“The second round consists of required-answer questions, 36 questions total.

Question format: four choices, select one. Multiple choice questions.

Answer requirements: full participation. The pointer will randomly select one player. The player may choose a category they excel in from the question bank, or transfer the choice privilege to any non-eliminated player on the field.

Correct answers accumulate 1 point, maximum accumulation of 3 points;

Incorrect answers deduct 1 point, those with 0 points are eliminated.”

The gray-robed elder announced the rules, paused for two seconds, then spoke again:

“Those who leak answers will be directly eliminated regardless of points.”

The people on the field anxiously looked at each other.

Bai Youwei’s gaze swept around in a circle. Among everyone present, only a small portion had accumulated points.

The people on her side and Yan Qingwen’s team had taken the initiative. Later, because too many people participated in buzzing in, even knowing the answer made it difficult to seize the opportunity to respond.

Currently, those with the most points were Pan Xiaoxin and Li Li, both with the full 3 points.

She and Yan Qingwen had 2 points.

Shen Mo and Zhu Shu had 1 point.

The remaining Tan Xiao, Cheng Weicai, and Lu Ang all had 0 points.

About a dozen people on Fei Ge’s side also had 0 points.

This group would be the most dangerous, because in the upcoming required-answer questions, if they couldn’t answer, having no points to deduct, they would be directly eliminated.

Bai Youwei’s brows furrowed slightly.

Lu Ang was Yan Qingwen’s person—she didn’t care. Cheng Weicai was a teacher and should be able to answer required questions. She was more worried about Tan Xiao.

However… Tan Xiao still had a puzzle piece that could save his life at a critical moment.

Bai Youwei asked the monitor: “The rules require players not to leak answers, so can we engage in conversation?”

“You may,” the gray-robed elder hoarsely answered. “You may converse freely, but… if the conversation content is judged by the system as hints or suggestions about the answer, you will similarly be eliminated.”

Bai Youwei thought for a moment, then asked again: “What if I deliberately mislead someone in conversation?”

As soon as she spoke, someone immediately said incredulously: “Damn! So vicious!”

Almost everyone glared at her angrily.

Bai Youwei looked completely unconcerned, quietly watching the monitor.

The gray-robed elder was silent for a moment, then answered her: “Regardless of whether the answer is correct or incorrect, it will be viewed by the system as a hint or suggestion.”

So whether it was the real answer or a fake answer, as long as it was related to the answer, it couldn’t be mentioned.

“OK~ I understand.” Bai Youwei said easily. “We can start now.”

Gray-robed elder: “Do others still have questions?”

Everyone looked at each other unwillingly, with no one speaking up.

At this point, saying anything was useless. No matter how resentful they felt inside, they could only accept their fate!

Accept the rules!

Accept the game!

Obediently become a puppet on strings!

Accept fate!

The monitor, high and mighty, announced: “Then, the second round of required-answer questions begins now—”

The black pointer slowly rotated, then picked up speed.

Faster.

Even faster.

Continuously accelerating…

The monitor stood at the axis point, the pointer beneath its feet rotating endlessly, yet the long robe on its body seemed unaffected, hanging quietly still, like a motionless ghost.

The entire venue could only hear the whooshing sound of air being stirred.

Then the pointer began to slow down, and this oppressively quiet atmosphere also reached its peak!

The pointer swept past Bai Youwei—5, 6, 7… 11, 12, 13…

Slower and slower.

16…

17…

The people behind widened their eyes, pupils nearly bloodshot!

The black pointer moved at an extremely slow speed, slowly passing before player 18, finally stopping before player 19—

In an instant!

All the characters on the rectangular question boards lit up!

Piercing red light!

“Player 19, please select a question category.” The gray-robed elder said hoarsely and coldly.