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

The next moment, Qin Shang restrained his thoughts a little and looked around.

In the center of the tall castle-like building, there is a built pulpit, just like an ordinary church.

This building structure reminded him of the church in the maze section of Monopoly.

However, the overall structure is somewhat different. This church is more like an opera house, with a built stage and even reserved seats below. It seems that this is probably the prayer venue of this monastery on weekdays...

We can see players coming in from different entrances one after another.

After a rough observation, Qin Shang felt that this monastery had at least four entrances. There were already about twenty-seven or twenty-eight people in the field. Then, he saw Zheng Gongwei and the woman who called herself Shenlu and whose ID was "Urine is the Tears of the Bladder" walked in.

Qin Shang counted silently in his heart.

"30, that's enough people..."

The next moment, as expected, the other players began to show different expressions, and at the same time, the Divine Road prompt sound rang in his ears.

[Number of players: 30 players have arrived]

[Competitive games are about to start]

Wow!

Immediately afterwards, five beams of bright light suddenly shone down from above and landed in five directions.

[The name of the competitive game everyone is participating in this time is: Find Friends]

[(Due to the large number of players entering this instance, in order to ensure that the main storyline in the instance can develop normally, Shenlu will eliminate a group of players before the main storyline mission begins)]

[How to play: There are currently five rooms around the players. The broadcast will randomly count every thirty seconds, from 1 to 10. Players need to find their companions and hide in the room together before the music ends according to the number of people counted in the broadcast. After entering the room, the door will automatically lock. After locking, the number of players in each room must be consistent with the broadcast.]

[After the music ends, players who have not found a companion will be automatically eliminated. After the music ends, players whose number of people in the room does not match the number required by the broadcast will be eliminated. The game has no limit on the number of times and will continue until there are 10 players left.]

[Note: In this round of the game, there are "shadows" mixed in with the crowd. "Shadows" will not be judged as players. That is to say, when the music ends, if the number of players in the room plus the shadows can only meet the number of people required by the broadcast, it will also be judged as a failure. At that time, all players in the room will be eliminated.]

[The game will start in one minute, countdown and preparation...]

The electronic prompt instantly rang in the ears of everyone present. In the dark monastery, everyone showed different expressions. Many people's heads were buzzing, and some did not understand the rules of the game. Some people's expressions suddenly became serious and they began to think about the rules of the game. Others showed a relaxed look after hearing the electronic prompt, or even a playful sneer on their faces.

Immediately afterwards, conversations and exclamations were heard all around.

"Shadow? How come there are shadows involved in this game? Are there still shadow elements in this copy?"

"No, I think a player was targeted by his own shadow, so he brought the shadow in."

"Damn it, if it was a normal God's Road dungeon, the shadow would not be able to follow the player into the dungeon. But this contaminated dungeon is a little special, and the shadow can enter this dungeon through the shadow projection."

"Fuck! Does that mean that if we find our companions and enter the room as required, we still have to be on guard against the possibility that the people around us might be shadows, causing the number of people not to be counted and judged as negative? Fuck, who can tell the difference between a shadow and a normal player?"

Soon, one player realized the most troublesome part of the game rules and blurted it out subconsciously with a grim face.

Shadows are creatures that most high-level players have to some extent dealt with. They are the garbage creatures on the Shenlu server.

Many people looked as if they had a headache, and Qin Shang narrowed his eyes the moment he heard the rules of the game.

Sure enough, Shadow was also pulled in by the Shenlu server as a interference element.

He mingled in the noisy crowd, secretly observing everyone's different reactions. He had just secretly counted the number of people in the field, and there was no mistake about thirty people.

In other words, his shadow had not come to the monastery at this moment, at least during the period before the game started.

But the next second, Qin Shang's eyes swept across the circle of five rooms outside the hall, and a thought flashed through his mind;

"No, it doesn't necessarily mean that it didn't come. The rules of this game mention "shadow", which means that this ghost thing will definitely jump out to cause trouble later. Now the game has not started yet, and there are no casualties among the players. If the shadow jumps out at the first time, it will definitely be noticed by everyone in a few minutes."

"Maybe this guy is hiding in a room right now. I think the original way to play this game is that players randomly gather others to hide in the room according to the number of people required by the broadcast. Then, as the number changes, the players are gradually eliminated. There are currently five rooms here, and a total of 30 players. If the broadcast says the number seven, two people can be eliminated directly in the first round."

"Because there must be seven people in four rooms who can meet the broadcasting requirements, and there are only two people left in the last room. These two people cannot form a team. In other words, two players cannot find 'friends', so these two players will definitely be eliminated. Since the Shenlu server has temporarily changed some rules at this moment and added the element of "shadow" to this game, the Shenlu server must not be so stupid as to have pointed out in advance that shadows will participate in the next game process in this game, and let the shadows appear before the game starts."

"It's quite obvious that that thing is not intelligent. If there's a respected player who stands up and calls for everyone to take out their character cards so I can see whether you are human or shadow, then the shadow can be found from the crowd in a matter of minutes. After all, the "mimic" shadow hasn't devoured the host yet, and my character card is on me, so the shadow definitely can't take out the character card..."

"If you want to make the "shadow" a disruptive element in this competitive game, you need to let it blend into the crowd when everyone is acting on their own and losing their composure. In other words, the best time for the "shadow" to appear is after the game has started."

"If I were the designer of this game, I would arrange it like this. In the first round, the shadow would be waiting in a certain room in advance. In the second round, the shadow would follow the other players and walk out of a certain room and blend into the crowd. After the game starts, the number would be randomly reported every 30 seconds. At this time, with such a short time, the players would not have the energy to look for the "shadow" anymore."

Thinking of this, Qin Shang suddenly laughed.

Instinctively, Shadow would follow me after he regained the ability to move freely.

In other words, there will be "shadows" in every room I enter. Then I don't have to be as cautious as other players, and worry that even if the number of people around me reaches the number required in the broadcast, there may be shadows among the people in front of me, causing the room I am in to fail to meet the number of players required by the broadcast.

Conversely, in each round, Qin Shang only needs to ensure that the number of people in the same room with him, including himself, is one number greater than the number reported on the broadcast, and he can pass the round successfully.

"My 'Shadow' attacks me. He has no interest in other players. Unless someone attacks him, Shadow will not attack other players. And he certainly won't follow other players. In other words, I don't have to worry about the troubles that might arise when enough people gather to attack him..."

When Qin Shang thought of this, his eyes lit up.

This is an advantage...

Other players don't know whether the people around them are human or ghost. Even if the number of people in the room meets the number required in the broadcast, they may still have to worry about whether a "shadow" is lurking in the room they are in.

But Qin Shang had no worries in this regard. He only had to ensure that in each round after the first round, the sum of all the players in the same room with him would be greater than the broadcast requirement of one person.

The next moment, Qin Shang realized that someone seemed to be staring at him, and he subconsciously turned his head slightly.

In the crowd, Master Zheng was seen having a playful smile while talking to a girl who was stunned after hearing his Shenlu ID 'White Swordsman'. The girl had a nervous look on her face, her hands were clenched together, and her eyes were flickering with complexity.

The gaze that Qin Shang just noticed was probably Zheng Gongwei secretly looking at his henchman.

"Pfft, Master Zheng, are you worried that I'll be a lone ranger in this instance and that something unexpected will happen to me?"

Qin Shang smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. He ignored Zheng Gongwei's concerned look and blended into the crowd, leaving Zheng Gongwei with only his back. Not far away, he pretended to talk to the girl, but in fact, Freedom Young Master, who was staring at his henchman, saw this out of the corner of his eye and felt a little relieved.

Qin Shang is not the kind of person who likes to show off his strength. When Zheng Gongwei and Qin Shang dealt with each other for the first time, this guy provoked the official player 'Eagle of Justice' and was posted on the "Shenlu Player Official Forum" by that bastard for wanted. At that time, Qin Shang knew how to take advantage of the situation to pay homage to the official player.

If Qin Shang is not sure after hearing the rules of the game, he will come to seek help without you taking the initiative to ask.

This kid is clever, but he is also good at judging the situation.

If he is not sure, he will definitely not act stubbornly. In other words, Qin Shang may have his own plan...

Zheng Hongwei immediately forced out a brilliant smile again, completely relaxed and continued to tell the girl next to him about his experience of becoming famous in Jiangcheng, "I am invincible under the rules, one for one under the rules."

[The game is about to begin, all players please be ready! ]

The next moment, the electronic prompt sounded again.

At this moment, a group of about ten people led by the fox-faced man not far in front of Qin Shang had already begun to divide the work in an orderly manner.

"Everyone, please listen to me, this game is in our favor!"

"We have the largest number of players at the moment. In other words, no matter what number appears on the broadcast, our ability to respond is also the strongest. The Xiang'an District Bad Guys Squad 'Tom is Not a Cat' and I will be divided into two groups. Everyone, please follow my command. I guess the number on the broadcast in the first few rounds of the game will not be less than 5, because there are still 6 players on the field. The most reasonable number of characters to allocate to the five rooms is naturally ."

"With 6 people in each room, everyone can make it through the first round. If the number is lower than this, at least five players will be eliminated in the first round. If the number is 4 or even 3, more than half of the players will be eliminated in the first round. And this is an ideal situation. After the game starts, there is only seconds for players to react. In actual operation, many people may find a companion, but they don't have time to squeeze into the room or don't have time to enter the room, and the countdown ends."

"By then, you will be eliminated directly. If you are not careful, the number of players may be less than 10, which is lower than the number required for the main storyline. In other words, the pace of this game will definitely not be too fast."

"It is very likely that there will be no elimination in the first two rounds or only a small-scale elimination, giving everyone a period of adaptation."

"So, I prefer the number 7 or 5 to appear in the first round, or 6, and no player will be eliminated in the first round..."

Everyone over there was listening carefully to the fox-faced man's speech. The man called 'Tom is not a cat' was the tight-fitting man who had a brief conflict with Zheng Gongwei outside the monastery gate.

There are still traces of Zheng Gongwei's Thomas spiral feet on that guy's feet. I don't know if there are nails on the soles of Mr. Zheng's shoes, which can leave such outrageous marks when someone steps on them.

"It would be a lot more reassuring to have someone to command you at a time like this..."

I saw that everyone over there was listening quietly to the fox-faced man's speech, with a serious expression on their faces.

It was far less noisy and chaotic than the other players in the dungeon. Qin Shang could feel the difference between the regular army and civilian organizations.

Or maybe a group of bad guys that originated from the Public Security Bureau will become the official organization of the second largest district.

This feeling is just like in a fantasy novel, where various independent cultivators and disciples of famous immortal sects enter a secret realm together and are about to team up to fight a boss, but the independent cultivators are still fighting on their own in a disorganized manner.

However, the disciples of the famous sects were all preparing to form a battle formation under the leadership of the eldest brother to fight the enemy...