The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Chapter 159 I've already confessed, and you still physically punished me!

"So you took advantage of Zhou Ye. His ability is eavesdropping. You deceived him, and he still thinks you're one of his own. He never imagined he'd been betrayed," Li Can added.

"Yes, I admit that what I did in this matter was unethical, but I really didn't trick him into telling me. It was obvious that he had an overwhelming desire to share, and not only did he eavesdrop on me, but he also had to repeat it to me."

Wang Defa felt somewhat frustrated when he brought up this matter.

"I was already planning to give up, but when I saw that you could freely enter and leave the city, and after you came back you were walking around and almost becoming buddies with the dungeon NPCs, I was also very desperate."

"It just so happens that Zhou Ye, that little brat, couldn't hold back. He told me everything he should and shouldn't have said. With his IQ, I don't know how he managed to become Boss Chen's chief assistant at the base."

"If I were Boss Chen, I would have fired him long ago."

What appears to be Wang Defa's complaints and rants is actually a way of channeling psychological pressure.

When people encounter high pressure that they cannot bear, they often avoid facing difficulties and instead turn to another thing to do personally.

As he veered off-topic, Li Can could sense his fear and suffocating feeling of being oppressed.

"Yes, you've done very well. From your perspective, you had no choice in the matter." Li Can didn't interrupt him directly, but patiently affirmed his efforts and then slowly guided him in the right direction.

Some people are like that; they respond better to gentle persuasion than force.

Currently, Li Can judges that he belongs to this category, completely belonging to the type who tries to get information out of him while contacting him.

When Wang Defa heard Li Can's idea, his eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"I know everything about what happened to you in the instance, but I'm not so clear about the people and forces on Earth. Would you like to tell me about them?" Li Can continued.

Wang Defa slapped the back of his head, reverting to the awkward, apologetic smile he often wore in front of others.

"Haha, sorry, I went off-topic."

"It's alright, I want to know all the inside information you know about the First Base."

Wang Defa stammered, "Well... actually, I only know a little bit, and it's not very accurate..."

"You know aliens, right? You know those big-headed, tiny-limbed creatures that were advertised on those mysterious science fiction channels. They have eyes the size of eggs."

"I know. So the mastermind is actually them?" Li Can was somewhat surprised. Could it be that these aliens really exist, and UFOs are also real?

News reports and newspaper articles from previous years, including videos taken with low-resolution images from all civilian landline phones, provide corroborating evidence.

At the time, he thought it was just a fabrication. Otherwise, why would high technology, with the advancements in cameras, mobile phones, and telescopes, still produce image quality like that of a landline camera?

There seems to be something fishy about this.

Although those so-called eyewitnesses and supporters all have a unified explanation, saying that aliens would detect someone taking pictures and emit specific frequency interference to damage the image quality and hide themselves.

When he reflected and analyzed before, the "aliens" concept he considered was actually a unified term for all other intelligent life forms, excluding human beings.

Instead of actually believing that people with big heads really exist in reality...

Wang Defa continued earnestly, "Yes, not that kind of alien. Forget about that vivid image in your mind for now."

Li Can: "..."

It's a good thing he considered it so seriously, but Wang Defa doesn't follow the expected script when he speaks.

"Also, you know 'The Three-Body Problem,' right? The aliens in it can even be dehydrated and turn into a roll of dry skin." Wang Defa gave another example.

This time, Li Can understood what he meant: first, to break his conventional thinking, and then to draw out the true definition.

"I know, so..."

Wang Defa chuckled, clapping his hands together, and a loud "smack" rang out.

"No, not that kind. Aliens invading our blue planet and trying to destroy us, they're not that advanced."

Li Can: "..." He really shouldn't have had too much hope for Wang Defa.

Li Can's face was visibly growing darker and darker.

He dared not be sarcastic anymore.

"Actually, they are just fake humans who look exactly like us. At least among all the people I've met so far, there must be some alien spies, but I still can't tell who my fellow aliens are..."

"Inside the First Base, besides normal human pawns like me who are threatened or have their weaknesses exploited, there are also a large number of fake people mixed in."

"I don't know much about the other survivor bases, but I'm sure the number is quite large. There are even superhumans among ordinary people outside who haven't joined any bases."

Li Can finally heard what she wanted to know, and her tense face finally relaxed a little.

"Aliens are just imposters, disguising themselves as humans... This actually means that they are not the same as us in essence. What will we see once their disguise is removed?"

Wang Defa scratched his head again. "I don't know."

"However, there is a saying circulating in survivor forums that I have also heard."

"The eyes of the fake human are different from ours. You can't tell normally, but under strong light, they look like those of a lizard or similar animal."

"Anyway, you can access the internet. When the dungeon comes out, you can check the forums. Topics that are labeled as rumors are especially easy to get banned, so you'll have to keep an eye on the posts."

Li Can pondered his words, her eyes looking different again...

It seems that the eyes of the perfect person mentioned in this [Mysterious City] instance are different from those of the defective one.

It now seems more like a reflection of information.

If alien beings are causing trouble on Earth, triggering the apocalypse, and then a rift appears out of nowhere, leading to the complete extinction of humanity and Earth's final destruction...

Li Can suspected that these copies were also created by them.

The rule for each instance is that only one player out of a group of players can survive and be eliminated.

Everyone else, unless they have a pass, will be killed.

If this process continues, the rate of human decline will increase dramatically.

Before long, humans will become an endangered species on Earth.

If the alien imposter is the one who sets the questions for the game, then it makes sense.

It's inevitable that the question setter will reveal some unique information in their questions...

Li Can even had an even bolder idea.

Is it possible that some of them are deliberately guiding human players by placing information points in various locations, hoping that humans will awaken and discover this sooner?

Perhaps the guy who participated in designing the copy was a traitor to their race from another dimension, but because he had little power, he could only act in secret.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing? I've already confessed, and you're still punishing me!" Wang Defa, facing the bright flashlight that Li Can suddenly pulled out, quickly covered his eyes with his hands.

But it was still a second too late.

He felt like he was going blind.