Abyss Game: I am covered with cheats

"Warning! Warning!"

"The following content is absolutely confidential. Please do not disclose after viewing. This is internal data from the SKPI Containment Center. Do not share."

"File Number: SIA5266900"

"File Title: Pseudo-Human"

"Location: (Redacted)"

"File Content: An emergency call on November 6, 3024, indicated that a suspected pseudo-human creature appeared in a small town."

"The Containment Center had previously dispatched a containment specialist to the scene, but within an hour of arriving, the specialist completely lost contact with the Containment Center."

"Now, the Containment Center is sending you to the scene to resolve this anomaly. If you encounter special circumstances, you may choose methods other than containment to resolve the anomaly."

"Warning 1: Pseudo-humans typically exhibit hysterical abnormal mental states, usually accompanied by uncontrolled facial expressions and fluctuations in tone. Carefully determine whether the person you are talking to is a pseudo-human or a normal human."

"Warning 2: Strong changes in color may trigger a pseudo-human's rampage. As one of the identification methods you can use, consider it as a last resort measurement, and preferably only use it on a small number of subjects at a time."

"Warning 3: Pseudo-humans will kill the original normal humans to replace their behavior in normal life. Even if you determine that a person is a normal human, it does not mean they will not become a pseudo-human later. Please be aware of this."

"Warning 4: Pseudo-humans will do anything to survive. Do not believe anything a pseudo-human says."

"Containment Specialist, good luck."

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After confirming the content in the instance introduction, Xu Tong slowly opened his eyes.

Xu Tong was standing on a street, directly in front of the town's entrance structure.

A sign reading "Welcome to Happiness Town" hung at the entrance, looking old and dusty, but still functional.

Next to the sign was a huge human face. Judging by its features, it couldn't be called an idol; at best, it was a comedian. After all, this face was far from handsome, and looking at it for too long might even trigger a bit of the uncanny valley effect.

Especially that extremely eerie smile, revealing a chilling malice.

«Main Quest Triggered: Understand what happened in the town»

«Side Quest Triggered: Find the first containment specialist sent by the Containment Center and confirm whether they are alive»

«The use of combat-type weapons and skills is prohibited in this instance»

"Another instance related to the SKPI Containment Center?"

This was the third time Xu Tong had encountered an instance related to the SKPI Containment Center. Although the SKPI Containment Center he encountered in that national instance was still intact, it couldn't be considered a complete instance; it was merely a projection of the past.

But if he had to explain it, it was still plausible.

Since he was already here, Xu Tong walked directly towards the town's entrance.

From Xu Tong's perspective, the inside of the town seemed somewhat deserted.

However, when he stepped past the town's entrance and entered this quiet and somewhat eerie town, things became slightly strange.

The moment he crossed the entrance, several figures suddenly appeared in Xu Tong's vision.

They all looked very normal, and everyone wandering the streets had their own purpose.

A beggar on the side of the road, office workers heading to their companies, and taxi drivers soliciting customers on the side of the road.

Everything seemed no different from a normal town.

Xu Tong narrowed his eyes because he remembered very clearly that before he came in, there was nothing in the entire town.

But as soon as he walked in, the whole town suddenly became lively.

Although it couldn't be called bustling, it wasn't deserted either.

"This is really strange."

Xu Tong thought for a moment and came to a beggar on the street.

After all, his main quest required him to understand what happened in the town, so the beggar sitting idly by the roadside, who had nothing to do every day, would definitely pay more attention to daily life than the office workers who had their own things to do.

"Hello," Xu Tong squatted down beside him and asked, "Is it convenient to ask you a few questions?"

The beggar looked up at Xu Tong, grinned, and revealed a mouthful of rotten teeth.

Then, he picked up a tattered hat in front of him and handed it to Xu Tong.

There were a few tattered paper bills and some old-looking steel coins in the hat.

There was also a note in the hat that read "I am mute."

Seeing this, Xu Tong quickly waved his hand, "I don't need it. You just need to answer my questions. Just nod or shake your head."

The beggar frowned and pushed the hat towards Xu Tong again, his attitude very firm.

Xu Tong also frowned, "Can't you understand human language? I just want to ask one or two questions. Do you have to do this?"

The beggar was about to put the hat on Xu Tong's head.

Seeing this, Xu Tong could only sigh helplessly.

Then he reached out and grabbed all the paper money from the hat.

"I said I don't want it, but you have to give it to me. Are you sick? Now can you answer my questions?"

Seeing Xu Tong take all the paper money from his hat, the beggar's eyes were about to pop out, and he made "woo woo woo" sounds, pressing the hat against Xu Tong's face.

"Okay, okay," Xu Tong said, reaching out and taking out all the steel coins inside, "Are you satisfied now? Can you answer my questions now? You're really strange. I said I don't want your money, but you have to give it to me."

Beggar: "You mom! I told you to give me money!"

As soon as these words came out, both of them fell silent.

Especially the note in the hat that read "I am mute," which now looked very glaring.

Xu Tong: "How about this? I'll give you back the money, you answer my questions, and I won't pursue the matter of you lying, okay?"

Beggar: "Okay."

Putting all the paper money and steel coins back into the hat, Xu Tong, who had obtained intelligence without spending a penny, asked: "Has anything strange happened in our Happiness Town recently?"

"Hehehe, if you want to talk about strange things, they happen every day, not just once or twice," the beggar stuffed the paper money and steel coins back into his pocket, then put the hat on his head, "Now the whole Happiness Town is not right, what's there to ask?"

Xu Tong pressed: "Has anything particularly strange happened?"

"Particularly strange things?" The beggar recalled and said, "If I had to say, it would be the fog."

Xu Tong: "Fog?"

The beggar nodded slightly, revealing an eerie smile.

"Yes, during this time in Happiness Town, there will be fog at night.

"Not thick, but not thin either. The visibility is definitely not as good as during the day."

Fog?

Xu Tong frowned as he listened.

"Speaking of which," the beggar suddenly added.

"You are the second person to ask me this question."

Xu Tong turned to look at him, his expression not changing much.

"Before this, someone else asked you this question? Where is he now?"

The beggar shrugged.

"I don't know, after all, Happiness Town is so big, I can't be sure of a person's location.

"However, I heard that a stranger seemed to visit Dr. Bruce's clinic some time ago.

"Perhaps, you can go ask?"