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Chapter 178 (Part 2)
Chapter 178 (Part 2)
Chapter 178: Doppelgänger (Part 2)
He simply approached her with his scythe.
“What are you…?”
And before she could react, he beheaded her.
Thud—!
Her head, with a shocked expression, rolled on the ground.
Though it was a sudden killing, Ju Seong-tak remained unfazed.
Ryu Min had already briefed him.
-The Doppelgänger steals the appearance and memories of those it kills to deceive other humans in the labyrinth. It usually pretends to be a slime victim asking for help, then kills you once possessed.
Having heard this beforehand, Ju Seong-tak immediately realized the woman was the boss, the Doppelgänger.
Swish—
Her body disintegrated into powder and vanished.
The items on the ground disappeared too.
All of it had been fake.
Only the appearance and memories of the player were real.
Swoosh—
Black smoke rose from the spot where the body had disappeared, forming a human shape.
[How did you know? My disguise was perfect.]
Ryu Min laughed openly at the creature speaking fluent Korean.
“A monster trying to talk to humans. Ridiculous.”
[Monster? You humans who invade my territory are the real monsters.]
“Shut up and fight, monster scum.”
[You have a bad mouth, human.]
At that moment, a quest window popped up before Ryu Min.
?Condition ? Break the Doppelgänger’s trap and face its true form
[You have completed the sub-quest!]
[Points +2,000]
?Condition ? Watch the Doppelgänger kill other prey
?Current prey killed by the Doppelgänger (0/10)
?Condition ? Kill the Doppelgänger yourself
The sub-quest also appeared for Ju Seong-tak, who stared at it in the air.
“Ju Seong-tak.”
“Yes?”
“Run.”
With that, Ryu Min sprang into action.
Realizing the plan, Ju Seong-tak quickly followed his master.
[Where do you think you’re going, humans!]
The Doppelgänger’s form flew through the air, pursuing them.
Seeing them flee suddenly, it mocked them.
[Did you have a change of heart? Where did your act go? Filthy humans!]
Ryu Min focused on running through the labyrinth.
[You think you can escape my domain?]
‘Yes.’
Ryu Min wanted to say but held back.
He needed to lure the Doppelgänger properly.
‘To be honest, the Doppelgänger is slow. Really slow.’
Though it floated, it wasn’t fast enough to catch up with a running player.
He could easily shake it off if he wanted.
But he kept a tantalizingly close pace on purpose.
He had to complete the quest and feed the Doppelgänger.
‘The labyrinth will shift soon. I need to lure it to that spot.’
Ryu Min checked their position and stopped at a specific tree with Ju Seong-tak.
[What now? Have you given up after running like rats?]
As the Doppelgänger sneered, coming within 5 meters—
“What?”
“What the…?”
The labyrinth shifted.
In an instant, they were facing new people.
It was none other than the Black Society group.
Amidst the confusion, only the Doppelgänger’s form lengthened its mouth into a grin.
[Oh? What’s this? More prey? Delightful.]
As expected, the Doppelgänger was pleased to find itself amidst the Chinese group.
[Then, let’s dig in!]
*
Shizukan was taken aback.
It was fortunate that two Asians suddenly appeared in front of him, but the problem was…
“Aaah! Save me!”
Crunch— Crack— Snap!
His subordinates were dying.
To a mysterious black figure.
“Shizukan!”
The black figure seeped into one of his subordinates, and a sickening sound of bones breaking filled the air.
Snap— Crack—
“Gaaah! Aaaaagh!”
The screams didn’t last long.
Within five seconds, the subordinate’s limbs twisted grotesquely, and the black figure exited his body like a ghost.
Then it quickly latched onto another subordinate, repeating the process.
Snap— Snap—
“Guh… Guh!”
‘Dammit.’
In an instant, three of his subordinates were dead.
It was clear that the black figure was the cause.
‘What the hell is that thing?’
Although he wasn’t sure, it seemed to be a ghost-like entity.
For now, he needed to deal with this urgent situation.
“What are you all standing around for? That black figure is the cause! Kill it!”
Following Shizukan’s order, his subordinates snapped out of their daze and pointed their swords at the black figure attached to their comrade.
But—
“Guys! What are you doing? It’s me! Chen Fu!”
Seeing the familiar face of their comrade frantically waving his hands, they hesitated to swing their swords.
But that brief hesitation determined life and death.
Thwack! Thwack!
“Gah…”
“Ugh…!”
Chen Fu, now with a sinister smile, had impaled their throats without hesitation.
“Heh, idiots. Falling for such a simple trick. Humans are all so weak.”
“W-what is that thing?”
“A m-monster?”
“Die, monster!”
The others thrust their swords at the true form of Chen Fu.
His body became a skewer, but the doppelgänger didn’t die and simply moved to another body.
“Kekeke, you think you can kill me? Go ahead and try.”
With each shift to a new body, the doppelgänger continued to kill Shizukan’s subordinates, turning them into grotesque corpses.
Shizukan’s face turned pale.
‘How are we supposed to kill this thing? It doesn’t take any damage!’
Realizing they had no chance of winning, Shizukan attempted to flee.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Ryu Min stood in his way, wielding his scythe.
“Who the hell are you? Move aside!”
“Aren’t you here looking for me?”
“And who are you?”
“Can’t you tell?”
Ryu Min smirked, casually swinging his scythe over his shoulder.
“It’s me. Black Scythe.”