Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 453 Guessing the Miner Rat

Fern and Algae sat in the mine cart, although at first they felt a little relieved because Fern seemed to have confirmed that there was only one mine tunnel.

But feeling the track constantly turning, going up and down, but still unable to see the end of the road or the other mine cart, I couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"Damn, this mine tunnel is endless, isn't it?"

Zao couldn't help but curse.

"It's only been a few minutes, but it's really strange... Why is there nothing? Is this just a joke?" Fern tried to comfort Algae, but soon complained. "It just defies common sense. Is this a design that's just trying to wear down our patience?"

"Yes, yes, both of you!"

A sharp voice suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two.

Fern and Algae looked back warily at the same time, and then saw...

On the track behind them, in the dim light, another minecart caught up.

However, the mine cart was not a square box structure, but only had a base, two pull rods and four wheels.

On the flat panel, a ragged skeleton was frantically shaking the left lever, making a creaking sound.

It seemed that it was because of his desperate shaking that the car was able to arrive first.

"You two are almost out of patience, aren't you? Let me tell you for free, at your current speed, this track will take you about twelve hours to reach the end!"

The skeleton's mouth opened and closed, and a sharp sound came out again. It was obvious that it was him who had spoken just now.

"Twelve hours?"

Algae and Fern looked at each other, surprised at the number the skeleton said.

"Is he lying?"

Zao asked Fern in a low voice.

Fern shook his head helplessly: "This skeleton has no flesh on his face. I can't tell from his micro-expressions and body language..."

"But judging by the tone, it seems to be true."

Zao frowned slightly and pulled up his mask: "Then let's take it seriously and deal with it."

Fern looked up at the skeleton and asked, "So, you came here just to tell us how long it will take to reach the end?"

"Of course it's not that simple," the skeleton spoke again, "It's such a long journey. I came here to prevent you from getting too bored!"

"I want to help you relieve the boredom of this journey, so... let's play games!"

"This is the favorite game among our miners - guess the mine rat."

The skeleton said, cranking the lever with one hand and waving with the other.

A ball of darkness passed over the old-fashioned hanging lamp above their heads, and then turned into eight equally rusty iron bowls and appeared in his hands.

At the same time, there were eight khaki rodents screaming in a bowl.

Zao frowned. "Game? What do you mean?"

The skeleton made a "clicking" sound, as if it was about to explain the rules.

But Fern interrupted him.

"Wait a minute, before you explain the game, I have a few questions for you."

"Do we have to play this game? What will you do if we refuse you?"

Fern asked, and the skeleton laughed.

"Good question, of course - BANG!"

As the skeleton spoke, the mine tunnel began to shake and tremble violently. Soon, a section of the arc roof where they had just passed collapsed.

"I'll bury you here."

However, facing the intimidation of the skeleton, Fern and Algae were relatively calm.

"I see, it's a forced game after all."

Zao said without surprise.

Fern looked at Zao in front of the skeleton and said, "Aren't you sure you can kill him before he makes a move?"

"No, I don't even know the trigger mechanism for collapsing the tunnel... and he's a skeleton, so I can't say how I'd kill him. I'm confident I can crush him in a second, but what if he's just a puppet?" Zao explained calmly. "Even if we survive the collapse, being simply trapped is unacceptable to us."

The skeleton screamed again, "Discussing this kind of thing in front of me is a bit disrespectful!"

Zao ignored him.

Fern, as if completely unaware of what Algae had just said, continued the conversation with Skeleton: "I still have a question—is the group we met earlier also playing this game?"

"Yes, they played the same game as my colleagues."

The skeleton had no choice but to put aside his previous protest and replied.

"Do you want to know their results?"

Fern shook his head: "Not interested, but... I still have questions."

"Then ask."

The skeleton was already feeling somewhat helpless, but it seemed it had to answer Fern's constant questions.

"I want to know what's at the end of this passage."

Fern had obviously realized this and asked calmly.

At first, she interrupted the skeleton just to disrupt the opponent's rhythm, gain a little dominance and test it.

After all, in an unfamiliar environment, this skeleton, who is obviously the home NPC, has natural dominance.

And Fern had already keenly guessed the next game to be played, and this skeleton would definitely be the host or dealer.

Of course she had to disrupt her opponent's rhythm - and she had to do this before the game started to get the best results.

Especially when the game has to go on, it's probably not just the two of you who are restricted.

Whether this skeleton is a puppet or a subordinate, in short... it cannot be the controller of this dream.

Therefore, when it came to play games with the two of them, it also had an "order" on it.

In other words, this game is not something that only the two of you must play, but all three of you must play!

Therefore, the issues used to regain dominance can naturally be more radical.

Sure enough, after hearing Fern's question, the skeleton seemed a little embarrassed.

It opened and closed its mouth silently twice before giving the answer with some difficulty.

"He's the master of this mine... You will meet the respected master, and he will play another game with you!"

The skeleton said and Fern smiled.

"I see—it seems he was the one who asked you to play games with us, right?"

Fern said.

The skeleton nodded and said in a bad tone.

"Okay, enough of your questions!"

"I must now explain the rules of the game—this game is very beneficial to you. After all, if you lose a round, you might just lose your life."

"I'll blast a random section of track somewhere ahead."

"But if you win the next round—I'll double the speed of your minecarts!"

The skeleton said this, and Zao couldn't help but sneer after hearing it.

"If you lose, you lose your life, and if you win, your speed doubles... It's really good for us."

"Now, tell me how to play your Mine Rat game!"