Chapter 98

"Hey! Eighth, there's something incredible over here!"

At that moment, Zhou Xian heard the Emperor Cloud's call and followed him over.

"Initial test report?"

"Yeah, I just took a look. The servers here are completely empty. That quantum computer is just a facade. There's nothing here at all! Now, the only things left are some reports and test data."

This initial test report must be the closed beta test report, right?

Opening the test report, Zhou Xian immediately noticed some shocking data.

"What a joke... The initial players were all death row inmates? And it was conducted abroad?"

What surprised Zhou Xian even more was that out of the 100 initial test participants, only three survived.

The others all died in the game, leading to their own brain death.

"This is a big joke." Emperor Cloud was transmitting the data at this moment, saving everything inside.

The subsequent information wasn't as terrifying, mostly about the application and development of rune technology.

"If these things were to be released, it would cause a huge shock. I never thought there would be such terrifying things here." Emperor Cloud didn't expect things to develop to this extent. What kind of terrifying world is the one on the other side?

Could it be that even this so-called game company doesn't know the true nature of the Dragon Tomb world?

"The data is secured."

Emperor Cloud wiped the sweat from his forehead. Now, at least one major problem was resolved.

"Alright, take out your personal terminal. Let's share the information." Emperor Cloud had already taken out his terminal and opened the wireless transmission.

Zhou Xian did the same, and then—“Pfft!”

A purple blade pierced through Emperor Cloud's chest.

"You—?!"

Emperor Cloud looked at Zhou Xian with an expression of disbelief.

"Don't act anymore, intruder."

Zhou Xian pulled out the blade and looked guardedly at the "Emperor Cloud" opposite him, knowing that his attack hadn't really injured the other much.

"Tsk, you actually saw through it." The "Emperor Cloud" opposite him showed a look of frustration: "I thought my disguise was perfect. When did you figure it out?"

"When we stepped into the barrier, Emperor Cloud and I were actually isolated. Based on my guess, the world we are in now is not the real world, but a more peculiar mirror world, right?!"

The ghostly corridor and the fresh blood were all scenes Zhou Xian saw through the mirror.

But... in this world, Zhou Xian didn't see such a scene!

In other words, the current space is different from the real world Zhou Xian had seen before!

Using the previous visual disparity and the reaction of the zombie security guard, Zhou Xian thought he was in the real world, but in fact, this place was still a mirror world. "I see, but just based on this, you actually guessed it. Aren't you afraid I might really be 'Emperor Cloud'?"

"Hmph! How could that be the only flaw? On the fourth floor, what you used was not the Heavenly Eye, but the Mage's 'Eye of Insight'!"

Whether it's the Heavenly Eye or the Eye of Insight, neither are original skills from the skill tree, but these skills have class restrictions. For example, the Heavenly Eye can only be learned by a Taoist, while the Eye of Insight is a Mage's skill.

And Emperor Cloud... is a Taoist! Although Emperor Cloud can cultivate skills, he cannot learn abilities from other classes! "The decisive point is that the one-time exorcism talisman given by Emperor Cloud wasn't used up!"

"…I see, this is indeed a significant flaw…" The "Emperor Cloud" opposite him no longer pretended, but trembled, and the original Emperor Cloud turned into a black-robed figure.

"Your goal is the data I obtained through the website, right? Based on my guess, there must be something you want in it. No, maybe the account that can log into the official website is what you want."

"Tsk tsk, clever. When someone entered the official website and posted an event, I knew that person would definitely come here. And now, you have finally walked into the trap. Now, there's no need to hide anything."

The black-robed figure spoke, and the entire room suddenly became blurry. Then, the original Emperor Cloud, who had disappeared, appeared in front of Zhou Xian.

"Sure enough, the Eighth was a fake!"

The Emperor Cloud, isolated in another space, clearly encountered the same treatment as Zhou Xian.

"I just finished transforming this place into my new base, and you guys just happened to run into it. It's your bad luck!" At this moment, the originally dilapidated house changed again, and the dilapidated room was now filled with blood, exuding an evil aura.

At this moment, the two zombie maintenance workers also walked over, but their appearance was even more terrifying now.

Countless blood-colored figures gradually seeped out from the blood curtains on the walls, transforming into fierce and terrifying monsters.

"This guy actually used these blood curtains to write his own formation in the Yang and Yin Polar Array, turning the original defensive formation into such a sinister thing."

Seeing these blood figures, Zhou Xian immediately understood: "I see, these blood curtains are bound with countless spirits. The ghosts we saw before were mostly like this, right?"

"Tsk tsk, that's right, you guys are indeed smart. Hand over the account honestly. With this, I can welcome my master's return!"

"I said, who logged into the official website's account, Eighth, it's you, isn't it?" Emperor Cloud glanced at Zhou Xian, holding a talisman and on guard.

"Sorry, I don't plan to hand this over and let you do as you please."

This is something left by his father, how could Zhou Xian hand it over so easily?

"Then you're asking for trouble! Hmph!"

Countless blood figures roared and charged at Zhou Xian.

If it were a Mage, dealing with these monsters wouldn't be a problem, but a Taoist's skills lack the ability to cause large-scale destruction, making the situation quite difficult.

Zhou Xian didn't hesitate and immediately activated the simplified Five Directions Formation.

A white light shot up from Zhou Xian's body and immediately spread out, instantly eliminating all the blood figures outside.

"Whoa—You really have some good stuff!" Emperor Cloud saw this and immediately moved closer to Zhou Xian.

"Is it the long-lost Five Directions Formation?" The black-robed figure was also surprised.

The black-robed figure stirred his body and stood in front of the spreading white light, stopping the light.

"Be careful, this guy's power is extraordinary." Zhou Xian increased his Taoist power output but still couldn't resist the black-robed figure. He decided to shrink the formation's range, only protecting the two of them.

Taking this opportunity, Emperor Cloud immediately cast a Soul Talisman.

Unlike Zhou Xian, these people didn't have the game system's assistance, so their techniques were not as pure, though powerful, they had their own flaws.

Seeing the Soul Talisman, the black-robed figure casually waved his hand, sending out three fireballs. After canceling the Soul Talisman, the other two fireballs directly hit the formation.

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Xian suddenly retracted the simplified formation and charged forward with his blade.

"Engage in close combat with me? Naive!"

The black-robed figure, who was a Mage, but apparently skilled in close combat, suddenly had a long sword in his hand and swung it at Zhou Xian!

"Strong!" Although the black-robed figure was a Mage, he seemed to be quite skilled in close combat. This sword strike was indeed hard to resist.

"Clang!"

The Black Tortoise Shield blocked the sword, but the shield, which could withstand bullet damage, now showed cracks.

Without hesitation, Zhou Xian immediately countered with a backhand strike, aiming at the black-robed figure.

The black-robed figure, however, still displayed his astonishing speed. His sword made a quick turn and blocked Zhou Xian's attack.

But the purple blade in front of him suddenly turned fiery red, and the flames directly penetrated the black-robed figure's sword!

"Damn!"

The black-robed figure dodged, kicking Zhou Xian hard. This kick shattered the Black Tortoise Shield and sent Zhou Xian flying.

But in mid-air, Zhou Xian adjusted his posture and threw three Soul Talismans.

The black-robed figure immediately retracted his sword and sent three fireballs toward Zhou Xian, annihilating the three Soul Talismans in mid-air.

But behind the Soul Talismans, a white sword beam made the black-robed figure turn pale. He immediately dodged, barely avoiding the sword beam.

"I've been waiting for this moment! Netherworld Fire Talisman!"

"Feint?!"

The black-robed figure immediately realized that Zhou Xian's previous attack was just a feint to help Emperor Cloud.

By the time he realized this, it was too late. The Netherworld Fire Talisman hit him, and he let out a scream.

Emperor Cloud didn't hesitate. He immediately took off his black jacket.

The jacket turned into five black lights, heading toward the black-robed figure, preparing to immobilize him.

"Roar!" The black-robed figure immediately used the Fire Ring to hold back the five black lights.

He stood up, preparing to escape, but at that moment, he found his feet unstable!

"Ice?!" At this moment, the ground had turned into a layer of ice, extending to where Zhou Xian stood, with an ice sword planted in the ground.

"Die!"

On the other side, Emperor Cloud also drew a short sword and directly stabbed it into the black-robed figure's chest, pinning him to the wall.

"——!!!" The black-robed figure first widened his eyes, then his gaze dimmed, clearly having been killed by Emperor Cloud.

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