Global Collapse-Chapter 608 - 576: What Happened?_1

Liu Ruyan blinked in surprise before saying, "I don't know what the relationship between the worlds is. What I do know is that the higher-ups from the Old World use death games to filter out people, all for the purpose of sending those selected to the real world to protect you from dying."

I don't see how you've protected me in any way, Gu Mian silently muttered to himself.

"As far as I know, there should only be one Guardian in each world because a Low-Dimensional World doesn't have the capability to transmit more people to reality," Liu Ruyan continued. "If you want to know whether the Old World and the Slaughter Game World are connected, you won't get answers from me. You can only ask Jiang Yang."

When Liu Ruyan said "Jiang Yang," her tone was incredibly familiar, as if she had uttered the name countless times before.

On the school bus, Gu Mian had learned that Chu Changge and his friends had known Xie Bi'an, also known as "Jiang Yang," for a long time.

Chu Changge had mentioned Xie Bi'an to Gu Mian not long ago.

Apparently, Xie Bi'an had suffered an accident in the past, and everyone had assumed he was dead. They were surprised to see him again after the global game began.

This plotline could easily be expanded into a revenge novel on Qidian's website, Gu Mian mused.

The synopsis would be—

"He, the favored son of heavens, extraordinary from birth, was the object of everyone's admiration.

"Unexpectedly, a miscalculation led him into an enemy's trap. This ambush claimed the lives of all his loved ones. Just as the villains celebrated, thinking they had eliminated their thorn in the side, a nightmare game suddenly descended...

"At this moment, the man everyone believed dead was reborn from the ashes. When all had sunk into despair, he suddenly appeared, rescuing everyone from peril.

"No one knew that a campaign of revenge was slowly unfolding..."

The rest would be filled with phrases like, 'This child must not be allowed to live!' and 'How terrifyingly powerful!'

Chu Changge was unaware of the novel Gu Mian was mentally composing. Pushing up his glasses, he said, "Xie Bi'an disappeared a few days ago, and I'm afraid he won't let us find him. For now, we can only explore the situation of the Slaughter Game World on our own... As for whether there's any connection between the two worlds, I'm afraid we'll only find out within the instances."

While speaking, he turned his gaze to the Fortune-teller and his companions. "Have any of you entered an instance from the Slaughter Game World's worldview? I mean, the one we just discussed that clearly distinguishes between Upper Class People and Lower Class People, has a distinct caste system, and where the Upper Class People take pleasure in slaughter."

The Fortune-teller shook his head slightly. "The instances I've entered weren't that twisted..."

Liu Ruyan also stated that she had never encountered an instance with that worldview.

Gu Mian began writing on the white paper again: "We've only experienced the Slaughter Game worldview once, and the Old World once. It seems instances from these two worlds aren't easily matched with players, probably because there are fewer instances in these two worlds."

Now that I think about it, the instances we matched with most frequently were from normal worldviews, most likely originating from the Second World.

At this point, Gu Mian knew of the existence of four worlds: the Second World, the Old World, the Slaughter Game World, and Xiao Qiao's Twilight Gods World.

There were a few others that remained uncertain. This included the "Escape World" that Coach Che and player 845 had mentioned in the hide-and-seek instance. This "Escape World" was most likely another major world.

And then there was...

Gu Mian looked at Chu Changge. "You said you saw a book titled 'Selected Characters of the Exile World' in the instance with the save point, right?"

Chu Changge was momentarily confused by the mention of the "save point instance" but understood when he heard the book's title that Gu Mian was referring to the Angel Redemption instance.

He nodded. "Yes. I guess the Exile World is also a Low-Dimensional World."

The Angel Redemption instance belongs to the Exile World.

Four known worlds, plus two uncertain ones, made a total of six. Most of the instances they were currently experiencing seemed to hail from the other five worlds, excluding the Twilight Gods World. If the Circus wasn't in the Slaughter Game World, it probably belonged to one of these remaining five.

"Speaking of which," Gu Mian pondered, looking at Mr. Green, "which world does your instance belong to?"

Mr. Green, looking listless, glanced up at Gu Mian, seemingly unwilling to answer.

Seeing his state, Gu Mian didn't feel right pressing him. However, Xiao Hong readily stepped forward, looking ready to interrogate him fiercely.

Although he sympathized with Mr. Green, Gu Mian couldn't bring himself to refuse Xiao Hong's initiative and didn't try to stop her.

Seeing Xiao Hong approach, Mr. Green deflated, accusing Gu Mian of playing dirty.

A nervous expression appeared on his unhappy face as he stammered, "Ex... Exile World! My instance belongs to the Exile World!"

The Exile World? That's the world I just mentioned! Gu Mian realized. This meant Mr. Green and he were, in a sense, from the same place. Unfortunately, Gu Mian showed no mercy when it came to tormenting his "compatriots."

After stating which world he belonged to, Mr. Green continued, "Don't ask me which world the Circus is in. I really don't know. I've never heard of an instance called the 'Circus of Love and Justice' in our world."

Fatty, who at some point had also grabbed a piece of paper with a neatly written list of items, said, "Hey, regardless of which world it is, the Doctor still needs to be prepared. I'll go to the supermarket to buy some small items to put in the Doctor's pocket. If something unexpected happens, they could be used as hidden weapons or something. These professional instances are really dangerous!"

With that, Fatty took his shopping list and left. No one knew what he had written on it.

It was early August, and the weather was already very hot. This year's weather was somewhat unusual, much hotter than in previous years. The temperature had skyrocketed in recent days, and just a few steps outside would leave one drenched in sweat.

Fortunately, Gu Mian's home had air conditioning. Fatty had set it to twenty degrees Celsius and was wearing long sleeves indoors.

Now, less than half a minute after stepping outside in long sleeves, he hurried back in, quickly changed into a short-sleeved shirt, and went out again—a clear indication of how hot it was.

On a previous trip to the supermarket, Fatty had bought various miscellaneous items, including a thermometer. This thermometer was now placed by the window, where the temperature was even higher.

Seeing Fatty rush back to change his shirt, Gu Mian glanced at the thermometer by the window. Good heavens, thirty-nine degrees Celsius!

Chu Changge had no interest in the abnormal weather. He continued his analysis, "There's a problem. If the Circus Dungeon really belongs to the Slaughter Game World, then everyone in that world would recognize you."

He paused, feeling his wording wasn't precise enough, and then corrected himself, "At least, all the Upper Class People would recognize you."

The Slaughter Game was the most popular variety show in that world. Its audience consisted of Upper Class People who enjoyed watching the slaughter. Lower Class People generally didn't have the opportunity to watch television.

"We all know that instances don't reset," Chu Changge continued. "So, all the Upper Class People in that world have seen your... performance... in the Slaughter Game. I don't think they would forget your face."

True, Gu Mian thought. He vaguely remembered it was a variety show for the Upper Class People's amusement. But he hadn't played by their rules: he'd thrashed monsters, detonated explosives targeting the Order Guard, and finally even destroyed the barrier confining the main monster. Even though a long time had passed, the people in that world couldn't possibly have forgotten his face.

"This poses a problem," Gu Mian said, grabbing the mirror from Xiao Hong's hand beside him and looking at his own face. "Perhaps I should disguise myself?"

This time, their goal in entering the Circus Dungeon was to catch an NPC off guard, perhaps abduct them, and then question them about a few things.

If I'm recognized the moment I enter the instance, I probably won't even be able to get close to that high-ranking NPC, he figured.