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

The next moment, as soon as I squatted down, I heard an electronic prompt sound in my ear.

Qin Shang couldn't help but look shocked.

There's an "Observer" joining the game, trying to find the amazing Alan Herman who's infiltrated among the other players... This is just short of getting right in front of him and using his ultimate power, which directly tells me that Herman is the "Observer" for the next round!

but……

"When did Shenlu become so stupid? Just tell me the identity of the Observer? Isn't he afraid that the Observer player will be targeted by me? And Herman's purpose is to conduct experiments. Although it is cruel, crazy and heartless, but... he just bowed down and joined the game like this?!"

"A freak of science like this is dangerous, but his purpose is all for experimentation, so it's unlikely to affect my main storyline. So, there are two possibilities for the hidden hint. Either... he's helping me clear the level, or he might help me clear the level, so I'm being reminded to find him among the other players."

Thinking of this, Qin Shang narrowed his eyes.

If those "Observers" who were harmed by the "Thunder King" in other worlds and whose worlds were "cut out" really enter the Black Tower, their purpose is probably to hinder the normal progress of our mission.

But there is a problem here. If Dr. Hermann, the Frankenstein, is one of the "observers", and I were in Hermann's shoes, my task would probably be to draw a conclusion or guide the experimental samples to perform certain behaviors to satisfy one of my hypotheses.

This in itself creates a conflict.

Because those "observers" had no intention of completing their mission.

They just want to disrupt the main quests of players participating in the Black Tower training dungeon.

Unless Herman is an "Observer," but not the "Observer" that the prompts asked me to be wary of...

Or, the "Observer" prompt that will appear in the next round is not directed at Dr. Herman. Maybe Herman is indeed the player and the "Observer", but the "Observer" that the prompt reminds me to be wary of is not actually Herman.

That means there is more than just one "Observer" in this copy!

"Hey, that's not right. The hint didn't seem to mention why I was looking for Hermann!"

"Those 'Observers' are clearly here to cause trouble. Their purpose in entering the game is most likely to prevent players from completing the dungeon normally. In other words, if they're truly seeking revenge against the 'Thunder King' for stealing my core authority, they'll most likely refuse the main quest. In other words, even if they're posing as Dr. Herman, they won't enter the game in person in the next round to retrieve any data clues. For them, failing to complete the main quest doesn't matter!"

"But in this game, my main quest is to complete it. Nothing else is mentioned. The only way to hinder me is to sabotage the game. If I were Dr. Herman, I could easily do that by simply changing the game's content. There's no need to participate in the game."

"But the hidden mission also mentioned that Hermann would participate in the game, which means..."

"He's trying to mess up the game, or he's not one of those 'observers' who's here to mess up. The latter is more likely, because messing up doesn't require participation in the game. The hint that he'll appear in the next round means he's not here to mess up!"

While Qin Shang was thinking about the complexities in his mind.

On the other side, several guys with stun guns had already grabbed him and pulled him up from the ground.

"Get back! Go back to where you belong, No. 7!"

"No more violence! Anyone who hits anyone again will be shocked, and it won't just be 50V!"

A group of guys holding stun guns were waving them, creating blue sparks in the dark environment. They were talking in a flurry and directly suppressing the players in the field with force. Now no one dared to resist.

Qin Shang and his group were pushed out of the room directly. In fact, it had not even been half an hour yet.

……

Half an hour later, all ten players were in the room where Qin Shang had first entered the dungeon.

It was small, dark, and there was a foul smell coming from time to time.

Qin Shang sat on the dirty bed, covering his nose. Fortunately... his mysophobia was not serious.

The place where the experimental subjects live has a corridor in the middle. To be frank, it can't be called a room. The area for each person to move around is only four or five square meters, which is separated by several barbed wire fences to become what the staff call rooms.

At this moment, Qin Shang gathered all the players he had just met in the pizza-grabbing game here.

"I guess the game just now was actually a test of our resistance. It was just a variation of the [Mother Miglar Experiment], trying to see if we have the will to resist when faced with authority."

"The experiment was originally intended to test whether we can retain our sense of self when faced with irresistible authority. The fact that there were nine pizzas and ten participants suggests that he wasn't simply conducting this experiment. Another part of his purpose was probably to see how we might change in other ways."

If there are nine people and nine slices of pizza, then the final outcome is 80% likely to be that everyone eats one slice. Because there are no other variables, it becomes a game with a very fixed outcome. After all, you cannot pass without eating. Often at this time most people will follow the crowd, especially when someone takes the lead.

Everyone is betting that the person who dies is not themselves...

But if we add variables, some people will not be able to eat pizza, and ten people will share nine pizzas.

Then some people will start to come up with other ideas.

Based on this, we can conclude that what Dr. Herman wanted to test was not the [Migratory Mother Experiment] at all, but the Rebel Effect...

In other words...there's actually nothing poisonous in these pizzas.

But releasing such news is an attempt to shake us and create fear in each other's hearts.

What kind of actions will they take under the double pressure of the two variables that someone will be eliminated if they don't have pizza, and someone will die if they eat it?

"However, I never intended to gamble from the beginning, so even though I guessed the pizza wasn't poisoned, I had no intention of eating it. I just wanted to ruin the game. After all, our main quest was to complete the game, not cooperate with this crazy doctor in the dungeon. As I expected, our abnormal reaction led to the termination of this experiment."

In the room, Qin Shang looked at everyone indifferently, explaining calmly while calming down the strange emotions of others.

However, when he said the last sentence, he secretly observed the expressions of other players.

No one showed any unusual expressions, which meant that what had just happened was definitely not what the other players had initially anticipated...

It seems that this is a semi-adversarial copy!

Our enemies are the ones who experiment on us.

However, a group of "observers" intervened and turned it into a true confrontation...

My blind guess is that the NPCs originally in this copy have now been replaced by "Observers"!

Thinking of this, Qin Shang's mind unconsciously emerged with Yin Bi Wang.

"If the 'White Swordsman' were here, he would probably be ecstatic, right?"

So many observation logs and "Observer" card sets, wow, what a great place!

Qin Shang could even imagine Master Yin's expression.

It must be that eternally frosty face that rarely showed any signs of enthusiasm, and then started talking to himself excitedly.

"Fuck! If Yin Shisan knew there were other Observers here, Young Master Yin would probably start planning to arm his forces, grab a few Observer card sets, arm his real-life subordinates, and form a core force to challenge the cabinet."

"This is very Master Yin."

Thinking of this, Qin Shang chuckled to himself and then shook his head, withdrawing his thoughts and returning his gaze to the other players on the field.

"Let me introduce myself. You may have heard of my Shenlu ID. My name is... 'Python Swallows Dragon'."

As soon as these words were spoken, exclamations were heard from all around.

The images in the dungeon are all the appearance of the character you are playing. What other players see is not the real you, unless the main task of this person in the dungeon has nothing to do with the character you are currently playing, then they can see your face clearly.

This is the same as the last round in [Echoes from the Deep Old Alley]. In the eyes of Qin Shang and Jiang Qiqi, Mrs. Xue was clearly an old woman with white hair, but Mr. Luo's lover and Mr. Yin were able to recognize her at a glance and confirmed that her identity was Yan Ruanruan, one of the Yanjing F4.

The next moment, as Qin Shang finished speaking, the expressions of the other players changed subtly.

Hearing the words "python swallows dragon", some people couldn't help but gasp.

As for No. 3, who punched Qin Shang during the pizza snatching session, the black-faced burly man widened his eyes and suddenly took two steps back unconsciously.