The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

"No, you should explain yourself clearly." Qian Shi grabbed the girl's arm, her breath coming in short gasps.

However, her body has not fully recovered. After absorbing the crystal core given to her by Li Can, she can only barely hold on now.

After being swayed back and forth by Qian Shi, he felt as if his whole body was about to fall apart.

Seeing this, Huang Xiaoqi stepped forward, grabbed Qian Shi's hand, and twisted it backward violently. The crisp "crack" sound and Qian Shi's scream echoed in the room.

The men standing guard outside the door were also unaware of what was happening, so they just stood there, looking around blankly.

They wouldn't dare to cause any more trouble.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch."

"Can't we talk this out properly? Why are you using such dirty hands?" Huang Xiaoqi said, one hand on her hip.

"It's because what she said was so explosive..." Qian Shi could only mutter softly.

Watching all this unfold, Li Can secretly transferred a few more green crystal cores to the girl when the others weren't looking.

Feeling nourished by spiritual energy, the girl's body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He felt obligated to accept gifts, and since she had given him so many gold ingots, Li Can thought that consuming these few crystal cores was not unreasonable.

He also hoped to get some more information from her.

Currently, the eerie labyrinthine city appears to be a nested city.

It presents a circular shape, with one city nested within another.

Since it's impossible to leave and reach the city of the monsters, the "City Exit Certificate" mentioned on the scroll, which is required to clear the dungeon, is a hidden message with misleading options.

Does this mean that the city we're leaving is the third one surrounding the monsters' lair?

Just as he was thinking, the girl opened her eyes, her clear pupils scanning the unfamiliar surroundings.

The large number of people around her made her feel uneasy.

She looked at Li Can standing beside her, knowing in her heart that he was the one who saved her, and that the spiritual energy also came from him.

He understood.

"Hey, little sister, you're finally awake."

Huang Xiaoqi noticed the situation and quickly kicked Qian Shi aside, then ran over to her side in a few quick steps.

The girl nodded and struggled to sit up.

In the end, it was Huang Xiaoqi who helped her up.

"How are you feeling? Are you feeling better? The environment here isn't very good, so this is all we can do."

"Thank you." The girl's words seemed to be addressed to Huang Xiaoqi, but they were actually directed at Li Can, as she was leaning forward with her face towards him.

"Don't mention it. By the way, sister, what did you mean when you told us we'd die if we didn't leave the city? You know, we ordinary folks are just hoping to..."

The girl calmed herself down and glanced at the group of people.

As if deep in thought, he finally spoke slowly, "Gentlemen, you probably know that I am not from here."

"Do I know, or do I not know..." Huang Xiaoqi was a little confused, and her expression suddenly became bewildered when she talked about this.

Even Qian Shi, who was groaning against the corner, started to feel confused. "Huh? How did I get here?"

Li Can looked at their suddenly cloudy eyes and was horrified.

It's the effects of mental pollution starting to take hold.

He had done the same thing when he was dealing with the body outside.

"Oh dear, I still have to go out and work. Qian Shi, are you trying to slack off?" Huang Xiaoqi said, her face darkening.

"Honey, we still need to prepare ingredients and stock up on supplies."

As if by some strange twist of fate, the original inhabitants of the original instance seemed to have had their self-awareness suddenly extracted, and like walking corpses, they silently left the house.

They ran to the restaurant in the courtyard and front yard to find things to do and get busy.

"You guys..." The girl was stunned, having never encountered such a situation before, and the words she had prepared to say stuck in her throat.

After a while, only she and Li Can remained in the room.

"Aren't you... leaving?" She looked at him with some curiosity.

Li Can watched Huang Xiaoqi and the others busily getting to work, lost in thought. Upon hearing this, he also took another look at the girl.

"You're not bothered at all?" After a few minutes, the girl finally confirmed Li Can's mental state and slowly exhaled.

"Fortunately, there are still people I can communicate with."

"Okay, go on, I'm listening." Li Can found a chair and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Now I don't have to be bothered by other NPCs, so I can properly ask for some relevant information.

"Hoo... What I'm about to say might be hard for you to accept right now." She took a deep breath, clutching the healing wound on her chest, where it started to ache and itch.

"I don't know if you've ever heard of The Truman Show..." After organizing her thoughts for a moment, the girl said truthfully.

Li Can had learned about this concept in the real world before. It was about a young man named Truman whose life, from birth to adulthood, was entirely controlled by others.

His daily life was entirely presented to other viewers for entertainment through live television broadcasts.

Even everyone around her was an actor, including her fiancé, whom she was already engaged to.

Li Can found the situation very interesting. He never expected that there would be a "Truman" like this in this instance.

"I know." He nodded.

The girl looked serious.

"Never leave the city. If you can live in the city as long as possible, never leave!"

"After becoming monsters, although they no longer have to work hard, they will eventually lose themselves and become complete monsters."

"They are toys for the people of Uptown, tools for playing games. Their eyes are cameras responsible for recording everything and transmitting the images to the display screens in Uptown for people's entertainment..."

"This is total death; it's better to stay here."

These words gradually dispelled Li Can's doubts.

Sure enough, there was another city outside the city.

The scroll says that leaving the city means leaving the "upper city".

"What's the connection between this and The Truman Show? Are they both just tools to be recorded and played with?" Li Can tapped the armrest of the chair lightly with his fingers.

"If I'm not mistaken, you are the Upper City person you mentioned. I don't understand. If that's the case, you should be on the opposite side of us playthings instead of telling us the truth."

At this point, an unnatural look appeared on the girl's face, and she became somewhat angry and indignant.

"I'm different from them! I'm dedicated to rescuing all the people of the lower city. This is inherently unfair. I was only punished and thrown here because my mission failed and my identity was exposed..."

So that's how it is. Li Can understood. Wherever there are people, there will be conflict. With the two factions divided, it seems that most people have chosen to have fun, while only a small number of people have begun to awaken.

Ultimately, this was the path they chose.

This is a revolution originating from a mysterious, labyrinthine city.

"So, those corpses thrown off the city walls were the result of punishment for the losers?" Thinking of this, Li Can couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

"Almost all of them, but not all of them. Many of the guys who were killed for violating the city rules were also thrown out, and eventually the people of the lower city picked them up and made them into food for them to eat."

"This is the usual way of enjoying life in the upper town."

"They're happy to see such bloody scenes."

The girl was angry, as if she had recalled some unpleasant memories, and her pure and bright eyes gradually turned red.

"Thank you for saving me. Although I have given you gold ingots as a reward, I hope that after hearing what I have to say today, you will not use them and will give up the idea of ​​leaving the city as soon as possible."

"Just live out your life here peacefully, that's better than anything else."