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Chapter 903 emitted a sharp, boiling-water-like screech.
Xu Xingcheng couldn't enter the dungeon because he didn't have a player's identity, and his abilities were also taken away by Gu Mian's wish. He also lost four fingers on his hand, which really fit the image of a useless person that Gu Mian wished for him to be.

In the end, under Xu Xingcheng's resentful gaze, Gu Mian hastily wrapped his finger with a splint.

He originally wanted to ask Xu Xingcheng which world he should visit next, but seeing Xu Xingcheng's resentful look, he was too embarrassed to ask further. He figured that he could run away but couldn't hide, so he would wait until Xu Xingcheng's finger was better before asking.

After dressing Xu Xingcheng's broken fingers one by one, Gu Mian quickly fled back to her apartment.

When Chu Changge returned to the apartment, Louis had already left, leaving only her inside.

Seeing Chu Changge reminded Gu Mian of his relationship with Xie Bi'an. Chu Changge seemed to have sensed something and had been rather quiet lately.

The fat man, unaware of the feud between Chu Changge and Xie Bi'an, followed behind Gu Mian, muttering about 007: "But Doctor, does Miss 007 really want to stay in Hulu Gorge forever? That's not a good place."

After 007 sent a message in the group saying that she didn't need to be picked up, there was no further news. Gu Mian thought that she was probably dealing with things over there. As a newcomer, she needed to free up her hands to figure out the situation over there first.

It seems Hao Laoshi is definitely going back to Hulu Gorge. Of course, he can't go back on his own, so he'll have to be driven back in a hearse.

When Gu Mian goes, she can also inquire about 007's wishes.

When he returned to his room, Louis had already left. Only Chu Changge remained in the living room, sitting on the sofa. He had been very silent for the past two days, perhaps sensing that his misdeeds were about to be exposed.

The fat man who came back with Gu Mian didn't realize that Chu Changge had been acting strangely these past two days. After telling Gu Mian about 007, he turned around and started talking about Anzhitinglan.

"By the way, Doctor, the fortune teller also told you that before you came back, there were more than just Guigu and Hao Laoshi who came here. There was also someone named An Zhitinglan. I didn't enter your instance and don't know your specific classes. I only heard her introduce herself as a chess player from Group 3. Because she had some grudge against the fortune teller, she didn't dare to stay here, so she used a special item called Oreo to transfer."

"Mario," Chu Changge said from the sofa.

"Oh right, Mario, the Mario named Schrödinger." The fat man slapped his thigh. "Brother Chu's brain is really sharp, he remembers it clearly."

He then continued to Gu Mian, "That Anzhi Tinglan used that special item called Mario. I remember the description of that special item was something like, 'The user will immediately fall asleep and be teleported to a random nearby sewer pipe.' If the doctor wants to find her, he can go and look under the manhole cover near us. She might not even be awake yet at this time."

Gu Mian had no interest in An Zhitinglan, and the other party clearly didn't want to have anything to do with them either, so she used her teleportation item to leave immediately, as if she never wanted to return to this place in her life.

Gu Mian asked the fat man, "Does Guigu have any opinions on the three groups of players?"

The three groups of players originally intended to send their pieces to launch a surprise attack on the four initial rooms, but due to the unexpected "Shared Death" incident, Anzhi Tinglan chose to protect herself first.

The fat man didn't enter the instance and didn't know what grudge existed between Guigu and Anzhitinglan. He just shook his head in confusion: "No, it was quite calm the whole time. Does he have any opinion about Anzhitinglan?"

It seems that Guiguzi is quite understanding and comprehends the choices players make in the dungeon.

Mentioning Guigu, the fat man started rambling again: "By the way, I put Guigu and Hao Laoshi in the same room, but Hao Laoshi seemed distracted, probably thinking about when he could go back to Hulu Gorge. I comforted him by saying that maybe in the next dungeon we'll get some special item that can teleport 800 kilometers and send him back in a flash. Guigu seems different from Hao Laoshi. Although he didn't say it, I could tell that he didn't really want to go back."

"Mr. Gu, you don't want to go back to Hulu Gorge, do you?" In the living room of the first-floor apartment, Hao Laoshi asked Gui Gu across the hall with his head down.

The two settled down temporarily in the apartment, but neither of them seemed to be having an easy time.

Hao Laoshi was thinking about his family, while Guigu was thinking about the matter of Hulu Gorge. After learning that 007 from Gu Mian's side had gone to Hulu Gorge in his place, he felt both relieved and ashamed.

He originally thought that without him, the people in Hulu Gorge probably wouldn't survive for long. He was afraid of the urging, wailing, and questioning from the people there, and he was also afraid that they would die because of his departure.

So when he learned that 007, who was more capable than him, had gone there and chosen to stay, the pressure in his heart lessened. He didn't know if he was relieved because he no longer had to be questioned about escaping or because those people could survive.

But Guigu also understood that he could stay here with peace of mind because 007 was there. It was like a person who had fallen into the water and stepped on another person to desperately get ashore, only to find that the person he had stepped on had been swept away by the current.

Upon hearing Hao Laoshi's question, Guigu did not panic. Instead, he replied with some relief, "Was I that obvious... even you noticed?"

“Actually, when we were at the base, I felt that you weren’t happy, Mr. Gu. I arrived at the base late, and I heard from people who were there before that the highest leader of the base wasn’t you, but a companion who was very close to you. But later, you went into a dungeon and you were the only one who survived. From then on, you became the leader of Hulu Gorge.” Hao Laoshi looked at Gui Gu cautiously.

“When I first met you at the Huluxia base, I felt that you didn’t like the place. I felt that we were just a job for you, and a job that was meaningless to you. You may have stayed there out of a sense of responsibility, but I know that you were already tired of everything there.”
“I understand. Your comrades who fought alongside you have all died, and you still have the burden of supporting dozens of people on your shoulders. So I can understand why you don’t want to go back to Hulu Gorge, Mr. Gu. But I’m different from you. My family is still there, so I have to go back no matter what, even if I have to rely on myself.”
"There will definitely be many dangers on the way, and I don't know if we'll ever see each other again after I leave. So, Mr. Gu, I wanted to say goodbye to you in advance. I also wanted to tell you not to feel too guilty. We're not related, and I'm already very grateful that you've helped us so much." Guigu was slightly taken aback, then realized: "You're leaving? Leaving now?"

Hao Laoshi shook his head: "I'm not ready yet. I want to go into another dungeon with Gu Mian to earn some game currency and be fully prepared before leaving. Besides, maybe, like that fat guy said, we'll get a special teleportation item in the next dungeon."

In fact, Gu Mian had a hearse that could take him back to Hulu Gorge.

However, Hao Laoshi also heard 007 in Hulu Gorge send a message saying that there was no need to pick her up. This gave Gu Mian no reason to go to Hulu Gorge, and he couldn't morally blackmail her, so he decided to prepare to go back on his own.

Guigu opened his mouth as if to say something, but then caught a glimpse of a red-clad ghostly figure flashing past the window behind Hao Laoshi.

The habit he developed in the dungeon made him subconsciously grab Hao Laoshi and turn to run towards the door, but he realized something was wrong after only two steps.

How can ghosts appear in the real world?

Even if ghosts did appear in the real world, what ghost would be so foolish as to run wild in Gu Mian's territory?

Thinking of this, Guigu stopped and turned to look out the window.

The red-clad ghost had vanished. He hesitated, taking two steps forward to get a better look at the outside. Just then, he heard a muffled rumbling sound from outside.

Like rumbling thunder in the clouds, he often heard similar sounds on rainy days.

Guigu looked up at the sky, which was a clear blue without a single cloud, and the sun hung high in the sky, radiating dazzling light.

Hao Laoshi seemed not to have heard the voice just now, and was only wondering why Guigu had suddenly pulled him away. He took two steps forward and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Gu?"

"Boom——"

Before he could finish speaking, Hao Laoshi also heard a rumbling sound coming from outside the window.

He opened his eyes wide to look out the window. Outside was the backyard of the apartment building, and a high wall blocked their view, preventing them from seeing any further.

"Mr. Gu, you heard that sound just now, didn't you..." Hao Laoshi asked tentatively, trying to confirm whether he had just imagined it.

Immediately, an even louder roar filled their ears, proving that the sound was real.

At the same time, they felt the ground beneath their feet seem to be shaking. The first thing to react was the chandelier above their heads, which swayed back and forth on the ceiling as if it were about to fall at any moment.

"An earthquake? Let's run outside!" Hao Laoshi exclaimed, his mouth agape.

Guigu kept his eyes fixed on the window, and he discerned that the sound was coming from that direction: "No, it's not an earthquake."

Upon hearing this, Hao Laoshi followed Guigu's gaze and looked out. He saw something black rising from the ground in the distance outside the window. It was quite tall, which is why the two of them could see the thing rising in the distance through the wall.

For a fleeting moment, Hao Laoshi almost thought he was seeing a "monster" from an animated film.

Soon he saw the enormous "monster" continue to rise, its size and height increasing until it completely detached from the ground. It flipped over in mid-air and slowly ascended into the sky.

When its full appearance was revealed to Hao Laoshi, he realized that it was not a monster, but a large area of ​​land with cracked roads and withered green belts. The cars blocking the road had also been lifted into the air.

However, the ground defied the laws of physics, and it flew into the sky without wings, even turning upside down. After turning upside down, nothing on it fell down.

"The City Upside Down".

He heard Guigu call out a name from beside him.

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