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Chapter 544 Tears Flowing Like Water, Gugu Spirit

No one expected that after the instance started, there was still a player hiding in the house and hadn't come out.

Even though the person was very good-looking, everyone else was startled.

"Holy crap!" Liu Yiji, who had just taken a step back, only dared to express his feelings after realizing that it was a person. "That scared me to death!"

Gu Mian touched her face and felt that she didn't look scary at all, so she didn't know why these three people looked so frightened.

He took two steps forward and walked out of the house.

Liu Yiji peeked out to look into the room behind him, but as soon as he smelled a burning odor, the player in the white coat reached out and closed the door.

Liu Yiji opened his mouth as if to say something, but Gu Mian interrupted him: "You guys are my teammates."

There are seven players in this instance.

Gu Mian knew that Chu Changge and Xie Bi'an had entered this instance, and with himself there were three people, plus three players in front of him, making a total of six people.

There is another player whose whereabouts are unknown.

After hearing Gu Mian's words, the three people in the room looked at each other. They felt that this player in the white coat was very strange. At first glance, he seemed like a normal person, but upon closer inspection, they felt that something was wrong.

But I couldn't quite put my finger on what was wrong.

Behind him was a guitar case, bulging and full, its contents unknown.

What's even stranger is this player's nickname.

Opening his player panel reveals that his nickname is a bright green "Doctor".

Huai Xin Zhen Yue spoke first: "I've heard from others that people with a profession have nicknames in green font. You must be a doctor, right?"

Gu Mian nodded: "Indeed, if any of you ever break half your neck in the future, you can come to me, and I guarantee I can set it back..."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, if you've completely cut ties, don't come looking for me."

Upon hearing this, the group of people became somewhat excited.

Of course, I'm not excited about something like having half a neck broken off.

With the death protection mechanism disabled in dungeons, players can die in many other ways besides being killed by ghosts. For example, they can die from the excruciating pain of having a hole stabbed in their stomach, from breaking their ribs and puncturing their lungs while jumping from a high place, or from bleeding to death after having half their neck severed.

If they received medical treatment in these circumstances, they might be able to live longer.

Maybe it can last until the end of the dungeon.

They still remembered that the mission in this instance was to avoid being caught by the ghosts before sunset.

You could say that time is life.

Gu Mian didn't know why the way the people looked at him changed from fright to excitement.

“Speaking of class-specific dungeons…” Huai Xin Zhen Yue recalled a dungeon she had experienced before, “Before the death protection mechanism was turned off, I was fortunate enough to enter a class-specific dungeon, and you happened to be away from Liu Yiji that time.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Mian turned her head to look at his player information.

His nickname was normal; it wasn't green, nor was it a professional name.

It seems he died a glorious death in that instance.

Huai Xin Zhen Yue continued, "I remember that the class in that dungeon was 'Translator'. That dungeon was extremely dangerous. Other players died one after another. I was the one who survived the longest, but unfortunately, I couldn't complete the dungeon mission in the end."

As he spoke, he looked at Gu Mian and said, "I've heard that class-specific dungeons are quite dangerous. You were able to clear a class-specific dungeon, so you must be an extremely skilled player."

Gu Mian nodded in agreement: "Indeed."

Huai Xin Zhen Yue choked, seemingly not expecting Gu Mian to be so unpretentious. Shouldn't a normal person be polite and say something like "not at all"?
"You're too modest." Huaixin Zhenyue's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Gu Mian nodded in agreement: "Indeed."

The other person then fell completely silent.

That is to say, Gu Mian has only entered one class-specific instance so far.

If he had met a few more, he might now be able to pull out a stack of professional certificates and show them off one by one.

“Alright,” Liu Yiji glanced at his watch. It was already 7:10, and the dolls would be starting their operation in fifty minutes. “Let’s not discuss professions for now.”

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Gu Mian: "What... were you doing in the room just now?"

The three of them quickly left the bedroom and met up in the living room, but the doctor stayed in the bedroom by himself for several minutes.

When Liu Yiji tried to peek into his bedroom, the other man closed the door, as if there was something shameful inside. "I was examining the doll," Gu Mian replied truthfully.

The puppets were the ones playing the ghosts in this instance, and Gu Mian felt it wasn't unreasonable for her to study them.

Liu Yiji opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

They did observe the dolls, but the thought that they would soon jump up and kill people made them all afraid to move and they could only observe them with their eyes.

But judging from how long the doctor stayed in the room, he probably did more than just observe with his eyes.

“Speaking of these toys,” Bai Wu, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, “I have an idea. If we destroyed these toys in the first place, like burning them or something, would they stop coming to catch us?”

Others actually had the same idea.

But no one dared to do it.

What if burning it accidentally brings it to life? Wouldn't that be suicide?
At this moment, Gu Mian suddenly touched her chin and said, "To be honest, I tried it just now."

"You tried it just now?" Liu Yiji's eyes widened slightly.

He finally understood where the burnt smell coming from the room came from.

So this guy just burned someone's doll right away?
Gu Mian truthfully replied, "I saw a lighter on the table just now, and I couldn't resist lighting it..."

Is this what you meant by "I studied the dolls"?
Liu Yiji was undoubtedly shocked, but what Huaixin Zhenyue really wanted to know was the result.

He stared intently at Gu Mian: "And then?"

Gu Mian recalled, "There was a bald patch. I don't know if it's because it was soaked in water, but apart from the bald patch, there was no other damage, just that it was a bit dark and scorched."

"You're really something, starting with the fire right away." Liu Yiji couldn't help but admire Gu Mian's courage.

Huai Xin Zhen Yue frowned: "As expected, this doll cannot be destroyed."

But Gu Mian's next words made him frown even more.

"Then I slashed it a few more times with the knife."

Liu Yiji's forehead twitched uncontrollably: "You even slashed it with a knife?"

Are you a human?

He couldn't help but wonder if the person in front of him had had enough of living.

Going into a dungeon is suicide.

"I scratched it a few times, it's very soft but I couldn't saw it through, and not a single bit of cotton leaked out," Gu Mian said seriously.

Upon hearing his description, the people in front of him all unconsciously took a few steps back, their hearts filled with fear.

Meanwhile, Fatty learned from Xiao Qiao and Liu Ruyan that Gu Mian and the others had entered the instance.

Upon hearing the news, the fat man, who was all alone, cried and wailed like a resentful woman who had been abandoned.

He typed in the group chat while sobbing.

[Fatty]: Doctor, Brother Chu, have you all entered the dungeon yet?

But Gu Mian didn't reply in the group chat for a long time.

He waited a few minutes until he received a message from Chu Changge.

【Chu Changge】: The dungeon name is "Hide and Seek by One Person".

hide and seek?
The fat man stopped sobbing.

He remembered entering a hide-and-seek instance before, called Heartbeat Hide-and-Seek.

He typed with a puzzled look in his eyes.

[Fatty]: Is the one who caught you this time also a ghost?

After a while, Chu Changge replied to the message.

【Chu Changge】: It is a plush toy.

It's not a ghost.

The fat man seemed to realize something. He muttered to himself, "It's not a big deal if it's not a ghost. Doctors have killed plenty of non-human things anyway."

Oh no, my drafts are about to fail!
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