Chapter 121: Room 107 – The Gate Room, The Third Trial (12)

– Han Kain

The goal Hyde selected for execution within the first and second rounds was “Kain”.

Whereas I used to be momentarily speechless, my teammates started to talk shortly.

“Why is Kain the highest goal? Even if you happen to’re unsure, simply say one thing. That method, the Physician can take part within the assembly naturally.”

Beneath Eunsol-noona’s urging, Seungyub, who was often quiet, spoke up.

“Perhaps it’s as a result of he at all times thinks lots?”

“Pondering lots? That might be, however…”

Songee had a distinct concept.

“Isn’t there a extra concrete cause? Like, as a result of he has an Inheritance?”

I joined the dialog round that time.

“I’m not the one one with an Inheritance. You’ve got one too, Songee, and so does Ahri. There are three of us with an Inheritance right here.”

Ahri gave her opinion.

“Maybe your Inheritance is especially deadly to Hyde? Like, it might kill Hyde?”

“They stated we are able to’t discover Hyde with Inheritances.”

“True, however it by no means stated something about killing, proper?”

Can’t discover it, however can kill it?

It appeared believable but additionally complicated.

Why did Hyde prioritize me as a goal?

Is it as a result of I am the neatest?

Truthfully, no.

I’m not the one one with an Inheritance.

Perhaps the skills of the Grimoire pose a risk to Hyde?

That appeared believable.

However in what method is it a risk? Can it kill it?

I don’t know.

It was laborious to know.

Because the begin of the Jekyll and Hyde recreation, the Moderator has at all times proven us the time.

Two minutes left.

With that thought, the third spherical ended.

n n

The solar is setting. The day is over, and Hyde’s time has come.

nn

My consciousness light…

***

– 4th Spherical, Han Kain.

I shortly opened my eyes and regarded round.

“…!”

One particular person is lacking.

The response was speedy.

“Songee?”

“Songee-noona!”

The Moderator descended.

n n

Regrettably, Hyde’s third execution was profitable. The Physician failed to guard the right goal.

The Hyde of the third spherical was “Han Kain”. Now Hyde will transfer to a different particular person.

nn

With the primary casualty, the environment drastically modified.

But it surely was nonetheless manageable. One particular person wasn’t a problem; we may revive them.

The Hyde of the third spherical possessed me.

The execution goal shifted from me to Songee.

Why didn’t Hyde execute me whereas possessing me?

Is it not possible for Hyde to execute its personal host?

I requested straight.

“Moderator, can Hyde not execute his host? Would Hyde die if that occurred?”

n n

It’s doable to execute.

nn

“Attainable” to execute?

The phrase alternative felt just like the host was hiding one thing.

Ahri instantly pointed it out.

“What occurs if Hyde executes its personal host?”

The Moderator didn’t reply.

However the Moderator’s silence advised us all the things.

Ahri spoke confidently.

“If the host dies, Hyde dies too! The strategy to eradicate Hyde is to execute the host, proper?”

“So, Hyde executes the host solely when there’s one survivor left?”

“That’s proper.”

“That’s why Hyde modified his goal from me to Songee. The sport would have ended if he executed me whereas I used to be his host.”

Eunsol-noona had a barely completely different perspective.

“There’s one other interpretation. The Physician protected you twice in a row, proper? Perhaps Hyde concluded he couldn’t kill you as a result of the Physician would hold defending you.”

It didn’t matter.

Simply earlier than returning to my physique, I used Elena’s pen to write down a small word on her hand.

n n

Ahri

nn

Elena would make her personal determination on who to guard, however I left my opinion and returned.

Elena’s eyes widened barely however confirmed no different response.

The quarter-hour had been virtually up.

n n

The solar is setting. The day is over, and Hyde’s time has come.

nn

My consciousness light…

***

– fifth Spherical, Han Kain.

I opened my eyes in stress.

“Ah…!”

A pant escaped my companions.

Our luckiest member, Seungyub, didn’t make it this time.

The Moderator descended.

nn

Regrettably, Hyde’s fourth execution was profitable. The Physician failed to guard the right goal.

The Hyde of the fourth spherical was “Kim Ahri”. Now Hyde will transfer to a different particular person.

nn

In a defeated voice, Eunsol-noona spoke.

“It’s been about an hour since this recreation began? We’ve already misplaced two individuals… Even when we are able to revive one.”

Elena, the Physician, buried her face in her fingers, probably from failing to guard twice in a row.

I used to be additionally mentally exhausted.

I anticipated the subsequent goal after Songee and I might be Ahri, however it wasn’t.

As an alternative, Hyde possessed Ahri to execute Seungyub.

…Unbelievable.

Since getting into the lodge, I’ve confronted varied trials, however this one felt significantly insurmountable.

With no seen enemy, we had been dropping teammates to the principles with out with the ability to do something.

Even Eunsol-noona regarded defeated, and the others appeared on the verge of breaking down.

Focus.

One particular person wanted to remain sharp in instances like these.

My earlier assumptions had been based mostly on one premise.

Hyde by no means acts randomly.

There was no stable proof for this.

However I consider the lodge wouldn’t kill us meaninglessly, and the sport’s development wouldn’t be purely luck-based.

If Hyde didn’t act randomly, there should be a criterion for figuring out the execution order.

This criterion ought to rank all seven contributors.

Pondering in a different way, I thought of the possession order: Yu Songee → Park Seungyub → Han Kain → Kim Ahri.

If there was a criterion for the execution order, there should be one for the possession order too.

The execution targets had been Han Kain → Han Kain → Yu Songee → Park Seungyub.

The possession targets had been Yu Songee → Park Seungyub → Han Kain → Kim Ahri.

A commonality emerged.

In each orders, Yu Songee was adopted by Park Seungyub.

After I realized this, a revelation struck like lightning!

The criterion for selecting execution and possession targets was the identical!

Hyde ranked us by a single criterion.

The order revealed to this point was:

Han Kain → Yu Songee → Park Seungyub → Kim Ahri.

Let’s summarize.

Firstly, Hyde ranked us by a particular criterion. The order appears to be Han Kain → Yu Songee → Park Seungyub → Kim Ahri.

Secondly, if Hyde executes his host, he additionally dies.

Contemplating this, I analyzed the sport’s progress to this point.

Hyde’s high execution goal was me.

To execute me, it possessed Yu Songee and Park Seungyub to focus on me.

The Physician protected me twice within the 1st spherical and 2nd spherical.

Hyde determined he couldn’t execute me and altered the goal to Yu Songee.

Because the goal modified, Hyde possessed me and focused Yu Songee within the third spherical.

With the Physician nonetheless alive, Hyde determined it nonetheless couldn’t execute me and focused Park Seungyub.

Having possessed Han Kain, Yu Songee, and Park Seungyub, the subsequent host was Kim Ahri, who then focused Park Seungyub within the 4th spherical.

If my concept was right, the subsequent goal could be Kim Ahri.

However who could be the subsequent host?

I nonetheless lacked proof.

Hyde may nonetheless possess Elena, Mooksung, or Eunsol.

To search out Hyde, I wanted to grasp his precise rating criterion to find out the order amongst Elena, Mooksung, and Eunsol.

What’s the criterion?

What may make me and Songee first and second, however rank Seungyub greater than /genesisforsaken