Instance game: I signed a pact with the gods, and the gods accused me of cheating

"Well, I don't know whether to say you are unlucky or lucky..."

The red-robed leader glanced at Qin Shang;

"Shadows only exist in high-level dungeons, but there aren't many of them. Even some players in the Order Realm have only encountered a few shadows."

"If you ask other players in the Order Realm about shadows, they might be clueless and unable to tell you what the hell these things are."

Don’t all players in the Order Realm know this well?

Qin Shang knew very well that the Red-robed Leader's words did not seem like boasting or self-promotion.

Because even the wanted player, the leader of the Bad People team of the North Shore Order Realm team, "Why do you have the same name again?", didn't know what a shadow was.

At first, I heard it from the description of "Why is there a duplicate name again?"

Qin Shang subconsciously thought that it was a player replica or clone similar to an NPC.

An element of the copy [Behind the Monitoring].

Who knew it was the filth generated by the operation of the "Shenlu" server?

Qin Shang had never thought before that something like a shadow actually came from the filth generated by the operation of the server.

This is really outrageous. Could a supernatural phenomenon like the Divine Road also produce filth during its operation?

The next moment, the red-robed leader raised his red lips;

"They're not hard to kill, but the trouble is that Shadow has an ability called 'Copy', which I heard was derived from the 'God Road' server."

"But it is precisely because of this ability that you have no idea where the shadow has copied you. Of course, it is actually very easy to identify the shadow..."

"Shadows come in two forms, 'Mimic' and 'Humanoid'. 'Mimic' shadows are more common, and they simply copy the player's appearance."

"Under normal circumstances, a shadow can only do this much. Copy a person's appearance and then find a way to eat that person."

"Mimicry is relatively easy to deal with, because the shadow of the mimic only has two skills, one is copy, and this skill can only be used twice, which means that when they copy a certain Shenlu player, they have already used it once."

"The other skill is "copied" based on the player's items and professional skills."

"The young shadows, or the "mimicry" stage, are usually just replicas of the player's appearance, so they are easy to identify based on "memory."

"As long as someone who knows the person who was copied by the shadow is present, just ask one or two questions and the shadow will be exposed."

"For example, if your wife is copied by the 'shadow' and comes to you, and you ask her a few random questions, such as what year and month you got married, what happened on your first date, or what your favorite position is, the 'shadow' won't be able to answer at all!"

"Because the shadow in the "mimic" stage can only copy the player's appearance and some of their abilities."

"'Mimicry' can also be understood as a larva, and the shadow of the adult form is called 'humanoid'."

"But generally speaking, when you see your own shadow, you must kill it immediately, because in the real world, players in the Godly Path are not so vigilant, and you might be killed by your shadow while you are sleeping soundly."

Qin Shang was shocked when he heard this.

I never thought Shadow was so awesome, my Adam's apple jumped unconsciously;

"What will happen if you get choked?"

“You’ll be eaten!”

The red-robed leader grinned, revealing a row of white teeth, and spoke softly.

But the words that were spoken did not convey any sense of tenderness. In the middle of summer, Qin Shang actually felt an inexplicable chill.

"An ordinary shadow has two skills, but the prerequisite is that the shadow is in the mimicry stage."

“If it reaches the ‘humanoid’ stage, it will be very difficult to kill.”

"Even at this stage, it's extremely difficult to find it."

"Because the humanoid shadow has successfully eaten the copied player, and because of this, it was able to evolve into an adult form."

"At this point, the shadow will acquire the player's character card skills and memories, completely replacing the "player"."

hiss!

As soon as these words came out, Qin Shang took a deep breath again.

Damn, you can’t play like this. Is this the legendary cuckoo taking over the magpie’s nest?

There is a huge difference between the shadow after eating the main body and not eating the main body.

It's just like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Qin Shang couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"So the Bad Guys organization conducts a large-scale investigation every year to prevent "shadows" from disguising themselves as players and blending into the Bad Guys team."

"After the player clears the dungeon, the shadow will try to hide in the dark and look for a chance to eat the player. Because only by eating the copied player, that is, the real body in the shadow's mouth, can they get rid of the "mimicry" and become "humanoid". Only in this way can they survive."

"Otherwise, it won't take long for the shadow in the "mimicry" stage to die."

"Among the players in the Godly Path, at this stage of the Order Realm, nearly 80% of the players belong to the official team, that is, the Bad People team."

"So it often happened that the 'shadow' devoured the original body and disguised itself as a player to sneak into the police station to work."

hiss!

Hearing this, Qin Shang felt a chill down his spine.

After the shadow devours the main body, it can replace the player?

You can even hide in the Bad Guys organization and go to work as if nothing happened?

Well, doesn't this mean that it has completely become a form of life?

The thought that one of the players I know might be the one who was swallowed by the shadow and replaced.

Qin Shang felt an indescribable nausea.

The next moment, the red-robed leader saw Qin Shang’s pale face, and immediately squinted his eyes and chuckled.

"Don't worry. I told you at the beginning that there aren't that many 'shadows', and they usually only appear in high-level God Road player copies."

"Your encounter with the 'Shadow' this time was purely an accident. How could there be so many contaminated dungeons in the Order Realm that you, a player in the Law Realm, would run into one?"

"Unless it is the real projection of the 'Contaminated Dungeon', it is impossible for you to enter the Order Realm Dungeon at your level."

"The Divine Path will not allow you to teleport across levels, so no matter how high your hidden score is or how well you perform, the Divine Path will at most increase the difficulty of your multiplayer dungeon, give you some weaker teammates, or teleport you to an S-level single-player dungeon of your current level."

"So far, I have not seen any player who was thrown into a dungeon that was not suitable for the current level by the "God Road" on the day when they needed to enter the dungeon. "

Qin Shang smiled bitterly and nodded, probably thinking about creatures like "shadow"...

Well, let's just call it a living thing for now.

Qin Shang temporarily had some knowledge and understanding of this thing.

Perhaps "shadow" is like a kind of garbage generated during the operation of the Shenlu server, just like the running garbage that will appear when a computer is overloaded for a long time.

If the "shadow" wants to survive, it has only one choice, which is to eat the copied player.

The base form of a normal "shadow" is called a "mimic".

Perhaps, it was because that thing was simulating the player's form. The "shadow" that was killed by Master Yin last night, which copied "Why is it named the same again?", should be in the "mimicry" stage.

As for the shadow that successfully eats the player, it is called "humanoid".

This name is probably because the person who was copied by the shadow has actually eaten the original body, so he has the other party's memory?

Just like the change between eggs and adults...

Qin Shang made his own understanding in his mind, his expression tense.

"Next time you see a 'shadow', remember to stay away from it and find a way to complete any task..."

"In a dungeon, there are usually main quests and hidden quests. Considering that you are a special professional fraudster, you can also find a way to inherit the hidden quests of deceased players."

"In this way, if you are lucky, you can get a lot of tasks in a multiplayer instance."

You call this good luck?

Qin Shang's mouth twitched.

The Red-robed Leader seemed to have read Qin Shang's thoughts and rolled his eyes at him unhappily;

"Tsk, how can this not be called good luck?"

"Only when you submit a task can the 'Shenlu Server' be awakened and conduct a self-check. At this time, if there is a 'shadow' in front of you, it cannot escape the inspection of the Shenlu Server!"

"And you have to understand that not all 'shadows' will jump out and fight the player head-on after copying the player's appearance."

"A smarter shadow might even lie in wait for you."

"After following you out of the dungeon, I'll wait until you're weak again and again, wait until you're in a bad state or you're careless, and then I'll take advantage of your illness to kill you. Everyone has bad states sometimes, but they didn't..."

"In other words, you can understand that you will get tired, but your shadow won't!"

So, there are three stages of shadows, the first of which is "copying".

First of all, there must be at least one Divine Path player to "copy" him.

Only after "copying" this player will the shadow enter the "mimicry" stage.

At this time, the "shadow" will rack its brains to find a way to eat the player and become a complete "humanoid".

Qin Shang frowned as he pondered the shortcomings of this creature.

However, after a while, he was surprised to find that unless the shadow he met next time was a direct copy of himself, even if it was a copy of the leader, Yin Shisan, or other friends he knew.

It seems that I don’t have a strong ability to distinguish.

but……

What does "copying" them have to do with me?

I’m not going to be eaten anyway, he thought heartlessly.

"'Mimicry' doesn't just eat the copied player, did you misunderstand something?"

At this moment, the red-robed leader glanced at Qin Shang and mercilessly poured a basin of cold water on him;

"They will also eat innocent people, because by eating real creatures, they can continue their own lives before eating the copied players."

"For example, a mimic shadow usually only has a lifespan of 8 to 15 days. If it fails to eat the copied player during this period, it is basically dead."

"But if we eat some innocent people, or even ordinary people, in the process, their lives can be extended. What would that feel like..."

The red-robed leader held his chin up, glanced at Qin Shang teasingly, and said with his red lips slightly parted;

"Well~ We are fighting for points. Points are called [Human Experience Cards]."

"To the 'shadow', we, the real-life players, are the shadow's [human experience card], so don't think it's a good thing that the 'shadow' didn't copy you. Maybe if it copies someone around you, you'll be the one in trouble."

We are the human experience card of "Shadow"...

Qin Shang frowned and chewed over these words over and over again, with a thousand thoughts in his mind.

I just felt as if a bug was crawling over me.

But he still blurted it out subconsciously.

"Master, can you read minds?"

"No... Why can you hear all the things I often say in my heart?"

Hearing this, the red-robed leader remained silent, leaving Qin Shang with an unfathomable smile.