As long as you have the courage, fierce ghosts go on maternity leave.

Chapter 297: Mysterious Duplicates

Damn it!

Alexander looked at the naked Zoe, and he felt like he was on the verge of breaking down. Another Zoe? Was this some kind of bulk sale?

"Put on your clothes and come out with me!" Resignedly uttering this line, Alexander turned around and left the bathroom.

And then, he was completely dumbfounded!

Two Zoes, already dressed and out of bed, were chatting and laughing with a man.

Astonishingly, this man looked exactly like him! Not only had Zoe been duplicated, but now even he had a doppelganger?

Alexander’s head buzzed, and he felt like he was going to explode.

These duplicates were entirely different from the reflections he had created before. His illusions, generated by card, had a sort of translucence and could be easily distinguished with close observation.

But the duplicates that had appeared here were indistinguishable from Alexander himself!

Wait, the bathroom...

Suddenly, a terrible premonition arose in Alexander’s heart. He turned his head, only to see another Zoe walk out of the bathroom, equally arm in arm with yet another Alexander.

Three Alexanders and three Zoes stared at one another, making for an incredibly eerie scene.

"What the hell is going on? Who are you people? Why are you impersonating us?" The Zoe who walked out of the bathroom held tightly onto the arm of her Alexander, raising her voice in anger.

"You’re the one who’s impersonating!" the two Zoes in the room retorted in unison.

"What do we do now?" This time, it was the three Alexanders who spoke at the same time. All three were frowning, displaying nearly identical attitudes, reactions, and even ways of thinking.

The situation was utterly bizarre!

After a moment’s contemplation, Alexander broke the silence: "Now, we need to determine who the real Thaddeus is!"

To Zoe, although this statement sounded strange, she quickly understood that her ’big brother’ wanted to find out who was real and who was a duplicate.

However, the other two Alexanders had an entirely different reaction; both frowned simultaneously.

Clearly, their response indicated that they not only had the memories of Thaddeus but also those of the Chosen One.

"It appears that two of us must be duplicates," one of the Alexanders spoke up.

"So, what do we do now? Search for inconsistencies to break the loop?" the final Alexander inquired.

"Why break the loop?" The real Alexander and the first duplicate both looked perplexedly at the last one.

"I get it!" The last Alexander exclaimed, as if he had just had an epiphany.

"So now, we only need to determine two things," the first duplicate began, "To what extent has the duplication occurred, and who is the real entity?"

"What are you guys talking about?" All three Zoes looked confused. Not only had they and their ’big brother’ suddenly tripled, but now the men were also speaking in sincomprehensible terms.

The Dark Hell’s ghost masters, who had suffered so much, would have been scared shitless if they had seen this scene.

Three Blackbeards! And they all looked harmonious!

"Firstly, let’s agree on a lower number," said the first duplicate.

The three men looked above the heads of the three Zoes and simultaneously said: "79!"

"Exactly!" The real Alexander exclaimed. "This Mist Instance is amazing! It copied not just our memories but also our talents!"

"Opportunity! No matter who the real entity is, we all have the same memories and objectives. This is a tremendous opportunity!" The second duplicate exclaimed, eyes shining brightly along with the other two Alexanders.

"The real entity is actually quite easy to identify," said the real Alexander after a moment of hesitation. "This loop can duplicate memories, abilities, and even artifacts. But there is one thing it definitely can’t duplicate."

With that, he moved his finger slightly. At his fingertip, a ring shone radiantly, tearing open a rift in space.

"So, we are the duplicates?" The other two Alexanders showed a momentary flicker of disappointment, which was quickly replaced by excitement.

"The real entity, this is an excellent opportunity!" said the first duplicate excitedly. "You and I both know our ultimate goal. Why hold back when this Instance loop can duplicate everything, even our abilities and artifacts!"

"Exactly, find out how the duplication works and mass-produce duplicates. If we have billions of duplicates, what’s the Mist World? We could easily defeat it!" The second duplicate chimed in, equally excited.

As the real entity, Alexander couldn’t fully grasp the thoughts of his duplicates after they realized their status.

Somewhat puzzled, he asked, "Haven’t any of you thought about becoming the real entity, replacing me?"

"Are you joking?" The two duplicates rolled their eyes in unison.

The first duplicate spoke, "If you’re this stupid, you must be fake too! If we had even a sliver of a chance, what use would you be? Do you think that those behind us, whether it’s Karin or the people from the graveyard community, would ever let a duplicate replace the real you?"

Alexander was left speechless at being looked down upon by his own duplicates. However, upon reflection, he realized they were correct.

His past experiences told him that there was a larger game at play, especially in opposition to some entity within the Mist World. Therefore, it would be impossible for a duplicate to replace him.

Understanding this, Alexander nodded and said, "Alright! In that case, our primary tasks are twofold. First, we need to identify the mechanism behind the duplication. Second, we need to determine the origin of the loop to break it entirely!"

"There’s one more thing!" The first duplicate grinned. He gathered Ghost Energy in his hands, manifesting a red cloth that he then wrapped around his head. The words "No. One" appeared on his forehead.

"Nice touch!" The second duplicate praised, conjuring his own cloth with Ghost Energy and wrapping it around his forehead.

"Talking to oneself is truly effortless," Alexander said with genuine relief.

It was so comfortable; whatever he thought, he didn’t even have to say out loud. The duplicates understood everything.

With no distractions, what kind of comrade could be better than a duplicate of oneself?

"What are you guys actually up to? Something’s very wrong with you all!"

While Alexander and his two duplicates were in perfect harmony, filled with optimism for the future, the three Zoes were increasingly alarmed. They stared intently at Alexander, dark energy beginning to swirl around them:

"You all can’t be my brother!"

Slap!

Just as the dark energy began to spew out, Zoe received a slap to the back of her head. Alexander’s capabilities as the Ghost Prince were undeniable; he was enveloped in Ghost Energy.

With one slap, he knocked Zoe to the ground and angrily said:"You kid, why are you mimicking someone else’s Rampage State? Behave yourself and don’t interrupt me while I’m doing something important!"

Slap!

Slap!

The other two Zoes also received slaps, their faces filled with helpless resentment.

Question: What to do when someone is also in a Rampage State and it looks like you can’t win?

All three Zoes puffed up their cheeks, glaring at Alexander in indignation.

The three Alexanders, still engrossed in their excitement, began to consider the mechanics of the duplicates. Eventually, their gaze fell upon the Zoes:

"Do you all need to use the restroom?"

"No, absolutely not!"

All three Zoes shook their heads in unison. Although they still hadn’t figured out the situation, it was clearly not normal. Even if their brother wasn’t an imposter, he must have contracted some grave illness.

A normal person, when suddenly confronted with a duplicate, should be scared, right? At the very least, they should find the origin and try to deal with these duplicates.

If it weren’t for the presence of the other person here, Zoe believed there would be absolutely no harmony between her and her duplicates. Maybe they’d already be fighting each other by now.

Yet these three in front of her were getting excited! Sending her to the restroom was obviously an attempt to create more duplicates of her!

Is this normal?

If one brother was already too much to handle in love-making, then ten or more would definitely be overwhelming. Even though there were three of them now, they simply couldn’t cope!

All three Zoes shivered in unison, lowering their heads in instant embarrassment.