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Chapter 483 The Disappearing Gugu

Before Gu Mian could do anything, he was politely invited to the village entrance by the crowd.

Although it's called the village entrance, the village doesn't really have any clear boundaries. There's just a crooked tree standing there that looks like it's part of the village. Stepping out of it means you've left the village.

Gu Mian had no time to ponder what kind of torment this crooked tree had endured to bend into such a shape. He glanced back at the other players, and Chu Changge and the others were standing not far behind him, watching him go.

Although she couldn't see Xie Bi'an's eyes, Gu Mian assumed that he was also watching her go.

The filming crew and other villagers were watching him with amusement, as if Gu Mian would be chased by several large wolfhounds for eighteen blocks as soon as he left the village.

The only person who stayed by Gu Mian's side was a photographer. At this moment, he was holding the camera on his shoulder and pointing the lens straight at Gu Mian's face, as if he didn't want to miss a single expression.

"This photographer..." Gu Mian touched her guitar case, "How could I encounter a ghost after leaving this village?"

Theoretically speaking, this instance should not have any ghosts or monsters.

Gu Mian began to consider the possibility of being chased by eighteen large wolfhounds.

"But...can we eat wolfhounds?"

The sun is slowly rising.

Gu Mian, the most popular contestant, was asked to leave the village early on. Photographers were holding up their lenses to capture Gu Mian's back as she left alone, seemingly trying to convey emotions like "loneliness, helplessness, and pitifulness."

Unfortunately, Gu Mian, who didn't understand people's hearts, did not fulfill their wishes.

He turned his back to them, seemingly lost in thought, and walked out of the village. Even from behind, everyone could tell he seemed to be considering "what to eat for lunch."

As I watched Gu Mian's retreating figure in the coming year, I thought, "This person is truly outrageous..."

At this point, most of the camera was focused on Gu Mian, so no one paid much attention to the remaining three guests.

As I looked away from Gu Mian, I subconsciously turned to look at the two men beside me.

On the right is Xie Bi'an, who is bundled up tightly. In the impression of him, he is a good person. Even though he is dressed like a notorious bandit from a martial arts novel, you can tell that he is a good person after spending some time with him.

On the left is another player I recently met – Chu Meiren.

She was quite self-aware, knowing full well that although she knew this beauty from Chu, the other party might not know her.

After all, he always looks like he had a failed plastic surgery. His face is usually completely still, and you can't tell what he's thinking at all.

Then, recalling the guest who had left not long ago seemingly pondering "what to eat today," she suddenly felt hopeless: "Why do I feel like none of my teammates in this instance are normal... But speaking of which, the nickname of that person who just left was really strange, the green doctor..."

But do viewers on variety shows also call this person "doctor"?

By the way, I don't think I've ever heard anyone call this person that.

Next year, he frowned strangely and looked around, trying to find some clue about Gu Mian's name.

Unexpectedly, when she looked up, she saw the fervent gazes of the people.

The strange gaze startled her. Although she had seen these people acting strangely in the dungeon before, they seemed even more insane now.

Without exception, they were all staring in the direction the guest had left, their cloudy eyes almost bulging out of their sockets.

"Strange instance, strange audience, and... what exactly is outside?" Looking at everyone's reactions, I shuddered.

Just then, she suddenly heard the man next to her, named Chu Meiren, say, "He's the most popular among us, so his mission is naturally the most dangerous. There must be something terrifying outside the village."

Something terrifying? What could it be? Lai Nian looked up at the bespectacled man beside her, only to see him staring straight ahead, seemingly talking to someone.

Just then, she heard Xie Bi'an on the other side seem to chuckle.

When she turned around to look next year, she saw that Xie Bi'an was completely covered by a black cloak, and her expression could not be seen. The laughter just now seemed to be her imagination.

Meanwhile, the fat man was inside the house, engrossed in rummaging through something.

The old world was an era with a relatively underdeveloped level of technology. People's entertainment consisted mainly of watching television. They did have things like mobile phones and computers, but just like the real world was decades ago, they could only play games like Minesweeper and Solitaire.

You can still search for things online, but most of the results are junk information like "Learn this trick and live to ninety-nine".

The fat guy wanted to use the computer in the room to search for past episodes of "Transformation", but all he found were junk ads or scam websites.

He stared at the pink icon that popped up in the bottom right corner, lost in thought.

Fatty didn't really want to turn on the TV, because you never knew when the name "Gu Mian" would pop up on the screen.

At that moment, Zhiwo Yousi was sitting on the bed behind the fat man, saying that it was safer for two people to be together.

Knowing my thoughts, the little creature leaned closer to the screen, asking, "Fatty, are you trying to find past episodes on the computer?"

The fat man stared at the computer screen and nodded: "But I can't find it. If we could see past episodes, maybe we'd have a clue."

“It’s perfectly normal, it would be strange to find it,” You Si said matter-of-factly. “Look at this global game, why doesn’t it let us choose our own dungeons and instead randomly matches us? Why does it disconnect the internet and prevent us from opening forums? It’s because they’re afraid of having guides!”

"If players can freely choose which dungeon to enter, and there are guides available, wouldn't dungeons become a great place to farm resources?" Zhiwo Yousi analyzed logically, clearly having played many games in the past. "The past content of this program is not much different from the guides, so you probably won't be able to find it."

Indeed, the fat man nodded.

Even with random matchmaking and no forums, dungeons are still a good place for them to farm resources...

Thinking of this, the fat man touched his belly, which had grown larger because of this global game.

“But I really envy you, Fatty,” Zhiwo said, staring at Fatty’s belly. “This game has been going on for more than half a year and you’re still so fat. I really envy you.”

The fat man paused for a moment, then took it as a compliment.

Unable to rely on the computer, the fat man had no choice but to seek help from outside the cheating group.

[Fatty]: Dear Miss Liu, you are a native of this world. What are your thoughts on Gu Mian's mission? @Liu Ruyan

He tried to make his tone sound polite, but it seemed he was a little too polite.

The fat man also knew that Gu Mian's mission was likely the most dangerous, so he wanted to find out more about it first.

Not long after, Liu Ruyan sent a message.

"In this world, ghosts are not something people are afraid of. In the face of faith, even if they really encounter a ghost, they will expose the ghost's injustice to others."
The greatest pleasure for them is to completely destroy a person's personality, to completely subdue a person so that they never dare to resist again, and to make them forever bow their heads and suffer the insults of others.

Gu Mian must be going through these things right now.

Gugu made a wish: that there would be more chapters this month than last month.

I'd like to recommend a book by an author who's really good at gaming: *King of the Multiverse*.

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