Chapter 19: Subjective Time

"Assuming my deduction is correct," Qi Si began, his gaze drifting to the rain streaking down the windowpane, "the time loop has already started. There were nine players who originally entered this instance..." He crumpled the photograph in his hand and tossed it to the floor.

"Knowing myself, and faced with a one-in-three chance of dying, my first move would have been to ensure I didn't break any rules. Then, I'd simply wait for three unlucky souls to make a mistake and get themselves killed. An easy win."

He was only telling half the story. The truth was far uglier.

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