"Rewind?!"

Lin Yu's words immediately excited Chen Zhuo the most.

"I get it, Lin Yu... you mean you can go back to the past and start over like the protagonists in 'Re:Zero' or 'Edge of Tomorrow'?"

Lin Yu nodded slowly.

"Exactly."

"That's impossible," Xu Xiumei exclaimed. "Wouldn't that make you 'invincible'?"

"As long as you don't win, couldn't you just keep rewinding?!"

"So I don't believe—at the very least, he can't rewind arbitrarily. There must be some restriction to this ability," Yu Longguo said coldly. "We just need to..."

Before he could finish speaking, he lunged forward and punched Lin Yu in the face.

"...restrain him before he activates the rewind!"

This punch carried Yu Longguo's enhanced physical strength!

Though perhaps not his full fivefold power, it still nearly knocked Lin Yu unconscious, sending him sprawling to the ground.

Blood spilled from his mouth as dizziness overwhelmed him, sharp pain radiating from his jaw.

The overwhelming metallic taste and agony almost completely consumed his awareness.

But Lin Yu forced himself to stay conscious—he couldn't afford to black out now.

"Pah!"

Lin Yu spat out blood and a broken tooth.

Yu Longguo looked down at him contemptuously.

"Why haven't you rewound yet? What are the conditions for your rewind?!"

"Tell me now, and I'll make it quick for you!"

Lin Yu raised his head, grinning through bloody teeth at Yu Longguo.

"Why haven't you killed me yet? Not using your weapon... do you particularly enjoy 'bludgeoning' people to death?"

He then turned his gaze to the stunned Chen Zhuo, Xu Xiumei, and Yao Zhengye, laughing wildly.

"HAHAHAHA—ow... damn that hurts!"

"Did you know this 'honorable' soldier brother is actually a murderer?"

"I'm genuinely curious—why is Bao Liu's profession 'Ruffian' and Yao Zhengye's 'Thief', but yours isn't 'Traitor' or 'Criminal' or something similar!"

Yu Longguo growled, "Enough!"

His fist smashed into the floor beside Lin Yu's head.

Struggling to his feet, Lin Yu roared back at him.

"Hit me properly—just like you smashed your squad leader's skull in back then!"

Lin Yu's face flushed crimson as he screamed.

Blood-flecked saliva sprayed from his mouth.

Yu Longguo's eyes became bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead.

"I'll fucking kill you!"

He drew the curved knife from his waist!

At this moment, Yao Zhengye suddenly shouted, "Wait, Soldier! His 'rewind' condition might be getting killed!"

But it was too late. Lin Yu provoked again:

"Come on, A'Guo, you smuggling traitor!"

"Using smuggling money to treat your mom's illness—she must've been so proud, right?"

Yu Longguo completely lost control, slashing Lin Yu across the chest: "Don't you fucking mention my mother! Don't you dare insult her!"

The blade struck deep, and Lin Yu's body collapsed.

Yet his face showed no pain—only faint mockery: "Dumbass, you're the one who insulted her."

His expression looked almost accustomed to death.

As blood gushed from his chest, Lin Yu addressed everyone present:

"Pretty clever deduction, Yao Zhengye... figured it out again..."

"Next time, I hope you'll vote me out... this endless cycle is too painful."

With these final words, Lin Yu fell backward.

He exhaled.

"Perfect—Yu Longguo, see you next time."

The rewind was imminent!

Next time... how to win this "game"?!

Lin Yu had absolute faith in his "rewind" ability.

After all, to deceive others, one must first deceive oneself.

His own "belief" could become the crucial factor in determining whether something would 『manifest』.

And as an actor who embraced method acting...

Lin Yu was exceptionally skilled at "fooling himself".

At this moment, he believed more strongly than anyone present that his profession was 『Player』 and his ability was 『Rewind』.

Holding onto this intense conviction...

Lin Yu embraced "death"!

Infinite darkness and void assaulted him again, the primal terror chilling him to the bone.

But this time, Lin Yu faintly heard something like... "praise"!

"Truly... magnificent!"

As if some deity was applauding his performance.

Whether it was a "god" or not...

"Hah!"

Lin Yu exhaled sharply and opened his eyes.

Once again... he had returned to the game's beginning!

Back in that conference room, facing the long table!

The familiar faces were still unconscious. Lin Yu checked the wall clock.

Five minutes to 7 AM—last round had started precisely at seven.

Lin Yu understood.

They must still be receiving their "professions"!

"So our bodies arrived here first..."

This "rewind" had actually granted him five precious minutes of free movement!

But...

Even with this advantage, even knowing the game's "narrative traps"...

Lin Yu still lacked confidence in "winning"!

His identity was "human"—and with fanatics like Yu Longguo possessing the awakened "Soldier" profession on the "werewolf" side...

Victory seemed nearly impossible.

His "Fraudster" ability also warned that another 『rewind』 wouldn't work!

Such reality-defying, rule-breaking 『manifestations』 had limits—no matter how strong the 『belief』, they couldn't be activated twice in quick succession.

Lin Yu found this reasonable... Since this game was clearly created by "gods", whether for amusement or benevolence.

That deity probably wouldn't tolerate someone repeatedly using "time reversal" to cheat their way to victory.

"Last round I did everything possible, but it wasn't enough..."

"As I realized before dying, the 'human' faction walks on thin ice—even without mistakes, bad luck means failure!"

"What now? Should I trick them into thinking I have some powerful profession to face Yu Longguo one-on-one... since 'Detective' is useless now."

"Or swap identities with Yu Longguo during this time... no, if he finds he can't open the box, he'll realize something's wrong."

Lin Yu felt his brain might explode from the pressure.

There had to be a way...

As a Unique Class, 『Fraudster』 must have some method to overturn this unbalanced game.

Abandon conventional thinking—cast off all restraints.

Beyond the 『Fraudster』 Unique Class, there was his proudest asset—his "acting"!

Plus this being his "second" attempt... stacking all these advantages together...

A "mad" idea suddenly flashed through Lin Yu's mind!

"Heh... might as well go crazy—this game is insane enough already!"

Lin Yu stood up—one minute remained.

He collected the envelopes before each person, then swaggered out of the conference room.

Closing the door, he counted down silently...

"Bang!"

Lin Yu kicked the door open.

The others had begun waking up, exchanging confused glances.

With elegant flair, Lin Yu flicked the brim of his fedora, sweeping his gaze across them with a haughty, mocking smile.

He strode to the table and knocked twice.

"Tap tap."

Even without the knock, all eyes had locked onto him the moment the door opened.

Their expressions held wariness, scrutiny, and unease.

Bathed in their collective gaze, Lin Yu spoke like a descending deity:

"Not bad, everyone's 'survival instincts' are strong—waking up so quickly..."

"Regardless, lost lambs—welcome to my game—"

"'Who Is the Outsider'!"

This was Lin Yu's conceived "winning strategy"...

To play God!