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

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On the other side, the situation after Qin Shang switched positions became even more dire. Of course, he enjoyed seeing the enemy teammates fighting amongst themselves. It was a kind of perverse pleasure for him, even though this perverse pleasure was somewhat hellish. But so what? It wasn't me and my teammates who were fighting amongst ourselves.

Besides, before you cooperated with Qin Yuyan to perform in this grand drama, didn't you think that it would put me in a dilemma?

I didn't use the White Tower to keep Qin Yuyan trapped. Who knows what she'll do after we return to reality? I'll have to hold you accountable for any negative consequences that happen. After all, I kept Qin Yuyan trapped perfectly well.

It's all because you all cooperated with her to cause trouble that I was forced to run around protecting Lao Xu, while letting this Mother Goddess, who actually didn't have much fighting power, escape.

If any unforeseen negative consequences arise later, Qin Shang will definitely hold these Star Gate organization's Rule Realm players accountable. Therefore, considering all of the above, letting one person die from infighting among your teammates is a very lenient punishment...

"call!"

The next moment, Qin Shang exhaled a breath of stale air. Standing beside him, next to the small stone decorative landscape, was the player who played the persuasive role. Because Qin Shang used the "White Tower" to directly build a scene similar to a shadow projection area in reality, the model was a one-to-one replica of the scene outside the detention center. Therefore, in this scene, it was almost exactly the same as the scene outside the detention center in the real world. After all, Yanjing is the capital. Even a place like a detention center has charming and stylish decorations and landscapes outside, unlike the dilapidated scenes shown in movies and TV dramas, which seem to deliberately create the impression that criminals live a miserable life. After all, what era is this? In Yanjing, the cultural center, there are high-rise buildings or quaint courtyards with a strong sense of contrast. It would be inconsistent with the overall urban planning to suddenly have a dilapidated detention center.

Even a detention center is an integral part of the country's territory and the city of Yanjing. So even though a detention center is a place that holds the most heinous criminals, it still has a sense of historical weight and the solemnity of a political center. If a tourist were to visit without asking around, they might mistake it for a small park.

The next moment, the short, lobbyist-turned-man was slightly taken aback when Qin Shang suddenly appeared beside him. He then let out a piercing, explosive sound: "You, how did you get here? What kind of tool did you use to forcibly teleport out of a functioning core authority? King of Clubs, come protect me immediately..."

As a player at the Rule Realm, Qin Shang has a broad perspective. In fact, from a third-person perspective, the "Ghost Coffin Dance" is very oppressive. However, Qin Shang's actions were too fast. Just now, he saw the assassin player rushing towards him, and he used the Ghost Coffin Dance to envelop both of them. Then, he switched in the hacker player. This series of actions all happened in the blink of an eye. If you counted with a stopwatch, it would take no more than half a minute.

So, at the time, outside the coffin procession, the mushroom-headed hacker-type player at the Rule Realm didn't actually have a chance to see the sedan chair's design clearly. He was instantly switched in by Qin Shang. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to use his authority or even activate his Divine Path skill to analyze it; his Rule Realm player's Observation Haki would have told him that Qin Shang had taken out a core authority…

"You seem very afraid of me..."

Covered in blood and his clothes torn to shreds, Qin Shang once again drew his 'Demon Slayer'. He then turned and gave the lobbyist player a sinister look, startling the latter so much that she almost threw away her defensive item. Clearly, the lobbyist seemed to be the truly fragile one. However, she was no weakling. The moment she saw Qin Shang appear, she immediately took out several divine items, as if she wanted to arm herself to the teeth.

He had considered that dragging the hacker directly into the "ghostly coffin" would put him in a situation where he would be ganged up on, but he did not expect that this man, who was like a little Lu Ban, would not attack him immediately, but instead wanted to avoid his sharp edge.

Hey, that's interesting...

Even though his whole body ached and his teeth ached, Qin Shang still managed to smirk with interest, deliberately making a fierce expression to scare the other person.

Bang bang bang!

Just then, not far away, bursts of explosions suddenly came from the Rain Night Killer. It was the swordsman professional player who had been held back by the Rain Night Killer since the start of the battle that had been unable to break free. The opponent had obviously begun to use some of his trump cards. In the blink of an eye, he had defeated the Rain Night Killer, who had been evenly matched with him, in just a few rounds.

Whoosh!

The next moment, he saw an opening and immediately rushed towards Qin Shang, his figure as fast as lightning.

"Head-to-head vs. swordsman?"

"Now we can give it a try..."

Qin Shang didn't run away, nor did he try to dodge. He watched as the Swordsman class player, at the Rule Realm, charged towards him with a sharp aura. The opponent's figure became clearer in his pupils. Qin Shang licked his lips. Seeing his seemingly suicidal move, the Persuasion class player perfectly embodied the spirit of 'the sun has come out, the rain has stopped, and you think you're all that anymore,' and subconsciously sneered.

"Looking for death! The reckless courage of the Chinese people..."

Qin Shang's ears twitched, indicating that he had heard those words, and he gave a disdainful smile.

"...With your mere brute courage, back in the Korean War, you Americans were utterly defeated by my nighttime raid on San Suoli!"

"Besides, what do you foreign devils who only know how to be straightforward understand about the wisdom of the Chinese people? Go and read about the Thirty-Six Stratagems and Sun Tzu's Art of War!"

You may be blind in heart but not in sight, so why don't you take a look at what's hanging from my waist before you start spouting nonsense...?

Then, Qin Shang moved. He actually turned around and chased after the player who was a persuader, raising the Demon Slayer Blade he had just acquired high. It should be noted that this item was still in a passive state of being affected, which meant that apart from affecting Qin Shang's mentality of wanting to find some Japanese soldiers to chop them into mincemeat, the output level had increased several times.

Upon seeing this, the lobbyist dwarf was horrified.

"Aren't you going to defend yourself? If you kill me, you'll be taken down by the King of Clubs the next second..."

"This is not something you need to worry about!"

After saying that, Qin Shang added a disdainful remark in Chinglish.

"Why did you chill!"

The next moment, the belt that Shen Xiuxiu had secretly put on him when they opened the coffin emitted a dazzling green light. Green, in a sense, represents the luster of life, vigorous and positive, and all the beautiful words can be associated with this color. However, on another level, green often appears in horror movies as a symbol of horror or supernatural elements with Western fantasy elements, like the eyes of ghosts, monsters, and demons. In many films and television dramas, it is presented as emerald green or dark green.

This may be what is often referred to in Chinese as "things will turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme." Colors that originally symbolize life and vitality can also represent death and terror after a filter is added.

"The Jidao belt!?"

Then, the player in the Rules Realm who was a lobbyist completely panicked.

He roared hysterically.

"King of Clubs, kill him immediately..."

The sound abruptly stopped there, as Qin Shang's aura surged, unleashing a torrent of energy.

"I told you, I felt this was a bit like being a villain. After all, killing someone and then taking their power to help yourself level up is no different from the villains in fantasy novels who sacrifice their loved ones, friends, and brothers, taking away their fortune and power just so they can ascend to immortality alone..."

The next moment, Qin Shang's speed soared, and he appeared in front of the professional player who was a lobbyist in the blink of an eye, sweeping and slashing with the Demon Slayer Blade in his hand.

"It's a pity you don't read fantasy novels, nor do you understand my Chinese humor!"

"Oh no, you just don't understand fantasy novels..."

With the sound of a bunch of props being smashed, the dwarf's head deflated like a punctured balloon and was chopped off by Qin Shang. But the moment it was chopped off, his body withered away at the speed of light.

It looks like an inflatable doll has been pierced with a needle.

It crumbled into a limp, broken mess!

"fake?"

Seeing this, Qin Shang narrowed his eyes.

"How is it possible that you are completely unaffected by the negative effects of using these items, and keep unleashing one divine path item after another like throwing away trash, many of which are even authority or core authority!?"

Then, a gasp rang out from more than ten meters away. A figure emerged from the shadow of a tree, wriggled twice, and revealed the face of the professional gamer who had been trying to persuade the other player. His face was pale, whether from fright or from the consequences of this switcheroo, it was hard to tell.

Qin Shang shook the Demon Slayer sword in his hand with a slight regret. The level 7 of the Trickster professional player was indeed still a noob. Apart from feeling a strong sense of hunger and that his skin seemed to have improved a bit, Qin Shang could hardly feel any changes in his physical attributes or appearance. It seems that level 7 is not enough!

That's right!

His current level is...

[Level: Level 7]

The Realm of Rules!

Because the skill of the Absorb Belt can steal the experience points gained by a player before they leave the instance, the player who used the Absorb skill can steal those experience points after that player dies. So another reason why he had to kill the hacker was that he could use the Absorb skill to steal the hacker's experience points.

Then let him become a true rule-based player!

There are two conditions for players to advance to the next rank in the Divine Path: first, they must have enough experience points to reach the required level; second, they must be in a training dungeon!

As the controller of the training dungeon [Black Tower], Qin Shang perfectly meets both of these requirements.

Although the account 'Thunder King' is also at the Rule Realm, its last few selectable skills don't meet Qin Shang's current combat needs. Another point is the old adage: Divine Path players are human, not gods. Their extraordinary abilities lie only in their items and skills. Aside from Martial Arts players, the physical enhancements for other classes are merely turning ordinary people into athletes comparable to average athletes—not a significant boost. However, the frequent use of high-level Divine Path items and the constant use of [Sky Rift] have already placed an immense burden on Qin Shang's body. Without leveling up, he fears he'll soon suffer from cardiopulmonary failure and die from overwork!

Of course, some people may have already noticed something is wrong...

First of all, the hacker player in the Rule Realm did not gain any experience points in the [Black Tower]. So how did Qin Shang obtain experience points from the other party when he activated the skill of the Dao-Absorbing Belt?

Yes, it's obvious that the professional hacker who just died in the coffin-carrying ghost didn't gain any experience points in the training dungeon [Black Tower] controlled by Qin Shang. So, the question is, where did he get his experience points?

boom!

The next moment, Qin Shang turned his head, and the sound of wind breaking came from behind. The swordsman professional player who had been held back from the start of the battle and had not been able to fight Qin Shang had finally arrived. This overseas version of the Rule Realm Martial Master was the one who brought the most pressure and threat to Qin Shang among all the Rule Realm players of the opposing Star Gate Organization.

Qin Shang crossed his arms over his chest, seemingly ready to meet a full-force attack from an enraged professional swordsman.

"You're asking for it! You're asking for it!"

"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"

Over there, the pale-faced little figurine salesman, a professional gamer, was furious, his face contorted with excitement.

He doesn't even want the good stuff in Qin Shang's character card anymore. What reason would the Mother Goddess have for giving such a terrifying guy the core authority?!

Just as the two were about to collide, a bright light rose from the ground where Qin Shang was, and then a figure completely covered in silver-white armor suddenly appeared. Qin Shang, on the other hand, reappeared a dozen meters away without leaving a trace. It was another [position swap]. The man who replaced him had a standard American white face. As soon as he appeared, his face was ashen, and he fiercely charged forward with his dagger.

An enraged voice rang out from the spot.

Judging from the looks of it, the charging time is quite long...

"You're licking cockroach feet! The Lord will never forgive you! You actually gave me and him a hidden quest! I hope the Almighty Lord will take you away right now and send you to Lucifer to be cast into the eighteenth level of hell!"

Yes, that's why Qin Shang was able to gain some experience points using the Jidao Belt after the professional hacker died. He set up a hidden quest for the two people inside the bridal sedan chair at the time...

That's fucking despicable!

As the controller of the Black Tower, Meng Licking the Cockroach's Jade Feet naturally allows him to create, change, and influence every instance within the Black Tower.

Don't forget, all the dungeons we farmed before were created by Qin Shang himself during his time as the 'Thunder King'!

Now, the new owner of the Black Tower remains the same. Having regained control of the Black Tower, he naturally possesses the qualifications and authority to control the content of any instance within it.

So, Qin Shang secretly added a hidden dungeon quest for these two people.

A hacker is definitely no match for an assassin, so once they learn the rules of the Ghostly Coffin Dance, one of them will inevitably be forced to remain forever inside the sedan chair, carried by the little ghosts into the abyss...

Qin Shang's original idea was to notify the two people inside the bridal sedan chair of the skill effect of the Ghost Coffin as the core authority through a broadcast from the Divine Road server.

Then, they could be allowed to fight amongst themselves, but unfortunately, the professional hacker's analytical skills were simply too powerful...

In no time, they discovered the true nature of the bridal sedan chair.

Of course, it was precisely because of the professional hacker's strong analytical abilities that his own death was accelerated.

The hacker player's mission is to receive experience points if they are killed by their teammates and forced to stay on the road to the abyss. The assassin player's mission is to receive experience points if they sacrifice themselves to protect their teammates and accompany them into the abyss.

See, even someone as shameless as Qin Shang has factored in the worst possible plan...

If the assassin player suddenly has a change of heart and realizes that the hacker's actions would be more helpful in the operation to eliminate "Lick the Cockroach's Jade Feet," and chooses to sacrifice himself, then the assassin player will also receive experience points. Since the "Ghost Carrying the Coffin" night march cannot be stopped, one of the two will always have to stay in the sedan chair. Whether it's the assassin or the hacker, whoever stays will only complete their hidden mission, giving Qin Shang an opportunity to use "Absorb" to steal the experience points they just received.

"You guys are too stupid, you don't know how to use the rules, so you can't blame me for that, can you?"

What is the role of the controller of the training dungeon?

This is roughly equivalent to the role of a game designer in real life.

They have the right to decide the game's matchmaking mechanism and even modify players' backend data, but when they actually solo against skilled and technically proficient players, they will still be utterly crushed like a grandson.

Of course, you can't just secretly nerf the opponent's base stats or give yourself a faster way to gain experience points during a match, can you?

Therefore... it's normal for game developers to be outmatched by players.

After all, those who design the rules may not have the same thorough understanding of them as those who study them.

Similarly, it's like Qin Shang can't directly increase his experience points in the Black Tower by using this training instance, but he can give new instance quests to those who enter the instance, and then have the Divine Path server give them the rewards for completing the quests before taking a roundabout route to steal their experience points.