Global Collapse-Chapter 507 - 476: Zu An’s Collapse_1

Gu Mian was thinking about this when the host on the screen looked excited and continued speaking.

"The guests are gradually getting more interesting."

"Now, we will be visiting our guest, Xie Bi'an, who is currently ranked second in popularity. This guest is somewhat different from the usual guests. He is good at disguising himself, and if it weren't for an accident that exposed his true self, he might still be an exemplary young man in everyone's hearts."

"I wonder if he's still in the mood to keep up his act?"

Gu Mian watched the host speaking while opening a door.

It looks like I'm the one with the highest popularity.

As he thought this, Gu Mian straightened himself up, trying to look more impressive to live up to the number one title.

Just then, the host had started questioning Xie Bi'an. "Is your insistence on staying concealed a way of rebelling against the outside world…"

At that moment, Gu Mian suddenly saw a message Chu Changge had sent in the cheat group. He realized that Chu Changge hadn't been moving because he was busy typing this message.

[Chu Changge]: You guys must have noticed too; this instance probably belongs to the Old World.

[Pan]: What are you talking about? I haven't noticed anything. People here are warm and hospitable to me, and it doesn't seem like there are any traps…

Gu Mian silently read the message Fatty sent. He remembered how this guy was panicking just a few minutes ago.

He didn't expect him to switch sides just a few minutes later, praising their warmth and hospitality.

Just then, Liu Ruyan also appeared in the chat group.

[Liu Ruyan]: Who would have thought we'd end up back in this world? It's so nauseating to think about, especially since we're back as weaklings, heh.

Gu Mian felt the final 'heh' was quite expressive; he could almost see a certain expression. Based on the guest characterization, Liu Ruyan was indeed a weakling. Fatty, Liu Ruyan, and their other three teammates were designed to be poor, weak, miserable, and lacking self-confidence. They were weaklings who hadn't broken the rules, supposedly sent to a good place to experience life.

[Liu Ruyan]: Although weaklings will also be punished for breaking the rules, people generally don't pay much attention to them. Even if you were tied up with a sign and thrown onto the street, nobody would bother to look. Out of jealousy, people prefer to see those usually in high places in a miserable state. If a rich or good-looking person were thrown onto the street, they would be mobbed by onlookers.

[Liu Ruyan]: Rather than saying this world is rule-based, I would say it's full of jealousy. Sometimes, the higher-ups will give the masses some benefits to maintain control. You four have been selected by the masses to amuse them.

The four people Liu Ruyan mentioned were Gu Mian and his team. Although Gu Mian hadn't participated in such shows before, he knew that the main attractions in these shows were usually people like them. People always like to see conflict and plot twists, and their characters were suitable for these.

Fatty seemed somewhat worried.

[Pan]: Oh no, isn't the Doctor in danger then... So, there might not be any ghosts in this instance, right? Like it was with the taxi instance where the final boss was a human.

[Pan]: Thinking about it, this might be the first instance we've experienced that doesn't involve a ghost, right?

Gu Mian thought about it, not sure if the previous Fairy Tale City instance counted as one with a ghost.

[Pan]: Ah, forget it, we need to get going. Since I'm closer to the filming location, I don't need to take a plane. To be honest, I've gotten so used to being around the Doctor that I'm actually a bit scared to fly now…

Gu Mian considered Liu Ruyan's words thoughtfully. Were they just here to entertain?

As he thought, he looked back up at the screen. The host was still interviewing Xie Bi'an. Seeing the host's strangely mocking expression, as if enjoying the drama, Gu Mian made up his mind and clenched his fist. "I'm going to be an entertaining guest!"

It's time for my performance.

Fatty, oblivious to Gu Mian's thoughts, boarded the bus with the filming crew and found a secluded corner to sit. Initially, he wasn't that afraid after meeting the seemingly friendly natives of the instance. However, after hearing Chu Changge's explanation, Fatty's heart began to race again. He now found their smiles rather creepy.

Just then, he suddenly heard a pleasant voice from overhead. Looking up curiously, he saw a small screen installed above his head. He blinked and focused on the content.

The screen showed a female host questioning a man in a black cloak. Fatty would recognize Xie Bi'an's cloak anywhere.

His instincts told him this man wasn't friendly, but Xie Bi'an always appeared gentle and kind. Even now, on screen, he looked very gentle. Fatty felt his kindness practically penetrated the airtight cloak, even overflowing from the screen.

Despite the host's relentless questioning, Xie Bi'an wasn't annoyed. Instead, he patiently answered all the questions.

A few minutes later, the host turned back to the camera. "Our guest is still as fond of disguising himself as ever. Will he be able to keep it up during the rest of the recording?"

Then, Fatty saw the host take a few steps and leave the room.

"Alright, now let's interview the most popular player of this program, our guest, Gu Mian."

Fatty looked up slightly. As expected, they're using the Doctor's real name in this instance. The school ID tag the Doctor was made to wear was completely useless.

"But first, let's give a detailed introduction of our most popular guest. We had to go through a lot of trouble to capture him... He has violated quite a number of regulations during his time as a wanted fugitive. If it weren't for his high popularity, he would have been executed by now."

Upon hearing this, Fatty was already imagining a group of people trying to catch Gu Mian, and found it quite amusing.

"Now, let's go meet our guest. Ah, the door to the dressing room is open."

Fatty stared at the TV screen intently. At this point, he was unaware of Gu Mian's intention to "create some fun."

The host, holding the microphone, took two quick steps towards the door. "Presumably, for being granted this chance at redemption, Mr. Gu Mian must be grate—"

Before she could finish, something flew out from the open door and smashed straight into her smiling face.

The impact made the host sway and fall out of view of the screen.

HISS. Fatty sucked in a sharp breath. He saw that the item thrown out of the room was a flowerpot. As for the plant originally inside... it had probably been pulled out by the Doctor.

The bus suddenly fell silent. Fatty, stunned, turned his stiff neck to look around, only to see everyone staring straight at the TV screen, their eyes wide with horror.

The camera moved forward a bit, as if the cameraman intended to help the person on the ground.

But then, the camera suddenly panned to Gu Mian. Now, everyone watching the screen witnessed the performance he had meticulously prepared.

There, on the screen, Gu Mian held a freshly plucked weed and opened his mouth towards the camera.

Suddenly, Fatty heard Gu Mian's crude words transmitting from the screen—the kind that would definitely be replaced with asterisks in a novel.

Dizzy and disoriented, Fatty could only pick out some of the slightly more "civilized" phrases, like, "Film Your Daddy again, and Your Daddy will personally plant a loquat tree for you tonight!"

Feeling scared, he quietly turned to observe his surroundings, worried they would become angry from embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, Fatty saw someone laugh. Someone was actually laughing at the person who had just been threatened with having a loquat tree planted for them?

Fatty hunched his shoulders in fear. "Miss Liu was right... everyone here is a psycho…"