Global Collapse

Chapter 488 Gravesite Racing
Meanwhile, Gu Mian, who had been left alone in the grove outside the village, had already found a shady spot and plopped down on a large rock.

When Su Xiaochai was thrown into the cesspool, Gu Mian had already been sitting leisurely for a long time, and the cameraman did not urge him.

Because there was no conflict on Gu Mian's side, the camera switched to Su Xiaochai's side.

At this moment, Gu Mian was planning to find clues about the "old human world".

Since the "second world" exists in reality in the form of a book, the "old world" also likely exists in some form.

Maybe he's a DVD addict like his brother...

Speaking of which, his brother is still in his pocket. Thinking of this, Gu Mian pressed down on his pocket and was relieved to see that the CD inside was still flat.

He certainly didn't want to perform the magic trick of "a curly-haired ghost popping out of my pocket" in front of the camera.

Then he began to think about the old world: "If we find the true form of this world and turn it into ashes, the number of copies of this global game will decrease drastically."

At this moment, the cameraman on the side was unaware of Gu Mian's happy thoughts of "Gathering Ashes" in his heart. His communicator in his pocket beeped a few times.

Gu Mian saw the cameraman in front of her take out a phone that looked like a Nokia from his pocket, as if he was checking a message.

Then Gu Mian saw a light smile spread across the photographer's face, and he looked up at her.

At this moment, the two fat men were still staring intently at the television screen.

Presumably in an effort to stir up the audience's emotions, Su Xiaochai's miserable state was filmed by the production team and shown to the other guests.

The guests on this show are all in the same boat. If one of them encounters misfortune, the others will definitely be afraid and panicked. The production team showed Su Xiaochai's situation to the other players so that the audience could see the guests' terrified expressions.

The screen image had been switched to show the face of another guest. You Si recognized the face; it was Xing Luo, who had been traveling with him.

He took a black phone, about two centimeters thick, and curiously looked at the screen. His expression instantly turned panicked; without a doubt, it showed Su Xiaochai's current situation.

Another host was speaking to Xingluo next to him: "This is the first fraudster we've discovered this episode. She pretended to be weak to gain our sympathy. We've given her this appropriate punishment, and we hope there won't be a second fraudster in this episode... What do you think, guest?"

The fat man stared at Xingluo's face.

Xingluo opened her mouth slightly, her face showing immense fear, panic, a hint of realization, and disbelief.

He must have realized something about the true nature of this instance from Su Xiaochai's incident.

He seemed about to ask something, but then immediately shut his mouth and spoke after a long while.

"I...I also hope that this kind of thing will never happen again..." he stammered, as if he had been greatly shocked.

The production team was quite satisfied with his performance, and the host replied with a smile, "It would be best if it were just as you said."

Xingluo's face didn't stay on the screen for long before the camera switched to another person.

I recognize this fat guy. He's a female guest named "Accompany Me Next Year" who's in the same group as Gu Mian. She's the girlfriend of Zhiwo Yousi, and the two of them even have matching nicknames.

Just then, Lai Nian was standing on the dirt road at school when a dirty little boy on a dilapidated bicycle rode straight toward her from behind. Lai Nian stumbled and looked back, only to see the boy with a malicious smile riding past her at high speed, but then turning a few meters ahead as if he wanted to ride back and hit her again.

The following year, it dodged again and got hit.

The fat man watched with trepidation, unable to help but imagine what it would be like if Gu Mian were standing there.

The ending is simply that the child's collar ends up in Gu Mian's hands, and the bicycle is stuck in the child's ancestral grave. Presumably, the child will at least hear the words, "Did you hit me?"

Wouldn't that really get them disqualified as guests on the spot?

But if the doctor were really left in the old world... for some reason, the fat man imagined a vast expanse of ashes.

The child on the bicycle, having deliberately bumped into her twice, stopped coming after seemingly spotting the approaching production crew. A host, beaming, approached the bewildered-looking girl and gestured for her to see something in his hand.

In front of her was an old cell phone. She didn't care how old the phone was; she just stared in astonishment at the content on the screen.

This is a photo. Even though only half a head is visible, and the head is covered with some disgusting stuff, she can still recognize that the half head belongs to Su Xiaochai.

"What is this!" the fat man exclaimed upon hearing the voice of the next year coming from the television. "Is that Su Xiaochai? What's going on?"

Players unfamiliar with this world would naturally have this question.

The host smiled and said, "This is the fraudster we discovered in this episode. She pretended to be weak to gain our sympathy. Of course, we will give her the appropriate punishment. You should know that this is always the rule of our program. Of course, if you don't cooperate with the filming, the consequences will be even worse."

The fat man's expression on the TV screen changed from astonishment to disbelief, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

Then the disbelief on her face turned into fear and blankness, and finally her face became empty, as if she were dreaming.

She muttered to herself in a nasty voice that only she could hear.

Is there no ghost in this instance? Is the greatest danger coming from humans?

No wonder, no wonder!
The production team seemed to really like her vulnerable, hurt expression, zooming in on her face for a full two minutes.

The effect was indeed very good; the male homeowner in front of the TV showed an expression of utter enjoyment.

Fatty knew all along that the fun of this show was amplifying the guests' pain to satisfy the audience's enjoyment, which is why he showed Su Xiaochai's miserable state to others one by one.

The audience thoroughly enjoyed the guests' fear and apprehension.

The fat man secretly prayed, "It seems the production team doesn't intend for all guests to see Su Xiaochai, but rather to randomly select a few to make them experience the pain... but please, please don't pick the doctor..."

It's not that I'm afraid Gu Mian will feel any pain.

Fatty knew that what the audience wanted was the guests' fear, but if he really showed Gu Mian Su Xiaochai's situation, the audience would not only not get what they wanted, but would also get a rather rebellious Gu Mian...

The rebellious Gu Mian is not what the audience wants; a rebellious Gu Mian will definitely be targeted.

Although he knew that Gu Mian was born this way, Fatty still wanted to delay as long as possible, and if he was going to target her, he would do so later.

But Gu Mian has always been lucky. Just as the fat man was praying in secret, Gu Mian's face appeared on the TV screen.

The moment the fat man saw Gu Mian's face, he thought to himself, "I'm doomed."

Just moments ago, Gu Mian had seen the photographer in front of him laughing heartily while holding his broken phone, occasionally glancing up at him with a mocking look.

Just as Gu Mian was still wondering, he suddenly noticed that the photographer's lens had zoomed in quite a bit and was now pointing directly at him, as if he didn't want to miss his every move.

Then Gu Mian saw the photographer raise his hand and hand over something with a malicious smile: "Take a look at this."

Just as Gu Mian reached out and caught the broken phone, the camera zoomed in even closer, revealing a face behind the camera that was contorted with laughter.

The fat man held his breath and stared at the screen.

The male host also froze, staring intently at the screen. Presumably, all the viewers were the same, waiting for the guest to show fear or dread.

Unexpectedly, Gu Mian stared at her phone for several seconds in front of that distorted face, finally frowning:
"Your curry rice looks rather smelly."

It seems a section about poop in the previous chapter was censored...

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