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Chapter 184 Fatal
As the saying goes, "Misfortunes never come singly, but good fortune never comes in pairs."

Seemingly afraid that the lantern that requested to be tied in a braid would be lonely, Gu Mian specially used a pole to knock down another lantern that he had already set his sights on.

Looking at Gu Mian, who was surrounded by women on both sides, the fat man fell into deep thought: "From now on, anything that happens in pairs is definitely not a good thing."

"Other people are surrounded by girls, but it's different with you...?" The fat man consciously moved several steps away from Gu Mian.

Sometimes he felt that following this doctor who was not very reliable was not a good choice, but upon closer reflection, it seemed that there was no better choice.

Gu Mian held a lantern in her left hand and a lantern in her right hand: "Don't be afraid."

"I'm not afraid?" The fat man shuddered. "It would be a miracle if I wasn't afraid... Doctor, what are you planning to do?"

These lanterns weren't very big, each about the size of a watermelon, making them very convenient for Gu Mian to carry.

He held two glowing lanterns and glanced at the time.

It is 9:13 PM now.

Every fifteen minutes, the ghost in the lantern will come out and wander around for five minutes. And judging from the time, there are still two minutes left before the ghost in the lantern comes out and wanders around.

The fat man couldn't imagine what would happen in two minutes. He only knew that if he was still by Gu Mian's side in two minutes, his fate might be dire.

At that moment, Mr. Green hurriedly ran out of the dilapidated house.

He made sure no one was around before running out, not forgetting to tell the female ghost beside him not to move.

Looking out from the window, Gu Mian could see a motionless female ghost.

She stood there like a telephone pole, though of course, the telephone pole wasn't as conspicuous as her.

Mr. Green ran across the bluestone ground with his short legs, and in the darkness, he looked just like a running broccoli.

Gu Mian looked down as broccoli ran over and snatched the two lanterns from his hands.

Gu Mian: "..."

Immediately afterwards, Mr. Green gave the fat man and Chu Changge a look that said, "I'll clean up your mess."

Gu Mian watched as the broccoli snatched the lantern, ran back into the house, and finally hung the two lanterns in the female ghost's hands.

The fat man opened his mouth slightly.

After doing all this, Mr. Green showed a relieved expression, as if he had saved something.

He then gave Gu Mian and the others an OK sign and said, "You guys hide quickly, I'll help you block the ghost in the lantern."

The fat man opened his mouth slightly: "No..."

At this moment, Chu Changge grabbed the fat man who hadn't reacted yet: "Let's hide first."

Then, without saying a word, he pulled the fat man into the small house next door.

Gu Mian glanced at Mr. Green not far away, and seeing that he had no intention of following, she followed Chu Changge and the fat man into the house.

This place looks like a storage area for miscellaneous items, with mops and brooms scattered everywhere, and a dim little lamp overhead.

The fat man, somewhat bewildered, was pulled into the dusty, dilapidated house by Chu Changge: "Brother Chu, why are you in such a hurry to pull me in?"

There are two small windows in the room, which seem to be for ventilation.

Chu Changge looked out the small window and said, "Have you noticed that we haven't seen any bodies even after being in this activity for so long?"

The fat man was slightly taken aback. Although he didn't understand why the topic had shifted to this, he still subconsciously continued, "It seems we haven't seen a body..."

This is an event in a horror game where players will actually die.

But so far they haven't even seen a single player's corpse, which is really strange.

Chu Changge then looked out the window and said, "Think about what factors might cause players to die in this event."

The fat man thought about it seriously for a moment: "Ghost..." After a while, he added: "If a person dies, they will leave behind a corpse, right?"

But they haven't found a single body yet.

So where did the bodies of the dead players go?

The fat man fell into deep thought: "You brought us here just to discuss this?"

Chu Changge nodded slightly: "It's impossible that no one has died here, but the bodies have all mysteriously disappeared. This is the real world; a dead person's body can't just vanish into thin air..."

"Actually, I'm more inclined to believe that the disappearance of the bodies was due to this event," Chu Changge pushed up his glasses, "some factors from this event led to the disappearance of the bodies."

The fat man was somewhat confused.

Chu Changge continued, "And have you noticed that as time goes by, the sounds the vengeful ghosts make when they come out are getting louder and louder?"

The fat man nodded: "Yes, we've discovered it."

What does it mean if the sound gets louder and louder?

It was already 9:15, and there was another rustling sound outside the house.

It felt like something was rubbing against the ground in front of the door.

Fortunately, these things didn't stay for long and left soon after.

In the dark night, screams from players could be heard from time to time in the distance, which sent chills down the fat man's spine.

He secretly looked out the window.

This wasn't a glass window, but rather the kind of red-edged paper window seen in TV dramas. At this moment, the window was slightly ajar, and the fat man was secretly peeking outside through the crack.

Mr. Green and the female ghost were outside, and he wasn't worried about anything coming in, so he dared to speak in a low voice.

"Their activity is getting louder and louder, does that mean these ghosts are getting stronger?"

After the fat man encountered the first wave of ghosts, he never faced the subsequent waves, so he couldn't discern the changes in their strength.

"I'm afraid so," Chu Changge hadn't experienced the later waves of ghost tides either, but he could nod with certainty at this moment: "Then why do you think they became stronger?"

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately turned his attention to their previous conversation: "Could it be because of those missing corpses?"

It’s incredible to think about it.

Chu Changge glanced out the window and said, “Everything that exists in the world has its reason, and this event is no exception. But think about it with your own mind, don’t you think this event seems a bit redundant in the game? If the purpose of this event is to encourage players to evolve, then the game could simply open a large-scale dungeon instead of this event that allows real death.”

“You have a point…” the fat man muttered, “But don’t normal games have big events?”

At this moment, Gu Mian suddenly spoke up: "The activities in normal games are meant to enrich the player's gaming experience and encourage players to spend money, so that the game company can make a profit; do you think our gaming experience needs to be further enriched?"

The fat man shook his head absently: "It seems we don't need it anymore..."

The game experience is already very realistic and rich, and no further improvements are needed.

"So the purpose of this event is the second one, huh?" the fat man thought to himself, "to encourage players to spend money... but this game doesn't have a recharge option, right?"

Moreover, this game is clearly not designed to make money.

Since the purpose of launching this event is to make a profit, what does this game hope to gain through the event?

Chu Changge's voice drifted over: "Do you know why players actually die when they die in an event?"

Upon hearing this, the fat man shuddered: "You mean the game launched this event to take our lives?"

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