Buddhist player

Although they had mentally prepared themselves, many people were still startled when darkness suddenly descended.

In particular, when the cute girl blew down a maple leaf, she was so startled that she immediately pulled her feet up onto the sofa, as if she was afraid that a hand would reach out from under the sofa and grab her ankle in the next second.

At the same time, just as the candle went out, a thunderclap suddenly rang out in the sky... but that's not the key point.

At the moment the thunder roared, everyone present clearly heard a strange sound coming from upstairs, like a chair being dragged across the floor.

The voice was extremely close to them, seemingly right above their heads, within reach.

The bard felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing that voice.

The relevant official departments have specifically collected detailed information about the novice assessment missions. Generally speaking, in survival-type dungeons like this, the dangers are mainly concentrated in the mid-to-late stages, while the early stages are usually for players to explore and discuss.

...And how long has that instance been running?

Keep in mind that they are just ordinary people who haven't yet obtained full player privileges. They had just finished introducing themselves and hadn't even had time to explore their surroundings when this happened. It was clearly a way to drive them to their doom.

When did the newbie assessment task become so difficult?

Just as the bard was questioning the meaning of life, the CD player suddenly lit up, dispelling the darkness. Under the light that illuminated almost the entire hall, the strange dragging sound that had been moving towards the stairwell abruptly stopped.

Slightly surprised, the bard looked up at the person opposite him.

On the sofa opposite, the guy who had introduced himself as Chen Bai was busy setting up a large camping lamp designed for outdoor camping. The lamp's light was extremely strong, illuminating the entire hall in a bright white light.

"you……"

"I bought it online specifically because I'm afraid of the dark."

With a slight shrug, Bai Chen sat back down on the sofa and gestured for the other person to proceed.

"Alright, you can continue."

The bard: "..."

"Um...did you guys hear any noise coming from upstairs just now?"

Under the lights that illuminated almost the entire hall, the girl who had blown away the maple leaves seemed to have grown bolder. After somewhat embarrassedly putting her feet back down from the sofa, she asked in a low voice.

"None of us are deaf."

Looking towards the stairwell, Tiger King's expression turned rather unpleasant.

In this haunted house, after what just happened, no one would be in a good mood.

"...Let's define our goal first."

Taking a deep breath, the bard tried to regain control.

"The mission description is to survive until dawn, but according to the time displayed on our phones, it's 3 a.m. now. Assuming dawn is at 7 a.m., we need to survive for at least four hours."

As he spoke, the bard took out his cell phone.

In the story's background, they are a group of college students who came here to explore. They all carried backpacks, but unfortunately, after they all fainted once in this haunted house, their backpacks disappeared, leaving only some personal belongings.

"Yes, the timing is right, it's just a pity there's no internet."

He also took out his phone and glanced at it, nodding as he said, "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao."

"Four hours? If something like that happens frequently, we won't even last half an hour!!"

Compared to Dao Ke Dao, whose emotions were relatively stable, the Tiger King was clearly somewhat irritable.

"So, we need to hurry up and explore now."

Patiently, the bard adjusted his glasses.

"Our top priority is to find our lost backpack. It contains information about the origins of this haunted house and related reports. If we find the backpack, we might be able to find something... What's wrong?"

Seeing that the man in front of him wasn't listening to him but instead turned his head to look thoughtfully at the white dust outside the window, the bard couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing. I was just wondering if it was possible for us to leave this haunted house and spend the next four hours somewhere else."

Turning back, Bai Chen remained calm.

"How is that possible?"

No sooner had Bai Chen finished speaking than the Fierce Tiger King scoffed at him.

"For this type of survival mission, the location is fixed for us, so those doors are probably impossible to open..."

"Uh... the door seems to be able to be opened."

Before the Tiger King could finish his sentence, the faint sound of maple leaves falling began to ring out.

Before anyone knew it, she had arrived at the door and placed her hand on the doorknob. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, as if afraid that they wouldn't believe her, she turned the doorknob and opened the door.

In an instant, the strong wind outside, mixed with some cold rain, rushed into the room.

Without much hesitation, Tiger King quickly got up and went to the door. As the door was fully opened, everyone finally figured out their exact location.

Looking at the surroundings, this appears to be a cluster of villas nestled halfway up the mountain, in an excellent location. Even standing at the entrance, one can vaguely see the warm light emanating from the town below through the torrential rain.

The only pity was that this villa complex seemed to have been abandoned. Apart from the camping lights in the lobby of the villa they were in, the surrounding villas were all pitch black, clearly having been abandoned for a long time.

Through the thick rain, a car could be vaguely seen parked on the winding mountain road a few dozen meters away from the villa. Judging from the model, it was the same car they had driven when they arrived.

"...We can actually leave?"

Even the bard was slightly taken aback by what he saw.

Logically, survival missions like this should be completely enclosed, like a haunted house in a snowstorm. But this mission is different; not only can they leave the haunted house at will, but they've even been thoughtfully provided with an escape car...

"No, even if we could leave, we don't have the car keys; they're all in our backpacks."

He also stood up from the sofa and calmly began to speak.

"The mission flow is obvious. We don't need to figure out the reason for this haunted house. We just need to find the car keys and we can drive away from here without any trouble."

"That's fine then."

Upon hearing this, the bard breathed a sigh of relief.

"I initially thought this dungeon would be ridiculously difficult, but now it seems it's still within expectations. Even with the frequent paranormal events, having a place to leave this haunted house gives us more hiding places..."

Bai Chen didn't listen carefully to the rest of the words.

Looking at the car that was barely visible in the torrential rain outside, his expression silently turned cold.

Everything went so smoothly; everything was just right and natural.

A haunted house that allows escape, a car parked in the rain, and a perfect drive for the car key... This doesn't seem like a way out, but rather a carefully crafted trap that makes people willingly step into it.

...The difficulty of this instance may far exceed his imagination.