The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Li Can knew, of course, that they weren't real culprits; he was just giving them a little trouble to teach them a lesson.

Back in the mall, they treated Li Lan that way, taking advantage of their seniority there, and ganged up to bully a young girl.

It's clear that he's not an easy-going, kind person in ordinary times.

Although he hasn't yet gone so far as to harm anyone's life... but what if the strange creature that arrived there on the first night wasn't him?

Instead, they were other strange guests.

My sister was pushed out to take the hit, in case she ran into one of those perverted guys who had just shed their skin and were using torture to vent their anger.

Does that mean things will turn out badly?

Therefore, he only caused them minor trouble, which was nothing compared to the evil in their hearts.

Even Huang Xiaoqi at Baijie Hotel knew to defend Shen Yuan, a new and unfamiliar helper she had just hired...

It is clear that not all the villains in the entire lower city could be killed with a single blow.

In comparison, that last remaining trace of kindness seems even more precious and rare.

"Sir, I didn't. I've been working in the building the whole time."

"Yes, everyone just escaped. They were almost trapped and died inside the collapsed building. How could they have had time to cause damage?"

"I think it's that girl's doing. She's been restless these past few days, always running around outside. I don't know what she's hooked up with. If you want to investigate, you'll have to arrest her first!"

At the scene, that group of people were quite clever; they knew to immediately clear themselves of any wrongdoing and shift the blame elsewhere.

The eerie guards were already overwhelmed and clueless, and now both sides are shifting blame and accusations at each other.

Li Can, hidden behind the group, smiled secretly, just as the conflict was about to spill over back onto them.

He pushed aside Wang Defa and Zhou Ye, who were trying to protect him from the crowd.

In a bewildered yet innocent tone, he said, "Huh? Then why did I see you guys hiding something in your arms as soon as I got off the roller coaster? It wasn't a bomb, was it...?"

Upon hearing this, the guards perked up and extended their dark green tentacles to search the bodies of the group.

Sure enough, one of them had a small hand grenade hidden in his clothes.

Still being stubborn? The evidence is irrefutable, take it all away!

[Go back and investigate carefully where the items came from.]

"I'm innocent! This thing isn't mine. I picked it up while I was running for my life on the road."

"I really found it. I saw that it hadn't exploded and was intact, so I thought I'd keep it for myself to save a little money."

"This thing is so dangerous, I was planning to use it for self-defense, sir."

The group started arguing and quickly shifted their focus to the only person carrying explosives.

"Well, I didn't expect you to be a spy hiding among us."

"No wonder you always lead us to isolate this person and bully that person. It turns out we've been used as pawns by you all this time."

The wall fell and everyone pushed.

No matter what he says, it's useless.

In fact, Li Can had given them a chance. That bomb was just bait. If none of them touched it, they would have been questioned at most and that would have been the end of it.

But I couldn't help but have those thoughts.

They talk about self-defense, but it's actually used to bully others.

If you really wanted to protect yourself, you wouldn't choose to hide it; you would simply avoid touching it altogether.

In this time when everyone is on edge and fears for their lives, everyone wants to lay bare their innocence.

They can be considered both clever and foolish.

Shut up, take them all.

Finally, the guard delivered the decisive blow, binding all the dogs together with dark green ropes, shrinking them into a giant humanoid sphere.

Finally, the mouth opened, and the original slit extended infinitely in all directions, reaching the size of a car.

It swallowed everyone whole.

The bizarre body, which was originally only as tall as a person, was stretched into an oval shape.

Three seconds later, the eerie guard returned to its original appearance, and the few indigenous people who had been taken away completely disappeared into the lower town.

I don't know where they were moved to.

Li Can figured there were only three places to go.

The first one is still in the lower city, but was sent to another secret surveillance office in the lower city by some mysterious ability, something like spatial teleportation.

Secondly, if you're sent to a bizarre lair, that would be a truly terrible situation.

Regarding the third possibility, he had some doubts, but there was also a chance that he had been taken directly to the upper city...

But do the strange guards sent by the city lord's mansion really have such great power that they can take such a direct step without opening the boundary between the two cities?

That's hard to say.

So he only had doubts.

If it really works, does that mean that besides relying on Yang Mo's connections to enter the upper city, our group can also do so?

If all else fails, you can try taking an unconventional approach.

Of course, doing this is extremely dangerous.

After all, it's obvious what will happen to the prisoners after they've been arrested.

Judging from the rules that have been running in this eerie city for so many years, the city lord doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be merciful to the people of the lower city.

Therefore, Li Can only temporarily memorized this not-so-good path, and it still needs to be verified.

You did a great job. I'll come back and reward you when I'm done with my work.

The eerie guard hasn't left yet, and their significant breakthrough in entering the lower city is a good thing.

They were all very anxious and had no clue what to do, but now, whether it succeeds or not, they can at least give an explanation to their superiors.

Therefore, he highly approves of Li Can's "guiding the way" just now.

Li Can, on the contrary, was not happy. He had been so focused on setting traps and analyzing the situation that he had forgotten about the strange guard's "good intentions being rewarded".

"No, this is what we ordinary people should do. You go ahead with your work. I don't know how things are at home, so I need to take my family back to check on them. Don't worry about me for now."

The guard was somewhat surprised to see that this little man from the lower city was so understanding, instead of immediately kneeling down and begging to be taken out of the city and becoming a monster.

Li Can's coaxing made her feel even better.

Sitting in a special monitoring room near the city lord's mansion, he scratched his head, his face full of satisfaction.

Okay, you're reasonable. I won't treat you unfairly. Go home and wait.

"Alright, alright, take care." Li Can couldn't wait to get rid of these plagues as soon as possible, and the fake smile he had learned from Shen Yuan and Wang Defa was almost giving way.

Xing Tiantian stared blankly at him from beside his legs.

Shen Yuan and her sister Li Lan, who were standing nearby, also tried to suppress their laughter.

They all knew the inside story and that Li Can was putting on an act.

Oh, right, I forgot to ask, what's your name? I'll write it down.

"Xing Dazhuang".

【Okay.】After saying that, the eerie guards pulled out their connecting wires and disappeared into the open space around Happy Amusement Park.

At this moment, the sound of cannon fire throughout the lower city gradually subsided and quiet settled in.

The strange creatures of the upper city have mostly left; those remaining at this point are nothing more than a few types.

Those like Xing Tiantian who haven't completely lost their minds, or those who are still strangely guarding and patrolling.

The others are the original inhabitants.

Oh, and there are also two or three free players from Blue Star hidden in the crowd, who have been completely won over by Li Lan and his group.

At this moment, I gaze at them from afar.

Including Li Can, Wang Defa, Li Lan, Zhou Ye, and the deceased "mad teacher".

All eight players in the [Mysterious City] dungeon have now been identified and all have been gathered.