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Chapter 103 The Reverse Clock [Seeking First Subscription]

Not only Gu Mian, but everyone else could tell at a glance that something was wrong with it.

A clock as tall as a person leans against the wall opposite the door. The furnishings in the room are all very retro, and there are no modern numbers on the clock face.

But what Gu Mian cared about wasn't whether the watch had numbers or not, but the ticking hands on its dial.

"A watch that runs backwards?" Gu Mian frowned slightly.

This is truly something I've never seen or heard of before.

The young man glanced at the clock leaning against the wall not far away: "Ah, that clock suddenly broke for some reason. It was like that when I came here, and I don't know how to fix it..."

As he spoke, he walked to the sofa and said, "Please sit down."

Mobile Guy withdrew his gaze from the eerie clock, hesitating to sit down.

Gu Mian sat down quite calmly.

The young man took out several cups and began pouring water: "My name is Zhao Lei. This house has always been where my father, Zhao Guanhai, lives. A few days ago, I came up the mountain to look for my dad, but I found that he seemed to have disappeared..."

"I couldn't get in touch with them by phone at all. I waited here for several days, but then a heavy snowfall blocked the mountain roads, and I couldn't get down either."

As Zhao Lei spoke, he looked at Gu Mian and the others: "By the way, you came here to climb the mountain. Have you seen my father on the mountain?"

As he spoke, he gestured to a height that reached his neck: "About this tall, in his fifties, with white hair at the temples, he looks quite fierce..."

Let alone people, Gu Mian and her companions didn't see a single ghost along the way.

The group exchanged glances and shook their heads, while Gu Mian gave an ambiguous answer: "I don't think I saw it."

Zhao Lei didn't seem too disappointed: "Oh, okay then, it must be that my dad went down the mountain earlier and can't come back up for the time being..."

He then looked at Gu Mian and the others with his cup in hand: "I haven't asked you how you got stuck on the mountain. I remember there was a forecast a few days ago saying there would be a blizzard, and you still came to climb the mountain?"

This question stumped them all.

We can't exactly say, "We have no idea what this is, this is actually a dungeon, the game just threw us into the mountains," can we?
Moreover, even if you wanted to say that, the game system wouldn't agree, because at that moment Gu Mian noticed the game panel suddenly appear.

[Side Quest: Play the role of a mountaineer well and avoid arousing suspicion from the main characters.]

Suspicion level of Zhao Lei: 0

[Reward: Financial Management Guide]

[Friendly reminder: If the suspicion level in a story mission reaches 60 or higher, you will not be able to obtain the side mission reward.]

Gu Mian stared at the panel for a few seconds. The financial management guide was obviously related to money, and since he was currently very poor, this thing was quite useful to him.

The others had obviously also seen the side quest, and for a moment there was silence; no one spoke after Zhao Lei finished asking his question.

Zhao Lei looked somewhat confused.

Fortunately, Gu Mian was quite adept at lying. He had lied countless times since he was a child. At this moment, he immediately realized what was going on and said, "We are not experts in weather research. We had heard that there was snow, but we did not expect the snow to be so heavy that it has blocked us."

Zhao Lei didn't question it, but nodded in agreement: "This snow is quite heavy. It seems to be the heaviest snow I've ever seen in my life. It's the first time I've ever seen a mountain blocked by heavy snow."

He paused for a moment when he said this, then looked at Gu Mian and the others: "Oh right, I haven't asked how you all are addressed yet."

The name is too far-fetched; if you can't come up with a story for it, you can't not come up with either name.

Soon, the group introduced themselves, and Zhao Lei listened attentively while nodding. After everyone had introduced themselves, he put down his cup and said, "Don't worry, everyone. There have been people like you who were trapped on the mountain by heavy snow for many days, but they all left safely in the end."

As Zhao Lei was speaking, Gu Mian suddenly seemed to remember something. He looked at Chu Changge across from him with a strange expression, only to see that Chu Changge also seemed to have thought of something.

The mobile phone guy next to him also looked deep in thought.

All three of them had an air of "I think I've thought of something, but I'm not going to say it."

Only the fat man and the couple were still listening to Zhao Lei speak, looking completely clueless.

"There are plenty of rooms here, you can stay here for now. You can leave once the road is cleared," Zhao Lei said as he stood up. "There are three bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom on the first floor. I'll be staying on the first floor."

“There are four bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor, but my dad has converted one of the bedrooms into a study, so only three rooms are available for living. That means there are only five rooms available, but there are six of you…” Zhao Lei hesitated.

Just then, Mingliang suddenly spoke up: "It's okay, my girlfriend and I can share a room."

This is a highly realistic instance with an absolutely first-class experience. Whether you get injured or die, the pain is 100%, and of course, the experience in other aspects is also very strong.

This game isn't the kind that can pass censorship. Here, players can do whatever they want without being stopped, including creating babies. If a player really has the leisure to create babies in a horror dungeon...

Zhao Lei nodded knowingly, then looked at the others: "The room is fully equipped, you can go in and rest, but..."

But what?
They all stared intently at him.

Zhao Lei frowned slightly: "I've been feeling like something's not quite right these past few days..."

Something's not right. Gu Mian and the others also noticed this problem when they entered the building; something was definitely off.

It's worth mentioning that the fat guy suddenly jumped out again after entering the room, as if he was testing whether it was possible to end the dungeon by entering and exiting in one go. As it turns out, this was not feasible.

The mission is to escape the manor, not just to let people in and then jump out; that wouldn't be the difficulty level of a four-star dungeon.

It seems that someone has to come along to hunt down the player, and only when the player can escape in a logical way can the mission be considered complete.

At this moment, Zhao Lei was still saying, "After I came back, I felt that something was wrong with this place. I can't quite put my finger on what it was, but if I had to say, it's like this place feels very unfamiliar..."

"Everything here is exactly the same as before, the furniture and decorations haven't changed, but I just feel like something's different..."

Zhao Lei lowered his brow and looked at them: "Try to be careful."

Chu Changge nodded slightly: "We will be careful."

Zhao Lei nodded and said, "Then you should choose your rooms quickly."

There was no dispute about room allocation. There were two bedrooms on the first floor, which were taken by Mobile Brother and Chu Changge respectively. Mobile Brother's room was sandwiched between Zhao Lei and Chu Changge.

Gu Mian, the fat man, and the couple were on the second floor.

The fat man's room and the couple's room were not far apart, with their two doors facing two staircases. Gu Mian lived in the bedroom next to the fat man's.

They had actually considered having several people share a room, but the idea of ​​several grown men living together raised suspicions, so Gu Mian had to give up on the idea.

At this moment, Gu Mian and the other two were gathered in Fatty's room discussing something.

"Did you guys notice something just now?" Chu Changge pushed up his glasses.

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