# Chapter 5: End of the First Round
The gold-rimmed glasses man appeared refined and cultured, but in reality, he had the strongest aggressive tendencies. From the moment he entered the game, he wanted to kill that gloomy man.
Not to mention support-type contractors, even combat-type contractors weren't this aggressive. The style the gold-rimmed glasses man displayed was to eliminate all possible competitors, starting from the weakest and working upward. This was why he ranked second in threat level.
Third was the catwoman. The catwoman never took the initiative to stand out; in most situations, she just echoed others. This type of person lives the longest, never showing their claws until the critical moment. Once she bared her fangs, her danger level wouldn't be below that of Fatty Pi.
Ranked fourth was the gloomy man. This guy had worn an expression like everyone owed him billions from start to finish. This was likely due to a recent betrayal that had cut him deeply, causing him to instinctively distrust others, even becoming hostile and repulsive toward them.
As for the fifth-ranked detective loli, she was quietly conversing with the gold-rimmed glasses man beside her, seemingly reaching some consensus. In the eyes of others looking at her, two words had already been marked on her forehead: 'Dead Person.'
Would a pure support really dare to participate in the Demon Castle game? It was possible, but the probability was below 20%.
Don't think just anyone could participate in the Demon Castle game. How others learned about this game, Su Xiao didn't know. Speaking for himself, he first participated in a war world, then reached 80 points in his physical attribute, and broke through his body's limits in the real world.
Most contractors who could survive a war world were elites. Reaching 80 points in a single attribute wasn't too difficult, but it wasn't simple either.
As for breaking through the body's limits, that was even more difficult. Su Xiao had nearly died during the breakthrough.
After these layers of screening, contractors could only then learn about Alice's Demon Castle game, and needed to pay 200,000 Paradise Coins + Soul Crystal (Medium) × 15 to purchase an invitation.
After all this screening, could the people entering the Demon Castle be pushovers? Of course not. The survival ability of the Three Brothers of National Football was evident, and the other five were likely not weak either. They each had their own specialties.
Fatty Pi, gold-rimmed glasses man, catwoman, gloomy man, and detective loli — these five might all be extraordinary.
Click.
The sound of pulling the trigger came. While Su Xiao was thinking, Fate Dominator had already been rotated in front of the catwoman. She pulled the trigger — empty chamber.
The catwoman couldn't help but look at Su Xiao. At the same time, the wolf butler gave the catwoman some kind of reward. From her smile, the reward should be generous.
Click, click...
The metal round table continued to spin. Eventually, it stopped in front of the gold-rimmed glasses man. The smile that had been on his face gradually disappeared.
"Brother Walsh, good luck."
The detective loli raised her little fist, and the gold-rimmed glasses man forced a smile.
Still the same process. The gold-rimmed glasses man picked up Fate Dominator, aimed the muzzle at his own head. After a dark cyan light flickered over his body, he pulled the trigger.
Click.
The gold-rimmed glasses man's body trembled. The glasses on his nose slipped down a bit — empty chamber.
Cold sweat soaked through the white shirt on the gold-rimmed glasses man's back. He smiled politely, but the deepest part of his eyes was icy cold.
After receiving the wolf butler's reward, the gold-rimmed glasses man adjusted his glasses.
"How embarrassing. The great terror between life and death — no matter how many times one experiences it, physiological reactions are unavoidable."
The gold-rimmed glasses man put down the revolver, somewhat reluctantly. He seemed to have learned the attributes of Fate Dominator.
Now, only Fatty Pi, the detective loli, and the gloomy man had yet to participate in the game.
Before the round table could start spinning again, Fatty Pi stood up and casually picked up the revolver from the table.
"May I?"
"You may."
Click.
Fatty Pi pulled the trigger against his own head without a moment's hesitation. However, in Su Xiao's perception, an invisible energy clung to Fatty Pi's temple. That invisible energy had extremely strong defensive power, with no other abilities — just pure defense.
This kind of invisible energy made Su Xiao think of a power system. If Fatty Pi was a third-rank contractor, it was indeed possible for him to obtain this power system, though the probability wasn't high and required exaggerated financial resources. That was Armament Haki. The reason it was invisible was most likely because Fatty Pi hadn't hardened his Armament Haki.
Of course, this was just Su Xiao's speculation. In a miraculous place like Reincarnation Paradise, if a third-rank contractor was lucky enough and had sufficient finances, it was indeed possible to learn Armament Haki. Whether he had mastered it or not was unknown.
Fatty Pi completed this round of the game. From start to finish, his chewing motion never stopped.
Gulp. Fatty Pi swallowed the food in his mouth.
"This gun has good hand feel."
Pfft~
Hearing Fatty Pi's words, the detective loli, who was drinking juice to calm her nerves, sprayed it out.
"Good... good hand feel."
The detective loli swallowed the juice in her mouth, silently becoming wary of Fatty Pi.
What was most abundant in Reincarnation Paradise? The answer was — madmen were most abundant. Fatty Pi's mental state was normal. His demeanor of putting life and death aside wasn't an act. This was a madman who wasn't afraid of death.
Now there were two left: the detective loli and the gloomy man. The two exchanged glances but neither spoke.
Click, click, click...
The metal round table spun. The crisp sound of mechanisms was like the sound of death. Who would die here today? That was an unknown question.
Click.
The round table stopped. Fate Dominator stopped in front of the detective loli.
"NO~"
The detective loli tilted her head back. The wolf butler appeared behind her as if teleporting. If she didn't pull the trigger within five minutes, the wolf butler would do it for her — and that result would be certain death.
"Giving up means using the 'O-Type Injector,' and then I'd be a dead fish for life. I'll risk it."
The detective loli's expression turned fierce. Her hand trembled slightly. After hesitating for dozens of seconds, she finally aimed Fate Dominator at her own head.
"Ya|me|die!"
The detective loli shouted loudly as her finger pulled the trigger.
Click — empty chamber. The detective loli's body shrank back, her eyes tightly shut. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes.
"I think... I wet|myself..."
The detective loli muttered quietly, collapsing back into her chair as if exhausted. Sweat dripped from her pale chin. The gold-rimmed glasses man beside her handed her a tissue, full of gentlemanly grace.
Eight out of nine people had completed the game. Only the gloomy man remained.
The eight people present almost unanimously looked at Su Xiao. Among the past eight shots, only Su Xiao's had fired. This made people ponder — just how bad was this man's luck, with his overwhelming bloody aura?
This time, there was no need for the metal round table to spin. The gloomy man picked up Fate Dominator and stood up. He aimed the muzzle at his own head.
The gloomy man's finger on the trigger trembled slightly. From the current situation, although there was only a one-in-eight chance, it didn't mean he had no risk of 'stepping on a landmine.'
"My fate is determined by me, not by heaven!"
The gloomy man activated a defensive skill and pulled the trigger at the same time.
Bang! A crisp gunshot rang out. A long bullet exited the chamber, covered in golden patterns.
Crack! The gloomy man was shot in the head. His defensive skill was useless against Fate Dominator's bullet.
Blood and brain matter splattered everywhere. The gloomy man's head wasn't just pierced with a hole — it was completely blown apart.
The detective loli sitting nearby was in for a bloody misfortune. This sudden accident caused the gloomy man's brain matter to spray all over her face.
Thud. The gloomy man's headless corpse fell to the ground.
[Announcement: One person has been eliminated. The first round of the game has ended.]
PS: (Two chapters today. Guests came to the house. Will try for four chapters tomorrow.)