Global Collapse

Chapter 772 Amnesia
"Isn't today the right day?" Gu Mian looked at the numbers and then at a box on the table. The box was open, revealing a stack of neatly arranged stone numbers inside, which were unused.

"It's December 9th now?" He turned his gaze back to the string of numbers, staring at the numbers "12" and "10" for half a second.

杀戮来到桌前伸手在盒子里迅速掏了掏，又另外掏出1、2、9四个数字来，在12、10下面摆了个12、9，顾眠估摸他这应该是在记录回档时间。

"Yes, today should be December 9th, 974 in the Gregorian calendar, but half an hour ago I discovered that the date displayed here is the 10th. I always double-check the date when I set it up, so I'm sure I won't make a mistake. So when I found out that it was the 10th, I realized that the world might have rolled back in time."

After arranging the numbers 12 and 9, Shalu looked at Gu Mian and said, "After discovering the date was wrong, I immediately put today's date below. Then I wanted to go to the bottom of the cave to confirm, but as soon as I went downstairs, I saw that fat man..."

"After seeing that fat man, I realized that something might have happened here before the rollback, so I was even more anxious to go down and see the changes to the statue. I even forgot to bring this."

As he spoke, Killer pointed to the bed on the side. Gu Mian turned her head to look, and there was a round helmet on it.

“I’ve answered your questions. Now it’s my turn to ask you.” Killer turned to face Gu Mian directly. He had a whole host of questions he wanted to ask. “Yesterday… no, last time, how did you get here? How did we meet?”

While asking the question, he glanced at the wall clock on one side.

Because people are sensitive to time, there are quite a few watches in the Killing House. You can see four at a glance: two on the wall, one on the table, and one on the bed.

This time, Gu Mian didn't ask him to make a will. Instead, she vividly recounted how she passed by this place on her way to deliver packages, how the hospitable Killer invited her to come in as a guest, and how he warmly took her to visit the ruins of the evil god statue. The two hit it off immediately and became close friends.

But their happiness was short-lived. The evil Earth, jealous of their friendship, rewound five times to separate them. Watching the carnage, now completely unrecognizable to him, Gu Mian felt her heart breaking and decided that if she were to write a novel, she would name this chapter "Amnesia."

As the lie dragged on, Gu Mian even made a token gesture of feigning grief for two seconds.

The more he listened, the more his brows furrowed, and the scar that ran across half his face wrinkled up as well, showing that he really wanted to strangle the person in front of him.

In the end, the truth behind the killing was revealed through the story written by Gu Mian: "I must have recognized you because I saw the brooch you were wearing. I also have the same brooch..."

As he spoke, Killer pointed to the green brooch he had pinned to his collar. Then he felt that the action was a bit unnecessary, since Gu Mian had probably already examined the brooch carefully before the time rewind.

"It was left by Xu Xingcheng next to that statue, like a keepsake, or a message. After the circus accident, Mr. Killer came to me and said that the highly anticipated Number Nine in the killing game hadn't died, and had even infiltrated the carnival and colluded with the circus ringmaster, Louis..."

Mr. Killer's name is similar to "killing," but his appearance is completely different.

Gu Mian thought of that pale little dwarf. When the circus audience exploded, he saw the killing being thrown from the building by Louis. He didn't expect that the little dwarf was so lucky. Not only did he not die, but he was also able to report it everywhere.

"At the time, he had one hand in a cast and was gesturing with the other to the leaf brooch on my collar, saying that the character number nine in the killing game also wore the same brooch as me. I was a little surprised and thought Xu Xingcheng had come back."

As he spoke, Killer glanced down at the green brooch on his collar: "Later, I learned from people from other worlds that the person Killer was talking about was not Xu Xingcheng, but you, Gu Mian."
"To be honest, I had heard of you before, the infamous game bug. The game company released many items related to you, and there are associations related to you in various worlds. I just didn't expect you to have this leaf brooch and be connected to Xu Xingcheng."

Gu Mian reached out and touched the brooch pinned to her white coat. The surface of the brooch was very smooth, like touching some kind of gemstone. It has to be said that the Evil God's craftsmanship and taste were quite good: "This is what he gave me when I first came to this world."

"He left this brooch for me next to the statue a long time ago, and then gave you an identical brooch when you first entered this world. It seems he planned for us to meet long ago." Hearing what Killer said, Gu Mian couldn't help but begin to suspect that her ninety-nine delivery missions were also part of the evil god's plan.

After all, he had come to this secret forest to deliver packages, and he didn't know if the delivery vehicle he had ridden from the bird thief courier was still there.

Thinking about it, Gu Mian looked down at the mechanical dog squatting at her feet. After all, the dog hadn't disappeared with the rollback, so the delivery truck outside should still be there, right?

"He probably wanted me to take you to the underground statue, and it seems I did." The Killer, who had lost his memories of the previous round, glanced back at the hinged door leading underground, his expression complicated.

He had forgotten what happened before the timeline was reversed, but now it seemed that he had already accomplished what Xu Xingcheng wanted him to do.

"You did take me to the statue and told me an inspiring story of a hero who was determined to overthrow feudal society." However, the story didn't end well, and the statue underground cracked along with this unsuccessful ending.

But did Xu Xingcheng go to all this trouble to lure him here just to tell him a story and see how his statue cracked?
Gu Mian felt that this trip hadn't yielded much.

Just then, a voice came from beside my feet asking, "Are you happy?"

He looked down at the robotic dog that was making the sound.

Well, it wasn't all for naught; at least we found a dog.

Gu Mian shifted her gaze from the dog to the murderous face: "Didn't he leave anything else behind, like a 'gift from an evil god' or something?"

Killer was silent for a few seconds, seemingly trying to recall what Xu Xingcheng had left behind, but in the end he shook his head and took the leaf brooch off his clothes: "He only left this, so I'll give it to you too."

Gu Mian accepted the leaf brooch he handed her. It seemed to be just an ordinary brooch. There were no special items or anything unusual happening after she took it.

“Perhaps you have obtained something unseen,” Killer suddenly said from the side.

Gu Mian was silent for half a second. These words made it sound like Xu Xingcheng was just making empty promises to her. Was what she received the high hopes that he had placed on her?
Killer then looked at the stone date on the table: "I think you should leave. The upper class must already know about the rollback, and they're probably heading this way now."

After all, the most important statue of the evil god is here.

Gu Mian has a great reputation in this world and is the most popular guest on two top variety shows.

He felt that if he were recognized by that group of upper-class people, he would definitely be chased around asking for autographs.

But his schedule was tight; he was rushing to participate in the next trial variety show with Louis, so he had to avoid these enthusiastic fans for the time being.

Thanks to Yiqi for the 10,000 rewards (づ￣3￣)づ╭～

Thank you everyone for taking the time out of your busy schedules to play games with me. I've learned my lesson and made my thirtieth wish this year to start anew (sob sob ...
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