Inheritance

This side quest was...

Was this the side quest that had appeared in his vision when he looked at the noblewoman, "Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green," just now?

Qin Shang froze slightly, and his expression twisted.

Wasn't this a little too damn ridiculous?

After a player died, the Deceiver could see other people's quests and hints. That was, of course, an absurdly powerful cheat, especially in an instance like this.

By piecing together the complete story through the hints and quests, he could clear the instance with ease. Naturally, that felt great.

But having to inherit the other person's quest as well was seriously troublesome.

Still, the one thing that could serve as a consolation was that Qin Shang had obtained a skill called Deciphering.

That was right—Deciphering, the exclusive Deciphering skill of the Teacher class.

When he turned his head again and looked at the newspaper pasted to the window, he felt as though he were reading in his native language. The newspaper's contents surfaced in his mind unconsciously. For example, at this moment...

"London has been a transportation hub and important city for nearly two thousand years. The exact origins of London are not recorded in history. Many people believe that London was founded by the Romans. However, archaeological research shows that before the Romans arrived, there were already traces of human cultivation, habitation, burial of the dead, and other activities in London..."

Inheritance!

In the next moment, Qin Shang suddenly understood what the Deceiver class's beginner skill was.

The Deceiver could inherit the quests, hints, and abilities of other dead players.

No wonder the Sheriff had said that this class was one born to clear instances!

But in that instant, Qin Shang also understood the advantages and disadvantages of this skill.

Just now, for a moment, a particularly sinister thought had truly surfaced in his mind.

Since he could inherit other players' side quests and hints, perhaps he could...

Heh heh, this wasn't the real world, after all.

Even though he had learned from the Sheriff that death in the God's Path game meant true death, if he killed someone, he might not feel all that guilty.

After all, the others were probably the same. Otherwise, they wouldn't all be harboring their own schemes.

Before their eyes, two companions had died, yet what showed in their eyes was mostly fear and unease, along with relief at having survived the disaster.

There was not the slightest trace of pity or sympathy.

Kindness in a place like this was something thrown into a stinking ditch...

For an instant, Qin Shang had genuinely considered whether he should find an opportunity to slaughter them all.

I can't die. My wife is still missing without a trace. I have to make it back to the real world alive.

If a man doesn't look out for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him!

Kill them, inherit all the clues, clear the instance, and return to reality!

However, the instant he saw the side quest, it was as though a basin of cold water had been poured over him, completely extinguishing that thought.

"No wonder the Deceiver is so absurdly powerful, yet doesn't disrupt the balance of the game..."

"Because inheriting someone's clues and hints also means bearing that person's karma and inheriting a player's quest."

"If the quest fails, the result is most likely being unable to return to the real world."

"Whether it's the main quest or a side quest... That's also why everyone refuses to tell each other everything honestly."

"Some of it is undoubtedly to guard against the God Slayer."

"After all, no one wants to reveal all their clues, only to end up dead while paving the way for someone else to clear the instance and leave alive."

"That's why Little Loli, 'Grandpa Niu,' revealed her hints and quest. Yet even the veteran player, the Sheriff, merely gave her another look and didn't say anything!"

Qin Shang was somewhat annoyed. He cursed and muttered inwardly:

"So, to preserve the balance of the game, the Deceiver has to inherit the quest when inheriting these clues. In a multiplayer instance, it isn't necessarily true that one person can obtain all the hints and clues and laugh last."

"For example, if I really went all out and killed everyone, even if I also dealt with the God Slayer in the team..."

"But according to the side quest, I have to assist the Team Leader in keeping as many passengers alive as possible. Without the Team Leader, there's no way to complete it."

"Duh, the Team Leader is already dead. How the hell am I supposed to complete a quest to assist the Team Leader?"

The inherited quest would fail.

Qin Shang might also die because he had failed to complete his personal side quest.

In other words, the Deceiver's class skill was a double-edged sword.

"You should all have heard that notification just now. Looks like our team not only has something that isn't human mixed in, but also a beast in human skin..."

At that moment, the carriage was eerily silent. In the dim environment, two corpses beside them were still spilling blood.

Qin Shang swept his eyes over them and immediately knew that both had been killed in a single strike. The manner of their deaths was exactly the same.

The attacker either knew the environment extremely well or possessed night vision.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to deliver such a precise throat-cutting strike.

He quietly sized up the two priests.

At the same time, everyone else also distanced themselves from the two priests, their eyes wary.

There were only two priests in the team: Little Loli and the Elder Priest standing beside the Sheriff...

Little Loli noticed this, and her small face instantly filled with desperate panic as she hurriedly explained:

"No, it wasn't me! I really didn't kill anyone! I—I was holding 'Cockroach Jade Feet's' hand tightly just now."

"When 'So Handsome They'll Chop Me' stopped speaking, I kept calling out too. I couldn't possibly be the murderer, and besides..."

"Little girl, have you ever heard a saying?"

"The pinker the slippers, the more vicious the killer!"

"You're dressed entirely in pink, and your shoes are pink too..."

At that moment, "Heart-to-Heart Sister," who had barely spoken until now, sneered.

As soon as she said this, everyone's gazes fell on "Grandpa Niu" Little Loli's shoes.

Qin Shang's mouth twitched. You people really are something else. You actually take this kind of lousy meme seriously.

However, the two priests were indeed the greatest suspects, so Qin Shang said nothing more.

"If the Sheriff is the God Slayer, why would he help us?"

"Wouldn't it be more convenient for him to make a move if none of us knew our classes or character skills? So is he the Team Leader? No, that's not right..."

Qin Shang furrowed his brows.

In the game just now, if the accomplice were a complete novice who didn't even know how to use the Character Card skills, they might not necessarily have been able to provide the God Slayer with any help.

After obtaining the quest and hints belonging to "Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green," Qin Shang understood one thing clearly.

The roles everyone played inside the instance were also different.

Qin Shang had already sensed this earlier, when Little Loli, "Grandpa Niu," had cosplayed as a maid and seduced Strong Mama.

I'm a passenger. The others might not be passengers.

"Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green" was an assistant. There was no doubt whose assistant she was.

The Team Leader's assistant!

Then there had to be a Team Leader in the team.

Combined with the Background Story...

There was not only a God Slayer in the team, but also an accomplice.

There were only five of us left in the carriage.

Among the five, there was a Team Leader, a God Slayer (the killer), an accomplice, and passengers.

If four different roles corresponded to five people, then there should be two passengers, right?

I'm a passenger, so there should be one more passenger!

Just as Qin Shang relaxed after thinking of this, his entire body suddenly tensed again.

No, this is a cognitive trap...

Caterpillar Effect.

Through research, scientists had named the habit of following the person ahead the follower effect. In a strange place like the God's Path, however, one absolutely could not fall into habitual thinking.

Qin Shang abruptly shook his head. Perhaps the noblewoman, "Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green," wasn't the only assistant.

There might be other assistants as well.

There could be more than one passenger, so there might also be more than one assistant!

In other words, thinking about it the other way around, what about the accomplice?

Qin Shang's expression darkened, and his eyelids twitched.

In the previous round, everyone had assumed there was only one God Slayer, so they had thought that holding hands would keep them safe. In the end, there had been not only a God Slayer in the team, but also an accomplice.

That was what had led to the deaths of "Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green" and "So Handsome They'll Chop Me."

If he continued thinking by inertia, he would undoubtedly die.

The hint from "Don't Touch Me, I'll Turn Green" had said to follow the team's sole Team Leader.

What could be confirmed was that there was only one Team Leader!

There was no doubt that there was only one God Slayer as well.

However, the numbers of accomplices, assistants, and passengers were unclear.

Qin Shang didn't dare gamble. This was gambling with his life!