The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Chapter 160 False People and Lackeys

Li Can shone a flashlight into Wang Defa's eyes and observed them. He did not see any changes in the pupils of animals like lizards.

So he slowly put the flashlight away.

"I was just experimenting. What you said sounded too mysterious, so I was just curious and gave it a try."

"You can't just launch a surprise attack like that. I wasn't prepared at all. Besides, the fact that I dared to say that proves I'm not a fake."

Wang Defa lowered his hand and, after his eyes adjusted to the ambient light, slowly began to see his surroundings clearly.

Li Can shook his head at his words, "Not necessarily. You yourself said that this is a rumor spread by the masses, so this method of verifying a fake person is inaccurate."

"Furthermore, there has never been any experimental case, so the source of the rumors is yet to be investigated."

"It is even quite possible that their own people are actively spreading misinformation to mislead humanity."

"And it proved to be very successful. Most people believed it, and even I couldn't resist trying it out."

Wang Defa thought about it for a moment and agreed with Li Can's analysis, "Peach Blossom, what you said makes sense..."

"These are all just guesses. Please continue."

"Sigh, I need to sort out my thoughts."

There was a long silence between them, and just before the air became deathly still, he finally slapped his thigh and said:

"That's right. We have a lot of humans and pseudo-humans mixed together, but there are leaders among them who manage us and have a lot of influence."

"We low-level, risk-taking workers have limited information. We can only act secretly based on the messages sent to our phones from above. We have no idea who our superiors are or who our comrades are."

"Well, actually it would be more appropriate to call them accomplices."

"Anyway, I'm certain that there are people from the fake human faction, or human lackeys of the fake human faction, among the current top leaders of the First Base."

As Wang Defa spoke, he completely absolved himself of any responsibility, placing himself in the position of the opposing party to view the matter, clearly displaying a sense of anger and indignation.

When they call them "lackeys," they forget that they are actually one of them.

"I see..." Li Can digested the new layer of information he brought.

The fact that there was a mole in the upper echelons of the First Base is not surprising at all; it's quite obvious. Even if I, Wang Defa, hadn't said anything, he would have been able to figure it out.

What bothered him most was Wang Defa's statement that these lower-ranking people received task messages through mobile phone team building activities and were complete strangers to each other.

This statement, ironically, made all his previous heartfelt words seem like lies.

There's a sense of unease that makes it hard to trust them.

At this moment, Li Can suddenly really wanted a lie detector that could discern what others were thinking.

"So, how many tasks have you received on your phone so far? What are the penalties for not completing them? Are they based on the leverage we used to threaten you back then?" Li Can didn't ask about the higher-ups, but instead changed the subject.

Wang Defa didn't seem to be hiding anything. After pausing for a few seconds, he took out a mobile phone from his storage space.

"Would you believe me if I said this was my first mission?" he asked rhetorically, as he turned on his phone, which was off, swiped around a few times, and finally stopped at a completely black screen.

He pointed his phone screen at Li Can, intentionally letting him see it.

After thinking about it for a while, he simply stuffed the entire phone into Li Can's arms and let him look at it himself.

"Forget it, you can check it yourself. I'm genuinely surrendering to you now. I've never felt comfortable being your lackey."

"You caught me red-handed, and now that I've finally gotten to the bottom of what's been keeping me inside, I feel incredibly relieved."

Li Can understood Wang Defa's feelings. The unease and the powerful cause-and-effect relationship that seemed to be at odds with the fate of all humanity weighed on an ordinary person, a burden that no one could bear.

For example, the high pressure that Li Can is under right now.

He needs to constantly reflect on whether he made any mistakes or went down the wrong path today, whether he can clear the dungeon, and whether Blue Star can successfully extend its life.

In other words, he now always uses zombie crystal cores to restore his physical and mental strength; otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to fall asleep normally if he had to bear this pressure all by himself.

"Okay." Li Can didn't stand on ceremony with him and took the phone directly.

Before me was a standalone app, in which not only were the chat boxes and background images entirely black, but even the "Lai Ni" icon was black.

It looks quite like the icon of a cosplay survivor forum.

Once you enter the main interface, the only dialog box you'll see is one without an avatar.

The above is a simple explanation:

[You must complete the mission at the first base to send out the superhumans and make contact with Peach Blossom. Find Peach Blossom, stop him from clearing the level, or kill him.]

"So you weren't originally on the list of superhumans this time, but you requested it yourself? How did you manage that? I remember the base liaison was quite strict about it." Li Can asked.

Wang Defa: "Well... it's a long story, but it's true what you said. I was a latecomer. On the surface, I brainwashed myself, thinking that I could get all two passes myself."

"Actually, I really don't want to come here. Even if you gave me ten cards, I wouldn't want to."

"God knows how difficult it is to get out of each dungeon. If not a single player can clear the game, even if they have a glitch, they'll still die here. What's the point?"

Li Can smiled. "Then aren't you afraid? If you really manage to thwart my plan this time and delay the completion of the dungeon, how will you get out on your own?"

"I'm definitely not an idiot. I didn't intend to kill you. I just wanted to stop you and make sure you weren't the first one to leave the dungeon. I was even careful when I stole the corpse, afraid of hurting him."

"You have no idea, I was extremely careful when I was burrowing underground. I was always afraid that the corpses would be missing limbs, so I just held them in my arms until I found a cool underground space to put them down."

Li Can was somewhat helpless. He had indeed hidden the body very well; without a detector, an ordinary person really wouldn't be able to find it.

"It's because I was scared that I came back so late. As a result, I had just finished burying the body and came back, and you guys gave me a real lesson."

"Sigh, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm really scared. Let me tell you, our boss Chen in this base is already one of the top figures in society, but her own child still died in the dungeon. She must have a lot of access cards at home..."

"When something like this happens, there's nothing anyone can do."

Li Can was still going through all the personal resumes of the superhumans sent by the base in his mind, calculating that there were a large number of imposters and lackeys among them, who deserved to be thoroughly investigated.

The next second, my attention was drawn to the surname that Wang Defa mentioned.