Episode 178
178. Doppelganger
A boss called Doppelganger lives in the labyrinth forest.
Although his attack power is not that strong, he is a tricky guy.
‘Of course, to someone you see for the first time.’
However, Ryumin has faced and killed many doppelgängers.
He was so weak that he didn’t even need to remember how many times he killed him.
‘He was easy to attack with the Red Moon + Moonlight Island combo.’
However, I have no intention of killing the doppelganger myself.
“You should be the one to kill the doppelganger.”
“Well, me?”
He told Joo Seong-tak, who was following him, about the strategy for dealing with the doppelganger.
Because it was a simple operation, even he could easily nod his head.
“got it? “If you just do what you’re told, you’ll be able to catch it without any problem.”
“yes. Don’t worry. “I will never disappoint my master.”
“I hope so.”
It was then.
A monster appeared in front of Ryumin for the first time.
procrastination-
It was a poisonous slime that appeared mainly in the Labyrinth Forest.
It is also evidence that we are close to the doppelganger’s habitat.
“Instead of giving up the boss, I will catch this guy.”
Ryu Min stepped forward with a scythe to gain even a few points.
Suak-!
I cut it in half before spraying it with poison.
procrastination-
Instead, the number of slimes increased to two.
‘As expected, physical attacks don’t work.’
The more you cut them, the more they grow, called slime.
It’s annoying, but I have no choice but to use magic.
Disrupted-
He held a sickle in one hand and created an electric current in the other.
“ejaculation.”
I’m so tired!
A slime that was hit directly by the electric current was burned everywhere.
The slime was a monster that was immune to physical attacks but took fatal damage from magic attacks.
However, with just one bird, no message came to mind.
[The poisonous slime has been defeated!]
[Experience +0.09%]
[Gold+300]
[Points+30]
When both were caught, the reward finally came.
‘Just because there are two more doesn’t mean the experience points are doubled.’
If that were possible, they would have just sat in one place, splitting the slimes apart, and taking all the rewards they could.
“let’s go. “I think we’ll arrive soon.”
“yes. master.”
While Ryumin was catching slimes, he sometimes used his clairvoyance to watch the chasing group.
The first ones to check were the Chinese.
‘Everyone is panicking because tracking and exploring the surroundings aren’t working.’
Once you enter the labyrinth, your connection with the outside world is cut off.
If the road turns wrong, it will show up as untrackable and say that there is no signal.
‘It looks like I missed the Korean who was guiding me and I’m stranded.’
If they are not within 5m of each other, they become separated families in the blink of an eye.
All roads are connected like cubes, so we may be able to meet one day, but it will take quite a long time.
‘I need to memorize their location. ‘We also need the Chinese’s help in catching the doppelganger.’
Ryu Min, who was grinning, changed his perspective.
It wasn’t just the Chinese who were lost and confused.
The same was true for Ma Gyeong-rok and his party.
Ahn Sang-cheol comes in to track the black scythe, but is seen panicking when the signal is cut off.
‘So, you shouldn’t carelessly follow a place whose identity you don’t know.’
Ryu Min was scolding but smiled with satisfaction when everything went according to plan.
‘Anyway, is Christine going to be okay?’
When I checked, they still hadn’t moved from their original location and were waiting for another group.
As a result, the number of followers increased from 2 to 10.
‘It seems like they decided it would be safer if there were a lot of people in the group… … It’s useless. Even the Church of Despair will gather that much power.’
Switching to necromancer John Delgado’s point of view, I could see for sure.
That he had decided to kill Christine.
‘While Christine waits for her followers, this guy also plans to gather his followers and attack them all at once.’
That was the time for Ryumin to step forward.
If you step forward at a time when it is not dangerous like now, you will be treated like a crazy person without any justification.
‘Of course, I have to catch the doppelganger first and get out of here before that.’
I’m almost there as I see the slime appearing less frequently.
The doppelganger’s habitat was nearby.
It was then.
“Is there anyone? “Someone help me!”
A faint voice was heard from beyond the forest.
As I walked toward the sound, I saw a woman leaning against a tree, panting.
“Huh, huh… … Someone help me… … ah!”
The woman who saw Ryu Min and Joo Seong-tak was delighted.
“I lived! “There were people other than me!”
A woman dressed as a player tried to get up out of joy, but fell down with a groan.
“Ahhh… … Hey, hey, please help me. I can’t get up. I hurt my ankle… … .”
“What happened?”
“I was attacked by slime. “My feet hurt so much I can’t move.”
I glanced at the woman’s ankle and saw that it was swollen blue, as if she had been poisoned.
“hmm. “I can’t move.”
“It hurts so much, huh.”
“So what do you want me to do?”
Urgency appeared on the woman’s face, perhaps because she sensed Ryu Min’s reaction.
“Please, please take me out of here. Please. I will do whatever you ask me to do. yes?”
“Anything?”
“yes! Anything. Yes, I’m embarrassed to say it, but if you want to relieve your lust, I can listen… … .”
“Okay, can you give me all the items you have?”
“An item? sure!”
The woman opened her inventory and took out items.
It was a few unique materials and a high-grade magic stone.
“I’ll just give you this for now. I’ll give you the rest after you save me. How do you feel?”
“great.”
He answered that way, but Ryumin didn’t even look at the item.
He just approaches the woman with a scythe.
“What are you doing… … .”
And before the woman could react, he cut off her head.
Tuk-!
A head with a startled expression rolled around on the floor.
Although he might have been shocked by the sudden murder, Joo Seong-tak remained calm.
This is because I have already heard what Ryu Min said.
-Doppelgangers steal the images and memories of the person they kill and deceive other humans who enter the labyrinth. Often, they say they have been attacked by a slime and ask for help, but then it possesses them and kills them.
Because he had heard the story in advance, Joo Seong-tak was able to realize it as soon as he saw the woman.
That this guy is the doppelganger of the boss of this place.
Passsssss-
The woman’s body disappeared, scattering like powder.
Items that had fallen on the floor also disappeared.
Everything was fake.
Although the player’s appearance and memories were real.
Creeping –
Black smoke rose from where the body disappeared and took the shape of a person.
[How did know? My acting would have been perfect, right?]
Ryumin openly laughed at the guy who was speaking fluent Korean.
“You’re trying to talk to humans about monsters. “It’s ridiculous.”
[monster? Aren’t you humans who invade other people’s territory truly monsters?]
“Don’t be damned, just attack. “You monster bastard.”
[You are a person with a rough mouth.]
At that moment, a quest window appeared in front of Ryumin’s eyes.
<Subquest – Revealing the identity of the doppelganger>
└Conditions ▶ Destroy the doppelganger’s trap and face your true self
[You have completed the sub-quest!]
[Points+2,000]
<Subquest – Feeding the doppelganger>
└Conditions ▶ Watch the doppelganger kill another prey
└The prey currently killed by the doppelganger (0/10)
<Subquest – Killing the Doppelganger>
└Condition ▶ Kill the doppelganger yourself
The sub-quest seemed to have occurred to Joo Seong-tak as well, as he was staring into space.
“Joo Seong-tak.”
“yes?”
“Run.”
With only those words left behind, Ryu Min stormed off and ran.
Joo Seong-tak, who remembered the plan, quickly ran after his master.
[Where are you going, human!]
The doppelganger’s seal flew through the air.
The doppelganger chased after him and laughed at him as he ran wild out of nowhere.
[You said to attack him first, but then you suddenly changed your mind? Where has the spirit from a moment ago gone? human!]
Ryumin was busy running through the labyrinth without responding.
[Stand there! Do you think you can dare to run away from my territory!]
‘huh.’
I wanted to answer like that, but Ryumin held back.
Now that we’ve done enough provocation, we need to lure the doppelganger.
‘To be honest, doppelgangers are slow. It exploded slowly.’
It floated around, but not enough to keep up with the player’s running.
It’s easy to shake off a doppelganger if you put your mind to it.
However, I deliberately adjusted my speed to avoid getting caught.
Because I have to complete the quest to feed the doppelganger.
‘In a little while, it will be time to change the location of the labyrinth. ‘We have to lure them to that section.’
Ryu Min checked the location and stopped in front of a tree with Joo Seong-tak.
[What? You’ve been running away like a rat, and now you’ve given up!]
The moment the giggling doppelganger approached within 5m.
“uh?”
“W-what is it?”
The location of the labyrinth has changed.
At the same time.
“Where did you suddenly appear?”
In the blink of an eye, I met new people.
It was none other than a group of black people.
While everyone was confused, the doppelganger’s figure was the only one with its mouth stretched out.
[Hoo? What kind of rice cake is this? The number of prey suddenly increases. Kill.]
I lured him to a place where Chinese people were, and as expected, the doppelganger liked it.
[Then I will eat well!]
* * *
Shi Zhikang was embarrassed.
Let’s just say that two Asian people suddenly appeared in front of me.
the problem is.
“Ugh, help me!”
Kwaduk-kwaduk-kwaduk!
The point is that his subordinates are dying.
To an unidentified monster with a black shape.
“Si, shizukanniiim!”
The black shape seemed to be absorbed into one of the subordinates, and soon the whole body was twisted and the sound of bones breaking was heard.
Paddeuk-ppadeuuk-
“Kwaaaaaak! “Ugh!”
The screaming didn’t last long.
In just 5 seconds, a black figure emerged like a soul from the dead subordinate with his limbs grotesquely bent.
Then, he quickly grabbed another subordinate and twisted his limbs 360 degrees.
Puddeuddeuk-
“Wow! “Wow!”
‘Xiiii haircut.’
Three men died in an instant.
Just by looking at it, it seems like that black shape is the cause.
‘What on earth is that?’
I don’t know for sure, but it appears to be a ghost-like entity that kills people.
We need to resolve this urgent situation right now.
“What are you all doing out there! That black shape is the cause! Kill me quickly!”
Following Shi Zukang’s instructions, the subordinates came to their senses and aimed their swords at the subordinate with the black figure attached to it.
however.
“Hey, guys! Come on! It’s me, it’s me! Chenfu!”
These subordinates could not bear to swing their swords at the sight of their colleagues waving their hands in familiar Chinese.
But they didn’t know that that moment of hesitation could mean the difference between life and death.
Deep! Deep!
“Kuhuhuh… … .”
“Kukkkeok… … !”
Chen Fu, who had pierced his colleague’s neck without hesitation, was smiling wryly.
“Tsk tsk, you idiots. I can’t believe I was fooled by such a simple act. “Anyway, all humans have become weak?”
“Um, what is that guy?”
“Was it a monster?”
“Die, monster!”
His colleagues stabbed their swords at Chen Fu, who revealed his true colors.
Chen Fu, who was instantly skewered, bent his head, but the doppelganger did not die and moved into another body.
“Giggle, are you going to kill me? “Try killing me sometime.”
Shizukang’s face became contemplative as he saw the unidentified monster that kept moving through his body and killing his subordinates.
‘How can I kill something like that? ‘You don’t take any damage at all!’
That was when Shi Zukang decided that he had no chance of winning and was about to run away.
“Where are you going?”
Ryumin stood in front of him, holding a sickle.
“What are you! “Get out of my way!”
“You came to visit me, didn’t you?”
“Who are you, you bastard?”
“You wouldn’t know it if you saw it?”
Ryumin waved his scythe over his shoulder and said with a smile.
“it’s me. “Black scythe.”
