Global Collapse

Chapter 491 The Horse Hunter in the Old World
Xiao Qiao was stunned for a moment.

Even the debt collectors saw a look of surprise on that stingy face.

All the top-ranked players are unable to leave the instance...

Xiao Qiao acted quickly, and soon the others in the cheating group learned of the news.

The fat man saw the message immediately, and like Xiao Qiao, he was stunned.

"If the mechanics of the Metamorphosis instance have always been like this... then this instance must have swallowed up quite a few players..." he thought to himself. "Where did all the players who stayed in this instance before go?"

It turns out that from the very beginning, this game was secretly devouring Earth's players. The fat man felt a chill run down his spine and his scalp tingled.

Although it's ostensibly for the sake of human evolution, it doesn't seem to be. So what is the true purpose of this game...? Is it related to Gu Mian's identity, or is it a conspiracy orchestrated by other worlds...?

Putting all that aside, what he was most worried about was Gu Mian.

The player with the highest popularity will be retained in the instance.

But it's absolutely impossible for Gu Mian to stay here forever.

The clash of these two contradictions can only lead to a pleasing outcome.

The fat man had experienced this outcome countless times... He could almost picture what would happen soon.

Hmm... thinking about it carefully, it is indeed something to be pleased about.

He became worried as he thought about it.

They now know that different instances may come from the same world, and this instance is located in the Old Human World; it would be one thing if it were another instance, but this Metamorphosis instance is highly anticipated by the Old Human World. It can be said that Gu Mian has now become a star in the Old Human World, and no one wants to slack off on him.

If anything goes wrong in this "Transformation" episode, the entire old community will know that Gu Mian was behind it...

If they were to enter other instances of the old world again, they would be immediately recognized, like rats in the street, hated by everyone.

I don't know if the dungeon will help them erase the NPC's memory... but I don't think the dungeon would be that kind of person.

The fat man was deeply worried. At this moment, even the woman under the bed didn't seem so scary anymore. He was seriously thinking about what to do when he entered the old world again.

The most convenient solution right now would be for this instance to wipe out the entire old human world, and for everyone to never see each other again. But Fatty didn't dare to think that way.

The old world is, after all, a large world within the game. If something were to happen to it, the entire game would inevitably be affected, and such fluctuations in the game could obviously impact the real world.

During that Lantern Festival event, Gu Mian messed up dozens of dungeons, which led to extreme cold weather and rampant plagues. Some game dungeons also underwent changes. This time, if something happens to someone in the old human world, it could cause the Earth's environment to become even more abnormal.

As a member of the college entrance examination cheating group, Gu Mian naturally knew about the special status of the first place winner.

At this moment, Gu Mian understood why the cameraman had such a smug, expectant expression.

He was waiting, waiting for the guests to fully experience the malice of this world before revealing the cruel truth.

You thought you could leave this world after the mission was over. Even though you didn't want to stay a moment longer, you carefully endured the malice and disgust here because you had a thought in your heart—as long as you could endure it, you could leave, and as long as you could endure it, everything here would be none of your business.

The moment you realize you can't leave, you'll break down in despair, and that agonizing expression is exactly what the audience loves to see. Especially after you learn that you're the only one left behind, all the other players will leave after completing their missions, and even those who fail can commit suicide to escape this world.

At that time, you will be all alone in this disgusting world. Everyone else will leave you, and you will be left alone in this malicious world to endure everything, to endure the torment and humiliation of the next few decades.

Loneliness, anger, and even a strong sense of betrayal—of course, these have nothing to do with Gu Mian.

Upon learning of this, he showed only a token surprise, his expression as calm as if he had seen a ghost crawl out from under the bed.

However, there is something worth considering.

“But if that’s the case…” The cameraman in front suddenly heard the guest muttering to himself from behind, and he pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

Gu Mian stroked her chin thoughtfully. Using the idea of ​​never being able to return to the real world to provoke the emotions of the first-place winner indicated that the production team knew that a real world existed outside of the old world, and that they also knew that their own world was extremely dirty and disgusting. The first-place winner would only have a mental breakdown if they knew they would be left here.

Judging from the cameraman's expression, he seemed absolutely certain that the first-place winner would have a hysterical breakdown upon learning that he would stay here, as if... he knew how different this place was from the real world, as if he had also experienced the wonderful world.

"I said……"

The cameraman, who was listening intently, suddenly felt a hand climb onto his shoulder, and then he heard Gu Mian's voice in his ear, as if the other party wanted to say something.

He shifted his shoulder warily, trying to move away from the person, but before he could move even a few steps, the eerie voice rang out again: "Which class's number one were you?"

Upon hearing this, the cameraman staggered, his scalp tingling with fear!

Fear crept up his scalp, making his hair stand on end.

The camera in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang." The cameraman couldn't feel where his legs were; they seemed to have turned to jelly. After a few seconds of disorientation, he collapsed to the ground, stiffly raising his head to look at the person in front of him.

"You...who are you?"

The audience was expecting to see the winner hysterically shout "I don't believe it!"

Before the winner could react, their cameraman was so scared that he wet his pants and fell to the ground. The camera on the ground showed the guest's slender lower body and half of the cameraman's back as he sat on the ground.

"What's wrong with him?" The production team was monitoring the footage of each guest closely, and they naturally noticed the unusual situation on Gu Mian's side. He was currently making an angry phone call, seemingly to the cameraman in charge of filming Gu Mian.

Gu Mian heard her cell phone ringing in her pocket.

Yes, when the photographer showed him the photo of the rice bowl, Gu Mian casually slipped the photographer's phone into his pocket.

It's unclear whether the camera angle was forgotten, but the program kept focusing on Gu Mian. Due to the height difference, the fat man could only see Gu Mian's lower body.

He saw a hand reach into a pocket and pull out a cell phone that was almost big enough to crack a walnut.

Then a cheerful "Hello?" floated out of the screen.

At this point, the production team, who were determined to make the guests look pained, finally got in touch with Gu Mian, who was completely unpretentious and wouldn't back down even after hitting a wall.

You can't believe it, I'm alive again! Haha ...
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(End of this chapter)