Unexpectedly, they encountered such an unexpected situation just as the copy began.
Just at this moment, a quarrel broke out on the other side of Jiangying.
An entrepreneur loosened his tie and shouted at Jiang Ying, "What's going on? You've got this place under control, right? Why can't we get out?"
Jiang Ying was so frightened that he trembled: "I, I don't know, I tried hard, but I just can't turn it off..."
Another entrepreneur pointed at Jiang Ying's nose and said, "So, what should we do now?"
Lu Caihui and Zhang Yuan also looked unhappy.
They didn't expect that they would shoot themselves in the foot.
They knew that they were able to enter the copy because of Xia Jing's people, but Jiang Ying seemed to be completely scared, and they certainly did not dare to rush to Xia Jing's side and do anything to them without permission.
On the side, Chai Feng glanced at Xia Jing and the others gloomily, and his eyes fell on the trembling Jiang Ying, his eyes dark and unclear.
At this point, there is no need to ask how Xia Jing was resurrected. Jiang Ying must have made a mistake in the process of controlling Smile City.
He lowered his arms and said, "Since this instance can't be closed, we can only break out according to the rules of the game."
On the other side, Li Mian lowered his voice and said to everyone, "Should we take action against Jiang Ying now?"
Xia Jing said, "No, let's first understand the rules of this dungeon."
He turned around and took the lead towards the NPCs who were working.
Everyone followed immediately.
Chai Feng and the others were a little afraid of Xia Jing, so they stopped two or three meters away and watched from afar as Xia Jing and Song Yang tentatively picked up the finished products that were piled aside on the assembly line workbench.
That's a bunch of hats.
A very common style, all black, flat top, with a wide brim.
As soon as the two men picked up their hats, everyone noticed that there was a hole in the cave ceiling above their heads.
This triggers the dungeon map.
The entrance of the cave extends infinitely upwards, forming a long corridor with no end in sight.
You Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that we are underground now."
Feng Shi asked, "Are those trees and land we saw on the cover right above us?"
The NPC working behind the machine tool raised his head, smiled at them friendly, and said:
"Hello, visitors! This is the world where the gods reside. If you wish to wander around, please remember to wear your hat. The hat is the god's vessel of rest and also his voice. Without a hat, you won't be able to receive his instructions, and this can be very dangerous!"
"Also, once you put on your hat, don't take it off," the NPC's eyes were like a pair of crescent moons. "As long as you follow the rules, you might even be lucky enough to have the gods descend upon you!"
After hearing this, Lu Chenfei asked, "Is 'God' the monster in this copy?"
Xia Jing played with the hat thoughtfully, then put it on himself.
Chai Feng finally strode over, picked up several hats in one breath and walked back.
Except for the four kidnapped people who were still in the iron cage, after the others put on the hats, they soon heard a playful voice in their heads that was difficult to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
"Hi, everyone, welcome to the five-star dungeon 'I Am God'. I am the god of this dungeon world!"
Everyone exchanged glances.
"In this dungeon, God is the most special and supreme being. I hope you won't try to challenge me, but instead listen to me. Otherwise, you will die miserably. This is truly a heartfelt reminder!"
"Only the most obedient and devout believers can live a happy life!"
The god cleared his throat and said:
"Next, I will tell you the rules of this world. Please listen carefully."
"First, players cannot fight each other. Anyone who initiates the fight will be reduced to ashes."
"Secondly, I can kill any NPC I say I can kill. There's no need to worry."
"Third, players can steal points from other players. As for how to obtain them, you just need to follow my instructions.
"Fourth, players who have reached 10,000 points can leave this dungeon. In other words, this dungeon doesn't require you to kill any main monsters! Players who leave this dungeon can directly leave this horrible world!"
"This dungeon possesses absolute power. Anyone who enters here must obey the gods. I won't lie to you! As I said before, only the most obedient and devout believers can live happily ever after!"
When these four rules came out, everyone had different expressions.
Chai Feng and the others were obviously excited by the words "they can leave this horrible world directly".
Bian Ya repeated those words: "Does this copy possess absolute power?"
Xia Jingdao: "This copy is not controlled by anyone and cannot be closed. It does have decisive power."
"If players kill each other, they will be reduced to ashes." Xia Jing chewed on this sentence slowly, chuckled, and said, "My power is much weaker now than before, and it is very likely that I can no longer withstand such a rule."
Song Yang's eyes darkened slightly and he held his hand tightly.
Li Mian frowned and said, "But if we can successfully kill Jiang Ying, even if we sacrifice one person, I think it's enough..."
Hearing this, Xia Jing turned around and raised his eyebrows and said, "If you can use the rules to kill him, why sacrifice yourself?"
Everyone was stunned.
"I need you to come into this dungeon with me, and I'm not asking any of you to sacrifice for me."
"If I just wanted to kill him, I could do it myself, but I'm not going to sacrifice myself so easily. My real goal is to return to the real world," Xia Jing said, looking at them. "You also want to return to the real world intact, right?"
At this moment, everyone's expression became calm.
"So, the reason I asked you to come in here with me is just to activate this five-star instance."
"Once a five-star instance that cannot be closed is activated, even the current controller of this terrifying world will not be able to escape easily. He will be constrained by the rules."
Xia Jing looked at the man with a slightly hunched back not far away.
When the other person met Xia Jing's gaze, his eyes were a little evasive.
He was so scared that he kept swallowing.
Can this man really get out of this copy?
Xia Jing narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Before the final moment arrives, we have to do the same as before, explore the map, find clues, get answers, and defeat monsters."
The young man's gentle and calm voice echoed throughout the cave.
"After the final moment arrives, if he is still alive, then—at that time, none of you will have to do anything."
Xia Jing said: "I will kill him myself."
Xia Jing's words calmed everyone down.
Song Yang raised his eyes and said to Chai Feng calmly, "Are you sure you still want to stand on the same side with them?"
Chai Feng stared at them sinisterly for a while, seeming to be thinking about this problem as well.
The four entrepreneurs were immediately impatient. They shouted excitedly, "You have to think clearly. We have at least 99% control over this place, if not 100%. If you defect now, you'll be in big trouble when you leave!"
Chai Feng obviously didn't like being threatened, but he glanced at the trembling Jiang Ying and finally said to Song Yang, "If you have the ability to take back the control of Smiley Face City, then of course I have nothing to say."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and signaled one of the psychics with super high jumping ability to jump above the cave entrance to investigate the situation.
And this side——
Since Chai Feng has made his choice, they have nothing to say.
You Ye whispered, "There's one thing we need to pay attention to. 'God' just said that the way to clear this dungeon isn't to kill the main monster, but to reach 10,000 points. Do you think this is credible?"
Lu Chenfei sneered, "Of course it's not credible. In other words, even if players really reach 10,000 points in this dungeon and can leave the dungeon and this horrible world, I don't believe that there is no main monster in this dungeon."
"Don't forget, this dungeon is still a copy of Smiley City after all. And how could a copy of Smiley City not contain monsters?"
After Lu Chenfei said this, everyone's thoughts became much clearer.
Song Yang said, "This is actually a very typical choice between two options. Do you choose to believe the 'gods' and accumulate points, or do you choose to trust yourself and your usual experience to find the main monster and kill it?"
"Perhaps both are possible, but the former means you're destined to take away other players' points, and the way to do that is by killing them. 'God' won't allow players to kill each other directly, but there will definitely be other ways for players to kill each other indirectly."
"If it's the latter, then if everyone works together to defeat the main monster, perhaps more people can survive."
They didn't know which way Chai Feng and his gang would choose to believe.
But these eight people here will definitely choose to believe in themselves.
Fei Shengxiao was confused, "But I still don't understand. The Smiley City dungeon clearly wants to induce players to fight, but it always doesn't come out in the open. Why does it have to be so roundabout?"
"Because the power of Smiley City is actually the power left by the former Jiang Ying himself," Xia Jing said in a gentle tone, "Jiang Ying likes to torture others mentally. If players are allowed to fight each other directly, it would be too boring."
"His strength always retains his character and preferences."
Everyone frowned.
Bian Ya brought up another matter: "By the way, do we need to discuss the situation just now again? About - how did we get an extra person here?"
Li Mian hesitated and said, "If there really is an inhuman... monster among us who has infiltrated in my place, wouldn't it be best if we could find some way to prove ourselves?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression became subtle again.
Inhuman monster...
Who among them will be replaced by inhuman monsters?
Song Yang said calmly, "In the Bionics dungeon, we players cut open our own bodies to prove our identity. What do you think of this method?"
Xia Jing: "I have no objection."
No one has any objection.
They each took out a dagger from their space bag.
While resisting the space vortex, they threw out a lot of space bags, but fortunately those were their spare bags.
They still have the space bags that actually contain the props.
After Jiang Ying took control of and transformed Smiley City, these space bags and the tools and monster props inside the bags did not disappear.
I guess Jiang Ying didn't completely change Smiley City, he still used some of its settings.
Eight people cut their fingers at the same time.
In an instant, blood oozed out of all eight wounds.
Everyone glanced at each other.
"Isn't this all normal?" Lu Chenfei said depressedly, "Could the difference in the number of people be some kind of bug?"
Song Yang took out a band-aid and wrapped Xia Jing's finger.
Now everyone knows that Xia Jing's body can completely heal this small wound on its own, but they have long been accustomed to the two people's annoying behavior.
Song Yang put a bandage on Xia Jing's wound and said, "In the Bionic dungeon, as the dungeon progresses, the secondary monsters become more and more cunning in hiding their identities, and the wounds we have to open to prove ourselves become larger and larger."
"But we are not necessarily facing that kind of situation now, and I don't think it is necessary to go to that extent for the time being."
"Since we can't figure out the issue of the number difference for now, let's put it aside for now. We can't have an internal conflict over this issue at the very beginning of the dungeon," Song Yang said calmly. "Anyway, no matter what, everyone should remember one thing - protect yourself first, then help your companions."
Lu Chenfei and the others thought carefully about Song Yang's words and nodded solemnly.
Song Yang said, "Let's go up and take a look."
On the other side, Chai Feng and his team seemed to have made a discovery.
Players with the ability to jump are carrying their companions up one by one.
The four kidnapped people in the fallen iron cage looked at Song Yang and the others for help.
Lu Chenfei, Song Yang, Feng Shi, and Bian Ya stepped forward and used machetes to cut a hole in the iron cage that imprisoned them.
The four kidnapped people quickly got out and took a breath. One of them looked at Chai Feng and the others angrily and said, "I knew Lu Caihui and the others were going to attack me, but I didn't expect them to be so outrageous and set up such a ridiculous place!"
The four were all men, one fat, one thin, one tall, and one wearing thick glasses.
The tall man said to Song Yang, "Can we go with you? We have never been to this place before and don't know how to leave."
Song Yang simply nodded and motioned for them to get a hat each.
Then, he and Xia Jing walked to the entrance of the cave and looked up.
Song Yang narrowed his eyes and said, "About fifty meters up, there is a platform on the left."
At this moment, Chai Feng and his group had all turned over and entered the platform, disappearing from sight.
Bian Ya stepped forward and said, "I have a disposable monster item you can use."
After he finished speaking, he took out the props, turned them on, and his two hands began to change.
The fair skin turned as black as iron, and the arms became as thin as dry firewood.
He motioned for everyone to stand together.
His left arm suddenly stretched out, like a rope, wrapping around everyone tightly.
His right arm also stretched infinitely, reaching straight into the corridor above and grabbing the edge of the platform on the left fifty meters above.
The next second, Bian Ya retracted his right arm, and the group flew up directly and were thrown onto the platform!
Four of the kidnapped people were dizzy from the fall, and the rest stood up immediately.
Chai Feng and the others were standing not far in front of them, frozen there.
The scene before him made Xia Jing's eyes reveal interest, while the others looked stunned.
There is a magical scene in this new cave.
In this space of about 50 square meters, they saw a lot of worn-out furniture.
Dining table, sofa, TV, cabinet.
The furniture is crowded together, making the atmosphere very oppressive.
There are two people who look like NPCs standing in the middle of the living room.
The two men were about the same height, but one looked older, probably in his fifties, while the other looked younger, like a high school student, and he was wearing a worn school uniform.
The man in his fifties raised his arm, spread his five fingers, and slapped the high school student's face hard. The crisp sound of slaps continued to ring out.
The man cursed, "How old are you? Let me ask you, how old are you? Do you really think you're still a high school student? You actually wore your school uniform and ran to the school gate all day, causing me to be called by the police! You freak, you're already in your twenties!"
Every time he slapped the "high school student"'s face, it tilted heavily to the other side.
The "high school student's" cheeks were visibly red and swollen.
He hung his head, shrank his neck, and was trembling with fear.
The middle-aged man was still spitting and hitting him: "You freak, why did I give birth to something like you? Why don't you just die? Why don't you just die? How dare you go on living?!"
…
In Chai Feng's camp.
One entrepreneur trembled slightly.
He looked at the scene in disbelief.
The others also looked at him in fear.
It was because the face of the middle-aged man NPC looked exactly like his!
And the facial features of that "high school student" were clearly Jiang Ying's.
At this moment, Jiang Ying himself was stunned.
What the hell is this?!
What is going on with this copy?
On Song Yang's side, the four kidnapped people whispered to each other: "Isn't that Ye Shui?"
Ye Shui is the name of the entrepreneur who is now dumbfounded.
You Ye said thoughtfully, "This situation looks like a domestic violence father beating his son, but why are the two NPCs' faces the players' faces?"
Lu Chenfei frowned and said, "No, I should say, why does the father's face look like that of the entrepreneur?"
Just now in the game hall, Song Yang and Xia Jing told them not only their previous plans, but also Jiang Ying's identity and past.
The scene before him was clearly something Jiang Ying had personally experienced in the past.
His body stopped growing because of his powerful superpowers.
He was feared and hated by his parents and developed mental problems.
He always liked to run to the back door of Xia Jing's school to watch the students' activities. It seemed that by feeling the vigorous youthful energy, his withered world could be revitalized.
Therefore, the "Jiangying" in this scene at this time should be Jiangying.
But why is the father in the scene an entrepreneur named Ye Shui?
There is currently no solution to this problem.
Not far away, "Ye Shui" was still cursing and hitting "Jiang Ying", and "Jiang Ying" soon started crying.
He was like an earthworm in the mud, about to be completely crushed to death under the feet of the man in front of him.
At this moment, the voice of God rang out in everyone's mind.
The god said coldly, "See? Someone is bullying the gods. Why don't you go and kill that abominable guy! The gods wish they could break his neck!"
Everyone was shocked.
Is someone insulting God?
Their expressions suddenly changed.
In this instance, the god refers to "Jiangying"?!
The entrepreneur named Ye Shui suddenly turned his head to look at Jiang Ying beside him, his forehead veins throbbing with anger. "What the hell is going on? Are you kidding us?! You want someone to kill me?!"
He pointed at the NPC with his face.
Jiang Ying shook his head desperately, his face pale: "I don't know, I really don't know..."
Lu Caihui asked Chai Feng with a gloomy face: "What would you usually do if you encountered such a situation?"
Chai Feng said: "Send a bodyguard over there and see what happens if we do what the 'god' says."
Lu Caihui immediately raised his chin to a bodyguard.
The bodyguard looked at the two NPCs fearfully, mustered up his courage, strode over, and punched "Ye Shui".
"Ye Shui" immediately fell backwards and hit the TV cabinet hard, causing his head to bleed.
Killed with one blow.
Ye Shui himself trembled violently. He looked at "his own" corpse with a dark face.
The next second, the god's furious voice resounded in everyone's mind.
"Why don't you listen to the gods?! The gods want to strangle this person to death, not beat him to death! Anyone who doesn't obey the gods' oracle deserves to die!"
As soon as "God" finished speaking, the bodyguard was suddenly lifted up by an invisible force, thrown out like a rag, and hit the TV cabinet heavily.
The black hat fell from the sky, and after a dull thud, the bodyguard's head was smashed hard, and his brains splattered everywhere!
He was lying face down on the ground, and next to him was "Ye Shui" who died in exactly the same way as him!
This scene frightened Lu Caihui and the others so much that they took several steps back in horror.