Chapter 36: Two Faces of Stone

A sudden cardiac arrest!

Yi Mo reacted quickly.

As his body retreated, he turned to look toward the direction where the shadow had been cast by the lightning.

Hiss—!

After looking, Yi Mo froze and sucked in a breath of cold air.

There, hanging from the door beam by a single thread of spider silk, was a rainbow-patterned spider the size of two quail eggs.

It was swaying back and forth, baring its large fangs right at him.

“That’s it?”

“You scared the life out of me!”

Yi Mo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He watched with dead fish eyes as the spider continued to dangle in the wind, and he finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Time to go, time to go!”

He glanced outside.

Although the sky was still very overcast, the thunderstorm had come and gone quickly and was already about to stop.

Not intending to stay in this godforsaken place any longer, he exited through the wooden door on the side—the one without a spider.

After walking only a few paces, he turned back.

He found a broken wooden basin inside the Ancestral Hall and ran back and forth to the lakeshore several times, using the water to wash away the dust on the floor.

Only after the obvious footprints were gone did he pant and say, “This body of mine is truly useless!”

“Totally pathetic!”

After speaking, he placed the wooden basin by his feet and bowed several times to the messy spirit tablets.

“Ancestors and gods, please forgive my rudeness!”

“It can’t be helped.

It’s all the System Loli’s fault!”

“If you want to blame someone, blame her!”

Yi Mo muttered to himself with quite a bit of sincerity, directly shifting the blame onto the System Loli’s head.

He didn’t even know if she actually was a loli or if she possessed an independent consciousness.

Once he finished, he picked up the broken basin.

He planned to find a thicket out of sight to dump it before heading back to the Thatched Hut.

After all, it was getting late.

North of the Ancestral Hall was a thickening forest.

Yi Mo found some bushes and threw the basin away.

Just as he was about to head back, he froze while looking at the trees.

He noticed a patch of grass between the trees that looked slightly different from the rest!

If he had to describe it, it wasn’t as lush as the surrounding area.

‘Was this… a path before?’

After making this judgment, Yi Mo looked at the dark sky and hesitated.

Ultimately, he decided to go in and take a look.

He had already made a major discovery in the Ancestral Hall.

Those spirit tablets, if one was observant enough, revealed a clear truth.

They told the Players that Cupid was not recognized by this village!

That meant in this game, the couple connected by Cupid was either two Werewolves or one good person and one Werewolf!

Cupid was not on the side of the good people!

Yi Mo expressionlessly pushed through the dense vegetation.

Fortunately, there weren’t many insects.

The path he walked lacked any particularly large plants or trees; there was only a layer of sparse wild grass.

After walking for 20 minutes, Yi Mo discovered the secret hidden deep within the forest.

Standing among the trees were five stone statues, ranging from 2.5 to 3 meters in height.

No, there should have been four standing; the statue of the Thief was lying on the ground, having collapsed for some unknown reason.

It was unclear if the carvings weren’t very lifelike to begin with or if time had simply taken its toll, but the details were blurry, making it impossible to discern the expressions on the statues’ faces.

However, based on the carved decorations, movements, and overall images, one could still identify them as the Prophet, the Idiot, the Witch, the Hunter, and the Thief.

‘Still no Cupid…’

Yi Mo muttered to himself.

He didn’t rush to approach.

He searched the surrounding bushes once more, and only after confirming there was no statue of Cupid did he turn back to the others.

This further corroborated the information he had obtained earlier in the Ancestral Hall.

Yi Mo looked at the grass and saw no obvious footprints.

It seemed no one had been here yet.

He first walked over to the Thief’s statue.

The ground around it showed no signs of recently disturbed grass, meaning it had likely been down for a long time.

After thinking for a moment, he began examining the other statues.

When he reached the Prophet’s statue, he discovered faint traditional characters on the back of the base.

*You are the person closest to the gods and possess sufficiently great talent. Unfortunately, you have been mediocre and have failed everyone’s expectations.*

Yi Mo was stunned when he saw these words.

He hurried back to the Witch’s statue and pushed aside the slightly long wild grass.

The previously overlooked text finally entered his sight.

*In recent years, the village’s Witch has been very clever and powerful, as if blessed by heaven. However, she is somewhat cautious and cowardly.*

What did this represent?

There was no clear hint in the rules about whether the Witch could save herself.

Yi Mo decided to go all the way and quickly checked the text under the bases of the Hunter and Idiot statues.

*Generations of Hunters have become increasingly less brave than before, becoming cowardly and incompetent — even envying the Witch. In the end, they have accomplished nothing. But it does not matter; the Hunter God will protect everyone!*

*Hee hee, hee hee. Knowing nothing, truly knowing nothing. I am just an Idiot. Even so, it seems everyone can gain enlightenment from it.*

After Yi Mo finished reading the four statues, he returned to the Thief’s statue.

He spent a long time examining it before finally shaking his head.

The side that should have had the text was pressed against the ground.

It seemed impossible to read it no matter what.

Yi Mo thought that even if Pikachu and Great Emperor Zhenwu tried to move this statue together, they wouldn’t be able to budge it.

As for himself, he would not share these secrets or the information he had obtained with others.

“Heh… Don’t trust those things too much. In a Death Game, the vast majority of information is intentionally used by the System to mislead Players.”

A cold laugh rang out behind Yi Mo, tinged with a hint of disdain.

Yi Mo quickly turned around.

Unsurprisingly, the speaker was the Ordinary Girl Village Chief.

She was still wearing that black tracksuit, looking at him with a gloomy face and a hint of contempt in her eyes.

Yi Mo frowned slightly, though his expression remained largely unchanged.

After a moment of thought, he asked, “Since when have you been following me?”

“I was wondering why it felt like someone was always watching me.”

The Ordinary Girl Village Chief looked at Yi Mo and said, “Heh, why should I tell you?”

“I did see some interesting things, though. Interesting enough to get you eliminated.”

The ordinary maiden looked at Yi Mo playfully.

Yi Mo’s gaze grew increasingly cold.

“Heh, aren’t you afraid that I’m a Wolf and will kill you to silence you?”

Hearing this, the ordinary maiden hugged her narrow shoulders as if she were terrified.

Then she lifted her face.

Despite her small stature, she possessed a condescending pride and confidence.

“You? Do you actually dare to kill me?”

Yi Mo’s cold gaze gradually faded.

He sat down on the fallen stone statue and rubbed his bangs.

“I’m a Hunter. I can’t kill you at night. At most, if I’m killed, I can take you with me.”

“However, I can certainly get you eliminated during the day.”

The Ordinary Girl Village Chief looked at Yi Mo and laughed coldly.

“Heh heh heh heh…”

After a pause, she suddenly said happily, “Get me eliminated during the day?”

“Hahaha, you should think about how to keep yourself from being eliminated first. Conan has already secured the majority of the votes. You will die today — you will really die!”

“It really… makes me so happy!”

Even though she had a deadpan face, it didn’t stop her from doubling over with laughter in an exaggerated manner.

Yi Mo ignored her ridicule and began walking back the way he came.

He said in a cold tone, “No. If he wants to get me eliminated, then the one who leaves today will definitely be him.”

The Ordinary Girl Village Chief stared deeply at Yi Mo’s back, her thoughts unknown.

Just as Yi Mo’s figure was about to disappear, he suddenly stopped and looked back.

“Hey. Even though you’re annoying, I feel like we actually get along quite well. Since we both have gloomy, expressionless faces, why don’t we temporarily team up and pretend to be a couple?”

“It’s getting cloudy. It wouldn’t be good to let you head back alone.”

Although Yi Mo said this, his face remained expressionless and his tone was flat.

To be honest, there was zero atmosphere.

Of course, he just wanted to test if the Ordinary Girl Village Chief was his “girlfriend.”

However, he didn’t hold out much hope; even he felt his current acting and tone were pathetic.

The Ordinary Girl Village Chief did not disappoint Yi Mo.

She made a gagging gesture and said with a look of disgust, “Ugh, disgusting!”

“You were playing so freely with that bitch during the day, and when you couldn’t hook up with her, you came to hook up with me!”

As she spoke, she mimicked Dieyu’s tone and gestures.

“Don’t worry, I will support you with all my might…”

“Hahaha… That’s hilarious!”

“Don’t worry, I’ll support you too.”

“During the Judgement Phase, my vote will be yours too~”

After finishing her impression of Dieyu, her gaze turned playful and her tone became cold.

“Of course, the difference is that it will be cast for your head. I’ll do my best to ensure you’re eliminated today!”

Yi Mo frowned.

“In terms of being disgusting, you’re not much better. You followed us for so long.”

“Does that mean you were the one who went to the Ancestral Hall while I was asleep?”

The Ordinary Girl Village Chief shook her head.

“Heh… I didn’t go today.”

Hearing this, Yi Mo turned and left, no longer paying her any mind.

On the contrary, the Ordinary Girl Village Chief thought of something.

A sharp light flashed in her eyes as she said, “Hey, wait!”

“Let me tell you something interesting.”

“Before that bitch invited you, she had a fight with Taoqimao!”

“Hahaha…”

Yi Mo didn’t even turn his head.

He continued walking back and replied coldly, “Sowing discord doesn’t work on me.”

Finally, Yi Mo’s figure completely vanished into the forest.

The Ordinary Girl Village Chief gave a dark, disgusted “Tch” before walking toward the statues Yi Mo had just examined.

***

The time returns to early morning.

At this moment, only Conan and Baiduren remained inside Old Six Du’s Thatched Hut.

Hearing Conan state with certainty that Yi Mo was a Werewolf, Baiduren grew interested.

He turned his head and asked, “Oh? You’re that sure?”

Conan adjusted his glasses.

“Of course.”

Baiduren: “Tell me why.”

Conan looked at the tragically deceased Old Six Du and walked out of the house.

“Because, I am the true Hunter.”

Looking at Conan’s back, the corners of Baiduren’s mouth curled up slightly as he followed.

“Oh? If you are Claiming Hunter, the Judgement Meeting tonight will be a life-and-death struggle between you and Shiba Daye over who is the real Hunter.”

“Coming out now isn’t exactly a good thing for you.”

After exiting the house, Conan said firmly, “No, it’s not a life-and-death struggle between the two of us. It is a death sentence for the Werewolf Shiba Daye!”

“Let’s go. I don’t want to waste my breath. Accompany me to find the others. I’ll explain everything once we’re together.”

Baiduren didn’t say more and followed behind Conan.

It just so happened that Great Emperor Zhenwu was running over with a quilt.

Conan called out to him, “I know who the Werewolf is. Come with me.”

Great Emperor Zhenwu was stunned.

He quickly said, “Holy crap, that’s big news! I already thought you were amazing, and I was right!”