The second round consists of compulsory questions, totaling 36.
The questions are multiple-choice, with four options each.
All remaining players are required to participate. A player will be randomly selected by the spinning pointer. The chosen player can select a category from the question bank based on their strengths or transfer the right to choose to any other player who hasn't been eliminated.
Correct answers earn 1 point, up to a maximum of 3 points.
Incorrect answers deduct 1 point. Players with 0 points will be eliminated.
The gray-robed elder announced the rules, paused for two seconds, and continued:
Anyone who reveals an answer, regardless of their point total, will be immediately eliminated.
The players exchanged uneasy glances.
Bai Youwei scanned the room. Only a small portion of the remaining players had any points.
Her team and Yan Qingwen's team had taken the initial lead. Later, because too many people participated in the buzzer round, even if they knew the answer, it was difficult to get a chance to answer.
Currently, Pan Xiaoxin and Li Li had the most points, both with a full 3 points.
She and Yan Qingwen had 2 points.
Shen Mo and Zhu Shu had 1 point.
The remaining players, Tan Xiao, Cheng Weicai, and Lü Ang, all had 0 points.
Fei Ge's side also had about ten people with 0 points.
This group would be the most at risk, because if they couldn't answer the compulsory questions, they had no points to lose and would be directly eliminated.
Bai Youwei frowned slightly.
Lü Ang was with Yan Qingwen's team, so she wasn't concerned. Cheng Weicai was a teacher and should be able to answer the compulsory questions. She was more worried about Tan Xiao.
However… Tan Xiao still had a puzzle piece, which could be used to save her life at a critical moment.
Bai Youwei asked the overseer, "The rules state that players cannot reveal answers. Does that mean we can still talk?"
"Yes," the gray-robed elder replied hoarsely. "You can talk freely. However… if the system judges the content of your conversation to be a hint or suggestion towards the answer, you will also be eliminated."
Bai Youwei thought for a moment and asked again, "What if I deliberately mislead others during the conversation?"
As soon as she finished speaking, someone exclaimed in disbelief, "Damn! That's vicious!"
Almost everyone glared at her.
Bai Youwei remained indifferent, calmly looking at the overseer.
The gray-robed elder was silent for a moment before replying, "Regardless of whether the answer is right or wrong, it will be considered a hint or suggestion by the system."
So, whether it was the real answer or a fake one, as long as it was related to the answer, it couldn't be mentioned.
"Okay, I understand," Bai Youwei said lightly. "We can begin."
The gray-robed elder asked, "Does anyone else have any questions?"
Everyone looked at each other resentfully, but no one spoke.
There was no point in saying anything now. No matter how indignant they felt, they could only accept their fate!
Accept the rules!
Accept the game!
Obediently be a puppet on a string!
Accept fate!
The overseer, from his elevated position, announced, "Then, the second round of compulsory questions… now begins—"
The black pointer began to rotate slowly, then accelerated.
Faster.
And faster.
Faster still…
The overseer stood at the axis. The pointer spun relentlessly beneath his feet, yet his long robe seemed unaffected, hanging still like a motionless ghost.
The only sound in the arena was the whooshing of the air.
Then the pointer began to slow down, and the oppressive silence reached its peak!
The pointer passed by Bai Youwei, then 5, 6, 7… 11, 12, 13…
Slower and slower.
16…
17…
The last few players' eyes widened, their pupils almost bloodshot!
The black pointer moved agonizingly slowly, creeping past number 18, finally stopping at number 19—
In an instant!
The words on the rectangular question board lit up!
A blinding red light!
"Player number 19, please choose a category," the gray-robed elder said in a hoarse and indifferent voice.