Is a visible bug a hint?

Qin Shang's brow twitched.

He took in the sympathetic expressions of the three people. Did I guess wrong?

Was the point about game balance just my own subjective conjecture?

Were the true identities of these three people actually two accomplices and a God Slayer?

So after deducing that the little loli and I were the Assistant and Team Leader, they saw that we were just slacking off with no intention of playing the game and showed smiles of victory?

They were happy to see that the little loli and I weren't exploring the game?

That shouldn't be it!

Qin Shang quickly dismissed the thought.

If those three people were all werewolves, and only he and the little loli were civilians, then the three of them had a huge numerical advantage.

Why didn't they just rush over and kill the two of them?

Qin Shang glanced at the pink-skirted loli beside him.

Those three people, a single stream of urine from each of them would probably drown the little one beside him. The little priestess beside him could be said to have no combat power at all.

If all three were werewolves, they probably would have pounced and killed him and the little loli by now.

"Then where did their strange smiles come from?"

The moment Qin Shang frowned.

The little loli, 'Grandpa Niu Cosplays Maid to Seduce Zhuang Zhuang's Mom', had already come to his side.

The little girl was lively and seemed to be experiencing a sense of relief after escaping danger. She threw her arms around his.

"Brother, they're finally gone. Now we're safe, and it's just the two of us left..."

Qin Shang's mouth twitched.

This loli from Japan, you need to calm down a bit.

This kid has clearly read a lot of questionable material, right?

Her lines are so smooth. Is the next line going to be, "Now that it's just the two of us, we can do something exciting. Big sister will never know..."?

Qin Shang thought to himself.

Of course, as a married man, he had his moral boundaries.

He was a man approaching thirty, and he didn't have much interest in a plain, flat-chested little kid.

Qin Shang silently withdrew his arm and then looked at the little loli.

"Little sister, do you trust me that much? Aren't you afraid that I'm actually the werewolf in the team?"

"Impossible!"

'Grandpa Niu Cosplays Maid to Seduce Zhuang Zhuang's Mom's' skirt rippled, and she stomped her little foot, immediately replying coquettishly.

"Why else would you have helped me just now!?"

Hearing this, Qin Shang showed a sinister smile.

Should I try to trick her?

Thinking of this, his expression became extremely wicked, and he slowly drew out his words.

"Perhaps it's precisely because I knew you were the Team Leader that gaining your favor was part of the plan, and I chose to keep you around to 'kill' you?"

"After all, as an NPC, it's easy to know all the players' quests in the dungeon. When you introduced yourself, you revealed your side quest. As the God Slayer, I confirmed your identity as the Team Leader."

The little loli was stunned, and her body began to tremble.

Seeing her reaction, if he scared her a bit more, she would probably become so weak-kneed she couldn't walk.

Qin Shang observed her reaction, which didn't seem fake, and said with disappointment.

"No, I'm actually the Assistant. My quest prompts and hidden clues were also revealed. I was just trying to scare you. After all, testing whether you were the God Slayer or an Accomplice is a normal operation!"

"Brother, you're too much!"

The little loli was stunned by his words. A glint of moisture appeared in her eyes, accompanied by a sense of relief.

If 'Fiercely Licking Cockroach Jade Feet' was indeed the God Slayer hidden in the team.

Then her rashly following him would have been no different from walking into a trap.

Qin Shang smiled and ignored her, watching as the three people walked away, their figures disappearing at the connection between carriages two and three.

Only then did Qin Shang calmly look at the newspapers around him and the pink and white cat dolls.

The black eyes of the HelloKitty buttons seemed to be mocking him. Through the faint light from the car window, they seemed to say, you will soon become a lost soul and join us. It was somewhat eerie and terrifying.

Damn it, I'm throwing out all the plush toys at home as soon as I get out!

He cursed inwardly, and then two questions arose in his mind.

According to the background story prompt, some of the passengers in carriage two left carriage three hand in hand according to Miss Mary's plan.

While other unfortunate passengers died in carriage two.

We're not considering the possibility of traitors among the people holding hands right now. There are indeed traitors, but are a few traitors capable of murdering all the passengers in the entire carriage?

Does that make sense?

If it was a human perpetrator, Qin Shang felt the possibility was slim.

He looked at the newspapers on the window. The newspapers were thick and heavy, and one could imagine that the person who pasted them here had sealed them tightly. After so many years, the newspapers were only just beginning to peel off.

Yet, they still completely blocked all the windows in carriage number two. Was this to prevent something?

Was there something outside the window?

Perhaps I'm wrong, and the God Slayer was never one of us?

Qin Shang was startled, but quickly dismissed the guess.

No, the God Slayer is one of us.

The game prompt mentioned that the God Slayer had infiltrated the team. We only have six players in total.

There are seven people in the carriage, so it's obvious the God Slayer is disguised as one of the players.

The idea that something outside the window harmed these passengers is completely baseless.

Don't scare yourself!

Although many games nowadays have horror and supernatural elements, this round probably doesn't...

Wait!

Qin Shang's eyes widened in surprise as he thought of this.

"The background story mentioned that this is London, England in the 1870s. Although when I think of this era, the first thing that comes to mind is Sherlock Holmes, but... isn't the appearance of Hello Kitty here also a bit strange?"

"I don't remember the exact year Hello Kitty was born, but this thing is definitely not a product from that long ago."

The next moment, Qin Shang looked at the Little Loli. Girls knew more about these little things than grown men.

"Grandpa Niu..."

The girl's pretty face darkened.

"I told you that was just an ID I came up with in a moment of desperation!"

Tsk, the girl is so thin-skinned.

"I want to ask you a question, what era is Hello Kitty from?"

As soon as he said that, the girl pouted.

"It's still very popular now. People who like Hello Kitty often buy some merchandise to decorate their rooms. I think there isn't a girl who doesn't know this thing, right?"

"No, you misunderstood me. I mean, this cartoon character, around what year was it born?"

"I'm not specializing in anime design, I don't know. It should be... from the last century!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shang's eyes narrowed.

The last century was the 1920s... and this is the 19th century!

The background story is definitely fictional, but in a game with a story background setting, leaving out something that doesn't fit the era of the background story.

Doesn't that seem illogical?

For now, Qin Shang could roughly grasp some of the characteristics of the Path of the Gods game.

The game's balance and logic were seamless, with almost no major issues.

Everything was interconnected; without completing the main quest, side quests couldn't be finished. Without further exploration, new background story hints couldn't be obtained.

Without new background story hints, it was impossible to determine why the passengers disappeared with the current clues.

Therefore, Hello Kitty appearing here is a bug!

The organizers shouldn't be so brainless as to leave such an obvious bug that can be seen with the naked eye.

"So, maybe these dolls are hinting at something!"

What does Kitty represent?

Qin Shang got a headache.

Damn it, I'm really not an otaku!

And even a true anime girl probably wouldn't know, right?

Who pays attention to the origin of a well-known mascot?

It's like everyone has heard of Sun Wukong, but few people know that in the Journey to the West, the four divine monkeys were set up, and that the Heavenly Sage's race was a Lingming Stone Monkey.

Who pays attention to such details?

Who would spend time thoroughly understanding the origins of Kitty, a mascot?