Chapter 577: Four Kings

Fears of a life leading nowhere, fear of making wrong choices, fear of not giving it your all, resulting in lifelong regrets, and an eventual death of frustration.

Compared to these torments, what is death, really?

Fu Miaoxue craned her neck to see them in discussion, and couldn’t help but interrupt, “Hey hey hey! There are already three of you Kings! Even though a King gets one chance to surrender, no one knows when they’ll meet an ally. You might end up dead before you even meet each other!”

A labyrinth war, from one King to another.

The chances of meeting allies in the game are not high.

Yan Qingwen glanced at the crowd in the distance.

They were discussing in hushed tones too; although they tried to hide their anxiety, the tension was clear to see.

Those who could make it here had naturally gone through many games and mazes. Everyone knew what this game – the so-called ‘War’ – meant.

Yan Qingwen said slowly, “There are a total of 241 people here; assuming that there are 10 people per game, that’s 24 games. If two people per game progress, that’s 24 going down to 12, then 12 to 6, then 6 to 3, and finally we’ll have the champion from the last 3 groups.

Of course, the exact rules aren’t clear right now. But if we go by this progression, a King needs to lead their subjects to win four games in a row for ultimate victory. On the other hand, if teams are divided, the likelihood of victory might increase if they meet an ally and surrender, thus consolidating their forces. I guess that’s what everyone else is deliberating too: whether to split their teams to gain the biggest advantage.”

“Wow …” Fu Miaoxue blinked, “Going by your logic, if we can gather more Kings… umm… let say 12! As long as we meet an ally, we surrender, surrender, and surrender. Winning will be a breeze!”

“How is that supposed to be easy?” Bai Youwei resting her cheek on her hand grumbled, “The total number of people doesn’t change, the more Kings there are, the fewer subjects there are to command. In plain terms, that means less help in the game. If other Kings have seven helpers, but you only have one, how are you playing this game? You’d definitely be battered severely.”

Fu Miaoxue pouted unhappily, “It’s so bothersome; it’s a problem whether there are too few or too many Kings. Du Lai isn’t here either. I don’t want to play anymore~ I’ll opt to be a subject, you all carry on!”

Upon hearing this, Bai Youwei squinted her eyes, thought of something and gave a smile:

“Are you sure about signing up to be a subject? Ah~ I remember the rules mentioned that a King can recruit subjects. But that’s only if you have spare puzzle pieces. You only have one puzzle piece; even if you want to recruit Du Lai, you probably can’t~”

Fu Miaoxue’s eyes sparkled, she immediately responded: “I’ll sign up to be a King! A King! A King! No take-backs!”

What’s there to fear with just a single puzzle piece? As long as she wins one round, wouldn’t she be able to recruit Du Lai?

Since Su Man didn’t know Fu Miaoxue and found this veiled woman quite strange, she couldn’t help but comment, “In this case, there will be four Kings…”

Lu Yuwen looked at this group of people, all of them strangers. The only person he could really talk to was Su Man.

“I’ll be a subject,” Lu Yuwen stated, “I’m not really interested in collecting puzzle pieces, but I also don’t want to be demoted to a commoner, so I’ll choose to be a subject.”

He looked at Su Man and asked, “Which King will you choose? I don’t know these people. Whichever one you choose, I’ll follow.”

After hesitating, Su Man chose to go with Yan Qingwen after glancing between him and Bai Youwei.

Zhu Shu and Lun Ang were not around, so she couldn’t just let Yan Qingwen fight alone.

Shen Mo’s former subordinates, Fang Yu and Ya Chaohui, naturally continued to follow Shen Mo.

Tan Xiao and Pan Xiaoxin followed Bai Youwei.

Fu Miaoxue was amused, “Only two subjects and even a child, hahaha!”

“Crazy,” Bai Youwei rolled her eyes, “I have puzzle pieces to recruit subjects. You don’t even have a single extra puzzle piece, yet you still find it amusing. You’re really optimistic.”

Fu Miaoxue bit her lip, “…Just you wait! My puzzle pieces will exceed yours one day!”