The Con Artist's Professional Skills

"Start the headcount!"

The voice of the 'Eagle of Justice' drifted over as the last bit of light was swallowed by the tunnel.

"One."

"Two."

"Three."

"..."

When it came to four, there was no sound, and Qin Shang's expression darkened.

The fourth person was the beautiful noblewoman, with the doctor 'Heart-to-Heart Sister' in front of her and the thug 'So Handsome They'll Chop Me' behind her.

Although no one could see each other's expressions in the darkness, everyone's face grew more solemn, and their hearts sank.

The thug 'So Handsome They'll Chop Me' was so scared he dared not make a sound, remaining motionless for a long time.

"Brother, you count! Brother, you count!"

"Chop Me? Count..."

No one responded, and Qin Shang's heart sank again.

He could still hear 'Chop Me's' faint breathing just moments ago, but now there was complete silence.

The noblewoman 'Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green' had 'Heart-to-Heart Sister' in front of her and 'So Handsome They'll Chop Me' behind her.

These two were Qin Shang's biggest suspects the moment the noblewoman failed to speak.

However, with 'So Handsome They'll Chop Me' also falling silent now.

Qin Shang's expression became uncontrollably annoyed.

"The killer is 'Heart-to-Heart Sister'. The people she held hands with were the Elder Priest and 'Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green'. The Elder Priest has been unresponsive, which means he is the killer."

"He first attacked 'Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green' and then killed 'So Handsome They'll Chop Me'."

A thought flashed through Qin Shang's mind.

So, the killer seemed to be 'Heart-to-Heart Sister'.

[Miss Mary, the clever one, led the team into the tunnel, believing her plan was flawless. However, Miss Mary failed to realize that a killer might not be limited to killing only one person at a time.]

[What's more, what if the killer had an accomplice? The strategy of holding hands might work if it's only against the killer, but if he has help, the hand-holding strategy falls apart. Thinking of this, Miss Mary heard a scream from a companion next to her...]

Just as Qin Shang was about to step out of the tunnel and share his analysis.

Suddenly, a cold electronic prompt poured a bucket of cold water on his thoughts.

A thought also surfaced in his mind: the dungeon's background story wasn't a mission prompt or a clue, so it only had reference value and shouldn't be relied upon...

Boom—

At this moment, Qin Shang's face changed drastically.

We were all deceived by the dungeon's background story.

Out of habit, everyone subconsciously thought the background story's method might be useful, but they overlooked the crucial condition that the story's background itself was incomplete and required gradual exploration.

The background story didn't mention how Miss Mary survived the tunnel section by holding hands and saving the other passengers!

Qin Shang's expression was serious. The background story did provide some reference suggestions.

For example...

"The God Slayer has an accomplice!"

No wonder, no wonder the God Slayer wasn't flustered at all when everyone quickly figured out a way to break through.

"Then the 'innocent on the edge' theory can be overturned. The people at the very front of the line are the Elder Priest, then the Sheriff, then the Doctor, then the Noblewoman, the Thug, and the Little Loli."

"And me..."

Qin Shang—Little Loli—Thug—Noblewoman—Doctor—Sheriff—Elder Priest

If the Sheriff was the God Slayer, then with an accomplice, he only needed to let go of the Elder Priest's hand, and the Elder Priest could carry out a precise strike.

Conversely, if the Elder Priest was the God Slayer and the Sheriff was the accomplice.

It was the same; they could kill anyone they wanted.

The two people on the very edge were not only not the safest, but the most suspicious!

At this moment, Qin Shang's heart skipped a beat!

"The Little Loli can't be trusted either. If she and the Doctor are the God Slayer and the accomplice, then they could also silently kill the Thug and the Noblewoman right under my nose."

"This means no one in this group can be trusted..."

As soon as the broadcast ended, the 'accomplice theory' immediately made Qin Shang extremely wary.

Clang—Clang—

Just then, the echoes in the tunnel disappeared.

At the same time, a faint light shone into the carriage through the car window.

Everyone knows we're out of the tunnel!

But at this moment, everyone's hearts were heavy.

Because everyone knew clearly in their hearts.

In this round, two people had died.

The God Slayer had still made a move…

There was an echo when passing through the tunnel, and the moment the "zzzzzz" echo in their ears disappeared, the train slowly drove out of the tunnel. Newspaper-covered walls lined the sides, and scattered light once again shone through.

In the story's setting, it might be daytime outside. Although only half an hour had passed since the train started, two teammates had already been stabbed…

A trace of fear uncontrollably appeared on Qin Shang's face.

This is too difficult, is this the Path of the Gods game?

If his wife had participated in such a terrifying game, Qin Shang truly couldn't guarantee that the kind and sweet Jiang Qiqi could remain unharmed amidst the infighting between teammates and NPCs…

"They're dead, both of them are dead…"

"'So Handsome They'll Chop Me' and 'Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green' are dead."

After passing through the tunnel, everyone wasn't too far apart, and they could still see each other's expressions.

Qin Shang looked up and scanned everyone. Fear and helplessness were etched on everyone's faces.

Especially the Little Loli beside him, who was trembling uncontrollably. The bodies of those two were still bleeding and steaming, their heads severed from their bodies.

Unless they were professional killers, it would be impossible to achieve such a swift, one-hit kill…

Unless… the God Slayer and Accomplice in this game had skills similar to the Werewolf game, where after the "night falls, close your eyes" phase, the werewolves directly choose and eliminate someone.

Otherwise, how could the murder weapon be explained?

Qin Shang still didn't know if the electronic prompt sound he just heard was something only he could hear, or if all players could hear it.

Therefore, he didn't choose to speak rashly.

He just kept a grim expression and slightly increased the distance between himself and the others.

"The game requires us to work together, but everyone clearly has their own agenda. It's almost impossible to survive until the end at this point. This stems from the different branch missions and individual prompts given to each person by the system."

"Everyone is unwilling to share information, and now, there are two traitors in the team, one God Slayer and one Accomplice. I originally thought everyone's game prompt was 'Passenger,' but I realized I was wrong, very wrong…"

"If only I could piece together the complete branch missions and prompts!"

As this thought flashed through his mind, Qin Shang's gaze swept over the corpses of the beautiful woman 'Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green' and the thug 'So Handsome They'll Chop Me,' and he felt a sharp pain in his head.

[Game ID: Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green]

[Profession: Teacher]

[Your Identity Is: Assistant]

Assistant!?

Not a Passenger?

[Ding! Branch Mission Obtained: Please find the sole Team Leader among the six players and follow them. As an Assistant, you must help the leader clear this round of the game and do your best to preserve the lives of the passengers. You need to protect the Team Leader, otherwise, it will be considered a mission failure.]

[Hint: Perhaps the clues are hidden right under our noses.]

What… what is this?

Game ID, Profession, and also Branch Missions and personal prompts?

Qin Shang's expression froze, and then his pupils dilated.

This was the instance content of the deceased beautiful woman 'Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green'…

Why is her prompt appearing here?

Skills!?

I have skills too?

Does the Con artist have basic skills?

Can they only be used at special times?

The Con artist's skill is to see the personal prompts and branch missions of deceased players.

In a dungeon like this, filled with mutual suspicion and where werewolves strike as players die, a Con artist with such a divine skill is practically an invincible existence!

Qin Shang suppressed his shock and swallowed.

[Hidden Branch Mission Obtained: Please find the sole Team Leader among the six players and follow them. As an Assistant, you must help the leader clear this round of the game and do your best to preserve the lives of the passengers. You need to protect the Team Leader, otherwise, it will be considered a mission failure (This mission comes from the Teacher. In this round of the game, you will gain this player's professional skills).]

The next moment, a new mission and prompt appeared in the panel before Qin Shang.

In the light blue panel, below his existing main mission, a branch mission was added.