The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Chapter 112: Answer Wrong and Everyone Will Suffer a Bad Ending

It was as if they were part of the body's structure from birth, each person staying in their proper place.

Li Can tried to move his hands and feet. Based on his senses, he felt that he was now in the upper left part of the monster, connected to half of the brain and heart.

Li Lan, the younger sister, is on the upper right side.

As for Shen Yuan and Yang Mo, they were positioned on the left and right sides, respectively, occupying the lower half of the monster's body, each responsible for one leg and foot.

They were adults, but now, because they were restricted by spatial power, it was as if they had opened a super compressed file.

Each one shrank to about one-seventh of its original size, just enough to support the empty shell of the little monster.

Li Can felt his own existence; his whole body was dry, as if all the moisture had been squeezed out, like a sponge that hadn't drunk water for hundreds of years.

I believe others feel the same way right now.

[It seems we can't control the direction of this body's movement; at least, the right foot I'm occupying can't take a step right now.] Yang Mo's text comment suddenly appeared in front of them.

Following the previous two bullet comments from Li Can and Shen Yuan, the combination of them against the transparent background looks very much like a group chat interface.

"Me too." Shen Yuan quickly followed.

Li Lan added, "My arm is also injured."

After the four were captured and entered his body, the little monster said a few words of introduction and welcome, and then fell silent.

In the shimmering mirror world, stretching from the nearest point to the farthest reaches, no useful buildings or landmarks can be seen, let alone the presence of any other person.

The vast world seemed to consist only of them and this small body; in fact, it could be said that the four of them, like parasites, occupied him but could not control him.

Li Can's gaze hadn't stopped since he entered the area. He first surveyed the surroundings to make sure there were no immediate dangers, and then quickly examined the monster's body.

After everything was settled, he quietly and carefully stored the [Mirror of Past Lives], which he had already stored in the empty capsule of his consciousness space.

Now he is trapped here just like everyone else, and the situation seems just as bad and unknown.

But in reality, due to the city lord's death, and with his cheating using advanced technology, he has already inherited the right to use the [Mirror of Past Lives].

He started the infrastructure repairs from the lower city, and along the way, thanks to the city lord, this was already the second treasure he had found.

Entering the [Mysterious City] instance on this trip is currently one of Li Can's biggest gains.

Because he now has access to the [Mirror of Past Lives], Li Can is actually quite familiar with the environmental limitations here.

Based on his own feedback, he roughly summarized this place as a "place where movies recording past events are shown".

Anyone drawn into the mirror by its owner will be trapped there for a period of time, experiencing selected life segments from the owner's past life, following a pre-arranged perspective.

It's mandatory; anyone who comes into contact with or looks in a mirror will be locked down.

In reality, there's not much danger involved. It's just that being pulled into this space will waste time and might cause you to miss something important.

It's just so unreasonable.

Furthermore, Li Can believes that one of the more difficult aspects is that, starting from the moment the [Mirror of Past Lives] ends, a voting and quiz will be conducted based on the plot points set by the mirror's owner.

If you answer the question incorrectly, you will be completely trapped inside and unable to get out.

Although Li Can is now the new master, he cannot interfere with the previous city lord's arrangements and is unaware of the specifics behind them.

Only when this transition from the old to the new is over will he be able to truly take over the [Mirror of Past Lives].

Overall, the situation doesn't look very good, but it's not very bad either.

"Everyone, try to memorize the plot points that this little monster in our body has experienced. During the final settlement, we'll need to answer questions based on those details." Li Can summarized succinctly after a moment of silence.

The monsters nowadays are just programmed puppets, with pre-set dialogue and movement patterns. The entire storyline of the mirror world is the same, so don't be too afraid.

Yang Mo squeezed into the diagonal position opposite Li Can, silently nodding inside the monster's body, his face covered in blood and mucus, but he didn't care.

"Okay, I got it, but how do you know so much?" he asked.

This is also a question that others have.

At this point in Li Can's life, it doesn't really matter whether he tells the truth or not.

Having always been a good actor, he naturally smoothed things over, saying, "[When I put on my sunglasses just now, didn't you guys see the game notification that appeared in the mirror?]"

【…】

The crowd was speechless.

No good person can pull out sunglasses from their pocket anytime. They were all blinded by the light and couldn't see clearly. They relied entirely on Li Can's retelling of the situation.

Now they have no choice but to believe whatever he says, otherwise they have no other options.

Moreover, his prior instructions did seem quite detailed, making it seem like the real deal.

"I believe you, Brother Xing." Shen Yuan squeezed at Li Can's feet, still so easily trusting.

【Yes, I will do as instructed. However, what will happen to us if we answer the settlement question incorrectly? Will we die here...?】 After all, Li Lan had experienced many dungeon games on Earth.

Her first thought upon entering the game was about the outcome of victory or defeat.

This is important to them.

[If you answer incorrectly, everyone will be trapped here for life; if you answer correctly, there's no reward. It's purely a trick to trap people.]

Oh, wait, actually, the storyline designed by the mirror's owner will also provide us with a lot of information, whether it's useful or not remains to be seen.

Anyway, everyone, be on your toes and start memorizing any details that might be on the exam. Good luck!

Li Can could only say so much; it was no longer just his problem, but a collective predicament.

As the new owner of the mirror, he knew that there would be four corresponding problems among the four of them.

No one can answer incorrectly.

One mistake, and everyone suffers a bad ending.

Therefore, in fact, the fewer people trapped in the [Mirror of Past Lives] at the beginning, the easier it is to pass the level.

The more people there are, the more variables there are, making the outcome unpredictable and completely lowering the success rate.

[I forgot to mention, when answering the final questions, we couldn't discuss it with each other; we had to answer separately.]

[Ugh, they're not even allowing cheating? It's been so long since I've felt this kind of pressure from school exams, it's terrifying.] Shen Yuan was a little worried.

Yang Mo, however, took a different approach: "But it didn't say whether we could discuss it together while watching the group photo. We still have a chance, so don't worry."

[Yes, Brother Xing, is this how the mirror indicates the rules?]

"That's right." A smile flashed across Li Can's face. Yang Mo was quite good at comforting people and getting to the point.

Li Lan, the younger sister, interrupted, "[It seems the film has started; the mirror world is currently experiencing significant fluctuations and changes.]"