noffsinger Chapter 88 One Spot
Chapter 88 One Spot
Kane: "In the second round of the 'Battle of Psychics' elimination tournament, 12 psychics will enter the arena in reverse order of their rankings. The production team will only tell them that there are accident cars among the 30 cars. As long as they can pick out one of the accident cars, they can advance to the third round of elimination tournament! If there are fewer than 8 people who advance, the remaining psychics will be selected based on the accuracy of their narratives!"
This advancement method is fairly standard; many players in the arena had already guessed it. The key point lies in the observer's task.
"Forty observers, your task is very simple!" Kane announced directly, without creating suspense.
"After the 12 psychics have made their choices, the 40 observers will be ranked according to their scores in the first round of voting, and each observer will choose one of the vehicles in the venue to ride in!"
"Attention! Each car is limited to 4 seats! And these cannot be changed!"
"If you successfully advance to the third round of the 'Spirit Battle' as an observer, you will have the opportunity to choose any spiritist for a 15-minute private conversation."
Mi Lan looked nervously at the man beside her: "Brother, there are only 12 spots for 3 cars!"
Mi Yue gently patted the boy's head reassuringly: "Don't be afraid, this is a team competition. Da Jiang's ranking is very high. If we protect Da Jiang, we can at least secure one spot!"
“Yeah, Mi Lan, don’t worry!” The young man named Da Jiang on Mi Yue’s other side grinned, revealing a set of big white teeth. “Besides, a high ranking doesn’t necessarily mean a good selection!”
While the ten teams were all gossiping amongst themselves, Jiang Lin and his group of four were surprisingly quiet. An Zhiwei, who had been chattering away yesterday, was strangely silent today, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.
Jiang Lin's eyes swept over An Zhiwei: "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No!" The woman yelled at Jiang Lin like a startled rabbit. Seeing that she had attracted the attention of the people in the group next to her, An Zhiwei immediately crossed her arms and nervously smoothed her long hair behind her ear: "I'm fine!"
Jiang Lin and Ji Xingyi both noticed that when An Zhiwei panicked, her eyes would inadvertently drift towards Liu Yangyang, so they both looked at Liu Yangyang. However, Liu Yangyang remained his usual thuggish self, acting as if nothing had happened.
Just then, host Kane raised the microphone and announced the official start of the second round of eliminations in "The Battle of Psychics".
The first psychic to appear was also the first person to appear in yesterday's competition—Angry Rapp. Angry Rapp advanced through the Angry Rapp route. In terms of being a dark horse, she even surpassed the first-place winner, Grandma Martha, because no player voted for her.
The brown-haired woman took out the blue crystal ball she had seen yesterday from her backpack again, and spun it around a few times, as if she were picking and choosing items in a supermarket. Finally, she chose a red hatchback sedan with the license plate number 48U21.
When asked a question by host Kane, Angry scratched his long hair, pressed his right hand to his chest and said with some discomfort, "This car makes me feel suffocated, like someone is holding my head down while I'm swimming and not letting me float up!"
Upon hearing this, the players exchanged bewildered glances. According to the show's rules, the 12 psychics only knew of the existence of the wrecked car, not what had happened, but Angry's description somehow connected it to wrecked car A!
[Car A: The male owner, his wife, and their 6-year-old son accidentally entered a reservoir while returning home late at night after visiting relatives. They were pulled ashore the next day, all having drowned.]
Could she be the dark horse of the second round of eliminations? Many players whispered among themselves.
Gudula was ranked 10th, and it was his turn to appear 3rd. This old shaman attracted attention as soon as he appeared. This time, he threw away his antler staff, and held a shaman drum in one hand and a primitive torch in the other.
After the host, Kane, lit the torch for him, Gudu, pulling an old man along, started performing an exaggerated primitive dance in front of everyone, babbling incoherently and chanting "Kakaruya." Whether it worked or not, who knows? It certainly left most people completely bewildered.
Gudula chose a relatively new royal blue sedan with license plate 772Q8.
With Gudu La's remarkable achievements preceding them, the subsequent spiritualists proved far more tedious. Soon it was the turn of the Chinese Taoist priest, Liu Zhen. Perhaps due to their shared Chinese heritage, the 40 observers felt a natural affinity for Liu Zhen.
Liu Zhen's appearance was not outstanding. She was very young, with her black hair simply tied back with a black rubber band. She wasn't wearing a formal Taoist robe, just a simple long gown and cloth shoes. A few wisps of hair in front of her forehead made her look quite casual.
After hearing the rules of the game, the young Taoist priest took out a Bagua compass, used his fingertips to calculate Zi Wei Dou Shu (a Chinese astrological system), and then said his first words upon entering the venue: "There should be three accident vehicles here, not one."
Upon hearing this, not only did Kane's eyes widen in surprise, but the players were also taken aback.
Liu Zhen chose a black MPV with license plate number 26T43.
Michelle made her appearance again in a women's mini-skirt; yesterday she was an innocent high school girl, today she was a Shibuya gyaru, wearing a pink crop top and denim mini-skirt. Liu Yangyang's eyes were glued to her. After sensing 30 cars, Michelle chose the royal blue sedan that Gudula had previously picked.
As the match continued, half an hour later, Jiang Lin finally saw Emilia. The freckled little girl started shivering as soon as she entered the arena. The temperature inside the arena was comfortable, but Jiang Lin felt as if he were in a freezing cold world when he saw Emilia.
She was so cold that she hugged her arms and her lips trembled.
Emilia didn't look at all the cars before stopping in front of the black MPV. This was the very car Liu Zhen had chosen!
"Amelia, are you sure this is the car?" Kevin asked, seeing that there were still at least 20 cars to look at.
Emilia nodded, but the freckled girl's face didn't show a confident smile; instead, it showed an eagerness to leave as soon as possible.
When Mi Lan noticed that Emilia and Liu Zhen had made the same choice, she couldn't help but look at Jiang Lin, her heart filled with hesitation: "Could it be that Emilia is real? And Martha is the fake medium?"
Following Emilia was the second-ranked psychic in the first round. His name was Oramkis, a handsome white man of Irish descent. He claimed to be a dream prophet and pulled a pre-drawn picture from his pocket, supposedly depicting his dream from the previous night.
The picture shows a man brandishing a weapon at another man and woman, which closely matches the car involved in the accident, C!
[Car C: The male homeowner discovers his wife cheating on him with another man in the car, stabs both men to death, and then commits suicide.]
Oramkis chose a white SUV with license plate 109JP.
Finally, Aunt Martha, who appeared last, sensed each of the 30 cars and chose a purple-red Ford hatchback with license plate 549T9. She accurately stated that this car had been involved in an accident that struck a pedestrian, matching the description of car B involved in the accident.
[Car B: The female driver suddenly fell ill while driving and crashed into a crowd, resulting in the deaths of three people.]
With the 12 psychics having completed their competition, it was time for the crucial player selection. Kane gave all observers 15 minutes to closely examine 30 cars, stating that the production team had never altered the vehicles after receiving them from their owners. However, observation was limited to visual inspection; observers were not allowed to touch or open the car doors.
"How do we choose?" An Zhiwei's heart was racing. She had a lot of ideas in her mind, but when it came to the choice, she hesitated.
In the round of 40 to 12, 70% of the players will be eliminated!