Die Now Episode 14 Recap
> Die Now Recap
Among the twelve players, Number One is a ten-year-old girl. The little girl has an eidetic memory and can recite the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica. She explains that Agatha is a famous British novelist. Number Two is an actor, Number Four is a sociology professor at a university, Number Five is covered in jewelry and is a wealthy lady, Number Eight is a postman, Number Nine is a dancer, and Number Eleven, Xia Chi, is a student.
Everyone’s identity is roughly similar to their real one, while the identities of the remaining few are hard to determine based on their clothing. The villa assigns rooms to everyone according to their numbers, and the players return to their rooms to rest. For Xia Chi, one-against-ten is a harsh test. The GM tells Xia Chi that the virtual person is generated randomly from the player database—whether it is a burden or a divine helper, even the GM doesn’t know.
Xia Chi grits his teeth in anger. The long-awaited dinner begins. At the table, Number Ten says he has a way, telling everyone to follow his lead in future votes. Using the method of elimination, some players raise their hands because they’ve met others in previous rounds. Seven people are eliminated at once. Just as Xia Chi starts to panic, Number Seven suddenly says he also knows Number Eleven, Xia Chi.
This leaves only three people—Numbers Five, Six, and Twelve—as suspects. Following Number Four’s suggestion, they must begin with the ones whose identities are least clear. A public vote is initiated against Number Twelve. Everyone raises their hand; Number Twelve turns out to be a player, and the game continues. After the announcement, Number Twelve turns into black smoke and disappears. Next, Number Eight initiates a vote against Number Five.
Number Five repeatedly defends herself, saying she is the CEO of the Xiaguang Group and impossible to be a virtual person. Number Ten clearly knows Number Five, but because their companies are competitors, he still raises his hand. Thus, Number Five is eliminated; her identity is a player. Number Eight wants to start another vote, but Number Six objects. Number Six says that in past games, it’s normal for players to know each other, but it’s rare.
Now, out of twelve people, nine claim to know someone—this proportion is too high. This proves one thing: among them, there must be people who do not actually know each other. The only suspect is the one who reveals who is lying. Number Six instructs all those who claim to know each other to write down, using pen and paper, the details of their last encounters and information about themselves—even just a number tag is fine.
As long as the accounts of two people match, it proves they are telling the truth. No one is allowed to talk. The GM informs Xia Chi that the virtual person is Number Seven, sitting right across from him. Xia Chi’s heart races—he didn’t expect the reveal to come so quickly. At this moment, four people admit they lied. Xia Chi is about to admit it as well, but Number Seven suddenly declares he did not lie.
Xia Chi snaps his gaze toward Number Seven. In the end, Xia Chi bets that Number Seven is thinking the same as he is. The results come out: Numbers Nine and One wrote very detailed accounts, Numbers Three and Eight wrote simple ones, but Number Six finds no issues. Lastly, Number Seven and Number Eleven both wrote that they were in an enclosed space searching for a demon, facing a single opponent.
Although Numbers Six and Four clearly harbor doubts, Number Four still says he finds no problems. Six people are cleared of suspicion. Dinner ends. On the first day, Xia Chi nearly got pushed out of the game. Still shaken, he stands on the rooftop. Number Seven invites Xia Chi inside to talk. Xia Chi scolds him for being too aggressive. Number Seven says he will do his best to cooperate with Xia Chi to survive.
Based on the information he has, Xia Chi is someone who dares to take action—thus his aggressiveness. Xia Chi, helpless, explains things and then proposes a plan: there are three alliances on the field—the One-Nine alliance, the Three-Eight alliance—and they will assume these pairs are fine for now. So the task for the two of them is to win their support.
Next are Numbers Two, Four, Six, and Ten: Number Two is an actor and not a threat; Number Six, the detective uncle, is the most dangerous person on the field; Number Ten pushed Number Five out even though he knew she wasn’t a virtual person, showing no sense of the bigger picture—if Xia Chi calls for a vote against Number Ten, no one would find it unreasonable. Leaving Number Seven’s room, Xia Chi encounters Numbers Six and Four.
Xia Chi admits he went to Number Seven’s room and discussed voting out Number Ten. Number Four agrees to vote against Number Ten, but expresses slight suspicion toward Xia Chi. Number Six says he is willing to trust Number Eleven. After dealing with the two, Xia Chi returns to his room. At this moment, he hears a scream. Xia Chi rushes to Number One’s room to check on her.
Number One opens the door, wiping her tears, telling Xia Chi that she can never forget the deaths she sees in the game; she keeps having nightmares. Xia Chi tells her a bedtime story. Number One quietly falls asleep. Looking at the little girl’s peaceful sleeping face, Xia Chi can’t help but wonder: when the final moment comes, is he still the person Qing Zhi holds in her heart? Betrayal, conspiracy, and killing are the true horrors of this game. Will it take long before he becomes like that—someone who wouldn’t even blink after killing a person?
