Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

"In the worst-case scenario, everyone here is an enemy, and I am completely isolated and helpless!"

The six adventurers became even more wary, and they scattered, keeping their distance from each other.

Four ghosts hovered on the wall, watching the farce unfold.

The Third Master frowned deeply and said, "The situation is more troublesome than I imagined! General, how should we break this deadlock?"

Zuo Chang shook his head: "There's no solution."

No solution?

Not so!

After a moment's thought, Mikami said, "Perhaps we can verify their identities by asking about some details. For example, the contents of the agreement? This time it was a joint operation by multiple adventurer groups. I don't think the Gluttons would know how the spoils would be distributed afterward. If they can tell us the details, then it must be true!"

Zuo Chang still shook his head: "It's possible to play the role of a rogue. Three men can make a tiger, and many mouths can melt metal. As long as the gluttons keep making trouble, the real patrolman will be unable to defend himself."

Blood Rose understood this well: "Without a contingency plan for 'anonymous mode,' the outcome of this battle is already very clear. The Gluttons don't need to persuade anyone; they just need to use their shameless tactics to make people 'angry.' With the influence of the factor, the patrol horses will soon lose their minds and be unable to control their inner restlessness."

By inciting violence in people's hearts and using rhetoric such as "classic," "filial piety," and "urgency" to make them powerless and furious, the glutton can draw strength from this and thus achieve great victory!

Zuo Chang said, "Observing further won't yield any results. Anonymous mode is too suitable for gluttons. Let's go out first and prepare to collect the corpses."

One more night

Chapter 181 Abundant Subjective Initiative is the Root of Development

Zuo Chang led his team through the vortex gate once again and returned to the real world.

Many people were already standing in front of the Eight Spiders' door.

Several blood-soaked corpses lay scattered on the ground—the bodies of adventurers who had perished in the dungeon. Once death is confirmed, the adventurer will die where they entered; their body will not remain in the dungeon.

"These corpses are of good quality."

Feng Gu whispered into Zuo Chang's ear.

Zuo Chang remained expressionless as he looked at the crowd around him.

Openly stealing corpses in full view of everyone would likely attract a siege, and getting these corpses would require some careful planning.

"Three Real Persons, what's going on inside?"

Those present were mid-level officers from the Chief Adventurer Team and two other adventurer teams. They recognized the Triple Immortal, but not Zuo Chang.

San Chong didn't answer; instead, he looked at Zuo Chang.

All eyes were on him, but Zuo Chang was not intimidated. He simply said, "The situation is probably not good. The elite teams assembled by the various adventurer groups are going to suffer this time."

This was clearly not the answer they wanted.

One of the men looked Zuo Chang up and down and asked, "Who are you? You look unfamiliar!"

Zuo Chang smiled and said, "I am the acting leader of the Azure Beast Adventure Team."

"Azure Beast? Does our Mailbox City even have such an adventurer group?"

"It's a small group that recently changed hands."

Zuo Chang didn't seem like anything special.

only--

The Threefold Immortal could barely be considered a figure, and he had considerable prestige in Mailbox City. He was quite respectful to Zuo Chang, which was evident to everyone.

The blonde woman with bloodshot eyes standing behind Zuo Chang, with a cold expression, exuded an aura that drew attention. She was extremely dignified and seemed not to be trifled with.

The adventurers who stayed behind were impatient, but none of them were blind to danger.

They understood the principle that there are always people more capable than oneself, and no one dared to show any disrespect to Zuo Chang.

In the silence, the Third Master looked at the corpse on the ground and said, "Weapons have no eyes! This Brother Luo was discussing swordsmanship with me just a while ago, I never thought that he would be gone so quickly... Alas!"

He sighed heavily.

Then, he looked up and asked, "Deputy Commander Wang, these brothers are lying dead on the spot, and my heart is heavy! If possible, could I perform a ritual and recite some scriptures to bless their souls?"

This……

It seems like it's not impossible.

The Three True Man always wanders around in a Taoist robe, and on certain days he will hold an altar to perform rituals, making him quite mysterious.

His rituals and chanting of scriptures could protect the souls of the deceased, which seemed perfectly reasonable.

Not to mention others, if Zuo Chang hadn't previously introduced Feng Gu's profession and explained the purpose of this trip, even Zuo Chang would have believed it.

"Of course! Thank you, Master Triple."

No one has an opinion.

The scattered corpses were straightened, and the three immortals pretended to be serious, taking out several talismans from their sleeves, lighting them, and chanting incantations that no one else could understand.

At the same moment, Feng Gu unleashed his spell!

Suddenly, the "Brother Luo" lying on the ground began to glow. Many crystalline points of light emanated from his body, drifted into the sky, and slowly disappeared into nothingness.

This might sound a bit strange, but—

In the blink of an eye, the already lifeless corpse on the ground looked even more like stone and wood, completely devoid of any spirit.

The group of adventurers all frowned.

Someone asked, "Where is my brother Luo? Threefold Immortal, what have you done? My brother Luo looks... even more like a dead man?"

San Chong said in a serious tone: "Brother Luo's soul has returned to his hometown; he has ascended to heaven. You see him more as a dead man because there is no longer any 'human energy' in his body; his soul has returned to the embrace of the gods."

"what……"

The group looked at each other, seemingly understanding yet completely bewildered.

Generally speaking, adventurers treat the bodies of their companions with great importance. If a brother in a raid dies in a dungeon, the others should take his body back and give him a proper burial.

This is not because the adventurers are of high quality, but because the risk of adventure is high.

Every adventurer is risking their life, and death is always a possibility. No one wants to be left to rot in the wilderness, unburied, and dragged around by wild dogs.

Even if it's just for their own good, and even if the cost is high, adventurers will still try their best to retrieve their companions and bury them.

The body is still there. If you can't understand what the Threefold Taoist is saying, so be it. It doesn't matter.

In contrast, ordinary adventurers don't receive any Taoist rituals after death, but the Luo brothers enjoyed a unique privilege, which should allow them to rest in peace.

Immediately, someone said, "Master Sanchong, please also perform a ritual for my friend. Alas, he didn't enjoy life much in his lifetime; I hope he can have a better afterlife!"

He nodded three times: "Of course."

Without making a sound, he began to perform the ritual on another corpse;

Feng Gu's gaze swept across everyone's faces, confirming that no one had seen through his scheme, and then boldly followed suit.

Zuo Chang didn't quite understand and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing? It doesn't look like you're refining a corpse."

Feng Gu didn't hide anything: "This is an evil practice of 'stitching up corpses'."

"evil ways?"

"Ah."

Feng Gu nodded and whispered, "Sew-up corpses can combine two or more corpses into a stitched-together monster. Bird wings, fish gills, the stitched-up corpse has unique abilities, and its combat power is often enhanced. However, the downside is that the stitched-up corpse will disintegrate quickly and cannot last long."

"This skill has two unorthodox uses. One is to stitch up a living person, which can temporarily repair severed limbs, just like the time we did before—to reattach the severed limbs of the Sword Saint Old Blind Eye."

"Secondly, the 'ability' of the deceased is extracted and stuffed into another corpse. In this way, the corpse that serves as the vessel will inherit the deceased's cultivation, skills, and emblems. This is another level of stitched-up corpse. Although it is not easy to disintegrate, its actual combat ability is extremely poor, and the corpse usually cannot exert the fighting power that the deceased should have had."

It took Zuo Chang a while to understand what was going on.

He asked, "Can a corpse stitched together using the second type of unorthodox method be identified by the Interactive Coffin?"

Feng Gu nodded, looking directly at Zuo Chang with eyes like a kitten waiting for a reward: "I've already tried it, General. The 'data-driven followers' identified by the Interactive Coffin can avoid flaws. Corpses that have merged with the 'abilities' of others will not be punished and can exert 100% combat power."

"Oh!"

Zuo Chang glanced at Feng Gu with some surprise and laughed, "I didn't realize you were such a research talent."

A smile bloomed on Feng Gu's lips: "Not at all... It's one's duty to fulfill one's responsibilities. Moreover, the 'abilities' of the deceased can be preserved in the Soul Society for a long time. If we carefully select a 'vessel,' I believe we can create an extremely powerful 'data-driven follower'!"

Upon hearing this, Zuo Chang slowly nodded.

The current data-driven adventure center has a very intolerable flaw—the data followers' stats are all too poor.

I can't beat the difficult dungeons;

Easy dungeons are slow to clear.

By fully leveraging their initiative, the researchers have developed new technologies that seem capable of solving this problem.

At that time-

Working around the clock with incredibly high efficiency! Zuo Chang believes he doesn't even need to manage too many people to achieve a similar leveling efficiency as when he was playing games!

Chapter 182 The Mirror of Transcendence

As time went on, more and more bodies appeared at the scene.

As events unfolded as Zuo Chang had predicted, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense after the number of corpses exceeded half. Everyone was filled with unease, with only the chanting of the Three Immortals continuing unabated.

"Deputy Commander Wang... how about we send the reserve team?"

Finally, one of the adventurers couldn't sit still any longer and asked a question.

Deputy Commander Wang turned to look at Zuo Chang, finding it difficult to make a decision.

In their previous exchange, Zuo Chang made no secret of the difficulties he was facing—

"Anonymous mode".

What's the point of sending in the reserves?

Leaving aside how to gain the trust of the vanguard, even just successfully assembling them would be extremely difficult.

Deputy Commander Wang lacked experience and didn't know how to deal with the current situation.

He looked at Zuo Chang and asked, "Sir, do you have any suggestions?"