Die Now Episode 9 Recap
> Die Now Recap
In a game where the team was reduced to Xia Chi and Number One, Xia Chi finally realized that the true killer was not Number Eleven, but Number Seven. They had mistakenly assumed that players One through Ten constituted the survival team and Number Eleven was the killer, a notion the system had never confirmed. Number Eleven was merely a lone player, and the real murderer had been lurking among them all along.
Xia Chi's reasoning was based on two points: First, the system sound and Number Nine's scream occurred simultaneously. Number Six's poisoning was identical to Number Four's, suggesting Number Six's actual cause of death wasn't the poison needle found, but rather a pre-administered poison. Xia Chi recalled Number Seven handing water to Number Six, concluding Number Seven must have poisoned the water, leading to Number Six's death by poisoning.
Upon hearing the scream, Number Seven immediately rushed to Number Six and, amidst the chaos, inserted the poison needle into his neck. Second, Number Nine, despite being timid, suddenly offered to go to the restroom alone because Number Seven had secretly slipped him a note. The note instructed Number Nine to leave the team for a small grove, where he would receive additional weapons.
Number Seven's departure was driven by her desire to win the game, which required finding Number Eleven. Xia Chi believed that if Number Seven successfully subdued Number Eleven, their chances of victory would be minuscule. Xia Chi and Number One were at a loss. Looking at the poisoned Number Four, Xia Chi realized there was still a slim possibility: Number Four's survival was key. As long as Number Four remained alive, Number Seven would not dare to kill indiscriminately.
If Number Four could survive the day, Number Seven would violate the game rule of "one person dies per day." Meanwhile, Number Seven was resting against a tree when a playing card flew towards her. Number Eleven, Bo Bian, appeared with a playful attitude, declaring that meeting him meant her death. Number Three, who was present, shouted for Number Eleven to kill Number Seven. However, Bo Bian killed Number Three instead, simply because she was noisy.
After the killing, Number Eleven even took a photograph of Number Three. Number Seven was severely frightened, calling Bo Bian a pervert. Due to game rules, Bo Bian could not physically harm Number Seven, so he merely told her to "keep it up." At this moment, the system announced a player's abnormal death. Xia Chi saw this as their opportunity to win. Number Seven, cursing Bo Bian, took out her locator and listener.
In the listener, Xia Chi feigned fear and pretended to leave with Number One. Consequently, Number Seven returned to Number Four's location. However, Xia Chi and Number One were waiting for her there. Xia Chi exposed the identity of Number Three. Number Three, seeing she was exposed, told Xia Chi and Number One they had guessed one thing wrong: Number Three (the victim) was not killed by her.
Just then, Bo Bian arrived, affectionately calling Xia Chi "little darling," and revealed a secret: he himself had killed Number Three (the victim). He declared that he wouldn't let these "wastes" prevent him and Xia Chi from being together, which infuriated Xia Chi. At this moment, Number Four died, foaming at the mouth. Since players could not attack the killer, Number One shouted, attempting to perish with Number Three (the exposed player).
Number Three picked up a wooden stick, intending to strike Number One but did not follow through. Bo Bian suddenly pushed Number One from behind, leading to Number One's accidental death. Due to it being an accidental death, Number One was not considered eliminated.
The exposed Number Three then looked at Xia Chi and Bo Bian, telling them that if they intended to team up against her, they were free to do so; losing would simply mean going to the "Losing World" to see her parents. Xia Chi was stunned by her words.
He understood that winning this game meant enjoying wealth and glory in the "End Brain World," while losing meant returning to the "Original World," where points were invalid, and entering or exiting always required passing through a game hall. However, Xia Chi had not entered the game hall during his recent entries. This raised a crucial question: which world was real? Number Three relayed that some people believed both worlds were real and existed in parallel.
The "Winning World" was controlled by End Brain, while the "Original World" was established to recruit talents for the "Losing World." She added that these were all mere speculations. Bo Bian (Number Eleven) interjected, stating that all people were disgusting, and only "Xia Chi little cutie" was the cleanest and purest.
Xia Chi was deeply troubled, wondering if all of this was an illusion created by the End Brain organization, and if the "Losing World" was, in fact, the true world. Xia Chi decided to return to the real world. Upon making this decision, he revealed his personal identity, prompting Bo Bian to scream, calling him a "heartless man." The entire game then concluded. Xia Chi exited the game, passing through the game hall.
He went to the girls' dormitory; room 2609 was still not Qing Zhi's. Three weeks had passed since he entered the game. Was the Winning World truly real? But Meng Qin stated he had only spent a little over ten minutes in the game hall! The two went to eat at the cafeteria, and Xia Chi recounted the events to Meng Qin.
They discovered a time discrepancy: Xia Chi had spent a week in the game, yet three weeks had passed in their current reality, while Meng Qin had experienced only a little over ten minutes. Meng Qin complainingly stated he had only played three rounds of a mobile game. Xia Chi informed him that Meng Qin even had a girlfriend in that other world. Meng Qin then decided to enter the game with Xia Chi. On Saturday, the End Brain gate automatically opened.
