272: Chapter 272 The Prisoner's Dilemma

Wang Jian's lips trembled violently.

He stared in terror at the blinding percentage above his head, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty.

"If... if... the blue is less than fifty percent..."

Wang Jian's voice was hoarse, filled with deep despair: "Those who chose blue... will die."

"Thump!"

Li Na's legs went weak, and she collapsed onto the ground.

Her gentle face was as pale as paper, and tears gushed out like a broken dam.

"How could this be... how is it possible that so many people chose red?!"

Li Na hugged her daughter tightly and screamed in a breakdown: "Didn't everyone say we could all survive if we chose blue?!"

"As long as everyone pressed blue, we could clearly all have survived!!!"

It was not just Li Na. Throughout the formation where the Red Wolf Army was located, countless players who had pressed the blue button were now plunged into extreme panic and confusion.

...

Inside the cockpit of the red wolf heavy tank, the atmosphere was equally oppressive to the extreme.

Lu Yuan looked at the chaotic crowd outside, his brows furrowed tightly.

"I didn't expect that even in our Red Wolf district, so many people chose red for the sake of self-preservation."

This was the disciplined Red Wolf Guild!

If even here it was 55% red, then it was perfectly normal for other districts to be completely wiped out.

Xia Li sat in the passenger seat, her stunningly beautiful face filled with coldness and gravity.

"It's normal."

Xia Li spoke softly: "This is a classic multi-person [Prisoner's Dilemma]."

"It seems like if everyone chooses blue, everyone can survive, which is a win-win."

"But only choosing red is the absolute safe fallback option!"

Xia Li took a deep breath.

"In the face of life and death, Loki only gave ten seconds to consider."

"Coupled with the urgency of being executed on the spot if time ran out..."

"I think many people probably didn't even understand the rules and consequences!"

After listening to Xia Li's analysis, Lu Yuan fell silent.

A moment later, he nodded slowly.

"Yeah."

Lu Yuan's eyes were deep: "If I were in an absolutely rational state..."

"To protect myself, I would choose red."

"But, emotionally, I would choose blue!"

Hearing Lu Yuan's reply, Xia Li was slightly stunned. Then she smiled indifferently.

"Heh, that's why the person I love is you...!"

...

Outside, panic continued to spread. Above the sky, Loki looked down at the common people from a high vantage point, letting out a sharp, mocking laugh.

"Hee hee hee hee..."

"Congratulations to everyone, the players who chose red."

Loki snapped his fingers, his voice filled with extreme mockery: "What a wise choice!"

"But..."

"In order to save your own lives, you are going to get those companions who pressed the blue button killed~"

That voice was frivolous and casual. It was as if depriving hundreds of thousands of people of their lives was just a trivial matter!

Hearing Loki's words, Li Na trembled all over, clutching Wang Jian's hem tightly while weeping bitterly.

However, Loki's torture had only just begun.

"Everyone, don't be in such a hurry to cry."

Loki spread his arms like an elegant demon: "The game is not over yet!"

"The second round of the entry qualification game officially begins!"

"At the same time, this dealer will show great mercy and add a special rule!"

In the depths of Loki's eyes, creepy greed and malice flickered.

"In the second round, if blue is still less than 50%..."

"All executed blue players, their absolute lifespan, personal supplies, equipment, and even vehicles..."

"Will be forcibly confiscated by the system and divided equally among the players who pressed red!!!"

Boom!!! This sentence was like a nuclear bomb, instantly detonating throughout the entire Starry Sky Casino!

If the first round of pressing red was just for self-preservation, then the second round meant that pressing red would not only allow you to survive but also to get rich! You could even plunder other people's lifespans!!!

"Now..." Loki flipped a gold coin with his fingertip: "You have one minute to discuss~" "Discuss to your heart's content!" The one-minute countdown begins!

Whoosh—! The entire Starry Sky Plaza completely descended into a crazy Shura field.

"Brother! You must vote blue! I beg you!" A middle-aged man who had pressed blue fell to his knees with a "thump" in front of his teammate, kowtowing frantically.

"We are in the same guild! I've even treated you to meals! Don't press red! If you press red, I'll die!"

On the other side, the dark side of human nature was completely amplified by the temptation of lifespan and supplies.

"Don't be a damn fool!" A red-eyed player growled in a low, vicious voice at his companion: "Press red! You must press red!"

"As long as we press red, not only will we be absolutely safe, we can also share the lifespan of the blue players!"

"If you don't press red, others will! Why should we give the benefits to others?!"

"Right! Better them than me! Heaven destroys those who don't look out for themselves!"

Pleas for mercy. Seductive whispers. Angry curses. The begging for survival and the greed of taking advantage of others for lifespan and supplies intertwined into an extremely ironic tapestry of human nature.

...

Above the sky, Loki watched the humans below crying, arguing, and even turning against each other over a button. He grinned and let out a satisfied, almost maniacal laugh.

"Hahahahaha!" "Come on! Humans!" "Unleash your true nature to your heart's content!" "For supplies, for lifespan, send your companions to their deaths with your own hands!"

This was the play he loved to watch most! Kindness? Unity? Nobility? In the face of profit and life and death, it was all bullshit!

Loki turned his head, laughing wildly. Those eyes, filled with malice, locked onto the massive red wolf heavy tank below like a venomous snake.

"Red Wolf..." Loki's mouth curled into a cruel arc, whispering softly: "Facing this naked human nature..." "I really look forward to seeing what kind of choice you will make next..."