Chapter 178: Doppelg?nger (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 Doppelg?nger steals the appearance and memories of those it kills to deceive other humans in thebyrinth. 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 Doppelg?nger.


    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 yer were real.


    Swoosh—


    ck smoke rose from the spot where the body had disappeared, forming a human shape.


    [How did you know? My disguise was perfect.]


    Ryu Minughed 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 Doppelg?nger’s trap and face its true form


    [You havepleted the sub-quest!]


    [Points +2,000]


    └Condition ? Watch the Doppelg?nger kill other prey


    └Current prey killed by the Doppelg?nger (0/10)


    └Condition ? Kill the Doppelg?nger 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 n, Ju Seong-tak quickly followed his master.


    [Where do you think you’re going, humans!]


    The Doppelg?nger’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 thebyrinth.


    [You think you can escape my domain?]


    ‘Yes.’


    Ryu Min wanted to say but held back.


    He needed to lure the Doppelg?nger properly.


    ‘To be honest, the Doppelg?nger is slow. Really slow.’


    Though it floated, it wasn’t fast enough to catch up with a running yer.


    He could easily shake it off if he wanted.


    But he kept a tantalizingly close pace on purpose.


    He had toplete the quest and feed the Doppelg?nger.


    ‘Thebyrinth 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 Doppelg?nger sneered,ing within 5 meters—


    “What?”


    “What the…?”


    Thebyrinth shifted.


    In an instant, they were facing new people.


    It was none other than the ck Society group.


    Amidst the confusion, only the Doppelg?nger’s form lengthened its mouth into a grin.


    [Oh? What’s this? More prey? Delightful.]


    As expected, the Doppelg?nger 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 ck figure.


    “Shizukan!”


    The ck figure seeped into one of his subordinates, and a sickening sound of bones breaking filled the air.


    Snap— Crack—


    “Gaaah! Aaaaagh!”


    The screams didn’tst long.


    Within five seconds, the subordinate’s limbs twisted grotesquely, and the ck figure exited his body like a ghost.


    Then it quicklytched 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 ck 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 ck figure is the cause! Kill it!”


    Following Shizukan’s order, his subordinates snapped out of their daze and pointed their swords at the ck figure attached to theirrade.


    But—


    “Guys! What are you doing? It’s me! Chen Fu!”


    Seeing the familiar face of theirrade 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 doppelg?nger 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 doppelg?nger 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. ck Scythe.”