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Chapter 301, Third Update: I must emphasize "Third Update"!

The bluish-purple corpse emerged from the melting snow.

Every so often, you'll see grotesque, twisted human figures lying on the roadside, their gaping mouths seemingly proclaiming their misfortune.

At this time, Gu Mian and the others had already set off as the temperature warmed up.

Chu Changge was looking at the corpses that kept appearing by the window: "Those are people who froze to death. They were buried by the snow immediately after they froze to death, and they were only exposed now that the snow has melted."

The fat man glanced furtively at the corpse on the ground, then looked away.

These are real corpses, unlike the fake data in the dungeon. For some reason, Fatty felt that these corpses were more terrifying than the scary ghosts in the dungeon.

The twisted limbs and facial features showed their desperate struggle before death, but it was all in vain. They remained buried under the snow, and some people passing by did not even know that they were stepping on a corpse.

Chu Changge continued, "The lowest temperature a few days ago was minus twenty-three degrees Celsius. Actually, that temperature shouldn't have frozen so many people to death. Before the game started, some areas often experienced temperatures like that."

Upon hearing this, the fat man looked at Chu Changge.

“However, the current environment is not quite the same as before,” Chu Changge pushed up his glasses. “There is no electricity and the heating is also cut off. In this kind of apocalyptic game setting, few people can eat their fill, so their bodies naturally cannot generate enough heat and it is difficult to resist the cold.”

In the past, when the temperature was extremely low, everyone was well-fed and warmly dressed, and lived in air-conditioned or heated rooms. When traveling long distances, there were means of transportation that could provide some protection from the cold, so even if it was cold, it was bearable.

But now it's different.

Gu Mian was driving in front when he heard the fat man and Chu Changge in the back discussing eating and dressing well. He turned around and asked, "Are you hungry?"

After hearing what Gu Mian said, the fat man did feel a bit hungry.

He patted his belly: "Back in winter, I used to often order a big bowl of braised pork with mung bean noodles from a stall near my house."

"No matter how cold the weather, as soon as the owner lifts the lid of the pot, the steaming aroma fills the entire street, making everyone's mouths water."

"The soup I ladled out of the pot is still bubbling. It's so delicious! One sip and it'll make you feel wonderful..."

Gu Mian stepped on the brakes: "Stop talking..."

He said he wanted to eat pork stew with rice noodles.

The fat man then turned to Gu Mian and said, "Actually, I know how to cook. I'll find a place sometime and stew a pot for you guys."

But just as he turned his head, he suddenly realized that the person sitting in the driver's seat was gone.

The fat man turned pale: "Where's the doctor? Where's my doctor?!"

They were just here!
Chu Changge's soft voice came from the side: "They've entered a special instance, just now."

"We've entered a special instance?" The fat man was somewhat taken aback: "Wait, haven't we been together the whole time? How come only the doctor went in?"

Chu Changge looked towards the driver's seat: "Who knows?"

Gu Mian was actually a little confused, as the surroundings had already fallen into darkness.

He was just listening to the fat man's description of the pork stew with vermicelli when the control panel suddenly appeared.

The key point is that after the panel appeared, the fat man was still describing it with great interest, as if he hadn't seen any panel at all.

As it turned out, the fat man didn't see any panel.

Chu Changge is the same.

He was the only one entering this special instance!

Moreover, this special instance is truly unique; just the name alone is enough to make it stand out from the crowd. [Triggering the special instance 'Sweet Lovers']

The name of this instance, "Sweet Lovers," is truly...

Gu Mian then looked down.

[Number of players in the instance: 8]

[Content: Sweet Lovers is a very popular and unconventional dating show that offers guests completely different choices. Stay tuned!]

Main Quest: Participate in the 'Sweet Lovers' variety show event

Is this a variety show event instance? Just like the previous Crazy Guessing Game, Gu Mian guessed that there should also be NPCs similar to the host in this instance.

Just as he was pondering this, the surroundings suddenly brightened.

This was a room of about thirty square meters. Gu Mian looked around and saw that there were four other people in the room besides herself. When they noticed her looking over, the four of them turned around and smiled at her.

Gu Mian smiled and nodded.

There are only five of them, including myself. What about the other three players?

There was a speaker in the room, and just as Gu Mian was about to turn the doorknob to see if she could get out, a cheerful female voice rang out from inside the room.

"Welcome everyone to the Sweet Lovers variety show! Let me introduce myself. I'm Teacher Sweet, the host of this show."

It has to be said that the names of the show's hosts are quite unique.

There's a Mr. Green in front, and a Sweet Teacher is coming from behind.

If I remember correctly, there was a coach called "Car Coach" ahead of me.

A cheerful sound followed.

"All players have been assigned to their respective rooms. Now, let me, Teacher Sweetie, explain the rules of this variety show."

"First of all, I want to announce—there are actually only two real players in each room now!"

Two players?

Gu Mian looked around the room again, and sure enough, there were five people in the room.

That means the remaining three people...

"The remaining 'people' are actually evil spirits planted by the production team."

Can you please stop describing this as something so obvious?

"In this variety show, eight players are divided into two groups of four; one group consists of guests. The guests must choose their crush from the people in front of them within three days. Generally speaking, if they choose a vengeful ghost, they will definitely die."

The remaining four players are placed into four rooms with only one real player available as an option.

Gu Mian looked at the person in front of her and fell into deep thought.

The most outrageous thing is that one of these four people is actually a man.
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I'd like to recommend a book called *The Alliance of Cinema Across the Heavens*.

Combining thriller movies with Honor of Kings is a very creative concept. It breaks away from the traditional infinite flow genre, using the latest movies as dungeons. Players can experience jungling and carrying while also staying up-to-date with the latest movie information.

My aunt hasn't had a late-night performance in ages; she used to be aiming for 10,000 a day...

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