Chapter 4, Clearance Score 3S

Under the deliberate mistakes caused by the cheat, Jin Ke took more than half an hour to clear all ten mazes

After receiving the document, Jin Ke pondered for quite some time and ultimately decided to install it to see what tricks this scam might hold, and how it gradually deceives people step by step

This time, Jin Ke had gained experience; he switched back to the main screen of his phone and manually activated several auxiliary programs that seemed potentially useful, such as the puzzle-solving, treasure-hunting, and maze navigation aids, before switching back to the game.

The name of the APK is "Horror City DEMO"

Jin Ke recalled that the small Xiaomi phone in Xue'er’s swaddling contained many external programs, one of which was a maze cheat. It seems that this prompt was automatically generated by that maze cheat.

After the maze is a puzzle level, which resembles an underground laboratory. A murder has occurred, but the perpetrator is unknown. Players need to search for various items and integrate numerous clues to piece together the entire mystery and uncover the ultimate truth

Your verification code has been validated by the server, and your completion time has reached 3 seconds! Your mobile gaming skills have met the highest standards of our studio! Congratulations on passing the assessment of the Shock Studio! If you agree to join the Shock Studio, we will advance your daily salary for tomorrow, and due to your outstanding performance, the base salary is tentatively set at 500 yuan

With the assistance of these external tools, Jin Ke quickly pieced together all the clues, identified the true culprit behind the scenes, and successfully completed the puzzle level.

For some reason, Jin Ke suddenly felt as if someone was watching him from behind. He quickly turned his head, but there was nothing behind him, just emptiness.

Somewhat interesting

After the maze cheat was activated, a green indicator arrow appeared beneath the character's feet in the game. The subsequent tasks became quite simple; Jin Ke only needed to follow this arrow to easily find the exit of the maze. However, Jin Ke soon noticed that this cheat program sometimes made mistakes, such as not displaying the path for a long time or leading his character into dead ends, requiring him to find a new route.

Automatically detected a maze-type game, would you like to enable the maze cheat?

In Jin Ke's eyes, these things have nothing to do with the word "terror." It is merely that the game screen has a multitude of key positions, requiring high operational demands from players, and one must possess proficient mobile gaming skills to defeat the various monsters within.

Congratulations on completing the game! Your verification code is 9975, press any key to exit the game. A prompt appeared on the mobile screen.

The game DEMO appears to be quite large, and the installation took over three minutes to complete. After the installation was finished, an icon for the horror city DEMO appeared on the phone screen, featuring a distant view of a city with the word DEMO displayed on it

After confirming the installation, the phone displayed the installation screen for "Horror City DEMO"

What is the verification code? A message came saying not to play mobile games

Upon returning to the game, as soon as the character Jin Ke enters a certain laboratory room, all hidden items and clues within that laboratory room will be highlighted on the screen

"Do you want to use the tactic of feigned retreat to trick me?" Jin Ke thought to himself with a cold smile

Is it to avoid being detected by the server for using cheats? Therefore, deliberately pretending to make mistakes?

Horror City DEMO, upon entering, is similar to other mobile games, starting with a tutorial on operations. After some exploration, Jin Ke discovers that this is a rather ordinary third-person perspective fighting game, featuring enemies such as zombies, reptiles, and various uniquely designed monsters.

Send over the mini-game for the assessment! I'm feeling quite bold!" Jin Ke pretended to be provoked by the other party's taunt, and added an angry emoji at the end of this statement

Jin Ke was trapped in the first layer of the maze, wandering around and discovering that everything around him looked the same, unable to find a way out.

"Alright, I hope you won't let us down." "Don't play mobile games" sent a file to Jin Ke, which is an APK file, clearly an installation program for a mobile app

Considering that relying solely on his intellect would certainly not allow him to clear these mazes in a short time, and he did not have enough time to spend on this, Jin Ke naturally agreed to activate the maze cheat.

These mazes are not ordinary mazes; they are equipped with various bizarre traps and can change at any time. If one cannot discern the patterns of these changes, it becomes utterly bewildering.

After the puzzle level concluded, the mini-game displayed a completion screen, flashing with the golden letters "3S". It was evident that Jin Ke had met the highest standards in all aspects.

After opening the game, there is a registration page, but it is possible to log in directly using QQ. Jin Ke did not think much of it and logged into the game directly using his QQ account on his mobile phone

After clearing the level, a new stage popped up on the screen. This new stage is completely unrelated to the previous game content and has transformed into a maze game. Players are required to navigate out of the maze within a limited time. The maze consists of ten levels, and one must find the exit of each level in order to enter the next level of the maze

Isn't it on the screenshot? 9975. Jin Ke replied, "Don't play mobile games," anyway, it's not like it's a bank card withdrawal verification code, so telling the other party doesn't matter.

Unbeknownst to him, half an hour had passed. Jin Ke faced the final BOSS at the end of the level, maneuvering his game character with agile jumps and various attacks. Finally, just as his character was left with minimal health, he defeated the BOSS, completing the combat section with a single life.

Firstly, this phone does not belong to him, so he is not concerned about the other party using any hacking programs to cause trouble. Secondly, he has just checked and found that there is no important information saved on this phone. The QQ account he is currently logged into is also one that he does not use frequently. Even if this QQ account were to be hacked, he would not incur any losses.

Nowadays, in order to swindle a few dollars, scammers are quite determined! They even go so far as to create a game demo. Jin Ke muttered to himself as he clicked on the horror city demo icon, entering the game interface, wanting to further investigate the intricacies behind this scam and how these fraudsters successfully deceived people out of their money

Is this the end? Jin Ke exited the game and then said on QQ screenshot and "Don't play mobile games".

The phone rang once, and a notification popped up on the screen

If I were to play a second time, I should be able to complete it with full health. Jin Ke felt a slight sense of regret

The combat in this game demo is very impactful, and the graphics are particularly detailed and realistic. The more he played, the more Jin Ke felt that this was a very good mobile game, and he quickly became engrossed in it. As he became more skilled at the game, he easily passed through level after level, and his proficiency in the game's controls also improved.

Jin Ke was not under anyone's supervision, and he was not very attentive to his studies on ordinary days; as long as his grades were passable, that was sufficient. Before taking care of Xue'er, most of his time at home was spent either writing game-related novels or playing various mobile games. He was a true prodigy in mobile game operations. This game suited his taste perfectly. After glancing at Xue'er, who was already fast asleep in the crib, Jin Ke began his journey to complete the game.