Chapter 1 The First Sign

"First of all, let me state that due to the restrictions of the rules, I will absolutely not cheat in this divination game. So, the person who draws the lucky stick will be blessed with good fortune and can leave this Museum of Curiosities after completing the exhibition visit. If you draw a middle stick, then you will have to stay in the Museum of Curiosities forever. If someone draws an unlucky stick, then I'm sorry, even Buddha can't save them! They will die a terrible death. As for the order of drawing lots, it will be based on the order in which you entered. Does anyone have any objections?"

The group looked at each other, not speaking, which was considered tacit consent. According to the order in which they appeared in this eerie temple, the Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru should be the first to draw, followed by the Demon Blade Yagyu Yumemakura, the Mournful Blade Lilya, the Death Marksman Jack, the blonde little nun, and Shen Wei!

All six people looked solemn, obviously aware of the danger of this divination game.

Shen Wei looked at the stick cylinder with bloody handprints, and then at the white bones all over the strange temple, and a very bad premonition rose in his heart.

"There are a total of 24 bamboo sticks in this cylinder, with three types of sticks: lucky, middle, and unlucky. Assuming the number of each type of stick is the same, then the chance of being safe is only 1/3."

"To be honest, this chance of safety is acceptable. But that's the most optimistic scenario. I suspect that the number of lucky sticks will be even smaller, and the number of middle sticks won't be too many either. The most likely outcome is more unlucky sticks!"

Shen Wei kept analyzing the survival probability of the divination game in his mind, and he came to a very bad conclusion.

"Kid, from my years of experience, this guy is definitely not a magnanimous person. You offended this Six-Eyed Evil Buddha statue just now, and he will definitely target you. You need to think of a countermeasure as soon as possible..."

Shen Wei's Evil God Right Hand spoke with unprecedented seriousness.

"You're right, this Six-Eyed Evil Buddha statue is definitely not a benevolent figure. He might even cheat, which is the worst-case scenario. If that's the case, the life or death of us Chosen Ones will be entirely in his hands. However, there are no absolute dead ends in Rule Anomalies. There must be some way to restrain him, otherwise this game is meaningless..."

Shen Wei stroked his chin, constantly thinking about how to survive!

"Why not do a few simulations! It can verify your ideas about how to survive. I can give you a discount and charge you a little less lifespan..."

Shen Wei's Evil God Right Hand reminded him in his mind.

"No rush, let's see what happens first..."

Shen Wei's expression was calm as he carefully observed the situation.

The first person to draw a lot was the Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru. Inoue Hikaru was wearing an oni mask, and Shen Wei couldn't see the expression on his face, but he probably wasn't in a good mood. Because he was the first to draw, the situation was unfavorable to him. It was as if he had become a stepping stone, a guinea pig. It was difficult for him to obtain useful clues.

But there was nothing he could do. He had to bite the bullet. The Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru slowly walked to the stick cylinder with bloody handprints. He reached out with his right hand and picked up the cylinder! His palm and fingers fit perfectly with the bloody handprint, which immediately gave him goosebumps and sent chills down his spine.

"Could this blood handprint be mine? Have I also become one of the white bones in this courtyard? No, that's not right. I can't let the Six-Eyed Evil Buddha statue's illusion interfere with me. I need to calm down..."

The Oni Samurai shook his head, discarded the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and forced himself to calm down.

The Oni Samurai's wrist moved up and down, shaking the black cylinder! During the shaking process, he tried to look inside the cylinder, trying to observe which bamboo sticks were lucky, which were middle, and which were unlucky! This way, he could use his skill to pop out the corresponding bamboo stick.

But he failed. The inside of the cylinder was pitch black, as if it could absorb light, making it impossible to see anything.

"It seems I can only rely on luck! Take a gamble. The probability of the lucky stick being in the 1st to 3rd stick is slightly higher, so let's go with stick number 3..."

The Oni Samurai used his skill to try to pop out stick number 3, and it looked like he was about to succeed. But another stick fell out strangely. When the Oni Samurai saw that the stick that fell on the ground was number 10, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he secretly thought that something was wrong.

"Are you cheating? Are you trying to break the rules?"

At this moment, the Oni Samurai glared angrily and questioned the Six-Eyed Evil Buddha statue.

"Benefactor, don't say that. A monk doesn't lie. I didn't cheat at all. If I cheated, the rules would punish me..."

The strange Six-Eyed Buddha statue sat on the lotus throne, dignified and solemn.

"You..."

Seeing that the Six-Eyed Evil Buddha statue had not been punished by the rules, the Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru was momentarily speechless and didn't know what to say! He silently walked forward and picked up the number 10 stick. The number 10 stick said "unlucky." It seemed that this was an unlucky stick.

Seeing that it was an unlucky stick, the Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints, and a storm surged in his heart!

"Inoue Hikaru, unlucky stick!"

The Six-Eyed Evil Buddha's voice was neither sad nor happy, but it announced the end of the Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru.

But after all, he was a veteran of Rule Anomalies who had been through many battles. It was absolutely impossible to sit still and wait for death.

"The unlucky stick will kill me, but I, Inoue Hikaru, am an Oni Samurai! A samurai will never give up, even at the last moment. I won't sit still and wait for death, damn it..."

The eyes revealed under the Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru's oni mask instantly lit up with a red glow, and his body was filled with killing intent.

"Karma and reincarnation, life is death, and death is life. Benefactor, don't be attached to appearances..."

The Six-Eyed Evil Buddha chanted Buddhist verses while opening his six half-open and half-closed evil eyes!

Six laser-like rays shot out from his eyes, heading straight for the Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru!

"Heh, without the determination to move forward, you are not worthy of holding the twin swords in your hands! Take all my life, Onimaru..."

The Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru drew out two samurai swords, one long and one short, shrouded in black aura, and then put the hilts of the two swords together, posing in a strange attacking stance.

"Onirin Slash!" (Demon Wheel Slash)

A huge black circular blade of death aura collided with the six green lasers emitted by the Six-Eyed Evil Buddha.

Violent energy ripples erupted between the two attacks and began to radiate in all directions. But the collision of these two attacks only lasted for a moment, and the huge black circular blade was instantly defeated.

With a clang, the two samurai swords shrouded in black aura fell to the ground, and the body of the Oni Samurai Inoue Hikaru instantly turned to ashes.