I'm a villain, not a devil

The panel used for startup was covered with dust, and from the gap on the side, a thin layer of something could be vaguely seen.

That thing looked like a piece of paper suspended in the gap, but it was gray-black all over, and if you didn't look closely, you would think it was part of the panel.

It was too thin, and there was almost no abnormality, so Sean didn't notice it at first.

He gently hooked his fingers, and the black thin paper fluttered for a while, but it didn't come out.

Sean frowned. His mental power was as huge as the sea, and it should be easy to move such a thing - this thing is resisting my mental power?

However, it can only resist for a while.

He slightly increased the force, even though it was "unwilling", but the thing was still pulled out by Sean.

"It's really wrong..."

Pinching it gently with his fingertips, Sean showed a slightly surprised expression.

He sensed a hint of pollution, and even if he hadn't been exposed to similar pollution before, he would have found it difficult to detect.

This piece of black thin paper is the same size as the panel, but judging by the heavy weight in the hand, it should have been compressed to this size.

It looks like a reduced X-ray film, with some light transmittance. It looks blurry when you look at it, as if there is a figure walking on it.

What surprised Sean was that this piece of paper was a special proliferation...

It was similar to the big hand of the Mountain of Survivors that Sean had touched before, and the ruby ​​on Ganhu's head. In addition, Sean also had a special proliferation in his hand, which was left after a special mutant was summoned by the members of the Church when they attacked him. It looked like a metal sheet.

As far as Sean knew, the only force with the most special proliferation should be the Church, that is, the Self Church that few people knew about.

"Is this the work of the Self Church? No, if it was the work of the Self Church, they should know my true identity and origin, and the current arrangement seems too weak... Did Kan Fourteen bring this thing here?"

If Sean had not traveled through time, then their game would be developed for another two or three years, and Kan Fourteen could be introduced as an NPC to open the online mode.

But that was just a draft. Logically speaking, the shelter he was in now didn't even have a prototype... But now it seems that this place is not only complete in details, but also has the equipment for cloning human bodies ready.

Another question is, how did Kan 14 find this place?

At the beginning, Sean wiped out the special proliferation that represented Qiu Qingming's will, leaving only the material for Kan 14, but the shelter where Kan 14 was later in trouble because of Gao Yu's body, but it was not actually because Kan 14 was researching special proliferation...

Could it be that there is something fishy going on here?

But the evil god can't see the deepest memories through my head...

Sean couldn't help but look at the periphery, where people he was very familiar with were cheering for the identity of an "internal test player", but the reality was that they were the creators of this game...

It felt very strange inside, as if they were created, but all memories of this game were erased...

More importantly, the Sean outside was not himself at all...

Wait, special proliferation and them...

He thought about it, and then put the black thin paper in his hand back on the panel.

Back to the periphery of the shelter, the "players" were still working hard.

"Village chief, I have almost moved the wood over there, and it will take a while to cut it all. Is there any task next?!" Qiu Qingming, who had a buzz cut, approached Brother Dao with great interest.

Brother Dao and Shou Hou looked at each other. The boy in front of them was obviously an ordinary person, why didn't he feel tired at all?

Could it be that they are the last fire left in this shelter, but because the shelter has been in disrepair for a long time, what happened to their remaining consciousness?

Dao Ge scratched his head and finally said: "How about you go over there and pick some fruit? I see you haven't eaten yet..."

Qiu Qingming immediately nodded and went there happily.

Sean floated in the air and followed his steps lightly.

No one here is qualified to see through his illusion.

Qiu Qingming moved quickly and started working immediately after arriving at the destination.

Watching him pick a lot of fruit, Sean narrowed his eyes slightly.

Something is wrong...

With a thought, he slightly hooked his fingers, and a spider climbed onto the fruit that Qiu Qingming was picking.

Seeing the spider crawling onto his hand, Qiu Qingming quickly shook his hand, and then said disdainfully: "This game is too real..."

He stepped on the spider rolling on the ground to death, and then continued his work.

"It's not made according to my memory of Qiu Qingming. I'll rule out the possibility that my memory was invaded by someone..." Sean whispered to himself.

Because Qiu Qingming is actually very afraid of spiders. He told Sean that when he was a child, he went up the mountain to chop wood. When he passed by a wild fruit tree, he climbed up to pick some. He was frightened by a spider that suddenly climbed onto his hand. When he fell down, his eyebrows just happened to touch the hatchet, and finally he was left with a broken eyebrow.

This is also the reason why he is extremely afraid of spiders.

Normally, Qiu Qingming would jump back dozens of meters after seeing a spider. How could he have the courage to step on a spider to death?

In the process of game modeling, considering this point, Sean also modeled the monsters related to spiders himself or gave it to others, and did not let Qiu Qingming touch it.

"It's like a clone that retains many of Qiu Qingming's characteristics and memories, but some physiological instincts are not in line with the real Qiu Qingming..."

On the other side, Qiu Qingming finished his work and ran towards the shelter with a large basket of fruit on his back.

"Brother Dao, we're done!" He found the 'village chief'.

Brother Dao nodded, and then he saw Qiu Qingming looking at him with an expectant look.

He looked at the skinny monkey in confusion. The latter thought about it, and then suddenly realized and whispered to Brother Dao's ear: "Didn't he always ask us for tasks? You gave the task, he completed it, maybe he wants the reward for the task?"

"Reward?" Brother Dao looked at the other party in confusion, "They ate it themselves, why do they ask me for a reward?"

"Who knows... And, Boss, don't you think this group of people is very strange? From last night to now, they haven't rested at all. This kid has been carrying heavy objects in the morning, and he didn't even drink a sip of water. How can an ordinary person without superpowers hold on? But just now, he carried this After running all the way back with so many things, how can they look tired? Are they... special life forms that have been transformed?"

After hearing what the skinny monkey said, Brother Dao nodded thoughtfully: "You mean..."

"If it's what I think, maybe they can grow quickly... It's normal for the most advanced shelter to have such biotechnology, right? Now we have to develop this place, and we are in need of people. Their brains are not normal, so why don't we get along well with this group of people... Right, village chief?"

Seeing the skinny monkey's sly smile, Brother Dao seemed to have made a decision. He turned to look at Qiu Qingming.

"Ahem... Well, you did a good job. How about this, I'll give you a set of training manuals that I used in my early years."

Qiu Qingming immediately shook Brother Dao's hand happily: "Thank you, village chief!"

After getting a manual, he ran to his companions happily.

"Fuck, I triggered a hidden task, "Superpower Strength Training Manual"!"

Hearing Qiu Qingming shouting, the others quickly gathered around.

"Fuck, you're so lucky."

"Hey, can we share?"

"But we haven't awakened our powers yet. When will the awakening mission be available?"

"I don't know. Didn't the game say that we have to explore everything?"

A group of people chattered for a long time, which was quite similar to the noisy scenes in the studio when they discussed various game settings.

After everyone went back to continue their "missions", Qiu Qingming found a corner to study the manual.

Sean stood aside, thought for a while and then gently hooked his fingers.

The energy intensity around him suddenly became thicker.

Qiu Qingming trained for a while according to the requirements in the book, and suddenly he showed a look of surprise.

"Fuck, there is really something flowing in my body!"

Sean's eyes suddenly shrank.

He only used some tricks to strengthen the energy around him, but Qiu Qingming absorbed the energy into his body in an instant - the manual in his hand could only be sold for a few hundred credits on the black market, and it had nothing to do with any rare secret book.

Then, Sean's eyes became more and more shocked.

The energy intensity in Qiu Qingming's body was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although these energies were just a drop in the ocean for Sean at present, for Qiu Qingming, this was a geometric increase.

In just a short moment, he had already touched the threshold of the elite level.

The speed of this strength enhancement...isn't it the same as adding points in the game?

But this is a living world, and energy will not move in this way...

Sean narrowed his eyes.

Qiu Qingming, no, it should be said that this clone that used Qiu Qingming's characteristics and memories, this body has problems.

After a light snap of his fingers, Qiu Qingming, who was about to go back and report the good news to his companions, stopped in a daze.

A voice sounded in his ears.

"What is the name of the company that developed this game?"

"Company... World Tree, the most famous game company in the world. They have triggered a major revolution in the game industry and were the first to launch a game cabin that allows people to enter the real game world..."

World Tree... Sean narrowed his eyes.

He continued to ask: "What do you do? And your companions."

"We? We are players... In addition to players, we are a small game studio. The game we are currently developing is called Dungeon Warriors, a 2D horizontal version of the game..."

Dungeon Warriors? Their studio has never had a related project, and the initial goal of a group of people was a large-scale 3D game - otherwise, what would Sean, a modeler, do? They are still hiring modelers for 2D, and they also need to recruit interns for the modelers?

The memory seems real, but the underlying logic is chaotic. It is more like a part of the setting that was made up in the brain with only a little knowledge.

Yes, the setting...

Sean narrowed his eyes: "So you guys stay in the game forever?"

Qiu Qingming was stunned, then said with a blank face: "Shouldn't it be? The game cabin can provide us with nutrition, and we can stay for a long, long, long time..."

After asking a few more questions, Qiu Qingming always seemed confused when answering questions about the real world. Many of his answers seemed normal, but they didn't conform to normal logic at all.

At least, it didn't conform to the logic of the world before Sean crossed over.

It's just that... apart from those, he is exactly the same as Qiu Qingming.

Looking at him, Sean pursed his lips slightly, and finally snapped his fingers gently.

A head rolled to the ground.

In the hibernation room of the shelter, the system panel lit up by itself.

A moment later, a hibernation capsule opened, and Qiu Qingming sat up from it, panting.

He looked at his body, and after a moment of daze, he hurriedly ran outside.

"Fuck, I seem to have encountered a super high-level monster just now!"

Suddenly a group of people surrounded them, and Brother Dao and Shouhou looked at each other. Something was wrong. They had been at the door all the time. Didn't that kid go in?

Qiu Qingming danced with joy: "Fuck, I just went to practice the manual, and just felt a little energy, but suddenly my eyes went black!"

"Then what?"

"Then my system panel showed that I was invaded by an unknown level of enemy in my etheric body!"

"Then what?!"

Qiu Qingming spread his hands: "Then there was nothing else, I seemed to have died directly."

"Dead?!" Brother Dao and Shouhou jumped up first.

There are unknown enemies in this place?

But, you died...how did you come back to life?

The two looked at each other in disbelief. Could it be that this place has the most advanced cloning and resurrection system?

They were arguing there, and only Sean stood in the air without anyone noticing.

"Master Saint III, it is speculated that these 'players' have undergone consciousness transformation. Their so-called game panels should be technology implanted in the brain and displayed on the retina, which is consistent with the advanced prosthetic technology before the end of the world."

Sean whispered: "What about those so-called added points?"

Noah replied: "Their bodies have some kind of energy blessing, and they deliberately create such a result."

"Then what do you think they will become if they are given enough time?"

Noah was silent for a while, and finally replied: "It depends on the degree of energy blessing. If the life form that blesses them is at a very high level, maybe they will reach the peak of crimson without any obstacles, or even break through crimson to become crimson, and the time required is very short."

Sean smiled: "I roughly know where this group of friends came from."

"Have you found the answer?"

"No, it still requires some experiments..."

...

Qiu Qingming found a safer place to practice again, and then his eyes went dark again.

In the dormant room, the system panel started again, but at the moment of startup, the special proliferation suddenly disappeared.

The hibernation capsule trembled, but the person who appeared was no longer Qiu Qingming. A bald square-faced man sat up.

He looked around and asked in confusion: "Here... huh? This is... retinal imaging technology? Game panel? Wait, I'm a researcher, who implanted this thing in me... The shelter has risen? Is there anyone? I..."

Before he finished speaking, he twitched and collapsed, and quickly lost his vital signs.

The bottom of the hibernation capsule opened automatically, and the pipe sucked the body in like sucking away garbage.

After another tremor, a man who retained the characteristics of Qiu Qingming and a square-faced bald man sat up.

"Where is this? I'm a researcher... No, I'm Qiu Qingming, I come from another world, this is a game... This is not a game! I'm a researcher, I want to see the supervisor! There's a problem with the shelter system... No, who am I?"