Saw was famous even in Mainland China, which was on the other side of the world, and almost everyone knew about it, not to mention Europe, which had cultural exchanges with North America.
As this familiar and strange puppet face emerged from the black ball, many people subconsciously stepped back, away from the black ball in front of them.
This was a warning of danger.
At the same time, the puppet in the black ball also opened its crude mouth, and a gloomy and hoarse electronic voice slowly sounded.
"Members of the 'White Embers' organization, I want to play a game with you..."
This voice was no different from Jigsaw in Saw.
"My name is' Gantz '. As some of you have said, I come from a combination of a comic book and a movie. You can call me' Gantz ', or you can call me' G 'for short. Of course, I personally prefer the name' Gantz '."
"You're the one who kidnapped us and brought us here?"
As the black ball spoke, several people began to come to their senses. They rushed forward one by one and said fiercely, "Let us go back, what do you want to do!"
However, these people were eventually stopped by the people next to them.
"Don't be impulsive, listen to him, buddy!"
After a long while, these people calmed down from the excitement of the crowd again.
"Very well, it seems that some people have calmed down from their hot-headed state."
On the black ball, the strange puppet laughed in a low voice. "Very good, I like people who can think, because as long as they're not too unlucky, they often survive to the end. After all, the first to die are often those who like to be hot-headed."
Following the words of the black ball, everyone suddenly quarreled loudly again. "Wait, what do you mean by survive to the end? Do you want to kill us! "
Seeing this, Fisher on the side winked at the few people behind him, then he walked directly in front of the crowd and said loudly, "Now that we're imprisoned here, there's only one way to save ourselves, and that's to calm down!"
With that, several people who obeyed Fisher's orders also walked to Fisher's side and blocked the crowd.
Intimidated by Fisher's identity as the leader, everyone was suppressed once again.
The black sphere ignored everyone's quarrel and spoke indifferently again. "Perhaps you haven't figured out the situation yet, but I suggest that you listen carefully because every word I say next is related to your life and death..."
The black sphere said slowly, "In this group of people, except for some mercenaries and killers, most of them are from environmental organizations. Among them, the 'Voluntary Human Extinction' organization is the largest.
"It is your responsibility to protect Earth. Under the banner of returning Earth to nature, you keep bewitching other people to stop reproducing and give yourselves the good name of 'altruism'.
"But I believe that regardless of whether it is humans or other lifeforms, they are all egoistic in nature."
"The purpose of life's existence is to continue, and the most fundamental method of life's continuation is to gather energy from the outside world. This is an intrinsic behavior of self-interest. All life is like this, there are no exceptions."
The two blonde women next to Fisher subconsciously wanted to refute, but the black sphere continued to speak.
"I know that in your sociology books, it has been mentioned that humans are the only creatures with 'altruistic behavior' — inferior creatures are like wildebeests. Their numbers and scale are ten times or even a hundred times that of predators, but they can only become prey and can't turn the tables for thousands of years.
"Humans, on the other hand, are different. Since the beginning of the ape era, humans have been helping each other. Even the top predators don't dare to attack the ape tribe because they know that attacking a homo sapiens will lead to a group attack. This group of monkeys won't scatter like the wildebeests …"
"And the reason why humans can help each other more than those herbivores in the face of danger is that the brain has evolved a special empathy mechanism during this period. This mechanism can make humans feel pity for their companions who are in crisis and difficulties and help them."
The black sphere continued to state, "So the textbooks always say that there is obvious altruistic behavior in human society. This is because altruistic behavior is definitely good for the entire population. Members help each other and resist crises together, and the population will become stronger..."
Just as everyone was listening thoughtfully, the black sphere's voice suddenly changed and it said in a low voice, "But all of this is an illusion."
Everyone's expression suddenly changed.
"I know that many public figures like to do charity, and the same is true for ordinary people. After giving a helping hand to people in trouble, it is easy to get positive feedback, that is, the gratitude and rewards of others.
"This kind of behavior will be enhanced by genes, and the human brain will also mutate to feel joy from receiving gratitude. Therefore, what makes us happy is not helping others, but the other person's reaction to us after we lend a helping hand."
"However, if after you give a helping hand to someone, that person responds coldly to you or even sneers at you, then the emotion produced by your brain is not joy but anger..."
"Heh."
"Therefore, any seemingly altruistic behavior between humans is actually self-interest behavior. Even charity is to obtain social recognition, and ultimately, it is self-interest."
Hearing the black sphere's words, the crowd exploded again. Some people loudly reprimanded this as sophistry, but some people could not help but show a thoughtful look.
The black sphere did not explain anything, but its voice was lower. "I know that many people don't want to agree with my point of view, so I'm going to play a game with you, a game to test human 'self-interest behavior' and 'altruistic behavior'.
"The rules of the game are like this —
"In five days, you will be sent to a narrow and empty island." With that said, the image on the black sphere flashed and turned into a distant view of an unnamed island in the sea.
The island was full of lush jungles, surrounded by golden beaches, and deep in the island was a small hill that had been covered by trees. The river flowing on the island could be faintly seen.
"I've named this island Gantz Island. It has an area of about 35 square kilometers, which is about the size of an island in PlayerUnknown's Battleground. There are at least a thousand of these unknown islands in the Atlantic Ocean."
"But don't worry, I didn't send you here to kill each other like in the game. That's a very tasteless thing … In five days, all the players will land on the island, and I will give each of you a communicator. Not only will the communicator allow you to check everyone's location, but there will also be an electronic password map stored in each communicator."
"The use of this decoding map is to open the signal tower on the island."
The black sphere began to explain the rules. "On this Blacklight Island, there are a total of 200 signal towers, evenly distributed in every corner of the island. As long as you find one of the signal towers, you can light them up with the electronic password map in your hand. Each map can only light up one signal tower once.
"But I want to warn you that this map has a special curse. Once you use it to light up the signal tower, it will cause you to be contaminated with this curse called 'Filth'."
"Curse?"
There was a flash of disbelief on many people's faces.
"This is a special kind of curse."
The black sphere explained, "After being infected with the curse, players will turn into ashes within a day and die a horrible death. There is only one way to stop it, and that is at the top of the hill in the center of the island.
"On the top of the island, there is a safe zone shrouded by metal statues, where the curse can't spread.
"Of course, the safe zone can only stop the spread of the curse, but it can't completely eradicate the curse. If the players leave the safe zone, the curse will continue..."
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed again.
"Of course, if the players want to win, it's actually not difficult."
The black sphere ignored everyone's increasingly ugly expression and continued. "There are only a total of 200 signal towers on the island. As long as all the signal towers are lit up, then those players who don't use communicators can safely leave the island."
"Wait!"
At this moment, someone finally could not help it. A middle-aged man with a hooked nose came forward and asked loudly, "What about those who lit up the signal towers? Can't they leave the island? "
"No, because they have been infected with the curse. This curse can only be relieved in the safe zone of the island. Once they leave the safe zone, they will all die within a day..."
The black sphere answered decisively.
"What kind of bullsh * t rule is this..."
Hearing this, everyone exploded again. After all, how many people in this world would be willing to sacrifice themselves and willingly let others leave?
"This is what you call altruistic behavior."
Hearing everyone's uproar, the black sphere remained calm. "There are a total of 550 people in your batch. As long as 200 people are sacrificed, the remaining 350 people can survive. This is a good deal, isn't it?"
"In addition, the environment on the island is also very rich. There are countless seafood on the beach and countless wild fruits in the mountains and forests. These foods can all be used to fill one's stomach. The only bad thing is that there are five special residents on the island."
Special residents?
Everyone was shocked again and faintly had a bad thought.
The image on the black sphere flashed again and a pale-skinned man in a black trench coat appeared on the screen.
This man had almost no expression, but the muscles on his body were so developed that even the trench coat could not hide his perfect lines.
"T-Tyrant?"
"Impossible!"
"A monster from Resident Evil?"
Seeing this, there was another burst of exclamation in the crowd and countless people questioned loudly.
"These five residents are very hot-tempered. They have a deep hostility towards outsiders. As soon as they see you, they will immediately launch the most desperate pursuit. Please believe me, without any firearms, even a team of a hundred people will not be able to defeat them in a hand-to-hand fight …"
The black sphere said faintly, "The only good news is that these five natives will only kill one person at a time before stopping. They will wander randomly in all corners of the island and will only not set foot in the safe zone at the top of the mountain..."
At this time, everyone was in complete chaos. Fisher asked a few of his men to protect themselves and squeezed in front of the black sphere. He suddenly asked, "This... Mr. Gantz, I would like to ask, is there a time limit for this' game '?"
"No, even if it takes you a year to light up all the signal towers, it's considered that you've completed the task, but..."
As the black sphere spoke, it suddenly laughed in a low voice. "I almost forgot, there's a rule I didn't tell you, and that is, if the player who lit up the signal tower dies, no matter how he died, the signal tower he lit will be invalidated, and the next communication device will be needed to light it."
"What?"
Everyone wailed again and Fisher's pupils shrank. He immediately thought that in this way, in order to ensure that the lit signal tower would not be extinguished, it must ensure that all the people who lit the signal tower were alive, which meant that they must be in the safe zone.
Those who were not cursed must provide food for this group of people, at least until all the signal towers were lit to prevent them from starving to death and causing the signal tower to fail.
"What if we snatch someone else's communication device to light up the signal tower?"
At this moment, another man asked. The malice in his words made the others frown frequently.
"It doesn't make any sense."
However, the black sphere replied, "Even if a player snatches someone else's communication device to light up the signal tower, it's still the player who is cursed, not the owner of the communication device. However, the player who loses the communication device will be prioritized as the target of the five natives on the island. They will be chased all the way until they kill the player or until the player escapes into the safe zone."
Hearing this, Fisher's heart turned cold again because this basically eliminated the method of one person sacrificing himself and taking dozens of communication devices to light up those signal towers.
Not only would the person who lit up the signal tower die, but those who donated the communication device would also be in danger of being chased by the Tyrants.
"These are all the rules of the game in five days."
At this time, the black sphere spoke again. "This is a game of 'egoistic behavior' and 'altruistic behavior'. As people who believe in altruistic behavior, will you let others sacrifice themselves while you cower behind the hero and become an egoist you hate?
"Or will you muster up your courage and sacrifice your life as the price to explore all the truth of altruism?
"Everyone, you will be tested. Your will will be tested. No one's words are born to be the truth. If you want to make it the truth, you can only continue to practice it. Whether it's life or death, you have the right to choose for yourself..."
Following the words of the black sphere, the entire huge Blacklight Cruise had begun to ride the wind and waves, sailing toward the exit of the Mediterranean Sea.
Looking from the back of the Blacklight Cruise, one could only see the end of the sea level. A round of red sunset had dyed the sky, reflecting the entire Blacklight Cruise into a giant ship full of blood...
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