I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 633, pages 2.3-17: Guess Who I Am

"Oh no! Everyone, run!!" Chloe shouted hurriedly, a hint of panic flashing across her face.

Gunshots rang out repeatedly, some near and some far, clearly indicating that other players were trying to shoot to protect themselves in the chaos.

"Aaaaaahhhhhh—" A scream came from the mist, miserable yet tinged with horror.

The fear is amplified because they can't see what's happening around them, as the unknown is often the most terrifying. They don't even know what kind of weapons the 'ghost' will use to attack them.

Kroya looked anxiously at the white expanse around her. She didn't know when the sky had darkened, but a faint glimmer of light appeared in the distance.

That seems to be... a lighthouse...

"Lighthouse! No matter what, gather at the lighthouse!" Mingxi shouted, her voice carrying a hint of suppressed pain, as if she were injured.

"Mingxi? Are you alright?" Chloe frowned and asked.

"It's alright, you guys go first! The 'ghost' is with me!"

After hearing Mingxi's words, Kloa felt relieved and turned to run towards the lighthouse.

The constant gunshots and screams along the way made her feel panicked. The danger of this instance far exceeded her expectations. At least none of the instances she had participated in before were as full of unknown dangers as this one.

It's very close...

The closer you get to the lighthouse, the thinner the fog becomes.

She looked up at the approaching lights and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

Then Chloe saw Mingxi waiting for her under the lighthouse, a faint smile on her face as she quietly watched her.

Looking at the smile on that face, Chloe suddenly felt a sense of unease and gradually slowed her pace.

“You…” Chloe said with a hint of hesitation.

"What's wrong? Aren't you coming?" Mingxi chuckled as she looked at Chloe, her lake-blue eyes slightly raised with a hint of nonchalance and casualness.

Kroya stopped in her tracks. The two were only a few meters apart. She looked around but saw no one else. The grass was a bit damaged, and several patches of soil were a darker color.

"Hmm?" Mingxi responded with a puzzled sound, but her smile widened.

She opened her mouth, but suddenly felt a little afraid of Mingxi in front of her, and subconsciously took a step back.

Her lake-blue eyes glanced at Chloe, her tone laced with malice, "Why are you backing away? Are you afraid of me?"

Kroya took a deep breath and, without hesitation, pulled out her pistol and fired at Mingxi. Since this person was acting strangely, it was better to get rid of him.

Mingxi slightly tilted her head and easily dodged the bullet, then rushed towards Chloe while avoiding her attacks.

"Although I really want to praise you, I'm sorry, you've been defeated."

He pressed the gun against Chloe's chest, gently pulled the trigger, and with a 'bang,' the bullet pierced her heart, blood splattering everywhere.

His lake-blue eyes watched Kroya's gradually collapsing figure silently, a hint of indifference and contempt flashing in his eyes.

As the fog gradually dissipated, Mingxi stood before the white lighthouse. All around her stretched an endless expanse of green grassland, devoid of any extraneous buildings or living creatures. The only things present were... the grass crushed by fallen corpses and the soil stained a dark red with blood. "I won this round."

Crown Princess [Witch] Chloe has left the group chat.

Mingxi looked down at his hands, gloved in black, the black bracelets on his wrists swaying gently. His expression was nonchalant, a dangerous glint in his lips. He casually toyed with the pistol in his hand, then suddenly raised his eyes slightly, looking towards a certain spot, as if he could see through it to the very essence of things.

Outside the frame.

The two watched this scene and fell silent.

“I said… this… should be Ming Jin, right…” Dao Lin pointed to the boy in the picture, his expression showing a hint of doubt.

In the picture, the boy's handsome face even had a smile that was almost mocking, and his lake-blue eyes were filled with disdain, like a proud queen.

Mu Yegui glanced at it briefly, then remained silent.

“Sometimes I feel like you might know something, but you’re always unwilling to say it,” Dao Lin said softly, frowning slightly as he looked at Mu Yegui.

"Is that so?" Mu Yegui asked in return.

“You haven’t called Mingjin and Mingxi’s names since you came back. Maybe I’m wrong, but I feel there’s more to it than meets the eye. Could it be…” Daolin paused here, then said, “Maybe I’m wrong, could it be that Mingjin and Mingxi have switched places?”

Mu Yegui glanced at Dao Lin with his cool, silver eyes, but remained silent.

Dao Lin pondered for a moment, then added, "The two of them look exactly alike and are even completely familiar with each other's habits. If they were to impersonate each other, it would be very difficult for others to notice."

Mu Yegui remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "What reason does Daolin think they have to impersonate each other?"

Dao Lin paused for a moment after hearing Mu Yegui's words, then suddenly remembered something, picked up the card he had stolen from Shui Qi, and asked, "Is this a sufficient reason?"

Mu Yegui stared quietly at the bald-nosed crow on the card without answering Dao Lin. She turned and walked towards the wall, saying, "I'll go investigate again to see if there's an exit."

"Don't try to change the subject so obviously!" Dao Lin muttered to himself, then sighed helplessly. He had guessed right. Now he should take some action.

Frame number four is now completely covered in black, just like frame number one, signifying the end.

If he is the 'ghost', then the black area in frame number four indicates that the map is over and everyone is wiped out.

Just as Dao Lin was pondering, Mu Ye Gui picked up the card and threw it into frame number five.

“If you believe that number four is the ‘ghost,’ then number five should be the breakthrough point. The rules require us to eliminate five ‘ghosts’ and find one ‘ghost,’ and there must be differences between these ‘ghosts.’ So perhaps the ghost we’re looking for is actually fake.” Mu Yegui said slowly, watching Fei pick up the card in the picture frame.

"You mean it's just a nominal position? Then..." Before she could finish speaking, Mu Yegui covered her mouth.

"I think there are some things that are not appropriate to say right now. After all, we are temporarily out of the game. Let's leave the answers to those who participated in the dungeon," Mu Yegui said calmly.

Dao Lin: "..." You've already told me everything.

Map 1: The "ghost" is eliminated; Map 2: The "ghost" has not appeared, but there are only a handful of players; Map 3: The "ghost" appears and is playing hide-and-seek; Map 4: The "ghost" wins, and all players are eliminated; Map 5: The "ghost" has not appeared.

How about this reversal?
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(End of this chapter)