A bizarre dungeon descends: I became the father of the monster.

Shen Gui emerged from the restaurant, hands casually in his pockets, and strolled leisurely through the streets of Dahan City.

Three years after the arrival of the eerie instance, the city looks much older than it did three years ago.

Although things are not as good as before, fortunately the country has provided strong support, and the situation has been stabilized and order restored quickly.

On the one hand, professional personnel were organized to explore the bizarre dungeons, and on the other hand, universal basic living allowances were distributed, and everyone was encouraged to bravely explore dungeons and participate in social labor.

After all, the bizarre dungeon only took away all the food and water in the world; other things could still be produced normally.

However, other countries are different. As far as Shen Gui knows, several continents outside have long since become primitive societies.

Only China, the United States, and Europe maintain the most basic order.

He looked away and continued walking, his mind still replaying the scene at the dinner table.

That woman was greedy, confident, and thought she was the smartest person in the game—she was practically made for this new dungeon.

Shen Gui returned to his old neighborhood and opened the door.

The place was spotless; clearly, his mother had been there this morning.

Before the apocalypse, he was just a laid-back young man, let alone after the apocalypse.

"bring it on."

He sat down in the chair and opened his laptop.

The moment the screen lit up, a semi-transparent light screen appeared out of thin air in front of him.

This is a panel that only he can see.

[The Mysterious Father] - Head of Asia·Dragon Kingdom

Below is his personal information:

Name: Shen Gui

Job Title: Copy Designer

Number of design copies: 258

Highest rating: SSS (2)

Further down are the projects currently underway:

Dungeon Name: [Castle Blind Date]

Instance type: Game Theory/Psychology

Difficulty level: [To be set]

Design progress: 98%

Looking at the line "Number of Designed Replicas: 258", Shen Gui was filled with mixed emotions:

I never imagined that so many copies of this system would be designed since I first acquired it three years ago.

He reached out and tapped the [Difficulty Level] in the air, and a drop-down menu popped up:

[D] Easy, [C] Medium, [B] Difficult, [A] Nightmare, [S] Hell

Shen Gui paused between C and B, recalling his rules and finding them not too difficult.

Although it's a once-in-a-lifetime PVP instance, it's more dangerous than PVE instances where you farm resources, but much milder than large, eerie regional instances.

If we unite, we can easily pass the level.

So he lightly tapped the C with his finger, setting the minimum difficulty level for this dungeon to C.

[Difficulty Confirmed: Level C - Medium]

Note: This instance focuses on psychological warfare, with relatively low physical combat intensity.

Recommendation for players: Only those with basic psychological resilience are needed.

Note: Survival rates are for reference only; the actual results depend on player behavior.

"It's not that I want to harm people, it's that the system forced me to, and among all the strange fathers, I'm already the best one."

Shen Gui muttered something under his breath, without a trace of guilt.

There was no other way; Shen Gui could only participate in each instance once. There were only a little over five hundred strange instances in the entire Dragon Kingdom. If they relied solely on clearing instances, his family would have starved to death long ago.

Although there is a minimum living allowance in China, whole wheat bread is really not something a person can eat, let alone a family he has to support.

He opened the [Player List].

Players Su Ran and Shen Gui have been locked in; the remaining four positions are currently being randomly selected.

With a tap of the finger, the screen scrolled rapidly, then froze after three seconds: Zhao Meng, Gu Xingchen, Xiong Wei, and Tang Yi.

"All done."

Shen Gui clicked "Confirm, Teleport Now," and a system notification immediately sounded:

The "Castle Blind Date" instance is now open.

[Transferring participants...]

[The instance designer will also enter simultaneously, identified as a regular participant (the system has disguised itself)]

[Please note: Designers must not reveal their identity within the instance; otherwise, the instance will be forcibly terminated and no score will be awarded.]

Shen Gui glanced at the last notification and pursed his lips.

"Okay, okay, it's not the first time..."

Before he could finish speaking, the scene before his eyes began to distort, and Shen Gui instinctively closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, Shen Gui was already standing in a huge European-style castle hall.

Underfoot was a cool marble floor, and above was an arched ceiling with a crystal chandelier that looked to be a hundred years old.

Shen Gui stamped his foot, looked down at himself, and found that nothing had changed; he was still dressed the same as before.

He looked around.

This hall is at least 200 square meters, with a long table in the center covered with a white tablecloth, and six water glasses neatly arranged.

The windows in the lobby were covered by heavy curtains, so you couldn't see outside.

"This decorating style," Shen Gui touched the table, which felt quite realistic, "is like a vampire's dwelling."

He turned to look at the other side of the hall.

Five people were lying sprawled on the ground, and they were getting up one after another. They were clearly not expecting to be suddenly teleported into a bizarre dungeon.

The first to get up was a thin man wearing a tattered jacket, who was constantly looking around at his surroundings.

Next was a woman wearing a dress. Her clothes were very elegant, and her skin was well-maintained. You could tell at a glance that she was the kind of person who took life seriously.

Her face turned deathly pale, and as soon as she regained her footing, she hurriedly shrank into a corner.

Shen Gui glanced at her again. She seemed to be a celebrity, and had even acted in several productions.

She was indeed beautiful, but at this moment, beauty was no longer important; she looked like she might faint at any moment.

Then a burly man with a thick beard sat up from the ground. He was wearing a tight T-shirt, and his chest muscles made the shirt bulge.

Shen Gui felt a chill run down his spine; there was no way around it, this person looked too much like someone from Sichuan.

No, does someone like that even need to go on blind dates?

Although the first batch of players for the instance were randomly selected, Shen Gui remembered that he had added a restriction: they must have participated in a blind date within the past day.

Beside the man from Sichuan, a man in a suit and tie was the last to stand up.

With a square face, sharp eyebrows, and bright eyes, he exuded an imposing presence. The moment he stood up, he immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially the man from Sichuan standing next to him.

He didn't pay much attention, but quickly scanned the layout of the hall before finally settling on the faces of everyone present.

It's like they're confirming whether the people in front of them can be trusted.

Su Ran was the last one to "wake up".

She lay face down on the floor, her right cheek pressed against the cold marble floor, her left hand still clutching her phone.

"Where...where am I? Aren't I on the street?"

She slowly sat up; her phone still displayed Sweetfish's trading interface.

Su Ran was stunned for two seconds, blinked, and then slowly raised her head.

"Holy crap..."

She screamed, causing the crystal chandelier in the vaulted ceiling to shake.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap—!!"

She took in her surroundings, and her face instantly turned from deathly pale to deathly green.

"A bizarre dungeon?! The latest bizarre dungeon?!"

Her hand slipped, and the phone flew out, crashing to the ground with a "thud," the screen cracking instantly.

"My phone—!"

She had only shouted half a sentence when she suddenly realized that now was not the time to focus on her phone.

"Wait, that's not the point!!"

She suddenly stood up, her eyes frantically searching the room, and soon she spotted Shen Gui.

Shen Gui was still standing beside the long table, his hands in his pockets, smiling at her.

Su Ran rushed over like a spring, grabbing Shen Gui's arm.

"Shen Gui! What are you doing here? No, how did you get in?!"

Shen Gui winced as she pinched him; this woman had quite long fingernails.

"I was chosen too," he said innocently. "I just suddenly came in. I was just at home, and when I opened my eyes I was here."

Su Ran clung to him tightly, as if grasping at a lifeline.

"Have you ever been into a dungeon? Do you have any experience?"

Shen Gui shook his head, his expression very sincere.

"No, I only use the national quota, I wouldn't dare to go into a dungeon."

Su Ran's face turned even paler. Sure enough, this guy was just a good-for-nothing with a few bucks. What should she do?