Infinite spooky game

[Dungeon name: "Colosseum"]

[Instance type: multiplayer survival]

[Preliminary reminder: humans are also beasts. Humans are not born to be beasts. ]

The basic information of the copy was refreshed on the system interface, and just a few lines of text conveyed a bad warning.

The word "Colosseum" reminds people of ancient Rome, which advocated the use of force. The word "multiplayer" indicates that there is a relatively obvious hostile relationship. Survival dungeons have high requirements for force and physique, and the pre-reminder is self-contradictory...

Even though his strength had been enhanced by the Cursed Pendulum, Zis still knew clearly that he was a player who tended to be a puzzle-solving player.

Although Dong Xiwen's fighting power is not weak, as a player who came out of the puzzle copy "Grand Performance", his ability is obviously focused on solving puzzles.

The prerequisites for this copy are very unfavorable for both of them.

The darkness around me slowly dissipated, and noisy sounds came from all directions. They were not human voices, but the calls of various animals.

The "mooing" sounds are from cows, the "wooooing" sounds are from wolves, and there are many other blurred and inaudible sounds.

Qi Si opened his eyes and saw a closed iron door.

The air was filled with sultry moisture and a faint smell of blood. Brown scabs hung on the iron railings and walls. In the corner, one could see a pile of flocculent flesh-colored objects that seemed to be rotting flesh.

He was in a small room with no furnishings except for the straw in the corner. He was sitting on the straw with his knees hugged, looking through the lattice of the iron gate at the high platform in the distance.

It seemed to be an auditorium, built with a single block of marble, with seats that were two people tall and one person wide. There were a few NPCs sitting there.

I only call them NPCs because Qis doesn't know how to define those things.

They have the heads of animals such as tigers and elephants, but their bodies are much larger than the normal size of these animals in nature. They sit leisurely in the audience seats in human postures, as if they are gods based on animals worshipped by some civilizations.

The mixed howling of various animals never stopped in my ears, and many of them came from above my head. It was conceivable that the top of the room was probably also an audience stand.

Qi Si listened for a while and found that he could actually understand a few words.

"There are several new faces in this beast fighting game. I wonder who will survive to the end."

"I hope they can live a few more rounds. It's meaningless to die all at once."

"Yeah, but that No. 1 is too cruel... Who are you going to bet on this time? Is it the wolf again?"

"Let's talk about it later. The odds on the wolf are too low. Besides, if one dies, we have to recruit new ones... I think the rat is a good choice."

"Which team didn't have any casualties? Each of the six teams had one casualty. I suspect the organizers did it on purpose, just to add new faces."

Qi Si stood up and walked to the iron gate, listening clearly to the discussions above his head.

He almost understood that he was a newcomer participating in the beast fighting game in this copy, and he would most likely join a team next.

The tall animals are the spectators, placing bets on the teams and whether they will win or lose.

It sounds like a small gamble among the gods...

Qi Si looked at the huge circular area outside the fence and fell into deep thought.

The game venue was designed based on the rules of the Roman Colosseum, but the positions of people and animals were swapped. Combined with the pre-prompt instructions, it always feels like there is an ulterior motive...

The narration voice sounded serious, explaining the background of the world view.

[This is a world where humans and gods coexist. A hundred years ago, an evil god who loved disputes and revelry descended here and became the ruler of gods and humans.]

[To celebrate his coming, the gods built a magnificent Colosseum and invited heroes from among humans to come here to fight for life and death]

[Courage and wisdom, fear and madness, the evil god is pleased by the performance of humans and is willing to meet the best heroes to fulfill his wishes]

[You are an ambitious person who dreams of becoming a god. You use conspiracy and trickery to obtain the qualification to play the game, just to get the method of becoming a god from the evil god]

[The main mission has been refreshed]

[Main Quest: Meeting the Evil God]

The text related to the task refreshed in the upper left corner of his vision, and Qi Si raised his eyebrows slightly.

The background of this copy is obviously a mixture of ancient Rome and ancient Greece. The Colosseum is almost a one-to-one copy of the ancient Roman Colosseum, and the trick of using games to please the gods belongs to the ancient Greek Olympic Games.

Although it is said that humans and gods coexist, gods are undoubtedly in a dominant position and can easily use tiny humans as entertainment.

What concerned Qi Si more was the part about himself.

Taking the initiative to join a life-and-death game where you have no advantage, and performing in someone else's home turf, this is already abstract enough; the purpose is actually to learn the method of becoming a god from the evil god...

Is the character he plays so naive that he wants to rise up the social ladder and become a ruler just by playing a game?
"The time has come, you can come on stage."

The iron gate was opened from the outside, and a giant with a goat's head stood outside, his long pupils drooping and staring at Qi Si, looking indifferent and arrogant.

Qi Si walked out the door and was led by the goat to stand on the circular platform in the center of the venue.

He was wearing a red suit and trousers, which was the outfit he had chosen before entering the dungeon. It didn't look suitable for fighting at all.

On the spectator stands outside the venue, NPCs with various animal heads on their heads were very enthusiastic and cheered loudly.

The elephant sitting at the highest point swung its trunk excitedly, and the lions and tigers on the lower level opened their mouths wide.

These strange things are the "gods" in this dungeon. I don't know what the evil god that the main quest requires an audience looks like...

"Let's welcome our No. 7!" Goat stood next to Qi Si, changed his previous indifference, and enthusiastically introduced Qi Si to the audience, "He is the representative we picked from this year's newcomers. He looks like he will die if he hits one punch. I wonder how many days he can survive in this game?"

His words were filled with obvious malice, and it was unclear whether he was directed at one person alone or expressing equal contempt for all human beings.

He paused, and as if feeling that he had said something wrong, he added: "Ah, you can't say that. No. 7 is the only one among this group of newcomers who has obtained the qualification based on his wisdom."

The monsters in the audience laughed so hard that they fell backwards. The word "wisdom" seemed like an absurd joke to them. The already heated atmosphere became even more heated.

The goat continued to announce: "Next, we will select one of the old friends to come on stage and talk to this poor newcomer. I wonder what advice the old man will give to the newcomer?"

A stone door opened heavily, and a milky white light sprinkled in the sky. White debris floated spontaneously, forming a long staircase that led directly to the round platform.

This kind of treatment is obviously not comparable to that of Qi Si who is locked behind the iron gate. It is probably a special treatment for old players.

The halo dissipated, revealing a figure in black clothes and black hair, who stepped steadily up the steps and walked onto the round platform. That person was Chang Xu.

Players who are randomly matched into this copy are assigned different identities and receive different initial treatments, which is really unfair in a sense.

Qi Si was not surprised that Chang Xu appeared in this dungeon. Although he was just picked up as a new and old player respectively, it was really a coincidence.

He saw Chang Xu standing still, smiled and raised his left hand, revealing the white ring on his little finger: "Brother Chang, what a coincidence, I guessed that you were one of the two people sent by Jiuzhou."

Chang Xu didn't respond.

He looked directly into Qi Si's eyes, his face devoid of emotion: "You are a massacre player. You are the 'Cheng An' who led the team to be wiped out in 'Frog Hospital'. You are the one hiding behind Lin Chen in 'Ghost'. You are also the one who wanted to kill me in 'Hopeless Sea'."

Qi Si stopped smiling and narrowed his eyes.

Chang Xu continued, "You were the one who impersonated me in the Flesh-Eating dungeon. You permanently closed the Ghost dungeon after thirty-five days in order to put the blame on Lin Chen."

He didn't say anything else, as if waiting for Qi Si to respond, but judging from his tone and expression, it was clear that he had already determined the answer.

Qi Si looked at him in silence for a long while, then smiled again: “It turns out that you are not an ignorant fool.

"That's right. My skill is unique, and you know that my skill is Soul Contract. It's not too difficult to guess something from it."

The atmosphere was visibly tense, and Goat shouted loudly, "Please note, the game has not officially started yet. Hurting each other outside of the game is not allowed!"

Chang Xu seemed not to have heard anything, and looked at Qi Si and said calmly: "You should have been a dead person in the Frog Hospital. You should have been taken in after you degenerated into a ghost, but for some reason, the higher-ups refused to take action against you.

"Then I will have to take you to where you should go."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Qi Si took a step back and looked around the audience seats surrounding the stage with an exaggerated look. "I was inexplicably thrown into this cage by a strange game, and was watched by a group of wild beasts like a circus animal.

"You're not really planning to perform a cannibalistic show for these NPCs to see according to the rules of the dungeon, are you?

"When normal people encounter this situation, their first reaction is to unite and destroy it or flee. Are you willing to point your knife at your fellow players and stay in the dog cage of rules?"

Every sentence of his moral blackmail contains words such as "weird game", "copy", and "player", which cannot be heard by NPCs.

Chang Xu still stared at him, his voice cold: "You have long since transformed into a massacre player, degenerated into a ghost, and harmed countless people along the way. We are not the same kind."

Qi Si sighed: "Has anyone ever told you not to be so blunt? You want to kill someone, but you still have to announce it in front of him. Don't you know how to conceal yourself?"

Chang Xu shook his head: "No need, you will know it eventually."

"It seems like you think you have me in your hands." Qi Si's smile became strange, "I guess you didn't start the live broadcast this time, and you must have been prepared to sabotage the cooperation, right?

"I wonder if you have ever thought about how the Weird Investigation Bureau and the Jiuzhou Guild will end if you openly attack me, the vice president of the Unnamed Guild?"

"That's not important." Chang Xu produced a black identity card in his hand, with the gilded patterns reflecting a faint light. "Killing the massacre players is in line with the purpose of the convention."

Qi Si glanced at the ID card and asked with a smile: "Without substantial evidence, without legal trial, convicting and executing based on vague suspicion - is this your justice?"

"You want to kill me, so I will kill you. It's fair." Chang Xu crushed the cards in his hand.

The black debris flew in all directions, spreading into the air and forming a huge card shadow, which even covered the entire sky for a moment.

The judge in black clothes and golden eyes stood solemnly between heaven and earth, turning the pages of the black-covered book in his hand rapidly. The golden characters flashed out like ribbons, almost blurring Qis's vision.

[ID Card: Dark Judge]

The moment he looked at it, Qi Si learned its name, along with a cold and unquestionable verdict.

[Chang Xu, the holder of the "Dark Judge" identity card, advocates launching a trial against you]

[After testing, you have committed serious sins... The judgment is in effect, and your skills have been banned]

The thick black book stopped at one of the pages, and the [Soul Contract] skill icon in the upper left corner of the system interface suddenly turned gray. After staring at it for two seconds, the words [Cannot be activated in this copy] popped up.

The golden vines that grew wildly in the consciousness space faded quickly, and the leaves and fruits hanging on them fell down, losing their sensitivity and connection in just a few seconds.

Only a blood-red branch was left lurking in the depths of darkness, with the scarlet leaves belonging to Lin Chen hanging alone on the tip. They were the remains temporarily preserved by the "faith" system of the Scarlet Priest card.

The shadow of the high priest in red clothes and red eyes condensed behind him, and a person-high cross held in both hands was erected in front of Qis. When it touched the golden characters, it simultaneously dispersed into spots of light.

A golden temple built with huge stones loomed in the higher space. Under the marble statue with its eyes closed, a red shadow raised its hand and placed a piece on the chessboard.

The black-clad figure sitting opposite stared indifferently, slowly raised his right hand holding the cross pendant, and loosened his five fingers.

A black cross fell from the sky and hung above Qis's head in the form of a phantom.

That is a "sin" mark that all players can see.

[The judgment will take effect in all copies until the judge dies or unbinds the identity card]

[During the trial, you will be able to continuously learn the location and status of the judge]

All the strange visions disappeared at this point, and two lines of silver-white prompt text appeared on the system interface. The depths of Qis's consciousness were desolate, and he had no way of sensing the existence of Dong Xiwen and others.

[Scarlet High Priest] is on the same level as [Dark Judge] and cannot release its control.

Soul Contract is banned, and this ban will run through all copies, forever...

Unless the judge is killed, the trial process will be terminated.

Qi Si raised his eyelids and looked at Chang Xu.

A scarlet king chess piece condensed above the latter's head, seemingly able to penetrate time and space and appear eternally in another dimension.

The card image of [Dark Judge] is born for disputes. The judge issues a killing order against the sinners, and the sinners will regard the judge as a thorn in their eyes.

The fight continued without end until one of them died.

Qi Si tilted his head and grinned at Chang Xu: "I will kill you."

At the same time, all players in the copy heard the system broadcast.

[The main mission has been updated, and replaceable missions have been added]

[Main Quest (Optional): Kill the Sinner Qis] (End of this Chapter)