I Know All Negative Effects of Entries in Instances

"There's something strange in here. It was easy when I went in, but when I tried to leave, I couldn't find the way out."

As Zhou Yingting took a step back, he said to Zhang Yi.

"Could the way in be sealed off?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yi was taken aback, his eyes locked sharply.

Just as he reached out to signal everyone to retreat, he saw a faintly glowing entry appear in the black mist.

The entry appeared, and Zhou Yingting saw it clearly.

"Is this an entry copy?"

Seeing the entry, Zhou Yingting hesitated, then his eyes showed a few signs of surprise.

From the beginning, he had been guessing what on earth this was, considering many possibilities, but hadn't expected it to be an entry copy.

Based on what he saw before him, this entry copy was the most bizarre and exaggerated one he had ever seen.

"It's expanding because the entry copy doesn't have enough people!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yi immediately understood the situation.

"Hello?"

As Zhang Yi focused intently on the black mist, his phone suddenly rang.

Originally, Zhang Yi didn't want to answer, but seeing the caller ID, he decided to pick up.

Moments after the call connected, Zhang Yi hung up with a somewhat serious expression.

"Things have gotten complicated. Similar situations have occurred elsewhere, and they're all expanding outward. It seems this entry copy needs quite a few people."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingting frowned deeply, watching the black mist expand before his eyes.

"What should we do next?"

If this thing continues to expand unchecked, it seems like a lot of people will be needed to fill it.

"We can only have the Extraordinary go in. If the Extraordinary go in, it can greatly reduce the number of ordinary people required for this entry copy."

Zhang Yi said this and gestured for the Extraordinary from the 14th Bureau to enter the entry copy.

Standing in place, Zhou Yingting saw the entry revealed within the black mist, his eyes showing a different color.

"Dark Forest?"

"Have you experienced this before?"

Zhou Yingting turned, asking Zhang Yi beside him.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi shook his head, "I don't know, but don't you think this entry copy seems like something from a sci-fi novel?"

Zhou Yingting nodded lightly, "You know about 'The Three-Body Problem,' Dark Forest..."

"This copy seems interesting, could it be some kind of sci-fi future copy?"

As he said this, Zhou Yingting's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Yes, from that novel."

As Zhang Yi spoke, members of the 14th Bureau steadily walked into the black mist.

It looked like people from the 14th Bureau had already experienced such things many times; they entered without any hesitation, appearing extremely proficient.

"Did you often do this before?"

Zhou Yingting pointed to the Extraordinary constantly entering the entry copy and remarked.

Watching the black mist, Zhang Yi nodded, then shook his head, "It's not just us from the 14th Bureau, other departments have similar specialized personnel as well."

"When the entry copy expands, besides members of the 14th Bureau, others also enter."

"A large portion of the 14th Bureau members are recruited, but a significant number also come from original departmental personnel."

Zhang Yi didn't conceal this, pointing downstairs as he spoke.

Upon seeing the black mist expand, people immediately exited cars parked by the roadside below.

These people carried bulging bags, presumably filled with supplies and the like.

Without hesitation, they proceeded towards the black mist at the mall entrance.

"I'm going to take a look inside this copy too."

Standing aside, Zhou Yingting, driven by curiosity, decided to go in and take a look.

In previous copy ventures, he hadn't obtained any Longevity Pill.

This time, he intended to see if he could get a Longevity Pill.

With this thought, Zhou Yingting immediately headed into the copy.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi hesitated and wanted to say something, but Zhou Yingting had already entered the copy.

"Isn't this guy afraid of unexpected events after entering the copy?"

"Many copies are quite dangerous."

Regarding Zhou Yingting's lack of concern over the potential danger within the copy, Zhang Yi was somewhat shocked.

.....

Darkness was what Zhou Yingting felt when he entered again.

Soon, however, he sensed a slight brightness before him.

When things were visible around him once more, he found himself in a gray-white space.

In this gray-white space, at a glance, there were many people around.

Among them, the most noticeable were some people in uniforms, lined up neatly.

As soon as these people appeared, they immediately began organizing the crowd, trying to console those who seemed anxious and uneasy.

Zhou Yingting glanced casually and noticed that there were about more than three hundred of them.

Among the other ordinary people, there were no children.

It seemed that children were excluded.

Some instances indeed do not take children or the elderly.

"Is anyone from the Sun Chasing Club here?"

"Sun Chasing Club members, please gather immediately, let's share information, and see if we can cooperate in the instance."

"There's something off about this instance. All my supplies are gone; it seems like this instance doesn't allow bringing supplies."

"Does anyone here know a lot about the book Three-Body? Come and explain what the Dark Forest actually is."

The surrounding noise was constant, with shouts occasionally resounding.

Zhou Yingting looked around, then lifted his head, focusing on the entry above.

And in the next moment, a sound came from all around, followed by an explanation of the entry instance appearing before everyone.

Instance: Dark Forest.

'The instance starts, and everyone will have a temporary dark erosion entry effect.'

'All Extraordinary powers are banned.'

Note 1: The instance starts. Please collect nearby resources as soon as possible and upgrade your technology to Level 10. Only 10 civilizations are allowed to upgrade to Level 10 within the instance.

Note 2: Other Advanced Civilizations exist within the instance. Each player starts at Level 1. Do not expose your coordinates, or you will be attacked by other Advanced Civilizations.

Note 3: Acquiring resources and upgrading technology levels will increase the risk of exposing your coordinates.

Note 4: Within the instance, every period of time may bring a cleanup event by other Advanced Civilizations. Please be vigilant.

Note 5: Cooperation and resource trading between civilizations are allowed, but sending signals can easily expose coordinates, so be cautious!

Each player represents their own civilization. To win, upgrade your civilization to Level 10. Players below Level 10 or eliminated players will lose 10 years of lifespan upon failure.

The instance will start in ten minutes.

This instance, failure results in losing 10 years of lifespan?

Zhou Yingting looked at the task instructions, his expression immediately became somewhat tongue-tied.

Moreover, it's unclear how large this instance map is.

Judging by the number of people present, it's likely there are over a thousand, with Advanced Civilizations inside the instance.

This instance seems quite challenging.

Let's check out the dark erosion entry first.

Zhou Yingting thought of this and immediately opened the panel to check.

Entry: Dark Erosion.

'Negative Effect: You will be unable to directly communicate with other players, with both text and voice automatically blocked.'

What is this? Entering the instance means that communication with each other is not allowed?

Even players in the same camp will be unable to directly communicate after entering this instance, making collaboration impossible.

"There are Advanced Civilizations within the instance. After entering, we can only start as Level 1 civilizations. I suggest, once inside, improve your civilization level and first take down the advanced civilization in the instance. What do you all think?"

After reading the instance instructions, someone immediately stood up and addressed everyone, "The instance makes it clear that only 10 can reach Level 10 within this instance."

"It didn't specify that only 10 players are allowed, so the Advanced Civilizations inside should also be able to claim these slots."

"I think everyone should unite, first take down the Advanced Civilizations inside, and then the spoils will be within our own pot."

It seemed like some club members started discussing at this moment.

Others nearby listened and nodded in agreement.

"That's right, after entering the instance, we can cooperate with each other. At that time, lacking resources can be traded!"

Everyone started to speak up at this moment.

"What if we are scattered after entering the instance?"

"Communication within the instance is not allowed, so how about using an emblem inside to identify allies?"

"Why not draw a star inside, and with such a star emblem, no one attacks, what do you think?"

Those discussing this topic kept proposing ideas.

Zhou Yingting, meanwhile, looked at the entry beside him and shook his head internally.

Wanting to cooperate, how could it be so easy?

Eight people playing shovel, putting together Yixutal's city-state; when everyone is crazily synthesizing heroes for rewards, there are always a few with scheming minds.

Even with just eight people, it's like that; how could a thousand thrive peacefully together?

Undoubtedly there'd be backstabbing and resource plundering.

Understanding this, Zhou Yingting was not at all interested in these people's talk of cooperation.

Next up, better focus on how to quickly acquire resources once inside the instance.