Volume One, Chapter Seven: Inheritance

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This side quest is... exactly the one that appeared in my vision when I looked at the noblewoman just now—“Touch me and you’ll be betrayed”?

Qin Shang was momentarily stunned, his expression twisting slightly.

Isn’t this a bit unfair?

After a player dies, the Trickster can see other players’ tasks and hints—an utterly godlike cheat.

Especially in a dungeon like this.

Piecing together the complete story through hints and quests makes clearing the dungeon effortlessly enjoyable.

But inheriting the deceased player’s tasks as well? That’s a bit of a curse.

The only consolation was that Qin Shang had acquired a skill called [Decode].

Yes, Decode—the exclusive skill of the Teacher class.

Now, when he glanced at the newspaper taped to the window, it felt as natural as reading his mother tongue.

His mind involuntarily conjured the contents of the paper, for instance, at this moment...

“London, as a transportation hub and major city, has nearly two thousand years of history. The exact origin of London is not definitively recorded in history. Many believe the Romans founded London. However, archaeological research shows that before the Romans arrived, there were already traces of human cultivation, habitation, and burial activities...”

[Inherit!]

In the next instant, Qin Shang suddenly understood the essence of the Trickster’s basic skill.

The Trickster can inherit the task hints and abilities of other deceased players.

No wonder the Sheriff said this class was naturally suited for dungeon completion!

But in the blink of an eye, Qin Shang also realized the pros and cons of this skill.

For a moment, an especially sinister thought flashed through his mind.

Since I can inherit other players’ side quests and hints, why not...

He smirked inwardly—after all, this is not the real world.

Even though the Sheriff had said that death in the Divine Path game meant actual death, if he were to kill someone, perhaps he wouldn’t feel much guilt.

After all, the others probably felt the same; otherwise, they wouldn’t all be so secretive.

Seeing two companions dead, their eyes were filled with fear and unease, along with the relief of having survived—yet not a trace of pity or sympathy.

Kindness in a place like this is like something thrown into a cesspool...

For a moment, Qin Shang truly entertained the idea of seizing an opportunity to kill them all.

I can’t die—my wife remains missing, I must survive and return to the real world.

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

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

But the moment he saw the side quest, it was like a bucket of cold water doused on him, completely dispelling the thought.

“Because inheriting a person’s clues and hints means bearing their karma, one must also inherit that player’s tasks.”

“Failing the task most likely means being unable to return to the real world.”

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“Whether main quests or side quests... precisely because of this, no one has been fully honest with each other.”

“Some even withhold information to guard against the Godslayer.”

“After all, no one wants to reveal all clues only to become a ghost, living out the dungeon completion for someone else.”

“That’s why the little girl ‘Old Bull’ revealed her hints and tasks, yet even the veteran Sheriff cast her one extra glance without speaking!”

Qin Shang was a little irritated, muttering to himself in his mind:

“For example, if I were really ruthless and killed everyone—even if I conveniently dealt with the Godslayer in our group...”

“According to the side quest, assisting the leader to keep passengers alive is essential, and without the leader, this cannot be completed.”

Obviously, the leader is dead, so how could I possibly complete the assist-the-leader task?

The inherited task would fail.

Qin Shang might also die for failing his personal side quest.

In other words, the Trickster’s skill is a double-edged sword.

“You all must have heard that warning sound just now. It seems our group is not only infiltrated by something inhuman but also by a wolf in sheep’s clothing...”

At this moment, the train carriage was eerily silent. In the dim light lay two bodies still bleeding.

Qin Shang glanced over and immediately knew both were killed with a single strike, their deaths almost identical.

Whoever attacked was either intimately familiar with the environment or possessed night vision.

Otherwise, such a precise throat slash would be impossible.

He furtively eyed the two priests.

Meanwhile, everyone else kept their distance from the priests, their gazes wary.

There were only two priests in the group: the little girl and the elderly priest standing beside the Sheriff.

The little girl sensed this and her face filled with desperate panic as she hurried to explain:

“No, it wasn’t me. I really didn’t kill anyone. I was holding ‘Cockroach Jadefoot’s’ hand tightly just now.”

“When ‘The Slashed One’ couldn’t speak, I kept calling out—I couldn’t have been the murderer, and besides...”

“Little girl, have you heard this saying?”

“The pinker the slippers, the deadlier the killer!”

“You’re dressed in pink, and your shoes are pink too...”

At that moment, the ‘Confidante Sister’, who had scarcely spoken until now, sneered and spoke.

Everyone’s eyes immediately fell on the little girl ‘Old Bull’s’ shoes.

Qin Shang twitched the corner of his mouth—these people really were absurd, taking such a cliché so seriously.

But for now, the two priests were indeed the prime suspects, and Qin Shang remained silent.

“If the Sheriff is the Godslayer, why would he help us?”

“Wouldn’t it be easier for him to act if we didn’t even know our own classes and skills? Is he the leader? No, that can’t be...”

Qin Shang frowned deeply.

In the previous game, if the accomplice was a novice who didn’t even know how to use skills, maybe they couldn’t assist the Godslayer effectively.

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Having received the “Touch me and you’ll be betrayed” task and hints, Qin Shang was certain of one thing.

Everyone played different roles within the dungeon.

This had become apparent earlier when the little girl ‘Old Bull cosplaying as a maid to seduce Strong Mom’ caught his attention.

I am a passenger; the others may not be passengers.

“Touch me and you’ll be betrayed” is an assistant—whose assistant is undeniable.

The leader’s assistant!

Therefore, there must be a leader in the group.

Combining this with the background story...

There is not only a Godslayer but also an accomplice among us.

Now, only five of us remain.

Among these five: there is a leader, Godslayer (killer), accomplice, and passengers.

Four distinct roles among five people means there should be two passengers.

I am one passenger, so there must be one more.

Just as Qin Shang relaxed his guard, he suddenly tensed again.

No, this is a cognitive trap...

[The Caterpillar Effect]

Scientists have studied the habit of followers trailing those ahead, calling it the “Follower Effect.” In a place as bizarre as the Divine Path, one must not fall into habitual thinking.

Qin Shang shook his head sharply; perhaps the noblewoman “Touch me and you’ll be betrayed” isn’t the only assistant.

Maybe there are other assistants.

There may be more than one passenger, so there may be more than one assistant!

In other words, looking at it from the opposite angle—what about the accomplice?

Qin Shang’s face darkened, and his eye twitched.

In the previous round, everyone assumed there was only one Godslayer, so holding hands meant safety.

Yet there was both a Godslayer and an accomplice.

This led to the deaths of “Touch me and you’ll be betrayed” and “So Handsome He Got Slashed.”

If I keep relying on habitual thinking, I’m surely doomed.

The hint from “Touch me and you’ll be betrayed” said to follow the group’s sole leader.

So one thing is certain: there is only one leader.

The Godslayer is undoubtedly only one.

But the numbers of accomplices, assistants, and passengers remain unclear.

Qin Shang dared not gamble—this was a life-or-death wager!