A group of Zhou Zhou came roaring in and surrounded Alvia and Zeus in a few seconds. Zeus was squeezed to the point where he had nowhere to go and could only lean tightly against Alvia's thigh.
"I'm Zhou Zhou."
"I am."
"I am!"
"Zhou Zhou" was arguing one by one, and their faces and expressions that looked like copy and paste gave people a sense of absurdity and weirdness.
While fending off the "Zhou Zhous" who wanted to touch his hands, Alvia searched among the crowd.
The ice-blue eyes swept across Zhou Zhou's face one by one, and then quickly looked at another person.
Suddenly, he seemed to have locked onto something, a smile flashed across his eyes, and he began to move among the crowded "Zhou Zhou group".
Obviously these people were rushing towards him, and the crowd was so crowded that they had to huddle together, but Elvia's movement was as smooth as flowing water, incredibly easy.
Zeus was too short, and he knew that once he let go of Elvia's thigh, he would be overwhelmed by this group of impostors, so even when Elvia was walking, he did not let go of him, but walked closely with him.
Elvia kept moving forward in one direction and then stood in front of a certain Zhou Zhou.
"I found you." Elvia grabbed Zhou Zhou's arm in front of her and said without hesitation.
The Zhou Zhou he captured looked exactly the same as the people nearby, but Elvia was very sure that this person was the real Zhou Zhou.
Zeus, who was still clinging to Elvia's thigh, couldn't help but want to make things difficult for him. He raised his head and asked with difficulty: "Are you sure? You didn't choose him randomly. Do you have any evidence to prove that this is the real Zhou Zhou?"
Alvia ignored him.
Zhou Zhou, who was caught by him, suddenly asked: "Why do you think it was me?"
Alvia poked Zhou Zhou's face: "Maybe it's because your face is fatter."
Zhou Zhou:? ? ?
Zeus: Even though he is just an artificial intelligence that doesn't understand human emotions, he still thinks that Elvia really can't speak human language.
"I'm...fat?"
Although Zhou Zhou had no concept of fat or thin, the other Zhou Zhous present should be the same. Their body shapes should be the same. There was no concept of him being fatter and the others being thinner.
Alvia: "These people should be the molds you left before today."
Yes, when designing this dungeon, he was planning to do it himself, so he left the physical data from that time...
Zhou Zhou suddenly thought of something.
He slapped his head, and all the impostors who were crowding and chattering around him disappeared, leaving only the three of them.
"So that's what's happening. I was careless." Zhou Zhou looked annoyed. This time it was his mistake.
Zeus: "What are you talking about?"
"If this is removed, would you still recognize me?" Zhou Zhou looked at Elvia.
"Although everyone here looks the same, there is always a detail that is different about them. We can naturally find it by the process of elimination."
"Nonsense, there are so many people here just now, and the best I can see is from everyone's shoulders up. How can I see the difference?" Zeus finally interrupted.
"I was just talking about ordinary players. If they go to Zhou Zhou, can't they tell the authenticity of the item with just one look?" Alvia looked down at Zeus and asked, "Can't you tell?"
"Of course I can see it! I knew where Zhou Zhou was hiding before those counterfeits came out. I just saw Zhou Zhou laughing secretly." Zeus said with his eyes wide open and his head raised. Elvia actually wanted to sow discord between him and Zhou Zhou, no way!
Suddenly he remembered that he was still holding Alvia's thigh, so he quickly let go and jumped aside.
He even snorted at Elvia, and his expression of being extremely skilled in turning his back on people was extremely skillful.
Zhou Zhou touched his nose guiltily. When he saw Elvia and Zeus being surrounded just now, he was indeed hiding behind and laughing secretly. He didn't expect to be discovered.
"By the way, why did you say Zhou Zhou was fat?" Zeus thought of this again.
"Oh, that's why." Zhou Zhou picked off the facial features and then tore off the skin.
A player who just passed by the second floor happened to see this brutal scene. After a moment of silence, he immediately ran away.
"It's because of wearing this that your face looks a little fat." Zhou Zhou explained to Zeus.
"So, why wear this?" Zeus puzzled.
"I was planning on scaring Al, but it didn't work at all."
"Oh, that's a shame."
The two looked at each other and sighed at the same time.
Alvia: ...I'm really sorry that I didn't scare you.
Zeus trotted over to Zhou Zhou and held his hand: "Zhou Zhou, I'll hold you. Next time you want to run, you can take me with you."
There were no more NPC sneak-starting activities next, so Zhou Zhou took Zeus's hand and walked towards the stairs first.
Alvia took a step away and followed behind the two men.
There were no more unexpected situations on the next two flights of stairs, and the three of them reached the roof smoothly.
In the corner at the edge of the roof, a small golden box was placed there. There were no other players around and there were no obstacles. You could get the treasure chest by just walking over.
The arrow above the treasure chest is still floating, for fear that the player is blind and can't see it.
"Elvia, go get the treasure chest," Zeus commanded, "You are a player, now is the time for you to take action."
Zhou Zhou held Zeus's hand and encouraged Alvia: "Come on~"
Alvia could only walk towards the treasure chest, but when he was a few steps away from it, he suddenly stopped.
Turning his head and looking at the two of them with a half-smile, Zhou Zhou blinked his eyes and looked innocent, while Zeus laughed with ill intentions in his eyes.
Seeing that Alvia was not leaving, Zeus was still there to cheer her up: "Hurry up, we are only a few steps away, and we will be able to pass the level soon."
Instead of moving forward, Alvia took a step back, then changed direction and walked to the right.
The edge is a few steps away on the right. Elvia walked straight towards it and actually stepped towards the edge.
The moment he stepped out, the scenery on the roof began to ripple and then shattered.
Although it is still on the rooftop, the overall layout is completely different.
The treasure chest that was originally on the left moved to the right, and the place where Elvia stepped on the air became the ground on the roof again.
The first treasure chest they saw after coming up was in mid-air outside the roof.
If Alvia had continued to walk in the original position at that time, he would have missed a step and fallen from the roof.
If you can't see through the illusion, you will be eliminated.
Zeus' face was full of regret: "What a pity, we were just a little bit short."
Alvia moved towards the real location of the treasure chest, but when he was one step away from the treasure chest, he suddenly stopped.
As an NPC in the dungeon, Zhou Zhou's mission in this mission was to hinder Elvia, but these were completely useless to Elvia. After seeing through the illusion, there were indeed no other traps.
"Al, why don't you go get the treasure chest?" Zhou Zhou asked.
As Alvia walked back, she said, "We're not here to clear the level. We've already found the treasure chest, so let's leave it to others. Also, do you want to get out now? Don't you want to see how others cleared the level?"
They didn't have much time to spend in the game to begin with, and now that they were out, Zhou Zhou would definitely have to do other things, so it would be better for them to stay here for a while. After all, the flow of time in the copy was different from that outside, so they could stay here longer.
Zhou Zhou was actually planning to wait for Elvia to go out before going back to perfect the next copy. Since Elvia said so, they wouldn't stay here for long.
So the three of them stayed on the roof and watched how other players passed the level.
Some players were eliminated by fake NPCs in one move, while others had their favorability rating of the real NPC left behind plummet after they mistook the NPC and took it away.
There are also many players who finally reach the top floor and fall down because of hallucinations.
They sat on the top floor for ten minutes, but still no one was able to successfully get the treasure chest and pass the level.
Zhou Zhou frowned and thought: "Why hasn't anyone taken the treasure chest yet?"
Alvia: "They were too lax."
In the twentieth minute, a player finally succeeded in getting the treasure chest.
"Hahaha, I succeeded. I finally cleared the level. This dungeon really tests your physical strength. Zhou Zhou is really abnormal!"
Zhou Zhou:? ? ?
"Are you talking about me?"
A voice suddenly came from the empty rooftop, startling the player: "Who! Come out quickly."
Zeus waved his hand, and the three of them suddenly appeared near the player.
The player took several steps back and looked at them warily. He also recognized that the two people in front of him were another player and his NPC. Were they hiding here to grab the treasure chest?
Seeing the other party holding the treasure chest tightly in his arms, Zhou Zhou quickly said: "You misunderstood, we didn't want to steal anything, we just wanted to ask you, why did you scold me just now?"
"Who scolded... you?" The player was stunned for a moment, and suddenly pointed at Zhou Zhou with a trembling finger, "Are you Zhou Zhou?"
"Um."
“Did you design the cozy cottage?”
"Um."
"Did you design this copy as well?"
"Um."
“Fuck!”
"Why do you curse?"
"You, you, you..." The player pointed at Zhou Zhou, looking like he was having trouble breathing. Zhou Zhou was worried that he would faint.
"What's wrong with him?" Zhou Zhou asked the two people next to him.
Alvia glanced at the other person before saying, "You may not know that you are very famous in Nightmare City now."
Zhou Zhou pointed at himself with an incredulous look on his face: "Me?"
He never looked at the forum again after he reached the intermediate level, so naturally he didn't know that many players in the forum were talking about him, from how he successfully cleared many dungeons in a short period of time to reach the intermediate level, and how he became a psychopath and designed two dungeons that made the players curse.
Someone even posted something on the forum revealing Zhou Zhou's appearance, but because Zhou Zhou himself did not respond, many players thought it was fake. After all, how could someone who could design such a copy look so innocent?
Now this player knows that the revelations on the forum are actually true, Zhou Zhou really looks like that!
But the most important thing now is that he said the other party was caught red-handed, will he be eliminated?
Facing Zhou Zhou's puzzled face, Zeus told him everything at once, including various comments in the forum, players' speculations about him, and so on, before the trembling player could even open his mouth.
"The dungeon is too difficult? No, Al came out of the last dungeon very quickly, and his mental strength didn't fluctuate at all in this dungeon. I think this level should be about the same for ordinary people."
Zeus: "You've got the wrong reference!"
"But my next copy is almost ready. Do I have to overturn and modify it all?" Zhou Zhou said to himself.
The player next to him couldn't see Zeus, but only heard Zhou Zhou's words. He was shocked and said, "What? You're also done with the next dungeon. It's too fast."
Zhou Zhou looked at him strangely and said, "As long as the scene and rules are constructed, the system can automatically generate them. One can be completed in about a week."
Player: “…” Isn’t it said that designing a copy is difficult? Why are you so fast!
The player stood there, not knowing whether to leave or not. After hesitating for a long time, he suddenly took out a pen and paper from his pocket.
"Please give me an autograph!"
Zhou Zhou's eyes widened: "What do you want an autograph for?"
The player's attitude was unusually respectful: "Of course it's because of your transformation... You're so famous. Now in Nightmare City, many people want to do dungeon missions with you." After all, perverts understand perverts' thoughts best. As long as you do missions with Zhou Zhou, the clearance rate will be greatly improved.
Zeus immediately realized that he was about to speak the truth again, and immediately ran over and stepped on him.
The player couldn't see Zeus, he just felt a sudden pain in his foot and jumped around with a grimace on his face.
"You don't have to step on me if you don't want to sign."
Looking at Zeus who was trying to step on the other person a few more times, Zhou Zhou could only apologize to the other party on behalf of the child, and then neatly wrote his name on the paper.
In the end, the player limped through the game.
Zhou Zhou stood aside with his head down and said nothing.
Seeing this, Zeus hurried over to comfort him: "Zhou Zhou, don't listen to them. They are angry with you because they can't pass the level."
Alvia also came over. Although he couldn't see Zhou Zhou's expression, he seemed to know what Zhou Zhou was thinking at the moment.
Zhou Zhou suddenly raised his head, and his amber eyes sparkled with starlight.
"They mean that my dungeon is well designed? Very difficult? Very scary?"
Zeus: "Well, that's about it."
Alvia knew that Zhou Zhou would have this attitude. He always looked at things from a unique perspective.
There were five treasure chests, but the players only found two, so in the end only two players successfully completed the level.
By the time Alvia and Zhou Zhou saw the end, the remaining players either had lost their energy or their favorability was too low, so it would be of no use even if they found the treasure chest.
Seeing this, Alvia suddenly felt confused. He looked at Zhou Zhou and asked, "I feel like this instance is a little too easy."
Whether in terms of the horror of the scene or the difficulty of the task, it is not on the same level as the copy of a small scene in Zhou Zhou's previous session.
It's not even as good as the previous Love Academy.
Zhou Zhou rushed to Alvia's side and pulled his sleeve happily: "You found it."
"In fact, the difficulty of the dungeon changes according to the level of the players and the number of participants. This time, we didn't have too many players coming in, and only one-fifth of them were able to walk out of the dormitory, so the progress of the dungeon will be accelerated and the difficulty will be reduced in the later stages. If there are many people coming in and the players' levels are very high, the difficulty of the dungeon will also be very high."
They were standing on the top floor of the library. Zhou Zhou pointed out all the scenes outside the window and said, "Every building and every room could be an important place for the next game. Players will definitely exchange information when they go out. If we follow this procedure next time, a large number of players will definitely pass the game. So we can only change the difficulty level according to the number of players and their points level."
"Besides..." Zhou Zhou flipped through his task panel and looked at it. "There are 500 players coming in the next round. Their levels are all pretty good. The dungeon will be more difficult. Let's stay and watch another game."
Zhou Zhou's eyes twinkled with desire, and he was obviously very excited to talk about the topic that interested him.
Zeus wanted to go out. After all, he couldn't show up openly now. If he was outside, he could still use other methods to fool people: "Hey? It's time to go to bed. Why don't we go back..."
Zeus, who hadn't finished speaking, was pushed aside by Elvia, holding his head.
"Okay, let's watch one more game." Alvia's eyes were full of tenderness.
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