After Huangmao killed "Zhuang Li", everyone guessed the news through the sudden increase in points in the task manager, so they returned to the hall as quickly as possible.

Six bodies were neatly laid out on the ground.

Everyone walked to the last corpse one by one, looking at each other's remains, with relief and a hint of satisfaction on their faces.

Seeing this once arrogant face with blood in its mouth and eyes open, the fear they had pent up in their hearts towards this man seemed to fade a little.

"Are you laughing?" Zhuang Li glanced at Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng quickly pursed his lips and said, "...I'm not! I didn't! Don't accuse me!"

The others quickly lowered their heads and tried to put on serious expressions.

The yellow-haired man was standing next to Xuanming, talking incessantly about how wise and brave he was, and how quick he was to react, and then he kept shouting over and over again that this mirror man was too cunning and had guessed the code so quickly.

After hearing this story, everyone broke out in a cold sweat. After all, Zhuang Li, the real master, was more cunning, having set up a code within the code.

"Okay, let's continue hunting." Zhuang Li lowered his eyes to look at his mirror image, then waved his hand and gave the order.

With the successful experience, everyone's fighting enthusiasm was obviously improved. They put their palms together, shouted "Come on" three times excitedly, and then ran away happily.

As they walked, Xiaodao whispered, "Why do I feel like the experience of clearing the dungeon this time is different from before?"

"What's the difference?" Zhao Feng asked curiously.

"Before, it was purely a life-or-death struggle, but this time it's like a company team-building event." Xiaodao asked suspiciously, "This is indeed a Forbidden Land dungeon, right?"

Thinking of the scene of everyone gathered in a circle and shouting "Come on!", Zhao Feng, the company's CEO in the real world, said: "..."

Shit! The more I recall it, the more it resembles me!

No, I can't think about it anymore! If I continue thinking about it, I will lose my proper respect for the Lord God and the world of horror games.

Zhao Feng wiped his face and urged, "Let's finish the mission quickly."

Then, the task manager continued to send back reports of success, and the points continued to increase. Five days later, fifteen corpses were neatly arranged in the hall, and Xuanming's side was only missing four people.

The points jumped from 15 to 26, a huge reversal!

With only one day left to complete the mission, the forbidden land was conquered without anyone noticing any difficulty. Looking back, it actually felt even easier than when they were doing the novice mission.

To complete the novice missions, they must constantly search for clues, answer questions, avoid danger, and clear the levels. However, here, these complex procedures are completely omitted. Zhuang Li acts as a cheat or strategy guide, directly telling everyone how to pass the levels.

How can the difficulty of playing the game be increased under such circumstances?

"We won." Zi Wei lowered his eyes and looked at the fifteen corpses on the ground, smiling triumphantly.

He grinned, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Zhuang Li with a somewhat excited look.

Zhuang Li also looked straight at him and shook his head, "No, we haven't won yet. We are still one step away."

"What's the missing step?" Zi Wei's smile froze slightly.

"I'm just one step away from killing you." Zhuang Li raised his index finger, swiped it forward, and immediately gave the order: "Kill him!"

Everyone was stunned.

Zi Wei's stiff smile brightened up again. He stood there with his hands in his pockets, neither dodging nor defending himself. He just smiled brightly at Zhuang Li.

As Dalong uttered the word "no", Xuanming cut Zi Wei's neck with a knife.

Three feet of blood shot up into the air like a fountain, dispersing into a bloody mist. A thick smell of blood immediately spread throughout the hall.

There were clearly fifteen bodies lying on the ground, and the mirror images were all here! Why did Zhuang Li kill Zi Wei? When Zi Wei's mirror images were killed, everyone's task manager received points, which shows that he was absolutely flawless!

Why did Zhuang Li do this?

Is he the King of Hell in this place? Whoever he wants to die must die?

The more everyone thought about it, the colder they felt. The fear of Zhuang Li, which had faded away, now came back again and accumulated layer by layer.

Dalong pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Zhuang Li's brow, his red eyes filled with grief and murderous intent. Even if Xuanming slashed his throat today, he wouldn't let Zhuang Li, the devil, go!

This place should not be called the Self-Nature Hell, it should be called the Zhuangli Hell!

Xuan Ming blocked the gun's range, stretched out his hand, firmly grasped the barrel, and said calmly: "You can try to shoot."

Two tears suddenly fell from Dalong's red eyes, and at the same time, he pulled the trigger again and again. The death of his comrades made him want to die together.

The sound of gunfire rang out continuously, shocking everyone.

This gun is a reward from the Lord God. It has the ability to kill all players, taskers, and even ghosts. It is a rare S-level item.

Xiaodao and Huangmao looked up at the sky and sighed silently.

Dalong's crimson eyes suddenly widened in a look of extreme horror. He was incredulous to discover that Xuanming had caught each bullet fired from the gun in his palm and then tossed it to the ground.

He didn't suffer any skin injuries, not even a slightly red scratch, which shows how terrifying his physical strength has reached.

He seems to be immortal!

Monsters, these two people are monsters!

Dalong's hand holding the gun began to tremble uncontrollably.

The others also forgot to breathe.

Regardless, Zhuang Li suddenly unleashed another round of slaughter near the end of the game. This wasn't a good sign! He was crazy! God knows what he was going to do next! Anyway, the points were already ahead, so if he wanted to kill a few people for fun, that was fine.

Thinking of this, everyone's hair stood on end, and the harmonious atmosphere of the previous team building was gone.

Zhao Feng and the others quickly drew their weapons, determined to fight to the death.

It turns out that the biggest boss in this level is not the Mirror Man, but the devil Zhuang Li!

Xiaodao and Huangmao naturally protected the sister-in-law, with murderous intent in their eyes. After playing a game, they had already found the most basic rule, which was that no matter what the sister-in-law did, it must be reasonable, and helping her was right.

Just when a civil war was about to break out, the task manager began to buzz and the 26 points turned into 24 in the blink of an eye.

Zi Wei's death did not deduct 1 point, but 2 points! Why?

The smell of gunpowder suddenly thickened, and a thick cloud of suspicion hung over everyone's heads. They looked at the task manager, then at Zi Wei's body, and finally at Zhuang Li, their angry expressions twisted into strange shapes by confusion.

"Why?" Dalong asked these three words in a hoarse voice.

"You should ask who he is." Zhuang Li said lightly.

Dalong was stunned. After a long moment, he quickly said, "He is Hedgehog! We were chatting together during the mission just now. He even knew how old I was when I wet my pants. He is definitely the real one! I won't make a mistake!"

Just as Zhuang Li was about to speak, Huang Mao asked, "How old are you and still wet your pants?"

Dalong was angry and anxious: "..."

Zhuang Li: "..."

Xiaodao held his forehead silently and looked up at the sky. He felt stupid but didn't know whether to say it or not.

Xuanming raised his hand and gave the yellow-haired man a slap.

The others turned their heads away in embarrassment.

Xu Yingying quickly defended the captain: "The mirror image has the original's memories, so of course he knows about you!"

Zhuang Li shook his head secretly.

Actually, it wasn't. A mirror image could never possess all of the original's memories. Xuanming was a divine being, and replicating a complete Xuanming with both its outer and inner core was equivalent to creating a god.

If this magic mirror truly possessed the power to create gods, then it would not have been abandoned by the Lord God to gather dust in this ancient castle. It would have been regarded as a treasure by the Lord God and carried with him.

Therefore, Zhuang Li boldly speculated that the evil creatures reproduced by this mirror only possessed common sense memories, such as who I am, where I am, what I am doing, my personality and hobbies, etc. Only when they understand who they are the moment they wake up will they know what to do next.

Furthermore, Zhuang Li's memories were inextricably linked to his brain, their volume and content vast enough to contain an infinite universe, and it was constantly expanding. If the magic mirror were to replicate him exactly, from the inside out, it would inevitably consume an infinite amount of magical power.

Infinite magic power sounds like something that cannot exist.

Based on the law of conservation of energy and the peculiarities of Xuan Ming and his own body, Zhuang Li was certain that the magic mirror's creativity was limited.

He shook his head and said, "It's impossible for a mirror image to possess all of the original's memories. We'll find out why this corpse on the ground possesses Zi Wei's memories later, but I can tell you with certainty right now that he's not Zi Wei. He's also a mirror image."

Dalong still didn't believe it and retorted, "Before the demon hunt began, you said there were no mirror images among us. Since then, the hedgehog has been with me all the time, never out of my sight. I can guarantee with my life that he is the real one! Didn't you say your eyes were sharp? Why didn't you notice the problem until now? You are the one who tells the truth, how can I know that what you say is definitely true? Can you provide evidence?"

Zhao Feng and the others nodded inwardly. Yes, it was Zhuang Li who said Zi Wei was fine, and it was also Zhuang Li who said Zi Wei was problematic. He'd already killed someone, so he had to at least give an explanation, right?

Xuan Ming said in a deep voice: "Then the two points deducted are evidence."

Dalong was stunned for a moment, then quickly retorted, "The game is almost over. What if the point reduction mechanism changes? What's the difference between reducing one point and reducing two points?"

Zhuang Li didn't bother arguing with Da Long. He squatted down, touched a snag on Zi Wei's coat, and asked, "Do you remember how this happened?"

Dalong looked at the hooked thread, his mind blank. It took him a while to remember: "This was torn when the hedgehog and his mirror image were fighting."

"Then do you remember what I picked up from the ground?" Zhuang Li continued to ask.

Dalong: "You picked up a nail."

Zhuang Li then lifted the corpse's left hand, pinched its little finger, and said, "Look at what this is."

When everyone came closer to take a closer look, they found that there was a white mark on the nail of the little finger. Since it was broken at the root without hurting the skin, and the outer edge was still very round, it would be difficult for ordinary people to notice without careful observation.

There was a look of deep horror in Dalong's eyes, as if he understood something.

Zhuang Li nodded and said, "Yes, just as you guessed, this corpse with a broken nail is the mirror image of the mirror image that escaped. Perhaps he realized we had cracked the rules of the game, so he fled to the basement and made a copy of himself. The mirror image of the mirror image is indistinguishable from the original, so when this corpse replaced Zi Wei, even I didn't notice anything unusual."

Dalong said hoarsely, "I remember now. Hedgehog left my sight just when Hades' mirror image came looking for you! He and I ran away to avoid suspicion, but then I ran back because I was worried about your safety. Hedgehog ran behind me, and I didn't look back. At that time, he might have been replaced!"

Dalong slumped to the ground, clutching his hair in deep regret. He had killed the hedgehog!

The others then revealed expressions of sudden realization. Shit! Mirror images can have mirror images. Who could have imagined such a bizarre operation?

Xiaodao suddenly realized something and said, "Sister-in-law, when you asked us to put our hands together to cheer you on, wasn't it so you could observe Zi Wei's fingernails?"

Zhuang Li nodded and said, "Yes. When I saw him raise his middle finger as a signal, I suddenly remembered the broken nail of the escaped mirror image. Out of caution and a fleeting sixth intuition, I asked all of you to hold out your hands so I could see. Fortunately, Zi Wei himself didn't remember the broken nail, and his mirror image didn't notice it either. Otherwise, after replacing the original, this second mirror image would definitely find a way to make his pinky finger a bloody mess to cover up this subtle difference. However, if he did that, I would only be more suspicious of him."

Xiao Dao was stunned for a moment before looking at Zhao Feng and whispered, "So every boss has a purpose for team building. I was too naive."

Zhao Feng felt a wave of fear in his heart. He had always seen the idiom "智多近妖" (too smart to be a demon) in the dictionary, but he had never imagined how someone could look like a demon simply because of their intelligence.

But now he understood! Zhuang Li was just such a monster!

Zhuang Li looked around at everyone and asked, "Everyone, do you remember the two conditions for passing the level?"

Xuan Ming pondered and said, "First, bring 15 points; second, bring your teammates."

"Have you understood the implications of these two conditions? Since killing all the mirrors doesn't just add points, but rather follows a specific pattern of addition and subtraction, are the conditions for clearing the level really so broad that simply surpassing the previous score counts as victory? What if the 15 points mean that everyone must maintain 15 points, no more, no less? After all, the rules governing points are already laid out before us, aren't they?"

Zhuang Li pointed to the corpse at his feet that had 2 points deducted.

Everyone thought about it for a moment and their scalps suddenly felt numb.

They took it for granted that simply overtaking the opponent in points would guarantee victory, completely ignoring the need to keep the score firmly below 15. If they had stepped out of the gate with such an idea in mind, death would have surely awaited them!

The more everyone thought about it, the more horrified they became, and the blood drained from their faces.

Zhuang Li continued, "The second condition is to bring your own teammates. If a mirror person sneaks into our group, they won't be considered teammates, and we'll definitely lose. Why did this mirror person say 'we won' just now? Because the 'we' he was referring to was the group of mirror people, not us. That's why I killed him."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Dalong, who was squatting on the ground and crying silently, and asked, "Do you understand my actions now?"

Dalong nodded stiffly, his expression growing increasingly sorrowful. He couldn't accept the hedgehog's death.

Zhuang Li patted his shoulder and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Zi Wei is still alive. When he was replaced, we didn't receive any point deductions, and this mirror image wore his coat, so it seems they tied him up and hid him somewhere. If we don't kill Zi Wei, there won't be any abnormal point deductions. This rule saved his life."

Dalong suddenly looked up at Zhuang Li, his eyes gleaming with ecstasy. He'd been so confused that he hadn't even considered calculating the points. He'd assumed that anyone replaced would be killed.

Zhuang Li extended his arm, pointed at the iron gate outside, and said, "Everyone, we still have two difficult tasks to accomplish. First, we must find the exact mechanism for adding and subtracting fractions, and then control the score to 15. Second, we must find Zi Wei from some corner of this ancient castle."

He lowered his eyes to look at the countdown in the task manager and said solemnly, "We don't have much time."