Global Collapse

Chapter 100 The Terrifying Manor

[Instance: Terrifying Manor]

Number of participants: 6

[Instance Description: You are six mountain climbing enthusiasts, but an accident occurred during a climb. Due to heavy snow blocking the mountain, you are stranded and have no choice but to seek refuge in the only mountain lodge.]

[Instance Quest: Escape from the Horrifying Mountain Villa]

[Dungeon Rewards: 200 Game Coins, 1 chance to spin the lucky draw]

Gu Mian stared at the game rewards, lost in thought: "What's with this amazing lottery wheel?"

Previous raffles were all drawn directly, without any of the 'full of surprises' adjectives mentioned earlier.

The fat man analyzed, "I reckon this is like a gacha system in a game, where the chances of getting rare items are high."

That makes sense.

Gu Mian turned her head to look at the task panel again.

This mission seems unremarkable. To escape the manor, you have to go inside. If you go inside and then jump out, does that count as escaping?

Suddenly, the scenery around the three of them changed, indicating that they had entered a dungeon.

Before Gu Mian could even see her surroundings clearly, a strong gust of wind blew over, making her nose and head feel cold.

"It's so cold..." Gu Mian wrapped her thin white coat tighter around herself.

The fat man was also shivering from the cold, his whole body trembling.

This place is clearly located on a mountain, surrounded by snow-covered trees. Many bare trees stand beside them, their leafless branches covered with a thick layer of snow.

Birds were startled and flew across the gray sky, flapping their wings and making unpleasant cries.

The cold wind whistled through the bare tree trunks, hitting them precisely and freezing them to death.

At this moment, Gu Mian also saw the other three players clearly.

Gu Mian recognized one of the couples immediately.

It wasn't because the two of them were particularly intimate, but rather because their online names were just too flamboyant.

A man who is bright but not dazzling; a woman who is charming but not ostentatious.

The fat man next to him also swallowed, clearly finding the couple's online names rather jarring.

The other person's nickname is even more extraordinary. Although it is only a string of numbers, it shows what it means to be elegant, noble and classy.

【10086】

The three teammates she was matched with this time were really quite eccentric, and Gu Mian wrapped her coat tighter in the cold wind.

The other three were obviously also checking each other's game information. Although non-friends could only see nicknames and game IDs, at least they knew how to address each other, right?

After a while, they finally figured each other out and looked at each other blankly.

The nicknames of everyone present are quite good; they probably haven't figured out how to address each other yet.

Gu Mian was good at giving nicknames. He looked at 10086 while wearing his jacket and said, "From now on, I'll call you Mobile Bro."

The fat man pursed his lips slightly, as if there was nothing wrong with him.

The man called "Mobile Bro" paused slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but before he could speak, Gu Mian had already turned her gaze to the couple next to her.

"You," Gu Mian looked at the bright but not dazzling man, "I'll call you Mingliang from now on."

"What a corny name!" the fat man exclaimed.

Mingliang opened his mouth slightly, seemingly unable to accept it. But Gu Mian didn't care whether he could accept it or not, and looked directly at the charming yet unassuming woman next to him.

Looking at the name, Gu Mian frowned. If Mingliang were to name the girl, she should be called Wumei.

The girl clearly thought the title "charming" was good, and she was looking up, waiting for Gu Mian to speak.

Unexpectedly, Gu Mian hesitated for a while before finally choosing a suitable way to address her: "I'll call you Xiao Zhang from now on."

"A charming yet unassuming woman"—I carefully selected the character "张" (Zhang) in the middle.

The fat man almost laughed out loud, having carefully chosen the most rustic name.

Chu Changge's calm voice came from the side: "You won't be laughing when he calls you Old Wang from now on."

The fat man's laughter stopped abruptly.

Nobody really cares much about names, especially since we're in a horror game. It would be a joke if we got into a fight over names.

The mobile phone deliveryman spoke first: "You three... know each other?"

He glanced at Chu Changge and Fatty's nicknames beforehand, and his expression showed some surprise.

He then glanced at Gu Mian's nickname, and Gu Mian noticed that the expression on this "Mobile Guy's" face was quite rich.

"Yes"

"No"

The three people spoke at the same time.

That "yes" naturally came from the simple-minded fat man.

The two "no"s came from Gu Mian and Chu Changge.

The mobile guy's expressions became even more varied.

The fat man was still a little confused, but then he understood why Gu Mian and Chu Changge had denied it.

The bright and charming couple looked at them with some surprise: "The fat guy surnamed Wang, Chu Changge... I remember seeing these two names in the announcements several times."

Both of them were involved when Gu Mian collapsed the dungeon back then, and their names were naturally posted on the announcement.

Those who follow the announcements will naturally know about another matter.

Mingliang tentatively asked, "I remember you two... you should be with that Gu Mian a lot, right?"

As he said this, he subconsciously glanced at Gu Mian's nickname, but only saw the two big green characters 'Doctor'.

These people had never been exposed to the career system before, and had no idea why Gu Mian was green; they just thought his nickname had mutated.

Seeing their confusion, Gu Mian didn't intend to explain. Did he expect him to lie and say, "I used color codes when I typed my nickname"?
Mobile Brother stared intently at the three of them: "So, do you know each other or not?"

The fat man reacted quickly: "We met by chance at the ticket booth, so you could say we know each other."

Mobile Guy pressed on: "Judging from your nicknames, you two should know Gu Mian, right?"

The three-person demolition squad isn't called that for nothing. Sometime ago, a saying circulated among players that whenever these three got together, the dungeon was guaranteed to explode.

A true demolition squad.

Thinking of this, Mobile Brother breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Gu Mian wasn't there, otherwise they probably wouldn't have been able to survive this instance.

Thinking of player names is too difficult; the author really wants to grab a few minor characters from the readers to fill their stomach.

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