Survival in the apocalypse: I exploited a bug in an infinite dungeon.

"Let me tell you, this instance is very simple. Just follow the parasitic ghost's instructions and that's it." The male teacher pointed at Liu Xin.

Shi Jinwei nodded repeatedly, looking as if she had learned something.

Teachers always appreciate students who listen attentively, so it's not surprising that he became a charlatan.

The mask worked wonders this time; the male teacher mistakenly believed she was truly a newcomer.

So he spoke at length about the truth.

"Twenty years ago, a young couple was on a date here when they were discovered by the principal. While trying to escape, they accidentally fell from the building and died."

"The principal had something to hide and often came over to burn paper money. Unexpectedly, a male student teacher discovered this ten years ago."

"He followed the principal to the abandoned school building and overheard the principal's secret. When he was leaving, the principal accidentally discovered him and pushed him off the building as well."

"The three dead people became vengeful spirits and roamed the school, but they didn't do anything harmful."

"And the principal's granddaughter also went on to attend Xingyao High School."

"She was excellent in both character and academics, and beautiful, so she had many suitors. Zhou Bingguang was one of them."

"Han Xiaoxiao used underhanded tactics against Liu Xin in order to secure a spot in the competition. Zhou Bingguang was probably an accomplice, and Zhao Qing accidentally discovered this."

"Although Jiang Tao is small in stature, he is intelligent. However, the principal dislikes him because his appearance is very similar to that of a male teacher who died more than ten years ago, and he feels guilty about it."

"During the competition, as the age representative, I naturally became closer to Han Xiaoxiao. Zhou Bingguang targeted Jiang Tao out of jealousy."

"Originally, none of these things would have been fatal, until the eerie game arrived, the school became a game instance, the eerie things began to materialize, and the distinction between players and NPCs was established."

"Liu Xin used herself as a bargaining chip and made a deal with the parasitic monster."

"Just then, Jiang Tao was pushed down the stairs by Zhou Bingguang and became a ghost who died unjustly, and began to take revenge on Han Xiaoxiao and Zhou Bingguang..."

That's roughly the truth of the matter. Shi Jinwei pressed further, "So the next target is the principal?"

The intern teacher nodded mysteriously: "Yes, a chain reaction."

It sounds like a story from a horror novel, but it hasn't progressed to the point where everyone is a monster yet.

That's why we say Shi Jinwei was lucky this time; it's a good thing that the instance she encountered was on an earlier timeline.

She also found it strange that she had overheard the couple talking in a strange way.

If the male character in the "couple's ghost story" says "after the ghost game descends," why is that part blocked?

He clearly heard his girlfriend say, "Before the bizarre game begins," without it being censored.

So what was the male ghost talking about?

If we work backwards along this line of thought and piece together the previous clues, we'll find even more inconsistencies.

On one hand, they make them play role-playing games to find the real culprit, and on the other hand, they say it's a bizarre dungeon.

They didn't see a single ghost.

Even if the timeline is further back, if a bizarre dungeon doesn't have any weird elements, is it still considered a bizarre dungeon?

The contradiction is even more pronounced because the deceased's death was clearly not a homicide or suicide.

It wasn't until tonight, when she tried to lure the ghost out, that she had a bold idea.

Could it all just be a smokescreen, designed to delay their investigation?

If they continue investigating the NPCs and find nothing suspicious, they will never uncover the full truth, and the mission will fail.

Tonight's probing, with the strange creatures appearing en masse, confirmed her suspicions.

However, the next second, Liu Xin attacked her directly.

"No, she's not here to work, she's a player," Liu Xin shouted, noticing something amiss.

Shi Jinwei instinctively retreated to the safe house.

Liu Xin missed her target and angrily attacked the players who were running towards her.

They were the police officer, the homeroom teacher, and the school doctor.

They were worried about Shi Jinwei and wanted to come and check on her, but they found that everything around Shi Jinwei was strange.

Without thinking twice, I came over to help.

Seeing this, Shi Jinwei thought for a moment and then came out of her spatial dimension to help deal with Liu Xin.

Seeing this, the teachers, students, and couples retreated far away, showing no intention of joining the fray.

Shi Jinwei didn't make things difficult for them.

If we kill Liu Xin and then tell the others the truth, we can clear the game together.

Liu Xin and the parasitic genius had only been fused together for two days, so their combat power was not strong.

Several people each used a skill, and they instantly killed her.

"What happened?" Liu Xin was dead. The head of the teaching department and the policewoman surrounded Shi Jinwei, looking her up and down.

He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the girl was alright.

Shi Jinwei then took the opportunity to tell the truth she knew.

The players were completely bewildered: "You just completed the mission like that?"

They were a little incredulous, but the system settlement information popped into their minds.

The eerie voice echoed in Shi Jinwei's mind again:

Congratulations to the player for successfully clearing this round of the dungeon! Rewards are as follows:

1. The Eye of Deception.

2. Mysterious Tracking Card (Unique).

2. Ghost Coins: 10000 coins.

3. The game space area has been increased by 1 square meter.

4. Enchantment Card *1.

5. Item Conversion Card *1.

The sound disappeared, a flash of light, and she was teleported back to the game space.

This was followed by a mechanical voice broadcasting:

[Ding! Congratulations to the pioneer player for clearing [Starry High School]! Dungeon rewards: None.]

[Congratulations to [Pioneer Player] for completing this round of exploration. Exploration progress: 45%. Based on your exploration progress and personal performance, you are awarded 4000 points.]

[Bonus Reward: Truth Fragment *1.]

[Number of surviving players in this exploration round: 8.]

[Game item successfully recycled. The next game will begin in three days. Have a nice day!]

Shi Jinwei immediately opened the truth fragment, and this time she obtained the number 6.

Adding the two pieces obtained earlier and the one piece held by a player from server three, there are a total of four pieces.

They only need 6 more pieces to uncover the truth of the game.

Thinking of this, Shi Jinwei felt excited, and all her fatigue vanished.

The chat channel kept flashing, so she opened the group chat channel first.

No one found any pieces of the truth this time; they're all just making things up.

She thought for a moment and then uploaded her own post.

We need to show them the motivation to work hard.

There is strength in numbers; this is an age-old truth.

Those who drag the team down don't count.

Her actions brought everyone back to the main topic, and they started talking about the dungeon.

[Player from Server 4]: Hey, another fragment. The player from Server 7 is awesome.

[Player from Server 2]: Adding the piece that the big shot from Server 3 has, we have two pieces now, right? We only need eight more pieces to know the truth. Keep it up!

[Player from Server 9]: I also have good news. I left the industrial zone and entered the city. I found that their world is quite scary.

[Player from Server 1]: I've left too, but I'm still on my way and haven't entered the city yet. Tell us what's going on inside.

[Player from Server 8]: To sum it up in one sentence—humans and monsters coexist, and life and death are unpredictable.

His explanation was unclear, and everyone wanted to ask further questions.

Player number five stepped forward and took over the conversation.