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Chapter 516 I, the Cuckoo Spirit, Never Cuckoo!

Gu Mian kept stroking the saw in her hand as she spoke.

The other players' eyes were also glued to the grotesque creature, fearing that Gu Mian, who clearly wasn't normal, might suddenly go berserk and saw them in half.

At this moment, the fruit knife on the coffee table looked small and pitiful, and Cang Yue Shisi had completely given up the idea of ​​using it to fight Gu Mian.

"Then I flagged down a driver on the way and asked him to take me here. He kept rambling on and on about how the cemetery had been haunted ever since October 1st..."

After mentally complaining about the name "Grave Hill" again, Gu Mian continued, "Besides that, there's nothing else. According to the driver, the ghosts in this instance are most likely our former dear colleagues. According to the setting, there are a total of thirty-nine people on the bus. Zhao Shuang is alive, and eight are missing, so there are at least thirty ghosts."

The atmosphere in the room clearly changed when Gu Mian said those words.

Everyone wore a somber expression. Although they had suspected this before and were mentally prepared, they were still afraid when they actually said it.

Of course, what's most frightening right now is the person dressed as a doctor in front of me.

He was wearing a slightly yellowed white coat over a light gray shirt, with a vibrant green leaf pin at his collar. When you opened his player profile, you would see that his nickname wasn't "Gu Mian," but rather a bright green "Doctor," the font color of which matched the pin at his collar somewhat.

Cang Yue Shisi didn't delve too deeply into why the person's name was "Doctor" instead of "Gu Mian".

Anyone would want to conceal the name Gu Mian, so it's clear he obtained some special item that can hide his nickname.

Wang Chuan and Xia Jianren didn't delve too much into Gu Mian's lush green nickname; most people's attention was focused on the terrifying saw in Gu Mian's hand.

Of everyone present, only Coco was listening intently to Gu Mian's words, not worried that the saw might fall on her head.

She was actually a little curious as to why Gu Mian had come here.

There was only one person on the wanted list, Gu Mian. If they were not careful, a life could be lost for tens of thousands of game coins. After discovering that the players were initially scattered, Coco thought that Gu Mian would not come to meet them.

I didn't expect this guy to come, and he's doing it so swaggeringly.

Coco was a little confused.

Cang Yue Shisi, standing to the side, tucked his hands into his pockets. Although he was very reluctant, he still needed to ask.

She stared at what the doctor was holding, opened her mouth, and after a few seconds of hesitation, finally uttered, "Well, now we need to think about how to survive. But before discussing how to deal with this instance, I'd like to ask this doctor..."

As Cang Yue spoke, she looked up at Gu Mian, barely managing to maintain a calm expression: "Your name is Gu Mian, right?"

“Indeed,” Gu Mian did not deny it. He was already used to his real name being exposed. “You should have known when you first entered the instance.”

After receiving an affirmative answer, the other two male players took a deep breath, their expressions unreadable.

Cang Yue pursed her lips and nodded, not asking any idiotic questions like "Is that person on the wanted list you?"

Now she finally understood why Mr. Gu Mian had been able to dominate the wanted list for so long; just looking at the murder weapon in his hand was enough to tell her why.

“Hmm,” Cang Yue glanced at Zhao Shuang, who was fast asleep in the bedroom, and changed the subject away from Gu Mian, “Everyone knows that there will be real death in this instance, so we can’t do it like before…”

Although players had previously gone to great lengths to clear dungeons, the existence of the death protection mechanism provided some solace.

"You can be resurrected after you die"—most people think of this when facing death in a dungeon, which makes the despair seem less hopeless.

But things are different now. The instance death protection mechanism is off, and players will face real death.

The atmosphere in the room was oppressive. Apart from that unreliable doctor, he didn't seem to care much about the protection mechanism being turned off.

"Let's discuss some countermeasures first. I believe everyone here has been through quite a few dungeons," Cang Yue said, glancing at Gu Mian. "Any suggestions are welcome, while Zhao Shuang is still asleep."

The sole survivor, Zhao Shuang, is still unconscious, and the five players can speak during this time.

The first to voice their opinion was Wang Chuan, who didn't want candy. This male player, who was in his early thirties and had a rather mature appearance, tentatively spoke up: "Based on my past experience, more clues will help us complete the mission. Sometimes, clues in the dungeon can be the key to survival. So I suggest that everyone actively explore the current mystery, figure out why the bus overturned, and what Zhao Shuang forgot. Perhaps this can greatly increase our chances of survival."

He tried to look away from Gu Mian's chainsaw as he spoke, pretending not to see it.

“That’s true,” Cang Yue said after Wang Chuan finished speaking. “I’ve also experienced many instances, and sometimes a single crucial clue can determine the life or death of everyone.”

Gu Mian stood quietly to the side, saying nothing. What these two people said was indeed correct; in many instances, as long as one grasped a key clue, casualties could be avoided.

Just like the taxi instance, hide-and-seek instance, tram instance, fairy tale city instance, college entrance examination event, and so on that he had experienced before.

Of course, proper exploration can greatly improve players' survival rate. However, sometimes players may go astray and fall into traps, which will most likely result in a total wipeout. In such cases, it's better to stay put and have a higher survival rate.

Xia Jianren, on the other side, was clearly well-versed in this matter. He immediately whispered a different opinion: "I understand the reasoning, but everyone knows that from now on, we will actually die in the dungeon. This is the first time we've entered a dungeon where we can actually die. If anything goes wrong, we might all be wiped out. So I suggest we be conservative and not act too recklessly."

Hearing this, Cang Yue nodded slightly: "Sometimes the casualties from investigating clues can be quite high, and being alone can even lead to death. It's best if we don't act alone..."

She seemed to be struggling with something, her brows furrowed slightly.

Coco didn't say anything, she just looked at the other three, looking like she had no opinions of her own, just like when they were in the dungeon before.

After thinking for a few seconds, Cang Yue finally turned her gaze to Gu Mian.

Gu Mian had already taken the opportunity to put the chainsaw back into her guitar bag. After all, there was an NPC on the bed not far away who could wake up at any moment. If the NPC woke up, Gu Mian couldn't very well say that she brought the chainsaw to fix the water pipes.

Although the saw was wrapped in a musical instrument, its intimidating power remained undiminished.

Cang Yue cautiously asked, "So, Mr. Gu Mian, what are your thoughts?"

In her opinion, this only person wanted by the game must be quite suicidal and have considerable experience in dealing with dungeons, so perhaps he could come up with a good solution.

Unexpectedly, the doctor with the green hair seemed to be distracted from the dungeon. He was lost in thought, only snapping back to reality when his name was called, and uttering a truly astonishing statement—

"Make yourselves at home, I'll go out and take a look first."

What the hell? Cang Yue's eyes widened. Before she could even say anything to stop him, she watched as the man in front of her slung his guitar bag over his shoulder, opened the door, and walked into the dark stairwell.

The other two male players were clearly also shocked by this action. Xia Jianren looked at the open door and the dark corridor outside, and swallowed hard: "Is this really okay? This is a dungeon where you can actually die, and he's just being so casual about it?"

Like they're out of their minds!
Wang Chuan rubbed his hands together: "Are the people from the wanted gang really that confident...?"

Oh no, I was just going to take a break, but all the shows next door have already finished airing!

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