Global Collapse-Chapter 523 - 492: Suddenly Remembered that Someone Asked me for a Stamp _1 Three Months Ago
She was already struggling in this instance. And now, to top it off, this man had come to instigate her escape. And this was happening right in front of the camera.
Accompany Me Next Year tried hard to move away from this man, who was clearly up to no good.
But he took the initiative to walk away first, leaving Next Year with just the sight of his back.
He came and left so mysteriously. What’s wrong with him? Next Year was utterly confused as she looked at Chu Changge’s receding figure. At that moment, she noticed even more staff surrounding her, seemingly to prevent her from escaping...
As long as Fatty didn’t cause trouble, he wouldn’t die. Despite being safe, he was worried about Gu Mian’s situation.
Fortunately, they could still communicate through the "College Entrance Exam Cheating Group."
Just now, Fatty had already spammed Gu Mian with a dozen calls, but to no avail; it seemed he was really busy.
Having no other option, Fatty decided to chat with Chu Changge.
"Brother Chu, do you think the Doctor is acting this way because he’s certain this instance is doomed?"
Although Gu Mian was like a walking earthquake to an instance, causing tremors wherever he went.
But what if the earthquake malfunctioned and didn’t cause any tremors in this instance? Then things would get interesting.
Fatty was quite worried that Gu Mian would be left behind. He then self-comfortingly added, "The Doctor is doing this because he’s absolutely confident he can make this instance collapse."
He hadn’t expected Chu Changge to see his messages instantly. But surprisingly, not long after he sent them, he received Chu Changge’s reply—
"No, he just doesn’t care."
Doesn’t care? Doesn’t care about what? Fatty started to feel puzzled.
Then he saw Chu Changge’s next message arrive.
"He doesn’t care where he lives. Even if he stays here, it doesn’t matter."
Fatty’s head started to buzz. "That won’t work! Staying in the Old World is disgusting. Look how terrified the other players are..."
Know My Thoughts, who was with him, had turned pale long ago after learning about the others’ ordeals. Meanwhile, Accompany Me Next Year looked like she was desperate to get out of here right now.
But based on Fatty’s understanding of Gu Mian, he knew that what Chu Changge said was probably true.
Gu Mian’s temperament could be euphemistically described as ’going with the flow.’ He wasn’t choosy about where he was.
Put more bluntly, it was "whoever provokes me, I’ll make them go with the flow." He claimed not to be picky about his surroundings, but in reality, he had long since eradicated anything he found disagreeable.
As for how he got rid of them, that was a matter for another time...
Thinking of this, Fatty started to panic. He wasn’t panicking about the possibility of the production team being unexpectedly eradicated, but about something else—
If the Doctor really decides to stay here... does that mean we’ve been abandoned by him? I can’t believe the Doctor is so heartless, abandoning us just like that...
As he thought, he pursed his lips and began to imagine life without Gu Mian.
The Doctor who mistook toilet cleaner for laundry detergent would be gone.
The Doctor who poured laundry powder into the pot would be gone.
The Doctor who...
Gu Mian quietly watched Fatty expose his shortcomings in the cheat group chat using a series of parallelisms. If this continued, Fatty would probably start using idioms like "abandoning wife and children" or "leaving behind widows and orphans."
He couldn’t bear it anymore and finally typed two words into the chat box: "Shut up."
Fatty’s beautiful series of parallelisms came to an abrupt end.
The sky had already darkened amid the chaos Gu Mian had stirred up, making it an ideal time for people to clock off work.
However, once the Metamorphosis show began, it was recorded around the clock. Even when night fell, the cameras had to follow the guests, making it the most "realistic" reality show in the Old World.
Now, besides filming, the production team had an additional task: to catch the runaway champion and bring him back.
At the same time, they had to prevent the remaining guests from escaping.
Judging from the conversation between the male and female guests in front of the camera earlier today, it seemed the guests for this season were no pushovers.
They had even discussed escaping right in front of the camera! The director had almost started cursing at that moment.
Accompany Me Next Year, who had been on edge all day, finally got a chance to rest. When she returned to the small thatched cottage where they could rest, none of the others had come back yet.
She knew that the champion had already fled, but the other two were also missing.
It’s rest time now. Why haven’t they come back yet?
Accompany Me Next Year felt a little uneasy. She had figured out during the day that this program was just to watch them make fools of themselves. Those two were probably still being tormented.
But why did they let me come back?
The cameraman in the corner of the room aimed his camera right at her, not missing a single detail of her expression.
Looking at the several dark lenses in the room, like black holes, Accompany Me Next Year’s sense of panic deepened. She even remembered what Meiren Chu had said to her during the day.
Someone escaped. I want to escape too.
I have no idea how long this program will last. If it’s for a month, I probably won’t make it. This place is truly disgusting.
Someone is always watching you. You never know what nauseating treatment you’ll receive next. You have to be cautious all the time, always worried about what’s going to happen.
If I live like this for a while, even if I get out of this instance, I might become neurotic!
I want to escape! Accompany Me Next Year was jolted. The thought of escape grew stronger and stronger.
But looking at the omnipresent cameras, she knew she couldn’t run, nor should she.
I really envy the person who ran away...
The sky was completely dark outside, and the other two still showed no signs of returning. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Accompany Me Next Year waited in the damp room for a long time, but they didn’t turn up. By now, it was pitch black outside the window. An intense sleepiness kept washing over her. She managed to stay alert initially, but the day had taken a heavy toll, and her stomach was empty. Inevitably, she began to doze off.
She drifted in and out of sleep. In this half-dreaming, half-awake state, she suddenly had a strange feeling.
She instantly woke up fully and looked towards the source of the strange feeling. A few people were standing by the window, staring at her.
Accompany Me Next Year’s hair stood on end.
It wasn’t the kind of despair one felt when being stared at by a ghost.
They were clearly villagers, normal people.
But their gazes...
Accompany Me Next Year looked towards the window, her eyes adjusting to the dim light in the room. They were leaning on the windowsill, craning their necks, their heads almost entirely inside. When they saw she was awake, they made a "HEHE" sound.
"You sleep. We’ll just watch, just watch."
With that, several pairs of eyes were glued to her.
Under these disgusting gazes, Accompany Me Next Year took a deep breath. I really want to leave this place! I can’t stand to stay here one more minute!
But if I want to leave, I have to endure.
Endure.
Those gazes brazenly scanned her from top to bottom. Accompany Me Next Year clenched her fists but didn’t dare make a sound. Here, she could only endure the humiliation. They wanted her to be humiliated, to willingly accept humiliation.
All players were like this. They could only be like this.
Just as she was desperately suppressing her emotions, she suddenly noticed an additional figure by the window.
Has someone new come to watch?
Accompany Me Next Year clenched her teeth and looked towards the window, only to suddenly see a familiar face.
The newcomer was standing behind those people, craning his neck curiously as if trying to see what the people in front were looking at.
Accompany Me Next Year’s expression instantly contorted in revulsion. Why is he here?!
The people by the window had obviously noticed the movement behind them. Their gazes shifted from Accompany Me Next Year to the figure behind them, where they saw a white lab coat and a guitar case.
Their faces stiffened.
Gu Mian waved enthusiastically at them, "You guys continue. I’m just passing by to take a look, just looking."
