Chapter 142: Substitute
The instant “Invoking a God” disappeared, Zhou Zimo wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but he felt that the Fake beside him had a stronger sense of presence.
This isn’t right.
He immediately realized that just now, in the instant Qin Wan shouted, something had changed.
Is this this ghost’s ability?
Zhou Zimo’s intelligence isn’t that high, but because of his fate, he is exceptionally sensitive to supernatural power.
He realized faster than anyone else that this ghost probably could even, through some method, make their fates gradually lose effect?!
This is too terrifying!
“Qin Wan! Don’t call my name!” he shouted immediately.
The “god” he had invoked this time disappeared the instant the Fake was called by name!
Normally not smart enough, but with exceptionally sharp combat instincts, Zhou Zimo immediately grasped the key point.
However, what responded to him was the identical doubt from two Qin Wans, and the identical contemplation from two Lu Jinzhaos.
Even though scolded by him, unable to tell if he was real or fake, all two—no, four of them stopped calling his name.
But even so, Zhou Zimo felt a chill in his heart.
His Invoking a God couldn’t be used infinitely.
He didn’t have many “gods” he could invoke now, and the number of times was limited. When he exceeded the limit and continued to “invoke a god,” the “god” would also feel impatient.
After all, they weren’t real gods, but ghosts.
The god he invoked earlier wasn’t the strongest, but it was among the top ones he could invoke, yet even such a “god” who could usually help him solve trouble directly left his body.
Just because the Fake was called “Zhou Zimo” once.
His voice tense, he voiced this discovery.
After he finished speaking, the “Zhou Zimo” beside him immediately said: “Lying!”
“What do you mean the god left just because of being called by name once? Clearly, it was during the total darkness earlier that I used all my strength to struggle against those hands trying to drag me away, exhausting this Invoking a God’s power!”
“If I hadn’t reacted in time earlier, there would only be you standing here now, free to deceive my teammates however you want!”
The other “Zhou Zimo” looked extremely indignant.
After speaking, he saw the slightly doubtful looks from both Qin Wans, so he could only cast hopeful eyes on Lu Jinzhao.
“I believe you.” One of them said this looking at him.
Zhou Zimo immediately felt surprised, but then heard the other Lu Jinzhao speak in her usual calm tone: “Why would the ghost appear so directly like this?”
Her gaze slowly swept over everyone present, including the other her: “It has no other means to kill, so it must split us through some method.”
“Don’t trust anyone too much, unless you can confirm they are really human.”
Zhou Zimo’s heart sank immediately.
He heard his other self ask steadily: “But how do we distinguish?”
“And in this situation now, the ghost for some reason is just pretending to be us without attacking, does that mean we can maintain this peaceful situation until the train arrives?”
No, no way!
Zhou Zimo immediately realized that this impostor’s purpose might be to make them “maintain the status quo”!
This must be advantageous to the ghost!
He was just about to retort when he heard Lu Jinzhao immediately object: “No, the ghost appearing like this must have a purpose. Maintaining the status quo is absolutely not allowed.”
Great, someone noticed, but… why is it the Lu Jinzhao who didn’t say she believed him?
Rational speech, ability to see through the truth—she really seems like the real Lu Jinzhao.
But the other Lu Jinzhao who believed him, who could quickly distinguish real from fake and find the real him, also seems like…
Zhou Zimo’s brain fell into chaos.
He could only ask sluggishly: “Then what do we do?”
“Split up.”
The one who said this was actually Qin Wan.
The person who originally least wanted to split up chose to split after seeing the current situation.
Zhou Zimo knew clearly that was because Qin Wan could still do luck transfer. She was probably thinking of squeezing out good luck one last time to meet up with her teammate.
But is the one saying this the real Qin Wan?
The ghost could say this too, and only Qin Wan has good luck. If he and Lu Jinzhao split from the others, wouldn’t they immediately encounter the ghost’s attack?
Is it deliberate?
But what can be done?
Maintaining the status quo is absolutely not allowed!
Staying together with the ghost, or rather three of them, even if they weren’t taking extra actions now, just standing there already made Zhou Zimo feel chills in his heart.
They would always do something eventually.
Looking at these “people” around him, he finally understood how terrifying Du Yu’s words back then—”she was no different from usual”—really were.
He really couldn’t tell them apart.
He only felt that humans and ghosts must be separated, but also that they couldn’t disperse, as dispersing would give the ghost an opening.
What to do?
While there was still a chance to invoke a god, he must do something…
“Draw lots.” One of the Lu Jinzhaos suddenly spoke up.
“Huh?” Zhou Zimo looked at Lu Jinzhao with a bewildered expression.
He heard this Lu Jinzhao who said she believed him explain: “I’ll make four lots, two blank, two with my name written on them.”
“They draw.”
She didn’t say the two words “Qin Wan,” but looked at the two Qin Wans.
“Those who draw my name go with me.”
“I’ll choose which Zhou Zimo comes with us two.”
“Oh oh, is that good?” Zhou Zimo was a bit confused.
But Qin Wan looked thoughtful.
“Okay.” The two Qin Wans suddenly said in unison.
The Lu Jinzhao who proposed this smiled upon hearing that, then took out paper and pen from her backpack and started writing.
This was a method she thought of on the spot.
Drawing lots.
She also believed that they couldn’t really split up now, but couldn’t stay together with the ghost like this either. She had already come up with a method.
But the premise was that the real Zhou Zimo and Qin Wan must know which one was the real her; only then would the next steps be easier.
And drawing lots was the method to distinguish.
Letting Qin Wan draw, the Qin Wan who could do luck transfer would luckily draw the “real” Lu Jinzhao.
And the one she said would take those who drew her along—that ghost wouldn’t pass up the opportunity, so it would also draw the “real” her.
That’s why there were four lots, not two.
She wanted both Qin Wans to choose her.
But she wouldn’t really take them; this was just a trick to deceive the ghost.
Even if the substitute had a personality and memory almost identical to the real person, Lu Jinzhao always believed that ghosts and humans were different and would eventually show flaws, and she had already grasped the flaws of “Qin Wan” and “Zhou Zimo.”
