Just as Lin Yu had predicted, when the water was muddied and the situation began to "spiral out of control," those among the players who considered themselves clever would inevitably jump out.

They would deduce an answer based on the current situation and then eagerly try to regain control and steer the situation.

The mysterious person in Fern and Stiller's team finally couldn't hold back and spoke, perfectly illustrating this point.

"Just introduce a tiny variable, and they can't help but jump out on their own."

On a stage, when the spotlight changes, whoever steps forward into the light naturally becomes the obvious important character!

Of course, after making the situation chaotic and tense, besides forcing these hidden individuals to reveal themselves, Lin Yu's more important goal was...

To divert their attention.

The information Stiller and Furnace Fire had just provided was too jumbled and difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Although both of their self-serving statements left a deep impression on everyone, due to Stiller's initially clumsy acting and unclear motives, and Furnace Fire the Monster's less-than-perfect cooperation, it would probably still be difficult to make everyone believe it.

And Lin Yu felt that rather than personally patching things up, it was better to let the situation become chaotic, leaving everyone with no time to discern truth from falsehood!

Even the most brilliant mathematical genius cannot solve complex equations in a burning room.

And now, Lin Yu had already thrown the crisis right in front of them...

He no longer needed to perform any extra operations.

A dead important NPC, potentially difficult-to-fulfill clearance conditions, the powerful "arbitrator" soon to arrive, the hidden members of the Psychological Society...

The complex crises suddenly piled before the players forced everyone to take them seriously.

And under such critical conditions... 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Fern did not disappoint Lin Yu's expectations. After a moment of silence, she spoke again.

"Hey, if you still want to clear this, come with me for a moment."

She spoke calmly, walking towards Stiller's group.

The players gathered together.

"Right now, if we still want the Glory Festival to proceed normally, we have no choice but to find a culprit and submit the result to the investigating NPCs before they arrive."

Fern said in a low voice, and everyone exchanged glances.

In Stiller's team, the man with thinning hair, slightly balding, asked again, "But how do we know who did it?"

His short, stocky teammate beside him retorted sharply, "Of course by finding the guy from the Psychological Society among us!"

The balding man's expression turned ugly. "And you can tell who's from the Psychological Society? Besides, how are you so sure that guy is lurking among us!"

"There are less than half the total players here. Maybe that guy from the Psychological Society suddenly used an item to rob us of our vision, killed that Furnace Fire, and then just left!"

He spoke in a rapid-fire manner.

The bounty hunter also spoke unhappily, "Are you cowards so scared your legs go weak just hearing the name 'Psychological Society'? I'm not afraid of those lunatics!"

"A bunch of trash, I've even killed a Psychological Society agent!"

This taunt once again provoked collective anger.

And just as the group was about to start arguing...

Stiller, who still commanded a certain degree of authority, spoke up again.

"Stop arguing. The lady over there is right. The top priority... is to hand over a culprit!"

"As long as we can hand over a culprit, then no matter how the Glory Festival changes, at least we won't have to face the possibility of being blamed by association."

Stiller said under Lin Yu's direction.

"Easier said than done. How do we know who the culprit is?"

The stocky man complained.

At this critical juncture, the team's silent, mysterious man laughed again.

"Heh."

"What are you laughing at now?"

The stocky man looked unhappily at the man who had been quiet all along.

Lin Yu looked at him again—the type with an ordinary appearance, average height, the kind you'd forget within seconds in a crowd.

That utterly unremarkable man spoke softly again, "You've all completely misunderstood... Neither this new lady nor the team leader said we need to find the 'real culprit.'"

"We just need to hand over a culprit, one that the arbitrator will believe, isn't that enough?"

His words were calm, composed, yet they caused the expressions of the other players to change slightly.

Stiller frowned. "You mean..."

"Let's pick an unlucky sacrifice from among us."

The utterly unremarkable man said.

As soon as these words were out, they quickly drew fierce opposition from the bounty hunter. "Hey, you got antisocial personality disorder or something? We're all teammates, why pick from among us!"

"Although framing someone is a good idea, why don't we just frame other NPCs?! Aren't there two idiots over there?"

Before the utterly unremarkable man could interrupt him, Fern spoke calmly.

"No. If those two Barbarians are the culprits... do you think anyone would believe that if we said it? Except for us individual participants, the backgrounds of everyone else from the various tribes coming to participate are too well-known."

"That Monster in the furnace was ninety-nine percent killed by a gun... Whether it's the Blood Rakshasas or the Barbarians, whether they have such methods, wouldn't the arbitrators sent by the Ten Great Tribes of the Blood Kingdom to preside over the Glory Festival know perfectly well?"

"Although those two are stupid, the arbitrators aren't—the residents of the Black Marsh world are just combative. Even if their higher-ups are impulsive, they're not fools who can be easily tricked and led by the nose."

Fern said calmly, "To get past them, we must choose someone whose background they don't know."

As Fern spoke, the bounty hunter interjected.

"Then I suggest we discard the useless ones... Someone's injured and can't move anyway."

"What are you saying?!"

"Bastard!"

As soon as the bounty hunter said this, he instantly received two looks of disdain.

"You guys still thinking of protecting that woman at a time like this," the bounty hunter said bluntly, "She thinks you're idiots, wake up! You're all grown men, acting like you've never seen a woman before!"

He spoke forcefully, and the atmosphere between the two sides grew tense.

Seeing that they were about to fight, Fern frowned slightly. "Calm down, all of you. Although we need to choose a culprit whose background is unknown and convincing enough for the arbitrator, the options aren't limited to just players."

Hearing this, Lin Yu realized now was a good opportunity.

This moment was perfect for making everyone aware of the existence of the "Rakshasa" again!

Lin Yu had always been working to make the situation chaotic, his goal consistently to make his deception come true!

After all, he couldn't really be like the Psychological Society, simply trying to increase the difficulty for everyone, right?

He was just about to give Stiller a new instruction, to have him speak directly, when...

That utterly unremarkable man spoke again.

"I think the key to deciding who to push out is... who we push out will make the arbitrator believe."

"We need to find someone with a gun."

And his words were like a kind of curse, falling into the ears of the players present, making everyone's expressions turn rather unpleasant.

A moment later, the bounty hunter turned and tried to run!

Clearly, he had a gun!

The mysterious man laughed. "See, we have our candidate."

"Chase him—who has the gun isn't important. What's important is that he's now acting 'guilty'!"