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Chapter 70 Gu Bengbeng

Although the world is undergoing a transformation, no vengeful ghosts have actually appeared in the real world—at least Gu Mian hasn't encountered any.

The fat man asked curiously, "What are you afraid of?"

Could it be that they all hid because they knew the jinx was coming?

Chu Changge began, "At first, I thought that a brutal player organization might have formed in this small town, and the other players were afraid of this organization, which is why they dared not come out..."

"But upon closer inspection, it doesn't seem to be the case. If players are afraid of a brutal organization, then that organization must have done something that frightens other players, right? Like robbery or murder?"

"But since I came in, I haven't seen any signs of a fight, no corpses, not even bloodstains. It's as if all the players spontaneously chose not to come out."

Gu Mian also looked around.

The small county town seemed to maintain order for a while after the game started. He saw that some cars on the road had been pushed to the side, leaving a narrow passage. Although it was not wide, it was more than enough for vehicles to pass through.

Gu Mian and the others walked along the cleared street for a short while before they saw a ticket booth standing by the roadside.

And at this moment, they finally saw the first person, or rather, the first group of people, in this small county town.

There are about a dozen.

They were wearing police uniforms and looked like they had just come out of the ticket booth; each of them had a tired look on their face.

Gu Mian noticed that there was even a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old among them. He was wearing an ill-fitting police uniform and following behind the group of people. He had tied up the wide sleeves, turning the police uniform into lantern sleeves.

Young people have boundless energy, which is in stark contrast to the group of middle-aged men in front of them.

As soon as he came out, he looked around and immediately spotted Gu Mian and the others not far away.

"Hey!" the young man exclaimed.

Gu Mian took several steps back, keeping a safe distance from them.

This game, which can cover the entire globe, is designed very reasonably. You can only view other players' information when you are close enough, specifically around three meters.

It's impossible to see other players' information from 800 miles away.

Although the player information only displays the nickname and game ID, it was still a fatal blow to Gu Mian.

After all, the name "Gu Mian" is on the wanted list.

He actually really wanted a special item that could hide his nickname, but he figured this crappy game didn't have one.

At this moment, the others also turned their heads in this direction.

The leader was a man—if I had to describe him, he was like the man in the song "The Lasso," imposing and strong, and also dark-skinned.

Gu Mian thought that if this man grew a beard, he could probably be chosen by a director to play Zhong Kui.

The fat man, being nearby, specifically checked the leader's player information and discovered that his nickname was "Dominate the World".

This nickname is really something.

Xiong Batianxia seemed surprised to see anyone there, staring wide-eyed at them: "Didn't we shout throughout the city not to go out casually? Why are you all out here!"

Weren't they telling us not to go out unnecessarily? Is that why the players in this small county aren't coming out?

This person clearly mistook them for locals.

But Xiong Batianxia quickly realized what was going on. He saw the huge travel bag and a large pot behind the fat man, which didn't look like the attire of locals. "Are you from out of town?" he said, instinctively stepping forward to check the three people's information to see how they were addressed.

Chu Changge spoke first: "My name is Chu Qi, this one is Fatty Wang, and the doctor behind him... is Gu Bengbeng..."

Gu Mian: "..." Why did you just give someone a nickname so casually?
Knowing they came from outside, Xiong Batianxia's expression softened, but it didn't last long before he immediately said, "Don't stay here too long, it's quite dangerous here, let's go."

"What's going on?" the fat man asked curiously. "Could there be some kind of monster here?"

Such a thing shouldn't exist in reality.

Xiong Batianxia's expression changed slightly. He paused for a moment before explaining, "There aren't any monsters, but not long ago someone here pulled out a rather rare and special item..."

"That's a good thing," the fat man said, looking somewhat confused.

Xiong Batianxia continued, "However, this special item is a bit unusual; it's a curse."

Hearing him say this, Gu Mian remembered a sentence from the lottery system when she participated in the lottery before—

[The prize pool contains everything you can imagine, so please draw with caution.]

I thought it was strange enough that the fat guy pulled out a live groundhog, but I never expected him to pull out a curse. That's really amazing.

Thinking about it now, I guess I was lucky to have pulled out a roll of tissues back then.

The Overlord said, "That thing is called something like 'The Doctor's Resentment'."

Gu Mian asked curiously, "The doctor's resentment?"

"This curse won't kill or make people sick, so it's not really harmful. But it greatly increases the chance of encountering special dungeons in open-air areas, and it's always the same special dungeon!"

"The curse will only disappear if someone in this area clears that dungeon... But as you can see from the current situation, no one has cleared it yet, and we don't know when that dungeon will reappear."

The fat man was a little confused: "Is this really a dungeon that's scaring people so much that they're afraid to go out?"

"That's a scenario you can't even imagine. Let me put it this way: imagine you're being ripped open alive, your stomach and chest are being cut open, someone is scraping something off your lungs with a scalpel, countless people are watching you being disemboweled, and you're still alive, feeling every sensation clearly..."

The fat man shuddered: "That's so perverted?"

"Hmm," Xiong Batian nodded, his face pale, "That's almost a guaranteed death instance. There are countless madmen in there who will laugh and treat us like ants, making fun of us at will and using our suffering as gossip after dinner."

"It was a double trauma, both physically and psychologically. Every time I entered a dungeon, I would have nightmares for days, always dreaming that I was back in that terrifying place, hearing their laughter..."

He shuddered as he said this: "We were lucky to avoid that instance today. You guys should hurry up and leave while there's still time. If you're too slow, you'll definitely regret it. Those people will drive you crazy!"

After saying this, Xiong Batianxia took a step back, seemingly wanting to leave as soon as possible.

But at this moment, Gu Mian suddenly spoke up: "Speaking of luck..."

Chu Changge and the fat man both felt a jolt in their hearts.

Sure enough, just two seconds after Gu Mian spoke, everyone's data panel popped up.

Happy Lantern Festival everyone! (mua)

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