The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

"Everyone, now that communication is much easier, there's something more important I think we need to discuss before we can talk about it."

As he spoke, Li Can took out a purple plastic bracelet stained with blood from his pocket and showed it to everyone.

No.: 1612

Name: Zhou Yong

Sex: Male

Age: 47 years old

Occupation: Caregiver

"This was taken from the body of player number 1612 who died. I'm sure everyone found the bracelet on their body after entering the dungeon."

"Although everyone was wearing hospital gowns, if I'm not mistaken, their identities are probably more than what they appear to be."

"I will first reveal my identity to show my sincerity. Since we have chosen to cooperate in the early stages, I don't think there is any need to hide anything on this matter."

As he spoke, Li Can casually rolled up his left sleeve, revealing the side with the text on the bracelet.

He pulled up his sleeve while carefully observing everyone's facial expressions and reactions.

The players who initially looked hesitant and tried to decline were completely caught off guard by Li Can's actions.

"Dude, I'll go with you because you're so generous." The young man with his hair tied up quickly glanced at his personal information and then showed off his own bracelet.

No.: 1611

Name: Wang Qing

Sex: Male

Age: 17 years old

Identity: Patient

"By the way, our numbers are very close. If Brother Zhou Yong hadn't passed away, the three of us could have made a straight: you 1610, me 1611, and him 1612."

"Who knows, if I get hospitalized, I might end up sharing a room with my roommate."

The young man named Wang Qing spoke while waving his hand impatiently behind him, "Hey master, why do you keep pinching me? It hurts!"

Li Can silently memorized Wang Qing's information, then turned around and saw the middle-aged man with the Taoist-style haircut, who had a forced smile and an embarrassed expression, silently withdrawing his hand from Wang Qing's lower back.

"Oh, it's nothing. I just saw a bug crawling around there."

"Where did these bugs come from?"

"It's gone."

"That's good."

"..."

The baby-faced girl then showed off her own bracelet, "But mine is probably similar to number 1612's. The information about my identity is also strange. I don't know what use it is in this game..."

No.: 2314

Name: Chen Qixiang

Gender: Female

Age: 18 years old

Identity: Guard

After everyone saw it clearly, they all paused for a moment on the word "guards".

But Li Can quickly glanced at it and looked away, his face calm and collected, but his heart was in turmoil.

He realized something was wrong after discovering that Zhou Yong was a "caregiver," and now it has been confirmed that it was indeed as he had guessed.

This is not a flat tabletop game at all; many hidden rules need to be discovered by the players themselves.

Does that mean that even existing rules can be broken?

For example, there might be a way to break the rule that "only one person who drinks the soup can survive".

"Sister, let's join in too!"

The little girl from the twins emerged from behind Chen Qixiang, followed closely by her brother.

The two children seemed extremely insecure, and ever since they were allowed to move around freely, they have been sticking to the only female player on the field.

Whatever she does, they will blindly follow suit.

"Have you thought it through?" Chen Qi seemed worried, so he squatted down to their eye level and asked seriously.

"My sister did this because I believe I can protect myself, but you are still young and need to make your own judgments about whether or not you can do certain things."

"You must ensure your own safety first."

Two thin, wiry arms tremblingly stretched out in front of everyone, revealing small bracelets on their wrists.

"Thank you for your concern, sister. We know what we're doing, but we have no other choice." This time it was the little boy who spoke.

Tears welled up in the eyes of the two little ones without them even realizing it.

As Li Can watched this scene, a numb, bittersweet feeling welled up inside her. What exactly was this dungeon game? These children were so young, and they had no guardians around. How were they going to survive on their own?

Although he felt sorry for them, he still carefully observed and recorded their information.

When they saw the part about identity, everyone fell silent.

No.: 2313

Name: Wang Xiaomo

Gender: Female

Age: 6 years old

Identity: Experiment

……

No.: 1601

Name: Wang Xiaoyu

Sex: Male

Age: 6 years old

Identity: Experiment

They were all experimental subjects, something Li Can hadn't anticipated.

From the moment he entered the game until now, he has never been able to let his guard down, and now it seems that there are even more doubts and suspense.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

The countdown to the destruction of Earth in my mind continued unabated, each countdown accompanied by the clicking of an old-fashioned clock hand.

He kept repeating to himself, "Pass the level, get the sphere, save Earth."

【23:14:59】

【23:14:58】

【23:14:57】

……

"Master, something's starting to feel off. We're supposed to win as long as someone can guess the correct answer for the turtle soup, right? What's the point of giving us these identities?"

"I don't know." The Taoist-headed man, who had originally intended to step back and leave the crowd, pulled his foot back. At this point, anyone with eyes could see that the problem was serious.

He shook his head, and after Xiao Mo and Xiao Yu withdrew their arms, he pulled up his sleeves. "It's my turn now."

Li Can glanced over there.

No.: 1602

Name: Wu Xiuyuan

Sex: Male

Age: 38 years old

Identity: Doctor

"Master, you're actually a doctor! Your identity card is amazing, it's much higher level than mine. Do you have any extra skills?"

"No, don't ask such nonsense. You should talk less, kid. You've practically turned that area of ​​scalp in number 1612 into alopecia areata."

"profound……"

When Li Can first saw this man with the Taoist hairstyle, he felt that he might have a special identity, and as it turned out, his intuition was correct.

If he is a "doctor," then it makes sense that he has always been reluctant to reveal himself; after all, everyone has their own thoughts and plans.

But just as he himself said before, if everyone is not united in their strategy for the game, it is very likely that no one will win in the end, and they will all die together.

That's why he reluctantly stayed and made this choice.

So, what if we look for meaning on the other hand? Everyone is not subject to the divisive tactics of the game's rules; no one lives alone, but rather coexists...

Li Can temporarily withdrew this wandering thought; it was too crazy. The human heart is the most difficult game to gamble on in this world.

"Hey, you white-haired guy over there, are you really not coming with us?" Wang Qing paused for a few seconds, then turned and shouted at the white-haired masked man who hadn't joined the group discussion.

Li Can had noticed this person long ago. Ever since the NPC Granny distributed soup to everyone after entering the game, he had been drinking soup, bowl after bowl, without saying a word.

Despite looking quite young, his hair was completely white, and the mask on his face was strange, like some kind of magical artifact. Li Can could always sense energy fluctuations on it.

He leaned against the large iron pot, filled his bowl with soup from the bottom, blew on it to cool it down, and slurped it down, waving to everyone to indicate that he wouldn't go over.

He was standing very close to the translucent NPC old woman behind him who was reading a newspaper; the scene looked peaceful.

Those who didn't know better would think the two were natives of this world, a picture of maternal love and filial piety, a peaceful and idyllic life.

"What a weirdo, is it really okay for him to drink that soup directly?" Wang Qing muttered to himself.

Li Can withdrew his gaze and quickly integrated all the player information he could gather on the field in his mind.

Among them were patients, caregivers, doctors, guards, and experimental subjects.

In the game "TA Died," what is the identity of "TA"?

If a player's identity information is missing, it could make it very difficult to continue the deduction.

Regarding the numbering, he speculated that it might be related to the players' hospital rooms. The twin boys, Xiaoyu and the old Taoist Wu Xiuyuan, were next to each other, one being 1601 and the other 1602.

Xiao Mo and the baby-faced girl Chen Qi are the only two female players. Unlike the others, they are different in front-end coding, one is 2313 and the other is 2314.

Finally, there are the consecutive numbers of myself, Wang Qing, and the deceased Zhou Yong: 1610, 1611, 1612...

So, what would be the number and identity of that white-haired masked man? Li Can hated this feeling of the unknown and suppressed her discomfort.

He picked up the clothes covering player number 1612's head from the ground and strode towards the masked man.