was in a rush to avoid being hit, so when he saw the pendulum coming over, he unconsciously pushed the people around him to block it. But did he think about how a girl of merely 11 or 12 years old could block a pendulum?

Run! Get up and run! Chi Yan subconsciously wanted to rush over there, but before the pendulum on the west side could swing his way, from behind, another pendulum came crashing in. He totally didnt notice and was instantly turned over by a violent whirl, which sent him rolling on the ground for several rounds before he could finally come to a stop.

It shook him to the core as he realised that he was almost directly hit. At this point, the little girl seemed to hear his cry, and she tried to get up from the ground, her face white with fear.

She crawled very quickly on both hands and feet. Tears almost started streaming down her face as the big pendulum was only inches away.

In that split second of imminent peril, a figure jumped over, caught the little girl then flew 5 or 6 meters away. The two rolled to the ground, barely avoiding another pendulum.

Chi Yans eyes widened. That man really caught the little girl!

How can it be him?

Chi Yan quickly looked in the direction of the mans flight and saw Tang Cuo casually dusting his hands, as though he just simply threw out a bag of trash. Feeling Chi Yans gaze, Tang Cuo glanced at him but didnt show any particular reaction. He turned around and walked back nonchalantly.

Ten steps later, he stood perfectly in the gap between two large pendulums. It almost seemed as though it wasnt his black hair that was blown by the wind but the sorrow of his loneliness.

Holy shit?

Chi Yan felt his heart marvel as if he saw the hope of life, then he ran in the mans direction. In fact, after avoiding the pendulums so many times, he could also see that they were swinging in a certain pattern. But to see was one thing, to apply it was another. Halfway through, he thought of the little girl again and pondered about taking her with him, then he found that she seemed particularly safe there.

The death methods that the crow just pointed out such as car accidents, drowning, hanging and wrist cutting were all detectable by naked eyes. If he wasnt the system itself and didnt know each persons way of dying, this game would become very simple.

Thinking of this, Tang Cuo once again swept his eyes on the people standing around him.

There was a car accident three blocks ahead.

Two blocks away from the left was someone in a hospital gown with no blood on his body, so it was most likely death from illness.

On the right was Chi Yan, a sudden death.

The one behind him didnt show any specific sign, but there was no blood on his body, so chances were it wasnt an external injury.

Ge? Have you any idea? Chi Yan asked.

Do you know how to swear at people? Tang Cuo asked back.

Ah? Chi Yan was dumbfounded and started scratching his head. Who am I swearing at?

Tang Cuo: The crow.

Chi Yan immediately grasped his point. This was like the moment one got crazy right before his death. They might all die soon, which meant they died twice in a day. If Chi Yan couldnt live past this, he might as well go crazy and show some respect to this shitty world.

F**k you stupid bird! And f**k your mom too, you shitty chicken!This is a very tough insult to translate, so Im likely missing out the nuance here. The original sentence is Chi Yan threw a hilarious mix of Sichuan and Guangdong vulgars at the crow.

Tang Cuo now saw that he hadnt given the boy the respect he deserved and decided to look at the boy in a new light from now on. But he felt that these swears were still a bit lengthy, like an old ladys foot wrap that was both too smelly and too long, so he decided to reduce it to

Hey, you stupid animal!

Everyone in the arena had their jaws dropped.

The crow almost had one foot off the stone pillar and turned around in disbelief: Who? Who is talking?

Tang Cuo raised his hand: Its me, Im swearing.

Crow: Who do you swear at?

Tang Cuo: The stupid animal.

Crow: Who is the stupid animal, please tell me clearly!

Tang Cuo: You.

The crow totally flew off the handle. If he was just playing around before, then this time the great and benevolent Mr. Crow was really angry. He flapped his wings frantically, the feathers on his head starting to fall off.

How dare you say that to the great and benevolent Mr. Crow, I will punish you! I must punish you! Ive decided that this round will start with you, you! It is you! You quickly die!

The familiar bell sounded.

Ding

Unable to eliminate, the game is over!

The crow froze.

Chi Yan froze and everyone froze.

The game is over?!

This is impossible! How can it end so soon?! The crow flew up, hovering over the sky to vent its anger. But after he shouted and shouted, at one certain moment, his face suddenly became ugly he finally understood.

You cheat! You deliberately angered me! The crow glared at Tang Cuo.

Tang Cuo shrugged.

Chi Yan realised afterwards: Ge, what the hell is going on? How did the game end? You you you you didnt die in a car accident?

Of course, Tang Cuo didnt die in a car accident. If he died in such a common manner, his character score wouldnt be so negative.

The crow was still indignant: You treacherous, cunning player, you dare to fool the great and benevolent Mr. Crow. I must punish you, you

Ding The chime of the bell interrupted his words.

Congratulations to all the players who successfully completed the Easter egg game of The Wheel of Fortune. Survivors: 2,315. Let us give a warm applause to the triumphant conclusion of Yong Ye Citys entrance ceremony!

Dear players,

Welcome back to Yong Ye City!

As the voice fell, everyones vision began to blur and their consciousness gradually slipped away. Only the ravenous voice of the crow was still ringing in their ears: K27216, you cunning human, I will remember you!

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Heres a quiz with no reward: So, how did Tang Cuo actually die?