CHAPTER 357: CHAPTER 340: MISSING PERSON CHU CHANGGE_1

Gu Mian felt like he was the player in the toughest spot in the world.

He had been inexplicably transported to a building with absolutely nothing in it and was now surrounded by an electric fence, preventing him from going anywhere. Tonight, dark clouds covered the sky, so he couldn’t even look up to admire the moon or stars.

With no other options, he had to return to the only building he could enter, looking for any clues about this game. Unexpectedly, he found nothing from the ground floor to the rooftop. Gu Mian could only lean against a window on the rooftop, feeling the cold breeze and contemplating life.

The atmosphere was peaceful and quiet, nothing like a Mysterious Dungeon.

And just as he was contemplating life and about to observe the building opposite, he noticed three tense-looking people in a window directly across from him. They seemed to be hiding from something, their faces filled with terror. Gu Mian also saw a familiar face—Keke.

He remembered Keke had been with Chu Changge when he went downstairs, but it seemed they had separated long ago. Gu Mian had happened to see Chu Changge pass by a window alone.

So now, the formation seemed to be himself and Chu Changge acting independently, while Keke was with two others he didn’t recognize, a man and a woman. The previously missing Fatty and 007 were still nowhere to be found, their whereabouts unknown. They were likely also on their own. If one were the ghost aiming to kill, acting alone would certainly be more convenient. Looked at this way, the most suspicious individuals were all of them, the instance players.

He understood Fatty’s temperament; if Fatty were the ghost, he probably couldn’t hide his identity, and his behavior would be different and quite strange. So, Fatty could basically be confirmed as a civilian. But as for Chu Changge and 007... it was hard to say. Especially Chu Changge, who always moved mysteriously in any instance, always adhering to the philosophy of "I’d rather deceive everyone than let anyone deceive me." So even if Chu Changge tricked people intentionally, Gu Mian couldn’t be sure of his identity. As for 007, she was a girl who embodied poverty, violence, courage, fearlessness, and bloodthirstiness. From the hand-tearing skin incident, it was clear she wasn’t easy to deal with. If she were the ghost, she would definitely hide with all her might, and presumably, killing wouldn’t cause her any psychological burden.

As for the other instance players... Gu Mian had never met Yue Nu, so he couldn’t judge. Keke looked like a high school girl, young, probably around that age. Her appearance and her apparent personality were very similar: cute, well-behaved, and a bit timid. In some horror novels, such characters were usually either burdens or cannon fodder. These points aside, Gu Mian had only seen Keke twice and couldn’t make an accurate judgment.

However, most of the teammates matched in this instance were acquaintances. Gu Mian guessed that these teammates were matched according to the difficulty of the instance. If this was the case, the players matched with him wouldn’t be easy to deal with; presumably, Keke also had some tricks up her sleeve.

As Gu Mian was analyzing things carefully, he suddenly realized that someone was looking at him from the opposite building. It was a woman he didn’t recognize, who looked like a native resident of the instance and seemed to recognize him.

Of course, he couldn’t act like he didn’t recognize her. As he thought this, Gu Mian symbolically raised his hand and waved at the woman across.

Just then, a man Gu Mian didn’t recognize also approached the window. But just as that man drew near, Gu Mian sensed a subtle change in all three of their expressions.

The three of them suddenly froze. Then, the two women at the window widened their eyes as if they had seen something terrifying, and they opened their mouths, seemingly wanting to shout something.

Because the two buildings were only about a hundred meters apart, Gu Mian heard their shouts without much effort.

"Run!"

"Watch your back!"

Behind me?

Hearing the two women’s shouts, Gu Mian slowly turned his head. A pallid face had, at some unknown point, appeared in the darkness behind him.

Suddenly turning to see an unfamiliar white face was quite startling; Gu Mian almost blurted out, "Who are you?"

The owner of the face, likely not expecting Gu Mian to turn around so suddenly, froze for a moment before breaking into an excited, cheerful smile.

"Gu Mian, you’re here too! I thought I was the only one, I was so scared!"

Gu Mian watched as a person emerged from the darkness—the owner of this pallid face, its whiteness likely due to fear.

Gu Mian had no idea who this person was, so he decided not to use a name. "Did you also inexplicably end up here?" he asked.

"Yes," the person before him nodded excitedly. "I thought I was having a nightmare, so I didn’t dare move... But the dream never seemed to end. Then I saw what looked like a light over here, so I groped my way toward it. I never expected to run into you! I was scared to death..."

While the person was speaking, Gu Mian tilted his head slightly to glance at the expressions of the people in the opposite building. The two women and one man in the window opposite looked terrified, as if they had seen a ghost.

Gu Mian understood. Thinking this, he turned sideways, pointed across, and said, "Same here. Look, there’s another building over there, and Xu Keke and the others are there too."

The person before him looked across in surprise. "You’re right! Isn’t that Pan Yue, Li Yibai, and Xu Keke over there? Are they in the same situation as us?"

"Most likely. We’ve all played that game. You know which game I’m talking about, right?" Gu Mian looked at him.

The person opposite him looked astonished but didn’t refute, seeming somewhat unable to comprehend the situation.

Gu Mian then tried to recall the man’s name. From the list of names, there were three men he didn’t know among the twelve participants: Li Yibai, Li Wentao, and Zhang Pingfan. Now that Li Yibai was in the building opposite, the person in front of him had to be one of the other two. Considering the terrified expressions from across the way, it was more likely that this person was Zhang Pingfan, who had been missing for over a day.

But Gu Mian didn’t say the name aloud. He also looked out the window. "Lin Qi is here too, but we got separated. By the way, who else from your class played the ’Close Your Eyes’ game?"

Li Wentao scratched his head in confusion. "Just Lin Qi, Yue Nu, and Pan Yue..."

Gu Mian frowned.

Lin Qi, Yue Nu, and Pan Yue were in Year 11, Class 13. And the boy from Year 11, Class 13 was Li Wentao. So, this person in front of me is Li Wentao? Then why do those three across the way look like they’ve seen a ghost?

At this point, Li Wentao also noticed something was off with the three people opposite. "What’s wrong with them?"

Gu Mian shook his head. "I don’t know."

Meanwhile, Pan Yue was clenching her fists tightly.

Li Wentao no longer looked as terrifying as before! After seeing Gu Mian in the building opposite, he seemed to have become a normal person! There was nothing wrong with him at all!

Li Yibai’s eyes widened. "He... wasn’t he just behind you guys a moment ago? How did he get over there in the blink of an eye!"

"That’s why I said people will die—there’s a ghost here!" Pan Yue gritted her teeth, watching the opposite building tensely. "Li Wentao... it’s highly likely it’s him!"

Li Yibai also stared across, somewhat frightened. "Should we warn Gu Mian then?"

Keke pressed his arm, shaking her head slightly. "No. Li Wentao is acting strangely. Shouting out to Gu Mian now wouldn’t do him any good."

"What should we do then?" Li Yibai also clenched his fists nervously.

Just then, the three of them suddenly heard another voice from behind: "What are you all doing?"

All three jumped in fright and spun around. Chu Changge had appeared behind them at some unknown moment.