Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1342. The Same Copy
Upon entering the cave, a powerful sense of oppression immediately hits you. In the center of the cave stands a semi-transparent barrier, shimmering with black light, enveloping a huge black ore.

The black ore is about three meters tall, irregularly shaped, and covered with cracks. Inside, it shimmers with a dark red light, like a beating heart.

The ore continuously emitted black smoke, which swirled around the barrier, forming small vortexes. The surrounding air was distorted, as if space itself was being torn apart.

Lin Xi took a deep breath and took out three keys.

Following the positions of the keyholes on the barrier, she inserted the silver "laboratory" key, the black "protective layer" key, and the first copper key she found into the three keyholes respectively.

With a gentle turn, a crisp click was heard, and all three keys turned into place simultaneously.

The black light on the barrier began to flicker violently, alternating between light and dark like breathing.

A few seconds later, the light gradually dimmed, and the barrier slowly disappeared into the air, revealing the black ore inside.

The black smoke emanating from the ore intensified, and the surrounding temperature plummeted, sending chills down one's spine.

"Let's all work together and destroy it!"

The long sword struck the ore with a clang, and the cracks in the ore widened further.

Everyone raised their weapons and attacked the ore. Axes, iron bars, long knives, crossbow bolts—all sorts of weapons struck the ore, making a dense, resounding sound.

The cracks on the ore became more numerous and deeper, and the dark red light inside flickered more and more intensely, as if it were about to erupt at any moment.

Suddenly, the ore began to shake violently, producing a huge roar, and black smoke billowed out, like a volcanic eruption.

The surrounding ground began to collapse violently, and rocks from the cave ceiling kept falling, crashing to the ground with loud noises.

"Back off!" Wen Yang shouted.

Everyone retreated from the cave, watching as the ore gradually cracked open amidst a deafening roar. Finally, with a deafening "bang," the ore exploded completely, shattering into countless fragments that scattered across the ground.

The moment the ore exploded, the tremors throughout the entire farm suddenly stopped.

The vein patterns on the blood-red building stopped pulsating, gradually faded in color, and returned to the appearance of an ordinary building.

The blue-green fungus began to wither, losing its former luster, and quickly turned into grayish-brown powder. The frenzied puppets let out their final roars, then collapsed to the ground, their bodies turning into puddles of dark green liquid that were absorbed by the earth.

The grayish-purple hue of the sky gradually faded, revealing a pale blue. Sunlight streamed through the clouds, illuminating the entire farm.

The black smoke and pungent odor in the air gradually dissipated, replaced by the fresh scent of grass and trees. The cracked ground began to heal, and the dark red seedlings stopped growing and gradually withered.

The live stream chat was buzzing with excitement:
—Success!

—That was so difficult!

—You should have cleared the game by now!

—Finally, I don't have to look at those disgusting mucous membranes and puppets anymore.

—Those players who turned into trees should be able to return to normal by now, right?
An electronic voice suddenly rang out, echoing clearly.

"Congratulations to all players for successfully clearing the Crimson Farm instance. The ore has been destroyed, the seeds have lost their activity, and all players who were transformed into plants will be restored to their original state. The instance will be closed in this area soon. Please prepare to leave."

A white light flashed before his eyes.

Lin Xi glanced at Yu Chen and Wen Yang beside her.

Yu Chen let out a soft breath.

"There seem to be more challenging dungeons lately."

"No, I wasn't that nervous last time I went into a dungeon," Wen Yang said. "This dungeon is considered a complete clear for all of us, otherwise it wouldn't have been closed in this region," Lin Xi said, standing up. "It's getting late, I have to go home. Tomorrow I'll treat you two to dinner to welcome Wen Yang back and celebrate him becoming a university student."

"Thank you, Sister Xiaomu." Wen Yang smiled.

When Lin Xi got home, her sister had already finished washing up and was looking at her phone.

"You're back," Lin Bei said. "I'm not busy tomorrow, so I'll go into the dungeon with you."

"Aren't you busy anymore?" Lin Xi asked.

"I've finished with work at the company." Lin Bei put down his phone. "Tomorrow I'll go into the dungeon with you and give you all my items. It's not much, but there might be some you don't have. Giving them away or trading them outside won't work."

"Why are you giving them all to me?" Lin Xi asked.

"You haven't contacted my Da Qingyi alone these past few days, have you?" Lin Bei laughed. "He'll probably tell you by tomorrow at the latest."

"What is it? Just tell me."

"We've reached an agreement with you, and it should be next Thursday. Everyone will be entering the same instance. Li Xuhui's instance."

"Liangliang?"

"You...have memories?" Lin Bei asked in surprise.

"There was a loophole, and I caught it." Lin Xi said, then realized what she meant. "We're here, sis, you know..."

"You're on the list," Lin Bei laughed. "My sister is so capable, it's normal that she'd be targeted."

"Should everyone enter one instance?" Lin Xi asked.

"It's not that everyone enters the same instance, but that they all enter the same instance at the same time, with three thousand people in each instance. Shen Lan, Ouyang, and Li Xuhui originally said that they would agree to your suggestion if everyone could clear just one instance."

"The game doesn't distinguish between bloodshed and violence; players won't actually die if they're eliminated?" Lin Xi asked.

She estimated that Gong Heng and the others wouldn't suggest shutting down the game.

“Yes.” Lin Bei nodded. “But you guys felt that it was too difficult for all three thousand people to clear a dungeon, so you changed it to only need one dungeon to be cleared by three thousand people.”

Lin Xi nodded.

This may seem like no difference, but those who have "anywhere doors" can go to other instances. As long as three thousand people clear the instance there, it is considered a successful clear.

Lin Xi decided to call Guo Yuelang later.

“None of us on our side of the game can enter the dungeon, including Li Xuhui. So, my items are useless to you, I’ll give them to you,” Lin Bei added.

“We have more than three thousand people on our side!” Lin Xi said.

She remembered there were over four thousand, and there were over ten thousand audience members.

“Eighteen hundred,” Lin Bei said. “Only this many people are allowed into the instance, plus fifty people from the Academy of Sciences.”

"Academy of Science?"

“Yes, they also sent people into the instance. Some are from within the Academy of Sciences, and some are people they found. There are more than a hundred people in total, but only fifty can enter.” Lin Bei said, shaking his head. “After all, this game is too eye-catching.”

"It's one thing to do it quietly, but to do it live is another," Lin Xi complained.

"If we don't stream, how will we make money?" Lin Bei said, sighing. "Too many people have died. I hope they'll have a chance to come back to life someday."