This Is Unreasonable

"The secret of carriage number three is the mystery of the disappearing passengers. What if the murderer is Mary and Jack, who has dissociative identity disorder?"

"The clues from the first round are enough; there's no need for a second round at all."

"In other words, that ghastly thing must have a deeper secret hidden within it."

Qin Shang's expression shifted slightly, his face filled with bitterness.

Who developed this Path of the Gods game? It's so mentally taxing.

However, as he thought about it again, he felt this thing didn't seem designed by humans at all.

He had never heard of anyone being able to enter a virtual reality game and truly die if they perished in the game.

He had also never heard of people being able to gain skill packages in reality just by playing a game.

"Ah..."

Just then, a sharp scream came from not far away.

Qin Shang hadn't heard the sound of being teleported out of the instance.

In other words, could the Team Leader in the group still be alive?

His face lit up with joy, and just as he was about to make a move, he saw a shadowy figure in a red dress walking with heavy steps, screaming incessantly, and quickly darting past him.

Its speed was like a high-speed moving car. Qin Shang had no doubt that if he had stepped out and blocked the shadowy figure's path just now, he would have been sent flying.

This scene truly terrified Qin Shang.

What was wrong with this ghastly thing?

Why did it seem so agitated?

That sharp howl and pained cry had clearly come from the shadowy figure.

Could the Sheriff and the Elder Priest have a way to deal with this ghastly thing?

Qin Shang glanced over and saw the Sheriff and the Elder Priest, looking like they had narrowly escaped death, also peeking their heads out of the sleeper car with shifty eyes.

Seeing Qin Shang and the Little Loli safe and sound, their expressions showed a hint of strangeness.

At the same time, Qin Shang also saw a faint light slowly disappearing from the Elder Priest's palm.

What was that!?

Was that what suppressed the ghastly thing?

Qin Shang was stunned.

He wanted to ask, but he was afraid of breaking the rules and attracting the shadowy figure's attack.

He had no means to resist it.

Just then, the Sheriff stared at Qin Shang with a grim expression, sneering as he walked over with large strides.

The Elder Priest also stared at him with the same vigilance, his eyes full of hostility.

"Let go of that little girl, Fiercely Licking Cockroach Jade Feet. You've been hiding yourself very well..."

Hearing this, Qin Shang's heart sank.

Damn, could his Con artist Character Card identity have been exposed?

There were only four players left now.

Among us, there's the Team Leader, an Accomplice, a God Slayer, a passenger, just the four of us.

If the Elder Priest and the Sheriff reached an agreement and trusted each other completely.

Then they could definitely easily deduce who the Con artist hiding in the group was.

Damn it, I was careless...

Just as Qin Shang was about to try and argue, he heard heavy footsteps from not far away again. The shadowy figure that had just escaped had returned.

Qin Shang was greatly alarmed and immediately covered his mouth, thinking that the Elder Priest's method could suppress it for a while.

Who knew this thing would return so quickly.

Bang bang bang—

"Damn it! That thing is coming again, Buddha Ferry, do you still have any cross items?"

"How could I still have them? Those are consumable items; one cross costs two points..."

Seeing the ferocious appearance of the shadowy figure, the Sheriff was greatly startled.

He dragged the Elder Priest into another compartment, trying to avoid the attack.

However, Qin Shang could still hear their conversation.

These two guys dared to keep talking?

It seemed they survived not by figuring out the rules, but because the Elder Priest used an item?

Thinking of this, Qin Shang communicated with his Character Card again and opened the [Inventory].

His inventory was empty, with only El's Letter.

No wonder the item inventory function was unlocked after the first round ended.

The Path of the Gods is truly a game, even having the element of items.

I can't let them die yet, at least not until I find the Team Leader...

"Shut up, it attacks us using sound and movement. Don't move, don't make a sound, and it won't attack..."

Qin Shang, with a grim expression, shouted. Then, the moment the red-skirted figure attacked the two of them, he yanked 'Grandpa Niu' and lunged, crashing into a sleeper compartment.

Almost instantly, heavy footsteps sounded beside Qin Shang's ears.

At the same time, the spot where he had just stood was riddled with holes by the hunting rifle.

Immediately after, the red-skirted spectral figure, its body emitting a foul odor, entered the sleeper compartment Qin Shang was in. Heavy breathing and footsteps gradually approached.

Qin Shang felt his heart pounding in his throat, but he moved with extreme speed.

He had spoken up only after the spectral figure had followed the Sheriff and the other into the compartment.

That thing probably hadn't seen him, it only judged his previous location based on sound.

Currently, he was hiding under the bed, dragging the Little Loli with him. The red-skirted spectral figure likely wouldn't attack the two of them.

After all, they weren't moving and weren't making a sound.

This aggressive spectral figure should be an NPC, but it must also adhere to NPC principles.

As expected, after a moment, the spectral figure, carrying the hunting rifle, walked out of the compartment and continued its patrol, stopping at the door of each room.

After a few seconds, it raised its hand to knock.

"Hey! NPCs have rules, even if they are the lingering souls of fallen players. The special group of God Slayers should also have rules."

"So, 'Heart-to-Heart Sister's' clue that NPCs don't lie is true."

With this understanding, it wouldn't be difficult for players to clear the game if they discovered the rules.

Qin Shang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Little Loli beside him, an idea forming in his mind.

He grabbed the girl's hand, and while the little girl looked utterly bewildered, he wrote on her palm with his finger.

He wrote a sentence: 'Are you a God Slayer?'

That's right, I can't speak, but I can ask in this way!

Understanding Qin Shang's meaning, the little girl was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

NPCs can't lie, so she really isn't a God Slayer?

The next moment, Qin Shang wrote a second sentence on the girl's palm.

'Are you the Team Leader?'

The little girl still shook her head.

Qin Shang felt a slight disappointment again.

It seems the Team Leader and the God Slayer must be those two people.

If she's not a God Slayer, she wouldn't be bound by the rule that NPCs can't lie.

Wait!

That's not right either. I've saved this little girl so many times. There's no reason for her to lie to me...

'Are you an Accomplice?'

Qin Shang frowned and wrote a third sentence.

The little girl probably didn't understand the reason for Qin Shang's question at this moment...

However, she still answered negatively.

What's going on!?

Qin Shang's eyes widened.

Is the little girl really just an ordinary passenger?

That shouldn't be the case. Among the four people still alive, including himself.

One God Slayer, one Accomplice, one Team Leader, and one Passenger. He is the Passenger, so there must be one God Slayer and one Accomplice.

If the Sheriff and the Elder Priest are the Team Leader and the God Slayer, wouldn't that mean the harmless little girl beside him is the Accomplice in the group?

But if she isn't the Accomplice, then the identities of the God Slayer and the Team Leader become ambiguous again.

Assuming the little girl still doesn't trust him, then she is the Team Leader, and the God Slayer and Accomplice would be the Sheriff and the Elder Priest.

The God Slayer is just an NPC. Even if they could retain their player abilities, they wouldn't have an item inventory and items, would they?

According to the Sheriff, God Slayers were once players, and the exploration mission of the Death Train's first round wasn't difficult.

It was nothing more than guarding against the werewolves in the team and enduring fear as they traversed over a dozen carriages.

The real danger that caused mass player deaths was in the second round.

Assuming the Elder Priest is an NPC, when he was a player, even though the dungeon exploration was so dangerous, he never took out any items.

Now that he's dead and became a God Slayer, he knows how to use items?

"This doesn't make sense!"