[VRMMO] Dead One Chapter 771 - 772 – Forgotten Mist – Part 3

"The dungeon has several gimmicks." – said GreyHunt.

"The first is split up."

"No matter how you enter, you will be teleported and separated."

"The second gimmick is the mist."

"It restrict your vision."

"The third is labyrinth layout of this dungeon."

"The fourth is restriction of communication."

"And finally."

"The fifth."

"The doublegangers."

"…"

"Should we attack anybody that cos across us?" – asked the demonic knight monstrosity.

"No." – replied GreyHunt.

"This what this dungeons wants us to do."

"Murder each other."

"Shout your na and who you serv."

"If no response is given with words, slaughter the imposters."

"Understand?"

"Yes master." – replied GreyHunt as his demons bowed their heads.

"…"

"The question is, how the doublegangers works." – said GreyHunt.

"Is there like many of them all at once, like there are several copies of out there, wondering around?"

"Or is there just one copy of ."

"…"

(If there is only 1 copy of each person…. Then this is a bigger problem.) – thought GreyHunt.

(That ans the more monsters we summon, the more doublegangers there will be.)

(If that is really the case, then this dungeon is worst possible match up for a large parties as well as summoners.)

(…For now, I should refrain myself from summoning more monsters and see which theory is correct.)

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"…"

(No. The main problem is size.) – thought GreyHunt as he found himself in yet another different area, a houses forming a massive towering walls.

(We are not walking in circles, although it feels like this.)

(This entire place is fucking with us ntality in more than one way nonstop.)

(Did by any chance we just missed each other?)

(There is good chance that it could had happened.)

"…"

(The doublegangers are not as strong as originals.)

(But the fact remains that they can use our skills and items.)

(Even if you can take on hundred cannon shots, you will still just die if you are decapitated.)

"…"

(What if my doubleganger appears from the shadow and shock as well as confusion will take over my party mbers mind…. Allowing the fake to just chop their heads off?)

(Single mont can get them killed if they are unlucky.)

(I need to hurry before so shit like this happens… Or sothing worst.)

(Maybe there are even more annoying gimmicks-)

"…"

"What is it?" – asked GreyHunt as he noticed his feral four-legged monstrosity with claws and hooves who had a long neck with a single eye as well as long jaw an extrely long tongue, was sniffing sothing.

"The Fear Beast had slled sothing." – said the demonic monstrosity knight.

"Blood."

"Different one."

"…"

"Fallow it." – said GreyHunt as his hunting demonic beasts began fallowing the trail of the sll, while GreyHunt as his knights ran after the monster.

"…"

(I'm hearing sothing.) – thought GreyHunt as he stared hearing the sounds of battle from afar, causing GreyHunt to speed up and start slowly seeing figures ahead of him.

However, as GreyHunt gotten closer and the figure beca sowhat more stable, he was t with a nasty surprise as several spears of blood ca his way, forcing GreyHunt to use Caliburn to parry the attacks, but not all of them as so of them hit him.

Another volley of blood shots ca GreyHunt's way, but this ti GreyHunt unleashed his demonic barrier, blocking sowhat attacks, before then using [Shadow Magic: Shadow Blink] to sowhat quickly close the distance while also dodging another volley of shots.

"STOP FUCKING SHOOTING! IT'S ! GREYHUNT!" – shouted GreyHunt after finally getting close enough.

"!"

"Wait… GreyHunt?!" – asked a female voice as the figure and GreyHunt gotten close enough to finally see each other.

"!"

"Holy shit! You are real one and not that weird fake!" – said the attacker, who turned out to be the real Lilium.

"Yeah. You are the first one I've found that wasn't fake." – said GreyHunt.

"Although, the first doubleganger I've encountered was also yours."

"Anyway, growing paranoid?"

"Yeah…. This fucking…. Fuck! I was suddenly jumped by your fucking clone when I was dealing with fake monsters!" – said Lilium.

"And he almost fucking ripped out my heart if I didn't noticed him in ti!"

"Fuck !"

"I really start hatting this whole stupid dungeon!"

"Yeah, too." – replied GreyHunt.

"But still, this is still only the start."

"I've been wondering this place for long ti, but so far? You are the only first person I've t."

"And I've covered a lot of ground."

"This dungeon is fucking massive and the mist is making sure we will have hard ti finding each other."

"…"

"Honest question." – said GreyHunt.

"How many doublegangers you had fought so far?"

"Well… Several for now." – replied Lilium.

"Most of them were the fake monsters that we use."

"And did you ever encountered two of the sa being? Not like for example two of my demonic knights."

"But more like 2 copies of the sa being. For example, like this knight here who has splinted horns." – said GreyHunt as he pointed at one of his demonic knights.

"…Well… I don't think so? Why you ask?" – asked confused Lilium.

"Neither have I." – replied GreyHunt.

"I'm trying to figure out the rules of this dungeon. Common. It is better if we find the others or at least find so pattern that can lead us anywhere in this freaking labyrinth." – said GreyHunt as Lilium re-joined his party and started exploring the dungeon.

"…"

(Is she the real Lilium?) – thought GreyHunt as he was ready to defend himself.

(So far? These monsters only spoke when using skills.)

(However.)

(The voices were also ours.)

(What if the dungeon was learning about "us"?)

(What if it was trying to learn our behavior and what not?)

(I couldn't tell if they were real or fakes by looking…. Lilium is categorized as player by the system.)

(And her attacks were far more precise and powerful compare to the fakes.)

(Is she truly real? Or a better made fake?)

(…)

(Fuck .)

(This dungeon really driving paranoid!)

(I can't really tell if she is truly real Lilium or not!)

"…"

"Hey." – said GreyHunt as he suddenly stopped.

"What were your country of origin again Lilium?"

"?"

"Why do you ask?" – asked confused Lilium.

"Answer the question. Now." – said GreyHunt.

"…"

"Arica." – replied Lilium.

"Can you speak English real quickly? Without the auto translator on." – asked GreyHunt as shown his blade to Lilium, alarming the vampire female mage.

"…"

"Is this fine? I'm speaking English." – said Lilium after turning off her device.

"…"

GreyHunt nodded with his head as he lowered his sword, giving Lilium a ti to turn on her auto translator once again.

"So…. What the fuck was that about?" – asked Lilium.

"…"

"Paranoia." – replied GreyHunt.

"This whole place sses with your senses."

"Makes you questions everything and everybody."

"We don't know the gimmicks of this place."

"Are the fakes only at this level? Or maybe they evolve over ti?"

"Either way, we need to quickly gather others." – said GreyHunt as his group continues exploring the dungeon.

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