Global Collapse-Chapter 505 - 474: The Collapse of Miracle_1

Just as Fatty's scalp tingled and a chill ran down his spine, Gu Mian suddenly touched his chin and said, "Let me give you an analogy. Say I write a novel; the idea of the protagonist suddenly jumping out and killing me is impossible. Similarly, the gap between low-dimensional and high-dimensional worlds is vast. Theoretically, a low-dimensional world eroding a high-dimensional one is absolutely impossible. The probability of such an event is about the same as my protagonist killing me."

"If you're in an absolute high dimension, then your statement would hold true. But we don't know whether the so-called 'real world' is also a low-dimensional world," Liu Ruyan tilted her head slightly. "If we're not in an absolute high dimension, then anything is possible."

"Absolute high dimension," Fatty mused with sudden understanding. "That's… like a god, then."

"By the way," Liu Ruyan continued, "Earth fears us because it can't find the exact hiding place of our world. It's like the Second World is a book, but Earth doesn't know where this book is located."

As she spoke, she glanced at Chu Changge on the couch, who reached out and put down his world.

"Honestly," Liu Ruyan looked at the tattered leaf Chu Changge had placed on the coffee table, "if my world were in my hands, it would have turned to ash by now."

Chu Changge adjusted his glasses. "It seems you bear a deep grudge against your world."

Fatty also nodded and said, "That's like Earthlings saying they want to blow up Earth. That's blasphemy…"

At this point, Fatty suddenly remembered Gu Mian had made a similar statement about "blowing up Earth" and quickly shut his mouth. After a long pause, he coughed a few times and said to Liu Ruyan, "For saying that, you could be dragged off to participate in 'Metamorphosis'!"

[Trigger Special Instance 'Metamorphosis']

"What the hell!" Fatty's eyes widened.

Gu Mian silently put down the strawberry jam in his hand. "What else could it be? A special instance, of course. Giving you a chance to participate in 'Metamorphosis.' By the way, your expression is pretty much the same as when you first encountered a special instance."

"Oh," Fatty grimaced. "Do I have to go to some godforsaken place and reclaim barren land? I've seen people like me on that reality show get sent to the mountains to be reformed…"

[Trigger condition: Mentioning 'Metamorphosis' has a chance of matching you to this instance]

This trigger condition is a bit of a trap…

[Instance Player Number: All players within a certain range]

[Successfully calculated the number of players. Current count: 9 players]

Looks like all nine people on this floor are included.

Gu Mian quickly slapped his brother into a CD, stuffed it into his pocket, and snatched up the guitar bag beside him.

The front half of Xiao Hong was still under the bed, seemingly unaware of what was happening outside.

[Introduction: Players will participate in the reality show 'Metamorphosis' and can leave the instance once filming is completed]

[Instance Task: Complete 'Metamorphosis' filming]

As the panel displayed the last line of text, Gu Mian slammed the door shut with a BANG, the door panel nearly hitting Liu Ruyan's nose as she stood outside.

"Remember to close the door when you go out," Gu Mian said. "Otherwise, what if Xiao Hong gets snatched away by some villain?"

Fatty shrank his neck, "I think she looks quite like a villain…"

Hearing the noise, Xiao Hong scrambled out from under the bed, only to find the room empty.

Her villain-like face looked somewhat dumbfounded.

"At night, he is an elf of nightclubs."

"During the day, he is a demon feared by his parents…"

In the blink of an eye, Gu Mian heard these two sentences ring in his ears. When he saw the words "Metamorphosis," he was already mentally prepared. He just hadn't expected that even the lines were copied verbatim from the show; they didn't even pay copyright fees for the crossover.

He turned his head and found himself in an office-sized room. The air conditioning was set to 23 degrees, making it a bit cold.

Gu Mian looked out the window beside him and saw only a tree, its yellowed leaves falling incessantly as the wind blew through it.

There were no other players here besides me.

At that moment, a group of people was gathered at the doorway. It was a middle-aged man with a duckbill cap and glasses on his nose who had just uttered those lines about the "nightclub elf."

"Sad parents, rebellious son…"

"…"

"…After all this, will he be able to repent and be reborn?"

"Did you hear that? The promotional copy for this episode will follow this script…" Gu Mian heard the middle-aged man continue.

It was only then I realized this copy was about me.

But that "nightclub elf" term is a bit too flashy, isn't it?

Still, carrying a guitar bag, I really do look like a "nightclub elf."

But where did everyone else go…

"Director, the other guests have been contacted. The ones in the mountains have booked flights and can arrive this afternoon. Shouldn't we hurry up on our end?"

Gu Mian's sharp eyes spotted a list on the opposite table. He reached out, took the A4 sheet of paper, and quickly scanned it.

It read—

"Gu Mian: At night, he's an elf of the nightclubs; by day, he is… Can he turn over a new leaf and be reborn?"

"Wang Longxiang: Having no parents, he has never experienced the warmth of a family. A dilapidated thatched house, a remote mountain gully… After all this, can he let go of his resentment, regain his confidence, and become positive and proactive?"

"Meiren Chu: He's the problem student who gives teachers headaches at school—tardy, cutting classes, early romances, incorrigible… After participating in this transformation, will he understand his teachers' painstaking efforts?"

"Xie Bi'an: In public, he's the gentle and kind class idol; behind the scenes, he's a meticulously calculating and insidious person… Can he mend his ways and start anew?"

"Liu Ruyan: She…"

Listing out the rest would just seem like padding the word count, so Gu Mian just skimmed them, noticing that only his own description was plagiarized.

Because Fatty carried Wang Longxiang's school badge, they directly called him Wang Longxiang.

It's worth mentioning that Gu Mian was carrying Liu Xuan's school badge, but it was utterly useless.

There were nine people on this list—exactly the nine players.

Based on the character descriptions, I, Chu Changge, Lai Nian, and Xie Bi'an are the city participants heading to the remote mountains to experience life. Meanwhile, Fatty, Su Xiaocha, Xingluo, You Si, and Liu Ruyan are the participants from the remote mountains heading to the city to experience life.

I haven't spotted any danger yet.

The instance introduction doesn't say where ghosts might appear, nor if any are hidden among the film crew. Gu Mian pondered this as he observed the film crew gathered at the door.

After some thought, I figure that in this kind of show, beating up the director and cameramen should be pretty standard procedure… right?

As Gu Mian was thinking this, he clenched his fist.

Just then, he noticed a new message in the College Entrance Exam Cheating Group. He couldn't chat with friends within the instance, but this group chat was still usable.

Fatty was currently wailing in the chat.

[Pan]: Doctor, where are you? I'm in a mountain gully, and a group of people is about to take me away...

[Pan]: I'm so scared. Will there be any ghosts among these people?

Gu Mian thought for a moment, then sent a message: "I'll teach you a method. Try hitting them. If they don't cry out in pain, they're not human."